Robot Babysitter

Here’s a longer jam from the same group. My closest...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:47:34 -0700

Here’s a longer jam from the same group.

My closest experience would be the cult compound that I pass on weekend bike rides.

Could I have another Cointreau and sodey?

Wed, 29 May 2013 03:18:14 -0700

Could I have another Cointreau and sodey?

Power Lunching: How You Can Profit from More Effective Business Lunch Strategy Power...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:00 -0700

Power Lunching: How You Can Profit from More Effective Business Lunch Strategy

Power Foods

Anchovies

Apple pie with sharp cheddar

Artichokes

Asparagus

Wimp Foods

Apple pie (without sharp cheddar)

Applesauce

Artichoke leaves

Aspics

Avocado

From the press release: When remodeling camps across the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:16 -0700

From the press release:

When remodeling camps across the country, it is necessary to spruce up camps at the foot of mountains to match their landscape and those camps on seaside to do its landscape

I want Dwell to do a feature on this kind of North Korean organicism.

Office romances are rarely a good idea.

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:30:49 -0700

Office romances are rarely a good idea.

I wish the college brochure “having class outside”...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:01:07 -0700

I wish the college brochure “having class outside” photo cliche was more like this picture.

From today’s update about the construction of a water park, riding club, and war museum in NK.

Episode 014 with Millie De Chirico, "The Election"

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:35:00 -0700

debbiecountry:

gobayside:

Millie and I watch the one where Zack runs for school president (thus screwing over his friend Jessie) just so he can “party” in Washington D.C.

http://gobayside.libsyn.com/episode-014-the-election-with-millie-de-chirico

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I was honored to be asked to record an episode of April Richardson’s hilarious GO BAYSIDE! podcast recently, so if you’re a fan of podcasts, hilarious podcasts, and most importantly, Saved By The Bell, please check it out!

I think the 1989 context is really critical to understand the reason for including that Beach Boys reference. The Cocktail soundtrack was probably second to the Bush/Dukakis election for “most important thing to happen in late 1988”. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” was a #1, and the Beach Boys contribution (“Kokomo”) was burning up the adult contemporary charts. The Beach Boys were even on that episode of Full House,

Favorite sentence of the past week: “George Mohr… resigned from the faculty to preach...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:55:40 -0700

Favorite sentence of the past week:

“George Mohr… resigned from the faculty to preach the joys of illiteracy”

Episode 011 with Jordan Morris, "The Friendship Business"

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:35:24 -0700

gobayside:

Jordan and I watch the one where the crew have to come up with a business for economics (we guess?) class, and the project quickly turns into a Friendship Forever vs. Buddy Bands turf war.

http://gobayside.libsyn.com/episode-011-the-friendship-business-with-jordan-morris

Zack’s bracelets were clearly a manifestly superior business model to Buddy Bands: the size of the bracelet market is enormous compared to the headband market. You can wear multiple bracelets at the same time (you even have 2 arms!), but you aren’t going to wear 5 or 10 headbands at once like Peggy the tall girl had done to spend time with Screech.

In a way, the failure of Buddy Bands (whether you attribute it to Zack’s interference or willful overproduction) makes the argument for Zack - Jessie should have accepted the position of VP at Friendship Forever. It is Zack’s sociopathic tendencies that make him a ruthlessly brilliant capitalist. The main problem for Zack was how he overplayed his hand against the enormous bargaining power of labor. Jessie’s more balanced approach could have helped Friendship Forever manage the relationship with its workers.

Besides this gif, the only other piece of media that I have...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:50:00 -0700

Besides this gif, the only other piece of media that I have connected with so profoundly was Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines.

Photo

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:01:25 -0700

The most expensive documentary ever shown on Russian television was called Plesen (‘Mould’). It...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:50:34 -0700

The most expensive documentary ever shown on Russian television was called Plesen (‘Mould’). It argued that mould was taking over the earth, an invisible but omnipresent enemy whose evil spores were invading our lives, causing death and disease. When the film ended large numbers of fearful people went out and bought the ‘mould-cleaning machines’ that had been advertised in the film – its manufacturers had been among the producers.

I wonder if this is how the next Sharper Image Ionic Breeze machine or Kinoki foot pads will be marketed to us.

The discussion of the film about how Russia infiltrates foreign governments with psychic weapons is also interesting.

Thank you, Brooks Brothers, for pants that match the wallpaper...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:06:45 -0700

Thank you, Brooks Brothers, for pants that match the wallpaper in my childhood bedroom. Could you do spaceships next?

“Is something wrong? You look sad.” I don’t...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:28:03 -0700

“Is something wrong? You look sad.”

I don’t even know how regular people use the internet.

Oscar picks

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:29:43 -0800

Best Picture: The Rock, again

Writing (Original Screenplay): the episode of American Pickers where they go to a Subway and talk about how great those dang sandwiches are

Makeup and Hairstyling: 2012 Republican National Convention

If you have a commute that involves tightly packed public transportation, try wearing some really...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:17:22 -0800

If you have a commute that involves tightly packed public transportation, try wearing some really potent-smelling sunscreen during a long, gray winter. It will let people know you are crazy and should be avoided, but in a subtle way.

Photo

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:06:49 -0800

bankruptcy judge determines whether a student loan can be considered in a broader bankruptcy claim....

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:18:00 -0800

bankruptcy judge determines whether a student loan can be considered in a broader bankruptcy claim. To clear the legal hurdle, debtors must not only demonstrate that they are currently unable to pay— they must also demonstrate that their future life prospects are characterized by a “certainty of hopelessness.”

Being deemed legally without hope sounds like a George Saunders story.

UNESCO Fast Food Heritage Sites

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:36:51 -0800

UNESCO Fast Food Heritage Sites:

Following up on my stated interest in fast food restaurants near UNESCO World Heritage sites: I’ve started documenting them.

I would be interested in a book of UNESCO World Heritage Sites...

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:51:24 -0800

I would be interested in a book of UNESCO World Heritage Sites viewed from inside fast food restaurants.