taken from mindmedia, inspired by weebleeds and ellyjonezYour Brain Usage Profile ( Read more... )

those who know me well know that i have a mild ocd that prompts me to compulsively make lists and wash dishes. the dishes are washed, so that leaves the list: ( (cut for the tin-ears) )

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1. the redwood transit system is a sensory bomb. the stink on the morning bus is palpable: stale smoke, sharp stench of drunks' puke, dog shit ground into boot heels, and the cheese-funk of hippie drifter dreads. there are lots of sounds as well: endless babble from the mild tourette's cases, slackjawed boasting from the babythug contingent, ( Read more... )

(with apologies to the estate of j.l. borges if this is not in the public domain; i doubt borges himself would care)

Delia Elena San MarcoJorge Luis Borges ( Read more... )

I am beginning to get my head around the prison-industrial complex a bit now that my brother is in the belly of the beast ( Read more... )

the powers-that-be at uc berkeley think cutting down a grove of old coast live oaks is a good idea. apparently they need to build an athletic training center on the grove site, and have promised to plant three oak saplings for every mature oak they fell. this sounds well and good, but greenwash usually does ( Read more... )

as requested by physedluver, a friends list ( quiz meme )

via michaelallroy -

the offical god FAQ.

...for you reductionists et al.


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this is as close as i'm getting to a proper xmas card this year:


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