January 2009
deep freeze in ky
i finally spoke with my folks this morning. they are ok, but things are looking bleak. here is the rundown:
i talked to my dad at around 6 this morning
- he said they had to drive to cadiz for kerosine and gas
- all roads are still effectively one lane
- they are getting water out of the pond behind their house for bathing (WTF! - i bet mom is beside herself)
- he finally got a cell signal as...
ice storms -
apparently my family along with most of western kentucky have no power or phone services - even cell!!! local television websites are down and local newspaper sites have not been updated. this makes me bit nervous for them, but hopefully everything is ok.
i’ve called all of my relatives and friends in the area, with the same results… busy signal.
“Science, sufficiently advanced, is indiscernible from magic.”
– Arthur C. Clarke (via jackcheng)
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a...”
– Robert Heinlein (via) (via glass)
i told you so... →
“We need to see the connection between global warring and global warming, and its...”
– Dennis Kucinich (via blackbunneh)
finally
we have a sonic drive in in madison - the wifey and i have been craving vanilla dr. pepper since we moved here…oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh that little ice taunts me daily.
tried to go there last night and the police were directing traffic!
completely insane, so we shall try again next week after the grand opening hoopla has died down.
“We called her Shamu. I felt like I was on a teeter-totter on her belly…”
– Suttererererer
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“I’ve only been with one man…”
– Yamo
“This one time, in Southern Germany, we were in Holland, and these Turkish fucks,...”
– Sutterererererer
“What else could you possibly use a long stick for?”
– Yamo
“Those are not regulation size washers…this is the worst washer game ever!”
– Garber
“…and then the alarm clock comes on, playing “Ya gotta stand on it!”
– Schweppe
“I jumped out and ran for the corner, and right before he got to the...”
– Sutterererererererer
“It’s Istanbul, not Constantinople. HaheHahehahahahaha!”
– Yamo
“What? You’re thirsty? Want some water? Let me fry that up for ya.”
– Matty B.
almost there...
the cabin party nears and i’m ready to leave now - just a few more hours and i can hit the road!
yum
my lovely bride made blueberry muffins last night…from scratch, no mixes involved. i realize now that those muffins are a physical manifestation of her love for me - they are freakin’ fantasmagoric!
i wish...
i had an interesting idea today - i want try an i wish post that will be added regularly. perhaps a photo reblog with warm wishes for the thing in that pic. to happen to anyone reading this blog. we’ll see how it goes.
81st Annual Academy Award Nominations
danhacker:
BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Gus Van Sant, Milk
BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
...
Big Picture does it again
check out the inauguration pics.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/the_inauguration_of_president.html
spinuwa
the inauguration is tomorrow…how exciting!!!
Is this the new movement?
Am I the only one who has noticed the number of bands on everyone’s best of 2008 lists which lean toward folk?
Fleet Foxes
Bon Iver
Dr. Dog
Blitzen Trapper
etc.
This is not to say that an influx of thoughtful, melodic, interesting music is a bad thing - but are we entering another one of those cycles where in a decade this time will be viewed as the nuevo-folk era? I simply hope that...
Christmas Disks
I’m finally getting comfortable with my x-mas gift albums and I have to say that I do love Dear Science. It isn’t a love a first listen disk, though…the first time I heard Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes I was enamored and wanted more…but Scienceneeded to grow on me. In fact my first listen in the car was a bit disappointing. After several long walks with earbuds I...
