likewise in grad school - the HP pentathalon….the pub, jimmy's, the cove, another place on 53rd with a huge TV that showed soft-core, and the tiki.  then skinny dipping at the point at 3am.

the avatar is my cat stalking the photographer, it's just a really nice picture.

This National record has been the only music I've listened to in the past 36 hours.

Liked for calling it Comiskey….will like even more if you saw the arrests at old comiskey.

I will have 4 of these please:  grapefruit juice (fresh squeezed if you have it), vodka, and a splash of seltzer and ice. And if you want a friend for life you can put just a little salt around the rim of the glass.

It's not even 10:30AM and this has been the shittiest day in a string of them - and this record hits the fucking spot.

phrasing with more innuendo?

oh no - that's not a completely not interesting story at all.

finally! a bacon backlash!

i like the idea, but my list will border on oversharing….here's a clue: #1 is the national. wasp's nest.

stones vs. beatles

Woah - right after i posted my list, 'reaching out' came on from the same matthew sweet record.

Fountains of Wayne - Little Red Light
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Full Grown
Camper Van Beethoven - Dustpan
The Faces - Just Another Honky

here's another for you to try, the "yawnig gap" from the chicago reader. the ingredient list: Linie Aquavit, Benedictine, lemon juice, honey-tarragon simple syrup,
tartar sauce, Bittermens Orchard Street Celery Shrub, Bittercube Bolivar
Bitters, egg, sea salt, fresh dill, lemon

if you click on the artist name ("The National") on any list of their songs in itunes you'll get to their band page - the stream is there. took me a bit to find it too.

I didn't know that!  Wrangling wolves must be tedious and expensive. It's odd that (again, to me), the wolves look more artificial than the dragons - which I assume are not real dragons filmed on green screen.

YES!  I was hoping someone would comment on the dragons. The effects look really good as if they are really part of the scenery, and their movements looks almost natural.

my eyes!!   they are so tired!!

walnuts are just terrible in any format, raw, toasted and even in baked goods. it's a bitter/tannin taste, and not only the taste, i hate their texture. like it's chewy and crunchy at the same time. their the best way to ruin a good brownie or cookie

another chuckling to myself moment:  when jack reaches out his arm directing his wife to come sit with him on lecter's sofa, i was waiting for him to do the morpheus "bring it" finger wave - but, no dice.