fireballs & tsunami

As a descendant of Poles, Scandinavians, and Eastern Europeans, my lifelong diet has consisted largely of potatoes, bread, and meat…and I LOVE IT. In fact I enjoy eating meat so much that if I miss an opportunity to consume steak, bacon, or chicken during any given day, I find myself desperate and grazing on beef [...]

I just came across a news report about two California teenagers, performing under the name Prussian Blue, who record neo-Nazi pop music, presumably to fulfill their crazy, Svengali mother’s own desires. Have you read about this? The girls are currently in hiding. I can’t imagine why. If you can stomach it, the official Prussian Blue [...]

Currently listening: Au Pairs, The Runaways, Louis XIV “Made” is now on hiatus. Here are some images from our last day in the office (see all of the photos HERE). Melissa, Lisa, Jason, Jen, me, and several hundred of our best friends: VIDEOTAPES. Our door is adorned with Napoleon Dynamite merch and photos of “Made” [...]

Tina blogged about cookies and referenced a phenomenon known as disco Sesame Street, something unbeknownst to me until today, after I embarked on a mission to educate myself in the disco stylings of Cookie Monster and his friends. The results? Read on. LOST ME COOKIE AT THE DISCO (listen HERE) A funked-up Cookie Monster, backed [...]

Currently listening: Steve Forbert, Go-Betweens, Echo and the Bunnymen, Frente! Check out this sweet Subway Tweed photo featured on Flickr. In related news, a woman not-so-stealthily took my photo on the train this morning. How rude. What if I were a member of the Witness Protection Program? Sigh. In real news, Bob Woodward screws up. [...]