Thursday, January 31, 2008
genius
i thought the lanvin 08 fall/winter ad campaign was incredible. but this photo is absolutely breathtaking. i think i need this as a poster.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
time travel
lately i've been going thru the archives of this site and saving my past posts to my computer. i guess i've not done it for a while cause i had to go all the way back to february 2006. in going thru them i realized that 1) i used to post a lot of more often 2) my friends used to comment a LOT more 3) i talked a lot more about wat i was doing and not just wat i was going thru 4) i used to post pictures [tho, now i post at my flickr] and 5) i'd forgotten, but i often used to post song lyrics at the bottom of posts. these days i pick the 'music i'm listening to' by the title only. i like the lyrics thing tho. i might go back to doing that. i remember that it took quite a bit of time tho. so we'll see.
it was weird tho. reading my old posts. christ we were all so much younger back then. even if you it was only two years ago. but if you have a site, go back and read about wat you were doing two years ago. i bet it will shock you at how different things are now. ...or how different things will be in two years from now.
Monday, January 28, 2008
color!
loves it! from the sartorialist.
(ps. i have a matching bright yellow umbrella and rain boots. and i've always wanted a bright red coat!)
open mouths
Fred R. Shapiro, the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, has compiled a list of the top ten most memorable quotes of 2007.
10. "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." -Former President Jimmy Carter in an interview in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper.
9. "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." -Biden describing rival Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
8. "(I have) a wide stance when going to the bathroom." -Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig's explanation of why his foot touched that of an undercover policeman in a men's room.
7. "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody (Vice President Dick Cheney) who has a 9 percent approval rating." -Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat.
6. "There's only three things he (Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani) mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11." -Sen. Joseph Biden, speaking at a Democratic presidential debate.
5. "I don't recall." -Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' repeated response to questioning at a congressional hearing about the firing of U.S. attorneys.
4. "That's some nappy-headed hos there." -Shock jock Don Imus commenting about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.
3. "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country." -Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a speech at Columbia University.
2. "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for us." -Lauren Upton, the South Carolina contestant in the Miss Teen America contest when asked why one-fifth of Americans are unable to locate the United States on a map.
And the number one quote of 2007.....
1. "Don't Tase Me, Bro!" -University of Florida student Andrew Meyer just before being tased by campus police at a speech by Sen. John Kerry.
10. "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." -Former President Jimmy Carter in an interview in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper.
9. "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." -Biden describing rival Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
8. "(I have) a wide stance when going to the bathroom." -Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig's explanation of why his foot touched that of an undercover policeman in a men's room.
7. "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody (Vice President Dick Cheney) who has a 9 percent approval rating." -Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat.
6. "There's only three things he (Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani) mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11." -Sen. Joseph Biden, speaking at a Democratic presidential debate.
5. "I don't recall." -Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' repeated response to questioning at a congressional hearing about the firing of U.S. attorneys.
4. "That's some nappy-headed hos there." -Shock jock Don Imus commenting about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.
3. "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country." -Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a speech at Columbia University.
2. "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for us." -Lauren Upton, the South Carolina contestant in the Miss Teen America contest when asked why one-fifth of Americans are unable to locate the United States on a map.
And the number one quote of 2007.....
1. "Don't Tase Me, Bro!" -University of Florida student Andrew Meyer just before being tased by campus police at a speech by Sen. John Kerry.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
onward
and speaking of death. two rather sad passings lately: sir edmund hillary and bobby fischer. both incredibly important in his own field, for his country, and to a whole era of people.
super tuesday!
super tuesday's coming soon! if you need a little help deciding who to vote for, here's a short poll thing: match-o-matic. it's actually a little hard if you don't kno a whole lot about the current state of politics. but if you care enough to take the quiz, you should kno enough too.
for the record, i got1. dennis kucinich 2. mike gravel and 3. chris dodd. you?
Friday, January 18, 2008
prying noses
was watching the news the other night and heard the calabasas is banning smoking cigarettes inside your own apartment. as usual, i did some research before updating my site and saw that i got a few things wrong. they're only banning smoking in 80% of apartments (why 80%? the article doesn't say, but i read elsewhere that these days only about 20% of americans are smokers). but it doesn't matter cause appt the city of belmont has already passed legislature outlawing smoking in multi-unit housing legislature (aka, attached apartments and condos), and since there are no %s named, i guess this means that there's no smoking in any belmont apartment (multi-unit ones anyway).
i have mixed feelings about this. on one hand, i'm thinking this is great. i kind of feel like we should outlaw all smoking anyway, so this is in line wit that. but i think it's really weird how you can regulate otherwise legal activity in someone's own home. i understand that you don't own an apartment and that your second-hand smoke might get into someone else's space but... why can't we just regulate the second hand smoke factor? as in, if your neighbors file several complaints against your smoke getting into their apartment, you're gonna have to make sure it doesn't get in their way. i do feel like my right to cancer free air trumps your right to kill slowly yourself by smoking, but... this might be going a little too far.
i have mixed feelings about this. on one hand, i'm thinking this is great. i kind of feel like we should outlaw all smoking anyway, so this is in line wit that. but i think it's really weird how you can regulate otherwise legal activity in someone's own home. i understand that you don't own an apartment and that your second-hand smoke might get into someone else's space but... why can't we just regulate the second hand smoke factor? as in, if your neighbors file several complaints against your smoke getting into their apartment, you're gonna have to make sure it doesn't get in their way. i do feel like my right to cancer free air trumps your right to kill slowly yourself by smoking, but... this might be going a little too far.
orangina
somewat disturbing orangina french commercial. i can't decide if i find it more creepy that the animals are "sexy" or sexist...
Thursday, January 17, 2008
keep dry
not that it's been raining recently, but lookit these rain boots. my fave, rather surprisingly i think, is the burberry pair.
i actually bought a pair of rain boots lately. they're plain yellow. to match my yellow kiddie umbrella. and since i've bought them, it hasn't rained. altho for weeks before that, it practically would not stop. bah.
bizarre crimes
+----------- Bizarre Crimes of the 20th Century -----------+
In 1901, a thief robbed a post train in New Orleans and stole 12,568 Christmas cards.
In 1910, a man known as John Smith decided to rob a bank. He put on women's tights and entered the office. All clients and the security started laughing, but it did not stop Smith from approaching the cash desk and withdrawing $10,000 from his own account. Laughing police officers took the bizarre thief away.
In 1936, a prisoner sentenced to death penalty escaped during his own execution. He ran away together with the electric chair, to which he was fixed. The prisoner hoped to cross the Mexican border and sell the electric chair in Mexico. The police nabbed the fugitive near the prison gate.
In 1966, a group of gypsies stole an elephant in the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia. They failed to sell the animal and had to bring it back to the zoo.
In 1975, a married couple of thieves went to court when they could not agree on how to split what they had stolen before. The court put them both in jail.
In 1982, a criminal broke into a flat of a Russian elderly lady and stole a replica of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The lady cut that picture out from a very old magazine - it was the only thing that the criminal stole.
In 1986, a thief broke into a casino in Atlantic City. Yielding a gun, the man stole a bag of quarters. The thief ran about ten meters away from the cash desk, sat down at one of the gambling machines and started playing. Hardly had he lost a half of the money to the machine, when the police nabbed him.
In 1998, the largest theft of punched cards took place in the Moscow region in 1998. Three years later it became known that someone had stolen about 20 train cars of punched cards. It is still a mystery who stole the cards, what for and where such a large number of cards came from. Furthermore, no one even reported the disappearance of 20 cars.
In 1999, a group of Russian soldiers robbed a beer kiosk not far from their quarters. A company of soldiers stopped near the kiosk, a sergeant called three military men from the line and ordered them to rob it.
In 1901, a thief robbed a post train in New Orleans and stole 12,568 Christmas cards.
In 1910, a man known as John Smith decided to rob a bank. He put on women's tights and entered the office. All clients and the security started laughing, but it did not stop Smith from approaching the cash desk and withdrawing $10,000 from his own account. Laughing police officers took the bizarre thief away.
In 1936, a prisoner sentenced to death penalty escaped during his own execution. He ran away together with the electric chair, to which he was fixed. The prisoner hoped to cross the Mexican border and sell the electric chair in Mexico. The police nabbed the fugitive near the prison gate.
In 1966, a group of gypsies stole an elephant in the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia. They failed to sell the animal and had to bring it back to the zoo.
In 1975, a married couple of thieves went to court when they could not agree on how to split what they had stolen before. The court put them both in jail.
In 1982, a criminal broke into a flat of a Russian elderly lady and stole a replica of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The lady cut that picture out from a very old magazine - it was the only thing that the criminal stole.
In 1986, a thief broke into a casino in Atlantic City. Yielding a gun, the man stole a bag of quarters. The thief ran about ten meters away from the cash desk, sat down at one of the gambling machines and started playing. Hardly had he lost a half of the money to the machine, when the police nabbed him.
In 1998, the largest theft of punched cards took place in the Moscow region in 1998. Three years later it became known that someone had stolen about 20 train cars of punched cards. It is still a mystery who stole the cards, what for and where such a large number of cards came from. Furthermore, no one even reported the disappearance of 20 cars.
In 1999, a group of Russian soldiers robbed a beer kiosk not far from their quarters. A company of soldiers stopped near the kiosk, a sergeant called three military men from the line and ordered them to rob it.
prying eyes
best buy's geek squad finds child porn on janitor's computer, janitor arrested.
obviously child porn is bad and the guy should have been arrested. but do you think that the geek squad also violated the law by snooping? i think so. think about it. if the police can't even search your house witout a warrant (which they get after supposedly demonstrating that they have a good reason to search your house) then how can the geek squad randomly search thru your stuff?
if you read the wiki article you should've noticed part where if a person gives consent, there is no need for a search warrant. but does handing over your hard drive to be fixed mean that you're giving permission for them to search the whole thing? i think not. the geek on that squad should be punished if they can't show that they had a legitimate reason for looking thru that part of the hard drive.
some people might argue that, but really now. imagine this: a person breaks into your house and has already loaded up their car wit all your stuff. you come home and suffer a heart attack (maybe because of the shock of finding them, maybe not). they call the paramedics who come and rescue you. they later tell you that witout that burglar calling 911, you would've been dead. does that mean that you should no longer press charges for trespassing, breaking and entering, and theft? i don't think so. just cause they did a good deed does not mean that they didn't break the law in the first place. (and yes, i realize this analogy doesn't work perfectly wit the best buy situation, but this analogy isn't for that).
obviously child porn is bad and the guy should have been arrested. but do you think that the geek squad also violated the law by snooping? i think so. think about it. if the police can't even search your house witout a warrant (which they get after supposedly demonstrating that they have a good reason to search your house) then how can the geek squad randomly search thru your stuff?
if you read the wiki article you should've noticed part where if a person gives consent, there is no need for a search warrant. but does handing over your hard drive to be fixed mean that you're giving permission for them to search the whole thing? i think not. the geek on that squad should be punished if they can't show that they had a legitimate reason for looking thru that part of the hard drive.
some people might argue that, but really now. imagine this: a person breaks into your house and has already loaded up their car wit all your stuff. you come home and suffer a heart attack (maybe because of the shock of finding them, maybe not). they call the paramedics who come and rescue you. they later tell you that witout that burglar calling 911, you would've been dead. does that mean that you should no longer press charges for trespassing, breaking and entering, and theft? i don't think so. just cause they did a good deed does not mean that they didn't break the law in the first place. (and yes, i realize this analogy doesn't work perfectly wit the best buy situation, but this analogy isn't for that).
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
my way
i've actually been very busy updating in my head, but since you guys can't read those...:
our primaries are coming up. pretty crazy no? but between now and then we have a few more other states voting so hopefully we'll get a better picture of wat the rest of the country is thinking (3 elections: 3 republican winners; basically 2 elections: 2 democratic winners. wtf?)
as an independent voter, if i choose, i can vote democrat or american independent in the california primaries, but i most likely won't be voting for either. (i don't kno democrats well enough to vote for one of them, and voting for an ai would be like voting against everything i believe in!) i also most likely won't be voting either democrat or republican in the november elections.
some people have accused me of throwing away my vote on a 3rd party candidate, aka, someone who has no chance of winning the election. but i feel like i'd really only be throwing away my vote if either i didn't vote at all, or if i voted on someone i didn't believe in. (btw, i think it's funny reep thinks me voting 3rd party is stupid. it's like rooting for the underdog you kno? and honestly, if everyone felt the way he did, we'd never have any change at all. a black man as president? a woman? you gotta be kidding me!) why should i vote for someone just because they'll probably come out the winner anyway? why do they even need my help? (and in this election. i think most people would agree that republicans don't really stand a chance. so then really, why hold an election at all? why not just go for the white man democrat and save us all a whole lot of time and money?) the point is, you gotta vote for wat and who you believe in. so wat if someone else wins? i still don't like them. i still don't think they'd do the best job. so screw you! you'll win, but not wit my help. and wit thousands voting against you, even tho it's pretty clear you're gonna win, this should send you a message. and hopefully, you'll prove us wong, and do a great job. and if not, well, we never liked you anyway.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
stupid docs
+---------------- Bizarre Doctors' Notes ------------------+
[These are actual notes taken from patient charts.]
"The patient complains of a dry cough that hurts when he coughs and also when he takes deep breaths for 4 days."
"While in the ER, she was examined, X-rated, and sent home."
"Patient had waffles for breakfast, and anorexia for lunch."
"The patient states there is a burning pain in his penis which goes to his feet."
"Patient was alert and unresponsive."
"Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year."
"The patient has no past history of suicides."
"The patient left the hospital feeling much better except for her original complaints."
"Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.
"The other foot has the missing toe."
[These are actual notes taken from patient charts.]
"The patient complains of a dry cough that hurts when he coughs and also when he takes deep breaths for 4 days."
"While in the ER, she was examined, X-rated, and sent home."
"Patient had waffles for breakfast, and anorexia for lunch."
"The patient states there is a burning pain in his penis which goes to his feet."
"Patient was alert and unresponsive."
"Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year."
"The patient has no past history of suicides."
"The patient left the hospital feeling much better except for her original complaints."
"Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.
"The other foot has the missing toe."
Friday, January 4, 2008
kitty wigs
doggie clothes i can understand (if they're to warm the dog, not that "cutesy" costume crap), but kitty wigs?! altho, you have to admit, the photos are gorgeous.
fingerphones
this ring by darkcloud silver combines two of some of my most favorite things: jewelry and music.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
vintage
kennedy hs old band uniforms on sale for only $20 each. i'm almost tempted to get one, as a momento, but i still have my australia one sitting in my closet, doing nothing but gathering dust.
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