Penis in a Rowboat

The fight started Saturday night after a reception when he knocked her to the floor with a karate kick in the seventh-floor hallway of a Holiday Inn, according to police. It escalated when she attacked two guests from another wedding party who came to her aid, police said.

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:35:33 -0400

The fight started Saturday night after a reception when he knocked her to the floor with a karate kick in the seventh-floor hallway of a Holiday Inn, according to police. It escalated when she attacked two guests from another wedding party who came to her aid, police said.: The fight started Saturday night after a reception when he knocked her to the floor with a karate kick in the seventh-floor hallway of a Holiday Inn, according to police. It escalated when she attacked two guests from another wedding party who came to her aid, police said.

So here's a question for you ...

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:59:39 -0400

Interesting problem, but it might be the price of a full public life (which is what this web 2.0 blitz engenders).

What would I do? There is an email for tips - flood the channel with misinformation.

juliaallison:

I have a dilemma.

A woman has taken to obsessively writing about me (and my girl friends) on a certain blog. This woman checks my tumblr, my flickr, my vimeo, my twitter, the postings about me on gawker & valleywag, as well as all of the things my girl friends post, and spends a good portion of her time (time which could otherwise be spent engaged in fun and useful activities, such as tennis, horseback riding or archery!) penning long, bitchy, link-ridden items “analyzing” my life.

She’s not a bad writer - in fact, she’s quite good. And I actually don’t mind people harmlessly poking fun at me. But she crosses the line when she publishes crap rumors in the guise of “blind” items and completely misrepresents situations where she really doesn’t have all the facts. More than anything, there’s a raw vitriolic hatred to her writing that - yes - really bothers me. Scares me, even.

But worse than all that is her consistent refusal to write under her own name, and to take responsibility for what she’s written.

I have never met her. She doesn’t know me or any of my friends. But I know who she is.

I’ve known for quite some time now, and I was hoping general decency would - at some point - take over. Um … not so much. I’ve asked her politely to stop. She hasn’t.

Most likely I shouldn’t care. I go through periods where I don’t. But ultimately, I come back to this: people should be accountable for what they write. I’m tired of it.

Should I reveal her?

What do you think?

PS. She tried to be my “friend” on Facebook. That’s just creepy.

My notorious D.O.G. - Darwin “Winnie” Cooper

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:04:31 -0400

My notorious D.O.G. - Darwin “Winnie” Cooper

closing deals

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:27:38 -0400

Matthew: holy shit... i think i need to chat with you more often me: did i just close a deal for you?
Matthew: i think i just closed a deal with a guy in the UK while chatting with you
me: nice. buy me dinner.
Matthew: i was half listening
it is a small deal... 13k
me: buy me lunch then
Matthew: but that means i get to eat this month
lol
me: can i have the leftovers?

priorities

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:34:43 -0400

Matthew: i think i'm about to not be homeless
me: congratulations, you can finally take that shower
Matthew: i don't want to change my entire lifestyle because of this
i'll grow into that
me: that's true. sleeping indoors is a good start. work from there.
Matthew: i'm not even sure i'll do that... i just want a place to stash all of my porn
me: you're a good man

"No situation in American history matches the scope of the mess George W. Bush has created. Literally..."

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:49:55 -0400

“No situation in American history matches the scope of the mess George W. Bush has created. Literally every system in America along with our foreign relations is in deep trouble.”

- The-Experience-Myth | The Strange Death of Liberal America

"Two events have helped to stoke this fire: the Iraq War and the mortgage crisis. With Iraq, many..."

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:30:22 -0400

“Two events have helped to stoke this fire: the Iraq War and the mortgage crisis. With Iraq, many people saw for the first time that “me-tooism” and triangulation extended even to supporting one of the most misguided and immoral foreign policy mistakes in American history. With the mortgage crisis they have begun to see how the DLC’s support for measures such as the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act has brought us not economic prosperity but to the edge of a potential Depression.”

- Has the Democratic Party Been Too Nice? | The Strange Death of Liberal America

kumagaya: (via chin7) The question remains.

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:01:28 -0400

kumagaya:

(via chin7)

The question remains.

claytoncubitt: Defaced. Square America. Great find.

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:59:42 -0400

claytoncubitt:

Defaced. Square America.

Great find.

artist anger pope parents

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:37:26 -0400

me: if i look down on our celebrity culture, does that make me a hypocrite for wanting large scale validation of my talents?
Nick: yes
but thats ok
you are an artist, you are a tangled mass of mystery
me: i feel more like a tangle of anger and high fructose corn syrup
Nick: well that too
thats the recipe for an artist
1 part corn syrup
800 parts anger
3 parts genius
1 part crippling insecurities
.5 parts astronaut
me: could i substitute raging inferiority for the crippling insecurities?
me: perhaps i should go stand on a street in NYC for a week so i can get a passing glimpse of a german man wearing a funny hat in a plastic bubble. that will fix everything.
Nick: it couldnt hurt
I sometimes think of that duo I saw in LA
a midget with a cape on roller skates, pushing a clown in a wheelchair
me: you’ve seen my parents? it’s been so long…
Nick: a handsome couple

via www.garbagediscobox.com

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:48:04 -0400

via www.garbagediscobox.com

Yikes

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:51:30 -0400

(i was late for work)
Nick: Finally coming in today?
me: Doctor's appointment. Seems I caught "asshole" from you.
Nick: Yeah, it's spreading.

Classic photo. What a face. claytoncubitt: Camp Funtime is...

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:00:38 -0400

Classic photo. What a face.

claytoncubitt:

Camp Funtime is right.

"I find it exceedingly strange that a group of conservative and libertarian-oriented think tanks —..."

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:30:26 -0400

““I find it exceedingly strange that a group of conservative and libertarian-oriented think tanks — groups that argue for less government — have embraced highways and roads as a solution to traffic congestion and a general boon to living. In the same breath, they usually attack mass-transit spending, particularly on trains. They seem to see a highway as an expression of the free market and of American individualism, and a rail line as an example of government meddling and creeping socialism.””

- Governing: The Hypocrisy of Libertarians Who Love Highways (via kenyatta)

Very well said. They favor less govt unless a particular pork barrel is kept full enough for them to gorge on. Highways are quite profitable. Conservatives and libertarians oppose govt expenditures on people. Things that can be built or bought or sold or processed have to make money for someone, and it’s usually them.

"There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle."

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:55:39 -0400

“There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.”

- Alexis de Tocqueville

Rent Rodman

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:55:46 -0400

Rent Rodman: I’m going to rock his ass in a game of HORSE.

Great song, but they’re not The Bees anymore. Say hello...

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:16:00 -0400

Great song, but they’re not The Bees anymore. Say hello to The Silver Seas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bees_(US_band)

tuneage:

The Bees - High Society

Do me a favor and listen to this song 2x. The link above takes you to an NPR story from 2006 referring to the Nashville quartet as a best ‘poorly’ kept secret. This entire record, “High Society”, is sonically soothing. Check it out already!!

NB: Below picture does not represent a member of the band. “Ay yay yay!”

This could be the best day ever for spaghetti beings in the...

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:13:23 -0400

This could be the best day ever for spaghetti beings in the Southeast.

cubicle17:

Flying Spaghetti Monster Lands Outside Tennessee Courthouse

Yes, this is a statue of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Yes, it was actually installed outside of a courthouse in TN. Yes, this is awesome.

E-voting vendor blocks security audit with legal threats

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:48:50 -0400

E-voting vendor blocks security audit with legal threats:

A-men to that. How can we continue to think elections are fair without being confident in the function of the machines (and the companies who make them)?

cubicle17:

From the article:

New Jersey election officials have scrapped plans for an independent audit of Union County voting machines because the vendor, Sequoia Voting Systems, says that unauthorized third-party security reviews would violate the county’s license agreement. Sequoia threatened the county with legal action when it learned that election officials were planning to send the machines to a respected Princeton University computer scientist for analysis.

Can someone please explain to me why the US doesn’t require repeated, independent third-party security audits of all voting machines currently in use?

My grandma watches Sex & the City.

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:30:26 -0400

My grandma watches Sex & the City.:

This is why grandmothers rock.

juliaallison:

“The way I see it,” she says, “you go about your everyday business and your career and your life and love will come. When it does, you’ll know it. Just be natural about it.”