Friday, June 19, 2009
the passion of joan of arc
(French. Silent. 1928. Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. Maria Falconetti as Joan. One of the greatest films of all time. Just a clip.)
chipotle!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
street toothbrush
Every day on the way to my car I pass this toothbrush. It is a Reach. It sat there intact for a few days, and now it has finally been broken by car tires. I am interested to see what happens next.
things i am thankful for today
1. Wonkette. I hate politics a lot because it is imbecilic and pointless most of the time. However, this liberal blog makes it hilarious and I absolutely love it.
2. Ellen. TV is bad for you, except for Ellen. I love her. She is my hero.
3. My sister. Love her. She's my best friend.
4. Dave. He's great. And he has taken to wearing a sarong around the house.
5. My friends. They are awesome and smart and hilarious.
6. Kismet. I love my kitty and she is so fat and cute.
7. My mom. She is one of the most amazing people I have ever met, and she puts up with me.
8. Laura. She makes Mom happy. Enough said.
9. My phone. It is fancy and awesome and I can upload pictures and blogs and watch YouTube on it.
10. The HRC. They will bring the hammer down. They've got money and they know people.
11. All six seasons of The L Word. I feel like I do not need to explain this further.
12. Plants vs. Zombies. I'm totally addicted to it.
13. That my happy list is 2.6 times longer than my mad list.
2. Ellen. TV is bad for you, except for Ellen. I love her. She is my hero.
3. My sister. Love her. She's my best friend.
4. Dave. He's great. And he has taken to wearing a sarong around the house.
5. My friends. They are awesome and smart and hilarious.
6. Kismet. I love my kitty and she is so fat and cute.
7. My mom. She is one of the most amazing people I have ever met, and she puts up with me.
8. Laura. She makes Mom happy. Enough said.
9. My phone. It is fancy and awesome and I can upload pictures and blogs and watch YouTube on it.
10. The HRC. They will bring the hammer down. They've got money and they know people.
11. All six seasons of The L Word. I feel like I do not need to explain this further.
12. Plants vs. Zombies. I'm totally addicted to it.
13. That my happy list is 2.6 times longer than my mad list.
bitch list
Things I am currently cheesed off about and that are completely outside of my sphere of influence:
1. Mexico and the drug war. People are so short-sighted. It is the exact same as abstinence-only sex education, meaning it just doesn't work. People are going to keep doing drugs, no matter what. The drug cartels will outsmart, outresource and outgun the Mexican government at every turn. The only way to eliminate the problem is to make drugs legal. It would destroy the black market and the violence that comes with it.
2. Obama and his lackluster "extension of benefits" for spouses of gay and lesbian federal employees which, of course, does not include health insurance. This is paired with the DOJ's brief supporting the fucking DOMA and associating same-sex marriage with incestuous marriages. Thanks, assholes. The New York Times lambasted the Obama administration for the brief in this editorial, which I find awesome. Thanks, NYT. Why can't you be president?
3. The health insurance issue. Ok. Republicans are a bunch of jerks. For some reason they have it in their little pea-brains that single-payer health insurance equals armageddon. This is obviously true since every country that has implemented universal healthcare has imploded in on itself and disintegrated in a fiery wreck (*ahem* virtually all of Europe). Seriously, though. Single payer health insurance would decrease costs tremendously and increase the life expectancy of Americans. But you just say the word "socialism" and people freak out like the U.S. is going to turn into Communist China or something.
4. Immigration. I really think that the whole border-fence/"illegal alien" freakout is just a very convenient excuse for racists to express their hatred of brown people. And I really don't get why people have so much bile for Mexican immigrants. I have never understood how we have this imaginary (except not really imaginary anymore since we've got the fence now) line in the sand and we care about people on one side but not on the other. Xenophobia is disgusting. The Minutemen are disgusting.
5. Iran. I am not really mad about Iran, just concerned. It's intense, all those young people so angry. I think it's good, but scary at the same time. I hope everything gets sorted out. It's been a long time coming, I think.
That's about it for now. Next is to make a list of things I am thankful for, right? To balance it out.
1. Mexico and the drug war. People are so short-sighted. It is the exact same as abstinence-only sex education, meaning it just doesn't work. People are going to keep doing drugs, no matter what. The drug cartels will outsmart, outresource and outgun the Mexican government at every turn. The only way to eliminate the problem is to make drugs legal. It would destroy the black market and the violence that comes with it.
2. Obama and his lackluster "extension of benefits" for spouses of gay and lesbian federal employees which, of course, does not include health insurance. This is paired with the DOJ's brief supporting the fucking DOMA and associating same-sex marriage with incestuous marriages. Thanks, assholes. The New York Times lambasted the Obama administration for the brief in this editorial, which I find awesome. Thanks, NYT. Why can't you be president?
3. The health insurance issue. Ok. Republicans are a bunch of jerks. For some reason they have it in their little pea-brains that single-payer health insurance equals armageddon. This is obviously true since every country that has implemented universal healthcare has imploded in on itself and disintegrated in a fiery wreck (*ahem* virtually all of Europe). Seriously, though. Single payer health insurance would decrease costs tremendously and increase the life expectancy of Americans. But you just say the word "socialism" and people freak out like the U.S. is going to turn into Communist China or something.
4. Immigration. I really think that the whole border-fence/"illegal alien" freakout is just a very convenient excuse for racists to express their hatred of brown people. And I really don't get why people have so much bile for Mexican immigrants. I have never understood how we have this imaginary (except not really imaginary anymore since we've got the fence now) line in the sand and we care about people on one side but not on the other. Xenophobia is disgusting. The Minutemen are disgusting.
5. Iran. I am not really mad about Iran, just concerned. It's intense, all those young people so angry. I think it's good, but scary at the same time. I hope everything gets sorted out. It's been a long time coming, I think.
That's about it for now. Next is to make a list of things I am thankful for, right? To balance it out.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
oh deer
So while Andrea was googling "deer necklace" this afternoon we found the following pictures:
The latter is aptly named "Illustration-Of-A-Deer-With-Antlers-Resembling-Ray-Charles-Wearing-Shades-Playing-A-Piano-And-Singing.jpg." So descriptive. I also love the watermark. I mean, who wouldn't want to steal that image? It's genius.
The first picture is just funny because it looks like the deer is coming out of a vagina.
Oh, deer.
The latter is aptly named "Illustration-Of-A-Deer-With-Antlers-Resembling-Ray-Charles-Wearing-Shades-Playing-A-Piano-And-Singing.jpg." So descriptive. I also love the watermark. I mean, who wouldn't want to steal that image? It's genius.
The first picture is just funny because it looks like the deer is coming out of a vagina.
Oh, deer.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
forest maintenance party
too early
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