vexed times
impressively unprofessional.
So that’s why they call it “the good old days”! Happy Valetine’s Day!
Feb 14th
From a British textbook on sex education for girls written in the 60s… explains why life was so much better back then!
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It’s a trap!
Alex, age 4. LOL!
and last but not least, for Valentine’s Day!
boondock saints 2: all saints day — watch it now.
Feb 13th
in a shocking move that came ten years too late, troy duffy actually managed to finish the sequel to his cult classic, boondock saints. unfortunately, boondock saints 2 only made $10 million dollars in theatres. i am going to add to the misery by linking a (good quality) streaming copy of it here.
if you have bad taste in movies and have never seen the original, this is all you have to know: two irish brothers get mind-raped by god — the old testament unrepentant asshole version of god — and go on a killing spree, murdering the shit out of russians and italians and other cultural minorities because god is a closet racist. along the way, a cat gets fucking owned, and willem dafoe has an awesome scene that’s taken right out of platoon. because they are irish, their dad is an alcoholic psychopath (and possibly a cannibal), but the brothers are somewhat well-adjusted even though they’re totally okay killing everyone. in essence, this family-friendly, action-adventure romp is all about old-fashioned american values.
mixtape: she’s got standards
Feb 11th
first one of 2010. anthemic indie rock, electro cuties, cinematic balladeering, progressive guitar riffs, moderately uptempo stuff. included is this pretty incredible song by a band from australia called ‘the temper trap’. you’ve heard it before if you watched 500 days of summer. also features a band from just outside of my hometown, hollerado.
name of the tape is inspired by my favourite shutdown line in my girl-chasing career.
she’s got standards
1. the kooks — love it all (2:51)
2. chew lips — slick (4:41)
3. the temper trap — sweet disposition (3:54)
4. crystal castles — untrust us (3:06)
5. yelle — je veux te voir (4:21)
6. uh huh her — explode (2:50)
7. blood red shoes — it’s getting boring by the sea (2:56)
8. one night only — just for tonight (4:18)
9. hollerado — juliette (3:06)
10. the rifles — the great escape (3:29)
11. the last shadow puppets — my mistakes were made for you (3:04)
12. florence and the machine — dog days are over (4:12)
13. polly scattergood — other too endless (5:13)
album review: massive attack — heligoland
Feb 10th
artist: massive attack- album: heligoland
- label: virgin records
- genre: the bristol sound is dead
- street date: february 8th, 2010
- web site: massiveattack.com
- rating: 1.5 out of 5
there was once a time, back in the early 90s, that bristol england was the hotbed of the best new electronic music. acts involved were some of the biggest and most legendary names out there: portishead, tricky, roni size, smith & mighty, way out west, the wild bunch, and of course, massive attack. the sound was delicately textured, layered with ground-rippling bass, effervescent vocalists, for the appletini-sipping lounge crowds and coke-snorting dancefloor doucebags alike. it was the golden age of british turntablists that spawned an entire genre that we now call “trip-hop”.
firefox is the slowest browser.
Feb 9th
if firefox is the slowest browser, what is the fastest browser?
firefox used to be the fastest. now, firefox has dropped the ball. resting on its laurels as the internet explorer-killer for its security and efficiency, firefox has become bloated over the years. sure, the security and web standards are still there, but with a fast-growing, internet savvy public, people are no longer settling for whatever they can get their hands on. nowadays, there is a browser for everyone. and in terms of speed, an advertising cornerstone that firefox used so well over the years to gain its significant 25% market share, firefox is finding itself the fat kid in the race. by a significant margin. aside from a mature and well-developed extensions library, it is becoming apparent that there is little that firefox has over the competition nowadays.
