Poppy Schlock, I Love You

“OMG, he broke up with me…” “… who’s that girl on his myspace?” Emo Phillips (it’s the name of the song) Carl and Arrah signed up for open mic night back in December of 2005 without having any songs written. They quickly gathered to prepare (while a certain vegan friend of theirs was being dumped … Read more

Barack Sleeping with Hillary?

Heard on NPR this morning. “Barack Obama woke up this morning in Cleveland, site of last night’s debate, with Hillary Clinton.” Now, there may have been one fewer comma in that sentence, but that’s not what it sounded like. Maybe you should have reworded that, NPR.

Gasoline: Up, Economy: Down

A friend and financial analyst was over last night for some socializing. On his way out the door he quipped, “better trade in that car soon; $4 gasoline is a month away”. My dislike of staring at tail lights has almost led me to study the bus schedule, this could be the last straw. 34 … Read more

SXSW 763

The last few years I’ve downloaded the bittorrent feeds from the SXSW site, and listened to (at least to the first 30 seconds of) every song. The Metal is usually quick to be culled. This year they didn’t provide one, but someone stepped up to the plate, so I’ve pulled it from him. I put … Read more

SXSW 2008 Wristband

Woo hoo! This year you had to register for a lottery with your credit card with an Austin billing address. All wristbands are tied to a name, and you could only order two. South By Bob Noxious did the heavy lifting and I win. I’d like to hear how many people signed up for wristbands, … Read more

James Monroe

“The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.” -James Monroe Getting back to the list of presidential qualifications, we have number five: James Monroe. He presided over the acquisition of Florida, and the statehood granting to Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Maine, and Missouri. The Missouri Compromise … Read more