Damn you, Threadless

You know lately I have been able to push down my urges to buy t-shirts from Threadless. But then they sent me an email about the t-shirt Attack of Literacy!

How is the librarian and book lover inside of me supposed to thwart the attack of that awesome shirt? I think I will have to dominate it by buying it and wearing the shit out of it.

Presidential Politics

You know, lately, I have just been fed up with the whole thing. The in-fighting; the petty bickering; the my daddy taught me to shoot vs. people are bitter tifts. But I think that Sars has really hit the nail on the head with this one. She says it better than I know I can.

ETA: Clinton's recent statement of "I want the Iranians to know that if I’m the president, we will attack Iran," just further solidified that she will not be getting my vote. Hey Hill, maybe before you go preemptively striking you should remember that you are supposed to be different from the Republicans.

My most favorite quiz ever

Thanks, Bill!

Which Battlestar Galactica Character Are You?

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Squeeeee! JAM!

Look, I am not ashamed to admit that I love The Office. And I love Jim and Pam together. That is why this clip made me smile all night. Hell yeah is all I have to say.

P.S. Don't watch this if you haven't seen last night's episode of The Office.

What YA novel are you?

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What Teen Angst Novel are You? - funny, lots of results, with pix, from the author of The Boyfriend List and Fly on the Wall

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Sad books bum me out, dude

So, the last week or two was filled with reading some sad and disturbing tales. I have to say that I usually try to space out the heavy reading but it wasn't really up to me since one of the books is for an upcoming book club. Anyhoodle...

I finally read M.T. Anderson's Feed. Feed is a story about our possible future. And if Anderson is even close to correct, that was over 200 pages of birth control. Getting back on track here, Feed is the story of Titus and Violet. See in the future trips to the moon are normal. Oh and I think I forgot to mention that no one has computers anymore or rather the computers are implanted inside of you, in your head. Thus, feed. And you can't stop the feed. You text; watch t.v.; learn in school; shop; everything on the feed. But the feed isn't so great because all of the sudden people are developing these lesions. And suddenly Violet isn't feeling so well.

This book was a great cross over between Brave New World and your typical coming of age story. I know I was disturbed greatly by the fact that the feed is a constant thing that you can never turn off and it ties itself to you bodily functions. Scary shit that you can totally see happening as an extension of our lives today.

The other sad book I read was actually a book I had been avoiding. People who know me always tend to send me any book that deal with Persians in any way, shape, or form. Generally, I don't mind that one bit but this book just seemed like a downer. And it is. But maybe I should tell you the title and the author. I just finished The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III.

The story revolves around a contested house. On one side you have the first owner, Kathy, who is wrongly evicted because the state made a clerical error. On the other side is the Behrani family who buys the house at an auction. One mistake after another leaves these two sides fighting in an ever escalating war over the house.

This is one of those books where you kind of hate and feel sorry for the two main characters. I was actually mostly on Kathy's side until the last 100 or so pages of the book (I can't say more without ruining the story) but in the end I sided with the Persian family.

I read this book for a new book club I was asked, by my neighbor, to join. The premise of the book club is to only read books that are then made into movies. So, we talk for a bit about the book and then watch the movie. I don't know when I am going to get a turn but if I do I already know the book I am going to pick.


Books Read in 2008:


The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
Feed by M.T. Anderson
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
She Went All the Way by Meg Cabot
Dramarama by E. Lockhart
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
Princess Mia by Meg Cabot
Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart
Stowaway by Karen Hesse
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart.
Spike: Asylum by Brian Lynch and Franco Urru

Nerdfighting in Bangladesh

See, this is why I love me some Green Brothers. At least they are posting more often even if it isn't every day.

Even more BSG

Bill really shouldn't read this coverage of an event found on TWoP. While I thought it could have been written better, it's still a fun little article. I think my favorite quote in the whole thing comes from Aaron Douglas (aka Chief Gaylen Tyrol),"Hillary's the final cylon." HEE!

Since emersing myself in the marathon reruns of BSG seasons one and two I have been having dream after dream about BSG. Sometimes I am Starbuck, sometimes I am Roslin. But it's fun either way. Six hours, baby!

Mixwit: BSG Style

ETA: I think I fixed the problem with the Theme Song. Let me know if you enounter issues.

Ted Mosby is a jerk

If you love HIMYM, then you must check out the website TedMosbyisajerk. And the song. OMG, the song. I was laughing so hard. You have to listen to all 21 minutes of it. It's glorious.

A to Z cds: Day 67

327. Curtis/Live! ~ Curtis Mayfield (last listen: 5+ years)

328. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy ~ Sarah McLachlan (last listen: 5+ years): This cd always reminds me of the television show Felicity. For those of you who watched and loved Felicity, well, you know why. For those of you who don't...it comes down to this little recapped passage from TWoP,

Ben marches out of his room and shouts, "You've got to tell me what she sees in the guy because, seriously, Greg can kiss my ass." Meghan says, "Mine too, any time he wants." Sean advises, "Calm yourself down, roast a few marshmallows." Ben snaps, "I don't want marshmallows." Meghan interjects, "You want Felicity." Meghan tells him that Felicity wants him too. She says that as Felicity's roommate, she has the inside track. She launches into a lengthy tale about how whenever Felicity is interested in Ben, she listens to Sarah McLachlan CDs. If I cared enough about Miss Lilith Fair, I'd repeat what Meghan says verbatim, but basically it boils down to the fact that whenever Felicity is enamored of Ben, she listens to her Sarah McLachlan CDs exclusively. Ben thinks it is the dumbest theory he's ever heard, while Sean thinks it may be valid. Meghan thinks Ben should tell Felicity how he feels. Ben agrees and storms out. When he's gone, Sean asks Meghan if her theory is real. Meghan snorts and rolls her eyes which makes Sean laugh.

And scene.

329. Live at Blueberry Hill ~ Javier Mendoza (last listen: 5+ years): My friend Rochelle gave this to me a while ago. Mendoza is a local musician who has a pretty good local following. I think I might have to catch one of his shows after relistening to this double disc.

330. Question the Answers ~ The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (last listen: 5+ years) I think I bought this cd after I happened to catch these guys at Lollapalloza. What I now recall was I must have been on drugs because this cd is not so much good.

331. Greatest Hits 1974-1978 ~ Steve Miller Band (last listen: 5+ years): I was kind of dreading listening to this disc but I found that the time went by fairly quickly. I am sad (?) to say I must have listened to this disc a lot because I remembered the words to almost every song. But seriously, I really do love your peaches and I wanna shake your tree.

332. Blue ~ Joni Mitchell (last listen: 3-5 years) I am not ashamed to admit that I pretty much bought this cd because it was on one of those lists. You know the ones; the lists that say top 50 cds by women you should have. I remember having a lot of the cds on that list and then coming across Joni Mitchell and realizing I'd never listened to her before. So I bought this cd. And then I realized it wasn't really my cup of tea. I mean I liked a few of the songs but on the whole, I felt rather eh. I get why people are so into her but she's not really for me.

333. Good ~ Morphine (last listen: 0-3 months): What can I say about Morphine that I haven't already said? I love this bad. Even though Mark Sandman, the lead singer, died almost nine years ago (god, has it been that long?) I still always have one of their cds in my car. Always. I remember the first time I saw them at Mississippi Nights. It was like an orgasm in my ears. It was brilliant and beautiful and perfect. And I was hooked. I saw them live five more times and it was never enough. When Sandman died I mourned for days. I listened to their music non-stop. I almost got into fisticuffs with a guy when he said they sucked. I would have won that fist fight. It makes me sad that all I have are eight cds for the rest of my life. I suppose I should be grateful that I even got that much but I am selfish. And I wish Mark Sandman was still here to seduce me with his gorgeous voice. Picking favorite songs off these discs is going to be hard but I am going to try to limit the number to four.

Favorite songs on Good: Good, You Speak My Language, You Look Like Rain, Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your Grave

334. Cure for Pain ~ Morphine (last listen: 0-3 months):



With only a drum set, a saxophone, and a two string bass these guys rocked harder than most bands do with the "normal" band accoutrements.

Favorite songs: Buena, I'm Free Now, Cure for Pain, A Head With Wings, In Spite of Me

335. Yes ~ Morphine (last listen: 0-3 months):



Favorite songs: Honey White, Yes, Super Sex, Radar, All Your Way

336. Like Swimming ~ Morphine (last listen: 1-3 years)



Favorite songs: Potion, Wishing Well, French Fries with Pepper, Early to Bed, Like Swimming