you think i spoil Smaug??!

yeah, these cost $200. and i bet these guys are all kittens and therefore kitten-sized? i fear i will have to wait for the IKEA version.

thanks to Kaze for this! More info on AKEMI TANAKA's design at Supermarket.

there is an episode of Aqua Teen called "Sirens"...

and this isn't it.

instead, i present to you the PILLOW-FIGHTING SLAVE LEIAS.

Via Mike Fix on Facebook, originally via ELOKETH on Flickr.

Sweet jesus...

Via @JamesUrbaniak, aka 'Dr. Thaddeus Venture'.

LGBT Military Hero on Rachel Maddow

i don't know what to say, except something needs to be done to stop the military's policy on 'don't ask don't tell'...

In case you can't see the video below, here is a link to my blog:
http://venusthesomnambulist.blogspot.com/2009/05/lgbt-military-hero-on-rachel-maddow.html

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and here's a link to the video itself:
http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/30632259#30834555

VIDEO: Make the Girl Dance - Baby Baby Baby

i wish this song wasn't so darn good. If you wanna skip to the good parts, just go to :12, :58, and 2:08-ish. Many thanks to my friend and co-worker Arjun for this one!

Make The Girl Dance "Baby Baby Baby" ( official video )
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comedy according to Jonathan Goldstein

How would you define your brand of comedy?

"An attempt to confide my saddest, darkest thoughts about life to people in a way that doesn’t compel them to run away from me."

-Jonathan Goldstein via enRoute

a video of everything the Anthem Magazine party was NOT.

JaHe and i were there, in all the alcohol-poisoned, heat-exhausted, testosterone-drenched, microbe-laden, piss-soaked, vomit-splotched, alpha-female disorganized clusterf(*&^ of it all. in other words, this is NOT what we experienced, whatsoever:

Anthem Ranch Party, Coachella '09 from Anthem Magazine on Vimeo.

UNBELIEVABLE. the Anthem Magazine Coachella Party was disgusting, and a hazard to one's health. anyone who disagrees, and believes this video is actually what went on, is either delusional or hallucinating, or was in the quiet air-conditioned comfourt of the ranch house itself...and not suffering with all of us idiots outside.

fun food...n'est pas haute cuisine.

now i'm going to stick dried spaghetti into any food that i can boil. except spaghetti.
via Twitter via http://maraz-m-moroz.livejournal.com/255878.html

yeah, no thanks.

MUSIC: TV on the Radio at the Glass House in Pomona, CA AND MORE!!

i was fortunate to attend this BRILLIANT show with AlSto and dear friend PhiLe. until i can sync my Flickr account with my blog, i will have to provide you with a link to their set list.

release-wise, i am also really enjoying the following records, the latest:
FISCHERSPOONER: Entertainment on FS Studios - yeah, can't quite explain this one, but i like it for some reason.

NEKO CASE: Middle Cyclone on Anti - god have i talked about this one, already? i can't get it out of my head. this record is really, really good! and if you know me, you know i don't really like girl bands/singers...

NICO VEGA: Nico Vega on Myspace Records - yeah, i didn't think stuff on Myspace Records would be any good, but so far, most of their releases have been much better than average, at least in this old music snob's ears. And Nico Vega is pretty good. If the link above doesn't work, i dunno, check amazon.com.

TOSCA: No Hassle on G-Stone - i wish wish wish downtempo could just go back to those amazing K&D daze. Dorfmeister still remembers, though. lovely album. please listen.

so, we're seeing My Bloody Valentine tomorrow night at the El Rey. i feel too old to go to Coachella this year, but we've been EVERY year...so why stop now?!!