More college educated Women than Men===ramifications.

A bunch of articles of note have been released that have tried to address the issue of disproportionate number of college educated men and women. This has been happening for years with women tipping the scale years ago. Now, it's almost 1.5 women for every man in college. That's cool. But it's simply not a quirky statistic that merely highlights how equitable our society has become.

It's an big, interesting, issue with very far reaching consequences. Ironically, every ramification I've seen, and the commentary surrounding women's rise in high education has been negative. Here are some of the things that have change and why they suck for women. To be clear, these discussion is probably most pertinent to the class of society that is college educated, and not gay (obviously for both), and let me reiterate that while big number these observations address few in proportion. But here they are.

Best/worst tech support ever?

Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:32 AM] -- Automatically generated message:
A support specialist will be with you shortly.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:44 AM] -- Automatically generated message:
You are now chatting with support specialist Mxxxxx.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:45 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Welcome to HP Total Care for Notebooks. My name is Mxxxxx. Please give me a few moments while I review your problem description details.

NOTE: For security reasons, PLEASE DO NOT send credit card information via chat.

[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:48 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Hello Tim. How are you doing today?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:48 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
Fine.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:49 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Tim, for any Hp model there will be an 10 digit serial number and 7 digit product number
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:49 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
we can find the product and serial number on the rear panel of the computer on a white bar coded sticker which is followed by a P/n and a S/n.

[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:51 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
i don't have the laptop with me, but i checked the panel several times, and the s/n is 9 digits: XXX-XXX-XXX. It is a F767NR Compaq Presario, bought in July 2008.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:52 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
You can also find the product and serial number in the help and support window
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:53 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
what is the help and support window?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:53 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Click on start, type help and support in the start search and select it from the list

[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:53 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
the laptop is broken, i cant turn it on
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:53 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Then the help and support window will open and there you will find the serial and product number

[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:56 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
thus, i will not be able to use the help and support window.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:57 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Let me check if I can pull any data
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:58 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
May I know the model of the notebook?

[Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:58 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
Like I said before, it is a F767NR Compaq Presario, bought in July 2008.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:01 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
May I know the full model name Compaq Presario?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:01 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
what other information is there?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:03 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Like Compaq Presario cq 60 , g60.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:03 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
f767nr is the model number
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:03 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
it is a model from 2008
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:04 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
here is a link to the model: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=3682526&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en〈=en&cc=us
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:04 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Thank you for the necessary information
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:04 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
May I please, place the chat session on hold for 2-3 minutes while I research on the tool and get you the required information?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:04 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
sure

[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:11 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Do you have the proof of purchase?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:11 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
No, I am getting a copy of my Bestbuy receipt later today.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:12 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Tim, the serial number would be present on the purchase receipt.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:12 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
I wish I could provide the correct serial number but as per the process policies we are not authorized to reveal such information.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:13 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
I suggest you to check the purchase receipt to find the correct serial number.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:13 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
Okay, but what if the receipt has the same 9-digit serial number on it?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:14 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
It cannot be possible because a Notebook serial number (2008 model) will be of 10 digits only.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:14 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
If you find 9 digit serial number even on the receipt then please get back to our support, we will escalate the case.

[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:14 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
OK, sounds good.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:16 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
The solution provided should work. However, if the problem persists, please get back to us with the SR id:XXXXX, and we will continue troubleshooting to resolve this issue

[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:16 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
You have been a great customer to assist .Moreover, is there anything else regarding your Notebook I may guide you with?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:17 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Is there any thing else that I can help you with?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:18 AM] -- Tim Williams says:
No, thank you.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:18 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
You are most welcome. It was a pleasure assisting you today. I appreciate the patience you presented while we worked together on this issue. May health and happiness be yours in all seasons?
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:18 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow. Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness.
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:18 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
Have a nice dat
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:18 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
*Day
[Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:18 AM] -- Mxxxxx says:
take care

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

Friday Night Lights ends this summer. Actually production on the fifth season will end, and yes that means that the series Friday Night Lights will end on it's fifth season. Most people who don't use Ninjavideo or DirectTV haven't even seen the 4th season pilot episode. People who don't like change should not see that season, but let me tell you emphatically, this season is one of the most rewarding story arcs in the entire series.

Now it's time for me to tell you that if you haven't seen Friday Night Lights, you probably should. I don't push TV too often, and even when I do, I can't do it so definitively. In the case of non-comedic scripted television, it just takes too great a time commitment to match its rewards among broad an audience. So disregard me if you want, but know that Friday Night Lights is a good show whether you choose to watch it or not.

wear yo versez @?

Rah-rah-rah-Raaaaaaaandy

http://www.urb.com/2010/02/23/raaaaaaaandy-dave-sitek-annnnnnnngry-wrza/

Rand McNally's Atlas leads the way to the purple dawn

"Brilliant men, beautiful jazz babies, champagne baths, midnight revels, petting parties in the purple dawn, all ending in one terrific smashing climax that makes you gasp."
-From the pitch of the 1924 film Alimony. Image from La Dolce Vita

Why, Keanu, Why?

So I do like to nerd out from time to time and watch anime. That being said, I really enjoy Cowboy Bebop and I recently heard it's being made into a live-action film. Potentially really cool, right? WRONG. Keanu Reeves signed on to play Spike. My friend Natalie thinks it's a brilliant choice considering Keanu cannot act, but can stand quietly and look hip while gazing intently into the camera. This may be true, but I don't think he will do Spike justice. I'm trying to think of a better alternative and I'm also racking my brain for who will play Faye and the other characters (the studio has yet to sign anybody for any roles besides Spike). What do you guys think? Is Keanu a good choice? Who should play Faye?

Why Taylor Swift Offends Little Monsters, Feminists, and Weirdos

Taylor Swift may be catchy as fuck and relatively harmless as far as pop music goes, but her Grammy victory and pop-darling status are ridiculous and undeserved, no matter what McFadden might have to say.

I could probably rag on her a while, and hell, I might even drag in a comparison to Lady Gaga, who despite a slim age divide seems decades more mature than Swift.

Somebody, however, has already done a much, much better job of that. Instead I point you, dear reader, to a superior article. Infographic analysis of Swift's song-writing cliches a definite bonus.

Why Taylor Swift Offends Little Monsters, Feminists, and Weirdos

Hipster puppies!

lola got booted from the kickball team after just showing up every week and drinking

Click here for more poopies

Playing God

Man from clay was pretty impressive, God- a very neat trick, really. For all of our earthly attempts to unseat Your miracles with our scientifical magicks- be it bioengineering, robotics, cloning and AI- none of them quite come close to the divine alchemy inherent in that leap.

Well unless you look at this: Engineered RNA, made sans biological processes and supposedly immortal- as long as it's environment can provide the materials, it'll replicate indefinitely.

“The aim is to create systems that have inventive capabilities, that can develop novel solutions to challenges posed by the environment. But that we don’t have yet,” he said

“What we do have is a self-sustained chemical system that undergoes Darwinian evolution."

 Sounds pretty keen to me.

via Slashdot: "Life-like evolution in a test-tube"

Goethe...as Goethe would have wanted it

For those of you not in the know, a little over two hundred years ago, Goethe, at the ripe old age of twenty four, in order to help himself get over a broken heart, wrote a little book called The Sorrows of Young Werther. Its story of a sensitive young man pained by unrequited love touched the hearts of young men all over Europe, and soon people from all walks of life began dressing as Werther did in the novel, paying visits to Weimar, writing their own poetry, and in general pursuing the Romantic way of life, which Goethe later in life found irritating to no end. But far from being the manifesto of a now gone cultural phenomenon, today Werther is as alive as ever, thanks to modern technology. You see, the novel was actually a series of letters written from Werther to his friend Wilhelm, but the crude technology of the 18th century offered no option other than to publish them all in one great book. Today, however, you can get Werther's letters emailed to you, one per day, and read this literary classic as Goethe would have wanted it. I'm seriously considering it.

Also, the German page says that you can choose to receive his emails according to the dates on the letters, so you might go a couple weeks without hearing from Werther and wonder how he's doing. I don't know if the English one has this option though. The English page also doesn't have a FAQ, so who knows.

The Sorrows of Young Werther
Die Leiden des Jungen Werther

I also just found out that the German one has an option where you can get each letter sent to you as a text message with up to 160 characters. Awesome.

Stare At This For Sixty Seconds

I fucking love these things.

In other Eric Holder-related things

I first posted this suspicious document on Facebook, to no avail. Perhaps the good settlers of Scrabblegories can take up the cause.

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.: Man, or claymation figure?

MySpace Slummin'

I was listening to this band Memoryhouse, (not to be confused with memory tapes, or memory cassette or a myriad of other absent minded bands out there) when I came across what I thought was Phillip Seymour Hoffman's myspace page.
Geez, I wonder who would be in Phillip Seymour Hoffman's top eight?
My predictions as follows:
1. Peter Saarsgard
2. Maggie Gyllenhaal (they're such a great couple to hang wit)
3. Alan Richman (he's been a huge fan since Die Hard)
4. Animal Collective (mutual bragging rights)
5. Nicholas Cage (actually would be in my top eight--I have a hard time placing myself in others)
6. Ryan Lylard (some not famous guy who means a lot to him)
7. Peter Orszag
8. Eric Holder (he's a big OBAMA fan)

But what do I find to my surprise? Phillip Seymour Hoffman's myspace page isn't Phillip Seymour Hoffman's myspace at all!!!!
It's actually Phillip Seymour Hoffman--the "Acousmatic / Tape music / Pop" band from Loose Angeles, and NEW YORK!
Acousmatic ~ Animal Collective vocals,
Tape music ~ Phillip Glass like "instrumentation" from items I assume are tapes.
Some songs aren't bad, the newer ones with more plays, while the empire state of mind cover is atrocious. But in a funny way, being channeling Phil into Tape music isn't that bad of a go. It right now it sounds like a poor man's Sung Tongs, because a rich man's Sung Tong's is a boring and lonely rank. You can feel the fun, the novelty of creation, in their experimentation-- something that can't be said for other "tape music".

FYI, check them out in Austin if you ever get a chance. They're going to be playing with Truman Peyote.

Can We Have Brahms Without Raisins?

http://www.airandseabattle.com/2010/02/15/can-we-have-brahms-without-raisins/

I was encouraged by the two of you who clicked on my latest attempt at bridging the high and low to ponder, can classical music be blogged? Would anyone care if it were?

Youtube enticements to get you to read this:

Some Thoughts on the Academy Awards

The first few months of any year are typically free from eagerly awaited blockbusters, or critically lauded new releases. A few slip in from time to time, but for the most part, this is the time of year where moviegoers have a little golden man on their minds. Most people would rather go out and rent one of the Oscar-nominated films that they missed in the year before, or even better, go see one of them currently in theaters.

It would be a tremendous overstatement to imply that this is the only reason that James Cameron’s Avatar has dominated movie theaters every weekend since the start of the year, but it certainly contributes a little. Everyone loves it when the industry gives that special stamp to something so blatantly designed purely for entertainment. However, the fact that this is considered a front-runner for the award is more than a little confusing. Certainly, the film beats any other film out of the park in terms of its special effects, but with a budget of more than half a billion dollars, is that really all that surprising? Fellow best picture nominee District 9 had a minimalist budget, and yet there really isn’t anything more convincing about Cameron’s Pandora than there is about Blomkamp’s Johannesburg. It deserves some form of recognition, and many critics groups have awarded it in many disparate categories. The Academy Awards, however, despite all the idiotic decisions they have made over the years, are expected to hold the greatest works of art up, insuring that they persevere long after the initial hype dies away. And I don’t think Avatar makes the cut.

It’s already going to be a strange year at the Oscars. This is the first time in decades where they have upped the number of nominees in the Best Picture category at all, let alone double it. The nomination of The Blind Side for Best Picture should be enough to convince people how ridiculous this is. Think back to all the slow years when the Academy of Arts and Sciences has barely been able to pull five films together. Sure, some films have been overlooked in the past, and there will be plenty more that will be overlooked in the future, but the exclusivity of these awards are part of what makes them a big deal. This is precisely the reason that the Golden Globes are never taken seriously, their system of having two sets of Best Pictures allows a great deal of mediocre material into the race.

I have two hopes in 2010 in regards to the Academy Awards. First, I hope that smarts beat spectacle in the Best Picture race, and that Avatar loses the award to one of the many more worthy films, like The Hurt Locker, Up in the Air, or A Serious Man. Second, I hope they announce that their ten-nominees experiment is over, and that the Oscars can keep whatever dignity and prestige they have left.

Pitchfork: Articles: Who the Hell Are Die Antwoord?

Pitchfork: Articles: Who the Hell Are Die Antwoord?

I...don't know.

Another thing I should have done first...

http://internetarchaeology.tumblr.com/

Do Hacks Dream of Electric Sheep?

Cross-blogging!

The heavens part, and the world is graced...

Film buffs, the most important event in film restoration of our lifetimes -- and probably ever -- is upon us. An hour of additional footage from "Metropolis" -- Fritz Lang's 1927 science fiction classic -- is being streamed live tomorrow afternoon. This is the cinematic equivalent of discovering another play by Shakespeare or another novel by George Eliot.

The problem? The subtitles are only being streamed in German or French. (Tim, this shouldn't be an issue for you, then!) What are the rest of us English-speaking people to do? Well, I, unfortunately, am too busy tomorrow to watch the live stream and will have to wait for the release with English subtitles anyways.

But if you have some time, and have seen Metropolis, my guess is that the footage will speak for itself. If you think you've seen five movies better than Metropolis, you're wrong.

Skerrit Bwoy as in Tom Skerrit on TRU TV and throws a table at a woman

So Tru TV beat all of us showing us all of Skerrit Bwoy's daggering and jumping exploits in 2004. Damn, we're so lame. Even Dustin Diamond knew about Skerrit before we did. But check it out! He throws a table.

Some Thoughts on the Superman Film Franchise

There has been some concern rolling around the nerdier corners of the internet in the past two days after Nikki Finke revealed that Warner Brothers might be putting Christopher Nolan in charge of a new Superman film franchise in a "Godfather" position, which I suppose must be fancy talk for him essentially being the film's executive producer, with an exorbitant amount of control over who ends up directing the movie, and who will star, and who the villains might be...

While at first glance this seems like the best decision Warner Bros. could possibly make, seeing as Nolan is responsible for the most critically and financially successful superhero film of all time, there is reason for some concern... This decision seems to be following the line of thinking Warner Bros. exhibited in the early nineties, when they realized, "Hey, these Batman movies are pretty popular! Dark takes on Superheroes seem to be what everyone wants right now, and we happen to have another enormously recognizable superhero whose film franchise has been dead for over a decade! Let's put the Batman guy on Superman!"

This was the result:

Who gives a shit: Americana

I don't mean Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln or Lincoln. I'm talking a sometimes insidious and vapid (although often stated/expressed as deep, enduring and meaningful) in things with historical (perceived or lent) significance, of or possessing some quality of "heritage" and/or "Americana" expressed variously through style (and 2), photography, decor and ethos.

On the surface, this is a problem of authentic personage vs. persona akin to the one discussed below re: Vampy, but that assumes a less than honest adoption of the aesthetic of Americana. To be sure, there are issues of the affluent adopting the trappings of the working class, but that's nothing new. And yeah, right now the Americana aesthetic is hip and trendy: "Affected? Absolutely. Still, how we dress says a lot about who we want to be, and that ache for authenticity—or, at least, the aura of authenticity—is revealing." via Newsweek.

I can't speak for the flannel clad hipsters or the ironic mustache, but personally I like history. I like when things are worn in, used or have some other indication that a human being has touched something, lived in it or with it. Before it fell apart, my first real wallet (not a Hawaiian velcro nightmare) was my grandfathers. I loved that every time I paid for something I thought of him, that I could feel the wallet in my pocket when I walked. The same feeling, albeit a step or two removed, exists when I use anything that evokes craft, or having been made by a person, be it clothes, furniture or anything else.

VABE WIGODA [counterpoint]

abe vigoda

  It’s interesting that Tim takes up the issue of identity first. But my disgust with Vampire Weekend has less to do with how they look, and even less to do with how well put together their music is (blog-come-mainstream hype will guarantee good production for any studio record), rather it has everything to do with what information being conveyed in the music. I speak generically because these aspects include instrumentation, depth of sound, style, appropriation.. blah blah blah blah… it can go on and on with as long of words as you care to use. But that’s the great thing about pop music, and is actually why music criticism is so terrible: it’s because music is virtually indescribable and unless you've heard it, it's pointless to discuss. And actually, I'm going to take this one further, unless you've heard a lot of it, music discourse is pointless.

    Now that we got that out of the way. Some REAL TALK. Listen to Vampy Weekend. Listen to their first self-titled album all the way through (or atleast try to skim through all their myspace songs), and then listen to Contra. None of what I’m going to say next will make sense unless you do. There are a few things that bother me about Vampz and all of them have to do with Contra. It’s not that their lyrics don’t make sense ( I can easily forgive that, Phoenix), or the pillaging of a certain Simon who pillaged from a certain Lady, or that Ezra Koenig’s out of register voice sounds like early 80’s Sting, but it’s that there is so god damn SMUG. I appreciate rappers for their candor: they explicitly tell me they ride on 24’s and that they have a fresh pair of Tim’s for everyday of the week. But for Vampire Weekend, every song sounds like an opportunity for the band to grace us with their presence, not show us music they’re making, or what music is captivating them, or what direction they think the world is head towards. The songs are frothy nonsensical ditties that are framed in precocious lyrics that don't bring a listeners closer to the ineffable; it just sounds like it from a distance. Contradictions also follow, “’not caring ‘ and meaninglessness is something that has been valued in pop music, something that is liberating to listen to” Well that’s true. But that kind of freedom doesn’t seem come across in a well produced song about Horchata.

Not caring eh? What bullshit is this? Well that would probably lead you to band like Abe Vigoda,  with a similar flare for the jangles as Vampy Weekend, all of the intellectual indifference, and none of the smug puke.  Unlike Uncle Vamps, we have noisy, lo-fi, self-described tropical punk rock and sure, why not agree? The music exploits the feeling of freedom afforded with real apathy. My presence is not being violated by their “greatness”, and music cues they're drawing from, punk, interestingly stems from what is traditionally understood as white culture. In the coming months, that they’re touring with Vamps, I think its an interesting choice, notably because while one can draw a line of tangency between the two band's sounds, they are and sound, nothing alike. The audience will probably hate it.

I don't care if they're imperialist assholes, I kind of like Vampire Weekend

Wouldn't you like them better if they looked like this? You would, wouldn't you.

This is why pop music "criticism" is so terrible: It's all about the simultaneous hatred and attraction of image. If there's a narrative to latch onto, we don't have to do the work of decoding the art itself. And if an artist takes a persona we don't like, God help them.

You might think, what kind of asshole willingly chooses the persona of "prep-school-turned-post-surfer imperialist"? And, well, I can't answer that. I can tell you no one will care about this a year from now.

The more serious charge against Vampire Weekend is that they steal indigenous work. This is indisputable... but it is also indisputable that no composer has ever considered whether putting congas in his symphony is culturally insensitive. Rock music exists only because African drums were put in a kit and paired with guitar. And if modern synth-happy bhangra were made by white people, (white) people would complain that it was bastardization. And it usually is. Terrible.

Should cultural exchange be more equal? Yes. But condemning Vampire Weekend for this problem is silly.

Finally, we accuse them of not having "heart." Are their lyrics vapid and is Ezra Koenig's bored out-of-register singing obnoxious? Of course. But the songs are well-put-together. This is something the crappy band McFadden's going to talk about now could never aspire to.

Boop-Oop-A-Doop: Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me about Betty Boop

Old cartoons are usually pretty much awesome- I for one love old Mickey Mouse shorts, Silly Symphonies, and the like- I've even grown to like a lot of the Loony Tunes stuff, which I had an unreasonable distaste for when I was younger (get exposed to enough Disney at an early age and you feel compelled to take sides). It's a wealth of great ideas and (mostly) kid-friendly gags- slapstick with enough clever humor and erudite references to draw in my enormous galumphing adult brain.

For the most part, though, it's kid's stuff. Even when I drag in all the experimental animation I've been exposed to (Begone Dull Care springs to mind) I can't help but imagine a rather sanitary set of cartoons inhabiting the dawn and expansion of hand-drawn animation in the early 20th century.

If only someone had given me the proper rundown on Betty Boop.

Just in case you're wondering

You can purchase sweet body pillows here:

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good morning!

SNUGGIEZ

Hey Bro,

This is the oddest thing I've ever seen on the internet. I hope whoever perpetrated this offense if found and tried to the fullest extent of the law.

Finally, the Secrets of News Reporting Revealed

Andy Samberg. Duh.

Andy Samberg. From the field of viable male celebrities, that's who I'd sleep with.

Noah, the architect of this blog, just invited me on board. The more homos the better, I guess, when you're trying to be as irreverent as possible as articulately as possible.

And my first assignment, I'm told, is to blog about which celebrity I would most want to sleep with. At least I think the words used were "sleep with."

Let me be very clear. My parents "sleep with" each other. To "sleep with" someone -- as opposed to, say, fuck their brains out -- is to take all the silliness, bawdiness, and kinkiness out of the sexual enterprise. To that end, I might wish to "sleep with" the most perfunctory and obvious answers to this question: George Clooney, Adrian Brody, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon.

GNILLEY: it is probably not yelling yelled backwards

So me and my roommates are sitting in the living room, screaming loudly at my laptop.


Another roommate, passing by, stops in her tracks to stare at us. "What are you doing."


We are playing GNILLEY. Video under the jump!

why aren't jamz like this being made anymore..

http://www.notcoming.com/saulbass/caps_carmenjones.php

FANTASTIC PLASTIC

This one goes out to TIM!

There is this band (guy) out there whose name is Tomoyuki Tanaka. 
DJ Musician/Guy and he goes by the name of

Fantastic Plastic Machine


"You may have heard of him before, but I haven't and I know Tim hasn't, because he's not cool. Apparently wikipedia thinks:He is considered^[who?] to be part of the Shibuya-kei movement, drawing heavily from bossa nova, lounge music, house music, and 1960s movie soundtracks,^{[citation needed]} but he also incorporates many other types of music. Tanaka was born in Kyoto, Japan."
For those of you who care, he's also dual wielded his music with Takashi Murakami. (BIG DEALArtists I know)
If I know something about Tim, its that  he likes Bossa Nova, Lounge Music, Jazz, and Japan. So here we go! Let see Tim be unimpressed with all of this!

Food for thought

So I haven't decided whether not to make this entire blog a food blog. I started reading around looking for something to eat. Using my trusty cultural zietgeist-o-meter:

obviously the best one........................................ 

but it doesn't hurt to be second best

See if you can guess which one is which?
Anyway!
I found something WAAAY awesome on the first list.  A profile on Cornish, New Hampshire! You know, the city that JD (not Zach Braff) chose to hole himself up in?

"J. D. Salinger a Recluse? Well, Not to His Neighbors"

Major Major Major Major Major Major

So Rumor Has it. MAJOR LAZER in Madison? It's true. As true as rumors can be. Ask your local congressman for confirmation, and demand that they fly the speakers this time. Otherwise you can't hear anything on the Terrace.