December 2007
43 posts
Beirut - A Sunday Smile →
Simon’s Top Five Listened Tracks of 07!
Radiohead - 15 Step →
Simon’s Top Five Listened Tracks of 07!
Destroyer - Looter's Follies →
Simon’s Top Five Listened Tracks of 07
Justice - Phantom & Phantom pt. II →
Simon’s Top Five Listened Tracks of 07!
Matthew Good - Born Losers →
Simon’s Top Five Listened Tracks of 07!
Can we put a moratorium on using the word “twee” as a one-word dismissal of a film? — bittentongue — nickdouglas How about a person (called out)?
Dream journal: Simon Frankson picks a fight
My dreams often put me in a strange world where I have to struggle to figure out protocol and not piss off the locals. If I believed dreams had clear meanings, I would have no trouble explaining this theme. Last night’s put me and my twee Internet friend Simon Frankson outside a dark encampment. Simon picked a fight with a burly man who gave him a black eye. I rescued Simon,...
From the W'pedia article
Q: How many elephants will fit into a Mini?
A: Four: Two in the front, two in the back.
Q: How many giraffes will fit into a Mini?
A: None. It's full of elephants.
Q: How do you get two whales in a Mini?
A: Along the M4 and across the Severn Bridge.
Q: How do you know there are two elephants in your refrigerator?
A: You can hear giggling when the light goes out.
Q: How do you know there are three elephants in your refrigerator?
A: You can't close the door.
Q: How do you know there are four elephants in your refrigerator?
A: The Mini is parked outside.
Yachting: Days Gone Bye
When sailing, Pop wears a stiff wing collar, smokes a pipe. “The pipe is my wind gauge,” he says. “On a mild day, a change of wind may be barely perceptible but when the smoke changes on the old pipe, I can trim her in and save perhaps 50 feet. To get the benefit of every little breeze on a mild day, I smoke until my throat is sore. For a septuagenarian, Pop Corry is unusually...
“I’m only coming if you promise to BAN the following…”
– It’s not my party.. You have an ironic middle name, don’t you? ———- I know it isn’t your party, I was making fun of whoever posted it. My middle name is louise, which isn’t ironic. How could it be? it could be, if it was ironic! re re reblogg, blog,...
“I’m only coming if you promise to BAN the following…”
– some dude. c’mon, let the hipsters and also chad inside! Andrew’s Yuletide Event invite page. — WTF? How can someone have an ironic middle name? Maybe you should ban their PARENTS from coming to your dumb party, because babies don’t give themselves “ironic”...
“I’m only coming if you promise to BAN the following party favours: guys...”
– some dude. common, let the hipsters and also chad inside!Andrew’s Yuletide Event invite page.
Jon Brion - Creep (radiohead) →
“ohkay, you motherfucker!”
Stars in Coma - Borderline →
I love santa!
Prediction
In all seriousness, watching middle-aged couples dancing is my favorite type of people watching. Not because it’ funny, but because i — andreaallen By monday, posting preferences and leaving out the explanation will be a meme. What’s so obvious is
Lily Allen - Mr. Blue Sky →
I really like the original, but I this is excellent.
Badly Drawn Boy - Don't Stop Believing →
Made in heaven.
Junior Senior / Lil Jon - Can I Get Low? →
Holy Fuck.
“I’d like to make a great film provided it doesn’t conflict with my dinner...”
– Woody Allen
Phoenix - Too Young →
Songs From The Early 2000s You No Longer Listen To
WatchGoodnight, Goodmorning This is a thing that came from 15 minutes of film project that was all meta. I couldn’t bring myself to bother you with that, but have this.
Feist - 1 2 3 4 ( neat remix edition ) →
I didn't like the nano feist song, until now
What took you so long?
I'm retarded
Memory Marker
At this point in my life, I• have confidence in my creativity• live like Grendel • eat a lot of thai• have too many friends• should be washing my clothes more• need to get in gear• ought to write more• ought to quit my job
“Ladies and Gentlemen. I stand before you now because I never stopped dawdling...”
– From Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Cat’s Cradle’ via Palo Alto reader A.V.O. Smart quote.
Realizations You Should Have Had 20 Years Ago:
1) People don’t think it’s “cool” to be happy & optimistic and to LIKE THINGS like costume parties and New Years resolutions and the color pink. (but WHY?) — juliaallison The reason people think that it’s dumb to be obsessed with pink, princesses (Disney?) & puppies is because you should have progressed past these things at around age 8. I’m not saying...
The Arcade Fire - Age of Consent →
this is old, but it’s nice.
Leu Reed Day →
