June 2007
52 posts
I'm Going to India
there are 3 distinct odors so far in India:
one is of a city on fire.
one is of a city made of sandlewood on fire.
one is of a city built on the raw sewage and dead bodies of all those who have come before… on fire.
-from nellore
Adam
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“I see squandering the better part of one’s day when one is most energetic,...”
– Work: Why hard work is “worthless” - Lifehacker
My Sentiments As Well
I’ve noticed this same thing throughout my travels away from Portland since moving there. At first I didn’t know what to think of it, but as I spent time away I realised that I loved the people in Portland, hipster or not, and that is a big reason I moved there, to be around like-minded people. I feel at home there.
But just yesterday I returned from Dallas, TX, where I was visitng...
Top 10 Rejection Lines Given By Men (and what they...
10. I think of you as a sister. (You’re ugly.)
9. There’s a slight difference in our ages. (You’re ugly.)
8. I’m not attracted to you in ‘that’ way. (You’re ugly.)
7. My life is too complicated right now. (You’re ugly.)
6. I’ve got a girlfriend. (You’re ugly.)
5. I don’t date women where I work. (You’re ugly.)...
NYTimes: Why Humans No Longer Have Fur →
“I signed a form saying: ‘Roger feels compelled to show his heavy metal...”
– Swedish man gets sick benefits for heavy metal addiction
New Word
Collabroation n., Cooperation between bros on a given task. Coined via an obviously unintentional typo. via blankenship
WatchMade this a little bit ago, but completely forgot to post it here.
Overwhelmed or The Future is Unfolding Just How I...
These weeks are bleeding together, in a pattern of compression and expansion. Only it’s not really time that is being stretched, it’s a bunch of the walls I put up towards the old relics in old lives. I told my friend before I left that the past would seep back into the new places I’ve built up. Two months is a long time for any wall to withold. It’s like the past has...
My Hard Drive Crashed
This is depressing to me in thousands of ways. Not only is my laptop pretty darn new, but the prospect of losing things that I don’t even realize I’m losing is disturbing to me. I have all the important things backed up (relatively important), and the truth is that whenever I have to start with a fresh hdd, it’s never as bad as I think it’s going to be. However, things like...
Doing
There is no idea or project or urge too small to follow through on when it comes to being creative. Even the smallest thing that catches your mind, makes you think, or is an expression of something going on inside of you is worth pursuing and finishing. I need to remember this every day.
Fighting Styles
Joshua: i think an important part of relationships is fighting style
Joshua: like it's almost impossible for two people to work out if they have conflicting fighting styles
Eric: haha i keep thinking of an old kung fu movie
Joshua: yes
Joshua: like an old kung fu movie
Joshua: and we just beat the shit out of each other with our styles
thank god someone over at Metroblogging Portland... →
Mixtapes
Dave: dude, you should do a series mixtape
Dave: the one you're doing right now
Dave: followed by the 'i'll fight for your honor' mixtape
Dave: then the 'i'll sex you good' mixtape
Dave: then the 'i'll treat you good, and make your brother love us' mixtape
Joshua: lol
Joshua: i like the last one
Joshua: i was already planning a series
Dave: the honor fighting one would be fun
Joshua: this is the "i have strong feelings for you" one
Dave: hahahaha
Dave: yes
Joshua: then i want to do a light hearted upbeat one for just driving around
Joshua: then one that is like "i have intense feelings for your crotch"
Joshua: then one that says "i have good taste in music, be impressed"
Joshua: then one that is "we are perfect for each other and everyone else sucks, so lets party"
Dave: LOL
Dave: "i have good taste in music, be impressed"
Joshua: haha, you know it's true
Dave: i actually lol'd
Dave: yeah, i know
WatchWhoa there David Lynch. These animated shorts are bizarre and make me laugh.
Interview: Khaela Maricich of The Blow questioned... →
Now that Jona has left The Blow, I wonder how she is going to handle the instrumental side of things?
Contentment
Joshua: man, you know what? one of my favorite times of my life was that time after i came back from barbados and me and you used to hang out all the time
Joshua: and jordan
Joshua: just driving around and hanging out and listening to music
Joshua: it's weird, but i think about those days almost more than any other time as being a time i could go back to and be content with
Eric: yeah
Eric: it was fun
Eric: we really didn't
Eric: do anything in particular
Joshua: i know
Eric: but it was comforting for some reason
Joshua: there wasn't anything epic
Joshua: yeah
Joshua: after that my life just got completely insane
Eric: haha
Eric: mine too
Joshua: i'd like to say that i don't regret anything, but really, i could probably marty mcfly that shit and do it over
“ I tried trimming my beard into a cone.”
– David Mikula
Akon is a fucking asshole. As punishment for my... →
Comment on the linked blog post. Akon is crazy.
New Trend Alert: Booty Grazing →
Sending a mass text message in hopes of hooking up with any of the responders for a booty call.
Who's keeping Portland weird? →
A great post from my friend Zac Benjamin.
Dream
We were in a basement and there were three girls. One drummer, one guitarist, one bass player. They were playing the raddest indie rock song I had heard in 5 years and doing so nonchalantly. I was nodding my head to the music and tapping my foot when the guitarist looked at me in the middle of a crescendo that was building and then tilted the head of guitar towards me, motioning that I should do...
PING!
I think there should be a rule that if someone says “PING!” on their tumble log or twitter, everyone who sees it has to post what they’re doing at that moment. Use the reblog feature to reblog my PING! and then add what you are doing. PING! I just finally got set up at Millipore headquarters in Boston and it’s 11:16am here. It took them from 9 until 11 to find me a working...
Flight from Dallas to Boston
I saw the most unholy mating of footwear that anyone could’ve imagined today on the plane. I did a triple take because I didn’t believe what I was seeing. Behold the Croc Boat Shoe.
Minus the Bear
Joshua Tuscan: i love how Lotus comes back at the end
Joshua Tuscan: like a new song
Dave Mikula: yeah
Dave: totally
Joshua: and it kicks ass
Joshua: twice
Joshua: first it kicks ass
Joshua: and then you forget about it
Dave: then it punches ass
Joshua: and it's groovin
Joshua: then all of a sudden
Joshua: there are throat punches and leg locks
Joshua: and you are like, wtf? how am i rocking out again in the same song?
“Here is a video of me eating a pack of cookies even though I have diabetes”
– Fat Man