February 2010
65 posts
WatchThe Refreshments: “Banditos”
Well ev-er-ybody knows That the world is full of stupid people So meet me at the mission at midnight We’ll divvy up there
The Cure: “Just Like Heaven”
...
“He’s the only quarterback we’ve got on the roster,” [Cardinals...”
– Hahahahahaha….sob.
Dear Kurt Warner:
Please come back. I’ll buy you a smaller helmet to wear inside your regular helmet and will also bake a cake for you and Jesus.
XO,
Jelisa
Deconstructing Wilt Chamberlain & His 20,000 Women →
There are a handful of individuals who over the course of their lives will transcend their competitors and colleagues to become the signature representatives of their field, whether it’s Carl Sagan and astronomy, Orville Redenbacher and popcorn or the cast of Jersey Shore and everyday douchery. When it comes to sex though, anything that takes place between the fitted and the flat sheets...
This is why I just leave all of my naked pictures...
Ten Rules for Writing Fiction
1 Do not place a photograph of your favourite author on your desk, especially if the author is one of the famous ones who committed suicide.
2 Do be kind to yourself. Fill pages as quickly as possible; double space, or write on every second line. Regard every new page as a small triumph –
3 Until you get to Page 50. Then calm down, and start worrying about the quality. Do feel anxiety –...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21) →
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 (39)
BOAT (36)
Devendra Banhart (14)
Pavement (13)
Pretenders (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Maybe Being In the Top 24
Will encourage Crystal Bowersox to buy a toothbrush.
gordonshumway asked: Hey, why haven't you enabled questions yet? Is it because you're too busy seeing how many Nilla Wafers you can fit in your mouth at once or are you just taking another nap?
Something Awesome Has Happened. No, Really...
One of these days, I’ll tell you about it.
The Significance Was Obscure
we’ve been married thirty years he told me.
to what do you attribute your marital success? I asked.
we both roll the toothpaste tube from the bottom, he said.
the next morning before brushing I rolled the toothpaste tube from the bottom.
of course, since I live alone, the significance was obscure
as it usually is.
—Charles Bukowski [via]
The Knack: “Good Girls Don’t”
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-14) →
Eric Clapton (55)
Bob Dylan (43)
The Who (28)
American Aquarium (23)
Los Campesinos (15)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“In the old days, when he flew a lot, he’d never been able to get absorbed...”
– Nick Hornby Juliet, Naked
“As things stand now, I am going to be a writer. I’m not sure that...”
– Hunter S. Thompson
from The Proud Highway
“Hahaha! Happy Valentine’s Day, no one!”
– An anesthesia-addled Liz Lemon
Hahaha…sob
Livin' On A Prayer: Super Bowl Halftime Music →
Sometime in April 1965, The Who’s Roger Daltrey stood in London’s IBC Studios clutching a microphone and sneering the now-immortal line “I hope I die before I get old.” Anyone who watched the sixtysomething Daltrey’s creaky Super Bowl performance knows that didn’t happen. He and an equally brittle-looking Pete Townshend spent twelve minutes onstage, their...
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental...”
– Hunter S. Thompson
“Wouldn’t it be good to know exactly how unpopular you are with the...”
– Will McKenzie (Simon Bird) The Inbetweeners Season 2, Episode 2
Sure, I'll Play
1) Which book has been on your shelves the longest?
The Love You Make: An Insider’s Story of the Beatles. I read this when I was way too young to understand it, but that didn’t make the book—or the band—seem less important. Also some Ramona Quimby books but those just remind me not to squeeze an entire tube of toothpaste into the sink because your mother will scoop it...
WatchIf Famous Filmmakers Directed the Super Bowl
I could for real make out with the Wes Anderson version.
—via Slate