February 2009
Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to...
– Viktor Frankl
Pylon guitarist in ICU after heart attack/car... →
Early in the evening on Mon., Feb. 23 Pylon guitarist Randy Bewley suffered a heart attack while driving on Barber Street in Athens. According to an e-mail from the group’s vocalist Vanessa Brisco-Hay, “His van drifted off the road and tipped over. No other people or vehicles were involved. Rescue workers did CPR at the scene and he was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center. He is in ICU.
Noreaga Arrested for Battery at Fatburger
twentyfourbit:
Rapper Noreaga, aka Victor Santiago, was arrested Sunday morning after a brawl at a Fatburger restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida. AP reports that Noreaga, who currently performs by the name N.O.R.E., allegedly yelled at a customer, ripped up a bouquet of flowers, and threw a cup of yellow liquid at the person.
Police say that he also punched a man in the face while yelling, “Do...
goingnumbertwo:
I really don’t understand how so much poop comes out when all I did was drink beer yesterday. I’m convinced there’s something in the water here.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-22) →
Wire (24)
R.E.M. (18)
Minutemen (17)
Morrissey (17)
The Soft Boys (16)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Poll: Which of these two owls is the RADDEST? →
huge wolf collection - wow
itsallinmyhead:
atlanta wolf lovers - check out this pretty awesome wolf collection on craigslist.
MC Hammer’s Dream Reality Show Becomes Reality
twentyfourbit:
The flurry of recent MC Hammer news about his Utah gig with Vanilla Ice, his active Twitter account, and his Super Bowl commercial with Ed McMahon, all suggested that Hammer, aka Stanley Burrell, was plotting an inevitable “comeback reality show.” Well, the rumors are true: A&E have announced they are filming 11 episodes of Hammertime and plan to air the reality show about MC...
The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who...
– Hunter S. Thompson (via simko)
recovery.gov →
Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be carried out with full transparency and accountability — and Recovery.gov is the centerpiece of that effort.
I find the idea of parallel universes oddly comforting. Somewhere, I made the...
– (via samtresler) (via noneck) (via mikehudack)
craigslist missed connections →
crayola:
I stared at you. You ignored me. You appeared medicated, or maybe distracted by grief. Then it rained.
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Lauter Has a Posse
Last night, Chris and I rode MARTA to the High Museum to see a Japanese Film called Train Man. It’s a romantic comedy about a geek who ends up getting the girl. (Hey, sometimes nice guys finish first!)
11:30 rolled around and we found ourselves at Taco Mac in midtown, which was a totally welcome change from the excessive number of douche-flood-tool-belts that were patronizing TAP. But about...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-15) →
Dan Deacon (23)
Adorable (22)
Andrew Bird (14)
Morrissey (13)
Janelle Monáe (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
man.. it’s kind of a bummer when the IT guy says he has a new computer for you but then it isn’t actually for you.