tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31442039770769714242024-02-19T01:20:13.258-05:00The Copasetic Blogco·pa·cet·ic or co·pa·set·ic adj.
Very satisfactory or acceptable; fine.copasetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423401754687121592noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-84738513680750125412009-03-13T14:25:00.002-04:002009-03-13T14:28:30.493-04:00A Sunday Mile<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Just for the sake of keeping this alive...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >A Sunday Mile<br /><br /> </span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> I have rarely taken such a look around as I have today. My walks usually bare a meaning, taking these autumn strolls with hands stuffed into jacket pockets, hands gripping the lining to keep just a bit warmer while thinking about how to clear my mind. I never took the time to capture the beauty of the leaf shower coming down on me, fire glow orange and rose pedal red. The trees looming just a bit closer while gripping their last leaves to keep just a bit warmer. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"> I remember walking and usually looking down. My steps becoming a bit quicker with each step, trying to catch the silhouette in front of me. The sun glistened all around me, everything in front of me, and all that I had passed. Still, I sought that shadow. In the midst of great yearning I forgot to look up, even if just once, to see the rainbow of colors splashing down on me and my silhouette. The reflection of the light off of puddles, blades of grass, and the beauty I had been passing by all this time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"> Now as I walk, I wonder what things would be like if I never thought to look up. Seeing the majesty of all that lay in front of me on this path I created. Snapped twigs and crunched grass of my doing. The trees looming ever closer, whispering to me that all is forgiven. My shadow still in front of me, but I lead it now instead of chasing it. These Sunday walks seem a bit longer now, although they’re always the same length. </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier new;">-Proof of Purchase</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Proof of Purchasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831608285642691202noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-12852295391443873732009-02-23T18:36:00.004-05:002009-02-23T18:56:33.517-05:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I know now the true meaning of 'desolation'. I have wept here, allowing the tears to dry themselves off of my face far more time than I can recollect. Witnessing some step in, glance around, but ultimately leave again coming back occasionally only to ensure that I still exist. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">My greatest fear is loneliness, and since my incarnation, I have only wanted to be nurtured and loved, adored and witnessed, updated and made public.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Since then, it has been only winter in my feeble life. I know nothing anymore, and far too many people know nothing of me. While I still may exist, who actually </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >knows</span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> of my existence? </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">My colors run dry, even as simple as black on white. My mouth is parched and there is no oasis in sight. I am sick, these are </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">my</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">dying</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">w o r d s .</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I am Death personified, my name has no bearing to that which I truly am. 'Copasetic' has died. The meaning has escaped all who had conjured it up. Nobody will remember me, but those who do will remember<br />my<br />demise.<br /><br />-The Copasetic Blog<br /></span></span>Proof of Purchasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831608285642691202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-51526332302118161972007-11-09T15:05:00.000-05:002007-11-12T14:57:58.801-05:00One,Two,Three,Four<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Way•<span style="font-style: italic;">key</span> Way•<span style="font-style: italic;">key</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">[Rise</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">and</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">Shine]</span>its </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">ON</span><span style="font-size:78%;">again</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">OFF</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">again</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">ON</span><span style="font-size:78%;">again</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Watchme<span style="font-style: italic;">fall</span>like <br />DoM<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">MIN</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br />Nos <span style="font-size:78%;">[in]</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Pretty </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >Patterns</span><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Fingers~in~the</span> </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">black<span style="font-size:130%;">bird</span>pie</span><br />[i'm]<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">tingling<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">tingling</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br />tingling</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br />Is</span><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">what</span><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">you</span><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">feel</span><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">now<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;">whatchoo ought to - whatchoo ought to</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Rease</span>nable and <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >sens</span>-a-ble<br />dead</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">from</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">the</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">neck</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">up</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> because</span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;">i'm</span><br />stuffed<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">stuffed</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:78%;">stuffed</span><br />We-thought-you <span style="font-size:85%;">haditinyou</span>but-<span style="font-size:130%;">no</span><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">no<br /></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">no<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:courier new;" >For~no~real~rea</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:courier new;" >son</span><br />--------<br /><br />Squeeze the tubes</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style="font-style: italic;">and</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;">empty bottlesout<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">-Take a <span style="font-style: italic;">bow-<br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">-Take a <span style="font-style: italic;">bow-<br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">-Take a <span style="font-style: italic;">bow-</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Is what you feel now<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;">whatchoo ought to - whatchoo ought to</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">An eLEfantThatsInTheRoomIs</span><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tum-bel-lin</span><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Tumb-bel-lin</span><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tum-bel-lin</span><br /><br /></span></span><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">In dup</span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" ></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" ></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">LI</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" ></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" ></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">cuh-At<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >and</span>dup</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" ></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" ></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">LI</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" ></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" ></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">cuh-At,</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">And plastic bags/ and dupLiCuh<span style="font-style: italic;">and</span><span style="font-size:78%;"></span>tripLiCuh</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >dead</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >from</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >the</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >neck</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >up</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" > iGuessIM</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;" >stuffed</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;" >stuffed</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >•<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;" >stuffed</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">•</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We-thought-you <span style="font-size:85%;">haditinyou</span>but-<span style="font-size:130%;">not<br /><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >not</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">not<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" >Exactly</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:78%;" >where-do-you-get</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> off</span><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >is enough ~ is enough</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" ></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >•</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">I<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><3</span>you</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >•</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">but</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >•</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:lucida grande;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">e</span>nough<span style="font-style: italic;">is</span><span style="font-size:180%;">eh nough</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">enough</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">And now <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">stop </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">{there's no real reason}</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:78%;" >FaustARP,RR</span><br /></div></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div></div><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div></div></div></div>ree•rahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921896351429945630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-61134540246674345912007-11-08T14:55:00.000-05:002007-11-08T14:58:53.826-05:00one•daysomeonewillupdateyou•someonewillupdateyou•someonewillupdateyou•ree•rahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921896351429945630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-1316205234532937202007-09-24T13:29:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:47:50.126-04:00Fortune for a Quarter - I Love Quarters!Today my fortune cookie read: “Now is a good time to expand your repertoire of skills and knowledge”<br /><br />::Fasts forward to:: having not expanded a damn thing since I opened and ate this cookie two months ago, please ponder the expiration date of predictions. Short-term? Lifelong? Neverdontbelievethesethingstheyrestupid?<br /><br />In a classic which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg scenario, please ponder the balance this small paper holds between the function and number keys on the keyboard and ask yourself does this fortune come true for you or do you come true for it?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Expand my horizons.</span> Criticism or jealousy? Hard to tell being that you’ve sucked yourself into a black hole of poorly rated reality television and microwaving leftover cheeseburgers, “expand[ing] your repertoire of skills and knowledge” is daunting, is it not? <span style="font-style: italic;">Shit, you mean, I…I have to do something about something?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I shit you not.</span></span><br /><br />Had you known that choosing noodles for dinner would cause so much internal conflict, do you now regret your past choices, <span style="font-style: italic;">mymyhowtheykeepyouupatnight! </span>and go back and change things now that hingsight is 20/20 and thus make you, what you think, is better off than you are now?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I am not young enough to know everything </span>Oscar Wilde said and you’re clearly old enough to underestimate yourself enough that this “repertoire” of yours will get no expanding.<br /><br />Had you known that these fortunes mean nothing<span style="font-style: italic;"> ordothey?</span> could you have done so fine a job turning it into free therapy?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">- r<br /></div>ree•rahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921896351429945630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-75003910563110084182007-08-13T20:44:00.001-04:002007-08-14T04:22:20.508-04:00Dual Diner Delights<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyTB6GzIqMH5Fgs0Pc8BZWaQfZsR1BCreXuTib5Qvyl11MavSb7Q9glezJGqaPmeVrsuMZEIu3y0Jk9_rVzUywUrtG3Iq3ecthhHdoCHz-cuBUY1RBcvUKZHQAn0jvMF3ShcCsTgPt6s/s1600-h/DSC02460.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyTB6GzIqMH5Fgs0Pc8BZWaQfZsR1BCreXuTib5Qvyl11MavSb7Q9glezJGqaPmeVrsuMZEIu3y0Jk9_rVzUywUrtG3Iq3ecthhHdoCHz-cuBUY1RBcvUKZHQAn0jvMF3ShcCsTgPt6s/s320/DSC02460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098370168926218242" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpfmeFh54UFNFUfZ1IzEtmoAv-wAkXNbUsALzfs45-kZK2WUZ9LFGOwV8ZBeK78MFpjypJwTaXzkJCFqjvon8tvUcJt_WhNC1Lm_uYlO02Ja3-fFDzH5EeAbdJCHTIQ5tmsZsihqRzsU/s1600-h/DSC02467.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpfmeFh54UFNFUfZ1IzEtmoAv-wAkXNbUsALzfs45-kZK2WUZ9LFGOwV8ZBeK78MFpjypJwTaXzkJCFqjvon8tvUcJt_WhNC1Lm_uYlO02Ja3-fFDzH5EeAbdJCHTIQ5tmsZsihqRzsU/s320/DSC02467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098370027192297458" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOmnYVev_hnfhz1uzdBuTz2Gw_VNPmuOKvK-gF4XR8ax55bck6gzwZFw69TYoaf6Rfsxagca39UUeLevZDsT-wqXIFGN6pNFsupF4ZCln3eWIpT-lmiT_c41T1JJyvsUwIKF5c331_sg/s1600-h/DSC02465.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOmnYVev_hnfhz1uzdBuTz2Gw_VNPmuOKvK-gF4XR8ax55bck6gzwZFw69TYoaf6Rfsxagca39UUeLevZDsT-wqXIFGN6pNFsupF4ZCln3eWIpT-lmiT_c41T1JJyvsUwIKF5c331_sg/s320/DSC02465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098369868278507490" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKotk9915mdtOQ2-oBEEi05Znedg5qwoOZZ72YpAiIE7SwVfU__mDItSlNMVqeR-Cvw7GatrAa29Wmdlct5q88s1QFZ1pkEL-TiC_25cMevXh7yCc1vUON9Xec4urug6ppyCE3EsMSm48/s1600-h/DSC02468.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKotk9915mdtOQ2-oBEEi05Znedg5qwoOZZ72YpAiIE7SwVfU__mDItSlNMVqeR-Cvw7GatrAa29Wmdlct5q88s1QFZ1pkEL-TiC_25cMevXh7yCc1vUON9Xec4urug6ppyCE3EsMSm48/s320/DSC02468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098369769494259666" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fGVlpFuzzmg87sgbUnReix1jQW7DDr88CHmCd328zoXLNasRRYl2as-N3xksw1EAsllJzkCV8E7uzEIJ5vOr7wdir6bYAoeJqBUj4_Su_ZkDjH7tfHxeglSrTkGrQfwZKQINyZosmJY/s1600-h/DSC02445.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fGVlpFuzzmg87sgbUnReix1jQW7DDr88CHmCd328zoXLNasRRYl2as-N3xksw1EAsllJzkCV8E7uzEIJ5vOr7wdir6bYAoeJqBUj4_Su_ZkDjH7tfHxeglSrTkGrQfwZKQINyZosmJY/s320/DSC02445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098369679299946434" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Where Passaic Street meets Hackensack Avenue. Home to one slider burger mini palace – White Manna.<br />Rivaling it’s former sister location in Jersey City – a single “n’d” moniker of the same name - what began as a stand at the 1939 New York World’s Fair morphed into a 15x30' slice of vintage diner heaven.<br />A single whiff into an invisible fog of burger grease carries you to a half-moon shaped counter overlooking the cook who slaps down meatball-sized ground chuck beef onto a sizzling griddle.<br />Flattening the meat with a few slaps of the back of a spatula, the meat is topped with thinly sliced onions and American cheese - according to preference - and nestled into small potato rolls. No orders are ever written down at Manna, nor forgotten, where a single cook often manages over a dozen burgers on one tiny griddle at once. Served up on paper-thin plates, these burgers pack flavor, juiciness and originality that only White Manna can bring you.<br />Add a side of fries (with cheese!) fountain soda (coke,please!)pile on ketchup and pickles and take your first bite towards burger nirvana.<br /><br /><br /><br />White Manna<br />385 Hackensack Avenue<br />Hackensack<br />201-342-0914<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">- r</div></div>ree•rahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921896351429945630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-51393126302810556642007-08-03T22:39:00.001-04:002007-08-03T23:35:49.693-04:00Appara(n)t...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK6ccI3Uf_YLMGE2QSqhcEP6uplrEKn-fBhgAbNIzBZzn_avEIYKtoPi_SBiiJtFflsBPWknzWjr1MRQdpadJL1pfzs8HiaWtJC2sVqEOl8IJTz6cZD8HpJti54NClm-VxkbJpxnn7RM/s1600-h/l_81278f43ff810f3be5e19b5b97eee38c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094669553742245714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK6ccI3Uf_YLMGE2QSqhcEP6uplrEKn-fBhgAbNIzBZzn_avEIYKtoPi_SBiiJtFflsBPWknzWjr1MRQdpadJL1pfzs8HiaWtJC2sVqEOl8IJTz6cZD8HpJti54NClm-VxkbJpxnn7RM/s320/l_81278f43ff810f3be5e19b5b97eee38c.jpg" border="0" /></a>In 2006 we had the first full-length collaboration by two great techno/electro artists. Both from the techno capital of the world <strong>Berlin</strong>, Germany. We know them as <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ellenallienbpc">Ellen Allien</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/apparat">Apparat</a>. On that album we knew them as the '<a href="http://www.orchestra-of-bubbles.com/"><strong>Orchestra of Bubbles</strong></a>'. The single "<em><strong>Way Out</strong></em>" featuring vocals provided by Allien herself was a great departure from the typical electro sound. My favorite track on the album, "<strong>Rotary</strong>", has a sample that sounds like the the machine that would grab you in the Sonic pinball game for Genesis. That alone had be hooked.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now <a href="http://www.apparat.net/">Apparat</a> and Allien are focusing on their solo projects. "<strong>Walls</strong>", Apparat's 2007 release is available to listen to on MySpace right now. Even though I loved his previous releases this one takes the cake. It's a more relaxed approach than the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gEa_a6rPAclvq-OiOBWlpUlPYY3XLFQ9Nmf3l0-5Uk0jTys00qfS4Vpcs5JPzCVK6g6wgGQ4uCYO_WgzMhr1s31HskC_f_FPhXSyakNgPOHtbiFO0znH6k6YO1UJthD5S3iwV9xBNiA/s1600-h/mode.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094675914588811106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gEa_a6rPAclvq-OiOBWlpUlPYY3XLFQ9Nmf3l0-5Uk0jTys00qfS4Vpcs5JPzCVK6g6wgGQ4uCYO_WgzMhr1s31HskC_f_FPhXSyakNgPOHtbiFO0znH6k6YO1UJthD5S3iwV9xBNiA/s200/mode.jpg" border="0" /></a>last two albums. See for yourself here.<br /><br /><br />Since I started talking about people featured on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bpitchcontrol">Bpitch Control</a> I might as well fill you in on the new album coming out by another <a href="http://www.bpitchcontrol.com/">Bpitch</a> member, or should I say members. <a href="http://modeselektor.com/">ModeSelektor</a> has a new release titled "Happy Birthday!" set for a September 2007. These guys are just as good as Apparat, I might go as far as to say they are better. I said might, but I won't. The album features, <strong>Apparat</strong>, <strong>TTC</strong>, <strong>Maximo Park</strong>, and the great <strong>Thom Yorke</strong>. I guarantee it will be amazing. If you want to hear a 45 second mash-up of the whole album go to their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mdslktr">Myspace page</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGud21OZY4mF9fo0CfbsiOaQUVFdSfkE6bv9XCT9oKHN8LPz2_Uo4REfuPEXr4NZp9av76F1qkYg_B8z-8ZwzVS03MJzn4U8yL6VI4lDAv5vRRwmckge10hKAvAJbLHxJSezf3FIP2jc/s1600-h/bln.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094681802988973938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGud21OZY4mF9fo0CfbsiOaQUVFdSfkE6bv9XCT9oKHN8LPz2_Uo4REfuPEXr4NZp9av76F1qkYg_B8z-8ZwzVS03MJzn4U8yL6VI4lDAv5vRRwmckge10hKAvAJbLHxJSezf3FIP2jc/s200/bln.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Talk about run on post. I might as well add that <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jahcoozi">Jahcoozi</a> is one of my favorite groups also featured on the label. Check out their Myspace and the track BLN. You WILL fall in love.<br /><br />- SeySey yeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17151569325935315286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-7505335470306876882007-08-02T18:56:00.000-04:002007-08-02T20:37:25.754-04:0050 Years and 28 Days Later...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMT9bywA0spihW46BKBBnLJeUfV0r8Q9uA3mLxQZVD2o8AYVo7TVtSRCd0OLJXDopiuWMRZPc3JaRx0ep0SyGGFpccjojwHB4eyEsDrK5qib2JDz8wfhzZ2ocVYIK3fy6wVvUzb0AsjY/s1600-h/sunshine.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094255480240205618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMT9bywA0spihW46BKBBnLJeUfV0r8Q9uA3mLxQZVD2o8AYVo7TVtSRCd0OLJXDopiuWMRZPc3JaRx0ep0SyGGFpccjojwHB4eyEsDrK5qib2JDz8wfhzZ2ocVYIK3fy6wVvUzb0AsjY/s320/sunshine.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/">Sunshine</a> is the newest movie from director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000965/">Danny Boyle</a>. The director of the zombie-filled "28 Days Later" and gritty drug induced "Trainspotting". Boyle has a great way of taking characters and making you fall in love with them one moment and hate them the next. You will be screaming at the screen, "No, don't!", "Behind you!", or "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">AHH</span>, ZOMBIE!". Well, not so much about the zombies, but you get what I am saying.<br /><br /><div></div><div>The sci-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fi</span> flick picks up 50 years from present day. The Sun is dying and the only thing we can do to stop it is to throw a bomb into it. God bless America! A team of scientists and astronauts are sent into space to bring life to the sun. The mission fails on flight <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Icarus</span>1 and a second convoy, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Icarus</span>2 is sent to finish the job 7 years later. On the way to the sun the crew encounter a few problems a long the way resulting in repairs on the outside of the shuttle, and basic human nature within the ship. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614165/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cillian</span> Murphy</a> also returns in this Sci-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">fi</span> adventure. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQZgdaPT9zBVZWLVcFeH4KzKov-pl3OGC-rEj_xAjoiwuiTga6eBJQ4QZRXuMEkH2bel2c5bsbmxy9AVsaRQNvg7xqPEjO5qLKWYgPMhbk8NhHvjoDPUCcyPngWoZNiCwBRsmzmTW4Yw/s1600-h/thesun_10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094255823837589314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQZgdaPT9zBVZWLVcFeH4KzKov-pl3OGC-rEj_xAjoiwuiTga6eBJQ4QZRXuMEkH2bel2c5bsbmxy9AVsaRQNvg7xqPEjO5qLKWYgPMhbk8NhHvjoDPUCcyPngWoZNiCwBRsmzmTW4Yw/s320/thesun_10.jpg" border="0" /></a>I thought the movie was amazing. From start to finish I couldn't really gauge if this was going to turn out well in the end. Don't worry I won't spoil it for you. Go check it out now while it's still in theaters. It's no Rush Hour 3 so it won't be in theaters long.<br /><br />The picture to the right was taken from the <a href="http://www.sunshinedna.com/">sunshine website</a> dedicated to documenting everything that went into the movie. Pictures from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">NASA</span> of the sun like the one here and the struggle the crew had to go through training for the movie.<br /><p><br /><br />Go <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/sunshine/">here</a> to watch the trailer and get your mind-blown. </p><p>- Sey</p>Sey yeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17151569325935315286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-2634971215163816542007-08-02T18:52:00.000-04:002007-08-02T20:01:47.272-04:00Bergman and Antonioni...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyyqCd7mCGnh7cC2JON-wkMDO783S7HXIkV2vP7iiZJzTM0rpDtktzIRmN3I4iLZS1V3pb2M9jUgDRjkr4Bc4UyvQPormyMz9G1uC-hsCCML332aEegNaibuJNlTbbMjkaouXuSQYyag/s1600-h/ingmar_bergman_03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094231973884194594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyyqCd7mCGnh7cC2JON-wkMDO783S7HXIkV2vP7iiZJzTM0rpDtktzIRmN3I4iLZS1V3pb2M9jUgDRjkr4Bc4UyvQPormyMz9G1uC-hsCCML332aEegNaibuJNlTbbMjkaouXuSQYyag/s200/ingmar_bergman_03.jpg" border="0" /></a> To find a great director whose career you can follow from start to end with no mistakes is very difficult. Directors who can basically define an era of film and set the precedent for many to come. Then to have two directors with those backgrounds leave us on the same day is very unfortunate. <div><div><div><div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Ingmar Bergman</strong> (July 14, 1918 - July 30, 2007) 89-year-old Swedish director well known for is 1957 movie "<em>The Seventh Seal</em>", and <strong>Michelangelo Antonioni</strong> (September 29, 1912 - July 30, 2007) 94-year old Italian film director left us July 30, 2007. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhap_jPwP_qPHCqUrAacIzbvvoUbhpusETWDJQ4H_w4tgOGvdi9dAtDd-AcjAYwDD_JRmr_JOtdlzeHAL0KpoAxY0hPX_2PeguS-3LT_QAPp7FySKK-FIGp-fl7OO0TaFVqZd_XwKWLZ4M/s1600-h/ingmar_bergman_04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094231338229034754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="113" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhap_jPwP_qPHCqUrAacIzbvvoUbhpusETWDJQ4H_w4tgOGvdi9dAtDd-AcjAYwDD_JRmr_JOtdlzeHAL0KpoAxY0hPX_2PeguS-3LT_QAPp7FySKK-FIGp-fl7OO0TaFVqZd_XwKWLZ4M/s200/ingmar_bergman_04.jpg" width="165" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div><div>Both directors had great success, but still struggled in their old age for recognition. Bergman's last movie was directed in 2003, but still strayed from his directing habits. Antonioni's last was in 2004, but was not well-received.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhTKGg16RZ4B3oFoy4hTtB-vrRFgxrjcZyFbtXwvERgQN2gY-RNArivNKPMQ9SNA5RHQObuSng90ybFb2XiiwyotdIIOF-zA-7_t09JVwUEttLrpOEBvS83xEiqTbDeD5cMxSWwtHxMA/s1600-h/antonioni.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094231488552890130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="163" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhTKGg16RZ4B3oFoy4hTtB-vrRFgxrjcZyFbtXwvERgQN2gY-RNArivNKPMQ9SNA5RHQObuSng90ybFb2XiiwyotdIIOF-zA-7_t09JVwUEttLrpOEBvS83xEiqTbDeD5cMxSWwtHxMA/s200/antonioni.jpg" width="126" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Bergman's great style inspired many directors over his 60 year run in film. One of these directors shared a very close connection with him. Time magazine had an interview with Allen on his thoughts of this sorrowful day in film history. Netflix em kids!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1648917,00.html">Interview with Woody Allen on both directors, from Time magazine.</a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>- Sey</div></div></div></div></div></div>Sey yeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17151569325935315286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-79628319582064861572007-08-01T15:39:00.001-04:002007-08-14T04:24:28.298-04:00R•T•B rains over N•Y•C<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/rema123/large-1.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/rema123/large-1.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The birthplace of hip-hop hosted two days of Rock the Bells on Randall’s Island July 28&29. Here’s a re-cap of the politically-charged and marijuana-at-large ten-hour festival:<br /><br /><br />Day attended• 29<br /><br />Weather• Cloudy, breezy and a chance of soaking wet from rain with no shelter in sight for five straight hours.<br /><br />Audioslave who?• Rage Against the Machine just came off of a seven-year hiatus? Couldn’t tell from that performance.<br />Set list included: Testify, Killing in the Name, Freedom, People of the Sun and Vietnow.<br /><br />Most prized piece of “free shit”• The towel from the “be the next rap superstar” sweepstakes booth for drying off. Well, after three wipe downs.. smearing the water around your body is more like it<br /><br />Yeeeaaahhhh Bbbboooyyy• Flavor Flav was the sole performer that treated the crowd to a feel. Also, Scott Ian of Anthrax joined him, Chuck D and the rest of Public Enemy for “Bring Tha Noise”<br />Set list included: 911 is a Joke, Public Enemy No. 1, Don’t Believe the Hype<br /><br />Can you ssssaaayyy contact high?• B-real of Cypress Hill, who clearly smoked the fattest spliff in the place [on stage] also helped a band mate take a hit from a 4ft bong. Also add: 80 percent of the 35,000 fans who joined him. They also get best stage prop for the 25ft high gold blow up Buddha holding a pot leaf.<br />Set list included• Hand on the Pump, Ain’t Goin’ Out like That, Insane in the Membrane, Dr. Greenthumb<br /><br />Most participated audience hand gesture• The “W” symbol for Wu-Tang Clan<br />Set list included: CREAM, Shimmy Shimmy Ya, Wu-tang Clan Ain’t Nothin’ Ta Fuck With, Method Man<br /><br />Best beat box• Rahzel, who co-hosted the festival along with Supernatural and Hi-Tek, delivered “If your mother only knew” where he beat boxed AND sang at the same time.<br /><br />Best graphic tee sold•<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/rema123/sandars.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/rema123/sandars.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right; font-family: arial;">- r</div>ree•rahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921896351429945630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-10676880635084327792007-08-01T11:19:00.000-04:002007-08-01T11:22:35.494-04:00Under Construction<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don't mind our appearance. But you can mind yours for us. At least just for a couple of days. Is anyone even reading this bullshit? Not me! OK maybe a little bit.<br /></span></span>copasetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423401754687121592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-12681829712381469292007-07-30T05:37:00.000-04:002007-07-31T02:29:56.715-04:00Hardboiled<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmKGeoBMzS1KQUnYBuULaesFxtbJDI90ckrU00Hhj9CV1JY_6gcKZGEWqV5R1zPE5HVBbM825nx4gicWGIPnUcxYTq3KM7U8NWwu7jNiVtDaatbhw3K84smlzV83LLVXG0xmDdXxYQ8mh/s1600-h/fog1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmKGeoBMzS1KQUnYBuULaesFxtbJDI90ckrU00Hhj9CV1JY_6gcKZGEWqV5R1zPE5HVBbM825nx4gicWGIPnUcxYTq3KM7U8NWwu7jNiVtDaatbhw3K84smlzV83LLVXG0xmDdXxYQ8mh/s400/fog1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092915428680239842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdZUhoqMLp-aG319OGK3UpoDHt4sJRsbL_QaxsAOJek4ZsMGx3WmLZpDRtk_6qDhNABqnH-m6F0ilCloboKJLyDZZ8jZ3LQH6DVU30CGjwjZpizBM-fEteuM-8r23qZuJ85-j0PbQdQm8/s1600-h/fog2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdZUhoqMLp-aG319OGK3UpoDHt4sJRsbL_QaxsAOJek4ZsMGx3WmLZpDRtk_6qDhNABqnH-m6F0ilCloboKJLyDZZ8jZ3LQH6DVU30CGjwjZpizBM-fEteuM-8r23qZuJ85-j0PbQdQm8/s200/fog2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092915368550697682" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_xdyG3lBE8OLPiUUdsOFw8vKosZKL90AQ9eokrDkDp9PFEUX34XUja4Ibr5wf1d7L_3ogyfytWjHZPv8fXK748jMR8TsHCAfvvtBtZImc6hr-Xv6PE5U0i6QGTqUqrslHk_QqtuTLF23/s1600-h/fog3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_xdyG3lBE8OLPiUUdsOFw8vKosZKL90AQ9eokrDkDp9PFEUX34XUja4Ibr5wf1d7L_3ogyfytWjHZPv8fXK748jMR8TsHCAfvvtBtZImc6hr-Xv6PE5U0i6QGTqUqrslHk_QqtuTLF23/s200/fog3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092915304126188226" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lXd8z1GosG8i-3nNyghEYl9eat2ZokLsKvTFtkBbhUGfz86-VDKmPvKTiqt32trYBtQRIGRuG3E2WhNDibqPdbmLpyaMtOhKYrPVynuC9DGz7DO70-MpHgcLrySRqWCE34_BmENNSa-A/s1600-h/fog4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lXd8z1GosG8i-3nNyghEYl9eat2ZokLsKvTFtkBbhUGfz86-VDKmPvKTiqt32trYBtQRIGRuG3E2WhNDibqPdbmLpyaMtOhKYrPVynuC9DGz7DO70-MpHgcLrySRqWCE34_BmENNSa-A/s200/fog4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092915226816776882" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Hardboiled crime fiction refers to a literary style pioneered by Dashiell Hammett in the late 1920s and refined by Raymond Chandler beginning in the late 1930s. Hardboiled fiction, most commonly associated with detective stories, is distinguished by an unsentimental portrayal of crime, violence, and sex. From its earliest days, hardboiled fiction was published in and closely associated with so-called pulp magazines. Later, many hardboiled novels were published by houses specializing in paperback originals, also colloquially known as "pulps." Consequently, "pulp fiction" is often used as a synonym for hardboiled crime fiction. The name comes from a colloquial phrase of understatement. For an egg, to be hardboiled is to be comparatively tough.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">-<a href="http://www.markportillo.com/">?m</a></div>?markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02449837515990886697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-7236145297394694712007-07-28T04:18:00.001-04:002007-07-28T04:55:15.539-04:00Geometry<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWad0t2fNyVDcZ3erqXpTK7unmkEV125IzXLo513i7NVrz3gq3OwDweiY5v_u4wJ0ABr6zzAs6_Xh0blIjgsFFdIneJzqGUzqrxKIE8CcDLZiCi1MWeOXPl-qM06Vw6-jQuO9h_7DJz4T/s1600-h/PM1058-R1-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWad0t2fNyVDcZ3erqXpTK7unmkEV125IzXLo513i7NVrz3gq3OwDweiY5v_u4wJ0ABr6zzAs6_Xh0blIjgsFFdIneJzqGUzqrxKIE8CcDLZiCi1MWeOXPl-qM06Vw6-jQuO9h_7DJz4T/s400/PM1058-R1-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092159531616012850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIoZWLCBkf9-7duIRcRBI0OhqYFRskx_1OkPoogJ4wdsLE2b8hyphenhyphenvir2u1XxVcfK320KlEu2hTna-7E57OrnGcaEWsJY4Aat_8J9LFPzKoC-ZwzSlgzayadfK96QBnWAhyphenhyphenJQmmKg3fN9Tq/s1600-h/PM1058-R1-4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIoZWLCBkf9-7duIRcRBI0OhqYFRskx_1OkPoogJ4wdsLE2b8hyphenhyphenvir2u1XxVcfK320KlEu2hTna-7E57OrnGcaEWsJY4Aat_8J9LFPzKoC-ZwzSlgzayadfK96QBnWAhyphenhyphenJQmmKg3fN9Tq/s200/PM1058-R1-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092159450011634210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWKJYzOQOJDqAhf3b_kK6Nx_6Elc9PcE0hbp4FVhcE4rHItM7GgD1oSl_FY3NMQ8FkNdlymZQVKSMaKcb_EPFQnGBJu9YCkIU3vyTjw3hrwdxbG5zRTqNOrOUqEHLsS090KmkvAhyphenhyphenKSO5/s1600-h/PM1058-R1-5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWKJYzOQOJDqAhf3b_kK6Nx_6Elc9PcE0hbp4FVhcE4rHItM7GgD1oSl_FY3NMQ8FkNdlymZQVKSMaKcb_EPFQnGBJu9YCkIU3vyTjw3hrwdxbG5zRTqNOrOUqEHLsS090KmkvAhyphenhyphenKSO5/s200/PM1058-R1-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092159381292157458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometry"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >G</span></span><b style="font-family: courier new;">eometry</b></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> (</span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> </span><i style="font-family: courier new;">γεωμετρία</i><span style="font-family:courier new;">; geo = earth, metria = measure) is a part of </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics" title="Mathematics">mathematics</a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> concerned with questions of size, shape, and relative position of figures and with properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest sciences. Initially a body of practical knowledge concerning </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length" title="Length">lengths</a><span style="font-family:courier new;">, </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area" title="Area">areas</a><span style="font-family:courier new;">, and </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume" title="Volume">volumes</a><span style="font-family:courier new;">, in the third century B.C. geometry was put into an </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiomatic_system" title="Axiomatic system">axiomatic form</a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> by </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid" title="Euclid">Euclid</a><span style="font-family:courier new;">, whose treatment set a standard for many centuries to follow. </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy" title="Astronomy">Astronomy</a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> served as an important source of geometric problems during the next one and a half millenia.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: right;">-<a href="http://www.markportillo.com/">?m</a><br /></div></div>?markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02449837515990886697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-24497194868873615922007-07-27T18:58:00.000-04:002007-07-28T04:25:26.553-04:00. . .<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6pzGBFhWvmP-B7BHl9r28wQSfxHrkxvM6tqMXAYyAj-7P7ztVMMy9bQRhOZnzk24HqBnpXopG_nltJSeT8Yj7AzylJWR0we5r0gc16pMAC608qm8r4Uz99zmFyObgtcts2tdVK3NryM/s1600-h/water.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6pzGBFhWvmP-B7BHl9r28wQSfxHrkxvM6tqMXAYyAj-7P7ztVMMy9bQRhOZnzk24HqBnpXopG_nltJSeT8Yj7AzylJWR0we5r0gc16pMAC608qm8r4Uz99zmFyObgtcts2tdVK3NryM/s320/water.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092024844372649682" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">j</span></span>ust a jacknife – a sound twist, but firm, and life here through a looking glass much sweeter decapitating empty alibis rather than the sea swell that drank the last pure drops of my soul. </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">- r</div></div>ree•rahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921896351429945630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-81539595147622140662007-07-27T05:57:00.000-04:002007-07-28T02:33:53.529-04:00Movement #18<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >F</span><b>riday</b></a> (pronunciation <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a>: <span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA">[fɹaɪ.deɪ]</span> or <span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA">[fɹaɪ.di]</span>) is traditionally considered the sixth day of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Week" title="Week">week</a>, falling between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Thursday</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday">Saturday</a>, as it does in countries that adopt a <i>Sunday-first</i> convention. In countries adopting the <i>Monday-first</i>, and, in work-based conventions, it is the fifth day of the week.<br />(hbday papa)<br /><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='280' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxiMCvQElWXuoQaC-drbcv1DcpqWpKufxZBJ2OLDiKLJ9sBVGPVqs23OKzd_gFxrA5N-tHzwoot_Zbi-cgmSg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.trts.com/site.html">Tortoise</a> - Deltitnu<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">-<a href="http://www.markportillo.com/"><span>?m</span></a><br /></div>copasetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423401754687121592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-87299193930410466352007-07-27T04:40:00.000-04:002007-07-27T18:08:10.246-04:00Font Style Bullshit Mania!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">W</span></span>hy hello there, blog reader! Heh, I didn't see you come in! Would you like some coffee? Cereal perhaps? I have Cap'n Crunch (with crunch berries!) Oh you came looking for a new font? That's fine, too. Let's have a look here and HOLY FUCK WHAT IS THIS.<br /><br />Do you remember the days when the sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" was used to show every letter in this beautiful (AMERICAN) alphabet? Well, let me tell you, Buddy, those days have gone the way of the Dodo bird. "But Anthony, what has that amazing (AMERICAN) sentence been replaced by?" An excellent question, (your name here), one that I can answer!<br /><br />Here it is, in all it's misery.<br />"Queen Elizabeth's proxy waved off Mick Jagger"<br />WHAT?!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQJDXP0atCAxnT79UcFoTyObjaCyPZCZZyy0Zv0luQIYvm0_Nwvg2VwRT4jBR7OeSagVDyVR3k3FQsloeEI98TF2Ytx5OhU_mrYZENst7YtUTqQywsDdvMtDbTz5q5D5kSrN7hlA80AI/s1600-h/elizabeth.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQJDXP0atCAxnT79UcFoTyObjaCyPZCZZyy0Zv0luQIYvm0_Nwvg2VwRT4jBR7OeSagVDyVR3k3FQsloeEI98TF2Ytx5OhU_mrYZENst7YtUTqQywsDdvMtDbTz5q5D5kSrN7hlA80AI/s320/elizabeth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091795239715972754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:courier new;">Just out of frame: the birth of Jesus Christ.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />First-of-fucking-all, I follow no orders from some 300 year old Queen of Anywhere. Second of all, beforementioned 300 year old Queen's proxy (who i would suspect to be around her age) would have no strength to wave off Mick Jagger, a 300 year old musician. This sentence is bullshit.<br /><br />I'm most offended because I am an American, and as such, everything I read, hear, and see should be in ENGLISH THE COUNTRY OF AMERICA THE GREATEST OKAY? So I'm going to take the liberty of changing this God-forsaken sentence into something a little more refreshing for all God Fearing Americans to enjoy. Want to hear it, here it go.<br /><br />"George W. Bush's own hand waved off the country of his choosing for their negligence while beating up sharks."<br /><br />Isn't that much better? It rolls off the tongue much faster, and it makes America look exactly what it should look like, FUCKING COOL. By the way, if you're not a Bush fan, you can replace him with any past President or present candidate of your choosing! Fun for all. Wait, fun for all AMERICANS.<br /><br />Now I know where the dilemma would come in. "Ant! Ant! There is no letter 'j' 'm' 'p' 'q' 'x' or 'z' in that sentence! How do I know what these letters look like?" We-he-hell, this is a crap question, but I'll still give it the time of day. There doesn't have to be these letters in the sentence because they are far inferior to the one's in there already. Look at that sentence again, I'll wait. Pretty ball-busting good, right? Those letters would just take away from the awesomeness.<br />ALSO! You really want to know what those letters look like? Like, really, really want to know? Here's an idea, punch the fucking 'j' key on your keyboard, dumb ass! See what just came up?! A 'J', how's about that!<br /><br />America needs to impress no other people ever, so I think it's time we used this new incredible sentence instead of <span style="font-style: italic;">that other sentence</span> which is so useless and stupid and doesn't apply to Americans.<br /><br />My point has been made.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;">- C.M. Ant</span></span></div>copasetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423401754687121592noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-70843316743651580332007-07-26T18:34:00.000-04:002007-08-01T01:46:08.715-04:00The Darjeeling Limited: Not The Fantastic Mr. Fox.<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra8_kCa4Z_MpUlfkXyQepBaLbxwDi-pOCpMgeBEnE4lix_g7r65GaE-6vfzcFg4XJC7vJvnrFXfQ6BYk3jKlcKSRqoCKYhP8jT1FaxEWo-8UWl77LgmsH6F7MzKstlaXwLcw5DuIANOc/s1600-h/thedarjeelinglimited"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091796983472694946" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra8_kCa4Z_MpUlfkXyQepBaLbxwDi-pOCpMgeBEnE4lix_g7r65GaE-6vfzcFg4XJC7vJvnrFXfQ6BYk3jKlcKSRqoCKYhP8jT1FaxEWo-8UWl77LgmsH6F7MzKstlaXwLcw5DuIANOc/s320/thedarjeelinglimited" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">S</span></span>ince '<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Life Aquatic</span>' I have been waiting for the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432283/">The Fantastic Mr. Fox</a> set to be directed by <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/">Wes Anderson</a>. It's taken from the famous writer, <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.roalddahl.com/">Roald Dahl</a>, who brought us such classics as 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory' & 'James and the Giant Peach'. It looked like the movie was being put on hold for some reason. A few months back I heard from a friend about a new movie WA was working on starring <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005562/">Owen Wilson</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005403/">Jason Schwartzman</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004778/">Adrien Brody</a>. I finally knew what the delay was. Now after months of waiting Apple.com has the exclusive trailer for <a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0838221/">The Darjeeling Limited</a> written by Anderson, Jason S., and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178910/">Roman Coppola</a>. The three starring characters go on a journey through India to "find themselves" after the recent death of their father. The trailer alone had me hooked once <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The Kinks</span> song "This Time Tomorrow" kicked in. For fans of The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, and The Squid and the Whale I know you will love this.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br />Go <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/thedarjeelinglimited">here</a> to see the trailer. The film is set for a September 29th, 2007 (limited) release.<br />The Fantastic Mr. Fox is set for some time in 2009. Cross your fingers.<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">-sey </div></div>Sey yeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17151569325935315286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-26587598114288403922007-07-26T07:49:00.001-04:002007-07-28T02:34:58.472-04:00You Need To Watch<div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/planetearth/"><span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span></span>ome Planet Fucking Earth</span></a></span></span><br /><br /> Planet Earth is a documentary running in Animal Planet shot in HD. It is one of the most ambitious televisual attempts at documenting the story of how life on Earth developed. The program took five years to assemble, was shot on razor-sharp high definition cameras, and is one of the most costly productions of its type. PE covers a vast amount of ground as computer graphics help illustrate the birth of the planet, with stunning photography capturing the evolution of the world and its inhabitants. Click that link up there to find out when it's showing on your tube next. You gotta see some of these shots these assholes get. And oh wait, here are some animal pictures to get you in the mood.<br /></div><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYff8EsabLc49lkJvPUgGnaRPXexKZQDOX1VpeI9U0Jid_khbfTTXtpd5Q5DI1JYXOhiN20SFFKg9ZgrOyg7LUlDSrG4eQSueM2_DV7ugdrnCYTjrDSt0D176EqCxJG1BQPk6gTCNyjk/s1600-h/elephant.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYff8EsabLc49lkJvPUgGnaRPXexKZQDOX1VpeI9U0Jid_khbfTTXtpd5Q5DI1JYXOhiN20SFFKg9ZgrOyg7LUlDSrG4eQSueM2_DV7ugdrnCYTjrDSt0D176EqCxJG1BQPk6gTCNyjk/s320/elephant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091625962169935490" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10_z9SvnVOgfL0830ZeeKOXahuXTXQ2jojnrNiaazK3cSONQqZfPHVJNk32PNHttArLn1WmheXKwSfL_uYfjgQcVHTTDFwJYNmbSt4ZqeqkfGCLGlqY2MglzNqHxgi78ECr2N4bIHFo4/s1600-h/rhino.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10_z9SvnVOgfL0830ZeeKOXahuXTXQ2jojnrNiaazK3cSONQqZfPHVJNk32PNHttArLn1WmheXKwSfL_uYfjgQcVHTTDFwJYNmbSt4ZqeqkfGCLGlqY2MglzNqHxgi78ECr2N4bIHFo4/s320/rhino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091625876270589554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSDRVD-Rd1sJTTzOnL7kErIwFb7oO70hPk5GB2q9dw4RLqHrs4eaPb2p9sd9OqI_matNBVyzkdZbhD1otnij9ZcaH20pYmUMjYovIQGsh_eaA0QYdX-63FJqdlq07x3ZgCrAmYs9lojA/s1600-h/gorilla.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSDRVD-Rd1sJTTzOnL7kErIwFb7oO70hPk5GB2q9dw4RLqHrs4eaPb2p9sd9OqI_matNBVyzkdZbhD1otnij9ZcaH20pYmUMjYovIQGsh_eaA0QYdX-63FJqdlq07x3ZgCrAmYs9lojA/s320/gorilla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091625764601439842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUHiACJP1gHzCsZXMdMQ26mPm2liKCQ6lpH5tAYGczuhXjZzEhHRfThG9fINuN-qt10kuLBtcchWk17b4skaijRO3F8O4b-4koL37RpdvHeho6PeXwO1mFhdywG2DHPGFDSXQRShyphenhyphena0E/s1600-h/giraffe.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUHiACJP1gHzCsZXMdMQ26mPm2liKCQ6lpH5tAYGczuhXjZzEhHRfThG9fINuN-qt10kuLBtcchWk17b4skaijRO3F8O4b-4koL37RpdvHeho6PeXwO1mFhdywG2DHPGFDSXQRShyphenhyphena0E/s320/giraffe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091625665817192018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggA0_RFviQ7cZBfheCFqa5leiczu2Xeonlwtra_VwJ3mzFclqmO6faUkMYJ6vuaZWm9de-X98aFgwCdgtWAbgujY11G5EqqnyjbMrfWXSt8rVNx-qLgD-zhahd1wjGY2Fdj6Ih4Ov1fuY/s1600-h/hippo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggA0_RFviQ7cZBfheCFqa5leiczu2Xeonlwtra_VwJ3mzFclqmO6faUkMYJ6vuaZWm9de-X98aFgwCdgtWAbgujY11G5EqqnyjbMrfWXSt8rVNx-qLgD-zhahd1wjGY2Fdj6Ih4Ov1fuY/s320/hippo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091625592802747970" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Oh Yes. That just happened.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br />-<a href="http://www.markportillo.com">?</a><a href="http://www.markportillo.com/">m</a><br /></div><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>?markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02449837515990886697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3144203977076971424.post-29185529004481772052007-07-25T19:32:00.001-04:002007-07-27T17:53:53.585-04:00Our Love<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHy_QWK_k6-6dxt2qWkF6wQtzmtvCudCY4LbeF8qvotLDDRNkxnH_h3Udbo45Fzlfud9RMxral7wxzXCTqRULgv0m3o0Z888gZ11AiSCpakdqwvQF45y_fdxR3qKF4gS_FtBMGQ3fHvk0/s1600-h/camellights"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHy_QWK_k6-6dxt2qWkF6wQtzmtvCudCY4LbeF8qvotLDDRNkxnH_h3Udbo45Fzlfud9RMxral7wxzXCTqRULgv0m3o0Z888gZ11AiSCpakdqwvQF45y_fdxR3qKF4gS_FtBMGQ3fHvk0/s320/camellights" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091435330046502322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://camelsmokes.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">N</span></span>icotine</a> is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae), predominantly in tobacco, and in lower quantities in tomato, potato, eggplant (aubergine), and green pepper. Nicotine alkaloids are also found in the leaves of the coca plant. Nicotine constitutes 0.3 to 5% of the tobacco plant by dry weight, with biosynthesis taking place in the roots, and accumulating in the leaves. It is a potent neurotoxin with particular specificity to insects; therefore nicotine was widely used as an insecticide in the past, and currently nicotine derivatives such as imidacloprid continue to be widely used. Light it up. Suck it in. Blow it out. No big deal.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: courier new;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote><br /></blockquote></div>copasetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423401754687121592noreply@blogger.com0