We are fucked, my friends
What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY?
I said, “We’re all fucked.”
We just got 25% more fucked.
Orcas can fly. Cougars can swim. Meerkats can operate AK-47’s. Raccoons have taken up swordfighting. And now, sharks can walk.
Good luck trying to get back to sleep tonight. THAT is in the ocean off the Moluccas. I swam in that water. That’s what’s down there. And you wonder why I don’t go in the ocean anymore.
Keep Calm and Hail Cthulhu
An Aussie. An actor. A rocker. A rowdy. A noted student of the laws of physics as they pertain to the momentum of a thrown telephone.
Not exactly a recipe for a kindly father figure, you’d think. To everyone’s surprise, you’d be wrong, at least if you were thinking of Russell Crowe.
Thirteen-year-old Texas superfan Nicole Garcia was tweeting at and about her favorite celebrities one day (Crowe, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Smith, and the list goes on) when, to her surprise and amazement, one of them tweeted back. To everyone’s surprise and amazement, the exchange was perfectly adorable, and we give it here.
https://twitter.com/shira_ohayon/statuses/298035468069650432
But wait, there’s more!
The Twitter exchange was screencapped and posted to Tumblr, where it received 127,052 reblogs, likes, and comments, although the original post has now been deleted.
In case you’re wondering, she DID do her homework. Russell Crowe, your work here is done!
This post is an update to The Shape of Things To Come, on which we are making steady but (very) slow progress. Although not that “coming” part lately. MOVING ON!
Purple Reign
So this is what I’ve decided on in terms of hair colour. Given that my hair is coming in a nice streaky silver/steel at the roots, and I’ve been a blonde since I was born (with a two year hiatus for Strawberrycoaster) it seems like a refreshing change. And the colours now are not quite as permanent as they were. I already own eight hundred items of grey clothing, so what the hell. I figure if I get it done at the Aveda school, somebody with training is supervising them and I can probably almost afford it. Also, when it grows in, the silver roots will work well with the existing lilac, although I may want to streak some semipermanent colours up into the grey so it doesn’t have as sharp a demarcation line. Victoria Potter at Demicouture recommended Aveda, and numerous friends recommended Manic Panic, so between the two of them I should be covered for the next, enpurpled phase of my life. This is the first time I’ve had enough grey to rock it as opposed to having it just dilute the natural blonde, so I might as well REALLY rock it, no?
UPDATE:
Edited to add that I think this colour goes very well with my new name from the Benedict Cumberbatch name generator: Boobytrap Covergirl. Yes, Boobytrap Covergirl. TOP THAT! Total Hippie Occupy Bond Girl name.
Purplepunzel
Fabulous llama iz fabulous!
You know what they say: politics is showbusiness for ugly people.
Ladies and gentlemen of #DramaSec, fans of flamewars, internet drama divas, and audience members: we at the ol’ raincoaster blog are proud to present the first-ever roundup of #DramaSec power ballads. If Music is the universal language (although Money is making a strong showing lately) then let the universe ring with the sound of our over-the-top and senseless interpersonal drama, full of sound and fury and signifying nothing.
Cue The Ballad of Brett Kimberlin:
And now The Adrian Lamo Blues. Not so much a power ballad as political hipster neo-folk, but who can resist a banjo, eh?:
The next one is hard. It’s almost impossible to determine which of these is more awesome, but for very different reasons. And I’m too lazy to look up how to code a table in HTML so they go side by side, so here it is in order of jaw-droppingness, from the lesser to the greater.
The RonBryn Song. You remember Ron, right?
And now, the musical apotheosis of the internet phenomenon known as #DramaSec. If you’re an impatient type, start it at 3:31. If you enjoy insidery jokes about countries to which you’ve never been, watch the whole thing. And do not doubt me when i say this is the apotheosis of awesomenosity. Words, my friends: They will fail you as they failed me.
Julian Assange performing an 80’s power ballad with updated WikiLeaks lyrics while wearing a righteous mullet:
Selah.
It is the East, and Julian is the sun…
https://twitter.com/ValeriePlame/status/373105969233805312
Plus bonus lyrics to The RonBryn song, courtesy of Elvira:
Open your web browser
Pretend you’re Neal Rauhauser
That’s one way to meet Ronbryn
He is a one man PRISM
Calls tweeting journalism (He does)
Though its just a lot of jizzim, Ronbryn
If your Mercedes is explodin’
You can’t find Edward Snowden
Who ya gonna call?
Ronbryn.
Barrett Brown, Julian, Patterico, Kimberlin
Troll ‘em all, fuck ‘em up
Ronbryn
You’re a sock
What a crock
Call the doc
What the fuck
SWAT ‘em all
Troll ‘em all
Ronbryn……!
Brett Kimberlin is plottin’
Another case of SWATing
Who’s he gonna call?
Ronbryn
He’ll tweet your misdemeanor
You’ll look like Tony Weiner
Tryin’ to humor Huma Abedin
Smearing smearing smearing
All the way to Barrett’s hearing
Ever thought of disappearing, Ronbryn?
A very nice piece on bigotry and ethnic dining. I should share this on the food blog, too.
Dear Customers,
We are honored that you have decided to dine at Mashiko. We know that there are many fine restaurants in Seattle, so we thank you for the opportunity to serve you.
The thing that saddens us is that some of our customers are bigots. This letter is address to them. To everyone else, thanks for not being a bigot.
To the bigoted diners: We find your ignorant comments to our staff offensive. When you then post them online, you prove to the entire world how cowardly and small you are. Our main points of contention are as follows:
1) We are a Japanese restaurant because we serve Japanese food. And yes, we have Japanese ownership. We also have several employees of Japanese descent. But that shouldn’t matter. By claiming that there are no Japanese people working at Mashiko, you are not only incorrect, you are also demonstrating what…
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