Nov 16 I are am going for sure. Two non-estrip friends are, too, but (e:janelle) has something lame. I am extra-geeky-spazzy happy.
AND it is on a friday, so I can party and not worry about the next day. ((e:janelle) will be there for that)
I AM SO VERY HAPPY.
Everybody on estrip should go. every. last. one. of. you.
Johns Flansburgh and Linnell rank right up there with Jesus, Bono, Tina Fey, Roberto Clemente, Tina Fey and Matt Groenig. Here's a sample
They didn't even write this song, but they certainly made it their own. At this show they will have a full band and be plugged in and awesome.
To me, a great test of how good a song is how well it can be played on as you as possible instrumensts. Here they are with a voice,a bari sax, and a stick
One more, so you can here them with a band:
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11/08/2007 18:35 #42049
They Might Be Giants!!!!!!!!!!!Category: joy
11/07/2007 23:20 #42040
10 Things I like about doing laundryCategory: 10 things
1. It gives me a chance to check up on the dehumidifier.
2. At the end, I have clean clothes.
3. The dryer makes my clothes warm.
4. It takes a while, so I can read, surf the internet, or watch tv, even though I am "doing chores."
5. Now, it doesn't require quarters or a drive.
6. Using cold water makes me feel slightly less environmentally destructive.
7. Cleaning dryer lint.
8. The removal of dirty clothes makes the room cleaner.
9. The cleaner room makes my wife happy.
10. A happy (e:janelle) means a happy (e:drew) (as long as he doesn't have to fold too much)
2. At the end, I have clean clothes.
3. The dryer makes my clothes warm.
4. It takes a while, so I can read, surf the internet, or watch tv, even though I am "doing chores."
5. Now, it doesn't require quarters or a drive.
6. Using cold water makes me feel slightly less environmentally destructive.
7. Cleaning dryer lint.
8. The removal of dirty clothes makes the room cleaner.
9. The cleaner room makes my wife happy.
10. A happy (e:janelle) means a happy (e:drew) (as long as he doesn't have to fold too much)
jbeatty - 11/08/07 17:10
I actually have laundry included in my rent here. I have never heard of that before.
I actually have laundry included in my rent here. I have never heard of that before.
james - 11/08/07 11:22
cold water also prevents cloths from shrinking and colors from bleeding.
AND it is the environmental choice! How sweet is that?
cold water also prevents cloths from shrinking and colors from bleeding.
AND it is the environmental choice! How sweet is that?
carolinian - 11/08/07 01:18
I hope some day to join the elite club of those who can do laundry from the comfort of their own dwelling. I'll know I've made it in the world when I finally own my own washer and dryer.
I hope some day to join the elite club of those who can do laundry from the comfort of their own dwelling. I'll know I've made it in the world when I finally own my own washer and dryer.
tinypliny - 11/07/07 23:47
I love how my clothes smell like detergent when they are all washed and clean. :)
I love how my clothes smell like detergent when they are all washed and clean. :)
11/06/2007 13:28 #42006
10 Things I like about election dayCategory: 10 things
1. I can vote.
2. Sometimes, it makes a difference.
3. Talking to poll workers.
4. Third (and fouth and fifth) parties (though I would settle for a second one.
5. Wearing an "I voted" sticker.
6. It is the end of "political ad" season.
7. My polling place still has the old school machines that actually count the vote, unlike those paperless, hackable, make-up a number Diebold machines.
8. Now that I finally live in the city, I have a voice in city politics (it was so embarrassing not being able to sign nominating petitions and such when I lived in the suburbs)
9. Schools being closed.
10. It reminds me that we live in a constitutional republic with representative government (on my more cynical days, please insert the phrase, "pretend to."
I am reminded of the bumper sticker. "If voting made a difference, it would be illegal." I guess that didn't make the list but I wanted to share.
Time to go vote!
2. Sometimes, it makes a difference.
3. Talking to poll workers.
4. Third (and fouth and fifth) parties (though I would settle for a second one.
5. Wearing an "I voted" sticker.
6. It is the end of "political ad" season.
7. My polling place still has the old school machines that actually count the vote, unlike those paperless, hackable, make-up a number Diebold machines.
8. Now that I finally live in the city, I have a voice in city politics (it was so embarrassing not being able to sign nominating petitions and such when I lived in the suburbs)
9. Schools being closed.
10. It reminds me that we live in a constitutional republic with representative government (on my more cynical days, please insert the phrase, "pretend to."
I am reminded of the bumper sticker. "If voting made a difference, it would be illegal." I guess that didn't make the list but I wanted to share.
Time to go vote!
jenks - 11/07/07 01:10
One of my attendings got on this kick last summer, where any time anyone told a story that was funny, and he wanted to steal thunder, he would say "I approved this message".
He thought it was the funniest thing ever.
One of my attendings got on this kick last summer, where any time anyone told a story that was funny, and he wanted to steal thunder, he would say "I approved this message".
He thought it was the funniest thing ever.
james - 11/06/07 22:10
In the future, the attack ad will be our highest art form.
In the future, the attack ad will be our highest art form.
drew - 11/06/07 21:54
In his recent attack ad, James went after your upstanding representative Drew.
Why would he do such a thing?
Maybe because he hates freedom.
Maybe because he want to raise your taxes.
It probably has something to do with his ties to the terrorist drug dealers that he wants to house in your children's school, leaving your kids to learn on the sidewalk.
It's getting cold. Do you really want your kid to have to learn outside on the sidewalk? Apparently James does.
This election you have a choice. You can choose lower taxes, greater freedom, and strong moral leadership from a middle class white man, Drew.
Or you can choose whatever lies James and his illegal immigrant attack dogs cook up when they aren't too busy smoking the crack leftover from when they were done selling it to your kids.
"Paid for by people for truth"
In his recent attack ad, James went after your upstanding representative Drew.
Why would he do such a thing?
Maybe because he hates freedom.
Maybe because he want to raise your taxes.
It probably has something to do with his ties to the terrorist drug dealers that he wants to house in your children's school, leaving your kids to learn on the sidewalk.
It's getting cold. Do you really want your kid to have to learn outside on the sidewalk? Apparently James does.
This election you have a choice. You can choose lower taxes, greater freedom, and strong moral leadership from a middle class white man, Drew.
Or you can choose whatever lies James and his illegal immigrant attack dogs cook up when they aren't too busy smoking the crack leftover from when they were done selling it to your kids.
"Paid for by people for truth"
james - 11/06/07 18:27
Drew says he is for election day. But what else is Drew for?
In 2003 Drew said he would water his neighbors flowers, but conveniently forgot.
Irresponsible
Drew says schools would be closed, but I had to attend one. All day.
Lier
Drew says he is a pastor, but he also struggles with doubt.
Deceitful.
Drew: Irresponsible, Liar, Deceitful. Will the real Drew, please stand down!
Drew says he is for election day. But what else is Drew for?
In 2003 Drew said he would water his neighbors flowers, but conveniently forgot.
Irresponsible
Drew says schools would be closed, but I had to attend one. All day.
Lier
Drew says he is a pastor, but he also struggles with doubt.
Deceitful.
Drew: Irresponsible, Liar, Deceitful. Will the real Drew, please stand down!
- brought to you by the Friends of James making shit up*
jim - 11/06/07 16:41
Voting is for suckers. Coup d'état, now that I'm down for.
Voting is for suckers. Coup d'état, now that I'm down for.
11/04/2007 14:12 #41977
Falling back.Category: time
I think that we should get an extra hour of sleep more often. It makes for such a great day. I realize that this would cause all sorts of logistical problems, but really, I think the day after clocks "fall back" makes is SO worth losing the other hour in the spring.
So if anyone can come up with a way to do this more often, I would be very greatful.
Seriously, I think I may be built on a 25 hour circadian rhythm. I wish the rest of the universe could coordinate with that.
So if anyone can come up with a way to do this more often, I would be very greatful.
Seriously, I think I may be built on a 25 hour circadian rhythm. I wish the rest of the universe could coordinate with that.
metalpeter - 11/05/07 18:13
Rolling the clocks back doesn't mean one more hour of sleep really. You wake up then turn them back then get another hour of sleep. But for many people it means an extra hour of work or drinking yes I have heard a bar claim you can drink an extra hour at 2am they roll it back to 1 am this also means that places who do it this way that there workers work an extra hour. The thing that is crazy is that some things like VCRs and computers where programed before congress changed the date. So last week I had to change my computer time cause it thought it was time to change the clock and then today at work I had to change it back since it allready changed. So what I kinda getting at is don't change the time for the sun light, it is really stupid. Why not just have the option of changing the working hours based on the sun. Like how the city and county have summer and winter hours. That would be so much better.
Rolling the clocks back doesn't mean one more hour of sleep really. You wake up then turn them back then get another hour of sleep. But for many people it means an extra hour of work or drinking yes I have heard a bar claim you can drink an extra hour at 2am they roll it back to 1 am this also means that places who do it this way that there workers work an extra hour. The thing that is crazy is that some things like VCRs and computers where programed before congress changed the date. So last week I had to change my computer time cause it thought it was time to change the clock and then today at work I had to change it back since it allready changed. So what I kinda getting at is don't change the time for the sun light, it is really stupid. Why not just have the option of changing the working hours based on the sun. Like how the city and county have summer and winter hours. That would be so much better.
drew - 11/04/07 20:50
Zobar, the comic is hilarious. I would love the 28 hour day. Of course, I would have to be willing and able to go to bed at 2pm on Monday.
Zobar, the comic is hilarious. I would love the 28 hour day. Of course, I would have to be willing and able to go to bed at 2pm on Monday.
jenks - 11/04/07 16:02
I totally didn't remember that the clocks were going to go back last night when I went in to work yesterday morning....
Usually rolling the clock back means an extra lovely peaceful hour of sleep.
But I learned the flip side of it last night-
Being tortured from 1-2am in the ER- TWICE. YUCK!!
I totally didn't remember that the clocks were going to go back last night when I went in to work yesterday morning....
Usually rolling the clock back means an extra lovely peaceful hour of sleep.
But I learned the flip side of it last night-
Being tortured from 1-2am in the ER- TWICE. YUCK!!
zobar - 11/04/07 15:24
The circadian rhythm in humans really is somewhere around 25 hours. The author of xkcd suggests :::link::: switching to a 28-hour day.
- Z
The circadian rhythm in humans really is somewhere around 25 hours. The author of xkcd suggests :::link::: switching to a 28-hour day.
- Z
11/03/2007 17:48 #41964
My crazy allergy treatmentsCategory: allergies
This is in response to the question I had over in (e:Paul)'s journal.
The crazy treatment I received is called NAET. I never would have tried it if my brother (who was allergic to milk, eggs, nuts, and soy) did not try it first, successfully (he had tried EVERYTHING to treat his allergies before this).
It was done to me by a guy named Dr. Whiner (not sure about the spelling) in Pittsburgh, and it DID make my egg allergy go away, and eggs had wiped me out before.
And yes, to answer the first question, it can work for all sorts of allergies, not just food ones.
What did I like about the treatment? The obvious: my allergy went away.
What did I not like?
The doctor was weird. He wouldn't answer my questions (most of the time if I asked one he would ignore me or talk about something else).
The treatment felt goofy. Basically, it goes as such:
The doctor would put the allergen, enclosed in glass, in one of my hands. I would sit, with the other hand on my knee, palm up.
Then the doctor would use a funny metal thing to tap spots on my back. I think he also rubbed spots on my feet and hands.
Then I would sit there, for 30 minutes.
During that time, I could feel energy flowing out of my upturned palm. If I turned my hand palm side down, I could feel it clog up. I am not a new-agey guy in the least bit, but this is what I experienced.
At the end of the 30 mins, I had to rub my hands together.
After that, I had to avoid the allergen for 30 hours. After that, the allergy is gone.
The last thing that I didn't like about this treatment is that I got other allergies. Now, I'm not saying that this guy put one allergy in as he took another out, but I am saying that he had a lot of return business. Everybody kept talking about how they were getting better, but everybody had to keep going back for treatment. That, and his selling of supplements made it seem like a racket.
Since I have moved to Buffalo, I met a woman who does similar treatments, but isn't a jerk. I have her card at work if you want to call her.
Anyway, that's the crazy voodoo treatment. It works, but I won't recommend it without reservation.
The crazy treatment I received is called NAET. I never would have tried it if my brother (who was allergic to milk, eggs, nuts, and soy) did not try it first, successfully (he had tried EVERYTHING to treat his allergies before this).
It was done to me by a guy named Dr. Whiner (not sure about the spelling) in Pittsburgh, and it DID make my egg allergy go away, and eggs had wiped me out before.
And yes, to answer the first question, it can work for all sorts of allergies, not just food ones.
What did I like about the treatment? The obvious: my allergy went away.
What did I not like?
The doctor was weird. He wouldn't answer my questions (most of the time if I asked one he would ignore me or talk about something else).
The treatment felt goofy. Basically, it goes as such:
The doctor would put the allergen, enclosed in glass, in one of my hands. I would sit, with the other hand on my knee, palm up.
Then the doctor would use a funny metal thing to tap spots on my back. I think he also rubbed spots on my feet and hands.
Then I would sit there, for 30 minutes.
During that time, I could feel energy flowing out of my upturned palm. If I turned my hand palm side down, I could feel it clog up. I am not a new-agey guy in the least bit, but this is what I experienced.
At the end of the 30 mins, I had to rub my hands together.
After that, I had to avoid the allergen for 30 hours. After that, the allergy is gone.
The last thing that I didn't like about this treatment is that I got other allergies. Now, I'm not saying that this guy put one allergy in as he took another out, but I am saying that he had a lot of return business. Everybody kept talking about how they were getting better, but everybody had to keep going back for treatment. That, and his selling of supplements made it seem like a racket.
Since I have moved to Buffalo, I met a woman who does similar treatments, but isn't a jerk. I have her card at work if you want to call her.
Anyway, that's the crazy voodoo treatment. It works, but I won't recommend it without reservation.
drew - 11/04/07 14:04
I don't think it is just placebo. Mind you, nobody will tell me how it actually works, but my brother had deadly serious allergies, and he is ok now.
I don't think it is just placebo. Mind you, nobody will tell me how it actually works, but my brother had deadly serious allergies, and he is ok now.
ladycroft - 11/04/07 11:51
so...sounds to me more like a self-healing placebo affect. i'll just stay allergic to milk until my body decides to be ok with cows again :)
so...sounds to me more like a self-healing placebo affect. i'll just stay allergic to milk until my body decides to be ok with cows again :)
drew - 11/03/07 23:20
Oh yeah. I know they are nuts.
Oh yeah. I know they are nuts.
jenks - 11/03/07 18:42
Ok, so I've never heard of NAET, but, hey, if it worked for you- great.
I'm not trying to say western medicine is perfect, and that doctors know everything-
But I hate blanket statements like this-
"Medical professionals all over the world are taught
to look for symptoms and treat them rather than look further to find
the cause of these symptoms. If we did, most of the causes could
be found easily"
That is simply not true... give us (i.e. medicine) a little credit.
[not directing this to you personally, drew.]
Ok, so I've never heard of NAET, but, hey, if it worked for you- great.
I'm not trying to say western medicine is perfect, and that doctors know everything-
But I hate blanket statements like this-
"Medical professionals all over the world are taught
to look for symptoms and treat them rather than look further to find
the cause of these symptoms. If we did, most of the causes could
be found easily"
That is simply not true... give us (i.e. medicine) a little credit.
[not directing this to you personally, drew.]
paul - 11/03/07 17:56
Oh I went to a doctor like that once who did just about the same thing but I am still allergic. He was here in Buffalo but I forgot his name.
Oh I went to a doctor like that once who did just about the same thing but I am still allergic. He was here in Buffalo but I forgot his name.
You're a lucky man. I hope you'll have a great time!
I heard John Lanell on NY public radio once. He asked for people to call in to request songs not written by him.
He played Smells Like Teen Spirit. He didn't know the words so he just sang "Blah blah blah"
Then he played a prince song. I can't remember.
build a little birdhouse in your soul! well, i'm going to miss it and there isn't much i can do about that :(
The Statue Got Me High & Particle Man are my favorites from those guys.