Archive for April, 2008

Magnetic Poetry Corner: mystical union on the fridge

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Whenever we have people over to visit, one of the first things they do is use the Magnetic Poetry set on our refrigerator. Given the temporal nature of these creations, I thought it would be cool to start archiving some of them. Maybe this will incite more people to visit us - not only do […]

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Friday Frivolity: David Caruso edition

Friday, April 18th, 2008

“Ike, do your impression of David Caruso’s ridiculous opening one-liners from CSI:Miami!”

Caution: this goes on way too long. It wears out its welcome at around the halfway mark, and then, in true Sideshow Bob rake gag fashion, gets better again.
Have a great Friday…
…Miami style.
*cue Roger Daltrey “YEEEAAHHHHHH!”*
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Glen Phillips remix

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Glen Phillips, one of my favorite songwriters, is sponsoring a contest to promote his new EP, Secrets of the New Explorers. Much like Nine Inch Nails, the Beastie Boys and Jim’s Big Ego before him, he’s provided the multi-track .wav files to his song “The Spirit of Shackleton” for budding remixers/arrangers/karaoke vocalists to do with […]

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Friday Frivolity: Greyboy & Vader meet Avenue Q

Friday, April 11th, 2008

I discovered this video last night that combines the puppetry of the people behind Avenue Q and the directors who brought you The Vader Sessions, along with a band I’d heard of, but never actually heard before. It’s three great tastes that taste great together. Check Akjak.com’s home page to see a higher-quality version.

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Deep, Dark, Truthful Mirror #2

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

I’ve heard it said that when you really want to change, you will, and there’s no point forcing yourself to if you’re not ready. Apparently, I’m ready.
A few months back, I changed jobs. While the work I’m doing now isn’t really any “sexier” than my previous 10-year stint as a customer service rep, it’s much […]

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