Here is a list of the top ten most read record reviews from Pitchfork:
1. Ricardo Villalobos – Thè au Harem d’Archiméde
2. José González – Veneer
3. Electric Six Señor – Smoke
4. Devendra Banhart – Niño Rojo
5. José González – Stay in the Shade EP
6. Sinéad O’Connor – Sean-Nós Nua
7. Nas – Hip Hop Is Dead
8. Amadou & Mariam – Dimanche à Bamako
9. Nelly Furtado – Loose
10. Brightblack Morning Light – Brightblack Morning Light
WTF is with the glyphs?
Is this a joke?
Todays Crazy Creature:
The Glyptodon.
My favorite epoch, if I had to choose one, would be the Pleistocene. During this time early man had the opportunity to live along side creatures that are of mythical proportions. Mammoth, giant sloth, short faced bears, saber tooth tigers, etc. Today I thought I would share with you the 2-ton giant relative of the modern day Armadillo, the Glyptodon.
All that’s really important to know is that it was the size of a goddamned VW beetle.
That’s all for today.
Tune in next time when I may or may not teach you something you may or may not have any interest in!
Scraper bikes is on the scene!
The Trunk Boiz
Forever indebted to Micah.
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11″x14″
sumi and walnut ink on bristol.
11″x14″
sumi ink on bristol.
Update on my last post: Nothing happened.
So anyway….
What’s interesting (sort of) about being in design school versus regular school, is that instead of a week of finals, i have a month of final projects. I’m heading in to the tail end of that final’s month, for better or for worse. On the one hand, the end is near. On the other, i still have a shit load to work on. 80 degree days don’t help either. In case you forgot or didn’t know, Seattle in the springtime is out of control. It’s so gorgeous. And hard to stay indoors. Especially with my new attitudes towards the sun and being outside in general. I’m making it a point to not complain about the sunshine and heat this year, unlike the last 22 years, where I’ve whined anytime it got above 65 degrees.
So anyway, what i’m getting at, is that i’m busy with school, and now i’m interning at DOE, where Micah works. I’m super stoked about it, but it’s definitely coming at a busy time in school.
I’ll be there all summer, while also working at Marymoor. It’s the best summer job ever, and I’ll get to spend 3 days a week out in the sun, doing whatever there is to do, making money. That on top of DOE will equal 6 day weeks, which, if you have a calculator, you can do the math to figure out that I’ll have 1 day weekends, which totally blows, but oh well.
So, really what I’m getting at, is that I’m going to really busy all summer. On top of everything else, I’m also going to be starting work on the publication of MASS TENN which will be a sweet huge book thing filled with awesome art. It will take a lot of working to get it together, but it’ll be totally worth it.
So, what all of this means is that this summer I’m going to be absolutely slammed with busy things. But if you were paying attention, you’d have noticed that it’s all really awesome busy things. I’m super excited.
Other things planned for this summer:
Camping
Recording a full length Beestings record
Playing shows with Beestings and Age of the Earth
House sitting at my parents for 2 weeks while they’re in Japan
And other things I’m forgetting.
HEY SUMMER: GET READY TO BE BEST FRIENDS!
I check my junk mail box every once in awhile to make sure I haven’t missed anything i might need, and I found this:
Dear Students:
Last Friday, a message was found in the men’s restroom in the Science and Mathematics Building.
It said: “I will kill everyone @ SCCC on May 31.”
The college is taking this threat very seriously and is working closely with the Seattle Police Department. We have increased security both on and around campus in response to this threat. Unfortunately, threats like these are a reality on all college campuses today.
Seattle Central takes every threat seriously and we are doing everything possible to provide a safe learning environment. Your instructors have been notified and will take appropriate precautions for classes today.
Seattle Central is open for classes on Thursday, May 31.
Advice:
Keep your eyes and ears open and be aware of your surroundings.
If you see or hear anything suspicious, call Campus Security. In case of emergency, call 911.
If you know anyone who has written or spoken such threats, call Campus Security right away.
Additional information:It is natural to be frightened by violent threats. If you decide not to go to classes on Thursday, your instructors will understand and accommodate you.
There are counselors available in each academic division if you wish to discuss your feelings and/or concerns.
So i checked Seattle Central’s website and read the message from the school’s president Mildred Ollée. The message was about the same, but she added:
Please be assured that we are doing everything in our power to provide a safe working and learning environment. Threats like these are an unfortunate reality on all college campuses today. We are doing everything possible to maintain a safe environment for all.
“Unfortunate reality” seems like an understatement in light of all the stupid bullshit gun violence that goes on around the country.
I wonder what’s going to happen? I wonder if I’ll go to school.
Remember that huge pig? Well, Micah pointed out to me that www.monsterpig.com is back online, where you can read people talking shit about the young hunter. My official stance on this huge pig is still Holy Shit!, so I won’t be making any judgement calls on 11 year olds. Luckily, people seem to have it under control:
“I would like to order one of these terrorist pigs for my kids to kill so they can be good americans. How much are they and how do we get into the movies business by killing them? Could we shoot with canon or grenade for to make different than Jamison’s? How can we buy pig that is guaranteed homosexual to make killing more good? Thank you and god bless you good american boy.”
I really love the internet.
“Eyewitness sketch of a female sasquatch, showing a musculature and body proportions similar to the Patterson figure. This one was observed for several minutes by hiker William Roe on Mica Mountain in British Columbia, Canada, in 1955. This drawing was made shortly after the 1955 sighting, but was not published until 1968, one year after the Patterson footage was obtained.”
From The BFRO.
