Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel are gettin' hitched.
Monday
Duck & Cover
Bon Iver - Your Love (The Outfield Cover)
Jonna Lee - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (Postal Service cover)
Katy Perry - Electric Feel (MGMT COVER)
Lykke Li - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
We Are Scientists - Hopppolla (Sigur Ros Cover)
Calico Horse - Idioteque (Radiohead Cover)
The New Standards - Such Great Heights (The Postal Service Cover)
LILLY WOOD AND THE PRICK - L.E.S. Artistes (Santogold Cover)
The Kooks - Violet Hill
The Kooks - Kids (MGMT Cover)
Radiohead - The Rip (Portishead cover)
Jonna Lee - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (Postal Service cover)
Katy Perry - Electric Feel (MGMT COVER)
Lykke Li - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
We Are Scientists - Hopppolla (Sigur Ros Cover)
Calico Horse - Idioteque (Radiohead Cover)
The New Standards - Such Great Heights (The Postal Service Cover)
LILLY WOOD AND THE PRICK - L.E.S. Artistes (Santogold Cover)
The Kooks - Violet Hill
The Kooks - Kids (MGMT Cover)
Radiohead - The Rip (Portishead cover)
Thursday
Wednesday
heaven is a place on earth...
80's Prom Party
I am so proud to call Seth and Rachel two of my very best. Please note the head swing, and the dual shimmys. I only hope my bridesmaid dress is similar to the fierce piece Rach is wearing...
I am so proud to call Seth and Rachel two of my very best. Please note the head swing, and the dual shimmys. I only hope my bridesmaid dress is similar to the fierce piece Rach is wearing...
Tuesday
Santa's Gmail
http://www.walyou.com/img/santa-claus-gmail-account.jpg
Al Gore's email is the best...
Al Gore's email is the best...
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
Disturbia
Bad form Miranda Kerr, BAD FORM!
From This:
To This:
From This:
To This:
Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr has apparently not only split up with boyfriend Orlando Bloom, but is now also hooking up with greasy, firecrotch-coining Brandon Davis.
I’m having trouble coming up with the proper analogy…
Dating Orlando Bloom : Dating Brandon Davis ::
Dating Johnny Depp : Handjob From Fingerless Tranny
Filet Mignon : A Turd, Prepared By Lisa From Top Chef
Vacation in Hawaii : Playing in a Chuck E. Cheese Ball Pen With Herp Instead Of Balls
Casablanca : Being Beaten in the Scrotum with the Epic Movie Film Canister
Christmas Day : Celebrating the 60-Year Anniversary of the Short Story “The Lottery” By Stoning a Random Child To Death, Then Sleeping With a Fat, Greasy Oil Heir
Kitten : Literally The Holocaust
So long, Chotchkies.
Today is a sad day for San Mateo, or just Dave. No more double happy hours, chicken fingers or red and white stripes my friends. Where will we have our high school reunions? McGoverns or the Swinging Door, you'r choice. RIP Chotchkies. "A skeleton crew boxed up the booze at the TGI Friday's in San Bruno Tuesday after their Florida-based employer abruptly closed that restaurant and two others in San Mateo and Cupertino, firing dozens of people without warning.
"We went from contributors to liabilities in about one minute. I guess that is the new way," said Cesar Arguello, who had been bar manager at the San Bruno restaurant until he and several dozen fellow workers were handed their final paychecks Tuesday morning.
The closures come at a time when employers are handing out pink slips instead of Christmas bonuses amid a global recession.
The closures also stunned Sherwin Chin, who had worked at the San Bruno restaurant for 25 years. "Basically I was a lifer here," said Chin, who was a host.
The three TGI Friday's were closed by their owner, CNL International of Orlando, according to property owner Eric Brandenburg, who had leased the San Bruno location to the Florida firm.
"A hundred families have now gotten about the worst Christmas present I can imagine," said Brandenburg, who said he hopes to find a new operator to reopen the restaurant.
Calls to CNL's Florida office were not returned. The three closed locations were franchises of TGI Friday's, a restaurant concept that began in New York in 1965 and has spread to more than 900 locations in 62 countries. The franchise is ultimately owned by Carlson Cos. of Minnetonka, Minn.
"These closures were not authorized by TGI Friday's Inc. and we are still in the process of gathering facts," a Carlson spokeswoman said in an e-mail.
A handful of managers lingered at the San Bruno restaurant, taking the chairs down off one of the tables as they gathered to share their shock at the unexpected shutdown.
"It never would have crossed our minds," said general manager Eyob Tibebu, who got his first inkling of trouble Monday when he was told not to order or accept any supplies and to summon the entire staff of about 75 to a 10:30 morning meeting Tuesday.
Cinthia Lowry, who managed about three dozen servers, bussers and hosts, clutched a plaque that lauded the San Bruno restaurant for breaking $20,000 in sales on Mother's Day this year.
"Business was off about 5 percent, but you don't believe this would happen for that," said Lowry, who can fall back on a part-time job as a dental technician. "I feel really, really sad for the people who don't have another job. The timing is just terrible."
Kitchen manager Bayardo Martinez said he has worked for the TGI Friday's chain since 1990, when he immigrated to the United States from Nicaragua. This is his second closure. After the February 2002 shut down of the TGI Friday's near Fisherman's Wharf he was able to transfer to the San Bruno restaurant without any significant unemployment. This time he isn't sure he will be so fortunate.
"It was good luck and good riddance, as they say," Martinez said.
The managers said they handed out final paychecks to the staff, some of whom cried, others of whom simply took them and left. Lowry said they got no severance, nor any notice, raising questions of whether CNL complied with California law that requires employers of more than 75 full- or part-time workers to provide 60 days advance notice.
The managers estimated that as many as 75 people may have worked at the San Bruno location and that the staffs of the other two restaurants were of similar size.
San Francisco labor lawyer Michael Bernick, who ran the state Employment Development Department from 1999 to 2004, said the 60-day notice is intended to give employees time to look for work and to alert the local job-finding authorities to help those affected file claims.
Bernick said employers who are responsible for giving a 60-day notice and who fail to do so can be required to pay employees for 60 days. An EDD spokeswoman said the state labor commissioner is responsible for policing these notices.
A Labor Commission spokeswoman said the commissioner will look into the matter. "We will be auditing the employers' records," said Erika Monterroza.
Reporting labor woes
Employees or others can report a failure to give notice or other labor code violation by calling (866) 924-9757 to be directed to the office nearest them."
Tuesday
BOXI
Puts my metallic-gold Moroccan damask stenciled wall to shame...
You should really see more Boxi. His street art is astoundlingly witty. This is one of my favorites...
"Same Game New Rules" Multi layer stencil on wall- Berlin 2006
"Boxi creates hand cut multi layered life size stencils that he exhibits in galleries and on street walls. It is often their placement within the installation or urban landscape that completes and defines their action, enabling the work to interact with the space. It is within this collaboration that the material boundaries of the work are dissolved, affecting the perception of the image."
You should really see more Boxi. His street art is astoundlingly witty. This is one of my favorites...
"Same Game New Rules" Multi layer stencil on wall- Berlin 2006
The Trailer Mash
A little birdie told me about The Trailer Mash. It is wonderfully entertaining...
"The Trailer Mash is a website totally devoted to collecting recut trailers and trailer mash-ups. Browse by the genre they were recut into, or just check out the Top Rated Trailers for the best of the best!"
Check out the thriller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off:
Monday
Bootyshakin.
Recently there has been some impressive hip-pop. Here are some newbies & oldies I've compiled for your bootyshakin' pleasure.
HAPPY BIRFDAY ADGE!
Today is a major holiday... Andriana's 26th Birthday. In honor of this occasion, we are having a pizza party. AND it actually SNOWED this morning. For Little Miss Christmas, this is a holiday miracle!
Friday
Best Gchat Everr
me: are you excited for alanissss??
Cathleen: bah! ugh no
me: yes you are
Cathleen: im so fucking tired
me: you love her
Cathleen: you outta know
Cathleen: bah! ugh no
me: yes you are
Cathleen: im so fucking tired
me: you love her
Cathleen: you outta know
Thursday
Tuesday
Wednesday
McGovern's anyone?
26-Year-Old To See Every Asshole He Ever Went To High School With On Night Before Thanksgiving
NEW YORK—For the fifth straight year, Jordan McCabe will return home for the holidays and spend the night before Thanksgiving running into every smug and unlikable asshole he ever went to high school with, the 26-year-old reported Monday.
The trip back home, scheduled for later this week, will reportedly bring McCabe face-to-face with an endless string of pricks from his past, each of whom he will have to engage in awkward conversation, and generally pretend to be happy about seeing again.
"They're all going to be there," said McCabe, purchasing an Amtrak train ticket for Rochester, NY. "Every last one of them, just as shitty and conceited and phony as ever."
"I can't believe I'm going to see all those assholes again," McCabe continued.
Though he will initially intend to stay at home with his parents, grandparents, and other relatives, McCabe told reporters that after spending approximately five hours in their company, he will grow antsy, borrow his father's car, and drive to nearby Marleybone Pub. There, McCabe expects to bump into at least five insufferable assholes in the first three minutes.
"Guaranteed Ricky Cook will be there," said McCabe, adding that there isn't much else to do in his hometown. "And probably Vanessa Torres, and that dickhead Michael Schmidt. Yeah, Schimdt will definitely be there. Probably be hammered, too."
At Marleybone, McCabe will be required to partake in a number of unpleasant activities, including making small talk with several assholes who used to openly mock him during high school, and reminiscing about the "good old days" of which he was never a part. While the consumption of alcohol will initially make the evening more tolerable, McCabe is ultimately expected to leave the bar after realizing he has just as little in common with all these assholes as he did when he was 15.
"Katie Reynolds will probably come up and give me a big hug like we're the best of friends, even though she never once talked to me during school, and pretty much acted like I was invisible the whole time," McCabe said. "Boy, I can't wait to hug that bitch again."
After leaving Marleybone, the 26-year-old predicts he will patronize Bud Murphy's Tavern, a favorite haunt for locals, where an even greater number of assholes are expected to congregate in even higher densities.
Assholes such as Craig Horble, Kyle Davis, Vinny Iagosa, Brittany Pipitone, Justin Smigowski, Nick Casey, and Nick's asshole brother, Dennis.
According to McCabe, all the assholes in attendance will look the same except for being 10 to 20 pounds heavier, and possibly sporting a new beard or goatee. However, that same old shit-eating grin will still be on all their faces, McCabe reported.
If previous years are any indication, assholes who live in the area will not be the only ones out the night before Thanksgiving. Like McCabe, who since graduation has moved to New York, many Marshall High School alumni are expected to return from their new homes all across the country.
"I bet Bill Harding is going to show up and talk about his big lawyer job in San Francisco," McCabe said. "I can see it now: 'You know, hours are a real bitch. Money's good, though.' I've known that guy since fifth grade. He's always been an asshole."
Early reports indicate that the mingling of assholes will likely trigger a fight between the hours of 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., with a scuffle expected moments after two giant assholes argue over who rushed for more touchdowns during senior year. McCabe said that he usually tries to avoid any involvement in these fights, but nonetheless anticipates an elbow to his forehead or at the very least a spilled drink on his pants.
"[Wayne] Maldonado just loves to run his mouth, especially when it comes to talking shit about people's girlfriends," McCabe continued. "He used to be kind of scary when we were all in school, but the guy is almost 30 now. I feel kind of bad for him."
Though he remains anxious about the inevitable fracas, McCabe explained that those experiences are usually counterbalanced with more pleasurable events, such as finding out which assholes now have kids.
"I heard Marissa Feely got knocked up this year," he said. "What is that? The third time?"
The 26-year-old is not the only one dreading the upcoming week. Several Marshall High School alumni have expressed similar misgivings about running into former classmates on the night before Thanksgiving.
"I can't believe McCabe is coming back," said local resident Ricky Cook. "That guy's such a fuckin' asshole."
You can fly, you can fly, you can FLY!
My favorite Disney sequence is in Peter Pan, when they are flying to Never Never Land... (Who's isn't?) And, shocker, my favorite ride at Disneyland (the happiest place on earth, next to my bed) is the Peter Pan ride. The best part of that ride is (get ready for it...) when you fly over London to Never Never land!
I went to London a few years back, and then again a year later. I absolutely fell in love with it. I think it is the only other city I could live in.
These photos will make you feel like Peter Pan. Or in my case, like Wendy.
I went to London a few years back, and then again a year later. I absolutely fell in love with it. I think it is the only other city I could live in.
These photos will make you feel like Peter Pan. Or in my case, like Wendy.
Monday
"The future will be better tomorrow..."
I usually don't find Bush-hate funny, (that is SO 2005) but this one is pretty good...
Dear Fellow Constituent:
The George W Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages and accepting donations. The Library will include:
The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction.
The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won't be able to remember anything.
The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don't even have to show up.
The Walter Reed Hospital Room, where they don't let you in.
The Guantanamo Bay Room, where they don't let you out.
The Weapons of Mass Destruction Room, which no one has been able to find.
The National Debt Room, which is huge and has no ceiling.
The Tax Cut Room, with entry only to the wealthy.
The Economy Room, which is in the toilet.
The Iraq War Room. (After you complete your first visit, they make you to go back for a second, third, fourth, and sometimes fifth visit.)
The Dick Cheney Room, in the famous undisclosed location, complete with shotgun gallery.
The Environmental Conservation Room, still empty.
The Supreme Gift Shop, where you can buy an election.
The Airport Men's Room, where you can meet some of your favorite Republican Senators.
The Decider Room, complete with dart board, magic 8-ball, Ouija board, dice, coins, and straws.
Note: The library will feature an electron microscope to help you locate and view the President's accomplishments.
The library will also include many famous Quotes by George W. Bush:
'The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.'
'If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.'
'Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.'
'No senior citizen should ever have to choose between prescription drugs and medicine.'
'I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.'
'One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.'
'Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.'
'I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.'
'The future will be better tomorrow.'
'We're going to have the best educated American people in the world.'
'One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.' (during an education photo-op)
'Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.'
'We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.'
'It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.'
'I stand by all the misstatements that I've made.'...George W. Bush to Sam Donaldson
PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY!
Sincerely,
Jack Abramoff, Co-Chair
G.W. Bush Library Board of Directors
forever
Let me take you down
cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever
Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone
but it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me
Let me take you down
cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever
No one I think is in my tree
I mean it must be high or low
That is you can't, you know, tune in
but it's all right
That is I think it's not too bad
Let me take you down
cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever
Always know sometimes think it's me
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean, ah yes
but it's all wrong
that is I think I disagree
Let me take you down
cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever
Strawberry fields forever
Strawberry fields forever
The Renaissance
He's baaaaackkkk....and btw- If you don't know, now you KNOW. Can't WAIT to see what The Standard brings.
Friday
Thursday
"$40 gets you Fonzie"
I just got two tix for the sold out Mickey Avalon/Dirt Nasty/Beardo show tonight @ Slims. I am SOOOO happy!! $40 better get me Fonzie.
And I am aware that "My Dick" is a Dyslexic Speedreaders song, but the vid is rad. (And I'm SURE they'll play it tonight)
Gmail=TEASE
THIS IS SO NOT FAIR. It's taking Gmail 'a couple of weeks' to roll out their new themes according to their blog... Nikki and Leens BOTH have them, yet I DO NOT. And that just makes me want the themes even more, obvi. Stop playing with my emotions Google!!
Wednesday
Movember!
That is what Ash would look like if she could grow a stash, and that is me supporting her.
My dear freind Ashley is fighting the good fight. Donate to her cause- MOVEMBER!
Here is what she has to say:
Howdy!
I've joined a team of “Mo Bros” who are growing Moustaches for Movember (the month formerly known as November) to help the fight against prostate cancer. Since I am a “Mo Sista” (werrrd to whoever came up with that term), I can’t actually grow a filthy stache, but that doesn’t mean I can’t raise money for the cause.
Gentlemen.. Prostate cancer could one day affect your prized possessions, AND Ladies.... this could one day affect your husband / boyfriend / lover’s prized parts. Either way it is a lose / lose for everyone here. So I know it is the holiday time, and we are all a bunch of broke poor cheap asses (blame it on the economy) but I am sure you can all afford to donate a little something to support me. Every penny (this does not mean donate only a penny) counts.
To Donate online using your credit card or PayPal account click on this link:
https://www.movember.com/us/donate/donate-details.php?action=sponsorlink®o=1908961&country=us
All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. So use this when you are freaking out over taxes next year!
The money raised by Movember is donated directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation which will use the funds for high-impact research to find better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer.
Oh yeh, and please forward this on to anyone you think would be willing to contribute to my imaginary stache.
Xxxxxx Ash
WOAAH Brown Betty, Ramalam!
Pumpkin pie is great, but I'm always one for mixing it up...Perry’s Old-Time Apple Brown Betty Recipe
Serves six
Ingredients
5-6 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced (¼-inch)
½ tbsp. ground cinnamon
¾ tbsp. granulated sugar
2¼ c. all-purpose flour
2¼ c. dark brown sugar
4/5 of a stick unsalted butter, melted
1. Toss apple slices in sugar and cinnamon.
2. Mix flour and brown sugar on low speed with a mixer.
3. Slowly add butter to flour and brown sugar and mix until you get a sand-like consistency.
4. Butter and flour bottom and sides of 9-by-9 baking dish.
5. Pour ¼-inch layer of flour/sugar/butter crumble into dish.
6. Add a single layer of apples. Gently: Don’t press down.
7. Continue layering: ¼-inch of crumble, then apples.
8. Finish with a layer of crumble. (When complete, there should be two layers of apples, with a thin layer of crumble on the bottom and in the middle and a more substantial layer on top.) Cover with foil.
9. Bake at 350° for 90 minutes.
10. Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.
Tuesday
Kelly McFarling & Stitchcraft
I went to go see Brandon and Zak play Hotel Utah's open mic night last night. They never played, but someone posing as "Brandon Whitmore" sure did. (Zak Belanger, you're full of shit)
I did see two acts that I really liked. One is Kelly McFarling, and she's darling. See her video below.
The other act I really enjoyed was Stitchcraft. They are playing at the Bazzare Bizarre, which will round out the holiday weekend nicely. And it's held in Golden Gate Park's Botanical Garden, which I have yet to see...
I did see two acts that I really liked. One is Kelly McFarling, and she's darling. See her video below.
The other act I really enjoyed was Stitchcraft. They are playing at the Bazzare Bizarre, which will round out the holiday weekend nicely. And it's held in Golden Gate Park's Botanical Garden, which I have yet to see...
Thursday
Tuesday
FLAIR BEAR
"Looks like someones got a case of the Monday's..."
Why is it that I am so addicted to the Flair application on Facebook? They are little pieces of heaven, in my opinion. If Jennifer Aniston's characther from Office Space got to choose from theses hot lil' babies, I doubt she would have been such a Debbie Downer.
Why is it that I am so addicted to the Flair application on Facebook? They are little pieces of heaven, in my opinion. If Jennifer Aniston's characther from Office Space got to choose from theses hot lil' babies, I doubt she would have been such a Debbie Downer.
Monday
Quote of the Day
"Long story short, if you want to increase your popularity with white people this winter, get a Pea Coat."
Friday
Kittin Hawk ♥
Kittin Hawk brings new meaning to the lyrics, "Funky-fresh, dressed to impress, ready to party."
These designs might be the freshest thing I've seen this year. I am thoroughly convinced that their line of accessories might be the ticket to world peace. Everyone would feel so fabulous wearing these pieces- nobody would want to fight in fear of damaging the fabulousness. I am currently trying to figure out which one I will undoubtedly ruin on NYE. You must, and I mean MUST check this shit out for yourselves. Kittin Hawk, you dirty little bastard.
You can buy these beauties at Belljar. If you haven't been, go immediately.
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