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| 08:49pm 30/05/2009 |
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its not often that i eat burmese food outside of burma superstar, the ubiquitous cult hole in the wall joint here in the inner richmond where i live. but last week i noticed a new burmese place opened where eva’s hawaiian cafe’ once was called pagan. i was immediately interested and wanted to see if pagan cut the mustard compared to burma superstar down the road.
the space was completely redone: new hard wood floors, hand painted and detailed walls, even brand new ceiling tiles. there were a lot of little decorative touches, like the table tops and the walls from the moulding down matched the trim on the burmese tapestry wall hangings. the drinking glasses are shaped like bamboo spears. all around pretty nice aesthetically, they didn’t cross that fine line into kitsch which can easily happen when designing around an asian theme. but like all asian places, i wonder if it will stay as clean and nice looking as it does now after some time goes by.
the menu is burmese/thai fusion, although i hate the word “fusion” because so often it means pretentiously described dishes on ugly modern funny-shaped plates that are more than often over priced in a douchey/sceney atmosphere. so, i’ll say that pagan is burmese with thai touches here and there, but overall the experience is pretty home-cooked tasting. the menu itself is medium to large in size, with at least 5 items in each category and a large selection of burmese salads, great for me because i’ve never found a burmese salad i didn’t like.
i ordered the pork and pumpkin curry and my husband the traditional lamb burmese curry. my pork and pumpkin stew was excellent possessing a light spicy flavor that mellowed out into savory notes after a few chews. the lamb curry was good, although my husband found it bland. i thought it could use more heat, but the flavors were good and the lamb was tender. it said it was cooked with onion, tomatoes, and potatoes but neither tomatoes nor onions did we find in our dish which was a bit puzzling. i’d order both again, and my husband would order my dish again but not his. the couple next to us had a fantastic looking noodle dish that looked to be flavored with either saffron or caraway oil judging by the color which is what i think we’ll order next time. my thai iced tea was just a hair watery but my husband’s thai coffee was nice and strong.
the only issue was the service was a little slow and out of tune but hopefully this issue will improve over time. since we both had the afternoon off, we had no problem taking our time and waiting for the food and check, but i did see a couple tables full of impatient looking patrons making the “writing in the air/check please!” motion well after they finished their plates.
overall: A- or a B+, but i don’t think burma superstar has anything to worry about.
service: C, they could be more organized and/or engaging.
pagan is on clement street, between 8th and 9th avenues in san francisco. |
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| what happened at kate spade. |
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| 10:09pm 27/05/2009 |
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so, i know a long time ago when i first got terminated from my old job i said i'd say what happened in a later post. part of the reason why i haven't explained it yet is because i felt overwhelmed by the abundance and complexity of the situation. and honestly, didn't even know where to start.
earlier tonight, i had an ichat with a longtime friend who actually visited sf while i was still on crutches over the christmas holiday. i proceeded to tell her what happened after she hung out at my house and i went back to work:
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| 05:36pm 15/03/2009 |
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+ going to the rocksteady club in a new mcqueen skirt and taking over the back table with friends i've had for 1, 2, 5, and 10+ years.
+ the sound a needle makes when it first touches spinning vinyl.
+ jumbo cans of tecate with huge lime wedges that i can't stuff into the mouth of the can.
+ cramming tons of people into the car to get there and back like when you are sneaking off campus in high school.
+ trader joe's orange-peach-mango juice.
+ mari's delicious home-made mini donuts and the fact that she brought some to the bar.
+ my great family of my husband, our 2 sausage dogs and bellacat. we might be poorer than we have been in the past, but my quality of life is higher than ever right now. |
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| this week. |
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| 01:00pm 03/02/2009 |
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mood:  productive
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+ no new news on the new roommate front yet. unfortunately, our place was just a tad too expensive for j.'s drummer. only $50 more in rent, but hes getting free utilities at his current place and when it all adds up it was more than he has. our place is kind of a good deal, esp. if you want to live in this neighborhood already like he does. it's getting more expensive out here and i wonder if he'll have a change of heart after doing some looking around. i'm so dreading using craigslist. dreaaaaaading. there are more and more hipster kids, track bikes, and mopeds here every week. swarms of them! i think everyones finally getting priced out of the mission and realizing that the inner richmond is a bomb ass neighborhood thats really not "all the way out there". i want to go to Haight st. and get a t-shirt printed with "GO BACK to the fucking Mission" in hypey-style letters, but j. suggested we make a stencil and spray paint the curb corners at night. we have a new mission! (no pun intended.)
+ my roommate has been a lot more tolerable than i thought, esp. since he quit his job like a dumbass and i was dreading him being around the house all day. he cleans here and there, but more importantly, HE IS CLEANING UP AFTER HIMSELF. and for the most part stays out of our hair. the friends he has over are REALLY annoying though, i try not to be a snob and give them the benefit of the doubt but for example, the other morning he got into a screaming argument with one of them, partially while the front door was open and in the hallway. it wouldn't have been so bad if the same thing didn't happen the last time she came over. i was 90 seconds away from saying: "Ok, if this is going to happen every time, she can't come over anymore." luckily, they left. i think he knows he's treading on thin ice and is trying to be on best behavior so we don't throw him out. its a cycle though, i've seen it all before. he'll get lazy again because he doesn't give a fuck, and instead of being apathetic and caving, this time (now that i have some spare time) i'm going to solve the problem myself goddamnit.
+ my back sprain is much better and i am walking fully upright again on no medication but i still rely on my back brace heavily. after not being able to do chores for over a week the state of the house began to drive me insane and j. has to constantly remind me to slow down, watch my back, take a break, etc. crossing my fingers for no more injuries.
+ dan jose was here over the weekend and barrie drove up from LA so we all went to the jewish deli saturday, but because of assorted hangovers and food poisoning we didn't get to hang out at all after that. super bummer we didn't get to hang out more and that i didn't get to see dan jose's ultra fancy hotel room.
+ finally got a check in the mail yesterday, will go out and buy the dogs a new toy and some treats. they deserve it.
+ still looks like summer out here. why am i on the computer? |
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| Dollywood here I come? |
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| 09:22pm 21/01/2009 |
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mood:  spooked music: Ghost Hunters
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i know this sounds ridiculous, but i REALLY want to go to Dollywood. i even suggested to my husband that we go there on our honeymoon (along with Graceland and Loretta Lynn’s Hurricane Mills) and he was not thrilled to find out i wasn’t kidding.
i’ve loved Dolly Parton since i was a child, in fact she might be the very first musical artist i was ever a fan of. i’m determined to get there someday, i’m such a big roots country fan i’d be happy to go to TN; even though for the most part i don’t enjoy the south because i have tattoos and people look at me like i’m going to decapitate their children. that, and there’s AWESOME bbq there. i take both Dolly Parton and bbq extremely seriously.
i esp. want to go on a week when Dolly’s doing live appearances and parades. if i met her, i think i would do some combination of screaming, crying, passing out, or possibly vomiting. |
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| it's a special day. |
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| 12:26pm 20/01/2009 |
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When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.
And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,
there will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
there will be an answer. let it be.
Let it be, let it be, .....
And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,
shine until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, ..... |
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| call me mrs. g |
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| 12:04am 10/11/2008 |
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I have a husband now! I had the most beautiful wedding, it was absolutely everything I ever dreamed of and more.
Every person in the world whom I loved the most was there, not a single person was missing. (Lomo and K-Fin, please disregard.)
Tears and champagne flowed in equal amounts,(EVERYONE admitted they cried, even the guys.) my reception was decorated breaktakingly beautiful, my cake, a stunning piece of confectionary art, my dress, a couture masterpiece.
Everyone said it was the best wedding they'd ever been to, and the veteran bartender said he's never poured so much alcohol at a wedding before, particularly champagne.
But most importantly, I have a new husband who adores me, and whom I cherish. I know who my real friends are, the ones who so unselfishly and generously went so far out of their way to travel from so far to share in the greatest day of our lives with us.
Good friends are worth their weight in gold, but mine are worth their weight in diamonds.
The delphine is now married, in a modern day Versailles, the city of bright lights ...and bright futures. |
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| McCain brother calls 911 over traffic, says 'f--k you' to operator |
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| 11:30am 29/10/2008 |
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Early this week, Sen. John McCain's brother Joe, while in Alexandria, VA, called 911 because he was irritated with traffic. When the operator asked him if he was really calling the emergency line to complain about highway conditions, Joe McCain responded, "F--k you" and hung up.
According to WJLA Newschannel 8 in Alexandria, the operator dialed the caller back. Shockingly enough, Joe McCain's voicemail answered.
Audio of the call plays out as such:
Operator: "911, state your emergency."
Caller: "It's not an emergency but, do you know why on one side at the damn drawbridge of 95 traffic is stopped for 15 minutes and yet traffic's coming the other way?"
Operator: "Sir, are you calling 911 to complain about traffic?"
Caller: "F--k you."
When the emergency operator called back, she was greeted with, "Hi this is Joe McCain. I can't take this message now because I'm involved in a very (inaudible) important political project... I hope on Nov. 4th we have elected John." |
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| horrible news. |
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| 07:44pm 12/10/2008 |
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'Godfather of rocksteady' Alton Ellis dies
Last Updated: Sunday, October 12, 2008 | 9:56 AM ET Comments0Recommend4
CBC News
Reggae music pioneer Alton Ellis, known as the godfather of rocksteady, has died at the age of 70 in London, England.
Officials at Hammersmith Hospital announced Sunday morning that Ellis, who had cancer, died peacefully Friday night after he had been hospitalized for several weeks.
"His life was the music and the stage," said his manager Trish De Rosa.
'He was a seminal figure in terms of popularizing Jamaican reggae music … His death is a terrible loss.
'— Laurence Cane-Honeysett, Trojan Records
"He was getting a tremendous amount of work right up to the end — it was very difficult to get him to slow down.
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Ellis collapsed during a club performance in London in August and never recovered his health, according to his record company, Trojan Records.
"He was a genuinely lovely man and his songs were heartfelt," noted Laurence Cane-Honeysett, Jamaican music consultant for Trojan Records
"He was a seminal figure in terms of popularizing Jamaican reggae music.… His death is a terrible loss.
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Cane-Honeysett said there's talk of Jamaica providing a state funeral, but no details have been released by Ellis's family.
Jump-started the rocksteady genre
Ellis had a string of hits in Jamaica. At the start of his career, he fronted the Flames, which had several chart toppers including Dance Crasher, I'm Just a Guy and Sunday Coming.
The performer was popular in the early days of reggae, during the late 1950s and early 1960s, recording for many Jamaican producers before launching his own All-tone label.
Ellis popularized the rocksteady genre in the mid-1960s with his song Rock Steady. Rocksteady relies on vocal harmonies and has a slower tempo and heavier bass. The style is seen as a successor to Jamaican ska, which has a quicker backbeat.
Ellis moved to Canada and then to England in the 1970s. In the past 15 years, with the revival of the rocksteady trend in Europe, he began performing again.
In 1994, he was awarded the Order of Distinction by Jamaica.
Fellow Jamaican singer Delroy Williams, a friend since the 1960s, described Ellis's voice as "the sweetest in the reggae world.
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"He was very humble," he said.
"His music is the reason for a lot of babies — that's how sweet and warm and loving it is.
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Ellis, who lived in the London suburb of Northolt, is survived by his wife and more than 20 children. |
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| Profound. |
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| 11:17am 08/10/2008 |
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mood: hungry
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A wise sage once said:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties
than standing armies.
If the American people ever allow private banks to
control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation,
the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive
the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the
continent their fathers conquered.
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-Thomas Jefferson 1802 |
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| Bookish. |
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| 09:07pm 27/09/2008 |
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1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next seven sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.
The Beautiful and the Damned
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
It - it - I don't understand why people think that every young man ought to go down town and work ten hours a day for the best twenty years of his life at dull, unimaginative work, certainly not altruistic work.
He broke off. She watched him inscrutably. He waited for her to agree or disagree, but she did neither.
"Don't you ever form judgments on things?" he asked with some exasperation.
She shook her head and her eyes wandered back to the dancers as she answered:
"I don't know, I don't know anything about - what you should do, or what anybody should do." |
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| 10:46pm 22/09/2008 |
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This is a list of the top 100 books ever published. Supposedly, the average person has only read 6 of these books.
This is what you have to do:
1. Copy the list on your blog.
2. Read through the list and mark the books you've read in bold.
3. Italicize any you started, but didn't finish.
4. Color the ones you loved in green. (Or whatever color, really.)
1. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
2. The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
3. The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
4. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
5. Life of PI - Yann Martel
6. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
7. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
8. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
9. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
10. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
11. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
12. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
13. His Dark Materials (trilogy) - Philip Pullman
14. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
15. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
16. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
17. Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
18. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
19. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
20. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
21. Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
22. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis
23. Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne
24. Animal Farm - George Orwell
25. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
27. On The Road - Jack Kerouac
28. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
29. Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White
30. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
31. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
32. Complete Works of Shakespeare
33. Ulysses - James Joyce
34. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
35. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
36. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
37. The Bible
38. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
39. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
40. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
41. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
42. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
43. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
45. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
46. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
47. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
48. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
49. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
50. Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
51. Little Women - Louisa M. Alcott
52. Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
53. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
54. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
55. Middlemarch - George Eliot
56. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
57. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
58. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
59. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
60. Emma - Jane Austen
61. Persuasion - Jane Austen
62. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
63. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
64. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
65. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
66. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
67. Anne of Green Gables – L.M. Montgomery
68. Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
69. Atonement - Ian McEwan
70. Dune - Frank Herbert
71. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
72. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
73. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
74. A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
75. Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
76. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
77. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
78. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
79. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
80. Bridget Jones’ Diary - Helen Fielding
81. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
82. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
83. Dracula - Bram Stoker
84. Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
85. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
86. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
87. Germinal - Emile Zola
88. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
89. Possession - A.S. Byatt
90. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
91. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
92. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
93. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
94. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
95. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
96. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
97. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
98. Watership Down – Richard Adams
99. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
100. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
thats 16, not bad. 10 more than the average person, but i guess i still have some catching up to do. |
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| 12:19pm 04/09/2008 |
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Did anyone notice how Sarah Palin used the ol' GOP strategy of bash the opponent till they're nearly decapitated and leaving out anything that has to do with real issues?
The only context in which she mentioned the economy, the war, the environment was to deface Obama without touching on the issue whatsoever.
I felt like I was watching the head of the cheerleading team run for class president. While watching her speech, everyone cheered to very little about very little substance and a whole lot of bullying. And she's supossed to shatter the glass ceiling?
Did I mention that her speech was written by Dubya's speech writer and sounded exactly like the same divisive, partisan attacks we've heard from George Bush for the past 8 years?
I hope the GOP gets lots of hillbillies to register to vote bc anyone educated would give their vote to Obama, no matter what party they claim. |
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| Saturday. |
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| 11:28am 05/04/2008 |
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Its Saturday, and not only do I have the weekend off, but I have TWO WHOLE DAYS OFF IN A ROW! I thought about it last night, and all I did in the month of March was work. Between spring break, family vacations, and illnesses I covered probably 75% of all the shifts myself. My interview on Wednesday with the lady from Calvin Klein went well, although it was definitely the most difficult and corporate interview I've ever been on. Lots of talk about figures and sales within the eight figure range, and random curve-ball questions like: "Name a time when you got results, and how you achieved them."
Gulp.
However it went, the CK rep was SUPER cool, and the interview went pretty long with us randomly chatting. She had the same major as me in school, and it was interesting to hear about her career and the different companies she's worked for. I felt as if I could talk to her very directly and assertively, she wasn't the type of interviewer you felt you had to butter up or the type whose constantly trying to trip you up as you go along. After she got a few key questions out of the way, she told me that I don't qualify to be the store's general manager because I haven't been responsible for a large enough dollar amount yet in sales goals and revenues. That's alright because I had initially just applied to be the store's assistant manager, and was very surprised that I was called for the GM position in the first place. She did tell me that I still qualify to be one of the four store managers, (one tier down from GM) or the asst. position. Either would be fine with me. It's always fun to put on my Theory suit, J. said: "Look at my little business Mama!" to which I replied, "Baby, I only wear this suit to job interviews, and funerals."
It's true!
In other news, I am worrying about what to do about my flowers and tables for my wedding reception. I contacted a lady who my planner at the Four Seasons recommended, I quickly realized she was way out of my league. She sent me this proposal that looked like something I'd have to make as a final project at design school for some presentation class, and the prices were OUTRAGEOUS. $350 for each centerpiece?! TEN DOLLARS to rent each NAPKIN?! Guys, I love you all who are coming to the wedding, but there's no way we can pay that much for you to wipe the Bearnaise sauce off of your grills. Needless to say, I have much more work to do. Maybe I should call one of those wedding shows? That's what my hairstylist suggested. Does America want to see the future Mrs. Bunny have a meltdown in her Alencon lace? I'm really glad I hired one of those beauty teams for hair and makeup that come to your hotel room on the big day. It's headed up by this fabulous gay guy who probably keeps Valium in his titanium makeup case for the special ones like me.
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| 03:25pm 27/03/2008 |
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mood: amused
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Look, it's old footage of Pete Dougherty in line for Oasis tickets when he's like, 15. It must have been for the Definitely, Maybe tour. Watch him being randomly interviewed for MTV, this clip is hilarious!
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| 08:47pm 06/02/2008 |
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Black Metal/Grindcore/Stoner Rock fusion needs guitar Visionary
Reply to: comm-562041181@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-02-03, 7:40PM PST
NOTE to readers: This listing is in no way meant to offend, challenge, or attack any one person or band. We are just looking for like minded musicians. That is our right just as it is yours. So if you find yourself offended by any part of this listing please just move on quietly. Thanks and good luck to all of you in your musical endeavors.
That all having been said...
If you think the term "Heavy Metal" is still relevant, please, do not reply to this add.
If you are a female, (nothing against females, we love and respect them, this is just not the band for one) please, do not reply to this add.
If you are a vocalist looking for a band, please, do not reply to this add.
If you are a drummer looking for a band, please, do not reply to this add.
If you are a bass player looking for a band you can reply to this add, but please be patient with us cause we really need a guitar player first, unless you express that you actually want to be involved in a project like this. If that's the case I will get back to you promptly.
If you want to just walk into ready made situation, and aren't willing to put forth the time and effort it takes to start a band from the ground up, please, do not reply to this add.
You must be realistic and have a need to play and create no matter what. If your main concern as a musician is to, "Make it big", please, do not reply to this add.
DIY blue collar attitude with seriously artistic intentions, a must.
Actually playing in a functional working band must be more of a goal for you than becoming a, "rock star".
If you're not serious about recording, please do not reply to this add.
If you're not into eventually touring (DIY, or with label support), please do not reply to this add.
If you're totally into Metallica, Tool, Slipknot, Pantera, Marylin Manson, Lamb of god, Kill Switch Engage, and other such MTV safe "metal" bands, please do not reply to this add.
We like some of those bands too (particularly Pantera), but none of them are anywhere near influential to us.
This project is totally Underground/artistic/ Extreme Metal.
If you are offended by what was just said, I have to say, "From one metal head to another, what do you care what we think anyway?"
If you play in standard E tuning, please do not reply to this add.
We like the lower registers, so please keep it in the D to C range.
If you play and think only in 4/4 timing, please, do not reply to this add.
4/4 definitely has it's place, but there's so much more to explore.
You must have a tasteful to insatiable love for blast beats, as well as experience playing to them.
If you do not, please do not reply to this add.
You must beleive that bands like Soilent Green, Enslaved, and Weakling, for example, prove that extreme metal can be seriously artistic without being cheesy and pretentious at all.
If you think it's all about being way more brutal than any other band, then please do not reply to this add.
This is an artform, not a pissing contest.
If you want to, "expand your horizons", or try to play in a metal band, "for a change", please do not reply to this add.
We need other seasoned metal heads with a metal education and vision.
If you are a shredding, scale-running, soloist, please, do not reply to this add.
That ability is great cause it makes you a better guitar player all around, but we don't want to play typical verse chorus verse chorus bridge solo chorus end songs.
We need a songwriter not a "lead guitarist".
You must strive towards creating something others have to catch up to instead of something others will comfortably recognize and accept.
VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!! PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!
We are absolutely not interested in rappers, emo, screamo, mallcore, hardcore, metalcore, rapcore, nu-metal, rap metal, Death Metal, Thrash, ska, reggae, or funk at all!!!!!!
However, Classical, Jazz, and old school Punk influences are a plus.
Please keep in mind we are setting out to make Black/Grind not Black Metal, Death Metal, or Death/Grind.
If you can't figure out the difference, please, do not reply to this add.
If you're an ego maniacal douche-bag, please, do not reply to this add.
If you're under 21, please, do not reply to this add.
If you do not have your own gear, please, do not reply to this add.
We're located in San Francisco, so if you don't have transportation and don't live near BART, please do not reply to this add.
We don't care if you're sober, but be warned, we are not.
If you are not sober, you must be able to handle it.
No rookies. I'm not a baby sitter and practice is for practice not getting wasted. Drinking and smoking is fine, but you should still be coherent and able to play.
ABSOLUTELY NO JUNKIES OR CRACK HEADS!!!!!!
For musical influences, the basic well we want to draw from consists of, but is not limited to Carpathian Forest, Enslaved, Immortal, Weakling, Rotten Sound, Soilent Green, Goat Whore, Superjoint Ritual, Motorhead, Old Grandad, and Dead Horse.
If you do not listen to, or aren't at least familiar with, at least 8 of these bands, not including Motorhead, please, do not reply to this add.
My name is Adam (Drakk), the vocalist from the former SF Black Metal outfit Artificium Sanguis.
To audition my vocal and lyrical abilities go to www.myspace.com/artificiumsanguis
Artificium Sanguis is no longer together and I'm trying to form a new band.
I have a new drummer.
I'm looking for a guitar player with similar vision to mine.
My drummer and I are a package deal so if you're just looking to poach a drummer, please, do not reply to this add.
We want to mix Black Metal, Grindcore, and Stoner Rock together leaving much room for abstraction and exploration.
Imagine the sound of snakes slithering through the black blood of the earth right into a meat grinder powered by a jet engine that seesaws manically from just extremely pissed the fuck off to absolutely hopelessly torturously anguished and back again upredicatably.
Basically we want to be a more interesting Grind band.
If you've read this whole thing and never felt like I was asking you not to reply then, please, reply to this add. |
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After you die...
Parallel Universe
After death, you will continue to exist as if nothing has ever happened. You will continue to be yourself, but because you are in a parallel universe, some things will be different. You may not have married the same person, you might live in a different spot, but you will be the same person underneath it all and you will continue your life unaware that you ever died.
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Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com
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