Good Old Neon

A friend of mine who I thought had mono - turns out he did I haven't spoken with him in 3 years, but I hear he's pumping gas.

Back in high school, we drank behind the local Mall, hung out at the arcade and then, at the end of the night, took in a movie. I saw Dirty Dancing that way, high-school-drunk, and cried my fucking eyes out. Then, a few years later, when it made its cable debut, I watched it again, this time I was sober - and it really sort of sucked. Sober ..................................................Drunk

All things being equal, I prefer “hot chocolate.”

Bike agenda spins cities toward U.N. control, Maes warns Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is warning voters that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's policies, particularly his efforts to boost bike riding, are "converting Denver into a United Nations community." "This is all very well-disguised, but it will be exposed," Maes told about 50 supporters who showed up at a campaign rally last week in Centennial. Maes said in a later interview that he once thought the mayor's efforts to promote cycling and other environmental initiatives were harmless and well-meaning. Now he realize

Though I like both bands, at 39 - I relate to The National on a more personal level than Arcade Fire. Matt’s lyrics are, I don’t know, a bit more mature – are maybe a little more relevant to older listeners, where Win’s lyrics strike me as more relatable to someone in their late teens, early twenties. As for the songs, I think The National has shown a greater degree of consistency with respect to their awesomeness– imo.

Even if the word rococo is never used as a refrain again it will still be too soon. On the whole, after several listens I have found The Suburbs underwhelming. It started out so promising, but towards the middle, it begins to just sort of meander along somewhat tunelessly. There's an EP's worth of strong to great material here, but I can think of six to eight tracks that, if trimmed, would have made for a stronger album.

The worst part, for me, is that the performers who engage in these practices, are the same artists who, because they are filthy rich beyond what most of their fans could ever imagine, could charge $5 or less per ticket, and still never have to worry about running out of money. So fuck em. Edit: With that said, if someone with enough disposable income burning through their pocket wants to spend several hundred dollars to attend a concert by a washed out has been band way beyond their prime, or one that lip syncs to their own CD, well, fuck them too.

Actually, you're not mistaken - I'm confused (and an idiot).

Damn - I'll miss his presence (and that awesome ponderous voice of his) on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.

Continuing my streak of post-apocalyptic fiction...

I keep mine in something that looks very similar to this (murse? European carry all?):

This is probably a really dumb question Crow, as I think you may have already indicated this in the past, but have you been diagnosed with depression, and if so, is it being treated? Based on this and prior posts, it sounds as though you are experiencing a major depressive episode. I have atypical depression, which means I sort of have the opposite, though in some ways, similar problem, I could, if I allowed myself, sleep 16 or more hours a day, yet still wake up feeling as though I’d never slept. I do experience insomnia from time to time, but those episodes are usually associated with an

Finally something Iran and I can agree upon - I applaud this new law and, with a bit of luck, look forward to its adoption here in the US.

Spent the weekend at the in-laws place in northern NH – spent much of my time in the river, fishing for trout – which translated means, I spent a good deal of time casting and cursing - getting snagged on just about any submerged branch or log within a hundred yards. Resulting in me hopping in the canoe every five minutes to row out in mostly vain attempts at retrieving my father-in-laws lures while everyone else drained bottles and cans, I pretty much just drained his tackle box.

i think this might be the only way to reasonably respond to a futureage rant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwyZ0ji1GRU

I like how he consistently downplays mainstream news sources (and more often than not, rightfully so) right before he links to a mainstream new source, in this case, CNN. I’ve come to the conclusion that human nature is to blame for our current financial woes and economic disparities, and has been since man’s first “financial” exchange – and will be until the human race is but a memory or we evolve in some fundamental way – until then, enjoy the calamity while trying to do as little harm possible. To quote Jarvis Cocker, “cunts are still running the world” – it’s as true now as it was 5

Yeah, well quit teasing and get serious, we’re at war over here in case you hadn’t noticed – oh, that’s right, you’re probably haven’t noticed since you’re totally absorbed by The View, and I’m not talking about that hot broad next door – this is fucking reality, man, get with it.

No, and thanks for ignoring my larger point, which is that my interests include video games and hanging out on deserted islands.

I’ve never watched Big Brother, in fact, I don’t watch “reality” programs, well, that’s not entirely accurate, I do enjoy Deadliest Catch and that show where that guy goes into the wild accompanied only by his camera, not the one hosted by that Grilled Bear dude, the other guy, the one who doesn’t film by day and then spend his nights roughing it at the Motel 6. Truth be told, I don’t watch TV all that often, to unwind, I prefer to read or play video games – which, on account of being the father of a three year old, I don’t get to do all that often – which suits me just fine as I’d rather spen

I don't know, I tend to agree with Taibbi's take on the McChrystal affair - the one in which he trashes Brooks (through association) and CBS's Lara Logan, who, Lara did, reminded us that the press's job is to essentially remain subservient and obedient: From Rolling Stone: Lara Logan, You Suck Lara Logan, come on down! You're the next guest on Hysterical Backstabbing Jealous Hackfest 2010! I thought I'd seen everything when I read David Brooks saying out loud in a New York Times column that reporters should sit on damaging comments to save their sources from their own idiocy. But now

Oh dear - Krugman's latest : The Third Depression Recessions are common; depressions are rare. As far as I can tell, there were only two eras in economic history that were widely described as “depressions” at the time: the years of deflation and instability that followed the Panic of 1873 and the years of mass unemployment that followed the financial crisis of 1929-31. Neither the Long Depression of the 19th century nor the Great Depression of the 20th was an era of nonstop decline — on the contrary, both included periods when the economy grew. But these episodes of improvement were ne

I cried like a baby, and loved it!!!