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Wonder Pets

ahmadalikarim — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:24:17 +0000

Wonder Pets like to eat celery after they saved animals. They like to save animals in trouble. They save animals everyday. The guinea pig's name is Linny, the turtle's name is Tuck and the duckling's name is Ming- Ming. If they want to save animals they don't use a car but they use their flying boat named Flyboat.

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I like to watch Wonder Pets and I like to sing the Wonder Pets songs. Wonder Pets are good animals because they do not fight but they only save other animals. I like to eat celery too.

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Englebert PR Stunt Goes Awry: Waitstaff Claims Gratuity Free Living at Suzie Wong's

davidhollis — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:26:57 +0000

OHkay, here's the deal: so like, remember how those waitresses got fired from 1Oak? And like, they were Asian? And like, they claimed they were discriminated against, and got hit on? And remember how JE (aka John "JE" Englebert) put out a whole press release saying how upset this made him, because, like, he loved and fed and petted and took care of his waitstaff (I promise!)? And then he like, offered to hire the Asian girls so they wouldn't have to worry about, like, making a living?
Well, turns out he might be kinduv, sort of a hypocrite. Ironically, it turns out that one of the pink-slipped girls worked at Suzy Wong's before going over to 1Oak, and that she left because the club wasn't giving them their tip outs, using the old we'll-take-your-tips-for-the-night-and-give-you-a-check-later routine (commonly known as 'screwing the help').
In light of this, we are just dying to know if any of the girls has taken up JE (aka John "JE" Englebert) on his offer. So, like, text us, ok?

Idle. Sketching.

aifaustus — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:43:15 +0000

I did this skull to make time go faster. China markers and charcoal on newsprint.

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Day 3 Question

scared of revolving doors — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:39:21 +0000

On my third day in my new job as Account Director in a huge multinational Agency and I am currently reviewing structures, strategies, issues ("You are going to be positioned in the line of fire soon!") personalities (I still don't have any lunch mate), works in progress (this one is very manageable), etc, and well, from what I have learned so far, this question has started hovering over me...

WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO?

They gave me a ass-kicking MacBook though.

Where is My Karma?

09ine — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:59:07 +0000

Today was the day of the senior sleep in. The night before, I stayed up late and did the usual; you know, talked to myself, ate some food, stayed on the computer. I know I was having a series of amazing dreams but I can't remember them at all. On a side note, I think I'll blog about my dreams so that I can remember them. Anyway, I woke up at 8:15 but told myself that I can go back to sleep and I'll just wake up again in 15 minutes. I ended up sleeping until 9:05. The bad news was that I had to be in school by 9:15. I ended up getting to class at 9:20 but since I have Mr. Deal first period it wasn't TOO bad. I don't know if he called me in or not. Calla slept in more than me and came in when first period was over or somewhere during that time.

I barely had anytime to get ready or anything. I had to stuff my socks into my pockets so that I could put them on later. We started to get some homework in our classes now so I'm kind of bummed about that. I didn't get to talk to Emily too much because Mr. Friedman was sitting near her table and I was worried another Mrs. Fallon incident would happen. Speaking about her, I didn't know where she was (I saw her eventually by the end of the period). I did manage to talk to Emily and the guys for a little bit but not as much as I would have wanted to.

I'm feeling really down and lazy right now because I didn't get to go to the gym. My dad has to take my car again because his antifreeze container is broken or some crap like that. I might do my own workout later but it doesn't really help me as much without the equipment at the rec. The Russian book came in the other day so I've been reading that bit by bit. What I'm guilty about are the SATs. I have the book and everything but I haven't committed to reading it yet. I guess I still have about a month left but I only have one chance really. Well I guess I could take the ones in November too but that would be pushing it. I'm seriously nervous about them no joke. I'm really worried about the Math section...as in I'm completely mortified. I guess the SATs is cuasing that big lump in the back of my brain that just keeps nabbing at me. Until I get them done with, along with college applications, I'm going to be worried about my future for a while now. Also, I'm not going to have much fun and free time until then so that's seriously depressing.

Tomorrow is another senior sleep-in day so I'll try not to sleep-sleep-in like I did today. I guess I should do my homework, exercise, read Russian and think and do other stuff right about now but for some reason I still have the urge to right something down. But hey whatever, I guess I'll see you all later.

Trouble

belleofthebooks — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:28:30 +0000

So apparently, I'm in trouble. My mother is always calling me, asking for book recommendations for her monthly book group, although I'm not sure why. The book is usually the least important aspect of their meetings, easily overshadowed by food, wine and gossip. Regardless, she is always asking for suggestions which I rarely give because there's a lot of pressure! Of course I will be blamed if they don't like the choice, however kindly they'll try to excuse it, and it would be especially embarrassing if the book has too much sex, violence or some kind of weirdness that would get associated with me. Ok, I'm overanalyzing by a long shot, but still, this all would happen to some degree and I don't know what I would do if they told their children (who I went to school with) that I'm into weird, explicit books of some sort. You know how rumors start, add the small town with little else going on, and bam, there goes my reputation, all because of a book recommendation.

I've recommended a few before, but they had always turned them down during their selection process. Earlier this year I read The Thirteenth Tale and discussed some of it with my mom (she always asks what I'm reading). Naturally, she asked if it would make a good book club book and my response was: "There are some really weird parts, including some incest, but it makes for a good discussion. I don't know how much your group (read: gossippy, conservative, middle-aged soccer moms) would like it." My mom accepted that, passed it on to the group when The Thirteenth Tale came up and they decided to veto it. End of story, or so I thought.

My mom got an angry phone call from a friend in the book club, ranting about how they should never have listened to me, how I'm still too young to understand their taste, etc etc etc. Apparently, others have read and loved The Thirteenth Tale (which, by the way, I did enjoy. Very thought provoking, almost haunting). Because I didn't recommend it, my reputation as a knowledgeable bookworm is ruined.

Figures, right?

At least I'm off the hook for recommendations!

2012: The end times ?

azumuth — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:49:52 +0000

I'm not an alarmist. Though it is obvious that the world is coming to a head in terms of what it can handle socially, environmentally, and spiritually, I always focus on the light at the end of the tunnel. Trouble is, the tunnel seems to be lengthening these days, especially with the amount of attention and fervor people are giving to December 21st 2012 and its interpretation. Never mind that the Mayans themselves never prophesied an end to the world on December 21st, or that apocalyptic videos are everywhere on the Internet. Mostly it's people who have just learned about it that are making all the noise. People who have been studying it for a while are sitting back and watching the show.

I think most of us can agree that the last 25,000 years upon the Earth has been an extremely dark era. Yes, we have survived and thrived despite the trials afflicted upon us (by either Mother Nature or ourselves), but for the most part it has been by the skin of our behinds. One need only look at how frequently the entire world has been brought to nearly DEFCON 5 states of alert, where all it would has taken to reduce us to rubble is the simple twisting of a key and the pushing of a little red button.

So. The End Times. What are they? Well, first of all, having an "end" to time implies that there was once the beginning of time. And as far as I know, the only way that time can exist at all is via the rotation of our Earth on its axis and its subsequent revolution around the Sun. Time as we know it is measured by the hours separating light and darkness - by sunset and sunrise. Therefore, anything directly affecting the existence or our perception of sunrise and sunset (and therefore, the Earth's rotation itself) must directly affect time, thereby bringing about its End" (or our perception of it). Hmmm. Food for thought.

December 21st is also the darkest day of the year in terms of how short the days are in the northern hemisphere. Therefore, the darkest day at the end of a dark 25,000 year period symbolizes the tail end of something that has plagued us for millennia. And after its passing by into memory, what next? I think it is the return of something good. Something akin to Light. The return of Christ or a Christ consciousness? Mass extraterrestrial craft sightings and landings around the world? Whether one follows the Book of Revelations, the Mayan culture, or current New Age ideology, December 21st, 2012 has something to offer everyone, including Hollywood.

Consider that Roland Emmerich, an internationally well-known film director, is currently setting his chess peices across the board with studio execs to create his latest masterpiece; a 2012 movie with severe apocalyptic undertones.

In fact, this upcoming movie promises to occupy one spot behind The Titanic in terms of production costs, making it the second most expensive movie in history. And whether it's out of curiosity or boredom, like everyone else, I'll be curious as to what Emmerich and his team managed to come up with once it hits the box office in summer 2009. If almost as much money was spent on this than The Titanic, then it's bound to be good - computer CGI dramatizations aside. Hopefully there will be a good story.

The growing frenzy taking place around the 2012 phenomena does have a small island of stability: it isn't here yet.

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Mix(tape) It Up! Challenge: Bobcat's Response

Bobcat Cat — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:20:48 +0000

A bit delayed, as usual. But here it is, my response to the challenge! I'll try to get versions of the songs, but I do have ninty percent of them on my iTunes, so if you really want I can send you the MP3 via email or which ever method you choose. Now, the Mix(tape) It Up Challenge!

1. A song with an impressive intro: Stronger- Kanye West.

Who doesn't love some good Kanye West? Especially with a nice collaberation between him and Daft Punk? This makes for a lovely intro.

2. A song with a literary allusion: Peter Pan- Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf and Peter Pan, what a combination. Peter Pan was a book before the Disney Movie, but I'm sure you all knew that. So, this is my literary allusion. Patrick Wolf's music fits the part, I believe, with the violins and the beautiful melodies he manages to produce.

(I couldn't find this one, so, good luck with that. Sorry!)

3. A song released 20+ years ago: Guns of Brixton- The Clash

There were so many options for this one, but this song came on my iTunes when I was talking to Paul about it. Who doesn't love a little bit of The Clash? I know I do. The song was released in 1979.

4. A rap song that fits within the realm of hipsterness: Good Friday- Why?

Yoni Wolf once again produces a great song that manages to fit perfectly in this category. This song is a perfect blend of rap and hipsterism, sweet music to my ears. This song has racked up the plays on my iPod and my computer, so give it a listen.

5. A song by the first band you saw in concert: Take Me Home Please- Reggie and the Full Effect

I'm not going to comment. I could have gone the more embarrassing route and picked a My Chemical Romance song, but I have some pride. I was young and, surprisingly, it was a decent concert.

6. A song that mentions or alludes (clearly) to a historical figure: Cape Canaveral - Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

Don't get me started on Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band again. I would have used this for #14, but I ended up using the Mystic Band and Bright Eyes by the time I got there. In this song, Socrates is mentioned and a Greek philospher, though in a different way, still counted.

7. A song employing a foreign language either in part or whole: Qué Onda Guero -Beck

When we decided on this track, I thought this would be difficult. But then I remembered good old Beck. So, Beck was chosen for this track.

8. A song that describes your hometown: Devil Town- Daniel Johnston

What a perfect song to describe my hometown. This song just fits everything that is my hometown. It was covered by Bright Eyes and is featured on his album, Noise Floor Rarities. Daniel Johnston's original is wonderful, but the cover is almost just as good. I recommend both.

9. A song that mentions fruit: Lime Tree- Bright Eyes

I surprisingly had many, many options for this one. I was going to use "Peach Plum Pear," a cover by Final Fantasy, but I decided on this one. There was also another Bright Eyes song, "Bowl of Oranges." Fruit is clearly mentioned in the title.

10. The most heart wrenchingly sad song you know: Trouble (Cover) - Elliott Smith

There were so many options for this one, and I think I had to change it at least five times. This one won it though. Elliott Smith's cover of the Cat Stevens song is brilliant and heart-wrenching, but you can't help but listen to it. It brings tears to my eyes every time.

11. A song containing alliteration: On the Bus Mall- The Decemberists

The alliteration varies in this song, switching between verses. I read the lyrics and found the examples and the pattern seems to be two or three words with the same letter. Makes for lovely alliteration, if I do say myself.

(I only could find covers and since I didn't feel like listening to them all, you can find it. Plus, a cover is hardly ever as good as the original.)

12. An unlikely cover: Hurt- Johnny Cash ( Originally a Nine Inch Nails song)

Nine Inch Nail's song, "Hurt" is a great song to begin with. Then, Johnny Cash comes and makes it incredible. He took the song and changed it, for the better. It is beautiful and full of emotion and one of the best songs, ever.

13. A song that name drops another artist: Grace Kelly- Mika

Another song that gave me some trouble, but then I thought back and this song popped out. Freddy Mercury is name dropped and this is a fun little tune that gets stuck in your head.

14. A song by the band you most swoon over: Music When the Lights Go Out- The Libertines

Conor Oberst would be in this place if I didn't use him already. However, The Libertines are a close second, as the whole band is lovely. So, Pete Doherty may be a heroin addict and doesn't hang out with the best people, and maybe Carl Barat was a bit hypocritical when he kicked Pete out of the band as he was on coke, but lets face it: they are some of the most attractive men in the world. They both earned a place on the Top 5 in my book. You may argue, but this is my opinion. They're hot, and their music is great, even in the spin-off bands, Dirty Pretty Things and Babyshambles.

15. A song about endings: Casimir Pulaski Day- Sufjan Stevens

Another song that almost made it into the saddest song category, but I decided it was fitting to be here as well. This song is beautiful and sad, pretty and meaningful. A classic example of Sufjan Stevens, and if you haven't heard this song, you better listen.

So, there it is! My response. Man, that was fun. Sorry that the videos are iffy, but most of the songs are there! Have a ball, folks.

Madame Mermex

sabrinacognata — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:12:37 +0000

Oh man--wait, does anyone ever notice how often I start a post with "Oh man,"? I bet it is a lot of times. I should probably try something new like anything without "Oh" or "So." I overuse the fuck out of those stupid words.

Tomorrow morning I fly to New York. Currently, my neighborhood is sort of "burning down". goddamned Malibu Canyon. I am too lazy to get photos of it, but let me assure you that I am not so stupid as to actually get up and need to get photos of a fire for my fucking blog. Anyways, for reasons I am not clear on I went and did all the errands I needed to for my trip yesterday and now I am not up shit creek cause leaving this area to get anything done would have been a fucking joke had I tried it today. I am sure you are all riveted. That means I am not homeless and getting ready to get to New York tomorrow. I am not prepared for the beating my liver is going to take. Nor am I prepared for dealing with the authorities or seeing my sister after she's been gone for a fucking month. Man, I miss that stupid whore.

C. and I were lying in bed the other day and for reasons I am not clear on we were talking about my stupid blog. I was telling this to Erin and she threatened my life if C. got too involved in my blog or it turned into some sort of terrible blog that talks about cooking, puppies and love. Erin, for the last time, I do not believe in love, writing about cooking is sort of boring, but puppies will ALWAYS rock. I feel like I am bringing a lot to C's life though. Things like marathon sex, breaking all the rules, talking about how I'd like to mold my vagina and then try and wear it like a sailor hat in public, and introducing him to Sex Talk with Sue.

I am not sure his life was filled with joy until I decided to join it and watch his perfect structure come crashing down. Especially, since all that time if filled with me demanding sex in public at inappropriate times, causing him to lose his ATM card, and forcing his neighbors to ask him to keep down the noise during sex. In all honesty, after listening to his alcoholic neighbor have a dementia related fit for hours and hours you'd think they'd never even notice me screaming, but I guess I'm wrong again.

I guess if I am going to inundate you with boring shit about C. and I, I can at least brighten your day with his idea of a joke. It was like 3 am on Sunday night and he needed to be at work the next morning, but instead we were bullshitting and demanding neither one of us was tired when he is like, "Ok, I guess I can go to sleep now. Give me your hand." Then he puts it on his dick and is like, "Hold that until morning." Whatever I said in response sounded like Rowdy Roddy Piper said it, and I am not sure when my voice got so deep that I began sounding like the love child of Demi Moore and Ru Paul, but it happened. Anyways, sex jokes go a long way with me. Cause my favorite things ever are sex and humor--when fused together they supply me with hours of countless awesomeness.

Oh man, this shit sounded totally better in my head, but most things usually do. So I leave for a week in NYC in about 12 hours and I still haven't done any packing or really anything. All I need to do is write a few pieces for Mad Atoms and then throw some shit into a suitcase and prepare my body for a shock from all the elicit drugs, alcohol and mayhem that is about to hit it. Oh, by the way, are you fucking assholes not going to Mad Atoms anymore? Jesus, I give you pictures of me falling apart in a fucking photo booth. I give you stories about how I came so hard last weekend that my knees didn't work. I give you stories about how I look like a Rodin sculpture when I decide to piss with the door open after sex. I give you stories about how I had sex on Malibu Canyon while driving to the beach. I give. I give. I give. Oh, I mean, I'm going to give. I'm going to. Now get over to Mad Atoms and rate and comment up anything with my name on it. NOW.

Gospel Panic and Exhaustion...

tjbrassell — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:42:07 +0000

...is often the first thing that takes hold of you when you begin to take seriously that God's Good News is better than you ever thought! The reason for this is that there is no good thing in our fleshly humanity, apart from Jesus Christ! Therefore, when we are confronted with the weight and burden of God's goodness and glory (in contrast to our sinfulness), it is very difficult to believe and embrace.

Often times, when proclaiming the Good News of Humanity's Inclusion in the Life of the Triune God, solely by God's grace, the accusation is put forth that we are not calling a person to "repentance and change!" Nothing could be FURTHER from the truth! This is proven by the fact that when people are called to think of God in all of His goodness and Inclusive grace, the last thing a person wants to do is believe that and repent (change their mind radically, resulting in a radical change of action)!

By the way, changing your mind IS an action and DOING something, too!! :-)

In God's ever-present grace, I preach the Gospel in unbounded joy and increasing zest and freedom - NOW! It wasn't this way at first! See more of my personal story, entitled "Nothing Less than Radically Shocking!" here. Being as lost we all still are in the clinging flesh of fallen Adam, there is no such thing as not being called to repentance when we hear the Good News of the Gospel proclaimed! We are either found believing the Truth about Jesus and ourselves in Him, or we are found not believing it. If found not believing it, we are placed in a crisis of belief IN AND APART FROM ANYONE SAYING "Repent and believe this Good News!"

When hearing the Gospel, which says confidently and unequivocally that, "In Jesus Christ every person, dead or alive, has been Embraced, Saved, Included and Adopted into the Life of the Triune God, and always will be!", our fallen flesh begins to go into a denying panic! I've noticed that it typically follows this same pattern for most people trained in religion: Shocking disbelief, leading to "fighting mad" or, if embraced as truth, "descending" to total embarrassment and humility, and finally, progressively accompanied by great liberating "can't shut up about it" joy!

Up to this point, it may seem as if I am just spouting out a bunch of theology and thoughts on my constant Gospel theme of Humanity's Inclusion in the Life of the Triune God. But, I was reminded of this process and experience when re-reading an e-mail I received in the recent past after sharing the Gospel and a few resources with a fellow Pastor! I want to share his response with you. I keep it tucked in the back of my bible to encourage me in the suffering and joy that comes with sharing and being confronted by the Good News of the Person of Jesus Christ!

May you be encouraged and strengthened by this REAL LIFE interaction I had with a Pastor as you begin to embrace God's Good News, continue to repent and embrace it more, or participate with Jesus in sharing it with others. Like the panic and exhaustion that I hear women discuss regarding pregnancy, as the "baby" of the Good News is being birthed from the inside out, it is not always joyful at first! :-)

Here is the response and experience of the already Christian pastor, verbatim, with ONLY the name of the pastor being excluded for anonymity:

"Tim,

I hope you are asleep as I write this but I can't sleep. I just spent the last 3 hours reading my sermon notes for tomorrow and trying to find my Augustinian influence and writing it out.

I need those web links for the free books please. I am ordering "On the incarnation of the Word of God" and "The Forgotten Father"

Did you weep over any of this? Because I found myself on my knees in tears tonight asking God to break me down and rebuild me into a REAL preacher of the true Gospel. I've decided that I am going to seek the true Gospel no matter what the cost.

I suddenly feel like my relationship with God has been superficial all these years. I'm not discouraged. Oh quite the opposite I am more excited about God than I have ever been because I think my experience and relationship with Jesus has been and is awesome and now I see that I have not even scratched the surface.

I can't wait to know Him more. Its like that song "In the secret" I do want to know Him more.

This is all fresh and new and I am trying hard not to panic. I am praying a lot tonight but I just wanted to email you to say I think I am going to get it, I don't believe God would tease me. If He has introduced me to this theology I know it is because He wants me to understand.

I am ready to commit to learning the real Gospel, the Gospel with power and lifechanging authority.

Last year I read "Making a difference in Preaching" and now I see that the real way to make a difference in preaching is to discover the real Gospel and preach that and then let the power of God's Word make the difference.

So again please send me links to the free books I can read. I feel like I am in the middle of the desert and all I want is water. I have 200 books on my shelf but none of the ones I desperately want to read.

Whew,

This is exhausting,

I'll keep in touch.

PS I loved the rap. May I play it at my church? "

Don't have to go home but you can't stay here

ajdele — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:59:55 +0000

It is official, we are being kicked out of our place. It has been a twisted tale that got us to this place. Julie and I still dont understand it completely, mostly because we have never gotten more than 3/4 truths from our landlord. But we went to court on Friday, he told us not to go, but we went to court on friday. We went to find out what's what. Landlord was not giving us the what's what he just wanted us to know that his sister was a victim (thats very unfortunate and I have the utmost sympathy for her unfortunate circumstances but that doesnt give you the right to screw us over) and that he was going to take care of us.

So here it is. Two fridays ago, there was a knock on the door by a very nice Cook Co. Sherrif with service for an eviction hearing next week (this past friday). After confirming that Julie and I were the rightful recipients of the service I took and started trying to figure out what they hell is going on. I was angry. I dont think I let it show over the phone except when I left the landlord a message, I didnt curse him out or anything, but I think you could hear it in my voice. Anyway, called a buch of people and found out that the condo association has to approve any lease (which they didnt in the case of ours) and you cant rent a unit in the building for more than a year (which he has been doing for several years). The landlord denies knowledge of all this and claims innocence and the victimization of his sister.

After court last week we know that we are going to have to leave. The condo association is being cool with us and letting take some time to figure things out as long as we continue to make steps to move out. I think they will give us the time we need. It seems though that we might have 90 days from last week to be out.

This story is far from over as we still have a lot of figuring out to do. We are going to need to talk to an attorney of our own to find out what our rights are and how we can secure our deposit and moving fees under the law. So long apartment, it was fun while it lasted.

Who The HELL Is Threatening Steve Lewis?

davidhollis — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:30:39 +0000

A quick peak at a recent status update on Steve's facebook page reveals that the recent subjects of one of his interviews are none too happy with what he wrote about them, and are threatening violence (though a quick scan of the site doesn't reveal anything too threat-worthy).
Well, we're pretty sure that Steve can take care of himself-after all, he survived the Haitian gang wars. But in any case, Steve is like, our boy, and we like, totally have his back.

Baby Picture Sundays - Here Comes Trouble

Nancy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:39:16 +0000

Debi is doing her Baby Picture Sundays again. And I’m in!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=""What do you mean we're not supposed to sit on the bookshelf?""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_483" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=""You want us to get DOWN?? HAHAHA! Riiiiiight""][/caption]

CNN Poll Suggests Trouble for Obama, But Omits Proper Context

obamakijij — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:27:05 +0000

This is not good news for Obama, who had led by 7 points in a CNN poll released in late July. It would be nice to know why the decline occurred. However, the analysis of the poll omits several important pieces of context, ...
www.fivethirtyeight.com

Dear God

strawberry — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:02:56 +0000

GOd,
sometimes I feel outside,
weak and frail
fighting an onslaught of hell
with my dinky little shield of faith
feeling so far from your well
feeling so alone
but I know
you cannot lie;
that you are an ever-present help
in times of trouble.
I believe you to carry me through
yet another battle
and bring me home again
to rest in your
everlasting arms.

My Second try...

bbhood — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:22:57 +0000

Its not easy to conquer the fears of my last experience. But we decided to try it again! If its not going to work then we will thinkfor adoption. Kegan is a very open minded person, he told me that if we really love kids, we should love all the kids. Not necessary must genetically from us. I feel so lucky to have him in my life, he never give me pressures on anything and we both believe in faith.

My mother in law was abit curious about baby plan but she dont dare because she afraid will give me indirect pressure. She is a very understanding person and always think for others. She is not those typical mother in law we used to hear from friends...fierce; superstitious; power; sensitive; not flexible. My mother in law very much taking care of both of us, we can sense it through the vegetarian dishes she specially prepare for us most of the time. In regardless of any trouble she faced, she simply not complaint any.

In such a warm and happy family...i conceived again....:)

"Moderately In Shape", Angry, Drunken Hudson Hotel Rejectee claims: I'm a Brunette!

davidhollis — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:19:44 +0000

Ahh, Gawker. Today we find an interesting item on the Hudson Hotel, where last night, a young lady claims that two (count em: TWO!) "underage blondes in front of me were able to get in without a problem", and that SHE wasn't let in! And all because of her hair color! Well, lets get that on the website, like, right now!
From what we hear, the guest in question was, eh, slightly large. And throwing things. Which leaves us wondering: if a blind man applies for a pilots license, will he be rejected because he's gay?
Dont' get us wrong: we love the big girls. Shoot-we love them looong time. But if you're going to cry foul, why try to hide your 'moderately in shape' status? We can get behind that. er...
But the more troubling question remains: how slow a news day does it have to be before you start publishing drunken complaints from your readers about not getting into a club?

Beware When Stumbling(upon) at Work or Your Mom's House

Poopstick — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:12:29 +0000

Stumbleupon has got to be the best thing to happen to the internet in the last 10 years. There is finally a way to find all of those interesting webpages that are buried deep in subfolders of folders upon folders of shitty websites. I must spend 2-3 hours a day just stumbling around. It's a great way to waste a lot of time at work (or wherever else).

Recently, while stumbling I have started noticing the new banner ad for fling.com. Normally, I don't really notice banner ads. Sure, they are now part of the fabric of the internet, but to me they are just another tree for a scene that is set in a forest. But the one for fling is just obnoxious. Here is my Hello Kittyized version. Upon looking at that banner, can you imagine stumbling upon a website where it is plastered right at the top? Now imagine doing that at work. Now imagine you are showing how cool Stumbleupon is to your mother and father. Like I really need more shit to happen in my life that will leave me totally mortified. Maybe I can give a demonstration of the beauty of Stumbleupon to my grandparents and friends using the big screen projector at their church. That would totally seal the deal and ensure that I am permanently left out of the will.

If you want the full effect, click here (Adult Content).

Consider yourself warned. Stumbleupon is the best thing ever, but don't forget the Spider-man mantra.

With great power comes great responsibility...and the possibility of boobs and beaver shots.

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8/28 - Bill Cosby Calls Out the 'Dirty Laundry'

ejosowitz — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:28:43 +0000

Originally Aired: 10/17/2007

What is happening to our kids? What are we going to do about it? America's favorite dad is all fired up

Guests: Bill Cosby

This Just In: Nightlife Industry Discriminates Based On Appearance!

davidhollis — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:05:10 +0000

Seems that Page 6 is all excited to report that 10ak fired four (count 'em: four!) asian waitresses, and that said bottle flacks are suing the club for discrimination. Well, gosh...

From the inside, let me be the first to tell you something shocking: rich guys like hot asian chicks bringing them bottles of grey goose on silver platters. So, there's that.

Second, nobody likes homogeny. If you enter the nightlife business, you go in with the understanding that, eh, you're going to be judged (respectfully, of course) in terms of how good/bad/hip you look. Ugly people don't go over so well (unless your beautiful on the inside! Then its just fine.) That said, a good club owner knows that they're casting a show, and they need different players to fill different rolls. If your staff is all white/all black/all anything, it just doesn't work. And so diversity takes care of itself.

Third, half the best bottle-service waitresses in New York are asian, okay? When I used to work at Spa, there was waiter who was asian and gay, and he made more money than the tranny pole dancer at The Box.

My guess: the waitresses in question were probably incompetent or lazy. The waitresses at 1oak are making lots of money, and its uber competitive. When a place is that successful, there's bound to be staff purgings and firings every day of the week. There's plenty of discrimination going on in the nightlife industry (ever hear anyone describe a night as 'urban'? Ever need to clarify what they meant? ), but it sounds like these chickies are looking for an extra tip out.

Ok, Text Messages Are Awesome!

davidhollis — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:04:09 +0000

Not really. But since we spent the last post dissing the whole textual revolution, we thought we'd post our very favorite text invites here for your enjoyment. Some of them are funny, some are desperate, and some verge on the literary. You be the judge:
This weeks winner, from the superstar duo of Fontaine and Mory, who have clearly mastered the art of the sms:

Why they always caution men against bad girls? Bad girls are predictable, good girls are the ones to be warned against. Erly bbq at hi-bar and party at bijou.

Got your favorite/lamest party invites sitting around your inbox? Well bag 'em up and send them our way. Featured invites will be forwarded to my aunt Gladys in Baltimore (she'd love to attend! Who is this?)