End of Summer Plans?

Click here then click here.

the olympics

i can't begin to parse out my feelings about these mascots.

more olympics

THERE ARE PEOPLE INSIDE OF HERE.

AM I THE ONLY TOTALLY FREAKED OUT MY THAT??? WE NEED TO POP THEM OUT.

STAT.

the olympics

NO.

sleuthing

I saw something interesting on Google Maps today re: the G train:



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Please note the Fort Hamilton Parkway stop. I've been hearing about some extended G service a little bit, but it's kind of awesome to see it right there on (my beloved) Google Maps. I did some sleuthing (as my boss calls it) and found this on the G train Wikipedia page:

The MTA has announced a three-year rehabilitation of the Culver Viaduct from 2009–2012. As part of that project, the G service, which currently terminates at Smith–Ninth Streets, will be permanently extended to Church Avenue.

How useful it actually winds up being will probably depend on whether or not I still live in the same neighborhood and whether or not I still have a friend or two down in Flatbush or by the park. Anyway. Happy Friday.

duh

I found these on Facebook today:














They are totally amazing. Also I did that thing where you have Facebook look through your (email) address book to find friends and apparently MY MOM IS ON FACEBOOK.

FYI

J

Due to Emergency Work

Manhattan-bound J trains skip Flushing Av, Lorimer, and Hewes Sts

Jun 21, 6 AM to 6 PM, Saturday

For service to/from these stations transfer at, Myrtle Av to a Manhattan-bound J or Marcy Av (get a ticket) to a Queens-bound J.

M

Due to Emergency Work

Free shuttle buses replace M trains between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle Av-Broadway

Jun 21, 6 AM to 6 PM, Saturday

Its Come to This

http://www.matadorrecords.com/mpeg/earles_and_jensen/earles_and_jensen_barbara.mp3

http://www.matadorrecords.com/mpeg/earles_and_jensen/earles_and_jensen_bedroom_eta.mp3

you guys

http://nordique.muxtape.com

I finally finished it.

re: IKEA Brooklyn/Taylor Dayne

One thing (of many) I forgot about last Friday was The Grand Opening of IKEA Brooklyn, which happens TOMORROW. Have you noticed that the B61 buses are now reprogrammed with "IKEA" as their destination? If you go to the website - http://info.ikea-usa.com/Brooklyn/ - there is a countdown with hours, minutes, and seconds at the top of the screen. It's basically the most overstimulating thing on the internet and I can't stop looking at it. It's also kind of giving me the fear. (Though the videos and ads where they building NYC out of cardboard boxes are kind of awesome.) I'm obsessed. I am replacing smoking with GARDENING and BLOGGING.



Found this today too:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_en_ot/people_taylor_dayne
Just, you know, keeping up with some of the more important topics of this blog.

re: things I bought that I love

They are from the Jessica Simpson collection. They are hideous. I love them. If you look here you will have your mind blown. Because that website doesn't even look real. But I did learn this from it:

"Blessed with talent, charm and enviable appeal, Jessica Simpson is that name which has been the epicenter of some of the major reforms in the music, fashion, and entertainment industry. A multi talented artist, gifted with universal appeal, she has already established herself as an international star and shows no signs of slowing down."

What does that even mean? Some of the major reforms?? She's like totally nailing these gold 20 dollar shoes to the door of the Wittenberg Church, brah.

MUXTAPE

I love this muxtape thingymabobber. I love it so much that I decided to accompany my routine whiskey drinking with an upload-binge of remixes, edits, and tracks by Todd Terje, a Scandinavian early 20-something who re-works otherwise perfect disco and pop songs into 6 to 8 minutes of whoah-holy-christ-fuck-wow-how'd-he-make-it-better. To anyone who has not heard his Chic and Michael Jackson edits: get ye to this other side of this link.

And please share yr muxtapes in the comments section! (PS, it's free to register.)

Steampunk

I didn't really know that "steampunk" was also kind of a style. It's like if you woke up one day and had gone totally bonkers and were convinced you were living inside of that computer game MYST or something. Which is amazing and totally repellent. And you could wonder things like "Where did I put my BRASS GOGGLES?"

Anyway, more pictures here.

You Guys!

Partly because I am pretty hung over, this made me weep a little bit at work today: http://www.georgetakei.com/

Also because I love George Takei like I love Alien vs. Predator.

Congratulations, George Takei!!!!!!