Is It A Good Idea to Microwave ____?

A gameboy? A lava lamp? A sugar cube? It sure is, especially if you are gonna make a Youtube series. Here’s the obviously fun to watch lava lamp warming.

More? Of course, I know. Here’s the link to the rest.

Sweepin’ the Nash’?

Dance craze of ‘08.

More Summer Monsters

Presenting Yoda the four-eared kitty cat.

Yes, a Chicago citizen (Watch your back, Micah), and a nice addition to the plenty of monsters in our nation and around the globe, circa summer 2008. Here’s the read.

 Thanks Gawker. And thanks again for also recognizing this spectacular summer phenomonon.

Hottt Filmmaker on Filmmaker Interviews

These directors love interviewing each other.  Truffaut and Hitch made a book (Truffaut and Hitch sounds like a great buddy cop picture BTW), Morris and Herzog made a little movie and do interviews on the internet. And now there’s Woody and Godard. They contrast each other so much, which makes for a good interview.  But they both still hate TV.  Oh, filmmakers.

WORDPRESS DOESN’T WANT ME TO EMBED DAILYMOTION VIDEOS SO HERE’S THE LINK

Indian Rubber

OH, and I love India:

“A cellphone ringtone that chants “condom, condom!” has been launched in India to promote safe sex and tackle the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. The “condom a cappella” has been designed to break down Indians’ reluctance to discuss condom use and to make wearing a condom more acceptable. Organisers of the campaign, funded by the foundation set up by Microsoft mogul Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, hope the ringtone will become a craze among young Indians.” Read more here. And catch the tune here.

Thanks again, Buzzfeed.

Phelps: The Douche Bag?

Best week ever, along with many other sites reflect on M Phelps’s sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle traits of an all-star, gold medal douche bag. Plus, I’d like to eat 5 fried egg sandwiches for breakfast like this d-bag does and get away with it = Douche.

Long time no update.

Hello guys,
Its been a long time. I have moved into a new apartment (center and sycamore) and am living the HTD life without power until Wednesday. I’m at Lucca now, I wish you were here. Anyway, here are a few links and things:

Vice Magazine’s website usually has some pretty interesting content, right now to parallel the Olympics, they have a lot on China. If you want to hear about Communist censorship of the internet, Beijing’s underground punk scene, or the most polluted city in the world check it out.

Speaking of the Olympics did anyone see Michael Bolt? That guy rules.

On Friday I listened to a really interesting piece on NPR about what makes chili peppers hot.

There is a boat show on Tuesday if anyone in the area is interested.

I think that is all for now. See you again soon.
-Greg
p.s. Bummer about Bigfoot.

Summer Drool (Mixtape)

Here’s my mixtape, “Summer Drool” (The title is inspired by: one of the songs and by the frequent habits of Me and Atlas the Dog). Unlike John, mine was not made during the early days of summer but it sure has been developing in my head for quite a while. Thanks John for giving me the time and place to put it down (up). It’s pretty fun, lots of 08 jams and a couple other special tracks that have given me some good company this summer. It’s great for drives, as I’ve learned. It’s also good when you’re mending books. Above is the hideous “album art” I made and you can find the track-list after the jump. Oh, and I hope these mixtapes don’t end with us. Keep em coming. SUMMER DROOL

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At the start of the summer I made a mix of summer songs mostly ’70s jams from Brazil & West Africa.  Added some Animal Collective, David Byrne and a couple other new songs and called it a mix.   As it turned out I couldn’t stop listening to it, and put it on repeat all summer.  I figured that since much of the stuff on this mix isn’t what you’d have already, I’d share it with you.

Tropix LINK FIXED

Pull out one of those dusty CD-r’s you have and slap on some songs.  It’s just over an hour so it’s the perfect lenght for a drive to a beach and back.    Tracklist after the the jump.

Monster Summer

Seems like BuzzFeed is subletting at George Noorey’s house this summer or something because besides a Montauk monster they dug up Bigfoot and a chupacabra.  Evidence below.

I think the government is purposefully releasing this information while we’re all watching the Olympics.  Right under our noses.

Think about it.

UPDATE: The press conference for the Bigfoot body is on Friday in Palo Alto, 10 minutes from me.  Am I going? Probably.