Dumb things that make you happy.

[PunkerDuckie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjdQa-yc0QM

[aphaziak]

[quote author=Nomad link=topic=14731.msg1702882#msg1702882 date=1282790719]
What are you reading?  I picked up Steinbeck's "East of Eden" and Mark Twain's "Roughing It" today.
[/quote]

The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter.

Who are white people and where did they come from? Elementary questions with elusive, contradictory, and complicated answers set historian Painter's inquiry into motion. From notions of whiteness in Greek literature to the changing nature of white identity in direct response to Malcolm X and his black power successors, Painter's wide-ranging response is a who's who of racial thinkers and a synoptic guide to their work. Her commodious history of an idea accommodates Caesar; Saint Patrick, history's most famous British slave of the early medieval period; Madame de Staël; and Emerson, the philosopher king of American white race theory. Painter (Sojourner Truth) reviews the diverse cast in their intellectual milieus, linking them to one another across time and language barriers. Conceptions of beauty (ideals of white beauty [became] firmly embedded in the science of race), social science research, and persistent North/South stereotypes prove relevant to defining whiteness. What we can see, the author observes, depends heavily on what our culture has trained us to look for. For the variable, changing, and often capricious definition of whiteness, Painter offers a kaleidoscopic lens. (Mar.)

I'm a library nerd, don't really buy my books. This one is really interesting so far.

[Nomad]

[quote author=aphaziak link=topic=14731.msg1702901#msg1702901 date=1282792546]
The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter.

I'm a library nerd, don't really buy my books. This one is really interesting so far.
[/quote]

I'm a library nerd, too.  I actually spend hours IN the library reading.  It's nice and quiet and there are few distractions, unlike home.

[aphaziak]

[quote author=Nomad link=topic=14731.msg1702917#msg1702917 date=1282793765]
I'm a library nerd, too.  I actually spend hours IN the library reading.  It's nice and quiet and there are few distractions, unlike home.
[/quote]

I read in parking lots in my car with the windows rolled down (while it's still nice out anyway). Everyone I tell that to thinks I'm strange.  :lol:

[krazegirl]

[quote author=angelaiscaustic link=topic=14731.msg1702876#msg1702876 date=1282790146]
My birthday is the same day you're going to see Gordon Lightfoot Rob.

And ftr, you're less than a foot taller than me.  180 is a good number.  I'm trying to get to 140, I've dropped ten pounds already just by eliminating eating out more than once a week.
[/quote]

This was what worked for me too.

[Nomad]

[quote author=aphaziak link=topic=14731.msg1702924#msg1702924 date=1282794353]
I read in parking lots in my car with the windows rolled down (while it's still nice out anyway). Everyone I tell that to thinks I'm strange.  :lol:
[/quote]

I'm usually in a library or in a park (depending on weather).  There's a coffee shop downtown I like to go to, too.

[Cap-n Meow]

Rush was amazing! 

[Lagolf31]

[quote author=Cap-n Meow link=topic=14731.msg1703123#msg1703123 date=1282834602]
Rush was amazing! 
[/quote]
Neil Peart FTW!!!

[Ron_NYC]

[quote author=angelaiscaustic link=topic=14731.msg1702876#msg1702876 date=1282790146]
My birthday is the same day you're going to see Gordon Lightfoot Rob.

And ftr, you're less than a foot taller than me.  180 is a good number.  I'm trying to get to 140, I've dropped ten pounds already just by eliminating eating out more than once a week.
[/quote]
That's what he said.

[jessielee]

[quote author=Nomad link=topic=14731.msg1702825#msg1702825 date=1282783265]

October is going to be an awesome month.  The roommates are moving out, and I can finally do whatever the fuck I want in this apartment!

[/quote]
I see some underwear time in your future.

[Justice]

Crackberry.com 

[bowieluva]

I just won Ratatat tickets, woohoo!

[Cap-n Meow]

[quote author=Lagolf31 link=topic=14731.msg1703129#msg1703129 date=1282836011]
Neil Peart FTW!!!
[/quote]Neil Peart is no mere man.  Nor is he a god or a machine.  He creates gods when he's bored with a single drum stick.

I was so amazed by how precise and clean he can play live. 

[Nomad]

[quote author=jessielee link=topic=14731.msg1703179#msg1703179 date=1282843507]
I see some underwear time in your future.
[/quote]

You've got that right! 

[Monter]

DTTMMH:
That my little red former dirt devil has entered the phase of LOVING baths , asks for one every day, and revels in it for as long as he can.
I hope this never ends
Or even better translates into cleaning his room the same way

[boogieman]

I am not sure if this makes me happy, or annoyed. I am happy to know it exists... I am annoyed because I cannot go.



http://wastelandweekend.com/

   Wasteland Weekend is a three-day post-apocalyptic party in the desert. Friday, October 22nd to Sunday, October 24th 2010.

   Join the hundreds of fans coming from all over the the United States (and beyond) to gather in the Southern California desert. Set up camp at our wasteland compound, surrounded by specially-built sets. Costumes are required and post-apocalyptic campsites and vehicles are encouraged. Live for three days in a world pulled straight out of the Mad Max movies, beyond the grip of so-called civilization.

   Top DJs from all over will provide the soundtrack, fire dancers and bonfires will light up the night, and modified vehicles will shake the earth with their engines. Don't miss it! Tickets on sale now.

   This is an ADULTS ONLY event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6yvz30HY2U

Edited because touch screen phones suck at editing.

[bowieluva]

[quote author=boogieman link=topic=14731.msg1703510#msg1703510 date=1282879174]
I am not sure if this makes me happy, or annoyed. I am happy to know it exists... I am annoyed because I cannot go.



http://wastelandweekend.com/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6yvz30HY2U


[/quote]

They do this every year, it's part of Burning Man.

[boogieman]

[quote author=bowieluva link=topic=14731.msg1703517#msg1703517 date=1282879584]
They do this every year, it's part of Burning Man.
[/quote]

Oh... The history of the event says:

Throughout all of this, Karol, like many fans, dreamed of one day bringing an event out into the landscape it belonged in: the desert. In 2007, Karol started looking into creating a desert Mad Max event  that would piggy-back on a regional Burning Man event in Nevada. By 2008, Karol scrapped his plans due to problems with date and venue changes.

Then in 2009, Scarlett Harlott, an event promoter and a fixture in the pirate fan community, stepped forward onto the Mad Max scene, providing the “We’re doing it!” inspiration that ultimately made a Mad Max desert event happen. Karol quickly joined forces with Scarlett early on and brought with him his resources, connections and commitment to the fans. The result was 2009’s Road Warrior Weekend – an event long past its due!

Following the success and praise of Road Warrior Weekend, Karol and Jim Howard (an event organizer and San Diego club promoter) quickly turned their minds to creating an even bigger event for the fans. A careful survey of attendees showed that 2 out of 3 actually favored having an event in 2010. Ultimately deciding that it would be best to part ways with Scarlett, Karol and Jim assembled their own team of Road Warrior Weekend veterans and began WASTELAND WEEKEND.

[Feetprints]

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:2wave: hey sweetie!  :kiss3:

[Ron_NYC]

[quote author=Feetprints link=topic=14731.msg1703551#msg1703551 date=1282884127]
:2wave: hey sweetie!  :kiss3:
[/quote]
Gross. Get a room.

-1

[Feetprints]

[quote author=Ron_NYC link=topic=14731.msg1703555#msg1703555 date=1282884684]
Gross. Get a room.

-1
[/quote]Suck it. 

[Ron_NYC]

This thread makes me sick. Happy? Pfft.

[Feetprints]

[quote author=Ron_NYC link=topic=14731.msg1703559#msg1703559 date=1282885144]
This thread makes me sick. Happy? Pfft.
[/quote]that makes me happy.  :lol: :kiss3:

[krazegirl]

[quote author=Ron_NYC link=topic=14731.msg1703559#msg1703559 date=1282885144]
This thread makes me sick. Happy? Pfft.
[/quote]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Im with you

[Ron_NYC]

[quote author=krazegirl link=topic=14731.msg1703575#msg1703575 date=1282888444]
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Im with you
[/quote]
Drama would make me happy. I'm fuckiong bored ova here.