WTF auction of the day: $5mill for Obama bust?

Five mill is a lot of change. I dunno what this dude was thinking:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Obama-Joker-Bust_W0QQitemZ200428035902QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eaa711f3e

Redneck Computer Terms

Backup - What you do when you sight a skunk in the woods.
Bar code - Them's the fight'n rules down da local tavern.
Bug - The reason you is a giv'n for calling in sick.
Byte - What yer pit bull dun to cusin Jethro.
Cache - Needed when you go to da store.
Chip - Yer cusin's uncle's mother's boyfriend's name.
Terminal - Time to call da undertaker.
Crash - When you go to Junior's party uninvited.
Digital - The art of counting on your fingers.
Diskette - A female Disco dancer.
Hacker - Uncle Leroy after thirty years of smoking.
Hardcopy - Picture looked at when selecting tattoos.
Internet - Where cafeteria workers put their hair.
Keyboard - Where you hang the keys to the John Deere.
Mac - Big Bob's favorite fast food.
Megahertz - How your head feels after seventeen beers.
Modem - What ya did when the grass and weeds got too tall.
Mouse pad - Where Mickey and Minnie live.
Network - Scoop'n up a big fish before it breaks the line.
Online - Where to stay when taking the sobriety test.
Rom - Where the pope lives.
Screen - Helps keep the skeeters off the porch.
Serial port - A red wine you drink with breakfast.
Superconductor - Amtrak's Employee of the year..

Sunday, February 28, 2010

quixotic \kwik-SOT-ik\, adjective:

1. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
2. Capricious; impulsive; unpredictable.

Quixotic refers to the eccentric, generous idealism of Don Quixote, the hero of a satiric romance by Miguel de Cervantes.
No stalk

• Phrase used before one inadvertently says something that sounds stalkerish on Facebook.

Carter: "No stalk but I noticed you changed your quotes on your profile. I love Hunter S Thompson too!"
Jane: Okaaay.
Trivia

Under Jewish law, what implement must be used in handwriting a Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament?

• A feather quill from a kosher bird, usually a goose or a turkey. An iron or metal writing implement cannot be used because it could puncture the parchment document and because metal, which is used in making weapons, is considered a symbol of death.

History

• Methodism: Anglican clergyman and evangelist John Wesley chartered the first Methodist church (1784)
• M*A*S*H: the final episode — "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" — aired; it was the top-rated TV episode in the US (1983)
• Olof Palme: the Swedish prime minister and his wife were shot in Stockholm; he was killed, she survived (1986)
• Waco siege: 51-day standoff began with a gun battle between federal agents and members of the cloistered Branch Davidian sect; the agents were attempting to arrest leader David Koresh on a weapons charge (1993)

Berfdays, yo!

• Linus Pauling (1901-1994): Nobel Prize-winning chemist and advocate of Vitamin C; physicist and naturalist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683-1757) shared this birth date
• Tommy Tune (71): dancer and choreographer
• Mario Andretti (70): champion racecar driver; another winning racer born today is Smarty Jones(9)
• Robert Sean Leonard (41): House's Dr. James Wilson; also, actors Zero Mostel (1915-1977), Charles Durning (87), Gavin McLeod (79), Frank Bonner (68), Kelly Bishop (66), Bubba Smith (65), Mercedes Ruehl and Bernadette Peters (both 62), Gilbert Gottfried (55), John Turturro(53), Rae Dawn Chong (49) and Maxine Bahns (39)

Brand New Video: Mister Cartoon, Cope2, & Sen2 Bomb New York City

Recently, the public got a taste of whats to come from thepartnership of Sanctioned and MetroPCS. The communications providerallowed three titans of street art to leave their mark on retailstores in the Harlem and the Bronx. West Coast legend Mister Cartoonhooked up with two East Coast heavyweights, Cope2 and Sen2, to deliver a powerful message.

Fully bombing the windows, the artists left their calling card for the morning commuters to marvel at. Take a look while you can: 115th &Lexington in Harlem; E. Fordham and E. Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx;3rd and E.151 in the Bronx.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3ME30Csv2o

Semi Precious Weapons Get Filthy at Fashion Week

Who better than Semi Precious Weapons to show how filthy fashion can be? Watch the garage glam foursome at Fashion Week NYC in the brand new Semi Precious Diaries webisode at www.semipreciousweapons.com.

Be sure to check out the official video for the band's anthemic track “Semi Precious Weapons” (including the epic opening declaration, "Can't pay my rent, but I'm f*&@ing gorgeous!"), the lead single off their upcoming Interscope/Geffen debut, You Love You. Watch it at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=102933516.

www.myspace.com/semipreciousweapons

www.twitter.com/preciousweapons

www.semipreciousweapons.com

Saturday, February 27, 2010

supplicate \SUP-luh-kayt\, intransitive verb:

1. To make a humble and earnest petition; to pray humbly.

transitive verb:

1. To seek or ask for humbly and earnestly.
2. To make a humble petition to; to beseech.

Supplicate derives from the past participle of Latin supplicare, from supplex, "entreating for mercy." The noun form is supplication.

F9

• To go through relationships rapidly, to be promiscuous.Derives from Chatroulette, where the F9 key brings another chat-partner up.

Dude 1: "I was thinking of trying to start a long-term devoted relationship with Maria."
Dude 2: "Not gonna happen. She straight F9s dudes."
Trivia
What famous 19th-century storyteller often left a note at his bedside stating “I only seem dead,” for fear he’d be buried alive after being prematurely pronounced dead?

• Danish fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen.

History

• Dominican Republic: became independent ofHaiti (1844); then got its first elected president after 38 years of dictatorship (1963)
• Leaning Tower of Pisa: the Italian government requested aid in preventing the tower from toppling; however, it was considered important to retain the tilt (1964)
• carbon-14: radioactive isotope that is the basis ofradiocarbon dating was discovered at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1970)
• Kuwait: oil-rich Arabian Peninsula country was liberated from Iraqi occupation during the Gulf War (1991)

Berfdays

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(1807-1882): poet, The Song of Hiawatha; other American writers born today include John Steinbeck (1902-1968), Peter De Vries (1910-1993) and Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
• Hugo Black (1886-1971): liberal US Supreme Court justice appointed by FDR
• Ariel Sharon (82): Israeli prime minister; he suffered a stroke in 2006 and remains in a coma
• Elizabeth Taylor (78): violet-eyed actress, Cleopatra, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; other actors born today include Joanne Woodward (80), Howard Hesseman (70), Timothy Spall(53), Adam Baldwin and Grant Show (both 48) and Donal Logue (44)
• Josh Groban (29): pop singer, Noël; other singers born on this date include Marian Anderson (1897-1993) and Adrian Smith (53)

Stereolab

From my email:

Stereolab were an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane (guitar/ keyboards) and Lætitia Sadier (vocals/ keyboards/ guitar), both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes. Other long-time members include Andy Ramsay (drums) and Mary Hansen (backing vocals/ keyboards/ guitar). Called "one of the most fiercely independent and original groups of the Nineties", Stereolab were one of the first bands to be termed "post-rock". Their primary musical influence was 1970s krautrock, which they combined with lounge, 1960s pop, and experimental pop music. They were noted for their heavy use of vintage electronic keyboards, and their sound often overlays a repetitive "motorik" beat with female vocals sung in English or French. Stereolab often incorporated socio-political themes into their lyrics. Some critics say the group's lyrics carry a strong Marxist message, and Gane and Sadier admit to being influenced by the Surrealist and Situationist cultural and political movements. The band were released from their recording contract with Warner Bros. Records when Warner's imprint Elektra Records folded. On 2 April 2009 Stereolab manager Martin Pike posted a message on the band's website, announcing that after 19 years the band would go into hiatus as "there are no plans to record new tracks".

Read the rest of this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereolab

Lifehouse Album Preview and Live Chat 2/27, NYC Album Release Show 3/2

To celebrate the release of their latest album Smoke & Mirrors on Tuesday, March 2nd, Lifehouse will be hosting a special release day concert and CD signing at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City's Times Square as part of their March on Stage live music series. Tickets are only $10, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Musicians on Call, a non-profit organization that brings live and recorded music to patients in healthcare facilities. For more information and to purchase tickets visit Ticketmaster.com. After the release day show, Lifehouse will kick off a nationwide tour with Daughtry and Cavo starting March 18.

For a chance to hear the album before its release, the band is premiering Smoke & Mirrors in full on their official MySpace page this Saturday, February 27th. That same day at 4 pm EST, Lifehouse will host a live chat on UStream.com to provide a track-by-track commentary on their new album, and afterward will answer questions from fans.

Smoke & Mirrors is still available for pre-order through the band's official website, LifehouseMusic.com, in both standard and deluxe editions. Both versions come with a download of two live tracks, while the deluxe edition includes a second disc with bonus material.

WTF Friday: Ask Cristina

Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna is without a doubt a hot chick. But what I con't understand is how they can give her a general advice column for any of life's questions. I mean, I think they stuck her a bad job. Check out some questions here:

http://www.harddriveradio.com/ASK-CRISTINA/5459191

I was thinking it would be hilarious to ask something like:

My girlfriend doesn't like anal sex because she says it's painful. Do you have any suggetstions how I can get her to give up the backdoor? Would you suggest roofies?

Or:

My girl won't swallow my load. How does your boyfriend get you to swallow his?

Or:

My girl won't watch porn with me because she says girls don't do that. Is that true? Do YOU watch porn?

Friday, February 26, 2010

mulct \MULKT\, noun:

1. A fine or penalty.

transitive verb:

1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or demanding a forfeiture.
2. To obtain by fraud or deception.
3. To defraud; to swindle.

Mulct comes from Latin multa, "a fine."
dead cat bounce

• Investor slang; a brief recovery in the price of a falling stock. Term is derived from the idea that "even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height."

I tried to buy GX on the dead cat bounce but got burned.
Triva
What is thunder snow?

• A rare winter thunderstorm that is accompanied by lightning and a heavy snowfall instead of rain.

History

• Bank of England: issued the first one-pound note after the government forbade paying out from the diminished gold reserves (1797)
• Grand Canyon: the enormous gorge was established as a national park (1919); Grand Teton National Park was established on the same date in 1926
• World Trade Center: bomb in basement killed 6, injured more than 1,000 and caused serious structural damage (1993)

Berfdays

• Suzi Simpson (42) playmate from Athens, greece (Jan, 1992)
• Wenceslas (1361-1419): German King
• John Harvey Kellogg (1852-1943): holistic physician who inventedcorn flakes; founder of chemical company Herbert Dow (1866-1930) shared this birth date
• Greg Germann (52): actor, Richard Fish in Ally McBeal; other actors born today include Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), Tony Randall (1920-2004), Betty Hutton (1921-2007) and Margaret Leighton (1922-1976)
• Erykah Badu (39): R&B singer; singers Fats Domino (82),Johnny Cash (1932-2003) and Michael Bolton (57) were also born on this date
• Mark DeRosa (35): infielder for the Giants

The final tally

It took three hours to get home from work today. The #7 was the least of the problem. The #6 wasn't running AT ALL and the bus drivers were driving like they never saw the schedules, just whenever they felt like it. Now I have to see what things look like in the morning, and whether or not I venture into the city. I certainly brought home enough work to do.

Oh, "Boner" Koenig was also found dead in Canada. If my nickname was BONER I might've suffered from severe depression too.

BTW

My work station is STILL down.

Delightful

MTA Service Notice
Due to a smoke condition at the 42nd Street-Grand Central Station, 7 train service is running local in both directions from the Queensboro Plaza Station to the Main Street-Flushing Station.
Please expect delays in service on the 7 trains at this time.

What good is all the switch-work when slush still screws up the entire line?

Turtle Thursday: Hatchlings

Here's a pic I found on photobucket of a couple Leather Back Turtle Hatchlings.

My wife and I helped bring some to the sea after hatching a couple years back on the island of Culebra. It was the experience of a lifetime!

Waiting game

I'm waiting for the return of my machine so I can get some work done, and to post some stuff in my other email boxes.

In other news, some sloppy weather is hitting the NY area now. A "snow hurricane" is supposed to pass by. Depending on a number of factors everyone around us will be hit by the shit storm whilst leaving the Big Apple unscathed. It's okay with me, they can have our share.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

gregarious \grih-GAIR-ee-us\, adjective:

1. Tending to form a group with others of the same kind.
2. Seeking and enjoying the company of others.

Gregarious is from Latin gregarius, "belonging to a herd or flock," from grex, greg-, "herd, flock."

Best-Behavior Friend

• Also known as 'BBF'; a friend whom you have very little in common with and you act on your best-behavior when you're with.A best-behavior friend does not typically know the extent of your true character or transgressions because you misrepresent the truth to make yourself look good or innocent. A person with a best-behavior friendship may see the friendship as important or long-standing and so lying about situations or leaving out key facts becomes common.

After a night of dancing, Meg found herself secretly having drunk sex with her best friend's ex-boyfriend. Meg went for lunch the next day with her best-behavior friend Rachel and when Meg recounted her night to Rachel, the sexual elements were removed.

Trivia
In medieval England, what was the occupation of someone named Kellogg?

• A pork butcher. The name is derived from kellen (“to kill” in Old English) plus hog.

History

• Regnans in Excelsis: Pope Pius Vexcommunicated Elizabeth I of England in support of the Roman Catholic rebellion; it did not go well (1570)
• Hiram Rhoades Revels: became the first African-American senator, filling the unexpired term of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis (1870)
• hockey: was first televised; the Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden (1940)
• Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston: the boxer later known as Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston at age 22; he lost it and rewon it twice more (1964)

Berfdays yo!

• Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919): impressionist painter
• Larry Gelbart (82): writer/producer for screen and stage, Tootsie, M*A*S*H; other writers born on this date, whose works were associated with theater and films, include Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Marcel Paul Pagnol (1895-1974), Anthony Burgess (1917-1993), Jack Handey (61) and Neil Jordan (60)
• Bob Schieffer (73): broadcast journalist and moderator of Face the Nation; plus, talk-show host Sally Jessy Raphael (75)
• George Harrison (1943-2001): Beatles guitarist/ songwriter; other musicians born on this date include Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), Myra Hess (1890-1965), Ralph Stanley (83), Daniel Powter (39) and Julio Iglesias Jr. (37)
• Ric Flair (61): world heavyweight champion wrestler; also, athletes Bobby Riggs (1918-1995), Barney Ewell (1918-1996) and Monte Irvin (91)
• Rashida Jones (34): actor, The Office; other actors born today include Zeppo Marx (1901-1979), Jim Backus (1913-1989), Tom Courtenay (73), Diane Baker (72),Carrot Top (45), Téa Leoni and Alexis Denisof (both 44),Lesley Boone (42), Sean Astin (39), Chelsea Handler (35) and James and Oliver Phelps (both 24)

Phuc and Phuc

Yesterday a dear friend sent me a link to a website that when you run your mouse across the screen little flash flowers crop up. It was sweet and I left it on my screen for the day. Near the end of the day my AVG announced it caught a virus in it's net. Of course the virus got by the Norton Network Edition. Useless hunk of shit. So I think I removed all traces of the virus but wanted to be extra safe. I wanted to replace the AVG with NOD32. From that point on WinXP wouldn't do anything. That bullshit soaked up the better part of my day and the tech dude had to take my machine to his office and I'm typing this on the boss' laptop.

In other words, I'M IN HELL!

Fuck it all.

I won't post any music stuff until tonight at the soonest including some new hot chick the record company wants me to promote. And no Hasselhoff Wednesday either. Want fun? Look up Heff's Bar & Grill or BamaTrav.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

arcanum \ar-KAY-nuhm\, noun;
plural arcana \-nuh\:

1. A secret; a mystery.
2. Specialized or mysterious knowledge, language, or information that is not accessible to the average person (generally used in the plural).

Arcanum is from the Latin, from arcanus "closed, secret," from arca, "chest, box," from arcere, "to shut in."

Mutually Assured Distraction

• The practice of distracting others in a manner assuring that neither party gets any work done.

We were both working on our papers but then she started chatting with me on Facebook and it was mutually assured distraction after that.

Trivia

What did fictional detective Travis McGee christen the 52-foot houseboat he kept docked at the Bahia Mar Marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida?

• The Busted Flush. McGee, the creation of writer John D. MacDonald, won the boat in a poker game.

History

• Gregorian calendar: solar calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in a papal bull known as Inter gravissimas, to correct the Julian calendar (1582)
• Marbury v. Madison: established judicial review, giving the Supreme Court power to overturn acts of Congress it deems unconstitutional(1803)
• Andrew Johnson: became the first US president to be impeached, for defying the Tenure of Office Act (1868)
• National Public Radio: the home of All Things Considered and Car Talk was created (1970)

Berfdays

• Ibn Batuta (1304-1377?): Medieval Muslim explorer who traveled some 75,000 mi (120,675 km) over 30 years and wrote about the Muslim world of the 14th century
• Abe Vigoda (89): actor, Fish in Barney Miller, Tessio in The Godfather; also born today are actors Steven Hill (88), Dominic Chianese (79), James Farentino(72), Barry Bostwick (65), Edward James Olmos (63), Debra Jo Rupp and Helen Shaver (both 58), Kristin Davis (45) and Billy Zane (44)
• Mike Lowell (36): World Series MVP; other athletes born today include Honus Wagner (1874-1955), Fred Dean (58), Alain Prost (55), Eddie Murray (54), Jeff Garcia (40), Manon Rheaume (38), Simeon Rice (36) and Lleyton Hewitt (29)

Elect the Dead Symphony on iTunes today, Serj issues special message to fans

Today marks the iTunes release of Serj Tankian's Elect the Dead Symphony. On March 16th, 2009, the Grammy Award winner and one of rock’s most unconventional front men, took the stage at the majestic Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to perform a very special orchestral interpretation of his critically acclaimed debut solo album Elect the Dead. The dynamic one-off performance was recorded and filmed in HD by six cameras, and the dramatic result has been captured in Elect the Dead Symphony.

To commemorate today's release Serj has issued a very special message to his fans:

Hello Friends,
Today is a great day as I can now share with you all the songs from the Elect The Dead Symphony on iTunes. Not only that, but Elect The Dead Symphony is an iTunes LP, which means you get an interactive experience with the album that we created just for you. Besides the audio tracks, we have exclusive artwork and pictures from that magical night, a behind the scenes video at our rehearsals, lyrics and more.

The CD/DVD edition of Elect the Dead Symphony is available March 9th.

Elect the Dead Symphony iTunes URL:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/elect-the-dead-symphony/id351505616

"Empty Walls" live clip URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEkQR9Wzock