I’ve had only one real job in my life. I know what you’re thinking, but managing the Sex Pistols wasn’t a job; it was a lifestyle that consisted of creating an environment that you could run wild in. The boring job was in London in 1962, when I was 16. I hadn’t done well on my exams — in fact, I hadn’t bothered to take most of them. University was not in the cards.
My mother dragged me to the local labor exchange, where a man read off a list of available jobs: machine operator in a pen factory, assistant to a linens salesman, booking clerk for Fyffes banana boats. As he worked his way down the list, he came across a job for a trainee wine taster at George Sandeman, the venerable wine merchant. The occasional glass of sherry on religious days was the only wine I’d tasted. But my mother, a walking cliche of nouveau riche, thought this sounded respectable enough to boast about at cocktail parties
the best expresso in nyc to me is Blue Spoon Cafe on Chambers St near City Hall.....amazing, I avoid coffee but when I need to rock, I stop by here and do 2 singles (one after the other) and its sends me into full speed but so smoothly.....it of course comes short and creamy and it rivals Italy (made by this lady there I assume the owner named Heather, not sure the others can make as good).....from her web site ((Our passion for coffee led us to serve Intelligentsia brand coffee and teas — what we believe to be the finest available on the market. An environmentally and socially responsible company, Intelligentsia works closely with growers and importers to ensure the quality of the bean. All Intelligentsia coffee is traded fairly, paying the grower above the Fair Trade price.))....
www.bluespooncoffee.com, worth the trip to drink but only M-F 7am to 6pm
www.bluespooncoffee.com, worth the trip to drink but only M-F 7am to 6pm
The Great Apple Video Encoder Attack of 2007: Cupertino plans to add H.264 hardware support to its entire line.
wikipedia to check id's. - note first comment
GUATEMALA CITY -- Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate "bad spirits" after President Bush visits next week, an official with close ties to the group said Thursday.
New Orleans Jazzfest lineup not too shabby this year.
Best. Two word encapsulation of the enduding clusterfuck of a train wreck and meat grinder that is Iraq. Evar: Hollow Victory
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Perhaps this kind of formulation could get the Dems out from under the cloud of fear of being cast as the "war losers". Hey, we won. We all saw the victory party. Mission Fucking Accomplished. Boo yah! It's just that it was not the victory we wanted, since it had nothing to do with threats to the US homeland. Further, handing Iraq over from Sunni thugs to Shiite thugs seems rather pointless. But what's done is done. Saddle up and move out.
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Perhaps this kind of formulation could get the Dems out from under the cloud of fear of being cast as the "war losers". Hey, we won. We all saw the victory party. Mission Fucking Accomplished. Boo yah! It's just that it was not the victory we wanted, since it had nothing to do with threats to the US homeland. Further, handing Iraq over from Sunni thugs to Shiite thugs seems rather pointless. But what's done is done. Saddle up and move out.
Has anybody seen my army man? I can't seem to find him. He was here a minute ago but then he just disappeared...ohhh, there he is---
For my "Pointy Stick Award For Practicing Ludditry With a Computer", I tried to be clever and do a superposition of images in html. This works in firefox but renders badly in internet exploder.
Oh wait. Now it sort of works. Sort of. I'm too tired to futz with it. If I'm lucky, I might get a link from the mighty PZ Myers, and I don't want a badly broken post that mocks a luddite.
I got the idea from here.
Here's another version ...
Be careful following links from Eschaton today. From Atrios's page, you're two clicks away from some oh-so-very-not-work-safe sword play. Why do these things keep popping up in the Republican Party? Repress much, GOPers?
March 2007 Artforum has review a (pg. 320) of a Paul Laffoley show at Kent Gallery. I'm bummed I missed it. Decent review, I guess, by Jeffrey Kastner:
Laffoley's works tell a psychedelic tale full of compelling sound and fury, but what exactly do they signify? For all their frequent opacity of meaning, the paintings do manage to impart a message of informational consilience that is remarkable in line with cutting-edge science. And unpacking the kernels of genuine scholarship embedded in these crazed matrices will lead viewers on rewarding journeys through often fascinating historical marginalia. Located somewhere between sense and nonsense, between the realm of genius and the province of the crackpot, Laffoley's work poses tantalizing questions about the line separating brilliance from bushwa - questions whose pertinence for contemporary art is by no means confined to the sphere of the outsider.
Worldmapper: "Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest."
whats your favorite grilled cheese sandwich?
South Park goes HD on 360
First-ever high-definition episode of animated comedy to be available free over Xbox Live Marketplace for a limited time, uncensored episodes to follow next week.
First-ever high-definition episode of animated comedy to be available free over Xbox Live Marketplace for a limited time, uncensored episodes to follow next week.
Beyond all these huge tasks, Congress should halt the federal government’s race to classify documents to avoid public scrutiny — 15.6 million in 2005, nearly double the 2001 number. It should also reverse the grievous harm this administration has done to the Freedom of Information Act by encouraging agencies to reject requests for documents whenever possible. Congress should curtail F.B.I. spying on nonviolent antiwar groups and revisit parts of the Patriot Act that allow this practice.
The United States should apologize to a Canadian citizen and a German citizen, both innocent, who were kidnapped and tortured by American agents.
Oh yes, and it is time to close the Guantánamo camp. It is a despicable symbol of the abuses committed by this administration (with Congress’s complicity) in the name of fighting terrorism.
