Who Knew?

Harold and Kumar are the future. Didn't see that coming.

Newsweek

Who knew? We've had all these copies of Newsweek lying around the house, and never read most of them. I've been meaning to read them, but they come, like, every week, and who has time to read all that?

Not until a few of my friends were at my house, flipping through the magazines that have begun to cover every available surface did I really start to look at them. And wow! They're full of interesting facts, like these: Ben Stein is a nut job, local food is not necessarily better for the environment, and Hillary Clinton is related to Madonna.

Who knew?! I'm going to have to start reading these things.

Deep Thought for the Day

When dogs poop in toilets, that's when we'll know we're really in the future.

Screw you too, Facebook

Recently, Facebook, or one of those horrible applications that I have stupidly added to my profile, felt the need to email me and inform me that "None" of my friends have selected me as a "Most Eligible Friend."

Thank you, Facebook. Was it really necessary to go out of your way to let me know that?

And thanks to a small network of spirit crushing applications, I have also learned that my profile was viewed by four people, and none of them would date me.

I'm removing this application right now.

Music Monday: Bon Iver

Today, at Cactus Music, I purchased a CD that I believe will be one of my favorites for a long time to come. I've listened to Bon Iver's for Emma, forever ago about four times today. I may listen to it again before the day is over.

Justin Vernon's sings most of the songs on the album in a rough falsetto, coupled with the an acoustic guitar, some spare percussion, giving much of the album a sad sweetness.

I love the lyrics as well, though I'm not sure what they mean:

I've been twisting the sun I needed to replace
the fountain in the front yard is rusted out
all my love was down in a frozen ground.
- re: stacks

Give it a listen here. Standout track: Skinny Love.