Sunday, May 31, 2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009

WOLFSPIRATIONAL POSTERS



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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

New Post

I just posted Baroness' first 2 EPs over at my other blog, lucidmedia (http://www.lucidmedia.blogspot.com/). Baroness is getting pretty popular at the moment, and rightfully so - they fuse elements of Oceanic-era Isis, Neurosis, and a hefty dose of prog sensibilities to create a very catchy, bordering on radio-friendly, but still heavy version of doom metal.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

I hate boner commercials

Seriously, I see a Cialis or Viagra or Kapow or whatever the fuck other names there are for get-your-old-dick-up pills way too fucking often.

I also realize that I deal with disgruntled co-workers, bat-shit insane ex girlfriends, and suicidal friends on an all too frequent basis. And I'm talking serious suicide risk, the likes of which even his mother doesn't think she can fully and sufficiently take on. I'm really at wits' end on that one.

Oh but on a high note I got to drink beers with one of my favorite ultra-heavy metal bands, Sourvein, last night for a few hours after they played. One-on-one style, too! Totally sweet, got to hear some pretty cool stories, one involving Church of MIsery and mushrooms.

And finally, Pens are 2-0, and Malkin's a goal-scoring demon - did you see that spin shot???

First Blog Post

So I asked Peter if I could be a contributor to the blog. He didn't have a problem with it and ran it by Andrew, who also didn't have any qualms either. Andrew was nice enough to add me rather quickly. So I owe both of those guys a thanks.

For my first post I wanted to relay a story I already let Andrew and Peter know about over gmail. My AmeriCorps year in a DC elementary school is wrapping up and I was hoping to leave a lasting positive impact on the lives of some children I work with. There were two children discussing the benefits of a world without money. Luckily I was there to quickly intervene and stop possible Communist sentiment. I asked them if they liked their x-boxes. They responded that they did. I told them that if there was a world without money there would be no x-boxes. They asked why and I explained to them that the entire world is motivated by money. If someone wasn't getting paid to make one then no one would do it. It took some more convincing but I was able to get both of them believe in capitalism once again and the world is safe again from the Reds. Your welcome.

Bike Ride

I'm going for a bike ride. Y'all should join me

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Matt, Vinnie, You Guys See This?

James Harrison Won’t Go To The White House

When the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the White House next week, they’ll do it without one of the men primarily responsible for their sixth Super Bowl title: Linebacker James Harrison.

“This is how I feel — if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don’t win the Super Bowl,” Harrison said. “As far as I’m concerned, [Obama] would’ve invited Arizona if they had won.”

Um.

Um.

Um.

James, are you OK? Have you suffered any recent blunt trauma to the brain box?

It’s a ritual in this country that the major-league teams winning championships are invited to the White House for a visit.

So, yeah, the invitation applies only to the Super Bowl champs. It’s one of the things that make the accomplishment special.

And, no, the President doesn’t have the time or the desire to invite the 31 teams that didn’t win the Super Bowl to conduct seven-on-sevens in the Rose Garden. (After all, that might cut into the time he has allotted to work on his NCAA brackets.)

But, hey, at least we now have a better understanding of how the Steelers got Harrison to sign a long-term deal worth only $51 million.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Game 7

Looks like Detroits going ahead. Totally wanted Anaheim. I'm bummed out.

Doing Things

Yeah I haven't posted in a while either...crazy spring season=working almost every day (fuck off Jonah, I work every day) at a very high energy, high mobility job. Mostly dealing with small people who have big energy and many demands.

I'm also finished with a black hole of time and effort--
The Tourfather

We gave them a tour they could not refuse

Also, my blog is back up. Subway Non-Fiction

Love,
Boner

PS its the end of a new school year? Who's moving to new york city to pursue dreams and drunken nights and great bands of summer?

"Capital Punishment"

I'm pretty sure everyone who cares already knows, but let me reiterate - Pens 6, Caps 2. Domination station.

Let me say, though, that the Pens are by no means the perfect team, and that Fleury is obviously the weakest link, in a strange kind of way. He' a good goalie, sure, but he and his dumbfuck antics get our ass scored on every once in a while and game 7 was a perfect example of that (despite it's insignificant impact). I just don't understand why he feels the urge to fuck around outside of the net so much, especially when Ovechkin is coming RIGHT UP ON YOU. The Cap's first goal was due literally to a no-man net, and there is no one else to lay the blame on than Fleury. Its ridiculous.

So, Marc-Andre, if yr reading this, I've got 2 requests: hold on to yr stick, and stay in the FUCKING net.

Oh and the Pen's 6th goal was the perfect "fuck you" ending. Right after Crosby gets a high stick to the jaw, he takes that puck by himself, totally unguarded by members of either team, down the ice and scores. Beautiful.

Has anyone read Moore's Swamp Thing? Talk about a slow start, but man is it getting good.

*Spoiler*

Get this: This lady, Abby, loves Swamp Thing, and they finally do the whole "I love you" thing but then they start talking about sex and how that won't work, so to make up for it, Swamp Thing poops out this potato looking thing and makes Abby eat it. It turns out that potato thing is actually the ultimate hallucinogen and they go on this crazy wonder-land trip through nature's subconscious together!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Drain

So there's this comic/record shop downtown called Eide's and its awesome for, well, you know why its awesome. Anyway, its like 2 blocks away from where I work, and I finally put two and two together yesterday during my lunch break: I can hang out there for like 2 hours every time I work a double shift. Now, this is both a blessing and a curse - a blessing because I love music/collecting vinyl and also am on a Swamp Thing kick, but a curse as well because from this point on I will be keeping roughly 20% of all income that I make on the job due to this newly-realized time-killer/money-hole. I'm totally excited though, especially because its one of those record shops that rotates its collection seemingly at random intervals, but frequently, and they usually have one or two decently priced "holy shit I can't believe they have this" vinyls on hand.

Those ladies from Kazakhstan (I was told Kyrgyzstan) seem pretty cool. One of them has a huge pompadour, and the other speaks like Toki Wartooth (despite not being from anywhere close to Norway). Speaking of Dethklok, I just read about an actual show they had where a pretty big electrical fire broke out during which very few people actually complied with the authorities request to leave. Finally, they did, but how brutal would it be if the cartoon was more or less a self-fulfilling prophecy of the real-life band, and people frequently died during their shows, as kind-of almost happened here?

I'll be headed down to D.C. again later this month, probably from the 29th to the 31st for yet another interview with a teach-english-in-japan company. I was wait-listed for JET, meaning that if/when someone who was offered the position cancels they'll come to me, but this is problematic seeing as I could be summoned by JET HQ anytime from now until fucking December, and I 'd really love to start working a real job that I actually want to be doing sometime in the near future (and besides all this waiting shit is really getting to me). Supposedly most kids who are on the wait-list for JET do get offered a position eventually, so I'm still relatively confident (knock on wood) about getting over there via that specific program, but in case I don't, I'd like to have other options, hence this upcoming interview with Interac in D.C.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

you're so concerned

I haven't posted here in forever...I know ya'll are waiting with bated breath to find out what I'm doing. I'LL TELL YOU STOP SCREAMING AT ME

Soooooo....I'm currently working at a restaurant in Midtown where people are nice and tip between 15 and 20 percent. All of the other waitresses are Irish, as in from Ireland, and it is often hard to understand what they're saying. Especially when they say "wee" instead of "little", and when it's raining outside, they say it's "pissing".

However, I have obtaianed another job - A REAL JOB. I start next Monday, and I'm doing my first "thing" for it on Saturday, a furniture expo type thing where some new home trendz will be exhibited. It's with a furniture contracting/interior design firm, where I'll be doing those things, for hotels, spas and offices. I'll get people furniture from lots of different places, go to furniture events, and help them decide between fabrics. And stuff. It's like a real job, where people will actually have me do real things, and treat me like a real person. At least I hope.

In other news, if you like arts, or farts and/or crafts, peep dis: www.ninedollarsandwich.blogspot.com
I totally made it, and it's where I put my arts. I am in the process of gradually uploading the vast archives of crap I produce, but I do intend to make fresh jams eventually. I have a lot of stuff to upload. Enjoi!


Saturday, May 9, 2009

Ladies

There are two ladies who live in my house now. I have never met them. One speaks poor english, while the other one speaks none at all. They are from Kyrgyzstan. I'm ready to get weird.

P.S. Suck it Caps.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

There Is Nothing Else To Say.



Just look at that background. SPECIAL EFFECTS? this changes the whole game. It's like the moment you find out they make cheeseburgers with BACON.


-Andrew

Pittsburgh!



Fucking Pens finally show the Caps they can play a mean game of hockey. About goddamn time.

Also, to all my friends out there, quit trying to kill yourselves. I've had a (now ex) girlfriend and 2 friends (one twice now, counting last night) try to do it to it in the last... 3 months? Its getting pretty old, so quit it.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Sunday, May 3, 2009

I write for a website

It's called The Whiskey Dregs. The site is an online journal of arts and culture with a loose affiliation with the NYC region. My friend Carlos runs it. Posted right now is a rather hastily written bar review by yours truly, and some poetry and short fiction I wrote will be posted next week and the week after, respectively.