Defeat Terrorism! Help Good Music!
Hey – remember The Damnwells? You know, that really swell band that gave you their last album for free? Well, it’s time for you to return the favor. They’re back in the studio and need your help to make this album work. Visit the pledge page to make a donation. A portion of your donation goes to fight global aids, which is sweet. You also get access to mp3s, videos, etc. as the recording process furthers. Depending on the size of your pledge, you can get anything from the album ($12) to The Damnwells playing at your house ($1500).
Go donate. Because if they don’t reach their goal, I don’t get my tshirt.
Vote No to Comic Sans!
I know the internet is oversaturated with misuses of Comic Sans, but I saw this on the way to work this morning and was compelled to pull over and snap a picture. I can’t say that I’ve seen it used on an election sign before.
I’m just glad that the homeowners didn’t come out while I was taking this picture. That would’ve been a weird one to explain.
The 12 Funniest People to Follow on Twitter
The web is full of lists telling you who to follow on twitter. Users for your job search. Users for money tips. Users for tax advice. Even twitter users for colon cleansing.
But I’m not using twitter to be productive. I’m just looking to be entertained. With that, I present to you (in no particular order) the 12 Funniest People to Follow on Twitter:
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Michael Ian Black Bio: “The Official Michael Ian Black Twitter Page” Sample Tweet: “The better you are at softball the more I secretly think you’re kind of a douchebag.” |
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Tim Siedell Bio: “Sometimes I just want to give it all up and become a handsome billionaire.” Sample Tweet: “Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service got such huge ratings, NBC picked it up for the fall season.” |
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National Lampoon Sports Minute Bio: “The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So) – We’re Nuts about Balls!” Sample Tweet: “Rick Pitino cheated on his wife, had sex in a fancy restaurant, and gave her $3K. And that’s HIS side of the story.” |
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Shit My Dad Says Bio: “I’m 29. I live with my 73-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says” Sample Tweet: “A scar ain’t 13 god damned stitches. I’ll introduce you to men with REAL scars, then we’ll all laugh at your fucking 13 stitches together.” |
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Tremendous News Bio: “Don’t follow me if you’re really-really smart. You know when your math teacher asked you to carry the 1? I still don’t know what that means.” Sample Tweet: “I print out every #ff tweet and show it to my roommate who is, apparently, never proud of her son.” |
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Jim Gaffigan Bio: “yes. it’s really me. Hope you buy the CD/DVd of King Baby” Sample Tweet: “Biting into a chocolate chip cookie and realizing it’s an oatmeal raisin cookie is kind of like finding out she’s a dude.” |
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Rob Huebel Bio: “I give medicinal cocaine to baby animals” Sample Tweet: “The perfectly named sports bar would somehow use the words, ‘Beers, bros, balls, tits, explosions, sweaty, wings, testicles, ex-wife.’” |
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In So Out So Bio: “Dicen que soy aburrido…” Sample Tweet: “If you’re going to keep up with the Kardashians, bring a Tyvek® condom.” |
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Real Bin Laden Bio: “What, don’t you read the papers? I’m about as famous as you can get without being a missing white lady.” Sample Tweet: “Inspired by Bill Clinton’s negotiating efforts, I’ve agreed to fly to Sweden and see if we can’t make this ABBA reunion happen.” |
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Father Kelly Bio: “Disgruntled Catholic Priest. Seemed like a wise career choice at the time.” Sample Tweet: “I have to perform a God damn exorcism today. I’m gonna throw in the line “ooga booga” and see if anyone notices.” |
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The Rules Bio: “Your daily dose of The Rules. In no particular order.” Sample Tweet: “Rule No. 245: If a man is wearing a class ring, do not respect him.” |
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Jason Sweeney Bio: “limited edition, macaroni and glitter on construction paper.” Sample Tweet: “Want to keep your marriage fresh? After everything your spouse says, add the phrase “Up your bum”. Bam. ‘Til death do you part.” |
While you’re at it, don’t be afraid to follow me on twitter.
{Admit it. You clicked on that colon cleanse link.}
Who’d You Rather?
Well, my beloved Red Sox have been eliminated from the playoffs. Now I struggle to find a reason to keep watching baseball. The only interesting stories left for Sox fans are the traditional rooting against the Yankees and rooting against Manny Ramirez. But, {gasp} what if these two circles of hell collide? Whats the least painful outcome? Take the poll!
Dear Ryan Air, You Suck.
On my amazing three week trip through Europe, I traveled by just about every method of transportation possible — taxi, plane, ferry, subway, horse, foot and train. Each leg went swimmingly, with the exception of my round-trip flight on Ryan Air. While sitting aboard that scam with wings, I began composing a long blog post rant. But, upon return home, I stumbled upon a fake Ryan Air twitter account that comforted me. For some reason it’s easier to go through a horrible experience when there is someone else that has felt your pain. Upon a more thorough twitter search, I was wildly entertained by the endless supply of Ryan Air related tweets. While many are not in English, even those seem filled with disdain for this airline. Since Ryan Air has no twitter account to speak of, these tweets just go rampant. So, in lieu of my 10 page rant, here are some of my favorite tweets about Ryan Air (ok, with a little dialog snuck in here and there). And, while this is going to be more tweets than you care to read, know that it took a lot of will to stop at twenty-one.
This one pretty much nails it. I should just stop there. I won’t, but I should.
Hey! Remember Me?!
Well, it’s been quite a hiatus from the land of the blog, but I’m back. I have finally returned from my wedding on Inis Mór, off the west coast of Ireland. The planning completely consumed my time leading up to it, especially since we had 60 friends and family members joining us. It was an absolutely amazing trip, and I will forever wonder why I came home. But now that I’m back on American soil, I hope to breathe new life into this blog. Stay tuned for a string of new blog posts. I will certainly have one with reasons not to fly RyanAir. In the meantime keep an eye on my flickr for photos from Ireland, as well as my honeymoon in Northern Ireland and Prague.
Sláinte!
Creative Thursday
The old lady stumbled wandered upon these super fun prints from Creative Thursday. I feel like we should have small children to go with them, but I may fill the apartment with some anyways.
Oh, and is it too soon to call her “the old lady” or other clichés if we’re not married yet?
The All Name Team
As we pause at baseball’s All Star break, I would like to unveil my Tony Graffanino inspired “All Name Team.” Baseball has a long history of great players, and maybe greater names. While many of these great names (Tony included) are no longer in the game, there are plenty of all stars left. So, in recognition, let’s throw out tedious statistics and stick strictly to the entertainment value of the names. In some instances, the player’s popularity has watered down the shock value of their name (see Baker, Dusty). Without further ado, here is your 2009 All Name Team:
Manager -Don Wakamatsu (Sea)
Coaches – Razor Shines (Nym), Lorenzo Bundy (Ari), Lester Strode (Chc), Dick Pole (Cin), Bob Apodaca (Col), Rusty Kuntz (KC)
C – Yorvit Torrealba (Col)
1B – Lyle Overbay (Tor)
2B – Tug Hulett (2B, KC) – No adult human being should have the name “Tug.”
SS – Marco Scutaro (Tor)
3B – Jack Hannahan (Sea) – His name always reminds me of the “Dr. Rosenrosen” scene from Fletch.
OF - Shin-Soo Choo (Cle) – Cleveland announcers must’ve really cringed when they heard about this signing.
OF – Coco Crisp (KC) – Go ahead. Make the cereal joke.
OF – Frank Catalanotto (Mil)
SP – Dirk Hayhurst (Tor)
SP – Blake Hawksworth (Stl)
SP – Homer Bailey (Cin) – This is probably also the least intimidating name for a pitcher ever.
SP – Luke French (Det) – This should be one of the character’s names from the Beastie Boys “Sabotage” video.
SP – Antonio Bastardo (Phi) – Villain in “The Princess Bride?”
RP – Wesley Whisler (Chw)
RP – Kiko Calero (Fla)
RP – Taylor Tankersley (Fla)
RP – Boof Bonser (Min) – Don’t feel bad for Boof. He was born “John Bonser” and legally changed it in 2001.
RP – Jimmy Gobble (FA)
Reserves:
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (C, Tex), Taylor Teagarden (C, Tex), Augie Ojeda (SS, Ariz), Emilio Bonifacio (3B, Fla), Akinori Iwamura (2B, TB), Skip Schumaker (2B, Stl), Placido Polanco (2B, Det), Koji Uehara (SP, Bal), Huston Street (RP, Col), Boone Logan (RP, Atl)
And the “What Else Could They Do For A Living?” awards go to pitchers Grant Balfour (TB) and Josh Outman (Oak).
While this team would certainly struggle in any division in baseball, it’d be a hard team not to love.
So who did I snub?
Ooooo… Pretty Pictures!
Some beautiful print work from Marcus Walters. Also be sure to check out his sketch book.
{via Oh So Beautiful Paper & Design Crush}
