Since we can’t post SeeqPod music on WordPress yet, I dropped a small load on Amy Oops. Meanwhile, here’s a fightin’ song: The Pogues’ “Young Ned of the Hill.”
[Image from here.]
Month: March 2009
Invisible Tape
“Congratulations! You Are A Piece of ____ !”
You’ve seen them. They began on the C and D Blogs, and they’re all over the B Blogs now. Dopey questionnaires that ask you to answer five or six odd questions, none of which can be answered wrong. Then you submit your answers, and the magic internest blogsite genii tells you what kind of breakfast cereal you are, or some such drivel.
Don’t know what I’m railing about? Here are a few examples:
What kind of afro-desiac are you?
What kind of paper clip do you most resemble?
If you were a freakin’ cupcake, would you be less of a dork?
The results of these inane surveys are then posted on the authors’ websites with a proclamation such as “I am a furry little wombat/budgie hybrid who enjoys hot cocoa.” Barf.
So, then, I have a proposal for y’all. Whenever and wherever you find a blog that asks you to take a dopey “What Kind Of ___ Am I” type quiz, don’t bother clicking on the link. Just answer “I’m Asparagus.” No further explanation is necessary.
Let’s get rid of this obnoxious trend so we can get on with REALLY inane blogging, like cat snoring videos:
Pen & Ink: Mattias
I love pen and ink illustrations, and Mattias Inks has a good spread. He’s got a 1930’s comic book style with an odd twist that you gotta see for yourselves.
If I could make a living doing this kinda work I’d need nothing else in life. Except for food and beer. Oh yeah, and family. And a computer with internet access. Nothing else. Maybe a car and a house. And a stereo. That’s it. Except for a refrigerator. A warm indoor bathroom would be nice, too, with running water and a water heater. But that’s it. I know that list is kinda long, so let’s start with a million bucks and move up from there.
[Somewhat related post here.]
Saturday Matinee – Harp Guitar, Graffiti Removal, Paint it Black, Black Betty
That’s a harp guitar, folks, being played by Andy McKee. This is the same Larson-Dyer version that I learned on; it was my great grandfather’s, and I still have it. It’s got a wide fretboard with 6 strings and 6 free bass strings above (hence the “harp” moniker). I’d never heard one played properly until I saw this video.
The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal. [Found via here. Related post here.]
Okay as long as we’re still talking about painting…
RamJam. Amazing one hit wonder, based upon Ledbelly’s classic.
Whoa. Meatloaf covers RamJam’s version of Ledbelly’s classic.
And, um, Tom Jones did it, too. Whoa, whoa, whooaa…
Here’s Ledbelly speaking for himself.
The .gif Friday post 71 – Animals
Monopolygamy
[Image from somewhere. I hate lolcats, I just liked the colors.]
SuperUltraMan
Oh Yeah! Finally a realistic Super Hero! Lookee here, he’s got all the important perks:
Red White and Blue symbolism, bulk, strength, the wind behind his back, and and an AJMEFH (Awesome Japanese Monster Eater Fish Helmet) complete with a nuclear navel. SuperUltraman makes the average ultraman cringe and cry by default.
BUT… could he beat these guys?
[Image from here.]
Ode to Herbie Hancock
[Image from here.]
i smells bukkits
[Original image from somewhere in here.]
Tacky Raccoons 
