Damn you, it's true!!!

Once again, from Stuff White People Like:

If you see a white woman and you are trying to figure out whether she is liked or just merely tolerated by white people, the best thing you can do is get a quick look at her haircut. It is a known fact that white people love women who wear their hair with bangs that hang straight down.

A number of very popular white women have worn this hairstyle including Joni Mitchell, Jane Birkin, Jenny Lewis and every girl ever photographed by Vice Magazine or the Cobrasnake. (Note: it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with these two things as they are both beloved by cool white people. Follow up note: these same things are hated by cooler white people).

Many people associate this type of haircut with children and people looking for the most efficient way to get hair out of their eyes. But for white people, this simple haircut makes a bold declaration by saying that the wearer is artistic, deep, and has probably dated a guy in a band you like. Of course, as with many things loved by white people, simple often means expensive and these haircuts usually cost upwards of $100.

It is essential for you to know this haircut is more than a mere fashion statement– it is an important cultural marking. Throughout the world, many cultures feature ceremonies to announce that a girl has become a woman. For white people, the haircut-with-bangs is an important symbol that a female has completed her transformation from a nerdy girl to a cool woman. In fact, if you went to high school with a nerdy white girl who moved to a big city, there is a good chance she will show up to your high school reunion with this haircut.

When you are introduced to a group of white people, it’s a good idea to befriend the girl with the bangs. She’s probably the most popular.

I can't lie, this is 100% true with me. Personally, I called it Lily-Allen Syndrome until I realized other people were similarly affected.

How Wierd is it

that the couple who run my favorite street art website, Wooster Collective, have an apartment that fits 150 people?Below is a shot of what their home looks like, courtesy of ASSME.org (who also has a pretty funny site and logo.)

Their Apartment:













Some of the latest from www.woostercollective.com:

Seriously?

Maybe I was wrong about fearing the imminent robot uprising. Look at this! The most advanced android I've seen in action and the first thing they teach it to do is... mime??

Lol, toss a few baguettes it's way and it'll settle down and let you occupy it's docking station until the Allies come through and clean up. No need to worry here.

Good News! Random & Awesome is now viewable on your mobile phone. Now you can always be that much cooler. www.just-ryan-g.blogspot.com

H1N1? pffft!

I've got the whooping crane cough-flu-gasm.

How do we keep falling behind China?

The rest of this video isn't that entertaining, but just look at all the solar powered water heaters on the roofs. Water Heating is about 15% of your daily household energy costs, and these guys have converted almost their entire city to solar. damn.

Solar-tastic in China from Greenpeace China on Vimeo.

And now for the uber-morbid

From Applegeeks
















From PVPonline. (good strip if you want to read the full thing)

























Or the classic:

Of course!!

Talk about your easily accomplished warnings. This is something I'd do anyways. No way I'm going to be the first kill in the imminent robot-uprising. Don't you imagine the first kill is the most sloppy, anyways, just like the first pancake of the batch. I'm going to take a pass and agree to let the robot ride solo.

(interesting side-theory: The "robot" in question is the android-baby that wicked-old christian slater is holding.)

Must Owns

No lie, I'd love to own either of these.

Also, did you know you can nominate tweets to be made into shirts by Threadless? Snap to it, people!!

not a MUST have, but a would-be-nice-to-get

Fallout propaganda shirt.

Add this to your Calendar, NOW!!1

Bruno, in theaters, July 10th. (HD Trailer)

It's Inevitable

Join the spiral now, or you'll be left behind.

Fantastic Combo

Two of my great loves

- comic books
- street art

(yes, I know that's like geek paired with punk/hip-hop, but I'll pull it off just like Pharell does)

Anyways, found this image on @Agent_M's blog and had to recycle. (see how I'm helping the environment right now, too?)

(seriously, it is helping the environment, because me showing this to you online means the artist won't have to paint another one closer to you just so your greedy-ass can see it, thus saving on paint and reducing VOC's in our air. you're fucking welcome)

Some Sinatra to get you through the day.

Listening to this makes me think I'm in a Billy Crystal movie, but hey, it works. Happy Friday everyone.

Ten Crazy Disturbing Books

Of this list, I've only read "The Road", and that was fucked-up enough. I also have to say, the after-affect of "Johnny Got His Gun" is probably my #1 fear in life.

Pretty sure I'm totally addicted to

http://twitter.threadless.com/score

Okay, I'll conceed this point

This one and the one with a kitten wearing a lime for a helmet are the only two cute kitten pictures ever taken. Everything else makes me want to puke on someone's face. (preferrably a Mets fan; I imagine they're into that sort of thing)

Q: When was there a hotter villain?

A: uh...I dunno

Yes, I've also been feeling congested this week

On my Must Get List

As if you couldn't guess from the image above, X-MEN: Magneto's Testament in hardcover. Out today, this book looks amazing.

After all, Magneto was right. (Yes, I do NEED to own the t-shirt those guys have, but near as I can tell, they are only home-made so far.)

The Most Effective Turn-the-Fuck-Around Sign, ever!!

See how the zombie bastards try to ambush you?

They make the next block look all lush and green and inviting, especially compared to the hideously-colored grass on your current block, which I can only describe as Detroit-Autumn-Sludge. Trying to make me think a nap under that tree would be a good idea, huh? Guess what, I don't want to wake-up Undead!! I see right through your fake tail-lights up ahead, too, zombie.

Better luck next time, I'm going to flip one and find another route to the Taco Bell. Peace.

Well....

Since I already own (and proudly display at work) the Mighty Muggs Wolverine in the old-school yellow get-up, I'm going to dub this new one the Broke-Backy Wolverine and take a pass. Seriously, the hat is removable, but when would anyone really be able to get close enough to take Wolverine's hat off?

(and the top one has a sword? department of redundancy department in effect)

Does it get more bad-ass than this?

Preview cover of tomorrow's Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk. Woot!

Whoa, I DO need these..

Awesome list & gallery of potential models for our future robot overlords. Though, in honesty, the seeing-eye dog robot is definitely needed, today!

http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/05/20/top-ten-robots-that-you-never-knew-you-wanted/

It's official: Jon & Kate +8 is terrorizing my domicile, and i'm pretty sure this is why NE is afraid of kids.

Stunning....

...not in the sense of it's greatness, but it certainly is a great effort on the part of one man, but in the sense that it actually stopped me in my tracks when I realized what this was.

http://tiny.cc/KiHRV

I urge everyone to take some time to review this information and think about all the lives it symbolizes.

You know what blog sinks my battleship?

(yes, the inverse of "floats my boat"...)

http://statspuzzles.blogspot.com/


This bastards asks thought provoking questions everyday, then I have to go google the answer because the blog does not contain the answer. This has lately made me stop thinking about the answers and just googling them right away. Way to be counter-productive to your own stated goal, blog!!!

Totally agree

Let's be clear, I totally love women, but as a minority, I know that I need to help other groups get the recognition they deserve, otherwise it's a slippery slope towards revoking all rights for all minorities. Plus, as Keith says, it just makes cents...

Random Fun w/ Fruit

totally stolen from @Agent_M's blog:

This is why I should work at Marvel, really...

Free books weekly, c'mon, how sweet is that? And economical

some things are too true

Taken from Stuff White People Like:

To put this in proper perspective, Ed Hardy is so hated by white people that it cannot be worn ironically. This is no small feat. As it stands, the only other entries in this category are Nazi Uniforms, Ku Klux Klan Robes, and self-tanner.

I also group anything Travis Barker or DJ AM would wear into this category. Then again, don't you sometimes feel bad for guys that have to put on a complete uniform to hit on chicks? Wonder what they're like without their douche-armor?

Lol, I need new readers...

Just noticed that if I keep posting, I can be sure to remain at the top of KV's blog referral thing, so I think I might take up that challenge. After all, if it's really a competition between my blog and Fuck You Penguin, it's a pretty sweet challenge.

.fun???

Found out that the singer from The Format's new band will be playing in Tempe on Saturday night. Worth going?

sites I should have known about before I went....

http://tacosporvida.wordpress.com/

We be pubbin'

George & Dragon, Friday night, 9pm-ish. Celebrating my living another year without being seriously maimed for my big mouth and devil-may-care social-skills. All are welcome. NOT an open bar. lol.

Devil's Avacado here, Larry...

I saw this list and thought it was a stroke of genius. Immediately there after, I contemplating duplicating it with my own Top 10 list of Tracy Jordan quotes, but realized that'd take more time than I was prolly willing to put towards this task. I would, however, like to add my #1 favorite:

Liz Lemon: "......shennanigans"
Tracy Jordan: "Stop patronizing me with your celtic slang."

Next up, anyone want to come up with their favorite Barney Stinson lines for me?

(In case the link didn't work:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00e5508a201c883401156fa235cb970 )

Think your calendar is complicated?

What day is two days before the day after the day three days after the day before Tuesday?

Woot!

Just read that Dollhouse got picked up for a second season, after it looked like the "Omega" episode was shaping up to be the end of the series. This means more Eliza Dushku, or if you're like myself, more Dichen Lachman (see below). Now, just wondering if they'll air the Felicia Day episode, or if it will still only be on the DVD.

Real convo

at the infamous Corner Bistro (which is definitely NOT the home of the best burger in NYC)

Me: what's going on with your beer?

GF: what's going on with my tummy more like it

(glance at her plate, see only bun left)

Me: I see you ate all the meat

GF: ....sweaty....

I'd blog more often, but the keypad on my phone sucks the chrome off a hitch ball

NE just said to me "eventually my New Yawk accent would turn into a Jamaican one; that's just what I do". Then she followed it by telling me her BFF is "pretty much a nut expert". LOL

Just learned from APS.com, my estimated carbon footprint is 4.7 tons of CO2/year. The average person has a footprint of 10.4. woot!

Did you know?

Sun Chips are made via solar power. Go snack for the planet.

Damn, teach me to skip 30 Rock, on-screen kiss between salma hayek & tina fey. How many times have I had that dream?

amazing!!

America's first LEED Gold Certified hospital as a proven record for lower rate of infection, shorter stays and lower mortality rate.

Why aren't other hospital's doing this?

Mr. Obama, if you're giving out social medicine, start with making places that will heal us.