Dallas Civil Confusion Agency Event - Feb. 6, 2009, 8-10:30a

this is going to be so awesome. come to participate, or just to watch!

"Date of Mission: Friday February 6th mark your calendars! @ Victory Park in Dallas at 8AM

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS OH MY!

On Friday February Sixth we will gather out side of Victory Park- use this address to mapquest it! we will be meeting at "Parking Lot G" off of Houston street and payne street, at 8:00 AM and everyone will need to stay till about 10:30 AM to have an escalating rock paper scissors battle, which consists of two stages..

Stage One: Two people start off playing the game between each other, others slowly join in. Once everyone who is participating is in play....

Stage Two: Nearby will be over sized "rocks" (made out of paper), Over-sized Scissors (card board) and over-sized Paper (made out of trees!); we run to grab them and then have an all out battle royal."

Language: Adopt a Word to Save it From Extinction

for the love of icasm and kalotypography, save the words!

(via Lifehacker)
Language: Adopt a Word to Save it From Extinction: "Save the Words is a website dedicated to keeping underused English language words in the dictionary. Pick an underused word and pledge to save it from extinction.

Lexicographers analyze the frequency of word usage in popular culture and media to decide which new words will go into the dictionary, but they also track the falling popularity of words and opt to remove them. At Save the Words, an initiative of the Oxford English Dictionary, you can browse a wall of rare words, be given a random word, or search for a word to see if it's in danger of extinction. Once you find a word to your liking, you can pledge to use that word in common usage as often as you can:

'I hereby promise to use this word, in conversation and correspondence, as frequently as possible to the best of my ability.'

Thanks to Save the Words I finally have a proper adjective for a co-worker I had named Shrub Head: frutescent. Need to find companion words for your new vocabulary buddy? Check out our compendium of the best online language tools for word nerds."

Food Creates Community

Food Creates Community

i know i posted about this group's Feb. event yesterday, but now i'm looking through the rest of the blog and just wanted to share the awesomeness.

disclaimer: extreme nerdiness

and not the cool kind of nerdy, the nerdy kind of nerdy. law cartoons nerdy.

as a law librarian, i have to love this. some of this guy's other stuff is pretty good too.

spastic baby video!

cool

Secret Suppers Come To Dallas

(via SideDish)
"The “secret supper” isn’t a new concept, but until today, I’d never heard of one in Dallas. I’m sure some of you have, you know all about them, and I’m a total idiot. However, if you’re unfamiliar, read this article. The basic idea is, food loving people get together at someones house for dinners made with (many times) local ingredients, as a restaurant alternative. The cost is often low. Sometimes everyone cooks, sometimes one chef is in charge. I don’t think this is technically legal, hence the secret aspect. Which of course makes it more exciting and fun.

If you’d like to know about an upcoming secret supper in Dallas, please continue reading. If you don’t care to know more, please don’t jump.

I just got off the phone with Jordan (feel like I shouldn’t include last name), the man in charge of next week’s Food Creates Community dinner in Richardson. This is the group’s second dinner. Jordan went to El Centro and he also runs a small catering biz. He’s not at all concerned with getting the word out about these dinners, so here’s the skinny: He wants to promote local foods and get similar-minded people together, so he’s started hosting these dinners. Next week’s will be for 30 folks, at his house. It will be Italian themed and focused on locally-sourced food. Italian wines will be served. He will be doing the cooking with the help of two or three people. There will be a cocktail hour (blood orange martinis), followed by salad or soup, a house-made pasta course, a fish with risotto, and gelato for dessert (probably limoncello flavored, made by his friend).

Cost: $30. To RSVP, go here. You can also see pics from the dinner last fall."

The Anti-Restaurants - NYTimes.com

The Anti-Restaurants - NYTimes.com: "He compared the experience to shopping at an indie record store instead of a big box retailer and said he appreciated the small scale, market-driven menu and informality. “I want a dog walking around while I eat,” he said after Ms. Newberry’s mutt was loosed. “I want the fan to tip over. I don’t want that sterile white tablecloth. That’s why I’m not in a restaurant.”"

PULL OVER THE INTERNET: SPRING BLOCK PARTY LINEUP WILL MAKE YOU CRAP YOUR PANTS | THE SKYLINE NETWORK

PULL OVER THE INTERNET: SPRING BLOCK PARTY LINEUP WILL MAKE YOU CRAP YOUR PANTS | THE SKYLINE NETWORK: "HOLY CALAMITY! BEATS OF INSANITY! ARE YOU READY FOR THIS! Like adding a mustache to your dasheeki, the folks over at the Free Press have taken the delicious pizza that is their twice annual Westheimer Block Party and have sprinkled a metric ton of fresh grated awesome on top. Stoked. And things are a brewin, here’s a quote from organizer (and Free Press editor) Mr. Omar: We hope to snowball the block party into a legitimate arts and music festival and marquee event for the city. Ambitious? Yes. Risky? Yes? But we have an undying faith in this city, our community, and the potential for big, wonderful things to happen."

ANGELS AND MINISTERS OF GRACE DEFEND US FROM THIS EPIC EVENT!

Obama Disappointed Cabinet Failed To Understand His Reference To 'Savage Sword Of Conan' #24 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Ha!
Obama Disappointed Cabinet Failed To Understand His Reference To 'Savage Sword Of Conan' #24 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: "WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama expressed frustration Wednesday after members of his cabinet failed to recognize his allusion to the 24th issue of the comic series Savage Sword Of Conan during their first major meeting together."

The Rayographs - Band To Watch - Stereogum

The Rayographs - Band To Watch - Stereogum: "The Rayographs are a UK trio. At first listen they're reminiscent of Grace Slick working with the Breeders, but they tap into a dark psychedelia that's quite different than the sounds created by the sisters Deal. A closer approximation would be a piano-free White Magic. It's lame to affix a bunch of female comparisons to an all-female band, but the comparisons fit (as does a mention of Patti Smith, sorry). To move beyond that, though, and deeper into the Rayographs themselves, the band's made up of guitarist/vocalist Astrud Steehouder, bassist/vocalist Jessamine Tierney, and drummer/sometime vocalist Amy Hurst. The three create a dark, intense, rollicking sound, but the real hook is Steehouder's voice. It's where the Grace Slick comparison comes into play. Check out her repetitions of 'everyone needs a heroine' in 'Green"

SUV slides off two-story parking garage | WFAA.com | Local News: TV

whoa! sounds like the guy dirving was alright...

SUV slides off two-story parking garage | WFAA.com | Local News: TV

FOXNews.com - Hackers Crack Into Texas Road Sign, Warn of Zombies Ahead - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News

FOXNews.com - Hackers Crack Into Texas Road Sign, Warn of Zombies Ahead - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News: "Transportation officials in Texas are scrambling to prevent hackers from changing messages on digital road signs after one sign in Austin was altered to read, 'Zombies Ahead.'"

Obama and His Mac

Dallas weather alert FAIL

from the major Dallas daily newspaper weather center.

Nerd merit badges - Boing Boing

we love this! wonder if being a devoted reader of BoingBoing will earn you a badge...?

Nerd merit badges - Boing Boing

SurrenderArt — Librarians (Morgantown)

awesome gig posters

SurrenderArt — Librarians (Morgantown)

how's the weather, Ollie?

*it's icy!*










here's the view from WFAA weather webcam. i guess it has a solid covering of ice making downtown seem very surreal.

Zombie Zombie video with GI Joes - Boing Boing

Zombie Zombie video with GI Joes - Boing Boing

Barack Obama is a Ninja with a Lightsaber - Boing Boing

Barack Obama is a Ninja with a Lightsaber - Boing Boing
wow!

Happy Bullets Video Shoot w/ Hal Samples on Friday, February 13 at 8:00pm

we're much too lazy to make a flyer, but did want to share this invite with our little world.



Happy Bullets Video Shoot w/ Hal Samples on Friday, February 13 at 8:00pm.

Josh says, "If you want to you can make a flyer, spread the word! The word is LOVE!".



Event: Happy Bullets Video Shoot w/ Hal Samples
"F' Yeah, I'm in Love With You!"
What: Performance
Host: The Happy Bullets
Start Time: Friday, February 13 at 8:00pm
End Time: Friday, February 13 at 11:55pm
Where: Hal Samples' "Space"

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=20383599949

way to go, Dad!

Picture of the day, originally uploaded by scriptingnews.

20 Worst Foods of 2009

Men's Health - Eat This, Not That - 20 Worst Foods of 2009: "The 20 Worst Foods in America 2009"

awesome monk foto

Long Exposure Photography: 15 Stunning Examples

Long Exposure Photography: 15 Stunning Examples

New York Architecture Images- black and white new york

gorgeous turn of the 20th century fotos of NYC.
New York Architecture Images- black and white new york

President Obama's new ride

"You ride, we ride, in my ride...in my ride, we ride." Hot Chip.

i'm going to the dark side, or whatever.

a short film recreating all three original Star Wars films, as narrated by someone who saw "bits of it" but never watched the whole film.

to my husband's shame, my own recounting of this story would probably be this bad, or worse. funny!

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

An Online Farmers Market - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

An Online Farmers Market - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com: "A new start-up, Foodzie, is an online farmers market where small, artisan food producers and growers can sell their products. Foodies in Florida, say, can order raw, handcrafted pepperjack cheese from Traver, Calif., or organic, fair-trade coffee truffles from Boulder, Colo."

PARADE OF FLESH In about 8 weeks

PARADE OF FLESH � In about 8 weeks: "On March 22nd in Dallas, Parade of Flesh will host the Inaugural SOUTH BY SOUTH FLESH Festival in Dallas. Appearing at this year’s SXSFLESH will be: Young Widows, Thee Ohsees, Women, Abe Vigoda, Wavves, Sleepy Sun, Pterodactyl, Howl, My Disco, Vampire Hands, Fresh & Only’s and others tba." I think this will be held at The Lounge, but not sure yet. We'll keep you posted.

Dallas News - George W. Bush, Texas' Prodigal Son, Returns - page 1 - Dallas Observer

Dallas News - George W. Bush, Texas' Prodigal Son, Returns - page 1 - Dallas Observer: "'Hey, sir, before you leave the plumbing aisle, do you mind my asking about the thing where you attacked the wrong country. "

(image is of a recent protest in London)

20 Websites with Beautiful Typography - Six Revisions

20 Websites with Beautiful Typography - Six Revisions

Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes

Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes: "Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes"

i gained 200 lbs, had a heart attack, and died just by reading about this.

awesomest receipt ever

go on over to CD Baby, buy some cool stuff, and get one of your own!

Poladroid project | the easiest and funniest Polaroid Image Maker

Poladroid project | the easiest and funniest Polaroid Image Maker

i'm going to go do this to a bunch of our pix!

Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News

Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News: "Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead In Michigan Home
Cause of death is still unknown for guitarist, who founded Stooges with Iggy Pop in 1967."

dude laid dead on his couch for "at least several days" before the police busted in his door. gross.

TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008

TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008: "TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008"

Streetsy - Best of 2008

Streetsy - Best of 2008.

Opening titles of B-movies - Boing Boing

Opening titles of B-movies - Boing Boing: "Mr. Bali Hai has compiled a fair-sized gallery of B-movie opening titles. I've seen a few of these movies, and it's probably safe to say that the titles are the best parts."

Psychotronic titles

Panda Tumbling

if i could exercise like this, my new year's resolutions would be easier to keep. Panda Tumbling Vid

Dallas - DC9 At Night - Picture Show: New Year's Eve at the Granada and HOB

Dallas - DC9 At Night - Picture Show: New Year's Eve at the Granada and HOB: "Picture Show: New Year's Eve at the Granada and HOB"

Photo Gallery: 2008 -- The Year in Photos - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Photo Gallery: 2008 -- The Year in Photos - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

The images of 2008 - CNN.com

The images of 2008 - CNN.com

What to Do With Leftover Champagne - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

What to Do With Leftover Champagne - Well Blog - NYTimes.com: "What to Do With Leftover Champagne

No matter how much you imbibe on New Year’s Eve, chances are you’ll have some already-opened bubbly still left over on the morning after.

While mimosas, bellinis and other champagne cocktails are always an option on New Year’s Day, a healthier option is to use the uncorked bubbly in creative home cooking. Champagne is an excellent accompaniment to seafood and salads, and several Web sites offer recipes for starting the new year in a healthy way."

Modern Hobo Code

Modern Hobo Code: "Modern Hobo Code

The legendary 'hobo code'was a set of covert markings used to warn other hobos about danger or to clue them into good situations. As times have changed, a new set of code symbols have emerged to alert other hobos to circumstances in modern America. Perhaps you have seen them on your own city streets."




("GPS will screw you here")