Threshold

January 27, 2013

 

SNL Yolo

 

Reset - Peter Bagge
If you could relive major events in your life, would you take a stab at making things better—and would your best attempts only make things worse? Or would you use your second chance to put your most twisted, perverted fantasies in motion? These are questions washed-up actor and comedian Guy Krause asks himself after he signs up to be the main research subject for a virtual-reality experiment.

My Day With The New Sim City

The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap

 

 Today's Photos:
Onn/Of Festival
When I see an art show is happening, I tend to check it out (especially if the show is free). 
This means I see some pretty weird stuff.
Usually I can appreciate the idea of the piece, or the technical skill that went in to making something.
I would be the idiot who looks at a half finished can of coke and think about this abandoned piece of corporate America's consumer culture really condemns us all.
But really, someone just forgot their soda.

So the Onn/Of Festival was great for me because it proved I still have a threshold.
Not everything is great art.
There are some things in this world that are stupid.

The above piece was pretty cool. You could walk through that tube of mirrors. But the piece was called something like "Nativity 3.0" so maybe it was supposed to be a birth canal... of yourself?

This guy (or girl, whatever, not sexist) went crazy with black lights inside of a U-haul van.  I've seen enough episodes of NCIS to know what kinds of things glow under a black light.
Ewww.

What?

Mariner Fan Fest

January 26, 2013

 

Hillards Taproom

In Ballard

 

Yard House Opens Soon

 

Neighborhood Blogs Are Dying

 

The Glorious Schadenfraude of the Lakers Train Wreck Season

Unless you live in L.A., this is a perfect storm of schadenfreude. The Lakers are the Yankees of basketball, universally loathed by everyone who's not a fan. Their team is full of unlikable stars, from the whiny, petulant Howard to the possible rapist Kobe Bryant (yeah, I went there). To watch them implode in such spectacular fashion, culminating in Wednesday's team meeting where Howard reportedly would not respond to Kobe's direct criticism, is way better than sneering at the apparent naiveté of a 21-year-old.

 

Today's Photos:

It looks like they're hugging.

Which one is the pitcher?

They look so similar.

I LOVE mascots.

Just off first base.

In the visitor dugout.

Jack Zduriencik

Mariners GM

Definitely not an idiot.

This is a player.

We had no clue which one.

 

"C'mon Guys! Catch A Ball!!"

January 25, 2013

New Music
Jenn Grant - White Dove
Haerts - Wings
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers

Dotcom is the Smartest Character on TV

There's More to Life Than Being Happy

Details of Notre Dame 2010 Seeberg Case
A football player was accused of rape, the girl who made the accusation was marginalized and slandered,  and most university resources were used to defend the player.  The victim comitted suicide ten days after the incident.  So, this is definitely terrible and much worse than a fake girlfriend.

Today's Photo:

Every kid that gets out has to stand on the sidelines.
Every kid has said "C'mon Guys! Catch A Ball!!"
As if it was some brand new suggestion.
I'm sure your teammates know you want to get back in the game.
Sometimes kids are not creative.

"I Know It Was You. You Broke My Heart."

January 24, 2013

Space Jam Website Is Still Alive

The Rise of the Sports Fan in the Year of Social Sports

Remembering "The Wizard"

Chinatown Lunar New Year 
February 9

Today's Photo:Godfather Part 2 Part 1

and my reading list:

Oscillate

January 23, 2013

 

Hey 90's Kids! You're Old!

And then BAM! Your younger sibling or that kid you babysit throws new lingo at you. Desperately, you pretend to understand what they are talking about as they go on and on about the annoying “LGs” and “Bronies” in their class. Finally, you surrender and ask what the abbreviation stands for. They look at you with a mix of disbelief, disgust and sadness. And then they tweet your pathetic lack of know-all to their 20,000 followers and ruin your life.

 

Hopscotch

Feb 22 and 23
Benefit for SIFF
Volunteer here

Stuart Scott Key and Peele

Super Mario Speed Run

R.E.M. -  Nightswimming

Weezer - Perfect Situation

Felicia Day - I'm The One That's Cool

Today's Photos:

Oscillate at Vermillion

"LED's are Killing Me"

Spelled out in neon.

I Am Patches O'Hoolihan

January 22, 2013

Happy Hour at "The List"

How to Watch Two Teams You Hate

I hate the New England Patriots. I hate the Baltimore Ravens, Ray Lewis is particular. When you two teams you strongly dislike play one another, that's what we Internet folk like to call a Meteor Game, because you're rooting for a meteor to strike both teams so that everyone dies and you are happy, which is a pleasant thought. No one said sports are rational.

The good thing about watching a Meteor Game is that it helps you really zero in on which team you hate the most.

Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan In Your Movie

Friends Without Benefits

A tragic but very real story of a woman from Brooklyn going through the emotions of a platonic relationship becoming more and then falling apart. A good read shared by YMFY.

I MET him when I was 22 and squandering a year of my life (and liver quality) working as a waitress in my Massachusetts hometown. I was an Ivy League graduate who’d always had a plan, and suddenly I had no plan. All my life I had been regimented, disciplined and very, very good, but I didn’t want to be that girl in the front row raising my hand with the right answers anymore. So I traded in my sharpened pencils for an apron and a pair of clogs, and started serving tables five nights a week at a local pub.

Video Game Futures That Didn't Come True

Collecting The Documents You Need Before You Die

The site is called, "Get Your Sh!t Together".

Today's Photo:

Over 100 kids are playing dodgeball.

 

Stars, In Your Multitudes, Scarce To Be Counted

January 21, 2013

Les Miserables

Wow. 

Produced constant chills. 

The story of Wolverine running from Maximus to save Catwoman's child from Borat.

Russell Crowe is the one part that seems slightly out of place.  He could clearly sing, but his voice wasn't quite right for this role.

Also, the guy who played Valjean in the play shows up as the bishop.  So that's fun.

By the way, the title of the post is from "Stars", my favorite song from the show. I like it because it humanizes Javert, who's been a total A-hole, and shows why he's so obsessed with Valjean.

Also, its just a great song.

Six Versions of a Les Mis One Man Medley

The Spectator Hated Les Mis

Interview with Mark and Jay Duplass

Think about anything that's cool.

There's a good chance these guys are involved.

The Roots Team Up with Elvis Costello

Jenny Lewis Makes New Music

So that's fun.

Today's Photo:

Dishonored Game

It's a cross between Bioshock and Skyrim.

If you have any clue what that meant, you'd probably love this game.

Scandal

January 20, 2013

 

So You Want To Play Golf?

Comprehensive beginners guide from Golf Digest.

Because deep in my heart, I'm still a beginner.

 

 Mathematical Fiction

"Do you like fiction and mathematics? Are you looking for a book or story that might be useful for the students in your math class? Are you interested in what our society thinks about mathematicians? Then you've come to the right place. This database lists over one thousand short stories, plays, novels, films, and comic books containing math or mathematicians."

 

Gangster Squad Articles from the LA Times

 

 ESPN 5 on 5 Take On the Kings to Seattle Deal

 

 

In Defense of Nerd Culture

I agree about Big Bang Theory, but I LOVED Wreck-it Ralph.

 

 

Today's Photo:
Scandal

I get sucked into these shows easily.
I think it's because I tend to be optimistic.
Scandal is pretty good, even if it's not great.
It's on Netflix instant, there's only seven episodes.
(But I think it got renewed).
It's kind of a shame the show continued to a season two because that meant they had to leave the world of the show in tact.
I mean, it would have been awesome if there was a scandal that totally destroyed all of the government and the firm as well. And that was how the show ended. Instead, they kind of had to chicken out at the end, so they could make a season two
The show is mild fluff, but it's really fun fluff.

(I watched all the football today too. But all the wrong teams won and I don't want to talk about that.)

 

The (Ogre) Battle Rages On

January 19, 2013

Kanye West Wing

I love both of these things.

 

Tough Mudder Report

Saturation Diving

 Divers breathe helium at certain depths which causes everyone to sound like Donald Duck.  I might go into diving just for that.

"The work itself, however, is extremely dangerous. A CDC report in 1998 estimated that the occupational fatality rate for commercial divers was forty times the national average for all workers, at an annual rate of 180 deaths per 100,000 employed divers."

Nevermind. I'm never diving.

New Deception Detecting Border Kiosk

 

Best Upcoming Comic Books of 2013

Might have already linked to this, but now there are pictures!

Your Sister's Sister

 

 

Today's Photo:

Ogre Battle 64

This game came out in 1999. Eveytime I try to play Ogre Battle, my brother steals the machine, starts his own file, locks me out of his room, and then beats the game.  I have never finished this game.

Hey, and when people say they love "The Big Bang Theory", this is what that culture really looks like. Imagine if Sheldon was playing this game, in the same way they play Dungeons and Dragons. They dress up in starfleet uniforms on the show and it's hilarious. I start watching Deep Space Nine because the same writer made Battlestar Galactica, and I'm some kind of weirdo.

It Tastes Like Juice

January 18, 2013

 

Jenny Johnson on How to be a Football Fan

GQ
Then it occurred to me that I've been doing it all wrong. When the Texans lost the playoff game to the New England Patriots, I congratulated the Patriots on my Twitter page like some kind of idiot, I should've been talking shit! Well I won't make that mistake twice. Here are a few things I've learned from my fellow football fans on how to be a REAL fan.

When your team wins, act as if you really had something to do with it, even though you have no affiliation with the team. Tell fans of the losing team that your team kicked the shit out of their team. There's no greater feeling than watching your team win then telling a total stranger their teams blows. It's called sportsmanship people and you can't spell "sportsmanship" without "manship" (not sure what that has to do with anything, but I like it. Manship, y'all).

• Make sure when you get home, that you don't let the loss go. Talk about it NON-STOP. Really hammer home your point to any pair of ears that is near you. Think a player should be traded? Scream that shit at your family until they want to set themselves on fire. Total power move.

Arrested Development is The Brothers Karamozov

 

Shiro's Chef Dreams of Sushi Too

 

Today's Photo:

That's juice.

My favorite radio host went on a juice diet after seeing this movie.

To be honest, it sounds pretty good to just eat the same thing all the time.  I like going out to eat and trying new things, but it would be easier to just drink this stuff.

Really, all this means is that I go to Jamba Juice instead of Starbucks a few mornings a week.  And I'm sure Jamba has all kinds of other junk in it that's probably horrible for you. But it's fun to try something new, even if it looks like sludge.

Deformities

January 17, 2013

Will Axe Cop Run for President?

 

How Do You Prepare to Portray Osama Bin Laden?

 

Archer Insulting Names Supercut

 

 

Snowboarding On The Decline

 

A Programmer Fiddles With Sleep

 

How to Couchsurf

 

Today's Photo:

Yes, this was the most exciting thing that happened today.

SMUSH Bowling

January  16, 2013

 

In an effort to promote staff unity, I have been organizing outings where people from around the building can get together and have fun.  These are photos from our bowling event.

The (Merciful) End of the Season

January 15, 2013

Sonics Fans Write to Sacramento 

 How Silver Linings Playbook Could Win Best Picture

Learning Town
Spoof of Children's TV

Today's Photo:

The last tip off of the year.

Bert Macklin - SEAL Team Six

January 14, 2013

 
The High Cost of Being Single

Over a lifetime, unmarried women can pay as much as a million dollars more than their married counterparts for healthcare, taxes, and more.  
Knife Guys - Kimmel

 

 Today I watched:

Smash

and
Zero Dark Thirty

Intelligence work is slow, methodical and boring. The main character spends much of the movie in meetings with bureaucrats, watching interogation films and reading sensitive documents. Somehow, this is good to watch. The SEAL team doesn't show up until the last 30 minutes. But they really show up.

Dangeruss Action Figures

January 13, 2012

 

Today's Photo:

At Summit Central

January 12, 2013

 

 

Today's Photos:

Nom Nom Seahawk

January 11, 2013

 

 

Today's Photo:

Code Academy

January 10, 2013

Pep assembly

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HTML coding practice
(This isn't loading or something)
(Update: FIXED IT!)

Another Life Goal (Kind of) Acheived

January 9, 2013

 

Manti Te'o and His Fake Girlfriend

 

Boing Boing Favorite Posts of 2012

May have already linked to this. 

This is still a great collection of stuff.

 

Conan O'Brien - Serious Jibber Jabber with Jack White

Oscillate at Vermillion

 

Billy Joel The Night Is Still Young Music Video

Today's Photo:

I have always wanted to learn how to play this song.

I thought playing this song would mean I could kind of play piano.

Yes, Rock Band only uses right hand piano, and yes, I only played on Medium.

But I got 5 stars.

Superfans

January 8, 2013

 

Suds for Drugs

People are stealing Tide, and using it to pay for weed and crack.

I couldn't make this up if I tried.

 

Ink for iPhone - Simple Blank Page

 

Cool Photo Essays

Involving empty pools, double exposures, and high speed water.

 

This American Life: Self-Improvement Kick

A perfectly normal guy gets rid of everything he owns, changes his name, says goodbye to his friends — and begins walking. In the name of peace. And Honduran government officials try to heal their corrupt country by starting a perfect city, from scratch. For the new year, we bring you stories about how far some people go in hopes of a better life.    

 

Music Videos from Famous Directors

Tim Burton, Kathryn Bigelow, Martin Scorsese...

 

Apollo Robbins - Video of A Pickpocket at Work

 

Today's Photo:

About 50 kids showed up to our basketball game to cheer on the team.  They were fun and very supportive.

Our own Squad 6 even decorated our locker room.

Butterbeer

January 7, 2013

Sugar Boy - Kung Fu Mom

SNL Disney Housewives

 

Romance and Alzheimers

 Is it cheating if you really don't remember you're married?
 

The Bachelor Premieres

Grantland breakdowns are the best reason to watch.

From there, it's time to select an occupation. Contestants are discouraged from listing "aspiring actress" in their bios; seeing that in 26 chyrons would be both confusing and profoundly disillusioning for the viewer. Go big here: No job is too ambitious, too unbelievable. Sure, you're a JumboTron operator, why not? OK, "personal organizer," that's a totally valid thing for which you are paid money; we don't need to see the invoices for "inter-rack shoe redistribution services" and "walk-in closet imagineering." It's astounding to us that no one's picked "Lithuanian royalty"; producers have neither the time nor the desire to background-check aristocratic bloodlines.

4. Make a Big Entrance

When the limo pulls up to the mansion, you have approximately 10 seconds to imprint an image upon an overwhelmed Bachelor's harried brain. These are the notable first-impression strategies employed by last night's contestants:

• planned awkward silence
• handshake
• territorial marking with lipstick
• subsequent removal of lipstick marking
• football-based ass-appraisal subterfuge
• failed gymnastics display
• presentation of a lace doily
• odometer reading: 2,275 miles
• had one arm
• threat of Mob violence by connected family
• presentation of a finger-tattoo
• eye-contact handjob
• cruise ship entertainment sampler
• forgetting one's name
• implied promise of reenactment of scenes from wildly popular mommy-porn novel
• speaking in tongues (no snakes per union rules)
• ice-sculpture fabrication of wedding cake-top bride and groom
• self-immolation (botched)
• self-immolation (copycat, successful)
• extinguishing of self-immolator by quick-thinking contestant whose "entrance hook" was coincidentally "sexy firewoman"
• speed-seduction of future ex-husband Chris Harrison (off-camera)
• clown shoes
• dramatic escape from Trojan horse full of rose petals and champagne
• wearing a wedding dress

 

Downton Abbey to EPL Converter

Newcastle = Anna Smith

Not sure how that makes me feel.

 

Disney Park Bracelet System

Spend more money with just a swipe.

 

Today's Photo:

Butterbeer from Hot Cakes

Seahawks 24 - Redskins 14

January 6, 2013

 

 Single Women and the Sitcom

8 Math Talks To Blow Your Mind
 

Kanye West Costumes for Cats

 

Dad Hires Video Game Hit Squad To Kill Son's Character

 

Song of the South: Bristling Dixie

Disney's notoriously racist film has never seen a video release. That's probably for the best.

 

 

Today's photo:
Seahawks at Redskins

I can't embed the above video.
I'm also watching "The League"




 

I Pity The Fool

January 5, 2013

 

Why Does Laura Linney Introduce Downton Abbey?

 

Soccer Jerseys for MLB Teams

Also, see What Makes A USA Kit?

 

Axe Cop: The Cartoon

 

Today's Photo:

at Scarecrow Video

Moon Temple

January 4, 2013

 

Friday Night Tykes

About youth football in Texas. 

Youth like Kindergarten.

Bill Cosby on Jimmy Fallon

 

Today's Photo:

Moon Temple
I don't remember much of what happened here.

"Take them out to the MOVIES!"

January 3, 2013

 

Apollo Robbins: Pickpocketer

 

Amnesia and the Self That Remains When Memory is Lost

 

He looked over at me. "So, were we friends?"

 

I just stared. Would it be rude if I told him that I never really thought of him as a friend? I mean, if one person thought of another as a friend, and the other person denied it, that would be hurtful. But Tom had no memory of me one way or the other. As I was thinking this, he spoke.

 

"It's okay. There's often this . . . gray area, I guess you'd call it, in human relationships, isn't there? We meet people, we see them every day, we say hello, but we don't really know them. We say they're our friends, but really, you can't be friends with the hundreds of people you meet, can you? It's enough that we had a shared history together. We were in the same places for a time. We were part of each other's fabric." He made a rubbing gesture with his fingers and thumb.

 

 

Largehearted Boy Aggregate Lists

2012 Music Lists

2012 Best Books

 

Best Comics

Would love to try the top 3. (Saga, Hawkeye, and Prophet)

 

Beach House Home Video for "New Year"

 

2 Lifehacks for Your Morning Routine

Get up early, and get to bed early.

Not exactly rocket science.

 

 

Best of Open Culture 2012

I love year end lists.  Can you tell?

 

25 Best Seattle Businesses

Just in case I get bored with teaching. It could happen.

Today's Photo:

Leftover from MOHAI