Pray it's salacious

The blogs are abuzz (or as much as can be expected for Albany-related matters at this point) with the “bombshell” Times story on Patterson that is supposed to drop today.At this point Ravitch would be such a dramatically more effective governor, I wish the rumors of impending resignation were true. An elder statesman who is not running for election: you couldn’t ask for a better replacement.

Given that this is the second time around for this rumor, I’m not optimistic.

Last night I had the distinct pleasure of watching Transmorphers, one of about thirty straight-to-DVD productions of The Asylum studio. This company has been making beautifully parasitic D-movie versions of mass-market schlock for almost 5 years, and somehow this is the first I had heard of them.

Other choice titles: Sunday School Musical [High School Musical], Street Racer [Speed Racer], Death Racers [Death Race], and — the next one on my list — Princess of Mars [Avatar]. Naturally, their site has trailers.

hipsterpuppies: raven thinks you should really see more of werner herzog’s work before you try and have this conversation [photo via daniel c] Though not generally a supporter of “hipster ____” nor “puppy ____” photo blogs, I can get behind the intersection of the two.

hipsterpuppies:

raven thinks you should really see more of werner herzog’s work before you try and have this conversation

[photo via daniel c]

Though not generally a supporter of “hipster ____” nor “puppy ____” photo blogs, I can get behind the intersection of the two.

from hipsterpuppies
An ideal support call
  • Mom: Hi, honey. How do I turn off speaker? It's been stuck in speaker for a day and I can't turn it off!
  • Me: Hit "Speaker."
  • Mom: Where's that?
  • Me: On the screen. Right now.
  • Mom: Oh ... Okay, bye.

fek asked: WHY DID YOU BETRAY US MATT??!?!?!ao;ijkadsl;ajksw

The Tumblr fridge is filled with neat rows of Boylan’s, as opposed to BlackBook’s piles of fetid unmentionables. That’s pretty much the only reason.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

Fela Kuti - Igbe [1973]

Afrobeat doesn’t exactly fit the season, but feels right today.

A view of my shiny new home at Tumblr.

A view of my shiny new home at Tumblr.

Using the compass and camera in the iPhone 3GS, SpotCrime gives you a realtime view of the streets and city around you, overlaid with specific crime incidents as depicted with bold, colorful icons. Want to know whether it’s safe to walk down a particular street? Aim SpotCrime at it and know right away. - An augmentation too far.
Corporations May Spend Freely to Influence Elections - NY Times dek gets right to the point. This is not good news.
Médecins Sans Frontières has a delightfully inclusive list of salutations. In the end, I gave to Mercy Corps for their diversity of work and the Portland connection, but, if you have wealth to spread, do.

Médecins Sans Frontières has a delightfully inclusive list of salutations.

In the end, I gave to Mercy Corps for their diversity of work and the Portland connection, but, if you have wealth to spread, do.