songs to fall asleep to

mix yourself a tape or put these suckers on a cd, the pizza song has to be first and aqueous transmission has to be last. you will fall asleep in the middle of karma police, so I don't see how this list matters in the slightest.

the pizza song - the bouncing souls
two weeks in hawaii - hellogoodbye
karma police - radiohead
safe haven - big d and the kids table
meet me in the city - the black keys
the pizza song - bouncing souls
the greatest - cat power
song to sing when i'm lonely - john frusciante
santa maria de la feira - devendra banhart
santos song - wet brain
you can breathe - jacks mannequin
clouds crash - the matches
aqueous transmisson - incubus

"go to sleep now, little fool" the decemberists

Going the Distance, Going for Speed.

Ace of Cakes on the Food Network is the awesomest show. All those people that work at Charm City are really funny and awesome and the cakes they make are ridiculous. Particularly this one:

actually, this one is nothing compared to this insane cakes that people request, but this one is particularly awesome, partly due to the cake toppers...

I discovered this show around the same time that I discovered my new favorite blog called Cake Wrecks. http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/ Professional cakes gone wrong, hilariously hilarious and laughable and very comical and funny and will make you "lol".

Also, I really like the song "nugget" by Cake.

Threadless

let me tell you something wrong with this image, if it isn't obvious enough already:

the cassette tape isn't the grandpop, the vinyl record is! the cassette tape is like that random cool dad and the cd is like the cool young aunt, you know? the only reason I know this is because I did a very similar drawing about a year ago, but mine was more accurate and I never got enough skillz to touch it up and send it to Threadless. The artist, ZackFinfrock, did do a very good job, but I think he just chose a tape because it sits better on a bench than a record would....took the lazy artist way around it. Like, just logically speaking, the people who used cassette tapes aren't that old yet. I'll shut up now though because I will probably end up buying this shirt.

boats and hoes

pineapple express

















step brothers.

My Food Log: Mexico 2008

[June 27-August 10]

dia 1:
Airport McDonald's, apple pie, 2 creamers
Airplane Coke
Torta de Panela w/ dipping juice, & Mirinda Orange Soda @ Lonches Gmax: Gemma's
4 quesadillas, Horchata in a bag @ Otto Taco
"Sabritas KKwates con Chile"
Coke w/ Rum soaked limes
Membrillo/Agave drink (liquor?)

dia 2:
Pineapple & Cantelope w/ sal y limon
bean tacos/rajas con elote tacos, spicy ass red salsa
2 quesadillas, coke @ Maritza's house
Pepsi @ sidewalk restaurant in El Centro, Guadalajara
Helado de Nuez (almond ice cream) w/ donuts
Fondue w/ mushrooms & large cut fries @ La Chapa Restaurant

dia 3:
fresh squeezed carrot juice...in a fancy glass
cheesecake slice
cup of pomegranate seeds
"Tuba" 2 flavors (some sidewalk, homemade fermented drink served with peanuts)
"Bate" w/ syrup (another homemade drink made out of the seeds from some plant)
Rice w/ spring rolls @ "Long Hang" yes, that's what it was called. (Manzanillo, I think)
Mini DonutsGorditas (2) rajas con elote & champinones
Freshly made pineapple juice, 1 nanche (freaky deaky yellow fruit...) (La Manzanilla!)
2 enchiladas w/ lettuce and onions

dia 4:
cereal (Mexico's awesome version of Frosted Flakes)
grapes, guava, mini peach
tortillas, beans, salsa
agua de lima, freshly made
Chips "Queso Ruffles"
lentil soup, tortillas
2 quesadillas w/ squash mixture
agua de guava, freshly made
another "nanche", why?!
papaya slices w/ salt and lime & pear slices
tamales (cheese and rajas w/ awesome sauce)
Atole drink @ taco cart
Coke and popcorn @ some bar in barra de navidad

dia 5:
hotcakes w/ strawberry jam and cajeta quemada
orange and mango slicessoy ceviche w/ avacado, saltines, salsa
agua de jamiaca, freshly made. yes, my aunt is awesome.
pan dulce
2 small pizzas w/ catsup & salsa @ Benedetti's...only the 2nd time in my life I was disappointed with pizza...
2 cooked/sugared bananas, can't remember how they call them
water.

dia 6:
plate of apple/orange slices
chilaquiles, beans, sour cream
rice topped w/ slice of hard boiled egg, cooked vegetables (2 1/2 servings full, very hungry)cucumber/lime drink, freshly made
cooked banana/vanilla wafer
Sidral Aga Manzana Soda
1 slice of white bread w/ strawberry jam
sliced papaya @ Grandparent's house
coffee w/ Maria cookies & "crackets"...I love Mexico.
2 types of mango
mini pizza w/ pina and mushrooms @ Pepe's Pizza (my cousin Lety's restaurant, best pizza ever & forever amen!)
Fanta, orange.

dia 7:
mango slices
oatmeal drink
toast w/ jam
plate of veggies, rice, side salad, potato ball & tempura, water @ some Japanese restaurant (nice bathrooms, btw)
Flan cup (1/2)
Papaya slices w/ salt & lime @ Grandparent's house
2 mini pizza w/ pineapple and mushrooms, Aga apple soda @ Lety's Pizza

dia 8:
fresh squeezed carrot juice in a bag @ the famous juice lady on the sidewalk, pelayo something
coconut. sliced. drank. cut open. ate. @ Blanca's Restaurant, beachside
guacamole w/ chips, freedom fries w/ catstup (4th of July in Mexico!)
white bread w/ jam, mango slice, oatmeal drink
te de yerba buena translates to "good herb tea" but not really.

dia 9:
apple/pear slices, grapes
toast w/ jam
Pepsi, Pinada & nachos, fries
fried banana, flamed banana, vanilla syrupy stuff @ other beachside restaurant in Colimia, next to Barra de Navidad
coconut pineapple ice cream @ Thrifty's, yes, there's a frikin Thrifty's in MX!
spaghetti w/ cheese and green sauce
rice, broccoli
cucumber drink, freshly made
arroz w/ pilloncillo; like arroz con leche but without milk...made by mi abuelita, rest in peace.
lemon juice, freshly made...by my other awesome aunt.
chips and salsa, water & pina colada w/ cherry @ Martin's Restaurante, also beachside, upstairs
a sip of this yerba buena/tequila dealy, really weird.

dia 10:i
Sponche!quesadilla w/ homemade tortilla & a Fanta
tiny potato taco from a bucket, literally a dude w/ a bucket on the street. pops warned me not to do things like this, but i was lucky, didn't get sick and it was totally worth it!
carrot cake. a bite of flan

dia 11:
2 quesadillas, queso fresco/queso anejo & beans (Fresnillo!)
pan dulce, Tampico Orange Juice
Enchiladas, rice, betabel & Coca Cola @ tio lupe and tia uva's
jello w/ Rompope
"Vampiro" & "Azul"
2 quesadillas from the grill, awesome salsa @ 1am taco stand (best quesadillas I have ever had!!!)

dia 12:
pan dulce, Tampico Orange Drink
Gorditas (2) rajtas and beans, Olympic Coke @ Dona Julia's (Zacatecas)
wheat gordita
cereal

dia 13:
chilaquiles w/ beans, made by one of my awesome cousins
pan dulce, Tampico Orange drink
7 igos ("prickly pear") in a bag, $1 for 7 already peeled!
Chiles Rellenos w/ rice, string bean/egg mixture, betabel...Coke
jello w/ cottage cheese, Dove Chocolate
awesome Chocolate barrel ice cream
"vampiro"

dia 14:
hotcakes, pan dulce, Tampico
a 1/3 of a bag of chips
airplane coke, japanese style lemon peanuts
veggie delight, Diablo Doritos, Mirinda Orange Soda @ Mexico City Airport Subway
Mexican McDonald's Parfait (w/ peaches & mango!) & Sundae w/ red candy bits
Coke
Pasta...breadroll
"cookiegalleta"

back in los angeles...=(

see what i ate during my last visit to mexico in 2004, here.

Michael Stipe & Michael Stipe Jr.

meet Stipe.

i think everyone should name their turtles after environmentalist/human rights activist/musicians.

i saw this really awesome book about REM today, good photography.

i reminded me to post this sweet collage i made.

better days.

christianrockcockblock

totally got those weezer tickets. i dont even want to think about that yet.

zh cd release show was awesome as always, didnt stay long because warped tour was the next morning. so i just said talked to matty and then some other fanclubbers and left. oh and buck o nine was ska-tastic as always.

warped tour was perfect fun, i wish everyone could have gone. i feel like i accomplished a lot that day, saw: Street dogs, whole wheat bread (flawless "bulls on parade" cover!!!), authority zero, the vandals (hold the government), rise against (preachy mcvegan, i love them for that, thats what warped tour is all about.), say anything (not gracious with the merch money i spent), oreskaband (awesomest band on warped tour, insanely awesome japanese all girl ska band, super nice), against me! (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), mc chris (finally), motion city soundtrack. i stuck arounf for gym class heroes just so i could stare at mccoy and of course the greatest band of all time, MASTERS: reel big fish!!! easily the best performance all day, several skank pits not just one, um um, mike from streetlight manifesto even came out to play with them and it was the best setlist ever, opened with Sellout, she has a gf now, i want your gf to be my gf, BEER, another f.u. song, take on me, your guts (i hate em), where have you been and i'm sure they played something else i can't remember.

rx bandits this week and then BECK, SPOON, MGMT next month............l;'.,p]!@#$%^&*)(^

take the power back

WE THE PEOPLE FESTIVAL
more like, "listen, up, bitches!" oh wait...that was the Gettysberg address, I believe...

either way, this sounds cool. also, liskfest sounds insanely cool. And to add to my endless list of songs i like that i've heard in commercials, i just heard Sea Wolf's "you're a wolf" in a frickin car commercial. i dont care though, it appears thats the only way indie bands make any money...over a year ago, the black keys in another car commercial, the flaming lips in salad dressing commercials...several others....read my blog read it read it read it someone. the end.

Tom Morello, Les Claypool, Suicidal Tendencies,Z Trip, Fishbone, RZA, Eek A Mouse, B Side Players and more.

September 27, 2008 - Los Angeles State Historic Park
http://www.kroq.com/
http://www.wethepeoplefestival.com/

pink crustaceans & good vibrations

Micheal Ian Black and Micheal Showalter just started filming their new show and it's called
"Michael and Michael Have Issues"
it's going to be on Comedy Central again. The panel and I have discussed it and decided it will last 1/2 a season. I think thats longer than Stella lasted...excited either way. Guest starring Jonah Hill again please!

Weezer US tour dates have finally been announced, looks like I'll be seeing them on October. The presale begins this saturday at 10am. I honestly have no idea if this will sellout quickly or not, but we'll see.

in other concert news, zebrahead cd release show with buck-o-nice (90s ska!) and runner runner (over it dudez!) is this saturday.
warped tour this sunday!
Against Me! Say Anything Reel Big Fish Whole Wheat Bread Street Dogs Rise Against Authority Zero The Vandals H20 ORESKABAND The Fabulous Rudies Bedouin Soundclash MC Chris
FYI: M.I.A. is NOT playing warped tour, haha, i want to go watch all the purple pants kids sadly walking away when the old skool punk band MIA comes out.

beck, spoon, & mgmt next month.

& this sounds awesome, but i probably won't go:
The Hives & Eagles of Death Metal
Mayan Theater Los Angeles, CA Wed, 09/24/08

Oooh, i want to post my list of all the foods i ate while in mexico a few weeks ago, but that will take a while to type. it will be totally worth it.

i love mexico. everyone is so much more hospitable than here. actually, they are to an insane degree, i like it. t

t.v. music. mexico.

summer break.

nice.

put on your apatrowsers

this picture is gold
just s FEW of my fav. dudez:

and i'll post this again just because its getting closer and...rogez!

pineapple express was awesome. i didnt know what was going on because i couldn't hear over the laughter. but that's a good thing.

"the fruit roll-ups!"

pineapple express.
pineapple express.
pineapple express.
pineapple express.
pineapple express.
pineapple express.
seth rogen.
pineapple express.
pineapple express.
seth rogen.
seth rogen.
seth rogen.
seth rogen.
seth rogen.
james franco.
pineapple express.
pineapple express.
freaks and geeks.
pineapple express.
pineapple express.
pineapple express.
apatow ftw.
pineapple express.
rogez.
rogez.
rogez.
rogez.
rogez.
polish sausage.
ditka.
bears.
pinapple express.
wednesday august 6 2008.

if a tree falls in woods and no ones around to hear it...

if i write a blog and it's just song lyrics, is it still considered a blog?
p.s. i'm not angry, i just love this song.

BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE
"FLASHLIGHT"

Like a flashlight on but lost, my energy's there but wasted!
Like a flashlight on but lost, my energy's there but wasted!
You talk a lot a lot 'bout nothing!You go on and on...You go on and on.
I hear you talk a lot about nothingIt goes on and on...It goes on and on. (GO!)
You're a really easy act to follow!You're a really easy act to follow!
You're a really easy act to follow! Once we jump in, we're all gone
Like a flashlight on but lost, my energy's there but wasted!
I'm sitting down (down). I'm sitting down (down)
For what? For nothing! (It's gotta be our way)
For nothing! (It's gotta be our way)
So I'm getting, getting up, getting up, I'm standing up!And leaving nothing!
(It's gotta be our way) I'm leaving nothing! (It's gotta be our way)
I've never seen someone's emotions break it all
I'm on my way out, I'm on my way out.
Too much too late, you haven't thought but you speak loud
You're on your way out, you're on your way out!
You're a really easy act to follow!You're a really easy act to follow!
You're a really easy act to follow! Once we jump in, we're all gone
You're a really easy act to follow!You're a really easy act to follow!
You're a really easy act to follow! Once we jump in, we're all gone...
Once we jump in, we're all gone...Once we jump in, we're all gone!...
Once we jump in, we're all gone...Once we jump in, we're all gone!
Gone! Gone!Once we jump in, we're all gone!
IT'S GOTTA BE OUR WAY!
IT'S GOTTA BE OUR OWN WAY!
IT'S GOTTA BE OUR WAY!
IT'S GOTTA BE OUR OWN WAY!
Like a flashlight on but lost, my energy's there but wasted! (Our own way)
Like a flashlight on but lost, my energy's there but wasted! (Our own way)
Like a flashlight on but lost, my energy's there but wasted! Wasted! (Be our own way)

herbivore

who do i have on my side:
daryl palumbo
leonardo da vinci
anti-flag
ed templeton
ghandi
greg wood
chris walla
albert einstein
abraham lincoln
shawn harris

who you have on your side:
hitler
paris hilton
george w bush


i'm just sayin'...

i'm underqualified to make this list

but i try anyway because i searched already and found no pre-existing list...

most skankable songs:

"she's famous now" reel big fish

"i want more" suburban legends

"bender" big d and the kids table

"naked christmas" cousin oliver

"pressure drop" the specials

"he's back" the mighty mighty bosstones

"wrong with me" rx bandits

"sellout" reel big fish

*Everything Went Dark- Streetlight Manifesto

*Thinking- the Hippos

needs a little aquabats, mad caddies, etc...send your contributions my way and make this the greatest list ever.

this is what happens when you fight for what you love.

nissin finally made a vegetarian cup of noodles, so you know, you do a nice thing and thank them and this is what you get! so lame.

[my name here],

I have to be the bearer of bad news but, this product is being discontinued. My recommendation is to buy as much as you can when you find it.

Monica Petrus
Supervisor
General Affairs
Direct (310) 527-5771
Fax (310) 523-2985

webmaster@nissinfoods.com

warped, los angeles

meet the bands keeping ska & punk alive at warped this year:
Reel Big Fish
The Fabulous Rudies
The Aggrolites
The Vandals
H2O
Street Dogs
Against Me!
Authority Zero
Say Anything
MC Chris
Rise Against
MIA
Gym Class Heroes (gch fans fail at life so i might have to watch from afar or not at all but i do want to get pictures of them because they look so awesome)
Katy Perry (also maybe just take pictures because she looks so classy)
Revolution Mother (go see mike v. take a picture and leave)

let's share.

if anyone has the offspring covering "autonomy" that they would like to send my way, that would rule beyond all, because offspring + buzzcocks = drool...

holy mountains!

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question.

What does this year have in store for me?
blue sky - gliss
What does your love life look like?
she knows her way - big d and the kids table
What do I say when life gets hard?
get ready - sublime
What do I think of when I get up in the morning?
twenty seven - denver harbor
What song will I dance to at my wedding?
be kind - devendra banhart
What do you want as a career?
chiquita chaser - millencolin
Your favorite saying?
holy mountains - system of a down
Favorite place?
our time now - plain white t's
What do you think of your parent(s):
60 revolutions - gogol bordello
Where would you go on a first date?
night drive - cousin oliver
Drug of choice?
open your eyes - goldfinger
Describe yourself.
here in your bedroom - goldfinger
The song that will be played at your funeral?
hello tomorrow - zebrahead
What’s your Porn star name?
see you - down to earth approach
The song that best describes my school principal?
say 18 - the matches
What is my state of mind like at the moment?
its not your fault - new found glory
How will I die?
dance hall - modest mouse
How do I view the opposite sex?
aha erlibnis - voicst
How do I feel right now?
shot my boss - cousin oliver
What does my crush think of me?
suzanne - weezer
What will my day be like tomorrow?
road song - steel train
How do other people view me?
you - suburban legends
Where should I be right now?
lonliness - mothermania
What should I be doing right now?
mothers, sisters, daughters, and wives - voxtrot
What song best describes your pet?
slowly - coconut records
What song best describes your grandma?
bright spring morning - suburban legends
When you’re in a good mood?
dying day - saves the day
When you just embarrassed yourself?
austrailia - the shins
What song best describes the crabby old lady at the grocery store?
do right - jimmys chicken shack
When you’re in a good mood?
split needles - the shins
When you’re bored?
better watch your back - the hippos
What’s your favorite activity?
i gotta feeling (just nineteen) - eagles of death metal
How will your next relationship end?
my friends over you - new found glory
Where will you be in 20 years?
mind is ugly - war tapes
What song describes how you look?
we both go down together - the decemberists
What you look for in the opposite sex?
the funeral - band of horses

www.insound.com/insound20/

this is neat:
"I am pleased to announce the Insound 20. A collaboration project with Insound, 20 different bands, and myself. I created 20 different
images for 20 different bands. These images have been printed on American Apparel t-shirts and hoodies, as well as limited edition posters. The posters are all hand printed in editions of 200 - signed and numbered

Here is a list of the bands involved:> Beirut, The Black Heart Procession, Built to Spill, Calexico, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Constantines, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Department of Eagles, Jose Gonzalez, Grizzly Bear, The Hold Steady, Magnolia Electric Co., The National, The New Pornographers, Okkervil River, Peter Bjorn and John, She & Him, Spoon, and The Thermals.

There is also a 21st design with the Insound 20 logo that features the names of all the bands. The proceeds from this shirt and poster will support the nonprofit literacy organization 826 NYC.
All the designs are available for pre-order starting today, shipping will begin mid-August. Follow the link below to view the designs.

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