I saw this article about really cool body paint photos a few days ago. Here are a few of my favs:
This is my favorite. Mostly because it reminds me of bruises…
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Body Paint
“Flesh and meat are life! If I paint red meat as I paint bodies it is just because I find it very beautiful.” –Francis Bacon
I saw this article about really cool body paint photos a few days ago. Here are a few of my favs:
This is my favorite. Mostly because it reminds me of bruises…
I saw this article about really cool body paint photos a few days ago. Here are a few of my favs:
This is my favorite. Mostly because it reminds me of bruises…
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Recipes - Sides
"He looked at me as if I were a side dish he hadn't ordered." -Ring Lardner
I mentioned the lamb I made last week and I wanted to post about the side dishes I made to go with it.
I had been watching Good Eats with Alton Brown and he did a show on potatoes, which included a recipe for potatoes au gratin. I can almost never pronounce it, but they are delicious so I wanted to make some.
Ingredients:
(Potatoes)
6 Medium-Sized Baking Potatoes (I used Russet)
1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
½ Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Salt and Pepper
Grease a casserole dish. Slice the potatoes to about a 1/8 of an inch. Layer potatoes and a mix of the cheeses and salt and paper in the casserole dish.
(Cheese Sauce)
I’ll admit, I have no idea what the measurements were for this. I just sorta made it up as I went.
~1 Cup Shredded Smoked Gouda Cheese
~1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
~1/2 Cup Butter
~2 Tablespoons Flour
~1 Cup of Milk
Salt and Pepper
Melt the butter, milk, and flour in a sauce pan over medium heat. Whisk in cheese.
Pour the cheese sauce over the potatoes and bake at 400 for about 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft.
I also made baked asparagus.
Take about 20 stalks of asparagus. Coat in olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
I also made dessert and the recipe will be up for that next week.
I mentioned the lamb I made last week and I wanted to post about the side dishes I made to go with it.
I had been watching Good Eats with Alton Brown and he did a show on potatoes, which included a recipe for potatoes au gratin. I can almost never pronounce it, but they are delicious so I wanted to make some.
Ingredients:
(Potatoes)
6 Medium-Sized Baking Potatoes (I used Russet)
1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
½ Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Salt and Pepper
Grease a casserole dish. Slice the potatoes to about a 1/8 of an inch. Layer potatoes and a mix of the cheeses and salt and paper in the casserole dish.
(Cheese Sauce)
I’ll admit, I have no idea what the measurements were for this. I just sorta made it up as I went.
~1 Cup Shredded Smoked Gouda Cheese
~1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
~1/2 Cup Butter
~2 Tablespoons Flour
~1 Cup of Milk
Salt and Pepper
Melt the butter, milk, and flour in a sauce pan over medium heat. Whisk in cheese.
Pour the cheese sauce over the potatoes and bake at 400 for about 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft.
I also made baked asparagus.
Take about 20 stalks of asparagus. Coat in olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
I also made dessert and the recipe will be up for that next week.
Men In Uniform
"A nymphomaniac is a women as obsessed with sex as the average man." Mignon McLaughlin
I’ve talked about how I find backs sexy on both men and women. Backs are good, don’t get me wrong, but men in uniform = drool.
Firefighters:
Cops:
And especially Marines:
I’ve talked about how I find backs sexy on both men and women. Backs are good, don’t get me wrong, but men in uniform = drool.
Firefighters:
Cops:
And especially Marines:
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Summer Reading List – The Shock Doctrine
“Klein derides the “disaster capitalism complex” and the profits and privatisations that go with it but she does not supply a cogently argued critique of free market principles, and without this The Shock Doctrine descends into a muddle of stories that are often worrying, sometimes interesting, and occasionally bizarre.” –Robert Cole
I started Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctrine” over Christmas break. I got about 30 pages into it and wanted to throw the damn thing out the window. I put it away and left it for summer break, when I was less like to commit homicide over it.
My second attempt had me as annoyed at the first. I was furiously taking notes, google’ing assertions she makes, and yelling at the book.
Her book outlines the idea that populations only accept free market policies when they are faced with some type of disaster, from war to natural disaster. She argues that politicians/economists/leaders will exploit naturally occurring disasters or create their own to push through these reforms. These reforms only benefit the wealthy/powerful and effectively screw the little people. Throughout the book, she parallels the economic “shocks” with a discussion of psychological experiments conducted by Ewen Cameron using electroshock therapy.
Let’s start with this. Have governments (the US in particular) involved themselves in the affairs of other nations to benefit themselves or their citizens? Yes. Have ideologues shoved their reforms down the throats of a population with no regard to outcome? Yes. I’ not disputing that. However, Klein portrays all free market reforms as “evil” and every economist who has ever come out of the University of Chicago might as well be Satan himself.
My biggest issue with the book is summed up in this singular example. She mentions the Crash of ’29 and the “good” reforms that came afterwards briefly. So economic shock and reforms you agree with = ok? While economic shock and reforms you don’t agree with = EVIL?
Economics isn’t a hard science. You can’t take a couple of societies, stick them in a control group, and take a few others and test out some economic theories.
I think Klein could have written a great book on the subject and made some really excellent points about how the uber wealthy will try to exploit disasters to fatten their own pockets. Instead, she verged into hysterical Coulter-esque ranting about conspiracies and electroshock therapy.
I started Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctrine” over Christmas break. I got about 30 pages into it and wanted to throw the damn thing out the window. I put it away and left it for summer break, when I was less like to commit homicide over it.
My second attempt had me as annoyed at the first. I was furiously taking notes, google’ing assertions she makes, and yelling at the book.
Her book outlines the idea that populations only accept free market policies when they are faced with some type of disaster, from war to natural disaster. She argues that politicians/economists/leaders will exploit naturally occurring disasters or create their own to push through these reforms. These reforms only benefit the wealthy/powerful and effectively screw the little people. Throughout the book, she parallels the economic “shocks” with a discussion of psychological experiments conducted by Ewen Cameron using electroshock therapy.
Let’s start with this. Have governments (the US in particular) involved themselves in the affairs of other nations to benefit themselves or their citizens? Yes. Have ideologues shoved their reforms down the throats of a population with no regard to outcome? Yes. I’ not disputing that. However, Klein portrays all free market reforms as “evil” and every economist who has ever come out of the University of Chicago might as well be Satan himself.
My biggest issue with the book is summed up in this singular example. She mentions the Crash of ’29 and the “good” reforms that came afterwards briefly. So economic shock and reforms you agree with = ok? While economic shock and reforms you don’t agree with = EVIL?
Economics isn’t a hard science. You can’t take a couple of societies, stick them in a control group, and take a few others and test out some economic theories.
I think Klein could have written a great book on the subject and made some really excellent points about how the uber wealthy will try to exploit disasters to fatten their own pockets. Instead, she verged into hysterical Coulter-esque ranting about conspiracies and electroshock therapy.
Hizzoner.
“This is not a sham, not a game. This is the real stuff.” –Marion Barry
As you may know, Mayor For Life Marion Barry was arrested on stalking charges on July 4th. Between this and what can only be a Vicodin-fueled resignation speech from Sarah Palin, I love my country and its politics.
D.C. Universe sums up the Marion Barry better than I can:
As you may know, Mayor For Life Marion Barry was arrested on stalking charges on July 4th. Between this and what can only be a Vicodin-fueled resignation speech from Sarah Palin, I love my country and its politics.
D.C. Universe sums up the Marion Barry better than I can:
"Laws clearly ceased applying to Marion Barry a long time ago. In
fact, if I were him, I'd establish this as fact by simply running someone
down with my car in front of witnesses. And at my trial, when my attorney
asked me why I did it, I'd just grin and say, "Bitch set me up!" Everyone would
laugh at what an adorable old rascal I was, and the judge would dismiss the
case, and I'd go out and easily win reelection from my retarded Ward 8
constituents."
Monday, July 6, 2009
Summer Reading List – Another Update
“Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.” –Dawn Adams
I’ve, of course, only added to my original Summer Reading List. And then I added to my Updated Summer Reading List. Fortunately, it was only one book this time. So far anyway.
Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan
The End of Overeating - David Kessler
Black Holes and Baby Universes - Stephen Hawking
Elegant Universe - Brian Greene
Shock Doctrine - Naomi Klein
A Failure of Capitalism - Richard Posner
Off the Books - Sudhir Venkatesh
American Project - Sudhir Venkatesh
Youth, Globalization, and the Law - Sudhir Venkatesh
Building Community Capacity - Sudhir Venkatesh
Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
A People's History of the United States – Howard Zinn
Lies My Teacher Told Me – James Loewen
Imperial Life in the Emerald City – Rajiv Chandrasekaran
A Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking
A History of the World in Six Glasses – Tom Standage
I’ve started A History of the World in Six Glasses, Omnivore's Dilemma, Elegant Universe, and A Brief History of Time. I loaned out my copy of Omnivore's Dilemma and I started A Brief History of Time at a friends, so I’m aiming to get A History of the World in Six Glasses and Elegant Universe done this week. I finally bought A Failure of Capitalism.
I’ve got my notes on Shock Doctrine and Imperial Life in the Emerald City written and those will be going up this week.
I’ve, of course, only added to my original Summer Reading List. And then I added to my Updated Summer Reading List. Fortunately, it was only one book this time. So far anyway.
Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan
The End of Overeating - David Kessler
Black Holes and Baby Universes - Stephen Hawking
Elegant Universe - Brian Greene
A Failure of Capitalism - Richard Posner
Off the Books - Sudhir Venkatesh
American Project - Sudhir Venkatesh
Youth, Globalization, and the Law - Sudhir Venkatesh
Building Community Capacity - Sudhir Venkatesh
A People's History of the United States – Howard Zinn
Lies My Teacher Told Me – James Loewen
A Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking
A History of the World in Six Glasses – Tom Standage
I’ve started A History of the World in Six Glasses, Omnivore's Dilemma, Elegant Universe, and A Brief History of Time. I loaned out my copy of Omnivore's Dilemma and I started A Brief History of Time at a friends, so I’m aiming to get A History of the World in Six Glasses and Elegant Universe done this week. I finally bought A Failure of Capitalism.
I’ve got my notes on Shock Doctrine and Imperial Life in the Emerald City written and those will be going up this week.
Easily Amused
“The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes.” –Saul Steinberg
I really only read Texts From Last Night when I’m really bored at work. Today is one of those days. As I’m reading through it today, I’m 100% sure I know many of those people who have sent those messages. Go read TFLN and figure out which one of your friends sent it.
Brit sent this:
(215): omg i can't drink anymore.. i just pulled up my dress and started playing with my vagina
Dana talking about Erin’s cat:
(503): I feel like if your cat could talk she would call me a cunt.
Brit, again:
(401): This is a mass text. Does anyone know where I am?
Ryan (It’s a good life lesson):
(240): Girls don't like it when you cum inside them and then discuss baby names.
Me to Ani:
(501): thats it. im googling how to make you boobs smaller. this is getting out of control.
Me, Ani, Jason, or Brit:
(510): you hand the children out the window. i'll pour the drinks.
My brother:
(909): WHY DIDN'T ANYON E TELL ME SHE WAS SIXTEEN
Lauren (Yes, I’m being racist):
(806): So I finally got the Patron washed off my boobs.
Jason:
(724): yay america 4th of july drinking game. take a drink every time you hear or see a firework, finish your drink for a mention of mj or the gosselins, a shot for the words democracy,hope, freedom, terrorism
Ani:
(845): I just put a condom on my dildo so i wouldng get another uti....most depresIng moment of.my LIFE
Emil:
(330): I just accidently deleted 60 gigs of porn from my external hard drive. Thats over 300 pornos! I think im gonna cry.(1-330): Im surprised that you are even able to text me right now.
Take out “Emily” and put in “Erin” and this is totally me:
(810): I just spent the last two hours on the phone with Emily trying to explain to her how to finger herself.
Any number of people talking to me (mostly likely Emil though):
(856): There are few people I can ask this w/o being looked at as insane... Do you ever some days get fascinated by how amazing your own breast look?
Every intelligent person I know:
(954): Sarah Palin just quit. Happy Independence day! (805): God Bless America!
Ani:
(513): Sex on a kitchen table is not as amazing as they make is seem in the movies.
Dana:
(216): Spencer Pratt, I WILL beat the shit out of you someday, I Promise
Ani:
(510): I'm watching a show called "I didn't know I was pregnant" on TLC...Apparently this happens enough that there is a series
Andy:
(919): I just heard a mom tell her toddler son "shut the fuck up. Don't ask me to buy you shit when i'm taking u to go see some fucking animals" welcome to the bronx.
Daniel:
(612): I had the most spectatular hardon this morning. I think it was trying to reach you in Wisconsin.
A convo between me and Ani:
(614): you really are a gigantic fucking slut.(614): sidenote: just remembered sarcasm does not translate through text(1-614): it's probably a bad thing that i wasn't even offended, huh?
Andrew:
(916): does he have a tent? the camping kind not the boner kind.
Ani:
(802): good penises are hard to come by.... must be the economy...
They are totally talking about my home town:
(732): is this the only place in the world where you can get shot on one side of town, and have to stop for cows crossing the street on the other side?
I don’t know who they are talking about, but I will marry that man:
(802): He’s a liberal pot smoker and perfect for me. He invented a game where we have to smoke a joint every time you hear a Middle Eastern accent on NPR.
This is my new favorite game.
I really only read Texts From Last Night when I’m really bored at work. Today is one of those days. As I’m reading through it today, I’m 100% sure I know many of those people who have sent those messages. Go read TFLN and figure out which one of your friends sent it.
Brit sent this:
(215): omg i can't drink anymore.. i just pulled up my dress and started playing with my vagina
Dana talking about Erin’s cat:
(503): I feel like if your cat could talk she would call me a cunt.
Brit, again:
(401): This is a mass text. Does anyone know where I am?
Ryan (It’s a good life lesson):
(240): Girls don't like it when you cum inside them and then discuss baby names.
Me to Ani:
(501): thats it. im googling how to make you boobs smaller. this is getting out of control.
Me, Ani, Jason, or Brit:
(510): you hand the children out the window. i'll pour the drinks.
My brother:
(909): WHY DIDN'T ANYON E TELL ME SHE WAS SIXTEEN
Lauren (Yes, I’m being racist):
(806): So I finally got the Patron washed off my boobs.
Jason:
(724): yay america 4th of july drinking game. take a drink every time you hear or see a firework, finish your drink for a mention of mj or the gosselins, a shot for the words democracy,hope, freedom, terrorism
Ani:
(845): I just put a condom on my dildo so i wouldng get another uti....most depresIng moment of.my LIFE
Emil:
(330): I just accidently deleted 60 gigs of porn from my external hard drive. Thats over 300 pornos! I think im gonna cry.(1-330): Im surprised that you are even able to text me right now.
Take out “Emily” and put in “Erin” and this is totally me:
(810): I just spent the last two hours on the phone with Emily trying to explain to her how to finger herself.
Any number of people talking to me (mostly likely Emil though):
(856): There are few people I can ask this w/o being looked at as insane... Do you ever some days get fascinated by how amazing your own breast look?
Every intelligent person I know:
(954): Sarah Palin just quit. Happy Independence day! (805): God Bless America!
Ani:
(513): Sex on a kitchen table is not as amazing as they make is seem in the movies.
Dana:
(216): Spencer Pratt, I WILL beat the shit out of you someday, I Promise
Ani:
(510): I'm watching a show called "I didn't know I was pregnant" on TLC...Apparently this happens enough that there is a series
Andy:
(919): I just heard a mom tell her toddler son "shut the fuck up. Don't ask me to buy you shit when i'm taking u to go see some fucking animals" welcome to the bronx.
Daniel:
(612): I had the most spectatular hardon this morning. I think it was trying to reach you in Wisconsin.
A convo between me and Ani:
(614): you really are a gigantic fucking slut.(614): sidenote: just remembered sarcasm does not translate through text(1-614): it's probably a bad thing that i wasn't even offended, huh?
Andrew:
(916): does he have a tent? the camping kind not the boner kind.
Ani:
(802): good penises are hard to come by.... must be the economy...
They are totally talking about my home town:
(732): is this the only place in the world where you can get shot on one side of town, and have to stop for cows crossing the street on the other side?
I don’t know who they are talking about, but I will marry that man:
(802): He’s a liberal pot smoker and perfect for me. He invented a game where we have to smoke a joint every time you hear a Middle Eastern accent on NPR.
This is my new favorite game.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Logic Fail
"Logic is the anatomy of thought." -John Locke
This guy has totally missed the point.
He quit smoking. As a result, the overall cost to society has decreased. Why? Cus less kids will have asthma now that they aren’t exposed to his second hand smoke.
Same (sorta) principle with the soda tax (Which I disagree with but for another reason that Becker and Posner outline here.) Fewer people drinking soda = fewer obese people = fewer health problems = less money required for health care.
I’m not saying that all “sin taxes” do really reduce the negative externalities in any meaningful way, but you can’t have a discussion about them without talking about their positive benefits on society. Dillweed.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Recipes - Dirt!
“Life’s short, eat dessert first.” –Proverb
I was discussing with a friend of mine how I’d been craving dirt, ya know that kids dessert with the cookies and the pudding? She thought it would be a great idea to make some, so she found a recipe and we made it to go with our lamb and sides. A rather classy dinner with a rather classless dessert, but whatever. It was damn tasty.
Ingredients:
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 of a cup of butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
- 3 1/2 cups milk
- 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping
- 1 package of Oreos
- Gummy worms
Make the pudding and set aside. Smash the cookies. If you’re drunk, this can be so much fun. Beat together in a bowl the cream cheese, butter, and sugar. Add the pudding and blend.
Layer cookies, chocolate, and whipped topping (we did it in cups) and add gummy worms for decoration. 
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
People Continue To Be Beyond Fucking Stupid
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." -Albert Einstein.
It started out simple enough. DCist mentioned in a post that DC has passed rules regarding valet parking in the District. Being the curious sort, I clicked the link. I read a fairly interesting article about how valet services currently face no regulation and how that’s bad and what is being done to remedy that.
Then I noticed a box containing links to “Most Popular Stories.” One of which was titled “Scrappleface: Sotomayor may sue SCOTUS for overturning New Haven ruling.” I found this amusing, so I clicked on it.
It was a rather amusing and clearly (to me) satirical article about how Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor is going to sue the Supreme Court for racial discrimination for their decision in the Ricci case.
Then I got to the comments.
Now, the TITLE OF THE FUCKING ARTICLE contains the word “Scrappleface” which should be enough to let you know that this make be a joke. Underneath the byline, it says, “News fairly unbalanced. We report. You decipher.” Then, at the end of the article, it fucking spells out, “Examiner Columnist Scott Ott is editor in chief of ScrappleFace.com, the family-friendly news satire site, and anchor of ScrappleFace Network News, seen on YouTube.”
However, in case there was any confusion still lurking at this point, you could simply go to scrappleface.com where, in the about section, you could learn that scrappleface.com is “ [a] daily conservative news satire site.”
At the time I read the article, there were 23 comments, of which THREE discovered the satire. Actually, that isn’t true. 4 did. However, the fourth demanded to know, “Why is this article not clearly marked as satire? Wtf?” and given my previous two paragraphs on that subject, I’m not counting him/her as a human being.
The other 19 fucking people thought this was a serious news article. And these were only the morons who made their opinions known. And those opinions venture beyond moronic, into the realm of ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
Like that guy that said, “sotamayer needs to come down from her pedestal tothe level of the true americans as myself.if she was born here she is not latino but an american.”
Ignoring the fact that he/she tossed the entire set of English grammar rules under the bus, this person is apparently not aware that “Latino” is a race while “American” is a nationality.
Or the person that said, “I didn't want to believe it, but now I have no choice.” Uh. False. You have a choice. You choose to not use your brain and look like a dooshbag.
And this is why I support myself for dictator of the world. People clearly can’t be trusted with this whole fucking “voting” thing.
It started out simple enough. DCist mentioned in a post that DC has passed rules regarding valet parking in the District. Being the curious sort, I clicked the link. I read a fairly interesting article about how valet services currently face no regulation and how that’s bad and what is being done to remedy that.
Then I noticed a box containing links to “Most Popular Stories.” One of which was titled “Scrappleface: Sotomayor may sue SCOTUS for overturning New Haven ruling.” I found this amusing, so I clicked on it.
It was a rather amusing and clearly (to me) satirical article about how Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor is going to sue the Supreme Court for racial discrimination for their decision in the Ricci case.
Then I got to the comments.
Now, the TITLE OF THE FUCKING ARTICLE contains the word “Scrappleface” which should be enough to let you know that this make be a joke. Underneath the byline, it says, “News fairly unbalanced. We report. You decipher.” Then, at the end of the article, it fucking spells out, “Examiner Columnist Scott Ott is editor in chief of ScrappleFace.com, the family-friendly news satire site, and anchor of ScrappleFace Network News, seen on YouTube.”
However, in case there was any confusion still lurking at this point, you could simply go to scrappleface.com where, in the about section, you could learn that scrappleface.com is “ [a] daily conservative news satire site.”
At the time I read the article, there were 23 comments, of which THREE discovered the satire. Actually, that isn’t true. 4 did. However, the fourth demanded to know, “Why is this article not clearly marked as satire? Wtf?” and given my previous two paragraphs on that subject, I’m not counting him/her as a human being.
The other 19 fucking people thought this was a serious news article. And these were only the morons who made their opinions known. And those opinions venture beyond moronic, into the realm of ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
Like that guy that said, “sotamayer needs to come down from her pedestal tothe level of the true americans as myself.if she was born here she is not latino but an american.”
Ignoring the fact that he/she tossed the entire set of English grammar rules under the bus, this person is apparently not aware that “Latino” is a race while “American” is a nationality.
Or the person that said, “I didn't want to believe it, but now I have no choice.” Uh. False. You have a choice. You choose to not use your brain and look like a dooshbag.
And this is why I support myself for dictator of the world. People clearly can’t be trusted with this whole fucking “voting” thing.
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