July 2009
Virginia Haussegger's blog on banning the Burka →
heute-und:
Whilst lying in bed on Tuesday morning, 666 radio (not as metal as it sounds for those outside Canberra) had a debate on the issue raised by this column, which made for some interesting bedroom discussion.
Being neither a) a woman, or b) Muslim, I’m not in an ideal place to form a concise opinion on this.
Some of you reading this, however, are, and I’d like to see what other people...
Fancy Fast Food →
This blog shows extreme makeovers of actual fast food items purchased at popular fast food restaurants. No additional ingredients have been added except for an occasional simple garnish.
Sound crazy? Click through. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.
I am already obsessed. (h/t ffffood & via kaytee)
NYC Prep makes me want to vomit
enjoli:
minou:
enjoli:
shanaynay:
Or slap all of them. Yet, I’m still watching.
I, too, have been sucked into the madness.
As usual.
What I want to know is, what has happened to the gene pool amongst the upper class that has resulted in NOBODY HAVING LIPS ANYMORE?
HA! (Sidenote: I will probably take this back one day, but I like Jessie. I have no idea why. I feel bad that she pines for...
“This idea of authenticity is tiring. The need to prove the excellency of ones...”
– BRITTICISMS.: On youth and authenticity
You should really read the whole thing, because Britt nails it, as usual.
Also, I never leave voicemail unless it's...
jgh:
I figure, if you saw I called, you will call me back and we can talk then. Voicemail makes me nervous!
Same. I am so incredibly awkward in general, but especially so in the context of leaving voicemail. Usually, it goes a little something like this:
1. Place call after checking the number approximately 6 times beforehand, but still somehow manage to get it wrong.
2. Make awkward...
June 2009
“Up in Canada, we’ve got a few traditions you Yanks lack. These include:...”
– [BlackBook]
Sad, but true, though I’m pretty sure Americans are equally adept at the whole marginalising of natives thing.
As for the Tim Horton’s thing: The coffee sucks, but it’s so cheap that it doesn’t matter, and the presence of soup/chili in a bread bowl on the menu...
Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen Shower Scene
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Really Bank of Montreal?
You’ve got my home phone number, my cell number, my work number, my email address, + both my parents’ details, and you couldn’t find some way to let me know that my bank card has been compromised?
Thanks for nothing.
Download the Epitaph 2009 Summer Sampler! →
Includes new/unreleased songs from Farewell, Set Your Goals and Every Time I Die!
1. Every Time I Die- The Marvelous Slut 2. Set Your Goals- Make Way for Man (Gaia Bleeds) 3. Escape the Fate- 10 Miles Wide 4. Bring Me the Horizon- Diamonds Aren’t Forever 5. The Blackout- Children of the Night 6. I Set My Friends on Fire- Things That Rhyme with Orange 7. Rancid- Last One To Die 8. Bad Religion-...
freda payne - “band of gold”
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“Well, what did she expect, getting drunk like that?” isn’t salt in the wound. It...”
– On rape and men (Oh yes, I’m going there) [via] (via anthropophagous) (via robot-heart-politics)
Your Intifada: Now Made in China! →
Once upon a time, the keffiyeh (spelled many ways but worn only one) was headdress for PLO leader Yasser Arafat and symbol of Palestinian nationalism.
Now, thanks to a late aughts explosion of popularity, the symbol of intifada is second only to the Che t-shirt for its global ubiquity and collegiate rebel chic.
So with all this popularity, why is the the last keffiyeh factory in Palestine about...
“It’s not your reputation, it’s your “personal brand”. You’re not talking to...”
– “The Term Personal Brand Makes Me Want To Kick Myself In The Face” (via Murketing) (via katiebakes)
Two quick Monday morning facts
This goth girl on the bus is using a lint roller to remove some sort of animal hair from her outfit.
I’m late for work.
“The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.”
– Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (via jaimeleighfairbrother)
One of my favourite Trudeau quotes. Every time I see or hear this quote, I think of his (uncredited) cameo in Deux Femmes en Or, a cinematic gem of Canadiana that would probably be considered a little porny today.
Canadian citizenship like winning 'jackpot': Rick...
jaimeleighfairbrother:
Being Canadian means being lucky.
There are almost seven billion people on this planet and we make up around 33 million of them.
The odds of a random citizen on this earth being Canadian is about half of one per cent. It’s a long shot that delivers a hell of a jackpot. A citizenship, that for most of us, cost nothing to acquire, but yet is our most prized possession.
...
How many libertarians does it take to screw in a...
Libertarians never change lightbulbs, because someone might enter the room who wants to sit in the dark.
(via afghanibanani & jhnbrssndn)
Mika Miko - Hey Let Me Film Your Band
Sleater-Kinney “You’re No Rock n Roll Fun”
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Billie Tweets - a Twitter tribute to Michael... →
Pretty dope. This site syncs up the video with tweets for the lyrics.
(via @likeomg)
tumblr - buythisnow →
a tumblr from the the creators of necklush, who post here about amazing artwork they’ve found on etsy. possibly my new favourite blog?
(via buyhercandy)
Yes, good find. Instantly followed.
The Ice Queen across the hall
Now, I’m not the friendliest person around, but if I see someone in my building and we pass by each other over the course of our respective journeys, I will acknowledge them in some way, usually a courtesy head nod or a quick “Hello” because it’s called being polite.
My neighbour, the woman whose front door is 10 feet from mine, doesn’t seem to subscribe to that...
Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming of Places...
“Grinding in pumps is the worst! It’s so hard on the legs. Like, you know it’s...”
– Leeann on grinding (via christinefriar)
“So I had a whole chapter on flogging as perverse pedagogy. Because there’s so...”
– index magazine interview
(found via Kameelahwrites blog & tumblr)
(via igather)
Mille - Ghost Dancer
