its arbor day, and smokey bear and the lorax are sitting around getting drunk and stoned. an odd pair those two-the lorax is a crunchy character, a well-known hippy treehugger, while smokey is a beer-gutted, red-necked good-ol'-boy. somehow they get along, though. after all, its hard work speaking for the trees and preventing forest fires, so ( Read more... )

now this place is pretty tight. in the sense that its narrow, not that its 'phat.' although, it is pretty alright in my book. its placement on this list owes at least in part to the fact that it is located on the northeast corner of my favorite intersection in austin-43rd and duval. it shares that intersection with the fresh plus supermarket, ( Read more... )

there have been many cult films revolving around the abomination known as cannibalism, the eating of the flesh of humans. i don't pretend to be an expert on the many low budget, edgy, or particularly ghastly films in this category. but i have seen several extremely informative films and tv shows on the subject, and as such i would like to share ( Read more... )

there are several stores on austin's east side under the franchise 'bread basket,' but my favorite is the one in the middle of a residential neighborhood, the only shop on the corner of holly st. and holley. to me, this bread basket is the quintessential convenience store. it has everything you could ever want, the prices are reasonable, it's not ( Read more... )

introthere are several elements which make a good corner shop/convenience store. first-can it supply me with the products I crave-mexican coca-cola, topo chico, root beer, and sweetleaf tea as a baseline, dublin dr. pepper, maine root, or blue sky soda are an added bonus. second, hows the beer/wine selection-are there local austin beers and hill ( Read more... )

next time you're bored, consider playing a version of scrabble. three kinds are summarized here, without going into too much detail about the rules. if they sound interesting to you, you can do the necessary research on the actual mechanics of playing yourself. sorry, its not a how-to, just an intro--

scrabble--can be played with two or more ( Read more... )

if a scandinavian black metal band wants to get famous, do they sell their souls to jesus?

a japanese example

gohan--cooked rice, ready to eat
(o-)kome--uncooked grains of rice, after threshing
shinmai--rice just harvested
ine--the rice plant

an english example

meteoroid--particle or rock in space
meteor--said particle while falling and burning in the atmosphere
meteorite--what's left of it once it reaches the ground

who are we to talk about the end of the world when people are living it every day of their lives? in north korea, in haiti even before the earthquake . . .

appendix a:
(if you will indulge me, i present here a poem i wrote about a prescribed burn i was on four years ago, in college. apologies.)

stillin gray ( Read more... )

about this time in 2007, i had been in just about every building then under construction from 35th to cesar chavez and from lamar to i-35.