The Educated Fool’s Neighborhood

If you're confused, you're not...anyway, I opted out on that last post...i see things circulating in the media and tend to be reactionary (as you all know) without thinking. sorry folks...

anyway...here's to PRE-SEED!  I'm hoping to try this stuff out this month.  I have to consult with a neuro-surgeon about a disk tear next week before trying again.  Hopefully, this won't hinder anything.  Long...sigh...

I bought this on a whim after hearing just one song, and now I am really happy I did, because I like almost everything on this 2-disc set. Bravery's lyrics are deceptively simple, but they describe tricky emotions, like feeling homesick for a place you have never been to before, and tricky people, like those kinds of girls who like emotional abuse because it brings them sympathy and attention. The sound is like a fusion of old U2 mixed with some Franz Ferdinand, Gang of Four, and other new wave elements. It sounds like green places and Northern Europe to me, although frankly I have no idea about where this band comes from, I'm just enthusiastic to have new driving music to shout to!

The Sun And The Moon Complete [2 CD]

The Bravery

I was hoping it'd have a picture of the Pope on it!

A QSL card from Radio Vatican

They sent me a sticker, too!

What's the best pick up line you've ever heard?

This song:

So I spent yesterday kind of sick as crap. I'm still not feelin' great, but I'm a little better now. This will probably be the most boring day in pictures I will ever post, but I'm doing it anyway. So there. I mostly just did it to alleviate my boredom

Waking up after a nasty fever sleep

I get up, rockin' the oversized sweatpants

Gah... Early... But I can't sleep more, and believe me, I tried.

After I'm done screwing around on the computer, I put on some real clothes

Marcie greets me from the couch

Hey dog. How ya doin'?

I let Marcie out to poop

My cat takes a swig from my dog's water bowl.

And then I give Marcie some breakfast

Awesome veggie burgers

This was delicious. Yes, that's a veggie burger on a bagel.

I drink this. Dads have the best dad glasses. The ones you see in this picture will soon be mine.

So I get on the computer and drink that tea

It's too quiet in here so I look through my records to decide what to put on

Listen to this album.

Zoning out to the sound of Love. Literally.

For some reason, my camera rotated this. I'm too lazy to fix it. This is the next thing I put on.

It's finally getting light outside

I play some guitar.

I put my shoes on

This morning is sweatshirt weather

I get into my automobile

I rock a choice jam

A stealthy picture of my destination

The place is infested with college students. Gross. I get my coffee and leave.

Of course, rockin' a choice jam on the way out

Home!

I decide to rock the "too cool for school" look and play more guitar.

Lunch is another veggie burger

So I do this for a while longer.

But then I get tired and take a nap. Check out how beardy this picture makes me look.

I wake up around this time

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After dickin' around online for a while, I turn on the shortwave and catch Radio Netherlands.

Then China Radio International.

Then I have a beer. Probably not the best choice of beverage while sick. I don't care.

And hey! A squirrel!

I totally made fun of my dad for this picture.

Dr. Bronner is my homeboy

Then I get out of the shower and play some guitar

Then I bug the cat

and the dog

Who comes and hangs out with me...

I drink lemonade

and I watch some TV

I HATE this commercial

So I burn some incense

And I go to sleep

Made this in Fractal Works and Image Tricks. It's not big enough to print into a card. AND I didn't see those two empty corners -- so I'm not going to upload it to RedBubble. Thought I'd share it here. It's pretty.

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Show us a funny bumper sticker.

The most hilarious license plate ever

I'll do you one better and show you a funny license plate! I didn't know these existed until the other day when I actually saw one in action. I mean, isn't that awesome? Expressing your stance on an incredibly loaded political issue on a license plate? I mean, I'm all for free speech and all that, but seriously, was there really anyone out there wishing that "my license plate could be as pro-life as I am?" Seriously, what sort of person would actually get a license plate like this? People who can't reflect their politics well enough with stupid bumper sticker slogans and have to go the extra mile and have their license plate reflect their politics, too? Something tells me those people would be really fun at parties!

Anyway, what makes this particularly funny to me is the incredibly tacky design that looks like it was taken out of an informational pamphlet for teenagers in 1991. I half expect some teenage pseudo-"urban" girl with "90's" hair and a denim jacket to come out of it and overact some spiel about how evil it is to "kill babies" at me. Maybe she'd even relate it to other issues favored by people who think it's a good idea to have the government dictate morality at any cost. Today you're puffing a joint, tomorrow you're smashing a baby's head with a rock while rejecting Jesus! Today you're having unwed sex, tomorrow you're strung out on the floor, you pawned your TV for smack, someone is stealing your couch, and on top of all that, you're planning to vote Democrat! The horror! I'd look over into my passenger seat and Queen Latifah or LL Cool J would be sitting there ready to give me a speech that elaborates on the issue tinged with a sort of desperation that says "I used to be cool, remember?"

And no, I don't.