April 2008
5 Things...
via geekerella: (via fareastmeetswildwest et al) 5 Things found in my bag: book, black Nintendo DS lite, Eee PC, mobile phone, 2nd hand pink ipod mini, miscellaneous public sector related paperwork. 5 Favorite Things in my room: books, books, books, books, computer. 5 Things I’ve always wanted to do: No 1 hit single, great sci fi novel, singapore, great sociological work, young Diane...
A Boys Best Friend Is His Mother
Maybe not if you’re Michel Houellebecq. Here’s what Mommy has to say here: ” This individual, who alas! came out of my tummy, is a liar, an impostor, a parasite and especially, especially, a little upstart ready to do anything for fortune and fame” Won’t be asking Grandma Feastingonroadkill for a quote anytime soon.
More 1978 era Situationist punk. Wire: “I Am...
In the end we all metamorph into some variant of...
“Capitalism inevitably and by virtue of the very logic of its civilization...”
– Joseph Schumpeter. Think of this in the months ahead when you’re fighting the old lady for the last can of cat food in Walmart.
Waiting for Mrs Feastingonroadkill to return from...
“Without this, Wakefield will be the cesspit of cheap drink and crime and...”
– Stephen Thomas, chief executive of Luminar Leisure, after his nightclub licence application was turned down. Greetings from the cesspit readers! From here
“In Italy for thirty yeard under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and...”
– Harry Lime - The Third Man
Love Is All: “Make Out, Fall Out, Make...
Don't Bother With The Xmas Cards
Not if you read here “From now until the latter part of 2008, many prophecies are going to begin to be fulfilled, especially the Seven Thunders of the Book of Revelation, which the apostle John saw but was restricted from recording. Those thunders are revealed in this book, as well as detailed accounts of the final three and one-half years of man’s self-rule on earth, which are...
The Numanoid, at his very best. Essential...
“Web Shy: Unwillingness to expose one’s thoughts, feelings or identity on...”
– Via urbandictionary. Not a condition affecting many tumblrs and tumblettes. BTW: “Hello Freaknobs!”
Isn’t globalisation wonderful (continued,...
Cooler Than Tuneage?
Mr Feastingonroadkill tumbles The Bird and the Bee ‘F*cking Boyfriend’: …sometime later, Tuneage tumbles The Bird and the Bee ‘F*cking Boyfriend’ Mr Feastingonroadkill tumbles the Kleptones ‘Bite’ …sometime later, Tuneage tumbles the Kleptones ‘Bite’ Nice to be still ‘down with the kids’, even at my advanced years.
Things You Shouldn't Admit In Public
…But we all secretly suspected. From here ”An uncharacteristically-frank Microsoft employee has admitted that a security feature of the software giant’s Vista operating system was deliberately designed to get on users’ nerves. David Cross told the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week, “The reason we put User Account Control into the Vista platform was to annoy...
“Arrogance is a wonderful thing…I highly recommend it! Y’know, but you’ve got to...”
– John Lydon. One of my people.
“We are living in an epoch which is as important as the transition from the...”
– Paul Virilio. Am becoming more and more convinced that there is a pretty good PhD in there for someone using the late middle ages analogy to critique information economy capitalism. Any takers?
Tumblettes: Want to understand the male gender?...
Public Relations and Marketing - last refuge of...
Read this and sneer. I did - imagining it being said in a particularly whiney PR voice (I’ve met these types before) helps. From here www.johnvarvatos.com - John Varvatos Enterprises Donna Faircloth VP Corporate Marketing & Communications 212-812-8008 Donna_faircloth@vfc.com John Varvatos Enterprises has opened the doors to its newest location at 315 Bowery in New York City, a...
