Shamelessly stolen from Boing Boing:
If you know me you know that I have reservations about marriage in general and the fight for gay marriage specifically, but as Rebekah said, “what a great demonstration of human kindness.”
March, 2010
12
Mar 10
I told you she didn’t have a dick
Just a reminder: last night, this happened:
All I have to say is, LET’S MAKE A SANDWICH. And what what, I fucking love some Thelma and Louise references.
11
Mar 10
Purple teardrops I cry
Okay kids. Tonight at 11:30pm EST is the official debut of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video, featuring Beyoncé. It’s evidently a nine minute sequel to her super fabulous “Paparazzi” video, which weighed in at seven minutes. Who’s excited about this? Duh, we are. To get prepared, here’s the video for “Paparazzi.”
It’s kind of like watching the most recent Harry Potter movie to get ready for the new one when it comes out. READY, SET, NERD.
8
Mar 10
Shut up and put your $$ where your mouth is
I was lucky, lucky, lucky enough to see The Magnetic Fields on Friday night in Bloomington, at the Buskirk Chumley theater. The Magnetic Fields are one of my favorite bands, but saying “favorite bands” doesn’t even begin to describe it. I don’t think I would understand myself emotionally in relation to other people without 69 Love Songs. That’s right, an album single-handedly saved me from the autism spectrum.
I have spent so many hours of my life listening to their albums, and the voices especially of Stephin Merritt, Claudia Gonson, and Shirley Simms are permanently ingrained into the folds of my brain. Just seeing Shirley open her mouth and having that voice come out of it was a sort of magical-visceral experience that made me feel giddy and disoriented. And it was weird to look up and see John Woo and Sam Davol sitting in front of me, playing their stringed instruments, wearing the same facial expressions that I use to watch NBC on Thursday nights. Continue reading →
5
Mar 10
Boom boom boom, let’s go back to my room
This was the other email in my inbox the other day:
from my friend CL. I’d never heard it before, but I feel kind of dirty now, like I need to go rinse the Venga Boys out of my mouth with some real New Order.
