Kablammo!

An interesting enough week-end, I suppose. While growing ever more inured to the actions of denizens of the internet’s dankest and most luxurious corners, I met a minor celebrity and realized why he’s universally reviled. Also, I got a bunch of kids drunk after showing off my Manhattan skillz.

Then I learned that, if given a choice between escorting people through a sudden drenching downpour or ducking into a local music store open until all hours of the night, I’d much rather buy a copy of Franz Ferdinand’s Franz Ferdinand than interact with other human beings. I can’t say I’m surprised by that turn of events.

Today, as luck had it, the Pistons played the Nets. I happened to be at the Meadowlands to see the whole thing, since I made the decision last week to go on eBay while drunk. I’m thankful for the fact that I really didn’t spend all that much money on the tickets I bought, especially considering that I got them for less than face value. Also, they were nosebleed seats but positioned such that we got a beautiful view of the court. All in all, the tickets were not worth complaining about in the least. The gameplay, of course, left something to be desired. I wouldn’t say the Pistons won so much as the Nets lost. Of the game’s 48 minutes, New Jersey was actually playing for maybe 10. The rest of the time, they were taking the most ill-advised shots I’ve ever seen, letting Detroit get all the rebounds they wanted, and generally playing some very sloppy basketball. If the Pistons hadn’t been playing almost as poorly, they would have won by 30 instead of nearly letting the game go to overtime. I really fucking hope Larry Brown chewed them out for coming so close to losing the series for no good reason. Of course, I also hope that the Nets manage to win game 7, but whatever.

Also, David Bowie’s “Andy Warhol” is borne a striking resemblance to by Metallica’s “Master of Puppets”. Proof is here. Both are very good songs. Go and listen to both of them. And then listen to The Unicorns for a bit.

Tonight I get to drink all the free Guinness I can stomach. Excellent.

Song of the Moment: «Jellybones» — The Unicorns

So I met David Cross today while I was waiting for my order at Crif Dogs. I told him that I loved his work on Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Jigglebilly is good stuff.

And that’s basically the end of the story.

However, tonight I go watch Monty Python’s The Life of Brian in an actual movie theater. What a crazy city this New York is.

Song of the Moment: «12 Apinaa» — Nylon Beat

I wish I were asleep right now. Really, I do.

Six hours ago I went to sleep after my last day of schoolwork at Cooper kept me awake for 32 hours or thereabouts. Then I woke up. It’s kind of funny that I’m capable of sleeping 12 or 16 hours in one go unless I really need to. As it is, I can tell you that waking up exhausted is not very fun.

Of course, on the plus side, nearly all of my obligations for school are met now, so I can relax a bit, maybe. I still need to do some very very important things, however, so

Fuck it, I got sick of writing this. Just remember that McSorley’s cheese platters are the best food in the world.

Song of the Moment: «Fade to Black» — Fade to Bluegrass

In honor of me doing some of the last procrastinating I’ll ever do at Cooper, it’s time, once again, for an idiotlist.

• “It is implicit in the US administration’s position that anyone who does not agree that all of history has been moving towards a glorious pinnacle expressed in the US political, ideological and economic system has ‘rejected modernity’; that it is America’s mission to civilise and to punish.“

• Remind me to continue to refrain from calling people ‘old tarts‘ in my email correspondence.
• “It was wrong because it violated the very values and rule of law for which America was supposedly fighting, and soon produced evidence of double standards… It has been disastrous for America’s reputation because of that hypocrisy but also because it has become a symbol of a ‘we’ll decide’ arrogance.”
• Thanks a lot for running this article, New York Times. I hope you’re happy I couldn’t attend because your article singlehandedly pushed the demand for this event to the level of ‘preposterous’. Bastards, now I’ll never get to see Sam Waterston reciting Lincoln.
• Not only can Peeter Kopvillem write a damn good song, he can write a damn good essay as well.

Yeah.

Song of the Moment: «Fade to Black» — Metallica

Only in Britain would they rather grow new teeth than brush the ones they already have.

See also: ROFL

Days since the end of “major combat operations in Iraq” was declared: 366
Ratio of American troops in Iraq killed after this declaration to those killed before: 4.3:1

Number of American troops in Iraq killed during April 2003: 73
Number killed during April 2004: 138

Thanks for all the comment spam, Enn.

Song of the Moment: «Savoy Truffle» — The Beatles

People I know:

• Bruce Greenspan
• Butterflynn
• Critical
• EstonianPunkCat
• Fire_Hazard
• Hille
• Manganese
• PBones
• Scarlett1304
• Spine Porridge
• Supachump
• SushiDeJaneiro
• Tomahagne
• Vaarikaisand
• WordToKyle
• Zepsub
• Zot

Things I read:

• badscience
• BillMon
• CommonDreams
• DailyKos
• Dan’s Data
• ebalogaalne
• Hullabaloo
• I, Cringely
• In These Times
• Ironic Sans
• Language Log
• Literal-Minded
• MediaMatters
• Paul Graham
• Salon
• Slacktivist
• The Economist
• The Gadflyer
• The Grauniad
• The Nation
• The Onion
• The Register
• The Superest
• Unclaimed Territory
• Wikipedia