drag me to hell is amazing!
5.30.2009
mayorfather
look at this strange picture of gavin newsom's father, which was attached to a c.w. nevius column about him changing his mind about gay marriage. who are these kids? why are they superheros? who is that younger guy and what is he so happy about? and why is gavin newsom's father so pissed off?
5.29.2009
"three things taught me conservative love: jesus, ronald reagan, plus atlas shrugged"
oh my.
in addition to teaching these two young men from dartmouth to rap, someone needs to teach them how to edit video. what's with the 1-minute of dead air at the end?
in addition to teaching these two young men from dartmouth to rap, someone needs to teach them how to edit video. what's with the 1-minute of dead air at the end?
slammin’ and rammin’
michael steele is at it again:
joe biden definitely fucks up a lot and says inopportune things, but at least they are not x-rated. apparently michael steele's plan for reselling the g.o.p. to younger voters is to make it completely fucking filthy. even this guy's name is inappropriate for children.
“I’m excited that a Hispanic woman is in this position,” Steele said. He added that instead of “slammin’ and rammin’” on Sotomayor, Republicans should “acknowledge” the “historic aspect” of the pick and make a “cogent, articulate argument” against her for purely substantive reasons.
joe biden definitely fucks up a lot and says inopportune things, but at least they are not x-rated. apparently michael steele's plan for reselling the g.o.p. to younger voters is to make it completely fucking filthy. even this guy's name is inappropriate for children.
new bus shelters!
streetsblog has a look at the new muni shelters that were debuted yesterday at geary and arguello.
they're ok, i guess. it's cool that they are solar. also they (at last some) might have wifi, which would be really nice. i'm not sure i like the red waves, although i should go see it for myself before i judge. it seems like muni's been slowly moving toward a red-grey-black color scheme since they bought the last round of light rail trains, but the buses are still the traditional white-amber-orange (giants) color scheme, and that's the color scheme i most associate with muni and the city. market street shelters are reportedly going to be amber instead of red.
by the way, what the fuck is wrong with newsom?
he can barely contain his hatred for this city. it's true, we little know that you take muni because no one ever sees you on muni except maybe once a year when you take it a block or two for a photo op. muni doesn't go to l.a. or sacramento, so where would he be taking it anyway?
they're ok, i guess. it's cool that they are solar. also they (at last some) might have wifi, which would be really nice. i'm not sure i like the red waves, although i should go see it for myself before i judge. it seems like muni's been slowly moving toward a red-grey-black color scheme since they bought the last round of light rail trains, but the buses are still the traditional white-amber-orange (giants) color scheme, and that's the color scheme i most associate with muni and the city. market street shelters are reportedly going to be amber instead of red.
by the way, what the fuck is wrong with newsom?
"I'm looking forward to seeing this shelter looking like this four, five, ten years from now. I'll be driving by--and riding by, because little do you know I take Muni in spite of some of those who wish I didn't so they'd have another reason to criticize me."
he can barely contain his hatred for this city. it's true, we little know that you take muni because no one ever sees you on muni except maybe once a year when you take it a block or two for a photo op. muni doesn't go to l.a. or sacramento, so where would he be taking it anyway?
5.28.2009
foreseeable risk of substantial lameness
oooooh, gawker dug up a recent terrible ruling by supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor:
also, this is crazy.
Avery Doninger . . . a student at Lewis Mills High School in Burlington, Conn., called her school superintendent a "douche bag" on her personal blog in 2007 because she thought—erroneously—that the school was canceling its Battle of the Bands. When the school got wind of the insult, it barred her from being re-elected as class secretary as punishment . . . When the case came to Sotomayor's court on appeal, the blogger-hating judge joined with the majority in ruling that Doninger's comment had carried a "foreseeable risk of substantial disruption" and that she wasn't entitled to an injunction barring the school from punishing her.seriously, that's pretty awful. you should really be able to call anyone a douchebag on the internet, but calling a school administrator a douchebag is (i think) a fundamental american right.
also, this is crazy.
“shoot him again, his soul’s still dancing.”
i don't want my blog to be a big downer today, so here's the wonderful trailer for werner herzog's bad lieutenant remake/alternate interpretation/sequel.
awesome!
awesome!
insane
"If they would have followed orders, this wouldn't have happened," said Officer Marysol Domenici at a preliminary hearing in Oakland for former Officer Johannes Mehserle, who is charged with murder.
jesus christ, is that really the standard by which cops are allowed to kill people?
as usual, don't go near the comments on sfgate unless you've got a large vomit bucket or are a racist asshole.
sfgate
woes
bad budget news everywhere today:
-the sfmta budget passed the board of supes, which means increased muni fares and fast pass fees, and reduced service on many bus routes. it was a close vote but the progressive wing's attempts to put the budget burden on drivers rather than those that can least afford it failed. the city's alleged "transit first" policy, as well as its supposed commitment to environmetnal sustainability, remains a joke.
-schwarzenegger wants to close 223 of the state's parks to save money. that's an unbeliavable 80% of them, including mount tamalpais, china camp, mount diablo, angel island, año nuevo and other bay area landmarks. this despite the fact that for "every dollar spent, the state parks generate $2.35 in tax revenue from economic activity in the local communities surrounding the parks," plus the use fees. so we're talking about a probable net loss, which makes the whole idea inexplicable. especially since we're also battling an obesity (not to mention education) crisis, and cutting landscape, ranger, and environmental staff would potentially have a disasterous impact on our yearly fire problems, which cost the state a bundle. all to save $150 million, which is the littlest drop in a very large bucket. this is stupid.
-the sfmta budget passed the board of supes, which means increased muni fares and fast pass fees, and reduced service on many bus routes. it was a close vote but the progressive wing's attempts to put the budget burden on drivers rather than those that can least afford it failed. the city's alleged "transit first" policy, as well as its supposed commitment to environmetnal sustainability, remains a joke.
-schwarzenegger wants to close 223 of the state's parks to save money. that's an unbeliavable 80% of them, including mount tamalpais, china camp, mount diablo, angel island, año nuevo and other bay area landmarks. this despite the fact that for "every dollar spent, the state parks generate $2.35 in tax revenue from economic activity in the local communities surrounding the parks," plus the use fees. so we're talking about a probable net loss, which makes the whole idea inexplicable. especially since we're also battling an obesity (not to mention education) crisis, and cutting landscape, ranger, and environmental staff would potentially have a disasterous impact on our yearly fire problems, which cost the state a bundle. all to save $150 million, which is the littlest drop in a very large bucket. this is stupid.
5.27.2009
the odd life of an ex-president
bill clinton cracks me up:
In between his globe-trotting philanthropy, speech making and legacy burnishing, Clinton is a regular at crafts stores around the world and can tell you the best ones in Hong Kong or Arusha. “They’re a great thing,” he said. “If all of your staff are women and all of your family are women, you just buy what you like and bring them home and then figure out who to give them to.” . . . Clinton said he likes picking out gifts for his friends’ wives and girlfriends.
oh california
i neglected to write anything about what happened in california yesterday. it was dissapointing but pretty widely expected.
in better news, two prominent lawyers who argued on opposite sides of bush v. gore have filed a federal suit challenging prop 8 and asking for a injunction on the ban on gay marriage in the meantime. i'm not much of a legal scholar, so i don't know what the chances are.
update: or maybe not better news?
in better news, two prominent lawyers who argued on opposite sides of bush v. gore have filed a federal suit challenging prop 8 and asking for a injunction on the ban on gay marriage in the meantime. i'm not much of a legal scholar, so i don't know what the chances are.
update: or maybe not better news?
Still, filing a federal lawsuit at this point "sounds like a silly and rash act," said UC Davis law professor John Oakley, an expert on the federal court system. "There is no evidence that the Court is near that point (to approve same-sex marriage.)"
zeppelin-animal conflict
airship ventures, which flies the zeppelin that takes tourists above san francisco, had been including the san francisco zoo as one of its flyover attractions, but apparently it was driving the animals crazy. the animals, specifically chimps and lemurs, "grew frantic, shouting and putting themselves at risk for self-inflicted injuries." i guess it is a big flying orb that casts a large shadow, but its surprising to me that those animals would be so sensetive to something so relatively slow and quiet. seems like fleet week would be exponentially more upsetting.
airship ventures has changed their route, and all is back to normal, but there is a lesson here: lemurs hate zeppelins.
according to the examiner, zeppelin airfare is down to $375 per person, from $500 when they first started operating last year. once they have coach seats for $25 i'm in.
airship ventures has changed their route, and all is back to normal, but there is a lesson here: lemurs hate zeppelins.
according to the examiner, zeppelin airfare is down to $375 per person, from $500 when they first started operating last year. once they have coach seats for $25 i'm in.
business owners misguided about transportation
apologies for the long and parasitic quoting, but this is interesting:
says streetsblog:
a couple of years ago when i worked at the bridge theatre out in the richmond, the geary merchants association was locked in a tooth and nail battle against bus rapid transit on that street, based on these same false assumptions - poor people ride the bus, shoppers need parking. and even out there, in not the transit-friendliest part of town, a huge proportion of our patrons came on the bus.
Comparing the recreational activity spending amounts by mode, drivers and carpoolers spent more per visit than all other modes, at an average of $88 each. Considering that they came into downtown San Francisco an average of four days per month for recreational purposes and comprised 17% of all respondents, the monthly total for each driver averaged to $259. Transit riders, spent an average of $40 per visit, but traveled to downtown at almost double the frequency, an average of seven days a month. Therefore, over the course of the month, transit riders spent an average of $274. With transit riders comprising the majority of respondents, 60%, the results show that they generate substantial business in downtown. Walkers outspent both transit riders and drivers, spending $291 per month and came to downtown eight days a month.
says streetsblog:
In a complementary study conducted by the TA, 72 percent of business owners surveyed in commercial districts said they thought their customers drove alone to shop, while another 15 percent assume customers drove some of the time. Further TA data show that while commercial districts in high car ownership neighborhoods like West Portal see up to 41 percent driving shoppers, nothing comes close to the near 90 percent perception among business owners.
a couple of years ago when i worked at the bridge theatre out in the richmond, the geary merchants association was locked in a tooth and nail battle against bus rapid transit on that street, based on these same false assumptions - poor people ride the bus, shoppers need parking. and even out there, in not the transit-friendliest part of town, a huge proportion of our patrons came on the bus.
5.26.2009
5.24.2009
america takes a step forward
i'm sure that feminist scholars could have a field day with these "first lady talking action figures." the "mrs. bill clinton" action "figurette" (she was running for president at the time this catalogue came out, by the way), says 25 different things! i hope all the knowledge she drops is as deep and inspiring as "i am happy to have a debate with anyone."
also where's rosalynn carter?
5.23.2009
the motor city
from the detroit free press:
the city's population is less than half what it was at its peak. i'm starting an online mlis program through (detroit's) wayne state university in august, and since i'm subscribed to the program's listserv i've been getting emails about local events, jobs, housing, et cetera. someone sent out a link to a listing for an apartment in the mexicantown neighborhood, which sounds like it's (predictably) somewhat analogous to the mission district, or maybe the excelsior: diverse but heavily latino, culturally vibrant, lots of restaurants. this was a nice, spacious one bedroom apartment. the monthly rent was $380.
on flickr, detroit liger has some amazing pictures of detroit, in turns depressing, beautiful, and haunting. an abandoned middle school filled with smashed computer moniters. newly built homes abandoned before they were ever occupied, a crumbling ballroom, this great pawnbroker building, and recently, perhaps the best fence ever.
In a new vision of Detroit's future, a team of visiting urban planners suggests the city might one day resemble the English countryside, with distinct urban villages surrounded by farms, fields and meadows.
the city's population is less than half what it was at its peak. i'm starting an online mlis program through (detroit's) wayne state university in august, and since i'm subscribed to the program's listserv i've been getting emails about local events, jobs, housing, et cetera. someone sent out a link to a listing for an apartment in the mexicantown neighborhood, which sounds like it's (predictably) somewhat analogous to the mission district, or maybe the excelsior: diverse but heavily latino, culturally vibrant, lots of restaurants. this was a nice, spacious one bedroom apartment. the monthly rent was $380.
on flickr, detroit liger has some amazing pictures of detroit, in turns depressing, beautiful, and haunting. an abandoned middle school filled with smashed computer moniters. newly built homes abandoned before they were ever occupied, a crumbling ballroom, this great pawnbroker building, and recently, perhaps the best fence ever.
a rare beef delicacy
in some religion, this must be a sign of the impending apocalypse:
The Steamboat Pilot & Today of Steamboat Springs reports that a veterinary hospital helped deliver a seven-legged calf Thursday.
The staff at the Steamboat Veterinary Hospital said the Black Angus calf, which was delivered by cesarean section, had two spines but one head. One leg also had two hooves.
man, this water is making me so fat.
"skinny water", a new british drink, is advertising itself as "a low-calorie water." someone needs to help them out with some water knowledge.
head-grabbin': the crime epidemic expands
you thought i was lying? trying to pull one over on you? no way. this head-grabbin' thing is getting bigger. pretty soon you'll see a special report on cnn ("anderson cooper presents: you best protect ya neck"), and increasingly paranoid articles will begin to appear in usa today and readers digest ("how can you tell if your child is a head-grabber?"). you will start to see people walking around wearing motorcycle helmets. glenn beck will pour red paint on a slice of chocolate cake and catapult it into the sky to demonstrate how head-grabbin' is barack obama's fault. this thing is going to be bigger than swine flu. already, people's heads are being grabbed in their cars, while they are waiting for the light to change.
5.22.2009
disgusting food: shaping the meat
meat loaf? meat round? meat muffins?
i'm sorry to have to tell you this . . . meat is not bread.
5.21.2009
disgusting food: chicken breast rings
mr. aw from breadxbread sent me this disgusting food picture:
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thanks aw!
while most of my disgusting food posts so far have focused on the historical culinary eras of rounded food and jelly meat, aw's photo shows how far we've come on the disgusting food front. new technology and increasingly strange consumer demand has led to all kinds of bizarre gastronomical combinations: chocolate breakfast corn dogs, jeff foxworthy-flavored jerky, oreo pizza . . . and these - chicken breast rings. the taste of breaded chicken, but in the form of an onion ring.
it's weird that we're still so fixated on round food. we'd rather eat a mechanically separated and reshaped chicken circle than the asymmetric intact meat. during the early years of widely-available, heavily-processed canned and preserved foods, people went for the (heavily-advertised) idea that processed and preserved foods were safer, easier, and potentially more nutritious and tasty, than the fresh ingredients. cold war technology had made real food, with its unpleasant connections to soil, bugs, labor, and the generally unsanitary outdoors, obsolete. here we are, decades later, and not too much has changed. at some point, people realized that canning and preserving food tended to suck out some of the mysterious vitamins and minerals that might keep us alive and happy. luckily, that is no longer a problem, as food companies have obliged us by adding in whatever health-item-of-the-month (currently omega-3s) is in fashion, so we can nibble our sustenance-circles in healthful contentment.
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thanks aw!
while most of my disgusting food posts so far have focused on the historical culinary eras of rounded food and jelly meat, aw's photo shows how far we've come on the disgusting food front. new technology and increasingly strange consumer demand has led to all kinds of bizarre gastronomical combinations: chocolate breakfast corn dogs, jeff foxworthy-flavored jerky, oreo pizza . . . and these - chicken breast rings. the taste of breaded chicken, but in the form of an onion ring.
it's weird that we're still so fixated on round food. we'd rather eat a mechanically separated and reshaped chicken circle than the asymmetric intact meat. during the early years of widely-available, heavily-processed canned and preserved foods, people went for the (heavily-advertised) idea that processed and preserved foods were safer, easier, and potentially more nutritious and tasty, than the fresh ingredients. cold war technology had made real food, with its unpleasant connections to soil, bugs, labor, and the generally unsanitary outdoors, obsolete. here we are, decades later, and not too much has changed. at some point, people realized that canning and preserving food tended to suck out some of the mysterious vitamins and minerals that might keep us alive and happy. luckily, that is no longer a problem, as food companies have obliged us by adding in whatever health-item-of-the-month (currently omega-3s) is in fashion, so we can nibble our sustenance-circles in healthful contentment.
in the marina district, you don't call people . . .
. . . you leave a note on your window telling them to call you.
5.20.2009
not disgusting food: sriracha
“I was in Boston,” Mr. Tran recalled. “My brother-in-law was in Los Angeles. When we talked on the phone, I asked him, ‘Do they have red peppers in Los Angeles?’ He said yes. And we left.”
(photo from flickr by barron)
let's do this
george will is all upset because, according to him, transportation sec. ray lahood has bought into smart growth, bicycling and transit, and is looking at communist portland as a model. is it true? god i hope so.
our last big federal transportation bill, which expires later this year, "authorized $241 billion for highway spending and $52.6 billion for transit programs . . . roughly an 80/20 split in funding between highways and transit," and (at one point) included funding of over $200 million for the infamous "bridge to nowhere" in alaska, an amount which could have paid in full for bus rapid transit on geary blvd in san francisco (although that bus also goes nowhere (ooooh)).
meanwhile, most americans want more funding for transit, and transit use is at a 5-decade high.
our last big federal transportation bill, which expires later this year, "authorized $241 billion for highway spending and $52.6 billion for transit programs . . . roughly an 80/20 split in funding between highways and transit," and (at one point) included funding of over $200 million for the infamous "bridge to nowhere" in alaska, an amount which could have paid in full for bus rapid transit on geary blvd in san francisco (although that bus also goes nowhere (ooooh)).
meanwhile, most americans want more funding for transit, and transit use is at a 5-decade high.
5.19.2009
"you can't regulate god"
oh man!
here's completely incredible texas congressman joe barton spitting some real science on cspan:
guess what industry he worked for before becoming a congressman, and now generously provides the largest share of his campaign contributions?*
here's completely incredible texas congressman joe barton spitting some real science on cspan:
guess what industry he worked for before becoming a congressman, and now generously provides the largest share of his campaign contributions?*
5.18.2009
christian stuff: sodom and gomorrah crossword
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from the old testament in cross-word puzzles by lucille pettigrew johnson ("author of many other bible cross-word puzzle books").
fun!
5.17.2009
heckled
obama got heckled at notre dame:
from the bbc
The AFP news agency said four men heckled the president, shouting "abortion is murder" and "stop killing babies" before being escorted from the auditorium.it's weird how the president has that baby-killing operation going on the side. where does he find the time?
from the bbc
not disgusting food: hot day success
Humphry Slocommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmbe . . . delicious vegan ice cream.
5.16.2009
"justice transit package"
sup. john avalos has a new plan to stave off muni fare increases . . .
His proposed ''transit justice package'' calls for eliminating early-bird specials and upping charges at city-owned garages; expanding meter enforcement hours to 10 p.m. and to Sundays in certain parts of the city; charging more at downtown parking meters; and adding $5 to parking citations. He also wants to restore cuts to street cleaning, which presumably would generate more revenue from parking tickets given to drivers who don't move their cars when the mechanical sweeper comes through.i hope this goes through. yes, it sucks for drivers, but in this financial situation, dumping the burden of the budget shortfall on those that can (often) least afford it - muni riders - is not right, especially when muni's financial problems seem to be due in part to other agencies raiding its budget.
as usual, the comments on sfgate range from troublingly reactionary to downright batshit crazy.
short people no longer eligible for workers comp
michael steele has made a new preposterous argument against gay marriage: civil rights hurt small businesses . . .
this is crazy because this wasn't some off the cuff remark, he specifically highlighted this as the kind of direction the republican party should be moving in: public acceptance of gay marriage is spreading, but we can trick people into opposing it by telling them it will cost money. i'm sorry, michael steele, i don't think "young people and minorities" are that stupid.
Steele said that was just an example of how the party can retool its message to appeal to young voters and minorities without sacrificing core conservative principles.insane. if you take religious/"moral" beliefs out of this argument and make it about business finance, what do you have left? we're going to categorically deny people equal rights because doing otherwise means businesses would have to pay the same amount of benefits they pay for their other employees?
"Now all of a sudden I've got someone who wasn't a spouse before, that I had no responsibility for, who is now getting claimed as a spouse that I now have financial responsibility for," Steele told Republicans at the state convention in traditionally conservative Georgia. "So how do I pay for that? Who pays for that? You just cost me money."
this is crazy because this wasn't some off the cuff remark, he specifically highlighted this as the kind of direction the republican party should be moving in: public acceptance of gay marriage is spreading, but we can trick people into opposing it by telling them it will cost money. i'm sorry, michael steele, i don't think "young people and minorities" are that stupid.
5.15.2009
questions young people ask #9
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dude's the coolest guy ever. cookies, chocolate bar, soda, music, television. that's living. he might be failing his stupid test, but he's getting an a+ in living an awesome life.
oh alan keyes
here's alan keyes pushing a spongebob squarepants stroller with a cabbage patch doll in it. why? to stop obama from killing babies, of course!
5.14.2009
lifestyle choices: southwest tapestry jacket
this looks like a prop from a roadrunner/wile e coyote cartoon. you could go to arizona and pretend to have no torso. not a bad deal for $80.
slow and steady march toward no school at all
these paragraphs should not follow one another . . .
that's our future and our legacy alright.
and that's if the ballot measures pass, which, as i understand it, they won't.
"It's about California's future and California's legacy," Schwarzenegger said of his budget fix. "It's not about me or any legislator." His solutions would put California on a path to a "slow and steady march back to prosperity," he added.
If voters approve three of six ballot measures on Tuesday, the state would have to reduce education funding by $3 billion, resulting in teacher layoffs, larger class sizes and cutting the school year by five days, the governor said. State university funding would be cut by $1 billion.
that's our future and our legacy alright.
and that's if the ballot measures pass, which, as i understand it, they won't.
If the key ballot measures - Propositions 1C, 1D and 1E - fail, the governor proposes to cut an additional $2.3 billion from K-12 schools, reducing the school year by 7 1/2 days a year.
disgusting food: cheeseburger loaf
sorry meat people, but this is gross. i don't find meat all that disgusting in and of itself, or cheese for that matter. but there's a line, and this loaf has crossed it. cheeseburgers are all good and fine, when they are on a bun and you have some produce and condiments on top. i used to love a good cheeseburger. but you can't just stick an alarmingly large amount of ground beef into a pan with some american cheese and call it a recipe. i guess when this cookbook was put out in 1954 people didn't know much about heart disease, but now we have something called doctors, and they have figured out with science that you can't eat shit like this all the time. because it's gross.
5.13.2009
questions young people ask #8
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that dad is doing all the sins at once: liquor, yelling, cigarettes, and what appear to be pistachios. it looks like the mom is in the middle of a russian-style dance. reproachful!
5.11.2009
star trek was pretty sweet
star trek was pretty sweet, and the california is a beautiful theatre. hopefully someday they can get rid of those upstairs auditoriums and rebuild the balcony.
5.10.2009
questions young people ask #7
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i love that tv show where it's just 30 minutes of people pouring alcoholic drinks into glasses.
disgusting food: jellied consommé with avocado
this is pretty much gelatinized soup stock with avocado on top. salty jello. the recipe actually recommends using turtle soup if you have it. gelatinized turtle with avocado. gross-food purveyor margaret fulton writes:
in some countries turtle is so common it is sold like fish. in england it has always been highly esteemed and considered a luxury. avocado comes into the same class . . . it is inevitable that the two should get together.inevitable! the photograph recommends serving it with empty glass goblets, so your guests will have a place to vomit after they attempt to put this jiggly food into their mouths.
5.09.2009
5.08.2009
new study shows 8% of kids like to headbang and disturb the peace
a strange meme i saw on youtube (does this count as a meme?) . i like to imagine this as a conversation. also spelling rock with three k's is a little disconcerting. also "turned to pop" makes me imagine these kids puffing up and exploding like corn kernels.
You say Jonas Brothers-I say the classic GUNS N' ROSES!!
You say Taylor Swift-I say AC/DC!
You say Kate Perry-I say Black sabbath!
You say Miley Cyrus-I say Black label society!
you say chris brown - I say Metallica!
You say pop-I say ROCKKK!!!
92% of kids have turned to pop.If your one of the 8% who like to headbang and disturb the peace copy and paste to 6 videos
KEEP ROCK ALIVE!!!!!!
it's amazing!
at the wonderfully kitschy old faithful geyser of california, near calistoga, where they also have fainting goats! when we were there, the fainting goats were just standing around eating. i really wanted to see them faint, but it seemed cruel to try to startle them. the geyser was pretty sweet though.
questions young people ask #6
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this reminds me of "homicide: life on the street." it looks like they are in a witness interrogation room and she is on the other side of the one-way mirror watching them for incriminating dance behavior. what kind of nightclub has a big window like that?
also those eight young people are clearly having a great time, and she is totally missing out because of the bible prohibition on pink lighting.
also those eight young people are clearly having a great time, and she is totally missing out because of the bible prohibition on pink lighting.
5.07.2009
oh you goats and your attempts to use human devices
this is from an english language development book, which is full of accidental poetry and charmingly direct emotional exchanges.
5.06.2009
disgusting food: lamb kidneys in rice parsley ring
here's some delicious food for your wednesday lunch viewing pleasure: it's lamb kidneys with mushrooms! and of course, since this is from the era of circular food, they have stuffed these lamb organs into a round ring of rice. also, you might like a giant gross gelatin cake with fruit stuffed inside of it. those are the two necessities of a good meal: circular food and gelatin with stuff inside it (preferably meat). bon apetit!
quote of the day
bevan dufty references one of the greatest films ever while discussing the showdown between the board of supervisors and mayor-in-exile gavin newsom over the muni budget:
actually, i think that's one of the problems with muni. none of the buses are moving really fast. and none of them are driven by sandra bullock.
"It's pretty heated right now," said Supervisor Bevan Dufty. "It's a little like Sandra Bullock in (the movie) 'Speed.' The bus is moving really fast. You just don't know where it's going to go."
actually, i think that's one of the problems with muni. none of the buses are moving really fast. and none of them are driven by sandra bullock.
"the short, disgusting life of the hummer"
the short, disgusting life of the hummer by katharine mieszkowski:
By 2002, the New York Times reports that, thanks to changes in the tax code during the Bush administration, an eligible buyer can deduct $34,912 of the $48,800 base price of the Hummer.
see also a list of actual hummer dealerships at mcsweeney's.
questions young people ask #5
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that whole class is smitten with their teacher, who appears to be rod blagojevich!
"photo a must. see my photo"
this is from a 1966 issue of "club wow!" personals magazine ("64 pages of dynamite that offer you adventure! excitement! entertainment! a chance to make new friends and contacts, to make life thrilling again and to break that old dull daily routine, wow!")
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