simpsons stamps!

adam wall's pecha kucha presentation

for those of you that missed it, here's adam's presentation from last night's pecha kucha night @ the starline



feel free to repost.

five star day

the trailer for the movie five star day is now up, giving us a greater glimpse of what is to come.

what i do know:
it's about a guy trying to disprove astrology
the trailer features rademacher's 'today is different'
the movie looks interesting in a disenchanted with life sort of way

how to fake art appreciation

here's a little help for you all when you come to my next art opening on july 2 @ milano:

pecha kucha 3 - three's a crowd

the place to be tonight is @ the starline. pecha kucha is a really fun event, the line up for tonight is looking pretty good.



show up early, you don't want to be standing in the back.

checking my hits

i was looking @ my sitemeter today, tracking my traffic, and i've risen to #13 for a certain search of images. frankly, i'm shocked. this post about the flashback feature showing of pulp fiction gets hits like crazy.

also, five of the top ten results for the image search 'heather flower tattoos' are my blog.

it's like i'm some sort of reference book. okay, not really, but i get a fairly steady amount of hits from those two image searches.

undercurrent anniversary party

it's just under a week away...

the undercurrent's third anniversary party



so many good bands.

happy caturday

ah, the end of another good caturday.

cat workout

thinking about going to the gym?

forget about it. you can do it all at home. here's how:

bench press



twists



curls (biceps)



triceps



lunges



there are a few more exercise suggestions at my new favorite workout site, cat workout.

hyefest 2009

who wants to get hye with me this weekend? that's right, we're going downtown, to the fulton mall and getting hye.




hyefest 2009 looks to be a pretty good time. armenian food, dance, and more.

reeva perez

a couple of weeks ago i was reminded of one of the best practical jokes i've heard of/been a part of. it was orchestrated through email, and i thought i'd share it with you all, with commentary mixed in

Sat, 1 Apr 2000 16:55:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Reeva Perez
To:

Ed,

I'm not sure if you remember me--I was two years
behind you at Edison. I was at a party the other
night and my friend started talking about wanting to
hook up with you. I always thought you were pretty
cool, so I thought I'd try to be a little matchmaker.

Jasper said he used to see you all the time last year
in the Tower District with this androgynous looking
guy and used to think you two were a couple. But then
someone told him a few months ago that that guy's like
a total loner. So he figured you were available. Are
you?

Jasper is really nice and pretty cute, if you like the
boyish type (I figure you do judging from your past
boyfriend). We hang out at Livingstones every Monday
night if you're interested. He's kinda shy, but
really funny if you get to know him.

Hopefully I'll be seeing you soon. Oh, and wear a
button down shirt--Jasper loves chest hair!

Love, Reeva


so, at this point i figured it was a practical joke, having been sent april 1. but, it could have been real. so, i decided to flush it out by throwing everyone i thought who could have done it under the bus.

***************************************************

From: "Edward Stewart"
To: reeva_perez@yahoo.com
Subject: Re:
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 22:05:28 PST

I don't remeber you, but me and my friend Jay think
that we would be
interested in some fun. You're right about the
androgynous guy, he is
a loner. But this new guy, Jay, is quite different.
We're both rarin'
to go.
See you soon.
ed

*******************************************************

From: "Edward Stewart"
To: reeva_perez@yahoo.com
Subject: Re:
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 22:10:35 PST

oh, by the way, both Jay and I have very hairy chests.
Jay will be wearing this yellow number that really accentuates his
hair and nipples. I'll wear this tight, see through white shirt. It'll be
great to meet someone new, as my life has been rather bland lately. My
ex-ditched me after a serious relationship, but my friend Jay has been great through
all of this. My roommate seriously needs to come out of the closet,
especially since he is in love with the lonely guy. The lonely guy
continues to pine for some lost englishman. plus, i've really missed a
lover that is in law
school.
I hope jasper is something great!
ed


JAY, do you remember that shirt? it was a yellow button up, i think it sorta was striped. at the time, i was living with my friend scott, and the lonely guy is our friend justin.

****************************************************

From: Reeva Perez
To: Edward Stewart
Subject: Re:
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 10:06:27 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Ed.

Jasper is so excited! He was a little concerned about
your friend Jay coming along too, but then he thought
he could watch while Jay rode you like a bronco, then
join you in a threesome (you in the middle).

Could you bring a friend along for me too? How about
your friend in law school? Is he cute?

See you Monday, Reeva

at this point i was pretty sure it was my friend brian, who was in law school @ the time. so, i sent the following response to the original sender, as well as to my friend brian.
*******************************************************

From: "Edward Stewart"
To: reeva_perez@yahoo.com
CC:
Subject: Re:
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 17:22:22 PDT

sorry, but we won't be able to make it monday. i've
got to go to a
business dinner. I must confess, i don't remember you
from edison, and neither
does my yearbook. but you do remind me of someone
that went to Bullard. go
to go.ed
oh yeah, and my friend from law school is cute, but he
frequently
questions his sexuality.

*******************************************************

From: "Edward Stewart"
To: "brian"
Subject: wassup
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 17:28:03 PDT

hey homes, what is up with you? how is law school
treating you now? and
the lady? it was good to talk to you on the phone,
whenever that was.
anyway, just thinking of you reeva.

ed


well played my friend, well played. and yes, i've kept this in a folder of my email for the last 9 years.

strange

(i posted this through the blogger email server, but it didn't include the text. so, i'll add it in now.)

so, i received this l.e.d. flashlight today @ a staff meeting. what i can't quite figure out is what i'm supposed to do with it. it's 2"x3". am i supposed to put it on a key chain? in my pocket?

willie mays day @ the grizzlies

hey, on sunday the grizzlies are having a special event



anyone interested in coming along? i'll be honest, i've got four tickets and am willing to hook a few people up, but i'd love for a bunch of us to get seats together and enjoy a nice day at the ballpark. the projected high on sunday is only 83 so that shouldn't be a problem at all. and, the grizzlies are playing pretty well right now so there's a good chance they'll win, for those that only want to see winners.

who wants to go?

here are some details from the grizzlies
Say Hey Kid Pack
Get 2 Super View Tickets for $22 and enter yourself for a chance to meet Willie Mays*** on June 7th.

Click Here To Purchase Your "Say Hey Kid Pack"

*Willie Mays will be in attendance at Chukchansi Park on June 7th. He will NOT be signing autographs for the general public or appearing on the concourse or 600 Club. Only a very select group of randomly chosen fans will win the opportunity for a private meet & greet with Willie Mays on June 7th. These winners will be randomly selected from the following groups:

**Fifteen (15) winners will be randomly selected from Grizzlies Sponsors, Premium Seat, Season Ticket, and Mini Plan package holders. Each winner will be allowed to bring one (1) guest with them for the meet & greet. All Grizzlies Sponsors, Premium Seat, Season Ticket, and Mini Plan package holders will be automatically entered into the drawing. These winners will be notified prior to the event on June 7th with further instructions concerning the meet & greet.

***Five (5) winners will be selected from the pool of "Say Hey Kid Pack" purchasers for a private meet & greet with Willie Mays. Each winner will be allowed to bring one (1) guest with them for the meet & greet. "Say Hey Kid Pack" will be on sale through Saturday, June 6th at 12:00 PST. These winners will be notified prior to the event on June 7th with further instructions concerning the meet & greet.

****Five (5) additional ticket stubs will be pulled randomly during the June 7th game for a private meet & greet with Willie Mays. Each of those winners will be allowed to bring one (1) guest with them for the meet & greet. All fans in attendance on June 7th will be eligible for inclusion in this drawing during Willie Mays Tribute Day.

mc cafe commercial and race

do me a favor, watch this commercial:



i've seen this commercial a lot lately, and somewhere in there i started to really think about the commercial and what i was seeing. the subtle things. the little things. maybe it's because i teach sociology. maybe it's something else. i don't know. maybe i'm seeing things that aren't there, or blowing things out of proportion. what i see in this commercial is a common theme in a lot of movies.

let me throw this out there: we see an african american woman waiting at the bus stop, dissatisfied. next, we see a caucasian male show up with the mc cafe and it's all good for him. cut scene, now we have the african american woman on the bus, all disjointed. who's satisfied? it's a white woman with a mc cafe. scene three, we again have the african american woman toiling away in her cubicle. thankfully, the caucasians arrive, bringing her a mc cafe, saving her day.

it's not overt racism. i don't think the makers of the commercial intended it. but, in some ways it's the same message that gets put out into the media. it's an especially common plot in movies: the lives of minorities are messed up and the whites bring the answer to the problem.

it's very subtle in the commercial. and maybe that makes it worse.

or maybe it really isn't there and i'm reading too much into a commercial.

dmc & afra freestyle "my adidas"

a couple of my favorite things come all together here:
adidas
beatboxing
dmc from run dmc



dope, but i wish that we had just a bit more of the freestyle & beatbox.

seen over @ formatmag.

axe body detailer tool

i saw this linked over @ boing boing, and so i jumped to it's source (which, btw, will be a new regular read for me).



if you can't read the small print, one line points to the part of the tool where you will wash "jessica's perfume of your ear," and the other line points to the part of the tool that you will use to "scrub[s] jessica's mom's perfume off your knees."

they've hit it right on the head: if you think it's cool/manly/acceptable to have a mother/daughter threesome, you're a tool. and, you probably already wear are swimming in axe.

(okay, it's conceivable that they're saying you're just involved with both, and perhaps not at the same time, but close enough that you haven't showered in between. still not good.)

michael moore on gm

michael moore has some interesting thoughts on how the government could use general motors. check it out.

creative fresno bartender challenge at the landmark

anyone interested in a cocktail? maybe 7ish?

undercurrent anniversary show

monday haiku

fresno state baseball
could not make it all the way
fresno off the map



sweet weather today
it looks better tomorrow
june in the eighties