black on track

I just have to mention how much I loved Xavier Renegade Angel, its such a classic character (that of the hilariously inept mystic who over complicates the already strange situations, eventually bringing complete destruction, sometimes complete transendancy) in a bizarre, nearly psychadelic western style (ala El Topo). The 'message' of each episode, besides for absurd humor, are meditations on the anxieties and ridiculous internal psychological quandries of the modern ADHD mind. It's also awesome after some serious baking.

Also, Awesome Return to Soul in pop music:

Aloe Blacc - I need a Dollar

this song could be the theme song to the film Killer of Sheep (amazing btw)

Janelle Monae & Big Boi - Tight Rope

laser swords

this man's criticism of star wars, episodes I & II, is outstanding. It's commentary relies solely on how easy it is to find flaws with those movies, and investigating just how comically obvious they are.

his avatar one is really funny too.

speaking of which, what has the popularity of putting every movie in IMAX 3D done to our cameras?

Something Awful

There's a thin boundary between what is awful (appears to have been made without the creator having even a weak aptitude at their craft or sanity) and what's genius humor. But sometimes, the Awful is so fertile with gut shattering laughter, that it takes on a new genre of film making, what some would call "acts of staggering genius". Instantly rewatchable, scraping the boundaries of ineptitude for a view into what can only be an alternate reality. exquisite.

Awful Genius:

The Room

BANGS

Troll 2

Samurai Cop

This Video

you could say i'm Malcolm-esque

damn son, Das Racist crept up on me like this recent beautiful weather. It's pronounced d'ass racist, as in THATS RACIST. Long story short, rap duo based on the long island side of the 5 boroughs. They can mistakenly sound like joke-rap, from their single "combination pizza hut and taco bell", but they probably have some of the smartest lyrics i've listened to in a while, giving shout outs to such figures as Rumi and Camus. Simoultaneously, they seem to burn more trees than the black dragon in 1987. Their relaxed, colorful lyricism brings to mind early 90's hip hop, like tribe or pharcyde, mixed with some of this current trap shit.

you won't be disappointed.
(thanks to abby for being hip to this shit)

the other brooklyn based band has a cool video for one of my favorite songs off of their last album. I just noticed that their bassist looks almost exactly like my sophomore year roommate and all around rad-dude Andrew Balmer
(gio showed me this while we were bromancing in somerville)

fudge

He knows so much about these things.

a few things I've happened upon recently:

- this charming man by the Smiths is my favorite song

- ambulance and fire truck sirens sound like really loud babies crying, which makes a lot of sense

- you can substitute crepes for bread in most kinds of sandwiches

- strawberry cream cheese is quite good

- there was an ancient civilization on the Indus river called Harrappa that rivaled ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, but they died out before giving rise to any significant future cultures, theres also no large amount of proof indicating any strictly heirarchical class structure or warfare, each city was rigorously similar even though they were all extremely distant from eachother, and they had indoor plumbing that is actually more complex than many places in present day India and Pakistan. Their language is as of yet undeciphered.

mth t th flm

Yesterday, in a rootbeer float making mishap, a robust flavored drink was concocted.

Doctor de leche (aka dulce de pepper, #23, or the mcQueen)

it works as follows, in 2 fashions;

neat:

1:1 (in a blender, mix) dulce de leche ice cream, dr.pepper, and ice, blend until as thick as a wendy's frostee.

classic:

float a big scoop of the dulce de leche in a large cup of dr.pepper

the taste is (not very surprisingly) rich as hell, but has an interesting if not almost complex aftertaste.

for maximum artery clogging potency, drink with a crust cake.