Archives for "September 2008":

Photo of the Day on September 30, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 29, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 28, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Fuck Santa on September 28, 2008 in Humor

Santa. Fuck Santa.My parents never lied to be about all of that Santa stuff. "Santa is a lie," my mother would tell me as a kid. While all of my teachers, neighbors, class mates, news channels, and local leaders would talk about how "Santa was coming", Mom kept telling me that Santa was a big fib. "Your father and I...

Funny Day on September 28, 2008 in Humor

Funny things I saw today:1) A dude (actually my grandfather's nephew in law) with a gray cat on a leash. I think it was the first time I ever saw a cat on the leash. That thing was zipping left and right as the owner walked casually with a beer in the other hand.2) The following sign:3) A lone ice...

Photo of the Day on September 28, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 26, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 25, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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The State, FEMA, and Your Home on September 25, 2008 in Economics

I don't think that the government should fix our houses when the roofs cave in, living rooms are flooded, or other damage occurs due to rains and tropical storms. Though I believe that it is every citizen's right to have fair access to housing, education, and health, I believe that the government's intervention in housing should be limited to the...

Behold: Tootie Fruities on September 25, 2008 in Personal

Ok. Play that and jam that track while you read this. This song catches my mood of victory.Alright alright. So I love Fruity Loops right. It's my favorite cereal. Raisin Bran is bad ass too, but only when you add extra raisins. That shit is like drugs to me. Whenever I spend a night at a friends or family member's...

Photo of the Day on September 25, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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The Dirty South on September 24, 2008 in Society

My father was military so I was raised in a diversity of locations ranging from Kansas to Germany and Albany, New York. Germany deprived me of the latest Ninja Turtles and Kansas of any action beyond a local Buffalo park - but the most traumatizing to me was the location where my parents decided to retire; Columbus, Georgia. Georgia was...

My State Ballot on September 24, 2008 in Puerto Rico

This is how I plan to submit my state ballot in our upcoming elections. I shall explain:I am a member of the PPD, though I did consider marking the PPR logo to "help out" with their efforts to remain an official party. (Parties must reach a certain number of votes in order to remain registered). I am a strong believer...

My $30k House on September 24, 2008 in Personal

I've grown increasingly fascinated in a particular style of housing that I have spotted here and there while surfing through architecture and design blogs. I've seen these units be referred to by a variety of names, including "flatpaks" and "prefabs". They often boast an eco-friendly design and low construction costs (though most of these designers tweak it with affluent details...

Must Smell Nice on September 24, 2008 in Humor

Ok. Check out these photos of an apartment apparently abandoned by a tenant. It was found in these conditions upon a visit from the landlord.Some observations:She supersized everything.Roaches must be crawling all over the place.It doesn't even look like she'd plow through it. It looks like she tippy-toed around everything just to keep all that junk intact.She must have carefully...

Photo of the Day on September 23, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 22, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 21, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 20, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 19, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 18, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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¡Doup! on September 18, 2008 in Humor

Okay, so I'm taking this one Spanish class, right? It's online and features a series of multiple choice questions, blank spaces, and audio activities. I stumbled upon this recording in one of the quizzes and couldn't stop laughing. Sounded like a drunk Homer from those Mexican-dubbed Simpsons episodes....

Photo of the Day on September 17, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 16, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Pharcyde - Runnin' on September 16, 2008 in Music , Videos

Old school....

Cowboy Troy on September 16, 2008 in Humor , Videos

What the hell is this?...

Photo of the Day on September 15, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Moonwalking Birds on September 15, 2008 in Videos

Check the 2:35 mark. Thanks Carolina....

Photo of the Day on September 14, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Great Stuff on September 14, 2008 in Humor , Videos

Coolest shit I've ever seen. Guy just drives up out of nowhere and takes care of business around the 0:30 mark....

Photo of the Day on September 13, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Animal Sounds on September 13, 2008 in Society

Carolina sent me the following link in regards to the article that I posted this morning concerning the effect of man-made sounds on nature. Quite impressive, I must say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4YProps to Cali-Carolina.I wonder whether or not individual animals of this species influenced by such sounds have lower or higher procreation rates....

Article Finds on September 13, 2008 in Society

It's the weekend again. Catching up on some magazines that I've had laying around:Wired article on how man-made noises are altering Earth's ecology.Wired article with a few interesting points on music.Wired article on pre-constructed homes.Wired article on a biologist and his possible 14 year prison term.Wired article debunking many environmentalist myths.An Economist discussion with the creator of Wikipedia.Economist article on...

Photo of the Day on September 12, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Terrorism Karma on September 12, 2008 in Society

September 11, 1973. U.S. assists Chilean General Agosto Pinochet overtake a democratic government. 3,000 dead.September 11, 2001. Disgruntled terrorists from the Third World carry out attacks on U.S. soil. 2,749 dead.Karma is a bitch....

Photo of the Day on September 11, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Rich People Clothes on September 11, 2008 in Economics

I always wondered how these rich people stores work whenever they have "sales". I mean, folks who come to these stores and buy a $300 shirt don't buy it because it is of suburb quality, but simply because it's a $300. There comes a point in a luxury item's price where your no longer paying for style or quality but...

Photo of the Day on September 10, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Jason and the Yardbirds on September 10, 2008 in Humor , Videos

I had a dream that my friend Jason and I were fooling around at home recording audio and video takes of us doing extremely comical Yardbird covers. Later that day some friends would come over to watch them. Apparently they were not as amused as I was.Here's one of the songs we sang along to:...

Photo of the Day on September 9, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on September 8, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Music Finds on September 7, 2008 in Music

Some good finds lately:Swedish pop star. Read a Wired article on her which compared her to a European Brittney Spears. Actually pretty good. Via torrents.A referral from Crystal. I'd say it sound like an acoustic Nueva Trova crossed with a thick Cuban son. This one can only be found off of Soulseek.Post-bluegrass rock + Dangermouse production = Attack and Release....

Random iPod Mix on September 7, 2008 in Music

Collage - Halb SirpAudio Slave - GasolineResidente Calle 13 - SuaveSeeed - RespectnessStereolab - Blips, Drips, and StripsSlum Village - Climax (Girl Shit)Black Spade - She's the OneKruder & Dorfmeister - Speechless Drum and BassBlockhead - Triptych Pt. 3Portishead - Magic DoorsMasta Killa - Digi WarfareDJ Kikkoman - Track 12The Animals - House of the Rising SunThunderball - Return of...

Photo of the Day on September 7, 2008 in Photo of the Day

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Jamie Livingston's Picture a Day on September 7, 2008 in Photos

Crystal sent me one of the most moving sites I have read in a while. "It left me teary eyed" she said. I can see why. The site features a photo a day from a mysterious character for 18 years. The photos seem hard to interpret at first but after a while one begins to unravel his life, only to...

Wal-Mart and Government Trains on September 7, 2008 in Personal

So I watched the first two episodes of Stephen King's "The Stand" last night. Though I enjoyed how it started out (apocalyptic movies rock) I quickly lost interest when the story started incorporating mystical gestures of good and evil, demons, visions, and prophetic dreams.Anyways; apparently the series stayed on my mind because I dreamed that some sort of apocalyptic event...

Cardboard Boxes and Teddy Bears on September 7, 2008 in Humor

Weird dream today:Amaia apparently ownd a traditional-looking teddy bear that she had misplaced somewhere around my father's house. (It wasn't entirely lost; I'm sure that after a few minutes of searching we could have found it). She comes to me with a detailed police report that seemed pretty serious. "What's this?" I thought as I flipped through it, only to...

Bump Bilingual Ballots on September 6, 2008 in Politics , Puerto Rico

Some American cat who has been living in Puerto Rico for 13 years has decided to take the Puerto Rican government to court in a move to obligate its State Elections Commission to print our elections ballots in a bilingual format. This guy claims that he needed to bring a translator with him to the voting booths during previous...

Mix by Me Vol. 12 on September 6, 2008 in Music

Kid Koala - Skanky PankyBeastie Boys - Pass the MicCollage - Une SulasedRoots Manuva - Colossal InsightYardbirds - Heart Full of SoulEddie Kendricks - My People Hold OnCeu - RainhaStyles of Beyond - Be Your DogRegina Spektor - PrisonersPPP - 50 Ways to Leave Your LoverCollie Buddz - Come AroundStyles of Beyond - Live Enough Via Sharebee....

Internet Findings on September 6, 2008 in Personal , Photos

fgThe boroughs of New York in relation to their closest State population analogues. At the Very Small Array.Interesting work from a Brazilian artist. At Rubens LP.Funny photo series from Red de Leon.How Michael Jackson would have looked if he had never gotten surgery. Via Buzz Feed....

Article Finds on September 6, 2008 in Personal , Society

Catching up on old magazines laying around my magazine racks again. Here's my finds:April 5, 2008 Economist article on Capitalism's "last frontier" in the Navajo Nation.March 27, 2008 Economist article on nationalism in the EU.Economist video of Creative Commoner Lawrence Lessig on U.S. politics.March 29, 2008 Economist article on why conservatives are happier than liberals.Interesting young female blogger from Cuba...

Everything's OK on September 2, 2008 in Humor

I would classify this as Culture Jamming....