August 2009
53 posts
“The Northern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has...”
– What Facebook Quizzes Know About You (via sds) (via notthatkindagay) (via kathlellen) (via shorterexcerpts)
Mapping Main Street →
Via lilacina: This is a beautifully realized “mass documentary project” that takes iReport’s lovely Money & Mainstreet idea and, well, explodes it.
UGA at 13 on GQ's list of America's 25 Douchiest... →
Via friedpickles: Why does my college make all the bad lists? Of all the big public state universities in the South similar to UGA, we’re always picked as the “biggest partiers” and rednecks. Wasn’t my experience at all, but oh well.
Hmm, after glancing through the criteria and explanations, I’m not so sure I’d take this to heart. GQ might be the douches. Also of note, I’m...
WatchOK, I’ve been listening to this all day and it is just unbelievable. But then again, it’s Will Hart playing with some of my favorite Elephant Sixers, so I guess it’s totally believable, the awesomeness that is Circulatory System.
Just listen to Signal Morning straight through. Your ears will not want to hear any other music for a long while.
The "People's Choice" contest continues: Dancing...
Potential Dancing with the Athens Stars contestant Sasha Stephens — fantastic, fabulous and foul-mouthed drag diva that she is — raised nearly $900 for Project Safe on Sunday.
For those unfamiliar, there’s a lineup of chosen Athens “Stars” who’ll dance in a competition early next year, raising money for the organization by way of purchased votes (friends and...
NPR: Signal Morning →
Via stephenhouser: sleepyturtleeyes:
Circulatory System’s new album in its entirety.
Really, AJC? Are you being douches, too? →
I mean, a teeny bit of google searching would’ve yielded this, Peach Buzzards
WatchThe Music Tapes have an absolutely splendid new video featuring backing vocals by Athens’ own Barrow Elementary School Students and, according to the press release “reunites Kiran Fernandes and Sophie Fernandes (son and daughter of John Fernandes) for the first time since starring in the movie Major Organ and the Adding Machine, except that they are brother and sister and live...
Good column from McGinty today →
His says this a little better (though both commentaries certainly have their own merits).
“If you can find it in the front yard, it ain’t damn food! (Unless you can...”
– Jim Thompson to me just now (oh, and in case it doesn’t translate, yes, it was satire. I do tend to eat a lot of salads and tofu)
It was SAT-TIRE Peoples! Satyre of ye olde! Style!...
Jim Thompson’s been taking a heluva lotta crap today from commenters (and we all know what I think about commenters) and the like, who apparently are such avid, dedicated Colbert Report watchers that they, um, don’t get satire when they read it?
Maybe it’s like Stephen Colbert says in the audio book version of his “I Am America and So Can You” — he hopes you...
“The Left Side: We need health care reform desperately. Too many Americans cannot...”
– Cynical-C Blog - » The Health Care Debate as I Understand It pretty much.
(via kleptolovestory)
Mm. Know the feeling.
Yay for Melissa
This is the best thing that’s happened to the ABH newsroom in a long time. Melissa Hanna is one of those people that everyone counts on — always in a good mood, handles tense situations really well (actually takes the time to sit down and communicate when there’s a problem with a staffer, and gives argumentative readers way, way more patience than they oft-times deserve)....
Have you a band instrument gathering dust?
There are several dozen students at Burney-Harris Lyons Middle School who’d like to be in the band but can’t because they can’t afford instruments.
If you have an instrument you no longer use, or know someone who does, be kind and donate. Contact Kevin Shorner-Johnson at kjoemail@gmail.com so a kid can make the music.
“Life is short, so be quick to love and make haste to be kind
to gladden the...”
– Henri Frédéric Amiel
Just received a really nice note from a reader, Shirley Chambliss and this quote was attached to her sig. Quotes in sigs do say a lot, don’t they? Thank you, Shirley.
So today I received a press release from Cinergy...
From none other than Ronn Torrossian — written about here in a blog for Houston Press.
The subject head for the release I received reads:
GEORGIA HEALTH CARE CRISIS…UNEMPLOYMENT, COBRA AND RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS: STORY IDEA
It goes on to say it would be a good idea for us to do a story on Cinergy’s coverage, what with unemployment where it is in Ga., and includes a table...
a sale for thrifty shoppers tonight and tomorrow...
This just in:
Ashford Manor on Main St. in downtown Watkinsville and The Sanctuary corner of Barnett Shoals & 2nd St. in downtown Watkinsville are teaming together to create a unique shopping experience in conjunction with Watkinsville’s First Friday celebration. Friday Aug. 7th 5pm to 9pm Saturday Aug. 8th 7am till we sell out Items include: Furniture, Art, arts & crafts, dishes,...
Sincerely, John Hughes →
via shorterexcerpts butterflyeffects kleptolovestory a great story about John Hughes and a teenage fan who became his pen pal.
This is incredibly sweet — you’ll love John Hughes even more. So much goodness.
