Please, please listen to this man

It's basically amazing

It's basically awesome

Alone in the Wilderness

Dream Team Supreme

DREAM TEAM SUPREME (Garcias?)

Summer blockbuster

Brilliant.

Bruce Bartlett on the GOP

I'm going to guess that all 3 of you reading this blog will be generally aware of most of the content of this article. But it's definitely still worth a read, and worth passing on:

The GOP's misplaced rage

"Until conservatives once again hold Republicans to the same standard they hold Democrats, they will have no credibility and deserve no respect."

Facts and reality, baby.

Ultra deep field in 3d, and milky way rising

Just imagine spinning freely through space. Oh yeah, we are right now.



It's a shame what we've done with our insignificant little grain of existence, isn't it?

Not sure what to make of this

.. but I had to pass it on:



A spicy mix of reasonable/ridiculous. It just tastes like mustard to me.

Modern Guilt

Modern Guilt "Modern Guilt" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

IDIOTS

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Also, liars.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

How long did we imagine it would take before this actually happened? I thought we had at least one more holy war to get into before we started seeing THIS.

And here we test our powers of observation

Picture what their brains are doing.

Also, clap hands

Landslide

FUCK

$18M Being Spent to Redesign Recovery.gov Web Site

I REFUSE TO UNLOCK MY CAPS BECAUSE IF I WERE SPEAKING THIS I WOULD BE YELLING.

EIGHTEEN FUCKING MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS






FOR A WEBSITE


NORMALLY I MIGHT OVERLOOK WHAT SEEMS TO BE OVERSPENDING BY OUR GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH A FLIGHT CERTIFIED TOILET SEAT OR WHATEVER MIGHT COST. BUT BEING THAT I WORK PROFESSIONALLY IN THIS INDUSTRY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT 18 MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS IS ABOUT $17,950,000 TOO MUCH.

FUCK

IT WOULD TAKE ME (MATHING MATHING MATHING) ABOUT 430 YEARS AT MY PAY RATE AS A WEB DEVELOPER TO SOAK UP THAT MUCH MONEY.






FOR A FUCKING WEBSITE???

MOONWALKING MJ GHOST OH FUCK

If you haven't puked yet, this ought to do it

A new WSJ report shows that tax-funded travel by lawmakers has increased tenfold since 1995. Read the full thing here.

Supposedly, our representatives are somehow more capable of performing their duties after a week in the Galapagos learning about global warming with their families. Perhaps a private cocktail party at the Eiffel tower stimulates the legislative glands?

Often, lawmakers combine trips to war zones with visits to more tranquil spots. In February, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a delegation of Democratic lawmakers to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan for a day. Before landing in Kabul, the eight lawmakers and their entourage of spouses and aides spent eight days in Italy, spending $57,697 on hotels and meals.

Sure takes a long time to get to Afghanistan, huh?

I can understand a lawmaker needing to stay abreast of world politics and whatnot, and I understand the purpose of photo ops with the Pope. Look like a bigshot, keep your name in the mix, stay relevant, sure whatever. But this little perk seems only to exist in a state of excess and abuse. I seriously cannot wrap my head around why we should foot the bill for this when our country is crumbling apart.

Here's where it gets really hairy. Salary for a congressional lawmaker, these people who's vacations we've already funded, falls in the range of $160-180k a year. This is over three times the median household income of $50k. There really isn't enough time in the two months the house adjourns to pay for their own fucking pleasure trips?

The idea of a politician who's ONLY PURPOSE is to represent the people, yet lives far beyond the means of those people in such a disconnected world of international retreats and extravagant accommodations, just does not add up for me. Our education system is a complete disgrace, our unemployment level is rising steadily, our entire infrastructure from transportation to utilities is 30 years behind the rest of the developed world, our currency is devalued by the minute, we're fused dick-to-ass with the ridiculously pointless insurance and credit industries, enormous corporations take billions in tax money bailouts and still fold, our health care system is laughable/insulting/depressing all at the same time, etc etc etc. And these assholes go on a tropical island retreat to "learn about global warming"? That's what the fucking internet is for.

Actually, I guess I shouldn't be so hard on these hard working civil servants. After all, these trips have obviously paid for themselves by how much our government has accomplished towards bettering our nation in the last decade. Right? Right?

Don't forget to check out the whole article.

Remarkable strategic aim

Yes, these are living lungs.

There is no excuse

American adults getting fatter

Got me

Dentagnify

Zoom into a Tooth

We must stop this threat

BAN IT!! BAN IT! BAN IT! BAN IT! BAN IT!

Agency Gossip

10:14am, Thursday. Where is KI? Word on the street is he's camping out in line at Best Buy, waiting to buy the new Iphone.

MICROPHONE!

Flavors by Jack Conte

Do try this at home

So weird

It feels so strange listening to a 40 minute speech by my President, while nodding my head agreeably almost the entire time.

Seriously, talk about a pole shift. We've gone from a semi-retarded used car salesman with a spoiled rich-boy's ego, to an educated and forward-thinking realist who can successfully pronounce the words he's speaking.



As for Dick Cheney? Congratulations, you're going down in history as not only a monster who had a major part in committing some of the most heinous acts in our nation's history, but also as the dipshit who defended it afterwards.

Newsflash dickhead: YOUR APPROVAL RATING WAS DISMAL AND YOU FUCKING GOT VOTED OUT BY EVERYBODY, so take a cue from your little buddy; shut the fuck up and disappear already. Spearheading a campaign to justify banging your head into a brick wall makes significantly more sense than doing the same for justifying torture. Not to mention the hundreds of other scandals and corruption fiascos that you somehow avoided prosecution for. The wise thing to do at this point, Mr. Cheney, is to lay low and hope you don't get tried by a foreign government for war crimes.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine review review

That's right, Mick LaSalle, I'm reviewing your review.

Did you forget that you're watching a movie about a fucking mutant superhero, with make-believe metal fused to his skeleton? I have a strange feeling that character depth and plot development will not be strong points going into this. Clearly this is a mindless action movie, geared for all ages, with a ridiculous and completely fictional basis. What the fuck did you expect?

Just not feeling trendy enough lately?

Tired of ordering the latest re-usable shopping bags? Running out of Crocs colors to buy? Perhaps there's just not enough time in the day to remind your neighbor about how they're killing the earth by driving that 8 year old sedan.

We have a solution.

Introducing the Peapod! Tomorrow's answer to today's lack of smugness.



Celebrate Earth Day not just by sitting in the AC and berating eco-criminals on internet forums, this year do something special for your ego and be the first in your neighborhood to own a real-deal fucking clowncar.

The Peapod sports such forward-thinking features as a 25mph speed governor, so your neighbors get to envy you for just a little longer, and wheels interchangeable with any mid-sized huffy bicycle. The 76 square foot surface comprising the back of the vehicle also comes equipped with a 16"x30" trunk hatch as an innovative measure of avoiding property theft by simply confusing and bewildering any would-be burglars.

We've saved the best for last, though; Peapods require an iPod or an iPhone to start the vehicle. You heard right. You're likely have at least one of each generation if you're remotely considering spending $13k on a plastic coated golf cart that looks like it has down syndrome, so that should be no problem.

This is mostly factual. See for yourself: Edmunds article

It's in the eyes

Seriously, just look at that expression.

1 million scovilles

Woman rubs chilli pepper seeds in her eyes after setting new world record



motherfuckin GANGSTA

Another

Another damn cool video by this P.O.S dude.



Addendum: same dude in Building Better Bombs from 2002. Range!

bass player appears oblivious :(

I'm pretty much a monster

but this actually disturbs me

Here's something else interesting to chew on.

POS - Drumroll

I can't quit you, baby.

McCain II: The Maverick Strikes Back

Arizona Sen. John McCain had some harsh words for President Obama's budget, warning in a statement released Friday that the president's proposal is a "threat to the nation."

Isn't this sort of like firing the clean-up crew because there's such a mess to clean up? Makes sense* to me.

*disclaimer: currently smoking crack

"This staggering deficit threatens our children's and grandchildren's future and simply cannot be sustained," McCain continued.

Interesting perspective.

Breakfast

Rarely seen

Bearriage proposal

Today we mourn

We come together today to mourn the loss of a brave cultural icon, to share the grief we all feel and, perhaps in that sharing, to find the strength to bear our sorrow and the courage to look for the seeds of hope.

Our nation's loss is first a profound personal loss to the family and the friends and loved ones of this internet sensation.

To those left behind--the mothers, the fathers, the husbands and wives, brothers, sisters, and yes, especially the children--all of America stands beside you in your time of sorrow.

The best we can do is remember our precious gem--the Pride of Oh' Eight--remember it as it lived, bringing life and love and joy to those who knew it and pride to a nation.


Today we mark the death of the one-liner "That's what she said!", having suffered so needlessly at the brutal and uncompromising hands of the t-shirt industry.

May God bless you all and give you comfort in this difficult time.

Mac Attack

A 90 foot Ronald McDonald destroyed 17 blocks of Manhattan today resulting in an estimated 4,100 dead or gobbled up. Mayor McCheese is preparing to make a statement as of press time.

Ah man, I think you blew it

The founder of an Islamic television station in upstate New York aimed at countering Muslim stereotypes has confessed to beheading his wife, authorities said.

Oh, bama.

Interesting

This explains a lot.

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Fuck. 2gb video/audio bond-style recorder in the form of a douchebag's watch? Can you even see the pinhole camera? If I were 12 years old again I would have bought this already. Since I'm more than twice as old, it could take me at least twice as long.

Note to self: Do not impulse buy. Do not impulse buy.

More harm than good

The bill for the Bush administration

Salon has an interesting article that tallies up the major FUCKUPS of our current administration. It's a good read, if you're looking to get pissed off about something.

The bill for the Bush administration

All I can really say is we've got 12 days to enjoy the tail end of the worst administration in modern history, but decades and decades to recover. How do you even begin to explain this to children? "Sorry, but your entire life will probably suck because of a bunch of power hungry, inhuman, and obscenely wealthy fucking assholes who were voted in by fundamentalists, and transformed our nation from a stable world leader into one that revolves around a culture of fear and class division. Enjoy!"

I just cannot seem to swear enough to alleviate my profound fury.