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Floater

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:56:00 -0500

On Thursday, the bathroom by the main entrance smelled unusually foul as I entered to change into my...

Rainbow, “Since You’ve Been Gone” Woah oooh...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:35:59 -0500

Rainbow, “Since You’ve Been Gone”

Woah oooh ohhh. Woah oooh ohhh. Woah ooh ohhh.

baxterp2: mercurypdx: ohmygolly: !!! safetybeltteam:de.acidcow....

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:05:51 -0500

baxterp2:

mercurypdx:

ohmygolly:

!!!
safetybeltteam:de.acidcow.com

It’s the cat with the glowsticks that’s killing me.

With each passing day, cats tighten their strangle hold on the Internet.

(via fuckyeahlost) So true.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:28:07 -0500

(via fuckyeahlost)

So true.

Wholesale

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:39:00 -0500

I wonder what Kafka would think of Costco. Would he call it Kafkaesque? The Staten Island Costco on...

nedhepburn: Xiu Xiu “I <3 The Valley” Droning feedback and...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:31:00 -0500

nedhepburn:

Xiu Xiu “I <3 The Valley”

Droning feedback and incongruous rambling is usually my internal soundtrack when drunk, though we try to keep it more positive. And avoid any mention of our backside.

nevver: Monster Brains Cthulhu is my homie.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:27:00 -0500

nevver:

Monster Brains

Cthulhu is my homie.

Don't Answer. It's a Trap.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:21:06 -0500

Overheard at the bar last night: Female patron (to male patron): Smell my hand. It’s musty,...

Blue Sunday

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:05:34 -0500

Listening to Baroness’ Blue Record and dreaming of giant stone monoliths to climb and stand...

Rhinoplasty

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:24:00 -0500

A few nights ago, I had a dream that I’d gotten someone pregnant. I didn’t remember who,...

(via iamthegirlanachronism) Rainy Saturdays don’t have to...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:08:48 -0500

(via iamthegirlanachronism)

Rainy Saturdays don’t have to be so bad.

Quite some years ago, I interviewed La Plebe for an alt-monthly...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:21:25 -0500

Quite some years ago, I interviewed La Plebe for an alt-monthly in San Francisco called Mesh (which is unfortunately departed).

Months later, I the band played Chico, Calif., where I lived for seven years. I ended up at the show by accident. I think friends of mine who were in a metal band were playing the same mismatched bill. I remembered the name, though, and I convinced my friends to stay for La Plebe. It was well worth it. I talked to the band after the show, and they said they remembered my interview, which whether they were telling the truth or not, was really nice of them to say. The reaction to the band was good enough that they told me they’d love to come back to Chico again.

Years went by, and when I was on my last leg in California, La Plebe returned to play a pizza place that had been hosting punk and metal shows. The floor was covered in saw dust, and $5 would get you a ridiculously huge slice of pie, ear plugs and a Pabst. La Plebe killed it—so much so that I busted out my best approximation of skanking.

Afterward, the band ended up at my housemate’s apartment for the after party. They were really cool guys, and all of us drank on the porch till near-dawn.

The next day, I was sore from dancing and hungover, so I walked to my favorite taqueria for a life-saving breakfast burrito (egg and home-made chorizo). I was surprised to see the entire band there, already seated at a cluster of tables. They invited me over and we ate breakfast together. I asked them what they thought of the place, and they said it was good, down home Mexican cooking like their grandmothers used to make.

We ate, and they hopped back in their van. My hangover was a distant memory.

nevver: Crescent Earth Earth is pretty awesome from the ground...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:22:32 -0500

nevver:

Crescent Earth

Earth is pretty awesome from the ground floor. I can only imagine how bad ass it is from the moon.

Casualty

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:14:00 -0500

Tuesdays and Thursdays at the school are a mess. Four after school programs are all operating in...

No Mas Presents: Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No by James...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:05:19 -0500

No Mas Presents: Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No by James Blagden

LSD, the original PED. One of the greatest stories in baseball, animated, with narration by the man himself. Thanks to Big Max for the link.

ryanjpointer: (via whatwouldcaseydo) Boston terriers have been...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:06:45 -0500

ryanjpointer:

(via whatwouldcaseydo)

Boston terriers have been a recurring motif in my life. Two houses down from me, the family had one—a mean little shit named Sam. I hated Sam. He’d attacked my own dog a few times, and one day, I’d had enough. I was walking my dog Job and Sam had gotten out of his house. He ran at Job, teeth a-blazing.

The last time this had happened, the resulting conflict left my dog bleeding. This time, I dropped Job’s leash and stood between the two dogs and shoved the palm of my left hand at Sam. There was a flurry of activity—barking on both sides, Sam’s family yelling as they came out to wrangle their dog—after which, my right arm was covered in blood. When I looked at my left hand, I realized it was mine.

Sam gave me my only scar—a small hash mark that intersects the topmost lateral line on my left palm. I villainized him in a bad pre-teen comic strip I wrote and draw; and one day, when he was tied up outside, I tossed him in an empty garbage can with a group of friends. I feel kind of bad about that.

Years later, my roommate told me about her desire to adopt a dog from the humane society. We weren’t allowed to keep dogs, but I was an easy sell on breaking the rules. At work, she would send me links to dogs up for adoption at the Butte County Humane Society. One of those links was to a dog named Poncho, a Boston terrier. He was chubby and goofy-looking. We nicknamed him “The Ponch” even before he came home. When I found out he was already adopted, I was pretty much heartbroken.

Last week, my friends and publishers Jono and Melissa added Panda, a Boston terrier, to their family, right before they move into their first house. Best of luck to both of them.

Milk of Magnesia

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:58:00 -0500

I think I fell asleep on the ferry. At the very least, I was in that semi-lucid state between...

nevver: My Sharona I look at this, and I can almost taste the...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:54:05 -0500

nevver:

My Sharona

I look at this, and I can almost taste the Cheetos.

luro: dorkvader: (via flickflickflicker) Dude. Fucking owls,...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:43:09 -0500

luro:

dorkvader:

(via flickflickflicker)

Dude. Fucking owls, bro.

comicbooks: Fear-Fraught First Fridays: the Swamp Thing I...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:29:07 -0500

comicbooks:

Fear-Fraught First Fridays: the Swamp Thing

I really wish DC would just let me write a new Swamp Thing series. I’d even pay them to let me do one. If I had money. Actually, I’d prefer to be paid, but I work cheap!