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the big screen debut of kirstie alley

the first time a movie was made as a direct sequel to a specific television episode

what is kismet doing?

answer: he is staring at that bone at the top of the picture. i think im going to take him to the barber shop sometime this week to get his bangs trimmed. cant wait to post after pixies!! LOLZ.

are chickpeas the new avocado?

just think about it.

keekerz speakerz

royksopp (feat. karin dreijer andersson) - tricky tricky

nErD aLeRt!

Nicolai Ouroussoff studies 4 cities (New Orleans, LA, the Bronx, and Buffalo) in an interesting piece about urban development:

"With their crowded neighborhoods and web of public services, cities are not only invaluable cultural incubators; they are also vastly more efficient than suburbs. But for years they have been neglected, and in many cases forcibly harmed, by policies that favored sprawl over density and conformity over difference.

Such policies have caused many of our urban centers to devolve into generic theme parks and others, like Detroit, to decay into ghost towns. They have also sparked the rise of ecologically unsustainable gated communities and reinforced economic disparities by building walls between racial, ethnic and class groups." (nytimes)

fleet foxes on bbc2

did you want to watch an entire animal collective concert?

here's one on the internet:
animal collective (or ani collecti) live at paradiso in amsterdam.

blanket warz

snuggie vs. a bunch of other options i wasn't aware existed... (gizmodo)
thx g.

weekend movie roundup

i watched a lot of stuff this weekend, and i'd like to tell you how i felt about everything:

hunger:

intense, disturbing, unconventional, and beautiful...11 biscuits!!!!

synecdoche, new york:

looks good, doesn't it? well, if you like throwing hours of your life into the trashcan 2 at a time, then watch this movie! 0 biscuits!!! ;(

planet earth : deep ocean:
there was a PE marathon on discovery yesterday, and this one was always my favorite. i would do just about anything to have bioluminescence. 11 biscuits!!!

the assassination of jesse james by the cowardly robert ford:

this one's a couple of years old now, but i loved it when i saw it and watched it again on hbo this weekend. i recommend netflix-ing if you haven't seen it. casey affleck is real good, and there's also brad pitt. 11 biscuits!!!

this american life : scenes from the recession

listen here.

its a good one.

optimism vs. 'optimalism'

In his own life, Ben-Shahar uses three optimalist exercises, which he calls PRP. When he feels down--say, after giving a bad lecture--he grants himself permission (P) to be human. He reminds himself that not every lecture can be a Nobel winner; some will be less effective than others. Next is reconstruction (R). He parses the weak lecture, learning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn't. Finally, there's perspective (P), which involves acknowledging that in the grand scheme of life, one lecture really doesn't matter. (time)

thx g.anz

What is kismet doing?

answer: taking a sunday nap all wrapped up in a blanket. lazy sunday naptime.

thirsty?

me too. 

if youre in new york, click HERE to find out where to get dollar beer specials.

even during a recession you need to stay hydrated

sad panda on the loose

beware if you're walking around manhattan these days. Gothamist has spotted a man dressed in a sad panda outfit wandering around the city, even in the subway, carrying a duane reade bag and a sour disposition. 

it seems he hangs around the wall street bull downtown taking pictures with tourists... that would depress anyone.

according to this youtube, a similar sad panda has been spotted wandering around japan

cheer up new york sad panda. barack obama will save our economy.

dare you choose a favorite?

click HERE to find a list of 50 animals who hate baths.

there are plenty of different animals covered in the list including kitties puppies bunnies snakes birds and everything.

i like the ones who look like they are screaming