(lash out at me) It's not the reselling that shits me, it's the reselling with 30x markup [18 Jul 2009|06:06pm] theninhotline http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theninhotline/TWxQ/~3/lKVrqdDwjCg/index.php So the pre-sale adventure has subsided, and everyone's gotten their bursts of joy or sorrow out of their system by now, and that means it's time for resellers to crawl out of their holes. The presale system set up through MusicToday appears to be very effective at limiting scalping - you see, you need photo ID to pick up your tickets, and as soon as you get your tickets, you're escorted inside the [cont...]

(lash out at me) In which I give Warner Bros. $20 in one week. [18 Jul 2009|01:54am] keever In the grand tradition of Potter movie rambles past, it's a Half-Blood Prince review, with the major points in bold to protect less nerdy readers from my teal deer! This probably applies to no one anymore, but you shouldn't read this if you haven't read Deathly Hallows yet. ( And now, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, the multiplex. ) Okay, that is so much more than enough that "enough" barely has any meaning now. I really want to know what everyone thought about the movie. Comments, please!

(lash out at me) Next video teaser [18 Jul 2009|02:31am] yankdotorg http://yankovic.org/blog/2009/07/17/next-video-teaser/ http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1346 JibJab.com, the animators of the video for “Do I Creep You Out” has just slammed down a teaser image of their next collaboration with Weird Al. There’s no info of what the song is about or even what the title is, but do divulge it’s one of the most insane videos they’ve ever done and it’ll hit the public on August 4th.  Awesome!  Okay, take a look at the picture and post your thought to Yank Blog.  I think it looks like pure spectacular-ness-ation.

(2 backlashes | lash out at me) The United States Senate votes to extend hate crimes law: [17 Jul 2009|06:33pm] no_pity [capriuni] (crossposted from capriuni) Link to the blurb off the Associated Press wire, today: The legislation broadens federal reach to protect those physically attacked because of their gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or a disability. Current law is limited to crimes motivated by race, ethnicity or religion. (emphesis mine -- I added it to counter the meme that the worst that the disabled face out there in the Big Bad World is patronizing pity.) Here's a link to a longer article from DisabilityScoop: Disability One Step Closer To Getting Hate Crimes Protections by Michelle Daiment And I just love (irony airquotes FTW!) this quote from Senator John McCain (you know, the other guy running for president, last year): (Quote) Victims are traumatized enough from a crime to then be subjected to questions about their ‘race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability’ in order to pursue a crime (Unquote) Um... Are you implying, Senator, that my disability is something I should be ashamed of? Or do you think I'll be traumatized talking about the fact that I'm a woman? He, and others who oppose Hate Crimes laws on principle, argue that beating someone up or killing them is already against the law, so why give "Special protection" to people in certain minorities? Doesn't that run counter to the whole notion of "equal protection under the law?" But hate crimes are different -- both in their intent and their effect. A hate crime, by its very definition, uses a single individual as a proxy for an entire group (or perceived group of people). If it's reported on the news that a transgendered person was found murdered, or if a disabled person, for example, and there were indications that the only motive for the crime was some aspect of this person's identity, than all the other people who share that identity will likely become fearful, and curtail their own liberty, not going out in public, and staying "Out of harm's way." That's why these crimes are committed. The physical act of the crime is against one person, but the act of terrorism is against thousands. So, no, it's not the same as a murder committed by a jealous lover, or a thief. If I hear about such a crime on the news, I do not become afraid. Oh, and I do like that this legislation seems to recognized that gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation are all separate catagories.

(13 backlashes | lash out at me) [SP] Kindness of Strangers [17 Jul 2009|05:19pm] someposifeed http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp07172009.shtml Sorry for the quiet around here - I lost my ability to upload to the site for a couple of days. All fixed! If there are any problems with the comic or website, or if you have any questions, comments, or complaints you would like to address directly to Randy, please email him at choochoobear@gmail.com.

(lash out at me) NY, Chicago and LA ticket prices are available [17 Jul 2009|04:16pm] theninhotline http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theninhotline/TWxQ/~3/WBkLrLnUNj8/index.php The short version: Shows at the smaller venues, with tickets are being sold exclusively through nin.com, are $65 per ticket. All other tickets are $55 + service fees. There is a limit of two tickets per person, per show.To check this out yourself, go to tour.nin.com, log in, scroll down to the show you're interested in going to, click on pre-sale info, then click on the "more info" link to the le [cont...]

(1 backlash | lash out at me) Bingo! [17 Jul 2009|10:45am] city_of_dis [ mood | amused ] [ music | Uncanny Valley - Ladybug's Picnic ] A kitschy-cool 8mm documentary about Bingo addiction, starring the glamorous and forthright Grandma Belasco.

(30 backlashes | lash out at me) MemcacheD Update [16 Jul 2009|02:17pm] lj_maintenance [mhwest] [ mood | busy ] [ music | NOFX - San Francisco Fat ] Just wanted to let everyone know, that a new version of MemcacheD has been released. We will be rolling this out to the memcache nodes during the week of July 20th to 24th. This should have very little impact on the stability of the website; however users may see a slight increase in load times as the cache is re-populated with entries. The software has been tested and verified to be working just fine with the application; so we perceive this to be a very minimal risk in regards to updating, and the stability of the website. Thanks...

(8 backlashes | lash out at me) Twitter [16 Jul 2009|11:57am] docbrite I am now officially a Twit. Follow me.

(9 backlashes | lash out at me) Just a quick reminder.... [16 Jul 2009|08:38am] rei_kun [ music | Detroit Metal City - Ma Ou (Demon King) ] ( In case you forgot... ) That is all... Ja Rei

(lash out at me) Racket Girls [Pin-Down Girl/Blonde Pick-Up] (Robert C. Dertano, 1951) [16 Jul 2009|07:10am] city_of_dis [ mood | amused ] [ music | Girlyman - Tuning and Drinking ] Poll #1430558 Racket Girls Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All How do you rate this film? View Answers 1 0 (0.0%) 2 1 (100.0%) 3 0 (0.0%) 4 0 (0.0%) 5 0 (0.0%) 6 0 (0.0%) 7 0 (0.0%) 8 0 (0.0%) 9 0 (0.0%) 10 0 (0.0%) Have you seen this flick? View Answers Yes, and I'm glad I did 0 (0.0%) Yes, and I wish I could unsee that shit 0 (0.0%) Yes, meh 1 (33.3%) Yes, and it was glorious 0 (0.0%) No, but I would like to 0 (0.0%) No, and I don't care to 2 (66.7%) Racket Girls on IMDB More about Racket Girls If you've seen this flick, jump in and give a short review/discuss it with your fellow City of Dissers. You're also invited to comment on films which we have reviewed in the past. If you want to rate, review and discuss a new film every day, you should definitely join thedailymovie. It’s a great community with a group of diverse, amicable and intelligent film buffs.

(8 backlashes | lash out at me) [16 Jul 2009|12:07am] cerebral_palsy [heatherpantss] For those of you who have significant others, how did you meet them? Were there issues with people who didn't want to "deal" with the cp?

(294 backlashes | lash out at me) Notes, Geo-Location, Pingbacks, Birthday Wishes, and More [15 Jul 2009|04:12pm] news [theljstaff] New Notes Feature Automatic Detect Location Pingbacks for All Birthday Wishes ( Read more... )

(1 backlash | lash out at me) [LJ2ME] Ella es el mejor! [15 Jul 2009|12:05pm] rei_kun

(5 backlashes | lash out at me) Chicago Trip [14 Jul 2009|11:33pm] docbrite First of all, a thousand apologies to foodie readers, but I didn't take a single picture of the amazing-looking and -tasting food at Alinea. I enjoy seeing other people's food pix, but I just can't do that in fine-dining situations ever since I once saw Chef Pete scowling at a diner who was happily clicking away, and anyway you can see better pictures on their website. I did, however, manage to take a few goofy camera-phone pictures of me and Neil: This one is blurry, but I like the contented, slightly dazed look on Neil's face, which pretty well represents his expression throughout the meal: And here's Neil in the photographic style of Nick Rhodes (yes, I was enough of a Durannie to buy Nick's incomprehensible photo book): Here's a Magnificent Mile skyline near our hotel: Mr. Beef from the outside: Mr. Beef from the inside: And the winner is ... Portillo's! (I know I said I hated taking food photos, but Mr. Beef was empty and nobody notices what stupid touristy shit you do at Portillo's.) In keeping with its Richard Bachman theme, this scary scale in my hotel bathroom weighed me ten pounds lighter than I weigh at home despite my having consumed a 23-course meal the night before: Garden photos coming soon, I promise.

(lash out at me) Chat Cancelled [15 Jul 2009|03:01am] yankdotorg http://yankovic.org/blog/2009/07/14/chat-cancelled/ http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1343 Bad news from WeirdAl.com, the UStream chat has been cancelled.  It looks like Al was really hoping to be able to broadcast from his vacation spot, but unfortunately the internet connection just isn’t up to snuff for that.    Hopefully they can reschedule and let us know when as soon as possible.

(lash out at me) Officially licensed fan-made tshirts from DYSD [15 Jul 2009|02:48am] theninhotline http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theninhotline/TWxQ/~3/vN88txvY4LI/index.php Many of you likely remember the fiasco surrounding chronic over-promiser Jason Lynes (aka Faction), who designed tshirts based on Nine Inch Nails concepts and artwork in an effort to seek out an official license. If you weren't around for that, it ended quite poorly - Jason not only had a bad string of printers, but apparently the concept of a proof was alien to him, and he'd take orders for shir [cont...]

(lash out at me) New Live Chat soon, More Skipper Dan [14 Jul 2009|05:06pm] yankdotorg http://yankovic.org/blog/2009/07/14/new-live-chat-soon-more-skipper-dan/ http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1341 Big news from WeirdAl.com: LIVE CHAT! On Thursday, July 16 from 8PM to 9PM Eastern time (5PM to 6PM Pacific) Al will be answering your questions on Ustream! You don’t need a Twitter account to watch the broadcast, but you will need one if you want to ask questions. Just go on Twitter and tweet your question, making sure to add #weirdal at the end of it (so it’ll show up on Al’s screen) – and if he feels like it, he’ll answer it in the live Ustream video broadcast! And the new single Skipper Dan is available on iTunes, Amazon, and many other online music stores.  Plus you can purchase the video on iTunes, or watch it for free on Al’s YouTube page.

(24 backlashes | lash out at me) [SP] The Thing About Secrets [14 Jul 2009|03:31pm] someposifeed http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp07132009.shtml .Also, Super Stupor 2 is on pre-order in the stoer - whoo! If there are any problems with the comic or website, or if you have any questions, comments, or complaints you would like to address directly to Randy, please email him at choochoobear@gmail.com.

(3 backlashes | lash out at me) Today [14 Jul 2009|08:12am] rei_kun [ music | Prince - Let''s go Crazy ] My blood sugar is 116. I weighed myself yesterday and I am back up to 255lbs... :-( I am really hoping that is a result of me putting on muscle, but from the looks of a picture I took this weekend, nope. I am in downtown trying to get my car registration done so I don't get pulled over by the po-po. After work today, I am going to be working on my "Black Rock" medley that I will be playing this weekend at my Family Reunion in Detroit. The Medley will be composed of the following songs: Crossroad Blues by Robert Johnson Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry Sex Machine by James Brown Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix Cult of Personality by Living Colour Are you gonna go my way by Lenny Kravitz End of the Heartache by Killswitch Engage And finally the End Solo of "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince. Edit: 1. It's a great song, and 2. EARWORM It's a pretty ambitious undertaking I am doing, however I think it will make for an entertaining evening. Now that I have my tags, I need to get my ass to work :-) Ja Rei

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