life is better with a soundtrack

Elsewhere

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:43:38 -0500

For folks who stumble across this, just a quick note that I mostly post over at Headphones Not Required and Veganation. Veganation is pretty obviously about my adventures in veganism right now, while Headphones Not Required is some bizarre combination of things that is heavy on music and politics (and if you couldn’t guess, I fall on the progressive/lefty side of things). Obviously not for everyone, but if they interest you, awesome. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy the random stuff found in this junk closet of sorts. Cheers.

unburyingthelead: mynameisbrian: And folks, that is how cold...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:58:49 -0500

unburyingthelead:

mynameisbrian:

And folks, that is how cold Chicago is right now. So cold my key jammed in the front gate and snapped off in the lock.

That face says it all. This morning it felt like the wind was trying to eat me.

That’s like Alaska level cold there, man. Sure, California is totally fucking broke, but at least our keys aren’t breaking off in our locks.

via a colleague at work

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:42:29 -0500

via a colleague at work

Discussing Hulu.com Potentially Charging Money

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:34:01 -0500

Me: right. and i wouldn't mind paying a $10 subscription for hulu either, but again, they can't flip it around and be all, "well you don't have cable so that'll be $45" or whatever
Marcus: yeah, they need to charge a flat rate depending on service. do you want tv shows then it's $10 a month. do you want to the entire tv show archive and movie archive an the ability to stream current shows the day after they air then it's $20 a month or something like that
Me: yup, and that's reasonable. but i have a bad feeling they're going to try to be unreasonable. if necessary, i'll give up tv (did it once, doing it again in a different format will be fine... i'll go back to books for entertainment)
Marcus: haha! pretty soon you'll be reading by fire light too
Me: if necessary, hell yes! fight the man, i say! anyway, with solar technology improving, i can beat 'em all. of course, unless they blacken the sky ala matrix, but then we're all just fucked
Marcus: haha. i'll join your cause if they blacken the sky

meganwest: Videos watched at my birthday soiree, part 1 of 3.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:59:02 -0500

meganwest:

Videos watched at my birthday soiree, part 1 of 3.

spytap: thedailywhat: Buy This: Custom-made Han Solo in...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:28:18 -0500

spytap:

thedailywhat:

Buy This: Custom-made Han Solo in Carbonite desk from Tom Spina Designs.

LIKE A BOSS.

[via.]

BEST! DESK! EVER!

Hells yes!

kitten mittens! back to your regularly scheduled Friday…

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:12:35 -0500

kitten mittens!

back to your regularly scheduled Friday…

i woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and in some alternate...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:53:37 -0500

i woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and in some alternate grumpy universe today.

and so i give you this: kittens on a roomba. how can you be grumpy after that? well, you can be, but it helps you be less grumpy.

ZOMBIE VS SHARK!!!

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:40:32 -0400

ZOMBIE VS SHARK!!!

hndrk: 23meteor: agrainel: Damon Albarn reads part 3 of...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:30:48 -0400

hndrk:

23meteor:

agrainel:

Damon Albarn reads part 3 of ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’

I wouldn’t reject of babysitter like him. For myself.

HOLY SHIT!! this actually made me wriggle with joy. one of my favorite stories read by one of my favorite men.

No-brainer reblog. Awesome.

All of what they said. This is fantastic. Much like the fantastic Mr. Fox himself.

spytap: thedailywhat: Moving Trailer of the Day: First...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:20:20 -0400

spytap:

thedailywhat:

Moving Trailer of the Day: First official promo trailer for Sylvester Stallone’s testoster-fest, The Expendables.

The film, which stars Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crewe, Steve Austin, Eric Roberts, Danny Trejo, and features cameos by Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, is set to open wide August 20, 2010.

[via.]

This is a truly ridiculous trailer. It’s waay too long and has the same cheese to content ratio as Wisconsin…and yet…

EPIC. I will, of course, be seeing this. It will be both awful and awesome.

funniest thing i’ve seen today, i think

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:26:37 -0400

funniest thing i’ve seen today, i think

invisiblechildren: This is what we do with our ART...

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:09:39 -0400

invisiblechildren:

This is what we do with our ART interns.

Please come back Chris Sirico.

JR

this is so the kind of thing that I would do

DieLaughing's Assisted Suicide Fund

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:10:26 -0400

if you can help dielaughing out at all, in any way, please consider doing so

dielaughing:

In 1996 I was the youngest person working on Apple’s flagship OS that would eventually be released as X. I dropped out of college for the opportunity. Tonight I’m about to start another all night job hunt. Sleeping in three hour shifts every six hours is my schedule, will be my schedule, and will kill me eventually. I used to have my own business repairing computers. Then I was hit in a crosswalk by a taxi while trying to push an old lady out of harm’s way. I did not have insurance.

I became partially paralyzed and homeless, living in my car and with friends for two years. I met my girlfriend and soon to be mother of my baby a few days before settling my case and did not tell her about my situation. Being “compensated” for my injury, I bought all the computer gear I needed to reenter the industry. Able to build a large table-top multi-touch screen, from scratch, for under two thousand dollars, I contributed to open source projects and Twitter’d my little heart out. I collected various retainers and contract jobs over this time. My last client followed the lead of the last two before him and decided not to tell me that my check would not be coming because they had dropped my services, a few paychecks back, and to stop asking for money because they are going bankrupt. Of course I had been continuing to waste my time assisting their company and it’s employees when they call, as per my service.

I admit that I may have tried to save my independence by trying to save my business instead of looking for work, but it’s too late now. I haven’t been online much because I’ve had to slowly sell all my computer equipment to pay for rent. I hope some of the more hardcore nerds can let that last sentence sink in. I have completely cannibalized my personal and business equipment. I even had to dismantle and sell my homemade multi-touch screen for parts!

I helped my girlfriend leave a filthy roommate situation because she’s pregnant with my first son, Caleb. Now our rent is higher and my bank account is so low that I may have to sell everything, including my hard won iPhone. It was hard to sell all my expensive university lab quality supercomputer equipment, but it will be harder to face what I can’t afford to sell, like my iPhone with it’s cancellation fee.

I never thought I’d be online asking someone for money to help fight cancer, or some cause that has me motivated enough to come at someone this way, but I am in desperate need. I’m no longer ashamed of not being successful financially, or even with my business, and now I just need help. I understand if you can’t give $10 help me pay for sudden one-time-expenses like pregnancy check-up deductibles and my rent, but maybe you can give just $1 so I can afford to shut off my iPhone service without a bank overdraft fee on top of it. And if you have a problem with straight up charity, I can make you a custom t-shirt for $20, or help you with your code (any language, any problem) for $50. If I have made you laugh, even once, then hopefully you can justify in your mind donating a small amount. I started the DieLaughing account after having been homeless for two years and suddenly being back in a house with a girl and money. Something to lose. Something to avoid thinking about losing. I’m the guy who would have everyone at a funeral crying with laughter. I like being a welcome distraction to loss. Losing stuff is fine as long as we don’t lose ourselves or the common humanity we all share. Right now, all I can think of is those moments in movies where a damsel in distress is asking, or begging, for help. While I might be a comedian and not a damsel, I hope that beneath the obvious humor the power of these words do not escape you.

Please help. Please help me. You’re my only hope.

::Link to donation page::

via invisiblechildren, headphonesnotrequired apologies to folks...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:08:09 -0400

via invisiblechildren, headphonesnotrequired

apologies to folks who are already following headphones for getting this a second time, but I just really, really love this image.

jaybushman: The Empire Strikes Barack “Palpatine is a...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:08:07 -0400

jaybushman:

The Empire Strikes Barack

“Palpatine is a jackass.”

so, so awesome.

now this is how to start your day right. Alien dances to...

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:38:35 -0400

now this is how to start your day right. Alien dances to Thriller at Dragon Con. Alien should dance more, I think!

invisiblechildren: Go buy it. they donate $1.00 of every...

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:24:09 -0400

invisiblechildren:

Go buy it. they donate $1.00 of every jar.

and who doesn’t love JAM?

This could be so huge in England

Click on pic to go to site.

JR

Nom nom nom… cherry fennel? Plum tarragon? I’m intrigued.

headphonesnotrequired: This is a rather graphic PSA running in...

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:59:38 -0400

headphonesnotrequired:

This is a rather graphic PSA running in the UK right now about texting while driving. There is a lot of buzz about this right now, and road safety advocates hope that this or something similar will make it to air in the US as well.

I personally think the campaign does an exellent job of showing the realities of what can happen when you’re distracted - be it talking on the phone, texting, or anything else that might distract you from the road. As a pedestrian, cyclist, and even driver, accidents are always a concern. And I know I’ve been guilty in the past, as a driver, of distracting myself while behind the wheel.

Everyone should watch this video.

wow. just wow. yeah, looks like Steven Seagal is a cop. no,...

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:33:33 -0400

wow. just wow. yeah, looks like Steven Seagal is a cop. no, seriously, watch the video