I know that it’s Monday, July 5th and not Saturday (the title of the post for those of you not paying attention), but most people have today off as an official holiday from work so that makes today the “big chill out day”.  I am one of those lucky people.  For those of us recovering from the night’s previous adult activities it’s nice to be able to do nothing and hang out in loose clothing and eat hamburger magic to cure the hang over and listen to jams that soothe.

For mornings such as this, we need to retreat and let our minds experience Morcheeba.  I ease into a nice rhythm of sipping chilled coffee and Internet surfing as this penetrates through to my very happy bone and reminds me to take it slow.

 

If Morcheeba is not your cup of tee then I know what might do it for you,  Zoe Keating’s new album Into the Trees.  I love her music and the way she can make a cello sound alive and divided.  Each song gives me chills and makes my mind daydream.  She’s amazingly talented.  (picture courtesy of by Kirstie Shanley)

 

Enjoy and just Chill out.

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It’s a Saturday. The reactor that powers BoL has been idling contemplatively. We’ve attempted engaging backup systems, but as is the want of fail safes, they’ve failed. I’d like to insert a ‘Nuclear Volcano’ reference here but, well, we don’t actually have one. Yet. Most of the money went to the orbital ‘Slightly Uncomfortable’ Ray. And possibly Greek debt. That vague paranoia you feel? Oh yes, that’s us. At least a few of our assets are operational. Rest assured though, as soon as we can procure the services of some well-qualified DARPA rejects, full power will return.

 

Image from APEDOGS via FFFFound!

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I don’t have cable so I was a little late in discovering Eric Wareheim’s genius. I get very few opportunities to catch up on my favorite adult swim programs. If I could, I would leave that on all night playing in the background allowing its twisted pleasantness to invade my subconscious while I sleep. I think it makes me a better person when I do. If you have cable and you like double chin humor than check out the Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Great Job!

However, if you're like me and you rely on the internet for all your entertainment than check out a new Video that Eric did for Health. Gotta say, I totally saw myself under that blond wig running through the forest. I think there is going to be a lot of that this summer.

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KENTUCKY – I got a friend (I’m as shocked as you, I assure you) who just “rescued” two horses – “Alpo” and “Glue Factory” are their names, I think.  This, I suppose is a fine and humanitarian gesture.  If you’re into that sort of thing.  Her heart is in the right place but I don’t think the horses are, this being the year 2010 of our Lord, Rahm Emanuel.

Don’t get me wrong; when I was five (5) years of age, I was convinced that I would grow up to be a farmer and have a horse farm in the field across the street from my parents’ house.   That part in The Never Ending Story where the horse drowns in a black tar swamp made up of its own depression in a prolonged sequence while his master screeches for it not to die?  Scarred me for life.  No joke.

This site would be all bunnies and talking about how much I love Sarah Palin if I hadn’t seen that shit.  You think I’m going to find a link on Youtube of that scene? You can forget it.  Never happening.  Want nothing to do with it.  I mean… it’s a movie for KIDS, man!  KIDS!  You kill a HORSE?  And you DROWN IT? In BLACK GOO? Are you fucking out of your goddamn MIND?  Have you never met a child in your entire life?!  WHO FUCKING KILLS A HORSE IN A CHILDREN’S MOVIE?!

[ahem]

As I grew older, obviously, I abandoned the dream of having my own equestrian center because:

1) for some reason, when an adult male likes horses, it’s gay (sorry, Roy)

2) seriously, people, fuck horses.

…continue reading FUCK HORSES (no, not like THAT, dillswitch).

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Bloody hell.

I must admit I’m growing rather more impressed with Hulu than I’d initially anticipated being (which was pretty impressed, actually). Not only are they adding new anime offerings on a near-daily basis (not always great ones, mind you, but they do have 24 episodes of Gankutsuou, so I’m obliged to let them miss occasionally) but in a restless link crawl yesterday I discovered they’re also hosting the entire 1954 animated adaptation of Orwell’s classic Animal Farm!

The book is required reading nearly everywhere, but I haven’t encountered many people who’ve seen (or known) about the animated movie. WATCH IT! WATCH IT NOW!! WATCH IT BEFORE THEY BLOODY TAKE IT DOWN!!!

 

 

Though the animated version ends somewhat differently than the novel, I suppose it’s warranted.

That is why they call it revolution after all.

That is all.

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PICKLESBURG- Good news, true believers.  I have decided to create my very own listings and terribly unprofessional reviews of locations where you can get God’s own favorite food – fried pickles!

BEHOLD: MY FRIED PICKLE COMPENDIUM!

Hopefully, at some point, I will have a nice LINKS sidebar-style page ready where I will report on the fried pickles that I have been fortunate enough to sample of this, the very finest of epochs.

I didn’t even know that fried pickles -a tantalizing treat that combines two of my favorite things, pickling and frying anything I can lay hand to- even existed until I was in my goddamn 20’s.  Can you believe that?  What sort of rock was I living under?  Well, I’m not about to let the same thing happen to you, dear reader. No way, no how!  As such, as I gradually (and I do mean gradually) locate and sample the fried fare of establishments, I will give you a little of the who, what, where, when, why, how and also a final verdict with my own personal, sassy rating system of up to five (5) pickles. Where do I come up with this stuff, eh?

This time around I will be reviewing:  Binga’s Wingas (a.k.a. Binga’s Stadium Smokehouse & Sports Bar)’s Fried Pickle Chips

…continue reading Announcing Cash Money’s Fried Pickle Compendium

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Sometimes the ‘tubes return the most intriguing items. Tonight’s strange and wonderful little treat comes by way of a few hours of random Google searches and link crawling, but having never encountered this before, I have to say it was worth it. A little something for everyone here, I should think.

Ani Kuri 15;  a brief series that aired on the Japanese public broadcasting network some time ago, features fifteen one minute shorts from some serious heavy hitters whose work we’ve featured here before. There’s entries from Satoshi  Kon , Mamoru Oshii, Shinji Kimura and the like, and it’s really interesting to see what happens when you give these world famous creators 60 seconds and no limitations or direction.

A huge variety of styles and approaches here, and the material ranges from whimsical to inexplicable. It’s like all my favorite US short animation collections, only so much better.

And yes Cash, it’s safe for your park rats. They may, at least, appreciate the cat thing.

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