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12/19/2006 16:17 #24711
Hi!12/15/2006 14:43 #24710
Splitting FeathersThom Yorke has released an EP with 2 videos on it, Japanese import only, called 'Splitting Feathers."
They are selling it for $24.99 at New World, but I'll spare you spending the cash. Don't bother. Its an Aphex Twin retread and as a massive Radiohead fan I'm thrilled that Thom is getting this utter garbage out of his system, therefore sparing his main band from having to turn down this dreadful direction.
I'm ultra critical as a music buff, especially so regarding the bands that I love. Radiohead is no exception here. I'm convinced that anybody that thinks this is even remotely brilliant is simply paying lip service.
Anybody have any recommendations on some new and unheard stuff out there?
They are selling it for $24.99 at New World, but I'll spare you spending the cash. Don't bother. Its an Aphex Twin retread and as a massive Radiohead fan I'm thrilled that Thom is getting this utter garbage out of his system, therefore sparing his main band from having to turn down this dreadful direction.
I'm ultra critical as a music buff, especially so regarding the bands that I love. Radiohead is no exception here. I'm convinced that anybody that thinks this is even remotely brilliant is simply paying lip service.
Anybody have any recommendations on some new and unheard stuff out there?
12/14/2006 08:56 #24709
TIM HORTON'S!!Category: coffee
If you go to Tim Horton's today you get a free key chain! Ok... I'm easy to please at times. Leave me alone!
Still though, the reason why they are giving the key chains out is because they are opening their 3,000th store today. Can you believe it - 3,000 stores? I am fairly savvy about these kinds of things but I would have never guessed that there are 3,000 Timmy stores out there, especially considering that most of them are essentially in Canada and border areas.
They have a strawberry banana coconut doughnut now - its pink. Its amazing how people freak out over the doughnuts in that store. (e:jason) and I have a weekend ritual of getting up early enough for one of us to get coffee and snacks for us to wolf down while we watch football (soccer for you American types) and wake n' bake. I go to the newish Timmy on Delaware Ave. across from Gordon's, and that place is just obscenely busy if you stop there at noon on Saturdays.
Anyway, if you are a diehard Tim Horton's fanatic and want a keychain, allegedly they are giving these things away everywhere today.
EDIT: Two quick news stories that I found interesting today.
1. This is absolutely amazing. A former employee of IBM is suing them for wrongful termination and accusing them of causing his Internet addiction. $5 million in damages. He was fired for discussing a sex act in a chat room while at work. Sorry pal, life doesn't work that way. You fucked up, got fired for a clear breach of their Internet use policy and now you are out in the cold. Claiming that IBM is at fault because of your irresponsibility is laughable, and I'm certain that your case will be thrown out. This is one of the reasons why I feel that our legal system is at times an absolute farce with all of these frivolous cases. Anyway, here is the article -
2. A NYT article is highlighting a clinical trial that showed that circumcising African men may cut their risk of AIDS by 50%! This is a whopping and drastic decline... even modern medicine isn't as effective as putting the manhood 'under the knife.'
Still though, the reason why they are giving the key chains out is because they are opening their 3,000th store today. Can you believe it - 3,000 stores? I am fairly savvy about these kinds of things but I would have never guessed that there are 3,000 Timmy stores out there, especially considering that most of them are essentially in Canada and border areas.
They have a strawberry banana coconut doughnut now - its pink. Its amazing how people freak out over the doughnuts in that store. (e:jason) and I have a weekend ritual of getting up early enough for one of us to get coffee and snacks for us to wolf down while we watch football (soccer for you American types) and wake n' bake. I go to the newish Timmy on Delaware Ave. across from Gordon's, and that place is just obscenely busy if you stop there at noon on Saturdays.
Anyway, if you are a diehard Tim Horton's fanatic and want a keychain, allegedly they are giving these things away everywhere today.
EDIT: Two quick news stories that I found interesting today.
1. This is absolutely amazing. A former employee of IBM is suing them for wrongful termination and accusing them of causing his Internet addiction. $5 million in damages. He was fired for discussing a sex act in a chat room while at work. Sorry pal, life doesn't work that way. You fucked up, got fired for a clear breach of their Internet use policy and now you are out in the cold. Claiming that IBM is at fault because of your irresponsibility is laughable, and I'm certain that your case will be thrown out. This is one of the reasons why I feel that our legal system is at times an absolute farce with all of these frivolous cases. Anyway, here is the article -
2. A NYT article is highlighting a clinical trial that showed that circumcising African men may cut their risk of AIDS by 50%! This is a whopping and drastic decline... even modern medicine isn't as effective as putting the manhood 'under the knife.'
mrmike - 12/14/06 09:14
Not to mention that Timmy ho's be coming downtown. We got the HSBC Center one and there is a Key Center one set to open in the next month or so.
Off to get my keychain. Thankfully the addiction can be fed close by.
Not to mention that Timmy ho's be coming downtown. We got the HSBC Center one and there is a Key Center one set to open in the next month or so.
Off to get my keychain. Thankfully the addiction can be fed close by.
12/11/2006 12:36 #24708
Cow 'Emissions' > Car ExhaustIts not a lie. That is, unless, you don't trust the U.N. and the Environmental Editor of The Independent (UK), which is hardly 'independent' about the issue of global warming.
A United Nations report has singled out cattle as the world's number one threat to climate, forests and wildlife - more than cars, more than anything else. The most startling thing about the report is that livestock produce more than 2/3s of the worlds ammonia, one of the main causes of acid rain.
So what are we to do now, kill all the cows?
EDIT - I saw saw (e:Peter)'s pictures. Can I skip the nice guy routine and just put it to you ladies in a stereotypical 'guy' way for once?
MY GAWD did you girls look sexy on Saturday! I'm talking stunner sexy. I wish I would have been there to pay out some compliments in person. (e:imk2) I have no idea who would possibly be that rude but to put it bluntly... well I thought about it and I'm not sure I can say what I want to say without it sounding or reading like an article out of Hustler. I'll just say that I can't respect a guy who would gasp before he would consider grabbing at 'em.
A United Nations report has singled out cattle as the world's number one threat to climate, forests and wildlife - more than cars, more than anything else. The most startling thing about the report is that livestock produce more than 2/3s of the worlds ammonia, one of the main causes of acid rain.
So what are we to do now, kill all the cows?
EDIT - I saw saw (e:Peter)'s pictures. Can I skip the nice guy routine and just put it to you ladies in a stereotypical 'guy' way for once?
MY GAWD did you girls look sexy on Saturday! I'm talking stunner sexy. I wish I would have been there to pay out some compliments in person. (e:imk2) I have no idea who would possibly be that rude but to put it bluntly... well I thought about it and I'm not sure I can say what I want to say without it sounding or reading like an article out of Hustler. I'll just say that I can't respect a guy who would gasp before he would consider grabbing at 'em.
metalpeter - 12/12/06 18:29
Sorry How could I forget about (e:jenks) and her friend. On the entire global warming thing I do belive in it. But I also belive the all the experts don't know as much about it as they think they do. One example of this is that the earths poles over time change politaty. The other factor is that I have heard a theory that their will be another ice age. If that is true maybe global warming is what causes all the ice to melt and reforms land. Humans havn't been on earth long enough to know all the answers yet.
Sorry How could I forget about (e:jenks) and her friend. On the entire global warming thing I do belive in it. But I also belive the all the experts don't know as much about it as they think they do. One example of this is that the earths poles over time change politaty. The other factor is that I have heard a theory that their will be another ice age. If that is true maybe global warming is what causes all the ice to melt and reforms land. Humans havn't been on earth long enough to know all the answers yet.
metalpeter - 12/12/06 18:24
I still have more pictures to post when I have some more time. I didn't hear a rumor about another party interesting. I will admit (e:beast) (e:jill) (e:tima) (e:imk2) (e:lilho) (e:jill) (e:mk) (e:theecarey) (e:ladycroft) and some other ladies who I don't know by name where looking preaty good to me atleast.
I still have more pictures to post when I have some more time. I didn't hear a rumor about another party interesting. I will admit (e:beast) (e:jill) (e:tima) (e:imk2) (e:lilho) (e:jill) (e:mk) (e:theecarey) (e:ladycroft) and some other ladies who I don't know by name where looking preaty good to me atleast.
jason - 12/11/06 15:42
Methane is 20 times more harmful than CO2?!?!
Methane is 20 times more harmful than CO2?!?!
joshua - 12/11/06 12:50
Actually I saw Sarah the night before and said I was going to be there, which I had 100% intended on doing. Our former neighbor that now lives in NYC called unexpectedly and since she hardly ever comes to Buffalo anymore we went to meet her.
In all honesty I'm very much looking forward to the rumored holiday party. I feel guilty about missing these things!!
Actually I saw Sarah the night before and said I was going to be there, which I had 100% intended on doing. Our former neighbor that now lives in NYC called unexpectedly and since she hardly ever comes to Buffalo anymore we went to meet her.
In all honesty I'm very much looking forward to the rumored holiday party. I feel guilty about missing these things!!
jenks - 12/11/06 12:43
umm excuse me, but where were you two this weekend?!
umm excuse me, but where were you two this weekend?!
12/07/2006 10:24 #24707
For the first timeI deleted a journal entry yesterday because it got around that the girl I met the other day may/may not have a BF, and as a result I got a flood of texts and drama yesterday. She tells me she's single, her friend says otherwise... I don't know what to believe so I'm just going to forget about it for now. In all honesty I'm feeling great being by myself and I sure as hell don't need any of this additional bullshit in my life! If she wants to hang out that is fine, but I am making no moves for now.
I had possibly one of the worst days of my life yesterday. I drank on an empty stomach on Tues. night and I paid for it in spades yesterday. I was constantly vomiting, I felt dehydrated, I couldn't keep any liquid down so I sure as hell wasn't going to try to eat. This continued all day until I went to bed at about 10pm. I wonder if I got some kind of minor form of alcohol poisoning - I've been hung over many times but this was simply on another level. Hell, its been 36 hours since I stopped drinking and I still feel weird.
I was going to go booze it up this weekend but I think its more prudent for me to stay home and drink Pepsi!
I had possibly one of the worst days of my life yesterday. I drank on an empty stomach on Tues. night and I paid for it in spades yesterday. I was constantly vomiting, I felt dehydrated, I couldn't keep any liquid down so I sure as hell wasn't going to try to eat. This continued all day until I went to bed at about 10pm. I wonder if I got some kind of minor form of alcohol poisoning - I've been hung over many times but this was simply on another level. Hell, its been 36 hours since I stopped drinking and I still feel weird.
I was going to go booze it up this weekend but I think its more prudent for me to stay home and drink Pepsi!
metalpeter - 12/07/06 19:10
Yeah you should always drink with a little bit of something in your stomach, but you have to be carefull of what that is sometimes alcohol and certain things don't mix well. But since both you and (e:lilho) both feal kinda off I bet there is some bad alcohol or maybe a tainted glass out there. I think you should definatly come to the party. Just because you go to a party dosn't mean you have to drink, you can still have a good time.
Yeah you should always drink with a little bit of something in your stomach, but you have to be carefull of what that is sometimes alcohol and certain things don't mix well. But since both you and (e:lilho) both feal kinda off I bet there is some bad alcohol or maybe a tainted glass out there. I think you should definatly come to the party. Just because you go to a party dosn't mean you have to drink, you can still have a good time.
lilho - 12/07/06 11:56
first of all. jason, dont be gross. and josh, i think i got kina sick too, but its sad because i had only and beer and half, and i feel like crap, or like someone out something in my drink. the thing about the girl, i dont know, but i think its ridiculous when people, men, or women play games. you like eachother, get to know eachother, hang out, and then decide. no more of this bullshit, its exhausting. and you have to come to the party, please? im thinking of going and not drinking, so we can be sober sisters, or whatever.
first of all. jason, dont be gross. and josh, i think i got kina sick too, but its sad because i had only and beer and half, and i feel like crap, or like someone out something in my drink. the thing about the girl, i dont know, but i think its ridiculous when people, men, or women play games. you like eachother, get to know eachother, hang out, and then decide. no more of this bullshit, its exhausting. and you have to come to the party, please? im thinking of going and not drinking, so we can be sober sisters, or whatever.
jason - 12/07/06 11:32
What a disingenuous bee-hotch. Pump her and dump her!
What a disingenuous bee-hotch. Pump her and dump her!
I have a bunch... start with the insidious swedes that I put on Gather... if you like that there's plenty more where it came from.
Best money I spent on music lately was the new Tom Waits box set. Worth the bucks.