December 2008
“That night, on 9/11, Rumsfeld came over and the others, and the president...”
– Richard Clarke, chief White House counterterrorism adviser. Vanity Fair Magazine (via vaughnshirley).
skyblueskies: why is mostly everyone we know from high school so incredibly.... the same as TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL
Stars - “Toxic Holiday.” I will...
(via ronniebruce)
mewithoutyou -...
roadtrippin44: id say being sick is worse than your life being a sick joke
Male Skillset
yourdp:
As a man I believe there should be several basic skillsets in your man repertoire. These may either be taught or learned going through life as a dude.
How to swing a hammer
Sounds simple enough but watch someone who’s never driven a nail
Drive a manual transmission
Not necessarily ‘manly’ but a good skill to have should a situation ever arise
Throw a punch
It doesn’t matter if you...
Lil Wayne - “Get High Rule the World.”...
Foundations of Crisis →
My dad regularly sends me articles by John Maudlin on the current state of the economy and its relation to the rest of the world. This week’s was a little bit different - he has a guestwriter discuss the “foundations of crisis.” Interesting read, whether or not you agree with it.
Radiohead - “Creep.”
Bargain Hunting for Books, and Feeling Sheepish... →
I am feeling so very sheepish indeed.
(via ronniebruce)
Cursive - “The...
10+ Web Tools To Save Your Butt In School →
(via brittanyorange)
I’m not a huge advocate of any of these besides EasyBib - actually, I’m vehemently against that last bonus one. I’m reblogging this so I have the link to the flash card site.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Brand New (292)
Brendan Benson (276)
The Format (222)
Gin Blossoms (176)
Fall Out Boy (168)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
So, I got an iPhone. I’m surgically attached to it, because it’s basically become an extension of myself, combined with an extension of my MacBook Pro. This totally rules in every area except for iTunes, because I like to have all of my music all in one place. Fortunately, I have an 80GB iPod, but trying to figure out exactly what to put on my iPhone has taken, literally, days, and...
“At this rate, you’ll go to bed at 23 and wake up at 65.”
Beulah - “Don’t Forget to...
(via hipsterdiet)
Fleet Foxes - “Anyone...
Akon - “Right Now (Na Na).” Nope, not...
In the past week, I’ve seen Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, and Doubt. All are excellent. Revolutionary Road just needs to start playing…somewhere near me, and then I’ll be all set. FYI: this is more movies than I typically watch in, like, a month.
The best houses in L.A. →
indierockbakery:
Here’s the photo gallery.
Eames & Stahl = A+. This list made me step back from my East Coast design mentality for about 10 minutes, which is definitely a good thing. I’ve barely thought about Frank Lloyd Wright since I came home.
“There’s plenty there. Lots of flaws that don’t make me want to...”
Nada Surf - “Blizzard of ‘77.”...
(via fred-wilson)
Death Cab for Cutie -...
Note to self: the best Genius playlists today have come off “These Fangs,” by Say Hi To Your Mom and “Here Comes the Sun,” by the Beatles. This is bizarre, because I don’t actually love either, but they’ve generated the most listenable, non-skippable lists.