September 2009
83 posts
“Good to know that even at thirty I regularly get mistaken for a student.”
– (via inteawetrust)
I strive for this.
Just got done watching "Across The Universe" →
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It was a pretty fragmented trippy Beatles mashup history love story. But interesting. I found myself juxtaposing Jude the lead character with setuplikeadeckofcards.
I haven’t seen this film, but now I need to, if only to find out if this is a compliment or not.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) →
Band of Horses (20)
Brand New (18)
Reverend and The Makers (12)
Gorilla Biscuits (9)
Enter Shikari (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“I like being cool.”
– An unintended double-meaning in a debate about the air conditioning.
Both true, though.
“It sits in my bathroom all the time.”
– A quote from a talking head in a toothpaste advert doing the rounds on TV at the moment.
I’m not sure that statement is all that useful when you’re trying to sell a brand of toothpaste. Every brand of toothpaste I’ve ever used has done the exact same thing.
(Also, that quote is...
“I have a bad feeling that whenever a lesbian looks at me they think,...”
– George Constanza
(via sourandsweet : somerset)
Two of my favourite quotes from today's papers...
“It could have gone either way and Leeds’s honour remains very much intact thanks to a display full of heart and endeavour that allowed them to stand toe to toe, if only for one night, with a team they once regularly shared a ring with.” -Times Online
“Sometimes defeat really can be dusted with a sprinkling of glory. Along the road to losing this tie Simon Grayson’s...
Leeds 0-1 Liverpool | League Cup | BBC SPORT →
Balls.
Nothing to be ashamed of, though. We played well and never looked like a team two leagues lower than them.
The highlights were Snodgrass looking creative as hell, Kisnorbo looking rock solid in defence and Elland Road being absolutely packed. 38,000 attendance for a League One team? I’ll take that.
I don’t post about football often but this was a big night tonight. We were on...
Leeds v Liverpool | League Cup | BBC SPORT →
Come on, Leeds!
The good news is that we can’t really lose tonight, even if we do actually lose. Liverpool are a far better team and there’s no shame in being beaten by them.
But if we win, it will be amazing.
It’s like being a keeper in a penalty shoot-out. You’re not expected to save any, but if you do, you’re the hero.
MARCHING ON TOGETHER!
“I’ve got a mind sieve.”
– Me, in a hurried email to someone at work.
Probably didn’t help them understand why I forgot to do something.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20) →
Muse (19)
65daysofstatic (12)
Band of Horses (10)
Poison the Well (10)
The Who (9)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
In a training session at work today, we all had to...
I said that I would buy a swimming pool, and then buy every bottle of Jack Daniel’s I could afford, and then empty all of the Jack Daniel’s I just bought into the swimming pool I just bought, and then go swimming in the Jack Daniel’s I just emptied into the swimming pool I just bought.
By the way people stared at me, I think they were pretty impressed.
My friends held an intervention for me tonight....
Pooped.
answers:
mallisser:
We haven’t even taken off & Lauren’s already asleep.
That’s the best way to fly: fall asleep during taxi, wake up when the wheels hit the ground.
I’m always torn between wanting to do this and wanting to be able to look out the window as much as possible.
I love Google Earth and all, but it’s just not the same as the real thing.
I get an immense amount of satisfaction from...
“I rejoice that there are owls. Let them do the idiotic and maniacal hooting for...”
– Henry David Thoreau in Walden, 1854.
Found on this Wikipedia article.
What a brilliantly-evocative statement.
Alright, guys. Listen, this is a blues riff in B,...
Slaughterhouse 5 - BBC Radio 3 →
Tonight, 8 p.m.
Music by 65daysofstatic.
I’m really looking forward to this.
It was the batteries in the mouse
Dad: Our computer's not working.
Me: What's wrong with it?
Dad: It's not WORKING.
“Why is it that people who can’t take advice always insist on giving it?”
– James Bond in Casino Royale
I don’t know, maybe because I’m right?
Words I alaways mistype
Exisiting
Spreadhseet
Thanks you
Seriosu
Alaways
Watch65_FestivalWeekend (via Vimeo)
A beautiful, glitchy, on tour video by 65daysofstatic.
I love them.
Monty Hall Problem →
bestofwikipedia:
The Monty Hall problem is a probability puzzle based on the American television game show Let’s Make a Deal. The name comes from the show’s host, Monty Hall. The problem is also called the Monty Hall paradox, as it is a veridical paradox in that the result appears absurd but is demonstrably true. (via @sks06c)
I’ll happily admit that I’m not a numbers person, and that...
I'm my own worst enemy, but the enemy of my enemy...
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty - Remastered →
These remastered Beastie Boys albums always brighten my day and make me a little poorer.
My most-played Beastie Boys song is Remote Control, off this album.
Michael J Fox's signature move in films was...
Police seek gunman suspect in wheelchair →
up-schist-creek:
He could get off with a lighter sentence if he says he’s wheely sorry.
Police threaten that if he doesn’t turn himself in, they will ramp up the charges.
Five things I want to be able to say sincerely
Not on my watch.
We got company.
They’re not going to know what hit ‘em.
Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in.
Step on it!