Should I Call Myself "Richard?"

dimestorefilms: Hey Chicago, are you doing anything this...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:31:38 -0500

dimestorefilms:

Hey Chicago, are you doing anything this Friday? Feel like coming to party with us?

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Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:09 -0500

destroyed-and-abandoned: Remnants of abandoned house in woods...

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:02:57 -0500

destroyed-and-abandoned:

Remnants of abandoned house in woods near Lake Michigan.
Source: goukiman (reddit)

I’m almost positive this is about 5 miles from my parent’s house. Lake Huron. Bell Bay.

More like Klingoff.

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:47:44 -0500

More like Klingoff.

dimestorefilms: Movin’ on up! Just passed 9K with 98 backers....

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:23:50 -0500

dimestorefilms:

Movin’ on up! Just passed 9K with 98 backers. Thanks to everyone who’s donated thus far, let’s keep climbing, only another 16 days. bit.ly/dsfowh

Good fellas, these guys. Not like Ray Liotta. But really, he was of questionable moral fiber. One could argue he was a product of his culture, or times. Or. One could just toss these guys a few bucks.

geraldflynt: So good Ladies and Gentlemen, my hometown.

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:17:07 -0500

geraldflynt:

So good

Ladies and Gentlemen, my hometown.

My girlfriend Sarah, once again proving that she’s...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:15:22 -0500

My girlfriend Sarah, once again proving that she’s infinitely cooler than I am. “It’s so uncomfortable and stupid looking!”

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Wed, 15 May 2013 09:05:08 -0500

jtotheizzoe: via paulhillier: Chris Hadfield: An astronaut’s...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:04:25 -0500

jtotheizzoe:

via paulhillier:

Chris Hadfield: An astronaut’s advice

As seen on http://zenpencils.com
Art: by Gavin Aung Than
Words: by Chris Hadfield

Why worry about growing up when there’s so much GOING up to do? Canada, I am officially thanking you for Commander Hadfield.

And Commander Hadfield, I’m officially thanking you for beaming the wonder of space back down to Earth on a daily basis.

New York City and Bruce Lee: How I Went Soft and the Need for Struggle.

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:41:07 -0500

I was up for a pretty sweet writing gig.

One of those New Yahk City writing gigs I had seen on TV as a kid growing up in the middle of the woods. What’s better; it was a gig that was perfectly within the crosshairs of my aptitudes. Without going into much detail, I can say it involved writing puns, riddles, and structured word play around historical curiosities. Trivia wrapped in a puzzle. Great pay, benefits, and just enough travel. They’d mentioned Pasadena in the interview. I’ve never been to Pasadena. I’ve never been to California. I’d been to one of its Pizza Kitchens in a mall once, and that was pretty good. But I was so god damn nervous in my interview. I had so much sweat in my palms that I dared not turn them upward lest small birds start bathing in them. Upon meeting the team conducting the interview it was clear I had even less of a reason to be so anxious. They were energetic, funny, and gregarious company. Creative professionals that loved what they did and that were clearly good at it. Good human beings with great smiles. Why was I so nervous?…

LIKE THAT’S THE WHOLE STORY. FINISH IT HERE, DUMMY.

spx: Bob Ross dropping crucial knowledge....

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:41:40 -0500

spx:

Bob Ross dropping crucial knowledge.
crispy-ghee:

susheep:

probably one of the most honest statements about talent i’ve ever heard. i try to tell people this all the time.

yup pretty much

supershrug: workingamerica: Banks can borrow billions at 0%...

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:45:21 -0500

supershrug:

workingamerica:

Banks can borrow billions at 0% interest. Students are going to have to pay 6.8% interest rates on their loans starting this summer. Elizabeth Warren just dropped a bill to turn that around.

Source: http://lat.ms/YuRIQP

This is the kind of idea that could legitimately influence who I’d vote for in an election, if a candidate aggressively endorsed this.

My mother comforts me after not getting a writing gig I...

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:00:08 -0500

My mother comforts me after not getting a writing gig I interviewed for.

frenden: Use discount code BLOWOUT today and tomorrow for $2...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:57:29 -0500

frenden:

Use discount code BLOWOUT today and tomorrow for $2 off any brush set in my store!

Photoshop, Manga Studio 4, and Manga Studio 5 brushes are available.

Reblog for a chance at a free download of your choosing. I’ll pick a few folks this weekend.

Regardless of the “contest” this cat makes great brushes, and is an all around nice fellow.

Emptyage: Generation X Doesn't Want to Hear It

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:13:21 -0500

Emptyage: Generation X Doesn't Want to Hear It:

Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going…

macalien: thepeoplesrecord: The troubling viral trend of the...

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:40:01 -0500

macalien:

thepeoplesrecord:

The troubling viral trend of the “hilarious” Black poor person
May 7, 2013

Charles Ramsey, the man who helped rescue three Cleveland women presumed dead after going missing a decade ago, has become an instant Internet meme. It’s hardly surprising—the interviews he gave yesterday provide plenty of fodder for a viral video, including memorable soundbites (“I was eatin’ my McDonald’s”) and lots of enthusiastic gestures. But as Miles Klee and Connor Simpson have noted, Ramsey’s heroism is quickly being overshadowed by the public’s desire to laugh at and autotune his story, and that’s a shame. Ramsey has become the latest in a fairly recent trend of “hilarious” black neighbors, unwitting Internet celebrities whose appeal seems rooted in a “colorful” style that is always immediately recognizable as poor or working-class.

Before Ramsey, there was Antoine Dodson, who saved his younger sister from an intruder, only to wind up famous for his flamboyant recounting of the story to a reporter. Since Dodson’s rise to fame, there have been others: Sweet Brown, a woman who barely escaped her apartment complex during a fire last year, and Michelle Clarke, who couldn’t fathom the hailstorm that rained down in her hometown of Houston, and in turn became “the next Sweet Brown.”

Granted, the buzzworthy tactic of reporters interviewing the most loquacious witnesses to a crime or other event is nothing new, and YouTube has countless examples of people of all ethnicities saying ridiculous things. One woman, for instance, saw fit to casually mention her breasts while discussing a local accident, while another man described a car crash with theatrical flair. Earlier this year, a “hatchet-wielding hitchhiker” named Kai matched Dodson’s fame with his astonishing account of rescuing a woman from a racist attacker. But none of those people have been subjected to quite the same level of derisive memeification as Brown, Clark, and now, perhaps, Ramsey—the inescapable echoes of “Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife!” and “Kabooyaw,” the tens of millions of YouTube hits and cameos in other viral videos, even commercials.

It’s difficult to watch these videos and not sense that their popularity has something to do with a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform. Even before the genuinely heroic Ramsey came along, some viewers had expressed concern that the laughter directed at people like Sweet Brown plays into the most basic stereotyping of blacks as simple-minded ramblers living in the “ghetto,” socially out of step with the rest of educated America. Black or white, seeing Clark and Dodson merely as funny instances of random poor people talking nonsense is disrespectful at best. And shushing away the question of race seems like wishful thinking.

Ramsey is particularly striking in this regard, since, for a moment at least, he put the issue of race front and center himself. Describing the rescue of Amanda Berry and her fellow captives, he says, “I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway!”

The candid statement seems to catch the reporter off guard; he ends the interview shortly afterward. And it’s notable that among the many memorable things Ramsey said on camera, this one has gotten less meme-attention than most. Those who are simply having fun with the footage of Ramsey might pause for a second to actually listen to the man. He clearly knows a thing or two about the way racism prevents us from seeing each other as people.

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Now that you know this is a thing, please stop sharing these memes. Poor Black people speaking candidly about various serious incidents isn’t a hilarious joke.

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It either stormed last night, or someone violently murdered the...

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:47:00 -0500

It either stormed last night, or someone violently murdered the entire staff of 1-800-Flowers on my lawn.

Aliens

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:02:21 -0500

Aliens

Brando’s athleticism was critical to his acting talent; his...

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:01:07 -0500

Brando’s athleticism was critical to his acting talent; his physical strength and muscular control gave him extraordinary range on stage and screen.Dance lessons with Katherine Dunham when he was a young actor in Manhattan augmented a native flexibility. “He moved like a panther”,according to one fellow actor,and astonished people with his ability to imitate anything - even a cash register.

Inspiration Machine.

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:57:42 -0500

Just log in to Tumblr.