howdy dear readers!
i have not died, i am merely in the middle of trying to put together a run for the World Series of Poker…so i am being a little degenerate.
i wanted to make a quick post to say that my fav plunderphonic artist Girl Talk released his new CD today via the Illegal Art [...]

David over at Houston Calling reminded me that this weekend is the opening of the Houston Skate Park @ downtown.  lots of festivities planned; read all about it here.

several years ago i discovered This American Life, which airs in Houston on Sundays at 11AM. generally each week they pick a theme and run several vignettes. TAL is run out of Chicago and is hosted by Ira Glass, who is witty, sharp, and insightful on a range of topics. bascially, TAL [...]

eBay has for several years been in the donation auction business. you can bid on lunch with Warren Buffet or a round of golf with Tiger Woods and eBay has partnered with organizations that line up charities for the funds.
MissionFish is one of those organizations. they are currently partnering in auctions to benefit [...]

today’s Wall Street Journal had a funny article on Chuck Lorre. i didn’t know who Chuck Lorre was, thankfully because i have avoided all his shows, which include the likes of Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. also unbeknownst to me was how popular these shows are; yikes! Two [...]

one of my new fav television shows is the BBC weekly Top Gear.  the hosts - James May, Jeremy Clarkson, and Richard Hammond - do the usual reviews of the hottest cars coming out, which is pretty standard.  what isn’t is their shtick, which boards on Pythonesque.  add to this their wacky segments, such as [...]

Friday must be all things Spiritualized. some YouTubey goodness for you last day of the week cubeblues.

previously mentioned here, Spiritualized continues to tear up my ears and wow my soul. as the “official” release date nears, geeks all around are beginning to queue for the special releases that surely will come.
wait no longer! head over to Rough Trade and pre-order the limited edition pressing of the album in green! [...]

i have been pondering new tattoos for the last several months.  my wife and i joke that the way to get a new tattoo is to decide what you want and where and then wait a year; if you still want it a year later, then head to your local artist!
so i pretty much already [...]

with all the stuff going on in my personal life, i have been pretty derelict in my duties here. case and point: Jeff Hamada, previous of Hypebeast fame, has a new blog out there. the link up is now in the blogroll and it will be part of my daily surfing. i [...]