2008

Jul

Just because it’s the 4th of July doesn’t mean it’s ok to go out in public in knee...

In other news, “America” by Simon and Garfunkel just came on my iPod. Good start to the...

i just spent the last two hours cleaning my room/bathroom. ah spotless. such a good feeling. i used...

This weekend is the first 80/35 music festival held in Des...

Jun

A girl I went to high school with died in a plane crash last night. She was 19. We didn’t...

mmm gelato and books.

I love “Gobbledigook” off of the new Sigur Ros album Með suð í eyrum við spilum...

I was considering it, but season 3 of Arrested Development won out in the end. Soon, though....

As if you didn't waste enough time watching...

Probably my favorite of Smash’s t-shirts. A close...

“GOVERNOR CULVER: Thank you, Mr. President. (Applause.) If I...”
— God he just sounds like such a...

“At 5:01 Pacific Time the first gay marriage in California...”
— Jon Stewart on The Daily Show...

Once more with feeling.

baugher: Final note: never have three unemployed people blogged so much about being overworked. I...

“Over the years our bodies become walking autobiographies.” -Marilyn Ferguson

Bob Ross- Joy of Painting- Valley View I’m not going to lie. I actually really enjoyed...

So I was at Blockbuster last night and they were about to...

fatmanatee: These are the coasters I made. MY PARTIES ARE...

“I don’t make my living by making my living. My time is...”
— Robert Plant in an interview...

It is lightning so much outside right now it looks like someone is holding a strobe light right...

fatmanatee: sorry obamaphiles, this is my dude. I’d...

Yeah yeah, flooding. But look at the lightning in the...

Those Tomatoes May Not Be Safe

(via whatthefuckdoineedtoknow) totally said that to a friend at dinner. oh how i love food bacteria...

Ah beautiful sky.

You know, of all the statues in Iowa, my favorite just might...

I never thought I would be so intrigued by watching a dam being deflated on tv. It is a six hour...

“I’ve said it in a million interviews already. The songs...”
— Jason Mraz

“And in that end, back in 1985 when the underdogs had their...”
— John Mayer

“In my youth, I regarded the universe as an open book,...”
— Arthur Koestler

“Man’s main task is to give birth to himself, to become...”
— Erich Fromm Man for Himself:...

So, new idea. This book (The Quotationary) has something...

“It is a fact that nine-tenths of the human race never have...”
— Lester Bangs

soupsoup: 52books: #24: Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck...

“Mine. 1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I’ve...

May

hey new tumblr feature:thanks for letting me know i had 1 unread post on my dashboard and prompting...

ericlodwick: Cool Video...

davidcho: weezer - ‘Pork & Beans’ i would call them all sellouts if they had something to sell...

“Senator Clinton has shattered myths and broken barriers and...”
— Barack Obama, in Des Moines on...

“I shivered and felt glad I was me, and that I had my life to...”
— Jennifer Sherowski

Do I spot Martin Starr? lfarm: Makin’ Music with John Mayer

the only thing that salvaged this wake up late, suck at a micro test morning was the fact that when...

Jason Mraz- If It Kills Me from We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things “If I should be so bold,...

Nerd Fishingnataliedee

“I hope that it is true that a man can die and yet not only...”
— Jack Kerouac

jessicap: jessicalindsey:lovepuppy:mascarah: Ray LaMontagne- Crazy Ray covers Gnarles Barkley…and...

PostSecret Amelie is one of my favorite movies.

“go have fun at i hate t 9 love dad.”
— Dad, via text. He was trying...

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not...”
— Anais Nin

Apr

i just watched tonight's colbert...

and the highlight of my day definitely became stephen colbert in leslie feist’s...

sarahschneider: I’m going to go ahead and call bullshit on...

Muse - Hysteria

My favorite of Noah K’s self portrait series...

Sometimes I forget what it feels like to get and be lost. Sometimes it takes the simplest things to...

“I’m a big defender of the Midwest out here, where in...”
— Paul Feig A Conversation with...

paul feig's website. on aol.

Ash- Jack Names the Planets

I know you’ve been using the same notes for the past million years, bio prof, but...

“War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious...”
— John F. Kennedy

rain + 40 mph gusts of wind = little stinging pellets of hatred. i hate april.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists- Walking to Do Basically, the only reason I’m awake right now. If...

i hate the news i just got. bad things and good people. fuck fuck fuck.

So, I’ve been looking at www.thinkexist.com for quotes. I searched for Kevin Smith and got...

“I’m not the first person to admit we’re all self...”
— John Mayer Reminds me a lot of...

Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Greg Laswell An almost unrecognizable cover. Beautiful.

FoTC is ridiculously amazing. One of my faves.

“This land is your land and this land is my land, sure, but...”
— Bob Dylan

mc DJ - CasimirIllin-Noise! The Sufjan Stevens Remix Album

Mar

For the past two weeks, it’s been pretty tolerable...

my camera is broken. bye. it’s been a good three...

Evidently, I was oblivious to Kobe Bryant’s debut single K-O-B-E (featuring Tyra Banks) until...

“When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing...”
— Bill BrysonThe Lost...

“Hardly anyone ever leaves. This is because Des Moines is...”
— Bill BrysonThe Lost Continent

“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to...”
— (via ideachute) I bought Bill...

You know if was a good night when you were having too good a time to actually document it.. We had...

I’m really interested in the Face Your Pockets...

“Andy Warhol was wrong. In the future, people won’t be...”
— Chuck PalahniukRant

So I was just reading this month’s O Magazine. (Yes, I...

“We’re landscaping the whole world one stupid mistake at a...”
— — Chuck Palahniuk (via...

another five facts about me

I’m incredibly bored and far from sleep, so I thought I would do another five facts about...

Peeling the glue off my face. Disgust.

Took the cotton ball off and Amber decided to add more...

Becca’s roommate is in a stage makeup class and...

jakeandamir: Ace and Jocelyn - EPISODE 2! Probably top 5 Jake and Amir’s

“Because music is freedom and being free is the closest...”
— Ben Harper

moe.- New York City moe. was one of my first big concerts. They closed their show at Val Air (in...

five facts about me

I enjoy learning to cook, but am impatient with it sometimes. I have weird food habits. I eat all...

jakeandamir.not on Vimeo (via Vimeo) Basically, this video is adorbs.

sony bravia (bouncy balls) (via )

Chuck Norris: hectic buzzkill

alextremist: Says Wikipedia: ‘One of the satirical facts made of Norris states that “There is no...

RHCP- Under the Bridge. For some reason, this song makes me feel better in winter.

Cocktail is on tbs. One of my faves.

reason #5314343 to love iowa: sunday: high of 65, awesome, didn’t even need a fleece.sunday...

Mates of State- HaHa Some people can’t do Mates of State, but I think once you get into them,...

Snippets from Chuck Klosterman's Esquire...

which is about the death of the “teenage experience.” When people discuss...

Feb

my favorite part are the becker-like effects on the city streets.

thatgirldre: The response to Sarah Silverman’s “I’m Fucking Matt Damon” video. Kudos to Kimmel for...

I was beyond thrilled when Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won the Oscar for Best Original Song. ...

Listening to Bob Schneider talk about his 2006 release, The Californian, is kind of odd. He has a...

“You look at the cover of that (NWA’s Straight Outta...”
— Bob SchneiderOn NWA and his...

“Happy Birthday. You have a test tomorrow? I hope you get a...”
— Mary Beth. Thanks, lady.

Bob Schneider- Captain Kirk“I just want to feel good, I don’t want to hurt nobody. I...

“Cupcakes are like angel shit. Perfection”
— Nick Marc

Hillary Accuses Obama of Plagiarism. Pretty...

“A career is a 20th century invention”
— Into the Wild (via...

“It is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to...”
— Joan Didion Goodbye to All...

oh, so you say you’re in the market for a flashy,...

samreich: Amazing CV intern the Falcon created this audio mash-up of 22 Canadian musicians. I didn’t...

bellavita: my favorite is fuck i’m not going to lie, i have a thing for swear words.

bellavita: helpful popups to understand what the fuck shes doing. awesome.

MySpaceTV Videos: City and Colour...

Bob Dylan- It Ain’t Me Babe On the way back to Cedar Falls last night, my brother and I...

OPEN LETTER TO DAVID AT TUMBLR

zoya: DEAR DAVID, EVERY OTHER PHOTO I EMAIL TO TUMBLR DOESN’T GET POSTED. IT IS INFURIATING. WHAT...

YOU TOO CAN OWN THE CLOVERFIELD MONSTER ACTION FIGURE FOR A...

101 Atheist Quotes

“A lie is a lie even if everyone believes it. The truth is...”
— David Stevens

“Every time you sniff and say somebody has ‘too much free...”
— Merlin Mann (via aatw,...

alextremist: ‘NSYNC - I Want You Back. There’s an amazing Youtube account of ‘NSYNC video clips....

If there ever was an opening song that made me want to listen to the rest of an album, this is...

Be Kind.

We are always askedto understand the other person’sviewpointno matter howout-datedfoolish...

Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation- Shine It All Around. I was contemplating whether to up this...

hahahahah you can see it coming, i just didnt expect the effect to be so hilarious

“So I went to get my haircut today at great clips… and...”
— Stephen Holman. Learning new...