New to my vocabulary:  the phrase “jump off.”   Apparently the cool kids have been using this term to mean something like, “that’s where the fun starts” ?   However, I need to point out that urban dictionary says “jump off” means some other stuff.. see, it’s not just me that thinks it’s something dirty.

Becky, represent for me.. I have no bike and questionable navagation skills.

After you bike to work, you should park you bike somewhere like this.  (Yes, I did just link to our blog, I’m all about self-promotion.. we are great.)

I am super pumped about Target’s new Go International line by Rogan that is coming out tomorrow. I think I am going to trek my ass out to the Target in the middle of Brooklyn, the one no one goes to on Saturday to pick me up some animal print miniskirts and rompers. Don’t judge me.

Like the video, not so hot on the song. Still worth a listen/view.

These wheatpasted ads are apparently going up all over Canada. I think they’re rad.

Think of it as a festival of Breaking Away shorts with bike tricks in between. I went last year and it was a blast. The movies are fun and it was the first time I saw Dan Deacon- and it was free! So, who’s down?

http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/2008_site/newyork/bikesrock.php#a

Also- instead of Dan Deacon they have this Bikes Rock show (also free) that sounds totally rad. See below.

9pm till late
BIKES ROCK
STUDIO B
259 Banker St.
between Calyer St. and Franklin
Brooklyn

SOFT CIRCLE and DANIEL LEEB
Audio/Visual
The performance is a collaboration between artist and musician, Hisham Bharoocha (Soft Circle, formerly of Lightning Bolt and Black Dice), and filmmaker, Daniel Leeb (Cinecycle). Their piece consists of sounds created from bicycle parts, electronics and live video mixing.

IMPOSSIBLE HOUR
SIMONE PACE (BLONDE REDHEAD)
Original Live Score
Directed by Jorgen Leth (A SUNDAY IN HELL, FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS)
Ole Ritter tries to break the unbreakable record by Eddy Merckx. The Hour Track Record is one of the most prestigious records in cycling. This classic film, directed by one of Europe’s most prolific filmmakers, is a treat for the track bike fan and the film lover alike. Simone Pace’s adept live score enhances the visual mastery of Leth.

Stick Around for the Dance Party afterwards

My sister alerted me to this store that is full of awesomeness: Poketo. One area of awesomeness that they specialize in is wallets, which I think Emily should definitely look into. Examples below, as well as examples of their sweetass mofo art prints…becky, notice use of bikes…

Also, those are all just $20

now on to prints

This little gem posts Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974. I think the Chilled Celery Log is my favorite or maybe the Inspiration Soup. Look how far we have come with our stupid diet foods. Now we have Skinny Bitch and veggieburgers - thank god!

The other blog that has been brought to my attention recently is one dedicated to passive agressive notes. It reminds me of the maxim I learned from Arrested Development (…and thats why you always leave a note). It also reminds me of the engrish blog because a lot of the signs just don’t make sense. People are crazy.

Shout out to Maddie for showing me these- woot.

CWL should totally get a webbernet award.. it’s all I ever wanted. That, and the starbucks gift card that was in my wallet when I lost it..

oh, PS, I’m in the market for a new wallet.  I want a flat one.  Suggestions?  Post them plz.

So, I am searching for cancer scholarships because I’m going to grad school and need the moneys (not to mention for some reason there are millions of cancer scholarships out there)when I find this gem of a site. Not only does this very informative and hilarious page only refer to cancer as ’stupid cancer,’ but they sell witty cancer t-shirts, throw parties and discuss viral marketing and blogs. Basically, I found out about this site waaaay too late. But- I did find out about it just before the Stupid Cancer Gala and I’m going to make you all go because it’s my new favorite cause.

This brilliant person decided to put nyc trash in sealed little cubes and sell as ’sculpture’ for $50 a pop. The dude claims they won’t rot or smell- AND you can get limited edition themed garbage cubes such as Republican National Convention trash and Yankee Stadium opening day trash. Mmmm. Why didn’t I think of this?

is anyone else excited about American Apparel selling their used shit online besides me?

Their ‘line’ or curated ebay collection or whatever is called California Select. The name is a little lame bit hopefully the clothes will be cooler.

Thanks Tessa for this one.

The NYT is keeping you guys in mind this weekend…

Curators Point the Way to Hidden Treasures   SO you know about the water tower at MoMA, the monkey god at the Met, and the outsized millipede at the natural history museum? What? No? What kind of a museumgoer are you, anyway?

A typical one, it turns out. New York City’s most iconic museums have a tendency to draw you to the same (great) attractions every time — Picassos and Egyptian temples and dinosaurs, just to name a few.

So Weekend in New York presented the following question to staff members of three big Manhattan museums: What is the most hidden treasure in the museum, the ones that even repeat visitors may never have seen?…

full article here

You knew all about that Millipede, didn’t you Becko?  I couldnt’ find a pic of a giant millipede skelton, so the above will have to do.   Google images, ur doin it wrong.

I only downloaded the entire album yesterday and now I can’t get it out of my head. I know it’s offensive and crass but all I want to do is sing it at the top of my lungs and dance- even in public. yeah. i know…

After some deliberation, we (Em and Becko- Nora doesn’t know yet) have decided to add an intern to the crapwelike roster. He has been our behind the scenes help since we started but for some reason, it just occurred to us this afternoon to let Dan post and give him a category. duh. Congrats Dan- don’t screw the pooch!

heart,
crapwelike

Brule’s Rules.  Doodoodooo do.   Petite feet, feminine step.  Feather your bangs.  Wanna meet that Dad.  I wear my Dad’s socks.  I sit down when I pee.  The only MARRIED news team.  Skerrit.. BOO!  Wait Mate.  Great Job! Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssy Dooodles!

 Watch this immediately.

That means we are going to see Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job tonight!  LIVE!  Ahh.

I can’t figure out if this is real or not but it appears that fellow wordpress bloggers ’stuffwhitepeoplelike’ has been bought out by Target to promote their organic food line, Tanner Farms. It was posted on their blog late March 31st- if it’s an April fool’s joke, it’s a bad one. Has anyone heard anything regarding this and can confirm this biz?

I wish I had watched this in english class instead of Waiting for Godot.
Steve isn’t happy. Google. Google.

I went last year at the very end and I wished I had gone both days. How can you go wrong with a pool full of arts and crafts? I totally recommend going but I’ll probably miss it because I’ll be home that weekend for medical tests. Feel sorry for me and enjoy the oodles of cuteness June 14th +15th.

they’re bracelets made from camera lenses!!

Ch ch ch check it. Beautiful sketches and drawings that make me super jealous.

…because i quit my job today, met a distant family member who gave me booze, had an awesome indian dinner and then found this.

Thanks pops!

heeehehhehehhehe

Too bad I didn’t know about this last night (Junior, I’m looking at you). This place apparently has free PBR on Tuesdays and $1 well drinks from 10-11pm. Also free hot dog with every drink everyday and cheapo pitchers. woa. Check their menu here and their myspace here.

It’s in that eastern part of Williamsburg (not actually Bushwick- for serious). I haven’t been yet but im totes interested. Who’s down? Did I mention they have ms.pac man?

I have already tried explaining this in several drunken conversations this week (yea, it only wednesday- don’t judge me). I never get the point across and people usually lose interest before I’m finished explaining. Since no one seems to believe me, here it is…taken right off wikipedia.

Mamihlapinatapai (sometimes spelled mamihlapinatapei) is a word from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”, and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It describes a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start. This could perhaps be translated more succinctly as “eye-contact implying ‘after you…’”. A more literal approximation is “ending up mutually at a loss as to what to do about each other”.

The word consists of prefix ma(m)- reflexive/passive (second m before roots beginning with a vowel), root ihlapi (hl pronounced as /ɬ/, though in Yahgan it has also been described as similar to sl) which means to be at a loss as to what to do next, followed by stative suffix -n- and achievement suffix -at(a), and finally dual -apai, which in composition with ma(m)- has a reciprocal sense.

btw-thanks dan for sending this to me

Devin Berry’s mom is Brendo’s godmomma…
I suppose that makes them godbrothers.

workatjelly.com

This idea is brilliance (thought not so much for me). Work at home with other people…have fun, make friends, get work done. hooray. sounds like a sleepover to me…during the day…while you work.

Spring is almost here. I am so excited to bike around brooklyn and wear skirts! I bought a pair of little heels for the sole purpose of wearing on my bike. Entirely stole my biking style from this blog.

This blog will make you want a bike real bad.

PhotoshopDisasters is exactly what it sounds like.

Mostly ad and magazine f*** ups. The cheap movie posters and celebrity photoshop problems are my favorites.

Often quoted around the apartment, especially the part about how women didn’t know how to light a fire in the 1770s.

Pheasant Wine Men

Oral Sonny

Relaunch By Keg

Mailmen Orgy

make anagrams here

UPDATE: I AM REALLY NOT AWARE AT ALL. APPARENTLY, BECKY POSTED THIS ALREADY.

Um, that was the test. Steph, you passed.

I feel like this video has been making the rounds around the internet recently. I have already seen it posted on several blogs and online newsletters I get at work. It’s kind of awesome so I’ll post it again…

…and drinking on warm summer sunday afternoons.

http://www.brooklynkickball.com/

http://zogsports.org/activity_details/148

GET EXCITED!

I had a very internet oriented weekend. I joined/became active in flickr, found amazing new blogs and discovered some cool anthropologists who like to write about the internet. I don’t want to dork out too much so I will mostly provide the cool/interesting sites, starting out with my new favorite. It will change your life- amazing pictures culled from all over the interwebs and updated continuously. Every time I sit down to my computer I have to check the new pics before I can do anything productive. It’s a blessing and a curse….I heart you ffffound.com

http://ffffound.com

http://www.cultureby.com/

http://culturemaking.typepad.com/main/

http://www.gentleye.com/digito-society/

http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/autoviewer/

So I was taking the G from Green Point back home this evening and realized that I must have just missed the train because I noticed that the platform was empty. So I begin walking to the middle of the platform (stupid G) and notice flashing coming from a trashcan. Thinking that someone was playing a joke on me I looked around and kept walking towards the thing. Then I got close enough to smell burning plastic and realized that the trashcan was on fire. So I ran to the attendant who called the fire department. They promptly arrived to blow the crap out of the can with their extinguishers and then did a thorough check of the other trash cans (no joke). So thats how I saved the Nassau stop…true story. Super citizen Becky.

Because I gots one…

Right here. Saw Matthew Dear last night and fell in love. Seriously one of the most attractive dudes I have seen in my life. le sigh.

http://www.matthewdear.com/

http://stereogum.com/archives/pitchfork-festivals-2008-lineup-announced_008405.html?utm_source=bb&utm_medium=mc

ok, im upping the hipster quotient with this post. found this little piece about making a good band name and the author is british so he uses funny worlds like ‘rubbish’. cute and informative.

and personally, i like the name ‘does it offend you, yeah?’ and their music (or what i have heard so far). i can’t wait for a band to include a mom joke in their name.

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2264652,00.html

Comedy Central offers a multi-faceted slate of projects in development from short-form and sketch/variety to animation and scripted narrative. One series has been greenlit and it debuts first quarter 2009:

• Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire - reluctant knight living in the medieval period is the only hope against the evil Dongalor.

Comedy Central has several pilots/presentations in the works (all titles are working titles):

• Untitled Snoop Dogg Animated Project - 30m animated comedy depicting Snoop Dogg as a 15-year old growing up during the 1980s in Long Beach, CA.
• Untitled Andy Richter Sketch Show - sketch show starring Andy Richter.
• America’s Biggest Idiot - weekly series hosted by Daniel Tosh where three guys compete against each other in a series of zany physical challenges to see who will take the most punishment.
• David Alan Grier’s Chocolate News - fake magazine show hosted by David Alan Grier focused on urban pop culture topics.
• Gay Robot - animated, scripted series with two 11-minute stories per episode about a gay robot voiced by Nick Swardson and his three friends living together after college. Produced by Happy Madison and Sony TV.
• The Scariest Show on Television - anthology series of hilarious scary stories and morality tales hosted Julius Darkshaft, played by Paul F. Tompkins.
• Search and Destroy - scavenger hunt consisting of two teams of comedians in New York City running through a series of challenges hosted by radio duo Opie & Anthony.
• Speed Freaks - scripted show about two small town losers who are being chased by a redneck mafia hit-man after they blow up a meth lab.

Other Comedy Central projects that are in script form or in development on paper include (all titles listed are working titles):

• Untitled Bobby Lee Project - narrative comedy starring Bobby Lee about living in a multicultural world.
• Gypsy Cab - animated series with two 11-minute stories per episode about the life of a rundown Gypsy Cab and his passengers who will be a different stand-up comedian.
• Michael and Michael Have Issues - sketch comedy from comedians Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter who have problems with each other, themselves and the world.
• Reality Bites - Comedy Central’s spoof on the reality genre where ten comedians compete to be the ultimate reality television star. Executive produced by 3 Ball Productions.

The network also has three specials planned:

• John Oliver: Terrifying Times on April 20 at 10p;
• Carlos Mencia: Performance Enhanced on May 18 at 10p; and
• Untitled Brian Regan Stand-up Special set for third quarter

cynopsis.com