burgers and fries and cherry pies, or what this post has none of…

between holidays, painting, work on the house, mom’s retirement, and a somewhat bizarre back problem (my entire lower back feels sunburned-ish, only… there’s nothing there. pinched nerve? fibromyalgia? spinal tumor? meanness workin’ its way out of me? i haz a pain in my sawdust, whichever it is!), i’ve been horribly, terribly remiss about blogging as of late.  i keep bookmarking things, thinking, “oh, i need to post that”... then i don’t.  so now i am…  *prepare for onslaught*...

first, leonard pitts speaks out for the poor:

If he’d said it of Jews, he would still be apologizing.

If he’d said it of blacks, he’d be on BET, begging absolution.

If he’d said it of women, the National Organization for Women would have his carcass turning slowly on a spit over an open flame.

But he said it of the poor, so he got away with it.

``He’’ is South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer, running for governor on the GOP ticket. Speaking of those who receive public assistance, he recently told an audience, ``My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You know why? Because they breed. You’re facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce, especially ones that don’t think too much further than that. And so what you’ve got to do is you’ve got to curtail that type of behavior. They don’t know any better.’‘

You read that right. The would-be governor of one of the poorest states there is likens the poor to stray animals.

i love leonard pitts.  i’ve followed his column for years.  on this, he’s definitely spot on, “the monied interests in this country have somehow been able to con the poor into doing just that, fighting tooth and nail when they ought to be standing shoulder to shoulder”.

move to amend “we the corporations” - in response to the citizen’s united ruling, they want to amend the constitution to “Firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.”  amen!

pick locks like a pro! - just in case you need to *fight the man* by breaking into his locker…

the period table… of typefaces - or by leaving him a fancy note…

play.house - the music from House, M.D. - via rollickster - so you’ve something to listen to while confronting the monied interests that would *keep us down*

cats 4 gold - via this guy, simply put your cat in an envelope… just in case you want to *fight the power* on their terms

follow me tattoo socks - you can’t stage a revolution without followers!

how to make olive penguins - because *every* revolution needs snacks…

and, finally, the “support the troops” phrase has irked me as an empty, meaningless bit of patriotism that gets waved around without any real action behind it. 

make it meaningful. - via vencedor, ye wow raid leader extraordinaire.

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Tagged as: politics,links,poverty,thekitchensink,abitofeverything January 31, 2010 @ 11:12 am

couldn’t have said it better myself…

You should be cautious about knowing who I am. It irks me. To be known. It’s fucking impolite. To think you know someone. As if a someone is just so. “I know you!” Oh do you now? How about now?

You should be wary of names and photographs. They are liars. They freeze what wants to melt.

I have stared long into mirrors. I don’t know me. Why should you? I don’t pound out letters to find myself. Let’s burn that fucker down. I am not some butterfly pinned to a science project.

How do you get from moment to moment? Focus now. Shit. You missed it. You have to watch. Have you ever watched yourself from here to there? Focus hard enough and things get blurry.

A self is a product of blurred distinctions. But what of that blur? That’s where it’s at. You think you’re some thing but you’re not. You’re a bomb.

i just discovered the notorious bhj... better late than never.

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Tagged as: quotes,links,peoplewhokickass August 12, 2009 @ 12:33 am

this week’s collection of ZOMG I LOVE THIS STUFF

the bloggess and avery edison - best. websites. EVER.  ...among all the other best sites EVERs.  but srsly, i’m now declaring my undying love for both of them.  forEVER.  !!!  do NOT miss “jesus and judas”.  warning: slightly *cough* irreverent humor OR the time thebloggess scared blair from facts of life!

also, must see this movie:

another 25 websites to have fun with your photos - i’ve only played with a couple of these, but i’ll work my way through the list eventually!

then, seen on craftine: this AWESOME needlepoint graffiti!  that is so f’n cool!

but, of course, you can’t do graffiti needlework without your very own: walls notebook - be your inner banksy!  want. this. book. 

and last, but certainly not least, this is COMPLETELY NSFW.  unless you have a really cool boss.  or work in the porn industry.  or do gay phone sex for a living.  ...in which case, this is probably more of a documentary for you…

enjoy!!

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Tagged as: humor,crafts,videos,lists,links,peoplewhokickass July 27, 2009 @ 09:43 pm

cool links on a ~hot~ day

nearing 100F again today with humidity around 77%.  you could take a bite out of the air, but you’d need to blow on it first to cool it off enough.  me, i’m stayin’ inside where it’s ~cool~, lest i spontaneously combust.

anyways, mah collection of neat links for the week:

100+ alternative search engines you should know - (there’ll be a test later.)

50 free resources that will improve your writing skills - (i kin tipe n speel jes’ fine, kthx.)

30 calorie peanut butter - (lick off the spoon?  more like leave a spoonful and lick out the jar.)

and to close it out, a coupla ~neat videos~.  stoned cats and bill maher, what more could you want?

dude.  wait.  whut?

“we don’t have a left and a right party… we have a center-right party and a crazy party.  over the past 30 years, democrats have moved to the right and the right has moved into a mental hospital.” - bill maher

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Tagged as: humor,politics,writing,food,lists,links,webdesign July 03, 2009 @ 02:31 pm

list o’links to *really good stuff* :P

i’ve been so busy lately that i’ve not taken the time to post much of anything, but i’ve been saving these up, so here they is!  enjoy :D

munsell hue test, which measures your ability to differentiate between hues - i scored a 12 :o

alternativeto, find alternatives to Windows, Mac, Linux and online applications - some useful info there!

mind-melting demo disasters, that’s some SERIOUSLY bad music.  srsly.

test my brain, buncha fun tests to take.  i took them all and it’s *actually true* - i DO have a brain! :O :O

life sized blue whale, interactive that allows you to see the world’s largest animal up close and personal!

artistic photo canvas, have your photos printed on canvas! 

BEST SITE EVER, or, “faith no more reunited 2009, live”, a collection of videos from the download festival in the uk.  AWESOME.  (mike patton wants me to have his babies, he just doesn’t know it)

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Tagged as: lists,links June 17, 2009 @ 01:20 pm