Random Recommendations

Posted on 02.26.04. Tagged with , , , , All

Some writeups I've come across lately and thoroughly enjoyed:
McSweeney's Confessions of a New Coffee Drinker
Andrei's Some Beginner's Tips on Poker (Because everyone has seen the Poker World Championships on ESPN 5 times) and anything else by him, really.
Matthew Thomas' Things that are the new black
The Black Table's The Life As A Loser Experience
Creative Behavior's Ideas! A close look at creativity
Most anything written by Belle de Jour

Some music I've been listening to:
Anything by Four Tet
Anything by Notwist
Anything by The Smiths
Grandaddy - A.M. 180
Eamon - Don't Want You Back
Mars Volta - Televators
The Walkmen - That's The Punchline

Some products I endorse
Natural Citrus Listerine
Melted Brie mixed with brown sugar on crackers
Pluots (as mentioned before)
Italian Seasoning
Distilled Water
Tutoring Zone

Websites I visit the most
My Bookmarks
My Referrals
Aggregated RSS Feeds
Slickdeals.net
Hotlinks

Quotes to quote: (from places long forgot)
It's not so much unrequited love as it is unrequited me wanting to get in her pants.
Deep down we all just want to be indie as fuck.
Slow down. think. feel. have a drink. now breathe.
Lots of lovely spirits can help you read web pages fluently and clearly.
The truth is like the sun, its benefit is entirely dependent on our distance from it.

If you have absolutely anything to recommend under one of these categories, comment. I'd love to hear them.

16 Comments

Claire T
12:33 PM on 02.26.04

Melted Brie mixed with brown sugar on crackers. HMMM will have to try that one day!

Also due to the loosing waight thing i'm on at the moment I'm into Quorn!! Thank god for hippys! :) specailly the Pork and Leek Flavoured sausages yummmmmmmy

kitta
12:34 PM on 02.26.04

It won't be long before 'Natural Citrus Listerine' makes you their sponsored blogger and you'll have to incorporate talk of Listerine into every entry.

Taylor
01:33 PM on 02.26.04

Claire: Its delicious, trust me. I've never heard of Quorn though... Sounds scary...

Kittamonga: They actually promote it as less intense than the original flavors but I really like that burning sensation from the other ones. This one just tastes yummy. I would def promote Listerine if I got paid...remember raging cow? haha.

Spenzer4Hire
04:35 PM on 02.26.04

The quote about wanting to get in her pants was from one of my away messages a while back. I still love that one.

Pedro
04:42 PM on 02.26.04

Should one remove the rind before melting?

Taylor
05:48 PM on 02.26.04

Spencer: Ah thats right, thx its an instant classic. I've noticed your away messages are usually above par, do you come up with them all yourself?

Pedro: Yeah I remove the rind first. It doesn't need to be alot of sugar either, just enough to give it a light glaze.

Holly
06:44 PM on 02.26.04

The Smiths totally rule and it should be ANYTHING BY THE MARS VOLTA! I love them.

Kat
01:44 AM on 02.27.04

Ok, check it:

The Shins - "Young Pilgrims"
Air - album: Talkie Walkie
Neutral Milk Hotel - album: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Anything by The Flaming Lips
Talking Heads - album: Remain in Light
B-52's - "52 Girls" or "Strobe Light"
The Hollies - "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"
Gang of Four - "Damaged Goods"
The Thermals - "No Culture Icons"
Self - "Trunk Fulla Amps"
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Maps"
The Decemberists - album: Her Majesty
Cat Power - "He War"
Anything by Björk, Yo La Tengo, Deerhoof, or Van Morrison.
Braid - "A Dozen Roses"
The Rolling Stones - "Moonlight Mile"
Otis Redding - "Rock Me Baby"
The Velvet Teen - "Naked Girl"
Anything by Mirah or The Weakerthans.
Or Spoon!
Spoon, especially, "Believing is Art" or "Anything You Want"
Mates of State - "Ha-Ha" [the album: Team Boo]
The Postal Service - album: Give Up
Death Cab for Cutie - album: Transatlanticism
Enon - "Disposable Parts"
James Brown - "Super Bad"
Ted Leo + the Pharmacists - "The High Party"
Hot Hot Heat - album: Makeup the Breakdown
Anything by The Velvet Underground or Nico.
The Cure - "Exploding Boy"
Simon & Garfunkel - album: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Smart Went Crazy - "I Liked You Better When You Were Sick"
Anything by Tom Waits!
Joe Jackson - "I'm The Man"
Old Jimmy Eat World - albums: Clarity and Static Prevails
American Football - "Honestly"
Azure Ray - "Sleep"
The Faint - "Worked Up So Sexual"
Interpol - "Obstacle"
The Dismemberment Plan - "What Do You Want Me to Say?" or "8.5 Minutes" or "You Are Invited" or "Time Bomb"
Bright Eyes - "Lover I Don't Have To Love"
Wilco - "Jesus etc."
Anything by The Smoking Popes, Duvall, Pinback, Cursive, The Microphones, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Murder by Death, Denali, Rainer Maria, No Knife.
Bandway - "Four Day Weekend"

Wow, I could keep going. Enjoy.

Kat
01:57 AM on 02.27.04

Oh, and lastly, since I am a comment whore, thumbs up to Notwist, Mars Volta, and Walkmen. Yes. Mmm, music.

MaThIbUs
06:13 AM on 02.27.04

As for products: Quorn rocks indeed (as a meat substitute).

Music: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are one awesome load of rawk!

MaThIbUs
06:17 AM on 02.27.04

As for products: Quorn rocks indeed (as a meat substitute).

Music: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are one awesome load of rawk!

Mark@Work
04:53 AM on 02.28.04

You know, backshift really messes with your mind. I'm so tired at this point that I thought there was a song called 'Anything' by the first 3 bands in your list, and I thought it was a bit odd. Seriously, it took like 12 seconds for my brain to point out what an idiot I am.

For some happy-happy girl punk, check out Damone. They're pretty decent. Now that I think about it, a lot of their songs are about jerks the singer has dated, but she has a happy voice so it works out alright. And 'Talk With Me/Dance With Me' by Hot Hot Heat is a great song.

Ooh, and Combat Baby by Metric. It's on www.epitonic.com.

Hope life in Florida remains happy.

Mark
08:07 PM on 02.28.04

Sorry about the dupe, text browsers suck.

Kitta
01:09 PM on 02.29.04

What ever happened to raging cow? It raged so much that it died?

owen
02:19 PM on 03.01.04

that sun thing really makes you think.

chris
12:08 PM on 03.11.04

pretty good list of music