I just find this frightening...

As though on his own, the man weren't scary enough. (Excerpt from a MoveOn.org email, re. McCain's choice for VP)

Who is Sarah Palin? Here's some basic background:

• She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. She has no foreign policy experience
  
• Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest.
  
• She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000.
  
• Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.
  
• She's doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change.
  
• She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy. She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables won't be ready for years. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species—she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.
• How closely did John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once at a meeting. They spoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her about being vice-president. Then he offered her the position.

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Ever have one of those days when nothing goes right, and you're pretty much sure the best option open to you is to crawl into a hole and never come out again?

And then somebody you don't even know does something completely unexpected and really nice?

The world's a funny place.

Worst. Album Covers. Ever.

From the Chicago Tribune. There's 50 of 'em, but they're worth a chuckle! (and a search through the old vinyl collection).

Click Here!

For geeks only... favicon generator!

Sunset over Cat... er, Camden!

Nervous Tic Motion...

Andrew Bird, because his music makes me very happy. 3-4 hours in Corel Painter, Photoshop & Illustrator. (Yes, I'm schizophrenic.)

Sodomize Intolerance

Ol' Russ could be a rock-n-roll star if he wanted to be... instead he's just one of the funniest motherf*ckers on the planet.

"We've Got To Do Something" by Aldous Snow and Infant Sorrow

Pictures you'll never see.

Because I know it would fascinate my 3 readers, I was going to take a photo of the first tomato I grew in my new house. But before I got my camera, I got hungry.

It was yummy. And if you're any good at visualizing, it was perfectly symmetrical, unblemished, and that shade of red that shows up on the labels of canned tomatoes to try and fool you into thinking they'll have that just picked tomato-ey flavor, even though they've been pummeled into submission by machinery.

In other news, Big Brother was up for the weekend, so I got some quality sibling time. We went to see Tropic Thunder, and I laughed until it hurt. Yes, it's "politically incorrect." It's comedy. We're all human.

And Obama/Biden. I did a little happy dance. And then I kept doing it - all day Saturday. I'm excited about this election all over again.

Yay.

I love web toys...

Neil & His Magnificent Oracular Journal

Maybe it's only fun if you're a Gaiman fan, but it amused me. Of course the first answer I got after shaking the crystal ball was "I hope this ends this foolishness," so the Oracle basically told me to piss off.

Rodney Square Mosaic - or, "Yay vector art!"

I've been trying to salvage this photo for years... voila, vector version to the rescue! Turned out kinda groovy...

Shoes will fly...

I can't believe I forgot to include this story in my Iggy post...

So in getting dressed for the trip to NY, I was thinking it was going to be a long day... we were swinging by Buffalo Exchange in Philadelphia with a million t-shirts, and then running around a bit before heading to Metropark. So comfort was my thought... Which to me, means shoes I can ditch at a moments notice. Something akin to going barefoot. Kinda like these:



I threw on a pair of much worn comfy black ballet flats, shorts and a t-shirt and we were off.

At the end of the evening, we leave Terminal 5 and catch a cab back to Penn Station. The driver pulls up right next to a sewer grate... when I stepped out of the cab, my heel got caught in the grate. In one of those slow motion moments you watch from somewhere in the back of your brain, I looked down to see my left shoe teetering on the brink between the grates... and then I watched it slowly disappear into the murk below.

Ok, it wasn't that slow, it just seemed like it. I was not diving down the sewer to recover it. I ended up finding the closest drug store, where the only flip-flops to be found would only fit a 3 year old... so I ended up running around Penn Station at 1 in the morning, and the rest of the way home, wearing slipper socks from the "health and beauty" section.

I promised Amelia when we go back in October I'll wear sturdy boots...

Poor girl...

Georgie face...
Originally uploaded by daftkitty

Her family's been at the beach all week, so the poor thing's been stuck with me.

Can you feel her pain?

El Sol

El Sol
Originally uploaded by daftkitty

Had the camera out for a bit today... garden decoration...

John Edwards Admits Fathering Clay Aiken's Baby

I love spam mail. I didn't consider opening one with this title, but it did give me a good laugh.

In the meanwhile, everyone's a way on vacation, so I'm a pet sitting automaton.

Will do art soon. (That's mostly a promise to myself)...

Yay - Andrew Bird!!!

You know how some artists you go to see live just for fun, but some you go knowing you'll be blown away every time? Andrew Bird goes straight to the top of my list of artists I'll definitely go out of my way to see perform every single chance I get.

I've been waiting to see him ever since Amelia introduced me to his music last year, and we finally got the chance at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia last night (along with the New Pornographers). It was an amazing performance.

After his set was over I slipped downstairs to take a look at the t-shirts, had a really nice chat with the lady behind the counter and a couple of other customers... and when I turned around to go back upstairs, who's standing there but Andrew Bird! Yaay!!! So I actually got to say "hi," have him sign my tote bag, and then I babbled at him incoherently for a minute before running back upstairs to send Amelia down. Luckily he was still there and she got her t-shirt signed... I'd have felt really bad if she'd missed him, since she gave me my first Andrew Bird CD!

So - rickshaw rides in NYC, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Bird... seriously great weekend.

How to make old punk rock girls happy...

So anyway, Gina & I made the trip to Terminal 5 in NYC last night to see Iggy and the Stooges... (As Anthony said, "shows like that are like Mecca to you people, aren't they?")

After exiting Penn Station, getting refreshments and wandering around a bit, we found ourselves having trouble getting a cab... but there were rickshaw drivers aplenty. Whoa! We (happily) landed the most insane driver ever, who whizzed us around NY at breakneck speed, weaving in and out of traffic and dodging red lights like it was some kind of suicide bet. It was freaking expensive, but better than any amusement park thrill ride. Seriously, hook up with a crazy rickshaw dude next time you're in the city!

We got to the club and made bets as to when the show would actually start (doors opened at 8pm), with guesses being anywhere between 10 and midnight. They took the stage at 9:30 pm, which was a relief because after two $12 drinks, our happy money was done for, and no matter how entertaining watching club crowds is, after an hour you're ready for something more. Iggy was mad as ever - picture Tigger as a speed freak and that's how much energy the man has. The crowd was pretty tame (seriously, Iggy was the only person in the entire club who did any actual stage diving), but he did manage to coax a bunch of folks on stage for a giant dance party at one point.

Yup, you couldn't ask for more. Well, you could - but you'd be a greedy bastard.

Cousins

Looking through some family photos, found an old pic of my cousin Larry... thought he needed to be immortalized (or something like that)!

These guys really need to make a video or two...

Frightened Rabbit, "The Twist"



In other slightly more squishy news, my basement pipes are leaking... yay!

Frog kitty...

I don't know who did this (it looks Photoshopped), but it's hysterical!!

Sugar Skulls...

It's barely August, but the dollar stores are already stocking up on Halloween goodies... muahahahahah!!!

Because I always love a good Kate Bush cover...

The Futureheads, "Hounds of Love"

Hmmmmm...

Testing HTML capabilities using Ping.fm

If this works, I'll do a happy dance...

Testing Ping.fm beta, for posting across multiple platforms. Wanna know more? Go to Ping.fm and use the code "pingscompany."

Better hurry, this code will self destruct before you can blink!

Work in progress... The Mighty Boosh

I think I might have been a bit too ambitious with this, because the pattern details are killing me!

The Enemy (UK) - Had Enough

Had Enough


The Enemy kinda reminds me of The Jam... in a really good way!

I miss you even when you're around...

How can you go wrong with lyrics like that?

Seabear, "I Sing I Swim"



I'm building new shelving in the basement... I just used the last staple in the staple gun. This is only interesting because we closed the art gallery in 1993, and at that time I took all the remaining staples from my workroom there. It's taken me 15 years to use all of those staples!

Yes, trivia you couldn't possibly give a shit about. Suck it.