Trailmix aka Junkdrawer: The 19th
by Dheepan on Aug 19, 2008 1:16 AM PDT
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PrintMoving into the dorm today, exicting stuff. So exciting I couldn't sleep tonight. That was kind of by choice though, felt the need to digest, I guess, I digress.
I watched Tropic Thunder, that movie with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr as a black guy. By the way, that extra comma before the "and", that's called an Oxford comma, of course all you grammar technocrats already know this, but thanks Vampire Weekend, for educating me on the nuances of the English language.
Oh about the film.
It was definitely low-brow humor, but it was disgustingly hilarious at times. I'm trying to think of a part that is BEdge approriate but I can't remember anything.
Well here's a video of one of Portland's favorite sons, Elliott Smith. If you aren't in the mood for something melancholy, well you won't like it. I love his voice though, it's very delicate, and kind of haunting at times. Great lyricist too. This video is the only time I've seen him smile, which is really weird. Maybe the media has really perpetuated this image of him being a constantly depressed, lonely individual. It might because his lyrics are generally so dark. He obviously had his problems, but only poseurs act somber and serious all the time. Art in it's essence, is output of emotional dissonance. Or at least the kind of art I like. To quote Steve Carell who was talking about Proust "Anyway, he uh... he gets down to the end of his life, and he looks back and decides that all those years he suffered, Those were the best years of his life, 'cause they made him who he was. All those years he was happy? You know, total waste. Didn't learn a thing." A lot of people seem to get mix up depressing art with a depressed person, they are not necessarily one in the same. Little Miss Sunshine was a fun movie. And yeah I definitely had to IMDB that quote but I thought of it that instant, I swear.
Oh and why don't you guys talk about all the great times in college or something. I can't think up a poll this minute.
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good points
Vampire Weekend
Elliot Smith
Little Miss Sunshine
You are a college student well on his way to awesomeness. Enjoy that dorm experience, and expose the mindless college riff-raff to the finer things in life. And when they’re drinking PBR, bust out the Widmer Drop Top and represent.
Elliott Smith
Is the greatest songwriter of our generation (18-30 age group actually) and I appreciate you giving him props here. Anyone who has never listened to him, I suggest you do. As mentioned, he writes “depressing” songs but they are so beautiful at the same time. I miss his music greatly, I wish he had not been so freaking stupid. Another great musician who died tragically at a ridiculously young age.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
I'm confused by this.
Elliot Smith was 34 when he died, he would be 38 now. Does that fit into that generation?
Besides, even if he was in that category, he would not be the greatest songwriter of the generation. Nope no and no.
Yeah, but he was making music when those from 18-30 were in high school.
Which makes him more associated with a generation younger than his own.
By the way, I agree with you about him not being the best musician of that generation, but I think he’s number two. Who’s your number one? I’ll probably disagree with it if the last name doesn’t rhyme with Bangum.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 19, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I should have stated
“In my opinion”. Sorry if you found that offensive somehow. And yes, I mean that age groups now listened to him at that time. And also, who do you think is a better songwriter at that time? Just curious.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Wait, I'm confused again...
is it best songwriter of the ’90s (approximately)?
Honestly, I would put Cobain, Beck, that guy from Radiohead , maybe even Rivers Cuomo (he was a good songwriter in the 90s, not so much anymore).
Now, if we can count hip-hop (which I don’t see why we can’t) I would put 2pac and Biggie in there above him too.
+1, and guys like Cobain were also not much older than Smith so they should belong to this "generation"
And don’t laugh, definitely for hip hop and maybe even for all music I would also include Eminem. The guy comes pretty close to what poets did in previous centuries, and besides a few trashy things has written some great stuff. I hope he comes back.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
Please let me know what Eminem has produced that is similar to what poets did in previous centuries
And if you reference Geoffrey Chaucer, you lose all credibility with me.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 19, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
E.g. 8 Mile and Lose Yourself
I know perfectly well he also writes trash and goofy stuff, that’s why I said don’t laugh.
If that album and particularly this song doesn’t capture the mood of an area and a movie, I don’t know which does. Morricone doesn’t use many words ;-)
And as a producer, I also like some of the remixes he has done with old tracks of Biggie and Tupac, which have been already mentioned. Plus he managed to bring some other talents up with him.
He describes and rhymes about situations he has experienced (mainly on his first two albums), then goes on to criticizes the society (Mosh, White America, Business). That’s not so different from what singers and poets have done in the past. Of course the form is different, but in it’s way not less sophisticated. And believe me, I did study old verses and lyrics from the medievals to modern poetry a lot. He might not be as relevant as Bob Dylan or some of his contemporaries, but the question was about songwriters from our generation (18-30).
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
But saying that Eminem is like a poet in the past
Is like saying that the author of “Goodnight Moon” is equivalent to James Joyce. I’m not saying Eminem is bad. He’s good at what he does. Just like Margaret Wise Brown was good at what she did. But she’s no Joyce, and Eminem is not Wallace Stevens. The whole rapper as poet thing is way, way, way overblown.
And even in that sense Eminem is outdone by his peers. Show me one Eminem line as lyrically rich as “At last, a [n-word] rappin bout blunts and broads/[T-word] and bras/Ménage à trois/Sex in expensive cars.”
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 20, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, well I agree that Eminem could
be considered in the greatest artists of this time. Lyricists, definitely. Slim Shady LP and Marshall Mathers LP are both really really really good albums and if you disagree you have either never given him a chance for reasons unrelated to his music, or you just don’t like hip-hop.
That said, I think comparing him to poets from centuries ago is a little like apples to oranges.
Eminem, not so much...
Chuck D. on the other hand…
What about Corin Tucker & Carrie Brownstein? Lyle Lovett? Chan Marshall (Cat Power)? PJ Harvey?
"That guy from Radiohead"
Lol
You mean Thom Yorke, I’m assuming.
I’ll give you Cobain. He’s smart. The rest, not so much. Especially Rivers. There’s a difference between solid rock songs and amazing lyricism. The song Waltz #2 outdoes anything Yorke, (Beck) Hansen, or Cuomo produced.
And you still forgot the man that outshines them all, Jeff Mangum
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 19, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you
Also, Elliott Smith’s first solo album came out the same year Cobain died. So, in essence, his lyrics in the mid-late 90’s (and going to 2003) were better than anything Cobain wrote at that time (since he was no longer writing music after ’94). And Elliott Smith was living in Portland so I felt like I was able to have a major connection to his music. Cobain started the Grunge era (mostly). Elliott Smith was the musician that really started “indy rock”, and one of the only major accousic musicians at that time. So, it depends on your style of music. If you like rock better than accoustic, then of course you will think Radiohead and Nirvana are greater musicians. I, however, still stick by my theory that Elliott was the greatest musician that lived in Portland to date, and that he was the greatest songwriter from 1994-2003 when he passed. So, tomato, tomatoe.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
And also...
He smiled quite frequently. He was very shy, but I do believe his music, however depressing and sad, was not completely reflective of his character. Lots of people in Portland were “depressed” back then. This was the original “emo” times.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Jake O'Donnell
Was the refs name. Jerk.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Oops wrong spot!!!!
Let me go back to the OTHER place I am writing.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Back to the Olympics for a second (or 9.6 of them)
Is anybody else as impressed, astounded, blown away by Usain Bolt as I have been? He absolutely has toyed with everybody in the 100 and 200, literally jogging in the last half of the 200 prelim’s. I want to see the USA dominate these events, but when somebody like Bolt comes along, you just have to enjoy it no matter what. I sure hope he doesn’t become the next doping scandal target. Incredible…that’s all I can say. His dominance in the 100m alone has been more impressive to me than Phelps 8 golds.
I am very impressed by Bolt
However, I still think that watching Phelps’ achievements were more impressive, maybe just because seeing something that has never been accomplished before like that is pretty darn cool. But man, can that guy run! It is slightly humorous watching everyone else struggling behind him while he is just jogging to the finish line. He should bunny hop next time. He’d probably still win.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
I watch that guy, shake my head, and wonder if he'll make $50 million in the NFL...
………………………………….. How can you start clowning in a TEN SECOND race? (chest bump, I’m the man, oh yeah!) Even TO and Chad Ocho Cinco would have a hard time being THAT cheeky. And that name? What are the odds of a sprinter having the name BOLT? File that next to Quentin Jammer the cornerback… Yep, $50 million dollars in the NFL…
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
And speaking of Chad Johnson, did anybody catch this blurb in the Sunday Oregonian?
Bengals’ reciever (and former Oregon State standout) Chad Johnson has filed papers to legally change his name to Chad Ocho Cinco, after his number, 85.
I was snorting pancake crumbs all over the breakfast table, I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time… Pure hilarity, quite a great way to dodge those onerous fines from The Commish…
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
........................ it's only a matter of time and you KNOW it's gonna happen...
………………………………………………………………..Rudy Fernández will be changing his name to “Rudy Rudy” (or better yet: “Rudy Rudy Rudy”) to get his favored R-word on the back of his jersey around Stern and the silly NBA uniform rules.
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
how about
peerless price the WR
BEdgers
by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 19, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions
............... and former fullback of the Seahawks Mack Strong...
……………………………………….. of course, Strong CHANGED his name to that, which is cheating.
There’s a couple other good names in the NFL, but I forget them just now.
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
I heard that Ryan Leaf's original last name was "Bust."
But his mother’s maiden name was “Headcase.”
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 19, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
This seems like a good spot for a link to the name of the year blog
http://nameoftheyear.blogspot.com/
2008’s winner is Spaceman Africa
I heard a rumor on the radio this morning
that Bolt cruised to the finish instead of going for a new world record because he only breaks world records when a sponsor is offering a big cash incentive and when he does break the record in that scenario he only wants to break it by a small margin so he can repeat the process for even more money. Not just Bolt either — supposedly this is common in track and field events.
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
That sounds like a plausible situation except that
it seems really hard to sense the difference in .01 seconds which is usually what the world record in the 100 gets broken by.
Whatever, he just broke the 200m world record by .03
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
by MiledAnimal on Aug 20, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
That is so messed up
I never said I liked the guy, but he is good.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
It's really common, but mostly in events that can be controlled such as high jump and pole vault
A world record at an Olympic event or World Championship brings you maybe $50,000 at best (as a bonus from your home country), if you get any additional money at all. At a track meet, the big stars can demand money to even start plus more if they break a record that puts the event in the news. But that’s just a dozen or so people. Track and field isn’t really profitable compared to many other pro sports and the amount of time you have to invest in training for most disciplines.
I doubt he even wanted to break the world record in that race. If he achieved this clean, he is the greatest sprint athlete ever. If not, he is just the next Ben Johnson.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
"I'm 6'4" and the fastest man in the world and will learn to catch a football for $25 million, $10M guaranteed..."
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
.......................... like the punch line from the old basketball joke...
………………………………………… so the coach says, “Son, we can teach you to play but we can’t teach you to be seven feet tall.”
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
Some Olympic hurdlers made the jump to football
He could probably do it, if he has any kind of hand eye coordination.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
A couple of non-hurdlers have done it as well
James Jett won a gold medal as part of the 4 × 100 relay in the 1992 games and then was picked up by the Raiders and had a respectable career.
Willie Gault would have competed in the 1980 games, but the USA boycotted those.
Granted they both played college football, but you can’t teach speed
Hayes is the classic example of a trackster gone good in the NFL...
………………………….. I’m not sure how many teams are looking to add a Jamaican TO though…
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
No worries -- EXCELLENT coordination...
Some Olympic hurdlers made the jump to football
He could probably do it, if he has any kind of hand eye coordination.
Dude can run a 9.69 while thumping his chest…
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
Where Are the Cubans
Seeing the Jamaicans do well, and remembering some Cuban greats, I’m saddened to not see …
more athletes and less talking heads. I tell Magic Box (inspiron) to make Music, then tell TV to view Olympics (with tv sound at zero.)
Digital/Electronic workers have i many.
When the Last Tree Is Cut, When the Last River Is Emptied, When the Last Fish Has Been Caught, Only Then Will Man realize that he can not eat money? A national poem of Bhutan, from "The Geography of Bliss," by Eric Weiner.
I think of Cuban athletics every time Olympic (so-called) "boxing" is on...
………………………………… I close my eyes and can see Teófilo Stevenson spinning in his grave….
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
.................................................... and he's not even dead yet.
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
Hey Dheep! I just knew you were moving...
College story, well none for me really b/c I am at psu and live off campus. That is pretty normal I have seen the housing for PSU and it looks nasty.
I hope you have a nice place. and a nice roommate.
Sophia
PS DONT ARGUE WITH YOUR ROOMMATE, HE WILL SWITCH! LOL
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Well, this is awful news for me.
I transferred to PSU for this fall, and since housing was free for me I decided to just live on campus. I made sure to get a place that was an actual complete apartment with a kitchen and bathroom actually in it. However, I only have the description to go off of and I have never seen it. Now I’m moving into a nasty place? Add that to the fact that I will be sharing a small apartment with a guy from Denmark that I’ve never met before and I guess this should be a lot of fun. This information would have been more useful to me before this past Friday, which was the last day to cancel contracts. But whatever.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
Some weren't that bad
I’ve had friends in some on-campus housing at PSU like you’re describing that were more like apartments, less like dorm rooms. I think you’ll be fine.
“On Campus” for PSU (and other colleges in a downtown setting) is kinda nebulous, and there are (if I remember correctly and if things haven’t changed in the last few years) plenty of apartment ‘on campus’ housing that you wouldn’t necessarily know is PSU housing if you weren’t told by a trusted source; a friend, a confidant. Someone you’d die for, trust implicitly.
That’s how much those apartments looked like apartments; if they were not someone I’d trust my life with, I would never believe them. It still boggles my mind to this day, and I lay awake at night wondering— was I deceived? Bamboozled? I trudge through the daily motions of life, trying to keep my mind off of it, but it’s no use… it follows me even to the Blazers Edge junk drawers.
I thought the PSU apartments were just fine, especially for school housing.
Mortimer
This holds true even for the universities with the highest endowments
The money is rarely in the dorms and apartments, but in academic investments or I don’t know where. And “on campus” can be kind of fluffy (though I really was on campus). Judging from my dorm in my last summer school, you wouldn’t know this college had any money, much less billions ;-)
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
Sorry I didn't post this earlier, had I known you were considering LIVING there I would have sent you
an email or something… honestly though, I have been living in apartments of my own choice since I was 17 and I have a 4 year old to think about, so my standards may be a bit higher than that of a “regular” college student. I actually consider a lot of things about PSU to be nasty. The most prevelant of which I will warn you of:
1. Gym= nasty. No one wipes their sweat up after themselves and there is this smell about the place that makes me want to gag.
2. pool= nasty. The filtering system is not good and it’s obvious
3. Pacinin’s = nasty. This is the “on campus” kick it spot. bar/rest. etc.. it is nasty mostly because the people I have encountered there seem to have no goals in life other than kickin it.. that is nasty to me. But then again, I am not exactly in the same mindset as other 22 year old women.
A roommate from Denmark? Now that sounds cool. No sarcasm, seriously that could be totally enlightening, for both of you!
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Cheerful Tortoise = Kafkaesque
You forgot that one.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 19, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been waiting to tell you this, and I did but the thread in which I did got deleted
I watched Cache.
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What'd you think?
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 19, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I liked it
So I have to ask, who do you think (know?) sent the videos/drawings? I have come across several theories, but the one that most people seemed to agree with didn’t explain the drawings and seemed like a stretch.
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I'm not going to show you my hand
But I will say the credits shot is the most provocative portion of the entire film if you’re trying to address that specific question. The suicide scene is right up there, too, though. I jumped in my seat in the theater when that happened.
If you trust my recommendations, chase this one down: The Tenant (Le Locataire). That one is a bonafide trip.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 19, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough
The rendezvous at the school at the end, the suicide, and the sons are indeed the most intriguinging aspects of the movie whenever I think about it. By the way, I do trust your recommendations. I came this close to renting The Tenant a few years ago, and your suggestion confirms that I will in fact do so. I need one more to fill out the netflix if you don’t mind suggesting an additional film. I’ve been wandering around Blazer’s Edge waiting for you to show up so you could pick my movies, but you disappeared. In your absence I’ve kept myself entertained with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Metropolis, and The Big Sleep.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
Alright, I've got three for you to consider
If you have any interest in film noir, at some point you should see Rififi: the heist scene is incredible.
The other I’d recommend is Melville’s Bob le Flambeur, which is one of those “film textbook” movies that you’ve probably already seen (like Hiroshima mon Amour, which is the Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” of film studies) but is really good nonetheless.
The last and best of the bunch is Truffaut’s Shoot the Piano Player (Tirrez sur le Pianiste) and if you can only put one in your queue, that would be the one. And, for my sake, ignore the review of the movie on IMDB that is titled, “Waking the taste-buds of your heart.” I’m pretty sure Truffaut would be as sickened by that as I am.
Hopefully one of those pans out.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 20, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice
All of those are cool, and I like Rififi’s style a lot. You don’t need constant noise or to over explain things, especially when the visuals are compelling.
Driving around over the weekend I saw a ‘FREE STUFF’ sign and I like free stuff so I stopped and found a VHS copy of Luis Bunuel’s THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED. I’ve never seen it but I bet it’ll be a hoot to watch. A laff-a-minute thrill ride.
It made me wonder; who owns this movie and would just leave it on a curb for free?
I also got a Capt. America verses the Assassins T-shirt that I can give to one of my sisters. I would have paid up to 3, 4 dollars for this haul, and I got it for free. I am amazing.
Mortimer
Lacan says a letter always reaches its destination
And that the sender always receives his/her message in its true inverted form.
Therefore its pretty easy to see that your conclusion from the entire event (I = amazing) is completely specious. Your “letter” (of an estimated four dollar worth) actually just reached its destination. Your conclusion should have been something like I = I, or, alternately, I am I, if you want to put a Hegelian spin on the entire thing.
What I’m most interested in is how your “letter” (a Capt. America v. Assassins shirt) will return to you in its true, inverted form. My guess is you will be coming across some Batman shorts pretty quick here.
P.S. The Young and the Damned is so so boss. I’m jealous.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 20, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The only place I envision
spending a significant amount of time is the basketball court at the gym. Is that safe?
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yes :) except a couple months back it was flooded w/ pool water.. LOL
im not kidding either..
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
As in the poorly filtered pool water? Ewwwww
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
Yes
sorry that wasn’t a sick joke. It really happened. The terrible part about it is it happened on a Saturday, and my brother, who’s work study has him stationed as a “lifeguard” spen the day mopping up brown water, almost 2 inches, off the gym floor. He said school officials didn’t show untill monday to completely fix the gym, you know hardwood floors absorb water even with treatment. The ceiling needs to be replaced as well.
So when you are hoopin, and you notice that is smells like sewage in there, you will know why.
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
4. basketball court=nasty..
now that I remember that whole thing, i had to add to list
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Brand NEW building!!
housing huge gym, weight rooms, new pool, etc…You can see it going up on 5th ave and Montgomery.
Enjoy discussing passionately all kinds of weird stuff in the middle of the night with your roommates and bright friends in college
It’s – almost link a Junkdrawer.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
I applied for a campus dorm room just this year...
……………………………………… which is a bit non-standard for your average married 46 year old. Then again, it was a non-standard situation… I’m needing to spend about a month in the Tamiment/Wagner library at NYU finishing up book research on the American radical movement in the early 1920s ( my reading notes in long form on the web ). So I applied for a room as part of NYU Law School’s summer-in-the-city program. I’ve repressed the price tag, it was insanely expensive, like $2000 for a microscopic single person room, or more than that. And the scary thing was that demand exceeded supply and I didn’t even get the room! Wacky. It’s all good though, since I’ve been doing record crap instead of history crap this spring and summer. I’ll try again next year or the year after…
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
95.5 and DirecTv
WTF? A deal can get done to sponsor a radio show owned by the guy who also owns the team featured on the channel for which they can’t make a deal to carry.
I hate this ish, GET A F’n DEAL DONE.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
I think this blazer article was already posted but
there was one line in particular that stuck out as interesting.
"As for Oden, Blazer officials are impressed with both his progress and his willingness to come to Portland early to prepare for the season. There’s no pain or soreness in his knee, and his jumping ability doesn’t seem compromised at all. His power and brute strength lead me to believe he is going to be a decent scoring threat next season.
"I’d say his offense might be ahead of his defense at this point," General Manager Kevin Pritchard says."
This just seems contrary to most of the analysis done on Oden around these parts.
OT toally hilarious video
but that is what this fan post is for. Bert and Ernie try Gangsta Rap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21OH0wlkfbc
Woof
by Charles Barkley McLovin on Aug 19, 2008 10:41 AM PDT reply actions
Hey,
Greg Oden is not the only one that can get distracted by a little eye candy.
haha, look at carmello.
Great picture
Dont try and tell me Lebron aint sneaking a peak too.
by southern oregon on Aug 19, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't those cheeks belong to Misty May? I think the BBboys have been
attending the women’s volleyball matches pretty religiously.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
Haha,
yeah I saw JKidd at another one of the beach volleyball games last week, only he was the only US basketball player in attendance. I wonder what the wife thinks…
I thought he got divorced
Something about him throwing a cookie at her, among other things
http://deadspin.com/sports/nba/joumana-kidd-goes-nuclear-on-jason-237403.php
I have been studying this subject in great detail
That is not Misty’s fanny Annie.
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
Haha! When I first tried to create an account at the Bedge I tried to use anniefanny
as my screen name but it wasn’t allowed.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
It's quite a naughty phrase in British english, referring to female "parts"...
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
By the way, ATF -- YOU'RE BANNED!!!
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
Actually I think Fanny is specific
Just for girls. Lucky you.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 19, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh cheese. I did it again.
But in the US and Canada fannies are unisex. Silly Brits.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
whats wrong with being sexist?
I think you’re too eager to stamp that label when you can. There’s nothing wrong with being sexist. Nothing. Trust me.
"Man, you go through life, you try to be nice to people, you struggle to resist the urge to punch'em in the face, and for what?! For some pimply little puke to treat you like dirt unless you're on their team. Well, I'm better than dirt- well, most kinds of dirt. I mean, not that fancy store-bought dirt. That stuff's loaded with nutrients. I --- I can't compete with that stuff."-- Moe
Haha! Spoken like a man. :p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p
That was a chorus of laughter if you’re wondering. ;p
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
the homogenization of genders and thought
Is not a good thing. We are different. We think different. Thats the beauty of it. To puree all the rules is extremism. Its kinda like how technology has surpassed man’s ..eeerrr humankinds intellectual and moral belief system.
I cant capsulize my thoughts further. Shocker, huh?
"Man, you go through life, you try to be nice to people, you struggle to resist the urge to punch'em in the face, and for what?! For some pimply little puke to treat you like dirt unless you're on their team. Well, I'm better than dirt- well, most kinds of dirt. I mean, not that fancy store-bought dirt. That stuff's loaded with nutrients. I --- I can't compete with that stuff."-- Moe
Does anyone else get the impression
That hours after the match was over, LeBron was still sitting there in the exact same position, the bleachers empty, everyone else gone home?
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 19, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
The arena is empty, except for one man.
Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
Assail him, impale him with monster-truck force . . .
HE’S GOING THE DISTANCE!
=(_8c(|)
This is classic
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
every guy here
is stareing, so don’t get on LBJ or Carmello about it. *possible offensive term coming, please don’t read further if you are easily offended" that lady’s booty is fine, no doubt about it, but I don’t think it is Misty May, she has dark hair, but my wife was watching her and her partner play the other night when I walked it, and her outfit was not as revealing.
Haha, I wasn't getting on them!
I don’t think anyone was. If I was getting on any one it would be Mrs. May. ZING
You put on a pair of those tiny pants and jump around for awhile.
I guarantee you your cheeks are gonna be hanging out.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
USA Beach V-Ball Uni Tech (Nike?)
Has found a way to prevent this from happenin’!
Trust me, I have been lookin’ for it.
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
I can't imagine
that a bunch of dudes at Nike are working TOO hard at this.
Probably doing lots of research though…
It's a hard job, but somebody's got to do it...
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
my wife told me
that they put some kind of glue type substance on their butts to get the suit to stay put, like beauty pagent contestants do.
Or a camera
Or two, just in case
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 19, 2008 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Why New Orleans will be BETTER for losing Pargo to Russia
http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/pargo-helps-out-the-hornets/
By replacing Pargo with at least an average player, the Hornets should have won 3 more games last season according to these statistics. And since they already acquired Posey, the author claims that they should be better off now. Ouch, that addition by subtraction always hurts. Just from watching him I would have thought Pargo was much more valuable for this club last season, but the article also makes a good point that we remember the spectacular made baskets and not so much the many clunkers.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
I'm not surprised
Pargo is a guy who can win you a game by catching fire, but for every 2 games he goes off for 25, there are 3 where he goes 4 for 14 and shoots you out of a game. See Game 7 vs. the Spurs- he helped get them back in the game, but then he just kept shooting and bricked them right back out of it.
Boomshakalaka
I am so...
BORED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blazers Edge... the blog that works.
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Aug 19, 2008 2:36 PM PDT reply actions
Then you should
read this O-live story on Steve Blake.
It’s cool to see the gritty, hardworking side of Steve Blake.
read it.
it’s a nice read.
anything else?
Blazers Edge... the blog that works.
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Aug 19, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, you're putting me on the spot.
Luckily! I am at work where I do very little!
You should dance around gleefully that we are no longer the subject of jokes like this:
Portland Trail Blazers Get Hint After Being Left Off 2006-07 NBA Schedule
October 25, 2006 | | Onion Sports
PORTLAND, OR—Claiming that it would “just make an awkward situation even worse,” Portland Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan said in a press conference last Sunday that he and his team “got the hint” after noticing his team’s conspicuous absence on the 2006-07 NBA schedule, and will not make any attempt to play a basketball game this year. “At first we thought that they were giving us the first week off, but after looking at the schedule for the rest of the year, we understood what was going on,” said McMillan, adding that after last year’s league-worst 21-62 record, he thought this might be coming. “I feel we deserved to find out differently, maybe a phone call, but if they don’t want us there, fine. We’ll just have to find something else to do.” League officials said in a statement yesterday that they appreciated the way the Trail Blazers were handling this, adding that the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks have “been acting like a bunch of babies about the whole thing.”
by joelor on Aug 19, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
CQ
The Onion always delivers in times of desperation.
As I now re-read it, I’m laughing my butt off. That is comedy… “We’ll just have to find something else to do”… HILARIOUS!!!
You know, sometimes I wish our pro sports had something akin to futbol (soccer) in Europe, where there’s a tiered league system. In the Barclays Premier League, the bottom three teams after a season are relegated (demoted) to a lesser league, and the top three from the lesser league are promoted to the highest league. There are four leagues, so even the smallest teams have serious incentive.
Blazers Edge... the blog that works.
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Aug 19, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, except the Blazers
might still be trying to claw our way out of the lower leagues, even though we can all agree that we are in the upper echelon of talent in the league.
Luckily, the Onion spreads the comedy around equally:
by joelor on Aug 19, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Often telegraphs his shots by touching the ball."
(haw haw!!!)
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
Me too
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Brian Hendrickson has news on Petteri - or rather not
http://www.columbian.com/sports/blazerBanter/#entry1
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
I was trying to find Vegas odds about the Blazers this year.
I’m not a sports betting guy and I couldn’t just find odds but I found these numbers, which seem to mean something when you compare them to numbers for the other team.
101 Atlanta Hawks +10000
102 Boston Celtics +300
103 Charlotte Bobcats +10000
104 Chicago Bulls +2500
105 Cleveland Cavaliers +1800
106 Dallas Mavericks +2200
107 Denver Nuggets +5000
108 Detroit Pistons +1000
109 Golden State Warriors +8000
110 Houston Rockets +1400
111 Indiana Pacers +12500
112 Los Angeles Clippers +6000
113 Los Angeles Lakers +325
114 Memphis Grizzlies +25000
115 Miami Heat +4000
116 Milwaukee Bucks +12500
117 Minnesota Timberwolves +15000
118 New Jersey Nets +10000
119 New Orleans Hornets +1000
120 New York Knicks +10000
121 Orlando Magic +2000
122 Philadelphia 76ers +2500
123 Phoenix Suns +1600
124 Portland Trail Blazers +3000
125 Sacramento Kings +15000
126 San Antonio Spurs +750
127 Oklahoma City +20000
128 Toronto Raptors +5000
129 Utah Jazz +1200
130 Washington Wizards +4000
Also, odds of Oden/Bayless for Rookie of the Year:
Anthony Randolph +2000
Brook Lopez +1500
Chris Douglas Roberts +2500
Darrell Arthur +3000
DeAndre Jordan +4000
Derrick Rose +350
Danilo Gallinari +1700
DJ Augustin +1200
Donte Greene +2400
Eric Gordon +600
Jerryd Bayless +1000
Joe Alexander +1500
Kosta Koufos +3000
Kevin Love +700
Michael Beasley +150
OJ Mayo +300
Roy Hibbert +2400
Russell Westbrook +1200
Greg Oden +300
My money is on OKC (if I would gamble that is)
What? I get almost seven times as much out as for a Blazers championship, not even talking about Boston or LA. Okay, $1 on the Blazers.
Can I also make a bet on OKC that their name, logo and colors will be moronic? I’m aiming for a trifecta here.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
D. Miles
Heven’t heard much about him in a few weeks. Anyone heard any news? We gonna’ eat his contract?
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
No news is good news.
Although, I can’t imagine there’s any news COULD happen other than he makes a training camp.
And that wouldn’t be doable for a couple more months.
=(_8c(|)
I'm just hoping he takes his
money and retires gracefully.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 19, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Steve Kerr said he worked out for Phoenix, and he was not was they were looking for
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
USA Today Power rankings.
Blazers #5. Sorry I don’t know how to make a link. Cut and paste time.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/power-rankings.htm?csp=34
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Oh. Guess I figured out how to do it!!
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 19, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Guess I should have made
a fan post about it.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 19, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
lots of research went into those
one sentence descriptions
golden state over 14 other teams?
BEdgers
by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 19, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
College
I didnt like Oregon State very much, but my time at Community College was awesome.
I was in philosophy class with some dude who would make serious, but weak, comments and I would always bust on him. One day we had to have a death penalty debate in which he revealed that he had spent 6 years in a federal penitentiary for selling acid. He then told a very disturbing story that involved a lot of the prison usual that finished with a suicide. I was sweating bullets thinking to myself that I need to keep my mouth shut and never give anyone a hard time. After class that dude talked to me and I found out he was cool with me and liked my sense of humor (that was a first.). After that term he would always talk to me and he kept trying to get me to take classes with him. One day he was like “Dude you have to take Biology of Birds with me. We are just going to walk around the woods looking at birds!” I finally had to tell him that I was scared to go into the woods with him.
Man that was good times.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Decision making lesson apparently
Good choice 
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
Awwwww, that's weak not going birdwatching with the guy...
…………………………….. one of MY roommates at OSU was an acid USER who kept threatening to put it on my toothbrush without telling me.
Gimme goldfinches with a convicted drug felon any day…
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
whatever dude
I am not down for hanging out in the woods with that dude. You are out of your mind. As a sXe kid I would rather do acid than hanging out with ex cons in the woods.
I have a very good second hand acid story that is very funny and disturbingly true about a famous tattooist. I will save it case I ever come into the shoe store.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Barnes & Egan
Oly Boxing.
Go Irish!
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
"Boxing" (in quotes)
……………………………… or “defensive dancing while hoping judges actually give credit for blows landed,” to be more accurate.
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
Rounds only 2 minutes long because the ref stops the clock to issue each of the 7 warnings per round...
………………………….. gotta save time for commercials.
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
Worst Olympic Sports (in no particular order)...
1. Synchronized Swimming.
2. Synchronized Diving.
3. Softball. (blessedly being made to go away)
4. Rhythmic gymnastics. (Is that still around? I hope not.)
5. Marathon.
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
I'm sure marathon is a fine competition...
…………………………… But 2 hour races do not make for compelling TV.
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
Dheepan
Just wanted to say good luck in college.
You the man.
BRANDON ROY GET WELL SOON (SERIOUSLY DOG)
I am going to be in your fair city
This weekend on my way to family doings in WA.So how does one use public trans from Hillsbrow to the Rose Quarter and where is the tapas resturant.My old friend that I am visiting is the new math teacher at Forest Grove and can teach Spanish or Italian.We need to get this figured out before the season starts.
by southern oregon on Aug 19, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions
You can pick up the MAX in a couple of places in Hillsboro
When I lived in Hillsboro, I would park my car in parking lot of Intel’s Hawthorn Farms campus and walk the half a block to the MAX stop. However it takes about 1.5 hours riding the MAX from that point to get to the Rose Garden stop. That time can be greatly decreased if you hop on the MAX at the Beaverton Transit Center, the Sunset Transit Center or Washington Park.
You can use Google Transit to plan your mass transit trips throughout the Trimet service area. The link to it is here.
Luke Jackson
signed by the Blazers for training camp
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that. I've got you covered bro... much love.
Interesting!
Mention this again in to-morrow’s junk drawer.
This one’s gonna stop being read pretty soon, and that’s a solid piece o’ news.
=(_8c(|)
fanpost it with da link
you will get all the credit
BEdgers
by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 19, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Craig Sager disappointment
Not only does Craig appear disinterested in his Olympic coverage, his choice of siut color has been equally bland. I saw Craig the other night in a yellow jacket that resembled the wardrobe of ABCs Wide World of Sports announcers yellow. It was the shallowest yellow Ive seen since. Whats up with that. Craig could have gone Pineapple or Mustard even, but that faded yellow nonsense just doesnt fly with me.
"Man, you go through life, you try to be nice to people, you struggle to resist the urge to punch'em in the face, and for what?! For some pimply little puke to treat you like dirt unless you're on their team. Well, I'm better than dirt- well, most kinds of dirt. I mean, not that fancy store-bought dirt. That stuff's loaded with nutrients. I --- I can't compete with that stuff."-- Moe
Afghanistan won a medal
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/news/story?id=3544339
Usain Bolt broke Michael Johnson’s record. I thought that record would stand for longer, but Bolt is flat out ridiculous.
Boomshakalaka
More impressive:
Bolt or Phelps?
Phelps won 8 golds, many of them dominant (7 world records). Bolt has 2 golds, both dominant races, both world records. He’ll probobly win a 3rd in the 4×100 relay. Can we really call Phelps more impressive just because he had more opportunities to win (there is no 200 m backwards run for Bolt to compete in but if there was, I’m pretty sure he’d win). This is why I reject calling Phelps anything more than the greatest swimmer ever— what he did is not more impressive than Carl Lewis winning the 100, 200, 4×100 relay and long jump in a single Olympics.
Boomshakalaka
Cross-post this to the new Trail Mix (now up)...
"TominHawaii's real name is Hubert and he's a rancher in Burns."
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