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"MOZART So then you like it? You really like it,..."

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:50:56 -0500

“

MOZART
So then you like it? You really like
it, Your Majesty?

JOSEPH
Of course I do. It’s very good. Of
course now and then - just now and
then - it gets a touch elaborate.

MOZART
What do you mean, Sire?

JOSEPH
Well, I mean occasionally it seems
to have, how shall one say?
(he stops in
difficulty; to Orsini-
Rosenberg)
How shall one say, Director?

ORSINI-ROSENBERG
Too many notes, Your Majesty?

JOSEPH
Exactly. Very well put. Too many
notes.

MOZART
I don’t understand. There are just
as many notes, Majesty, as are
required. Neither more nor less.

JOSEPH
My dear fellow, there are in fact
only so many notes the ear can hear
in the course of an evening. I think
I’m right in saying that, aren’t I,
Court Composer?

SALIERI
Yes! yes! er, on the whole, yes,
Majesty.

”

- Amadeus

This may be my new religion and thugkitchen.com may be my new...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:38:10 -0500

This may be my new religion and thugkitchen.com may be my new church.

thugkitchen:

THERE’S SO MUCH GOD DAMN SPINACH in this shit even Popeye can’t hate. Yeah spinach makes you swoll as fuck, we know that. But did you know just one cup of spinach is over 300% of your daily recommended Vitamin A? Sweet fuck. You worried about acne? Wrinkles? Any other skin shit? Spinach to the mother fucking rescue. That shit keeps your skin looking so fresh and so clean, not to mention helping to prevent skin cancer. Spinach has these plant-based compounds called “flavonoids” that not only repair damaged skin but also fight multiple types of cancer. Everybody knows I ain’t even fucking playing when it comes to dick cancer, I gotta have my shit in tact.

IF YOU SMOKE cigarettes (tumblr crew I’m looking at you), DO NOT take any Vitamin A or beta carotene supplements. Studies have shown that combining those supplements with tobacco drastically increases your risk for lung cancer. But then again, smoking drastically increases your risk for lung cancer. So quit that shit.

You want to make this shit at home and tell Jamba Juice they can go fuck themselves by not paying for their high calorie sugary shit? Recipe below for a Thug Kitchen Original:

SPINACH COOLER
Ectoplasm free and Dr. Venkman approved

2 handfuls of spinach (about 2 cups)

2 frozen bananas

1 cup chopped and skinned cucumber

4 medium chunks of pineapple

1 cup coconut water or tap

1/4 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon flax oil (optional)

6-8 mint leaves (optional, but I dig that shit)

yields ~20 ounces

Toss that shit in a blender and zap it. If you prefer it a little sweeter, add some more pineapple to that shit. DRINK UP, CHAMP.

Seriously though, fuck Jamba Juice. Only they could make smoothies as unhealthy as McDonald’s made oatmeal.

A Starry Sea of Cameras at the Unveiling of Pope Francis Michael...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:04:04 -0500

A Starry Sea of Cameras at the Unveiling of Pope Francis
Michael Zhang, petapixel.com

Here’s a startling side-by-side comparison of news photos that has begun floating around on the social web. Both photographs show a large crowd gathered to witness the unveiling of a new pope.The top one was what AP photographer Luca Bruno saw in…

Jaded as we may be, what a difference 8 years makes.

How to Screw Yourself Out of Your Goal Time for Beginning Distance Runners

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:27:51 -0600

3 years on the road — including scratching a destination race and sandbagging my first “real” half — have done nothing if not taught me that simply ignoring some small things now, half-way into your training regimen, can result in turning in a truly sub-par performance on race day. Here’s everything you need to know.

Skip your training runs. — Look. It’s just a couple of miles you can totally make up the next training day. Two miles? Pfft. You’ve run six. In the snow. What’s two miles.

Rest on the Rest/Cross-Train Days. — The training calendar says “Rest OR Crosstrain”, right? What possible good could those bridges and other core-strength building do, because everyone knows running is about your legs.

Fuck around with your gear. — Nothing is worse for a long run or race day than consistency. Change things up! The more frequently the better. New socks? Sure. Increasing complicated ways to route your headphone cable? Yes indeedy. Oo oo. New apps on your smartphone that let you blog as you run? Hell yes. Nothing decreases your chances of success like having something new to take your mind off the run at hand. Which goes double for race day.

Sleep irregularly. — You’ll make up for it in the week before the race. Because that’s all that’s really important.

Eat crap. — You’re burning 1000+ calories per run. Eat what you want.

If you’ve put in the road time, then you have the power to succeed beyond your wildest dreams or shoot it all to hell on race day. Stay focused on being distracted and you’re sure the get the outcome you’re not looking for.

Strips away all the pretty and gets back to the roots of what...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:57:56 -0600

Strips away all the pretty and gets back to the roots of what this song always meant. Get this guy on the same mic with Ralph Stanley.

From the Dr. Pepper 1/1 spot and sure to anchor the next pre-run...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:11:01 -0600

From the Dr. Pepper 1/1 spot and sure to anchor the next pre-run hyper-upper list I create. Think synthy Moby but waaaay less mopey.

Listening to jazz, and other things I should be doing.

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:26:10 -0600

Being 44 doesn’t necessarily mean I’ve figured everything out. Far from it. While some things have become more intuitive–or comfortable–with age (confrontation at work, running, using hot sauce on everything), I still find myself making lists of things that “a guy of my age should be doing.”

Listening to jazz is one of those things. Listening to jazz has always presented a sort of sheer cliff face to me. So many musicians, so many styles, and so much music writing dissecting the form and handing down judgements on who’s doing it right all add up to a kind of secret club whose handshake and passwords are unknowable.

Which is why I’m happy to have found Spotify’s Blue Note app. The App allows users to navigate through Blue Note’s legendary catalog by year, by style or by instrumental preference.

Then, once you’ve set your sliders, the app serves up Blue note examples of the music you’ve chosen. So in this case, I’ve selected 1961, and Spotify plans on playing Stanley Turrentine, Baby Face Willette and Lou Donaldson. All stuff I’d never run across otherwise.

New Camper Van Beethhoven!

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:16:05 -0600

New Camper Van Beethhoven!

The Trend Against Skeuomorphic Textures and Effects in User Interface Design

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:25:59 -0600

The Trend Against Skeuomorphic Textures and Effects in User Interface Design:

John Gruber, daringfireball.net

Dave Wiskus, in a thoughtful piece for Macworld, “Apple and the Future of Design”:It’s curious how Apple’s hardware and software have taken such divergent paths. Looking at iOS hardware and software separately, one might think they were produced b…

Gruber on the trend against skeuomorphism. This can’t, actually, come soon enough. Leather-wrapped calendars and fake-felt game tables are dragging Apple away from the forefront of design and reflect a muddiness of thinking that’s distressing to a longtime fan like me.

A new take on an old classic. Ignore the cheesy skit set up at...

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:08:51 -0600

A new take on an old classic. Ignore the cheesy skit set up at the beginning and it’s worth a listen. Especially interesting is the fact that song never resolves into the triumphant guitar/scat back-and-forth that George Benson added. “They’re dead wrong, I know they are/’cause I have earned so many scars/And I won’t quit til I’m a star…” Nicely done.

Yes, unfortunately. They are.

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:24:55 -0600

Yes, unfortunately. They are.

Supastaaaah!

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:28:53 -0600

I don’t make the news. I just write about it. And sometimes, it writes itself.

Mariah:

And Mary Catherine.

Flickr Giving Free Three Month Pro Trial Kaylie Moise,...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:24:51 -0600

Flickr Giving Free Three Month Pro Trial
Kaylie Moise, macgasm.net

Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, just made Flickr free for three months. Normally a paid subscription is available for $25 a year, the photo-sharing site is now making its unlimited Pro service free for a limited time. People who already subscribe…

Three moths of Flickr Pro free. I’ve used this space to decry Yahoo’s purchase and subsequent ignoring the Ur photosharing platform. But it would appear that CEO Marissa Mayer wants to see Flickr thrive. I’ve this a read. I’ve reupped my Pro subscription after a year-long hiatus because I think Flickr just works better. Glad to see Yahoo believes the same.

We must protect and reinvent our local libraries

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:30:42 -0600

We must protect and reinvent our local libraries

Hello out there?

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:55:08 -0600

Does my IFTTT Recipe work?

Stuff for sale.

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:47:45 -0600

Have just spent the better part of an afternoon listing a bunch of books on half.com and eBay. It beats trudging down to a community well to get a bucket of water, but I have to believe that

I think there could be some sense in forcing yourself to have an EOL plan for everything that you buy. What you’ll do with it at what point in the future. If you had to spend time filing a flight plan on every possession, you might think twice on whether you really needed that thing, whatever it is.

Food’s fate is pretty well decided when you buy it. You buy it, you eat it. But the novels, plastic cups, steak knives, half life-sized ride-on ponies, DVD box sets, all of it enters into our lives with no real intention if leaving.

Maybe my post-Christmas thing will be to stop for half a second before I buy something and ask “what will I do with this when it’s time to get rid of it?”

Dear Santa...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:01:00 -0600

I have been quite good all year, with the exception of this one time where I was late in turning in a doughnuts receipt. I would love to receive any of the following. I’ve attached links if that helps.

Book - How Music Works by David Byrne. Powells has it here—-> http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9781936365531-0

Subscription - Spotify Premium. http://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/premium/

UPDATED - Garmin Running GPS - Forerunner 310xt with chest monitor - http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Forerunner-Waterproof-Running-Monitor/dp/B0025VKUPM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354855572&sr=8-1&keywords=forerunner+310xt+with+heart+rate+monitor

Swiftwick Aspire Twos in black - http://www.swiftwick.com/running-socks-11-ctg.htm#loadContent.filterValuesRequest,filter_id_3_20=3|20

Album - Clockwork Angels - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/clockwork-angels/id522093869

Book - Clockwork Angels - http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9781770411210-0

Book - Sandman - vol. 8 (http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=9781563891700), vol. 9 (http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=9781563892042), vol. 10 (http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=9781563892875)

"And so these people gathered and smoked cigarettes and talked and Enoch Robinson, the boy from the..."

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:50:23 -0600

““And so these people gathered and smoked cigarettes and talked and Enoch Robinson, the boy from the farm near Winesburg, was there. He stayed in a corner and for the most part said nothing. How his big blue childlike eyes stared about! On the walls were pictures he had made, crude things, half finished. His friends talked of these. Leaning back in their chairs, they talked and talked with their heads rocking from side to side. Words were said about line and values and composition, lots of words, such as are always being said.””

- Excerpt From: Anderson, Sherwood. “Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life.”

"I hated him. And that’s not just an expression. I hated him the way the tongues of smart..."

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:34:29 -0600

“I hated him. And that’s not just an expression. I hated him the way the tongues of smart girls prefer bittersweet chocolate to milk.”

- The Instructions, Adam Levin, p. 18.

"He disappeared the way birds die—no one knew where he went."

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:17:04 -0600

“He disappeared the way birds die—no one knew where he went.”

- Halldór Laxness, Iceland’s Bell