2009feb27. Friday Freeday.
- NYT: Passive houses.
- TED: Dan Gilbert: Why Are We Happy? Why Aren’t We Happy?
- Naomi Wolf on why protesting has become impotent.
- The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Loudest recorded sound ever. Before that, it was probably God screaming when the earth came out of His vaginal canal. “Ain’t doin’ that again, christ ... gonna save up some cash, get mah tubes tie – STOP HITTING YOUR SISTER.”
- Language lesson: I like you.
- Birds stealing ice cream
- Ballot Box Bunny. Loyal – Lovable – Literate. I’ve spoken about this before, but avoid Smello cigars. They are not good.
- Even in death, you cannot escape the management. Just chuck me into the sea, good food for fishies. I mean, after I’m dead. Oh jeez, I forgot to mention that. Don’t cry ... don’t cry. Maybe you’ll die first! And with the low bellowing noise of the ceremonial conch, Non-Death Race 2009 ... commenced!
- Peanut allergy cured, or at least stymied for awhile.
- The House of Representatives Mace. Oh, the state. Such a silly thing! When will it go away?
- The story of Pinocchio. Damn, it just goes on and on. “AND THEN PINOCCHIO MEETS AN IBEX AND A HIPPOPOTAMUS WHO HAS A WHISTLING ASSHOLE. THEY CHUM AROUND FOR A BIT BUT THE IBEX GIVES PINOCCHIO THE CLAP. OH DEAR.” The part about Pinocchio killing Jiminy Cricket with a hammer was riveting, though. “When you wish upon a star ... makes no GACKKKKKKK” The cricket has his own Wikipedia entry? I don’t even have my own Wikipedia entry. We should all have Wikipedia entries.
- Short animation: Internet Humor.
- New Yorker: Japanese cell phone novels
- Pictures for Sad Children: Pigeons
- Bat for Lashes: What’s A Girl To Do
- TED: Evelyn Glennie
- Stereo Total: C’est la mort
- TED: Benjamin Zander.
- Tralala: All Fired Up