Afghani kids play in the Kart e Sakhi cemetery
And now, a little something from the Wayback Machine: a 1928 film inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher.
Happy Halloween from me, some Afghani kids, and Edgar Allan Poe
Category Archives: Books
Justin Bieber meets Gordon Pinsent
JUSTINBIEBERKIRA
One Canadian legend meets another, as that classic icon of stage and screen, Gordon Pinsent, reads aloud from the “memoirs” of sixteen-year-old Justin Bieber.
It’s touching, really. Sorta the way Pedobear patting you on the head is touching.
via TheDailyWhat
The Secret of Enjoying Life
Jerry Lewis has the secret of happiness
Another quote o’ the day, this time one from HP Lovecraft, never known as a barrel of laughs at the best of times, but one of the very sharpest knives in all the cutlery drawer.
And he said, of an acquaintance…
He enjoys life — as do all who are spared the curse of intelligence.
Thinkabowdit. All I’m sayin’.
Snooki Booky Wooky Looky
The one Thing No One Considered
Yes, that’s right. Another link roundup. But in this case, it comes with a gut-splitting and completely accurate pie chart, and we all know how you people love your pie charts! Enjoy (and if you don’t enjoy, why don’t you do something to decrease my workload so I have time to actually, you know, blog? Thanks in advance.
Tigercatfight!!! (CelebrityBeehive)
RIP Hipster (raincoaster)
Beavis and Popehead (Lolebrity)
I knew David Bowie. David Bowie was a friend of mine. You, sir, are no David Bowie (Ayyyy)
Mutiny on the Blighty! (AgentBedhead)
Britney’s tribble is looking busted (BusyBeeBlogger)
You don’t have to go all Frankie Muniz (CeleBitchy)
South Park has STANDARDS, PEOPLE!!! (CelebDirtyLaundry)
Justin Bieber is my hero (CelebritySmack)
The Tao of Snooki (CityRag)
Johnny Depp on top (DailyStab)
Courtney Love’s pearl necklace (EvilBeet)
Conan is hot, wet, foamy (GabbyBabble)
They grow up so fast! (GirlsTalkinSmack)
Juliette Lewis wreck (HaveUHeard)
Rachel Ray as Snooki as Jessica Rabbit (INeedMyFix)
The Alien Walks (JustJared)
The Green-Eyed Monster! (PopBytes)
Shebeen Club tonight at Rogue
Shebeen Club S is for Scribes!
Just a reminder that tonight’s Shebeen Club meeting, Going Pro with Sylvia Taylor, is at Rogue Kitchen and Wetbar, in Waterfront Station skytrain/seabus station. They’ve developed a terrific seasonal menu for us, too, and of course they offer all the fabulous microbrews of their partner in crime, Steamworks Brew Pub. We have lots of space in our private room, so you can just show up and join us at 7pm tonight: $25 at the door.
Choice of Entrées:
1. Coconut Poached Chicken Salad
snap peas, red & yellow peppers, mixed greens,
thin asian noodles, sesame soy dressing
2. Mediterranean Penne
kalamata olives, basil, tomatoes, artichokes,
yellow peppers, goat cheese
3. The 9.2 oz Rogue Burger
home ground sirloin burger cooked to 160
degrees farenheit, sesame brioche bun, bacon,
cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickle, sweet relish,
mayo, hand-cut kennebec fries
4. Fresh Halibut Tacos
seared cajun-spices halibut, avocado cream,
mango salsa, fennel coleslaw, white flour tortilla
raincoaster 