April 2008
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define: abject
me: what does abject mean exactly?
patrick: like, humble and groveling
patrick: embarrassed.
patrick: like if you said to me, patrick, you suck, and i said, no, i'm awesome, and you said, no, you suck you suck YOU SUCK, and then tomorrow morning, the front page of the NYT said PATRICK IS AWESOME and the byline was Actually, it's Adrienne who sucks, you would probably offer me an abject apology.
Serial killers answer letters from guy pretending... →
Looks like Charles Manson is a pretty good pen pal.
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“The highest-rated television show of 2006 was the Super Bowl. The Nielsen ratings service estimated the telecast’s audience at 90.7 million. The next-highest rating of the year was for the Academy Awards, seen by an estimated 41.5 million. Impressive numbers, until you recall that there are 300 million Americans. Less than one-third of them watched the Super Bowl. Fewer than one in...
“According to the RIAA’s recently-released 2007 sales report, the American...”
– RIAA Admits Vinyl Sales are Exploding I’d read an article about this in October, but hadn’t given it much more thought until this weekend. When vinyl blows up into my life again I’ll really have to find a bigger apartment.
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iTunes Store May Capture One-Quarter of Worldwide... →
“The major labels agreed to license their music only to Apple because the iTunes Store ran exclusively on Macs, representing a “sandbox” in which the labels could test the fledgling online music market.”
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“Apparently, john cage, terry riley, arnold schoenberg, and erik satie are all...”
– Patrick. last.fm doesn’t quite work for classical music yet.
WatchMy nephew is taking some sick solos already.
WatchTime to embarrass Andrew and Ryan now that they are rockstars. (from summer 2001)
this is just to say
I’m on a This American Life kick as of late. Just listened to a podcast about asking for forgiveness without actually feeling sorry that included the following poem by William Carlos Williams: This Is Just to Say I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold The show then followed with...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-27) →
Radiohead
Grizzly Bear
Panic! At the Disco
Born Ruffians
Vampire Weekend
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Kill the Penny for Mother Earth →
Pennies are no good…especially since they cost 1.7 cents to produce.
“I Can Haz Cheezburger?, a site that Huh estimates gets roughly 2 million...”
– (Wired) What?! How is such lameness so huge?
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“…and when people see it, they take off their clothes to show me theirs....”
– Susan Sarandon on her Anil Gupta tattoo.
“Bed Stuy. Do or die.”
– Brooke’s mom
Honda's ASIMO robot to conduct Yo-Yo Ma and the... →
lifeisapigsty: Baton grip is a little off, no?
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How To Prepare for a New York Apartment Search
randyhaddock:
corycavin:
While trolling some links I came across this New York Times article about what to prepare when you’re looking for an apartment in NYC:
Pay stubs if already working.
Tax returns for at least two years.
Recent bank statements.
Proof of other income, like revenue from stocks, securities, real estate or trust funds.
Contact information for previous landlords.
...
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Music for brainwaves →
Read about David Soldier’s word earlier this week on the “Most Unwanted Music”, but this is even more interesting. His Trio for Percussion and Brainwaves is pretty cool. Reinforces the years of being told to practice piano in your head to prepare for performances.
“Even elevator music, designed to put passengers at ease, is now so closely...”
– Up and Then Down; The lives of elevators. (The New Yorker)
“Life is pretty sweet for you now.”
– My mom, and DAMN she’s right. I am having the best day.
Oh, Beck. Such a charmer.
“A cologne based on the smell of just-opened CD liner notes? I would wear that...”
– your monkey called (via inky)
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Boo for BPA →
Added to the list of things I love that I’m quitting: Rubbermaid StainShield containers.
“three people googled me yesterday. who the fuck are you people?”
– PC dealing with google analytics induced paranoia
Color Wars: youngme -- nowme →
Love this! (via Jason)
“Are you the mistress of cables?”
– My boss asking me for a firewire cord.
“the person you love is 72% water.”
– (via afemme)
PC: our musical compatibility has gone from high to very low.
me: oh yeah?
me: how did that happen?
PC: i don't know. you must be listening to a lot of bullshit lately.
photoshopped
I just found out about the magnetic lasso. Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
“You’d have to quit your job to keep up with what I’ve been doing...”
– Andrew updating me on his weekend
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-20) →
Born Ruffians
Erykah Badu
The Books
Jeremy Enigk
Ravi Shankar, Philip Glass
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
eBay
As I clean out the bottom of my closet and list some things on eBay, I’m struck by how it’s now just another faceless shopping experience. In the olden days there was such a sense of fun and community as you waited for the winning bidder to send you an e-mail explaining how excited they were to win the item and when they would be sending their money order. Alas, it is now more...
“Hi baby. Baby? Baby? BABY! …baby? …baby? Baby! Baby. Hi. Can you...”
– My roommate on the phone right now. Oh cell phones.