all fun, no sun

Summertime (And the Living's Easy)

2009-06-18T13:05:00.000-07:00

sorry i haven't blogged in a while, i've been at the beach (twin lakes to be exact)//work just started. ADIOS SEATTLE.

are you sick of weeds/nancy botwin being a dumbass? if yes start watching NURSE JACKIE. she sleeps with the pharmacist to get vicodin and percocet, saves lives and still has time for her husband and daughters. beats housewife selling weed and fucking up everything.

out with ahmedinejad, in with sanity

maybe bruno can bring some laughs in the midst of recession/revolution?

green spaces are dope. wouldn't it be cool if there were gardens on office buildings and solar panels on everything? vertical vegetation, urban farms and green roofs are the future!

for the first time ever, i'm actually going to san jose music in the park. third eye blind is playing tonight :/ i'm no big fan of theirs but i think the tubes and some other bands are playing this summer. plus, who can ridicule free entertainment during a recession?

River - Akron/Family

you're a jerk (I KNOW DUH)

2009-06-05T12:48:00.000-07:00

so i guess i found this on a facebook post. but the LA times thinks that it will be this summer's jam, FINALLY replacing lady gaga and kid cudi. it's like the new soulja boy only way catchier and more fun to dance to.

Dead Disco - Metric

i don't know why but i can't stop listening to metric this morning, post-you're a jerk

david carradine is dead and all i could think about was kill bill (maybe i'll watch it this weekend?). anyways, at first they thought it was suicide, but now some think that he was engaging in auto-erotic asphyxiation where one cuts off oxygen to the brain to heighten climax. he also had a rope around his gentials. this story is befuddling my mind//why in thailand?

Dirt (featuring Aesop Rock) - tobacco

forgot that i still like this song. tobacco + aesop rock are a great combination.

the nudist lobby is on its way to wasington to lobby the government for more protections for nudist sunbathers and skinny dippers. freedom of speech, freedom to not wear anything. it's only natural i suppose.

Celebrities

2009-06-02T12:30:00.001-07:00

people at st francis are becoming so famous

paris' new best friend?

heidi and spencer pray? he'd vote for rod blagojevich? patty really thinks her husband is innocent? these crazies make janice dickinson look normal. and maybe i have a new show to watch when i'm bored this summer.

There's A Reason For Everything (Especially Regarding Blogging During Study Time)

2009-05-31T21:25:00.000-07:00

that should be me behind those books. two finals on thursday and a paper due next week. but blogging is way too entertaining.

i went to the pike street fair on saturday. 75 degrees out and chilling with friends. plus living with a prayer was on in the background so me and becka were able to sing.

photos, compliments of ashlee

baked goods

cool sunglasses kelly

this clip is too funny. sasha baron cohen is hilarious and eminem needs to get that stick out of his ass, it was a joke and homophobia isn't cool.

Theres A Reason - AA Bondy

isaac introduced me to this guy and lately i've been listening to this song non-stop. i'll admit his music is a bit slow for my usual tastes, but he's a genius.

Vent about Tents

2009-05-29T18:24:00.000-07:00

there's WAY TOO MUCH of a brouhaha over tent city 3 being held on the uw campus. crime statistically doesn't go up with tent cities and plus there's hella homeless in the udistrict already, it's not like we're not already exposed to these people. where else are they supposed to stay? uw isn't a homeless shelter, but if the city and state won't do anything to at least alleviate the problem then uw should. it'll help the school's karma considering all the budget cuts.

fearmonger much?

and by the way, graffiti isn't caused by homelessness, just silly bored teens

"i'd feel so awkward and like unsafe LOL"... gimme a break people

aside from my own rants, ra ra riot was fun to see on the hub lawn today although it did get a little boring so i left to take a nap. at least it was free.

apparently susan boyle has gone into hiding. she cant take the press and said fuck in public. she just wants to be herself and sing!

Horn Of Orcs - Basshunter

OH and i'm going to probably see basshunter next weekend if i have the money. last saturday of the year :(

wishing, waiting, sitting in the 8

2009-05-28T11:43:00.000-07:00

i hate vegetable sandwiches. i just ate one at the 8 in mcmahon and it was to most disgusting thing in my life. i like veggies, but no artichokes. they make me wanna choke.

vancouver looks beautiful, but alas, i can't go for mike's birthday today. brokeassness + finals are prohibiting me from finally using my passport here.

there's sun in seattle? what? but i can't enjoy it. no. i have finals and only two weeks left in this great place. sad sad sad.

obama is the dopest, smoking cigs and wearing cool panama hats

i don't understand why people are so opposed to gay marriage. and it sucks that prop 8 got upheld in court, but things are changing and people are becoming less ignorant (or at least hopefully they are). spread love, not h8.

SQUATCH!

2009-05-27T10:41:00.000-07:00

so i went to sasquatch this past weekend, one of the best times of my life.
first day favorites were yeah yeah yeahs and crystal castles at night in the dance tent

who doesn't love karen o?

^people went CRAZY over cc

the gorge is one of the prettiest places on earth

M83 was my favorite during sunday

but deadmau5 was also awesome at night in the dance tent

santigold was amazing during the day and then explosions in the sky were so good at night i almost cried (seriously)

i definitely am going to this festival next year, although hopefully with better planning next time

i cannot wait to get home this summer and go to the beach... maybe visit the boardwalk as well for old time's sake? or just go to san gregorio beach? too many choices

i also realized that i have not been to the aquarium in ages...

...and i'm going to outside lands at least for a day this summer.

Kah Ray Zee

2009-05-17T17:47:00.000-07:00

i think huckabee may be another new favorite show. he's kind of like oprah but way more religious, conservative and a little cheesy. a must-see.

yesterday was quite the day... street fair, visiting with becka's (not really) bubby diana in bellevue and then a no-pants party at the rugby house

bubby and becka

emily trying on some of the apparel for sale at the fair

looking good in a mac dre shirt

"is your protest non-profit?"

ya this weekend was fun, almost too much fun. is that even possible? but there's only three weeks left of freshman year...

El Scorcho

2009-05-12T21:55:00.000-07:00

yoko ono will be displaying john lennon's bloodied clothes from his killing almost 30 years ago at the rock 'n roll hall of fame. why you may ask? so that people can see the effects of gun violence, duh. gun violence doesn't happen every day...

i still love this piece of art that came out a few weeks ago. this is the coolest thing to come out of britain since susan boyle hit the british idol scene.

these two democratic heavyweights seem to like each other a little TOO much if you ask me. but i wouldn't think that they'd actually have anything going on... would you cheat on your wife with nancy pelosi?

according to a new study, smoking boosts a fat-depleting gene in the body. i guess lung cancer really does beat being fat.

El Scorcho - Weezer

Fucking Stars

2009-05-10T18:13:00.000-07:00

ah, this weekend was so nice up in the northwest. (i know, yet another picture of the seattle skyline, but i love it). chilling at volunteer park on capitol hill makes for a great day. now back to gray skies and rain, rain, rain...

klaxons are recording their new album in a solar-powered studio sponsored by lily allen and greenpeace. i hope this trend catches on with other artists soon.

obama will be meeting with israel's benjamin netanyahu this week in what is supposed to be the most important pow-wow in recent history that will really affect mid-east politics in our time. maybe peace is on the horizon? (probably not)

wanda sykes at the white house? sounds weird, but i'd have her host my parties if i was president too! she hosted the white house correspondence dinner this past weekend, a huge celeb-filled event with everyone who's anyone in attendence. even obama was cracking jokes, taking shots at john mccain, joe biden, and dick cheney.

i was supposed to go see these guys earlier this quarter (sorry kate lien) but cant seem to stop listening to this song. starfucker is from portland, and hopefully play more shows in seattle in the near future.

German Love - Starfucker

[Not] Very Pressing Issues

2009-05-06T20:35:00.000-07:00

do you other guys out there enjoy wearing skirts? maybe not, but a guy in new orleans does and is suing the police dept for $1 in damages for allegedly being harassed for wearing a skirt in public. a plus for free speech/gender rights. his justification for wearing skirts: women love them.

do you love cinco de mayo as much as i do? maybe. i love margaritas, chips, guacamole and all the other things that americans associate with this holiday even though none of them are really that mexican at all. here's to twisting ethnic holidays and turning them into drinking holidays!

seattle mayor greg nickels and sf mayor gavin newsom were came in 2nd and 3rd place in the battle to become the greenest mayor, both losing to ny mayor michael bloomberg. it's good to know that the mayors that represent areas where i live care about global warming and protecting the planet. i might disagree with them on some policy issues, but here's to all things green.

i recently started listening to rainy dawg radio more often, thanks to my friends the nack and benny blanco, both pictured above and both djs for the station. having been a dj in high school, i know it definitely takes work to put together playlists and find good music. support local radio, listen to rainy dawg.

according to a recent zogby poll, 52% of americans and 56% of californians support legalizing marijuana. thank god we're moving onto more pressing issues in politics and coming to our senses regarding drug policy. plus states can make a lot in tax revenue from regulating the sale of marijuana, so it's a win-win for politicians and pot heads.

Totally Wired - The Fall

Boobs, Loons and Coons

2009-05-04T15:19:00.000-07:00

joe the plumber, made famous by supporting the candidacy of mccain-palin last year, came out today and said that he'd "never let [queers] near my children." i'm glad we have such smart and educated people infiltrating american politics.

who's that? it's kate moss (she has boobs and a stomach?!). apparently she just started wearing bras from gaining weight, but i don't think anyone's complaining about her growing chest size for multiple reasons.

is a kurt vonnegut compost box not the coolest idea ever? well, apparently someone in brooklyn doesn't think so because they knocked it over and the socially-conscious brooklynites will have none of that. and so it goes.

yusuf islam (aka cat stevens) has sued coldplay for using his song foreigner suite in their song viva la vida. but come on, you'd be mad if coldplay used your music in one of their melodramatic poppy songs too.

if i were you, i'd watch out for raccoons. ringworm attained from any contact with them/their feces causes nausea, nerve damage, and death. yet another reason why we need to rid ourselves of these worthless creatures.

honey bees are going extinct, in case you didn't know. but bumble bees are here to stay, and so are odd-ball 90s girls in bumble bee costumes!

No Rain - Blind Melon

Stuffed from Last Night

2009-05-03T13:57:00.000-07:00

i think i may have found my new favorite coffee spot in fremont, cafe ladro. the drinks are good and so are the pastries (i recommend the vegan oat bar). the atmosphere is chill and the music selection ranges from lauryn hill to lupe fiasco to outkast. large tables make it easy for you to sit and study or chat with friends. two thumbs up.

supreme court justice david souter is stepping down in june, allowing for pres obama to make a new appointment to the bench. most likely, the senate will confirm a liberal to the court and maintain the balance of the court. he's leaving to retire to his house in the boonies of new hampshire, and who'd blame him? he once said that being a supreme court justice was "the best job in the worst city."

i have been converted to eating breakfast now, or at least whenever parents are in town. portage bay cafe has the BEST breakfast items ever and their fruit and syrup bar are to die for. i personally like the proscuitto omelette and eggs benedict, but it doesn't matter because there is something for everyone. and the food is all local and organic, so you can't feel too bad eating so much. more good mornings to come.

i am so full from eating this weekend, a combination of portage bay + guanaco's pupusas + piccolo's pizza tonight is going to stuff me for an entire week. and it's supposed to rain all week unfortunately BUT i have way too much reading to catch up on, so maybe the rain is a good thing.

"i love the rain, how it washes away all stresses of the day" -kate

i've been humored lately by texts from last night, definitely an upgrade from FML. drunk texters beware!
(312): i fell asleep last night with fifteen animal crackers in my mouth. rock bottom dude.
(604): My feet smell like cheese. Makes me hungry.
(541): so last night was fun and all.. but you might want to get tested

Swimming with Alters

2009-05-02T22:06:00.000-07:00

if there's anything better on tv than suburban housewives dealing weed, it must be suburban housewives with multiple personalities! united states of tara is one of my new favorite showtime shows and provides a glimpse into what it's like to be a mom, have to work and deal with multiple personalities (my favorite is buck, but it's debatable). watch this show!

i am absolutely SICK (yes, sick) of all this swine flu brouhaha. period.

unfortunately, the uw has decided to cut its mens and womens swimming programs. its sad because swimming requires true passion, since theres no money in it (unless youre michael phelps maybe) and because i used to be a swimmer myself. nonetheless, it shows that no one's immune from budget cuts.

Let's Party Like We're 61!

2009-04-29T17:23:00.000-07:00

today israel turned 61 (i know the picture says 60 but i dig the glasses), and in order to celebrate, hillel uw put on an israel palooza event on the hub lawn. not only did i get to eat falafel and get a free bottle opener, but i also learned that the country has a soccer team! in any case, happy birthday to the middle east's lone democracy and hopefully some peace proposal with the palestinians is implemented soon.

today may have been israel's birthday, but it was also the 100 day marker of obama's presidency. he said we're off to a good start but that he's not content... good, cuz we'll be needing jobs in four years.

pandas can't use slides

blue-footed boobies

?? dunno, but it's funny-looking

can't we all just get along?

did you know that 60% of americans breath in bad air? that's what the american lung society reported today, and bad air pollution causes lung cancer, heart attacks, and premature deaths. the worst metro area is LA-long beach-riverside (a surprise?) and the best is fargo, nd (but who wants to live there anyway?).

by the way, listen to this song cuz i couldn't stop listening to it this morning, and the guy's from brazil: gui boratto-opus 17

Green Eggs and Swine

2009-04-28T17:32:00.000-07:00

this woman needs to leave politics and go back to the boonies of minnesota asap. first she said that an investigation needed to be made to see which congressional representatives were anti-american. now she's says that it might not just be a coincidence that the swine flu has broken out under a democratic president. but the last one occurred under president ford. crazies are taking over the republican party!

speaking of republican politicians, senator arlen specter changed parties today and will give democrats the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. although he's admitted it was because he knew he'd probably lose the republican primary in his native pennsylvania, i can't help but think that it could be a way for him to save his own ass from losing to a more liberal democrat. but hey, it's politics.

speaking of more republican conspiracy theories, michelle malkin, glenn beck, michael savage and the whole gang have begun spreading false lies that IMMIGRANTS ARE BRINGING SWINE FLU OVER THE BORDER!!! but they're not actually... it was brought here by teenagers at a catholic prep school in new york city who were vacationing in cancun. how about we actually solve the real problem and put more regulations on agribusiness so that we can actually keep people healthy?

by the way, i'm quite angry with the daily... does anyone fact-check there? their conservative columnist said that the jury's out on anthropogenic climate change (which it's not) and compared it to "global cooling" in the 1970s (which was never even scientifically proven). this newspaper is failing us huskies!

on a lighter note, nevadans are preparing to ward off mormon crickets by blasting led zeppelin and the rolling stones... apparently crickets have bad taste in music?

Flu and Non-News

2009-04-26T15:56:00.000-07:00

AH i hope i don't get the swine flu anytime soon... but no one in the US has died from it yet and everyone has recovered without antivirals, so don't be too concerned yet

apparently rihanna wants $1.4 million worth of jewelry back from chris brown from the night of her beating. i guess there really is no important news right now to report on.

BUT jessica biel's movie where she plays a stripper is going straight to DVD in june. even though her movies have continually flopped (chuck & larry ring a bell), she's still hot so at least they'll be something to look at.

and this week, gavin newsom announced that he will run for governor of california in 2010. even though he's a standard politician, it should be interesting to see him pitted against jerry brown for the primary in a match-up that will pit an old-school politician against someone who's supposed to represent newer generations.

Perculator

2009-04-22T21:40:00.000-07:00

^ compliments of kate lien.

anyway, making songs for friends' birthdays is always fun. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=469606196
click the link to listen to some exclusives from synapse ft nothx. swear its legit.

mia farrow is going to start fasting monday for 21 days to raise awareness about the genocide in darfur and stand in solidarity. here's to american heroes.

happy earth day, hope you planted a tree or at least tried to do something eco-friendly. and hopefully a carbon tax gets implemented soon... call your congressional representative and press them to pass legislation to cap greenhouse gases and tax them so that we can at least soften our impression on the planet for our kids.

o and yesterday was holocaust remembrance day, speaking of genocides. we say never again, so let's stop the ones going on right now.

1300 Miles From Denver

2009-04-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

i went and saw yonder mountain string band last night at the showbox market, and it was definitely worth the $25. although not a devoted bluegrass fan, i would say that it has been my favorite show of the year thus far. the energy in the crowd was great and drinks + dancing make for a great time any night.

by the way, anyone else forget that today was the anniversary of the columbine shootings? thought so. an interesting article in the chronicle talked about how kids these days don't even know what columbine is.... mandatory searches and bullying programs are just thought to be the norm in schools now. can't believe it's already been 10 years and hopefully it never happens again.

anyone else read about the cia report that details how much waterboarding actually went on under w's watch? scary shit! forcing people to be nude, depriving people of sleep, holding them in dark small rooms? it's not just archaic and against the law, but it doesn't actually work either. and these men who argued for its legality are sick and should be put behind bars. terrorism is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes... kinda like torturing prisoners?

on a lighter note, the ban comic sans movement is gaining momentum. THANK GOD. this font should never have been created, and shame on the microsoft software designer who created it. now you can buy pins and shirts with this logo. and comic sans is becoming "retro chic" according to the wall street journal because it's so goddamned cheesy.

ban comic sans... putting the sans back into comic sans

Lawsuits

2009-04-16T08:28:00.000-07:00

in case you didn't know, american apparel has been sued by woody allen for using his picture on billboards in LA and New York because it wrongly associates him with the company. but in their defense, american apparel has said that:

"Woody Allen expects $10 million for use of his image on billboards that were up and down in less than one week... Woody Allen overestimates the value of his image."

"...after the various sex scandals that Woody Allen has been associated with, corporate America's desire to have Woody Allen endorse their product is not what he may believe it is."

Damn good argument! who the fuck doesn't think that breaking up with mia farrow for your adopted korean daughter isn't a little fucked up? the affair didn't start until the daughter was 22 but def did a lot of damage to his rep. they'll probably settle out of court for a lower settlement ammount, especially since woody's creepy stories are coming out again. leave it up to american apparel to bring this as their defense!

in case you were missing updates on hulk hogan's life via his VH1 show hogan knows best, he recently had the following to say about his divorce with his wife:

"I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody's throat," he told the magazine (The New York Post). "You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife . . . I totally understand OJ. I get it."

if i were in a divorce court, def would not be making references to OJ and saying that you "totally understand" him. fuck your old escalade, go buy a new one with the money you made from that shitty reality show

Rocks and Teabagging

2009-04-15T13:02:00.000-07:00

stonehenge may be of little importance to us college students, but as long as you know what it is, you too can pass appreciation of architecture! hella easy: 4 quizzes, 2 classes a week and a professor who has never taught before. perfect combo to make up for math in mah gpa

yesterday i went rock climbing for the first time. so fucking difficult, it's like solving math puzzles to make sure you stay on your tape color and make sure your ass doesn't fall off the route and make you look like a dumbass who's never actually tried it before. like me. but the work paid off.. i'm hella sore today and found out that i still have some strength left since i can't remember the last time i went to the gym. new life goal: climb a mountain

by the way, anyone else been following the so-called conservative "tea party" protests taking place all over the nation? do any of these people protesting realize that they probably are receiving tax cuts this year? plus the original intent of the Boston tea party was to fight taxation without representation, not the idea of taxation. whatev, that obama-as-erkel poster is amusing and teabagging references can only provide us with more humor and entertainment, so i say CONTINUE THE TEABAGGING!

New Superstar

2009-04-14T12:58:00.000-07:00

She's 47 years old and from a small town, but that's only one side of her! Susan Boyle is the new Idol pop star from britain and way more entertaining (and talented) than William Hung. But seriously, don't think she's the same old who shows up to these auditions.... she can hold a note and even simon approves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Sex, Drugs, Miley

2009-04-14T01:10:00.000-07:00

in pop news, Padma posed nude for allure mag this month. not only is she hot, but i bet she makes some dank food too... anyone else think she should be top chef?

wanna know Jamie Fox's opinion of Hannah Montana?

"she needs to 'make a sex tape and grow up... get like Britney Spears and do some heroin... get some crack in your pipe... catch chlamydia on a bicycle seat'"

just bein miley...

Deep Breaths

2009-04-14T00:22:00.000-07:00

don't worry michael, one week until 4-20

Tomorrow, I'll be joining my great friends living on 52nd in arts and crafts! i missed propaganda painting today but CANNOT wait for origami disco ball-making, feltscape and even tie-dyeing, mah favorite. Being sober can be fun, even when you're in college.

more childish news: I went for a bike ride today all the way to 52nd and 18th. treacherous hills and asshole motorists did not stop me from making it up there AND i got exercise in the process. maybe now i'll start biking to parties?

I'm glad to know that I will see Modest Mouse TWICE in one summer! (fingers crossed) Both Outside Lands and Bumbershoot lineups have Modest Mouse, and both happen to be my favorite cities on the west coast (sorry Los Altos). Should make up for missing them multiple times already.