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backwardz wednesdayz!

just in time! almost midnight.

and speaking of jay-z...

you can listen to his new album right here!

ykwgmg: catholics

the stupid pope wants you to pray before you have sex. "you" being heterosexual married couples, because the rest of us should be living pleasure-less lives like the few catholic priests who don't give into their temptations to molest children. OYRGMAFB. god, catholics are just endlessly messed up*. listen to this ridiculousness:

"to place within us love that truly gives, tenderness that truly unites, self-offering that tells the truth and does not deceive, forgiveness that truly receives, loving physical union that welcome...open our hearts to you, to each other and to the goodness of your will...cover our poverty in the richness of your mercy and forgiveness. clothe us in true dignity and take to yourself our shared aspirations, for your glory, for ever and ever."

i don't know about you, but i.am.HOT. let's be honest, even for catholic gobbledygoop, this prayer isn't even well written. "self-offering that tells the truth and does not deceive". in addition to being nonsensical, that's redundant.

the prayer is part of the prayer book for spouses, yet another manual to teach catholics how to repress themselves, since the bible and the catechism aren't enough.

rev paul hendricks, the auxiliary bishop of southwark said "he thought the prayer's inclusion [in the book] was 'brave but good'." catholics encouraging more praying is brave? doing more of something you already do in excess, isn't brave. that's called gluttony, it's one of the seven deadly sins, and that's a big deal. so cut it out.

*i was raised catholic and attended catholic schools from K-12th grade. so i can say whatever i want.

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i did it

remember when i told you about the cove, the movie about dolphins being killed in japan?

well september 1st is the traditional start of dolphin season and ric o'berry was in taiji only to discover that there was no dolphin killing going on! we stopped them!! we saved the dolphins!

the uterus : something to be proud of?

the guardian published this scientist lady's fascinating expose about the wild, wondrous world of the womb!

"The uterus, or womb, is the organ par excellence. It functions so efficiently that a full understanding of its processes may lead to novel treatments for a plethora of medical disorders.

The inner lining of the womb is the endometrium. This lining responds to the female hormones and is shed monthly in a period. During bleeding, the endometrium is red and inflamed and looks very similar to a wound on the skin. In contrast to the skin, however, the endometrium has the extraordinary ability to repair rapidly without scarring. This efficient monthly repair is unparalleled in the male, or outside the reproductive system."

enjoy!

thx g!

j's vs. bikez

"Herzfeld’s office is smack in the middle of the divided territory of Williamsburg, a neighborhood that has long been inhabited by Satmar Hasidim but has recently become a favorite of young secular New York hipsters. These two communities have little in common, but they have been particularly divided over the past year by proposed bike lanes through the neighborhood — which the Hasidim have opposed and the hipsters have generally supported. Herzfeld thinks that if he can get a few Hasidim riding bikes, it could ease some of the tension." (via)

related

speaking of 2Pz faves...

check out drake's hot new music video.

this is gabe's favorite song, btdubs. thx g.

jay-z on bill maher

2Pz fave bill maher devoted half of his hour-long show to other 2Pz fave, jay-z this week. i feel like i really know him now! he discusses his evolution as an artist and businessman, barack obama, and how he thinks kanye is a genius...but not better than him, oc.

part 2
part 3
part 4

warning

"The egg industry's currently engaging in a war on "useless" male chicks, who (duh) produce no eggs. And, like all wars, this one has casualties: cute, innocent, fuzzy, absolutely precious casualties." (via)

thx g.

happy BEARthday vomas!!!!

remember?

26 bears old?!!?!?

eric berry 4 heisman

eric berry was interviewed on ESPN today! ceeyute!

in the loop.

just wanted to say a quick word about in the loop. it's currently in theaters. if you have time warner, you can watch it ondemand under "IFC in theaters". maybe on other cable services too?

anyway, it's just really funny. it's like if the british office and any chris guest movie got each other pregnant and had a baby movie about british and american politicians. james gandolfini and that girl from my girl are in it.

i give it 11 biscuits!!!

sunday funday : pool party

the weather was just beautiful on sunday, and joel, bun-bun, starla, and i headed to williamsburg for a delicious brunch followed by the last jellynyc pool party of the summer.

joel just insisted that i take his picture on this cute guitar-shaped penis-shaped bike rack.

this week's show featured grizzly bear, and beach house opened. so as you can imagine, it drew quite a crowd.

there was hipster dodgeball, which was ridiculously entertaining. we watched for literally minutes.

"manhattan's never looked so good" was an overheard comment of a hipster-passerby, and i agree. it was a pretty amazing backdrop.

the people-watching was fantastic, as the crowd's make-up was 90% freakshows.

omg look at this guy wearing an MTSU shirt! is that cool now? he had a skateboard...so i assume that means it's cool.

i learned that blu-blockers coat everything in a wash of orange. i'm getting some asap.

grizzly bear played as the sun set over the city. i give this day 11 biscuits!!



here's a youtube of their performance of 'two weeks', accompanied by victoria from beach house. you are too cute, ed droste!

a little stencil history

"In a just world, a Baltimore elementary school teacher, Ruth Libauer Hormats, and her brother, Robert Libauer, should have been elevated into the type design pantheon. In the 1940s Ruth invented, and Robert marketed, a handy stencil-letter drawing system for the do-it-yourselfer, making ad hoc lettering for signs, posters and displays much easier. Although Ruth did not invent the stencil per se, her Stenso guide sheets on heavy cardboard were state-of-the-art for decades before the computer." (via)

thx g.

lookin' good.

did everyone see what novak djokovic was wearing at the us open yesterday? looks like he's excited for saturday too!

world's cutest menace

"In hundreds of brazen -- and sometimes violent -- incursions this summer, the bears are bursting into homes, ripping open cars, ravaging trash bins and strolling insouciantly down busy streets.

In Aspen, the hardest-hit town, police have received more than 460 calls for help dealing with bears since July 1, including 15 during one 24-hour period last week. Wildlife officials say the bears are not only comfortable with humans, but are also teaching their cubs to scavenge for fried chicken and candy instead of acorns and berries." (via)

thx sj.