Cost

48,000 American dead and wounded, 650,000 dead in Iraq, uncounted more the world over, all to supposedly get 1 guy who is *allegedly* responsible for 3,000 deaths. Remember that proof of Osama bin Laden's responsibility for those attacks was promised, but has never been provided.

Randomizer One

A bit of obtuseness created because I started a couple of different vlogs that didn't turn out. The music is a piece from my macidol collection called "Blasphemy #333." It features my girlfriend Karen, my friend Chris and I.

Random odd comments from the last few days

1. "Your voice sounds like Candace Bergen's"

2. "You're an O. G., so you've got experience."

3. "Do these pills make my butt look big?"

Attributions: 1. Innocent but very large boy who I think was trying to hit on me. 2. Manic girl who was yammering compulsively to anyone whether they appeared to be listening or not at a bus stop. 3. me

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Gumbasia

Art Clokey, the creator of Gumby and Davey and Goliath, the two great, somewhat surreal claymation kid's shows from the sixties passed away this last Friday (January 8th.) Here is his first claymation effort, from 1955.

top ten words I've used in Facebook statuses in 2009.

1) today - used 49 times
2) work - used 33 times
3) more - used 30 times
4) new - used 29 times
5) boxes - used 29 times
6) think - used 28 times
7) thinking - used 28 times
8) good - used 26 times
9) really - used 25 times
10) tonight - used 24 times

As a short, ungrammatical paragraph:

Today, work. More new boxes think. Thinking good, really, tonight.

bubble tea poster

bubble tea poster, originally uploaded by madduane.

Happy Easter, Everyone!

Easter Island, that is!

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I Can't Believe It!!!

Paul Blart: Mall Cop is still in the top 5 movies, after 8 weeks in release, and has earned an estimated domestic gross of about $135 million. That Kevin James must be really HI-LARIOUS! I've always thought Kevin James is to Jim Belushi as Jim Belushi is to John Belushi, so I guess what this really means is that we really need John Belushi right about now...

All I Can Say Is...

poopy time fun shapes.

Me as a female Simpsons character

RPM '09 comin' up!

Oh, dear.

Evidently, I am going to do this. I don't know that I have the time, but I think I have a strategy to make this happen and not impact all that needs to happen in my life that month.

Here is a song I posted over at macidol that is kind of my dry run to see if I actually do have a method that wil get me to the finish line, and I think it's gonna work.

Wish me luck!

EDIT (2/17/09): Totally not happening! I may get a track together for the macidol comp thingie, but the individual thing was a bad idea for me right now, so is not going to happen.

fwiw

I posted a new song at macidol. I got this chinese toy whistle that also has a drum and made a song using it as the only sound. I toned it down some in the mix -- added some distortion, left it pretty dry, but darkened the tone some. The toy is designed to be loud & piercing and to stand up to the way little kids treat such things, but I also find it a beautiful object. I will link to photos of it from flicker later.

John McCain is so Suave

Jessica Simpson -- Two Tracks From Do You Know

I am a cheesehead.

I admit that from the start. I love Abba. I love Will Smith movies. I like Dixie Chicks, especially Home.

But I am not into celebutards. Oh, no. Not me. Except that a couple of 'em might be growing up to be kinda cool. I loved that Paris Hilton for President video.

See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die

I also have to admit I am loving the two tracks I've heard from Jessica Simpson's "new country" album. I am afraid to buy the whole thing, but maybe over time, I'll grab some more, because the two I've got are pretty great. I first downloaded Sipping on History, because I loved the title and because it was the least popular track. I figured if I was going to like anything on the record, that would be my best bet. The preview was very nice, having kinda a six-eight swing and some very cool guitar sounds, and really tasty pedal steel. Hearing the whole track was slightly less satisfying. At the start of verse one she compares herself to June Carter Cash. I thought that a little bit presumptuous, especially as written, but as the track progressed, I found it to be an engaging enough song for me to try a second track. I picked the most popular track, Come On Over. More of a stomper, this one echoes all those seventies chanteuses like Loretta and Lynn. So far, the public is right, this one is definitely a keeper.

Saucerful of Secrets

I'm listening to SOS and thinking about how much I love it. It's my favorite Richard Wright record. It has his song "Remember a Day" on it, which is my favorite Floyd tune. They were breaking in a new guitarist (who aquitted himself very well, thank you) but because he was the new guy, this was a chance for Wright to fill a lot of space, and he absolutely rises to the occasion. I love the organ sound in "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun". The whole album is wonderful.

I don't know many stories about Pink Floyd. I can give impressions, things I thought about them at various phases in their career. The first album is cool. I love all the Syd Barrett stuff. But I think they got better after Syd left. The whole period before they got stupid famous is to varying degrees wonderful, odd, humorous, freaky, spooky, and fun. I loved their sense of melody, and I loved the way Roger Waters played bass. One of the big distinctions of early Floyd is that Waters played a lot more than he did on the later records.

I think Dark Side of the Moon is their absolute worst album (in large part because it's so soporific) and I'm no fan of The Wall, either. But Obscured by Clouds, which is the first album in their later, more morose style, is actually a great record, imo.

But I count Saucerful both Wright's finest moment and Floyd's best record.

Damn it! John McCain took my advice!

Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, originally uploaded by J Medkeff.

That guy is such a "maverick".

Edit: If McCain gets elected & dies in office, this is who he expects to be able to run this country.

Say yer prayers, folks.

Edit 2: Did you notice that the Palin pin is bigger than the sparkly flag pin? Do you think that means anything?

Latest Bad Political Idea

I think Barack should pick Jaime Pressly as his running mate.



Sorry, no explanation is forthcoming. It just seems like the last 10 minutes where you could possibly suggest that obscure but brilliant name no one else is thinking.

Creepy admission of the day

This morning I imagined myself with the same hairstyle as those women from the flds church in Texas.

This is the Best Commercial Ever Made