Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Polaroid Film Is Back!
IMPOSSIBLE'S FIRST BRAND NEW INSTANT FILM
After 31.536.000 nerve-wracking seconds of excitement and hope, joy and exhaustion, devastating setbacks and auspicious progress, The Impossible Project is proud to present its own child: the newly developed Instant Film - the PX 100 Silver Shade, optimized for all SX70 cameras and ready to be purchased and inhaled in a first limited First Flush Edition now!
As the production capacities at our factory in Enschede are currently running at full throttle in order to manufacture the first batches of PX 100 film, we aim to start production of the PX 600 Silver Shade designed for 600 cameras once the demand for PX 100 is fulfilled in approximately 3 weeks.
Need a New Pandora Station? DIPLO
The East Coast hailing master of beats, Diplo, is probably best known as an MIA collaborator and past love interest. Diplo has some bad ass sounds that span a really wide range of sounds and samplings. Because of this when I put him on Pandora I found about 5 other artists I liked! A white guy who can spin beats is sexy! Buuuut....he is 5'6:(
If you don't know about Pandora, get out from under your rock and click HERE
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
30th on 30th is going off TONIGHT!!
This event looks like a total blast for foodies, beer lovers and those who need a fun event that is easy on the wallet. 30th Avenue which runs through some of the best beer houses and restaurant areas is serving up their best to patrons all night long. Ride your back or take line 2 on the bus to experience what North Park to South Park has to offer!!
This month's 30th on 30th is on Tuesday, March 30th
Here's the program: on the 30th of each month, a bunch of restaurants and bars on and near 30th Street offer specials, such as a feature appetizer for $2. This makes it easy for you to go on a restaurant crawl and check out all the amazing places on the 30th Street Corridor. Most places start their specials between 5 and 6pm. So come on out.
The following places have told me they're doing something, I don't always know what yet. Some highlights this month: Urban Solace is rocking it with a patio station and complimentary appetizers just for the event; Alchemy is dim sum; Splash is half price wine all nite (I will be there, no doubt).
Alchemy: Our tour to the great neighborhoods of the world continues with a visit to China Town San Francisco: $2 Tasting pour of Plum Wine, $2 Beef and Ginger Gyoza ~ scallion / black sesame / soy mirin sauce, $3 Cantonese Spring Roll ~ pork / shrimp / mushroom / cabbage / spicy mango dipping sauce
The Station: $5 sautéed chicken or beef skewers.
The Whistle Stop: Extended happy hour prices: $1 off all drinks
Sea Rocket Bistro: $2 tapas menu, plus a bottle of Ballst Point Calico Ale & spicy ground beef Sloppy Joe for $8
Bluefoot Bar: $2 pints of Trumer Pils
Mosaic: $2 tastes of wine or local beer, and $2 tastes of pizza (2 slices for $2) all night.
The Linkery: $2 small plate of grassfed beef short rib, with an optional $2 half pour of 30th Street Pale Ale. Also, $2 half pour of Linkery's own blends of red or white wine.
Bar Pink: $3 Sneaky Tikis
True North: $3 shots: Washington Apples, Sex on the beach, Kamikaze, or Alabama Slammer
Urban Solace: (and I quote Matt) "We are going to do the patio station setup this month with a special cocktail 'Cherry Cola' Red Stag Cherry Bourbon, House Brandied Cherry Juice, Classic Cola $4.00; our Vin de Solace Wine tastes $2.00; and free tastes of special appetizers like Pork Belly Pie and Duck Tostadas with House Made Honeyed Ricotta Cheese -- 5:30 to 9:00 pm on the patio at Urban Solace"
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Heaven Sent Desserts: 30th Street Parfait for $3.25
West Coast Tavern: 30 cent wings!
Splash Wine Lounge: $2 white crunchy crostinis and, um, HALF PRICE WINE ALL NITE.
Toronado: $3 pints of 30th Street Pale Ale; $2 Hot Dogs / Veggie Dogs
Ritual Tavern: 30th Street Tacos (Niman Ranch Carnitas and Salsa Verde) 2 for $5, Alpine Nelson Rye IPA on cask
Sicilian Thing: $1 pizza slices from 8pm to close
Crazee Burger: $2.00 off any regularly priced burger or sandwich (1 per person)
Jayne's Gastropub: $5 Niman ranch ground beef sliders, with Vermont cheddar, house-pickled onions and garlic aioli. $3 Trumer Pilsner and Guinness.
Cantina Mayahuel: $2 street tacos and mini tortas, $2 beers, $5 select premium tequilas & margaritas.
The 30th Street Corridor, I propose, is the best culinary street in the nation. If I'm wrong about that (and I'm open to hearing about other streets), at the very least it's really fun and delicious and has hundreds of taps of local craft beer. See you on 30th!
Lovin the new Audi A3
Monday, March 29, 2010
Bad Ass TV Theme Medley
THIS IS IT Showing Tonight at Birch Theatre
March 29: THIS IS IT (7:00 & 9:30 PM)
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage
of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows
in London.
Director: Kenny Ortega
Running time: 111min.
Rated: PG
the night of the movie.
Ticket price $7
Movie and a beer or glass of wine $10
Today's Food Addictive as Blow
A new study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that high-calorie, high-fat foods may be just as addictive as cocaine and heroin. "When rats consume these foods in great enough quantities, it leads to compulsive eating habits that resemble drug addiction, the study found," Health.com reported. The rats in the study that were fed these unhealthy foods developed a tolerance to the pleasure it gave them and had to consume more and more to experience the same level of satisfaction. "The fact that junk food could provoke this response isn't entirely surprising, says Dr. Gene-Jack Wang, M.D., the chair of the medical department at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, in Upton, New York," Health.com reported. " 'We make our food very similar to cocaine now,' he says." Dr. Wang means that we purify our food in a way that our ancestors never could: Instead of eating corn, for example, we eat corn syrup. In other words, just as cocaine has been purified over many years, so to has our food. "The ingredients in purified modern food cause people to 'eat unconsciously and unnecessarily,' and will also prompt an animal to 'eat like a drug abuser [uses drugs],' says Wang."
Friday, March 26, 2010
The San Diego Indie Fest is this weekend
It used to be called North by Northwest until what someone thought was a cute clever idea (modeling the miniscule neighborhood local band fest after music monster South By Southwest) was legally quashed and forced to change. This year I can't identify 98% of the bands on the roster BUT 1% of the 2% I do know are fucking headliners Nappy Roots and Metric and THAT is amazing!!
GET THE DETAILS on SD Indie Fest
Tea Party made up of mostly Old White Christian Men
A new poll of Selzer & Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, found that Tea Party supporters "want the federal government out of their lives except when it comes to creating jobs." Most believe that the federal government spends too much and that it is "trying to control too many aspects of private life," Bloomberg reported. "They also look to the government in rein in Wall Street, with almost half saying the government should do something about executive bonuses." Other than that, there is very little the Tea Partiers agree on. The poll, of more than 1,000 individuals conducted earlier this week, found that those who support the Tea Party tend to be older, male, and white; only about one in every five supporters was under the age of 35. "Many are also Christian fundamentalists, with 44 percent identifying themselves as 'born-again,' " Bloomberg reported.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Vote to legalize cannabis in California on November 2nd!!!
Yesterday, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified the Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 for the November ballot. This means that on November 2, Californians will finally be able to vote to end marijuana prohibition.
The groundbreaking initiative would make personal possession and cultivation of marijuana legal for adults over 21 in California. It would also allow cash-strapped cities and counties to tax and regulate marijuana sales in order to reap millions in new tax revenues.
This historic proposition will finally allow California to move away from the destructive policy of prohibition and toward a more rational approach to marijuana. With talk of marijuana policy reform already resonating through the halls of the state capitol, today's announcement will certainly heat up the debate.
We're looking forward to educating the public about the benefits of taxing and regulating marijuana in the months leading up to November - hopefully you are too.
Please show your support by pledging to vote "yes" on California's Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act on November 2!
Read the Rest in the LA Times
The Worst Fast Food Across America
The health care reform that the House passed on Sunday night will bring about a lot of changes. One of the first that you're likely to notice is the addition of nutritional information to fast-food menus. "Beginning next year, all restaurant chains with more than 20 locations will have to post calorie counts and other similar information," the Daily Beast reported. To give you a preview, the Web site ranked the 40 worst fast-food meals in America by weighing five criteria: calories, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and sugar. So what topped the list? Wendy's Baconator Triple (because a Baconator single is never enough). The Baconator, covered with mayonnaise, ketchup, and Applewood smoked bacon, tips the scale at more than 1,300 calories. Rounding out the top five were Sonic's SuperSonic Cheeseburger, Burger King's BK Quad Stacker, Domino's Bread Bowl Pasta, and In & Out Burger's Double Double With Onion.
Read the Rest on The Daily Beast
Woman Offers Anal Sex for World Series Tickets
Tickets to the World Series are expensive and hard to come by. What would you offer if your favorite team were in the running? One woman found "Bob," an undercover police officer, through her now-infamous Craigslist ad entitled "DESPERATE BLONDE NEEDS WS TIX." Everyone knew she—Susan Finkelstein—was desperate when her ad made headlines after her October arrest. They just didn't know how desperate. During testimony at the first day of trial, Officer Michael Brady of Pennsylvania's Bensalem Township Police Department—"Bob"—told the court that Finkelstein was willing to trade anal sex and threesomes in exchange for his tickets. "When Finkelstein, 44, learned of another ticket that Bob's "brother' had, she said the siblings could 'DP' her, Brady said. 'DP' is short for 'double penetration,' he explained," according to the Philadelphia Daily News. Finkelstein faces charges of prostitution.
Read the Rest on Philly.com
Gorillas May Be Extinct By Mid-2020s
A 2002 study predicted that only 10 percent of the gorilla population in central Africa would remain by 2030. A new report finds that the previous study was probably too optimistic. "Gorillas may go extinct in much of central Africa by the mid-2020s—victims of a meat trade, of logging and mining, and even the Ebola virus," CNN reported. The gorilla's habitat continues to be destroyed by illegal logging because the trade of materials taken from central Africa's Congo Basin brings in millions of dollars. As militias fight to control that land, more and more people are driven into refugee camps where they subsist largely on bush meat provided by professional poachers. The report found that, increasingly, that bush meat is coming from apes. "Adding to the gorillas' woes are outbreaks of the Ebola virus that have killed thousands of great apes," CNN reported. "By some estimates, 90 percent of the infected animals will die."
Read The Rest on CNN
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Marriage Ref, delightfully awkward!
Chuck E. Cheese and Atari Have Same Daddy
Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre, was founded by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.Bushnell’s experience in the amusement park industry, as well as his fondness of The Walt Disney Company, was influential in the conceptualization of the Pizza Time Theatre concept. The first location opened in San Jose, California in 1977, which was labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade
Biden Drops F-Bomb During Health Care Signing
Minutes before President Obama signed health care reform into law this afternoon, gaffe-prone Vice President Joe Biden introduced his boss and outdid himself by dropping an f-bomb into a live mic. "You did it," Biden said while hugging the president. "It's a big fucking deal." Biden's comment immediately inspired commemorative T-shirts and has already prompted far too many commentators to make the same joke about how his mouth isn't covered under the new health plan. Shortly after, the White House issued an official response. "And yes Mr. Vice President, you're right ... " Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wrote in a Tweet.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Free Ben and Jerry's Scoop Today!!!
Celebrate Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's, honoring the anniversary of the founding of the company.
Hit participating Ben & Jerry's locations between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. for your free scoop.
Find a Ben & Jerry's Near You!!
Boy Scout Acronym You Didn't Wonder About
Webelos is the level in Boy Scouting right before you become a full fledged Boy Scout. It used to be an acronym meaning Wolf, Bear, Lion, Scout. It has since come to mean "WE'll BE LOyal Scouts".
The Muslims (The Soft Pack) On Tour!
Do your friends around the US a favor and tell them that one of the best bands to come out of San Diego is playing in their town. You'll support a local band from home base and show your friends how cool and music savvy you are.
The Soft Pack On Tour
3/21/10 Dallas, TX @ Double-Wide Bar (Bro Fest 2010)
3/23/10 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
3/24/10 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
3/25/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
3/26/10 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
3/27/10 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
3/29/10 Allston, MA @ Great Scott
3/30/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
3/31/10 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
4/1/10 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
4/3/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/6/10 Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
4/7/10 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo Club
4/8/10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
4/9/10 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
4/10/10 St Paul, MN @ Turf Club
4/13/10 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
4/14/10 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
4/15/10 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
4/18/10 Indio, CA @ Coachella
Monday, March 22, 2010
US Joins other 1st World Countries and Gets Health Care
Craigslist Missed Connection: Church is a great pick up joint, duh we knew that
Date: 2010-03-22, 12:16AM PDT
Reply to: pers-qvj8m-1655284325@craigslist.org
We were in line for the church buffet and you were looking for the napkins. As I came up to stand by you, I handed you over a hundred more. I grinned real big and said: "Here, these will get you through and they don't ever tear apart." I think you liked it because you seemed to be paralyzed while blinking a thank-you. I said, over my shoulder: "Sometimes, all you need is some love." Remember me?
Location: church
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 1655284325
Date Night, I dunno, could be good?
You still have weeks to check out Anza Borrego!
Ok it turns out the wild flowers in Anza Borrego haven't even popped off yet! I camped there this weekend and it was already gorgeous but a hot park ranger told us camping beauties that things were going to get downright beautiful in the coming weeks. YOU STILL HAVE TIME!! Hit up Anza Borrego desert for sure, you can do primitive camping for free. The temperature was very comfortable and damn you should have seen the stars....
Friday, March 19, 2010
Catch the Wildflowers Whilst You Can!
Check out the Anza-Borrego Desert site HERE
Free Form Dancin' In North Park
DanceJam
San Diego
Every Friday Night
in North Park
9pm-midnight
class/jam 8 to 9pm
WHO WE ARE
We are a thirty-five year old community comprised of everyday people from all walks of life and several generations who come together three times a week to breathe, to feel, and to dance. On our dance floors, ordinary citizens are encouraged to bring their authentic bodies out into the open and simply move.
In our communal arena, there is no one right way to dance. Rather, there are as many ways to travel through space and time as there are people. There is no presiding ideology. There is only this moment, now, and the ever present choice to relate -- to others, to the self, to the studio, to the ground below one’s feet, to the life sustaining air around us, to the rhythmic vibrations, to the catatonic beat, and to the reverberating stillness.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Mississippi HS Cancels Prom To Block Lesbian Student From Going
From SAVAGE LOVE (A sex/relationship column on Nerve): I need to ask you to do something. Not for me, but for a teenage lesbian who lives in a small town. Constance McMillen is a senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi. When she asked the school if she could attend prom with her girlfriend, she was told no. When Constance pressed her case, the Itawamba County School Board canceled prom rather than allow Constance to attend with her girlfriend. The school board had to know what would happen next: the other students at Itawamba Agricultural blamed Constance for getting prom canceled and “ruining senior year.” Constance is now being harassed and bullied.
The school board claims it canceled prom to avoid “distractions.” Now it’s up to us — to decent people everywhere — to make sure that bigotry and discrimination are a much bigger distraction for the Itawamba County School District than inclusion and tolerance ever could’ve been.
E-mail, call, and fax Itawamba Schools superintendent Teresa McNeece (tmcneece@itawamba.k12.ms.us, phone 662-862-2159 ext. 14, fax 662-862-4713) and Itawamba Agricultural principal Trae Wiygul (twiygul@itawamba.k12.ms.us, 662-862-3104). Then join the Facebook page “Let Constance Take Her Girlfriend to Prom.” And, finally, make donations to the Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition (www.mssafeschools.org), which is organizing an alternate prom that will welcome all students, and make a larger donation to the ACLU LGBT Project (www.tinyurl.com/yl9mvkb), which is defending Constance and other gay teenagers across the country.
Call, write, fax, donate. Constance needs to know that there are people all over the world who are on her side. And, more importantly, Itawamba County Schools needs to know that we’re not going to let them get away with this. Be respectful, but be relentless. Let’s show these bigots what a real distraction looks like. Get ‘em.
Get a cheap sandy made to your idea of perfection
I was running errands with my roommate the other day on Hillcrest's 5th Avenue and he needed a cheap quick bite to eat. We were parked directly in front of Which Wich and their sign said all sandwich's $5.25, now that's a smokin' hot deal! And they weren't being stingy, they've got a TON of sandwich's to choose from and what's awesome is, you fill out a lil' form that you can tailor make your sandwich with anything you want. The topping are numerous and there's a bunch of side options as well. The people are nice who work there, the place is hoppin, the price is right and roommate wouldn't let me try a bite so I think it's probably delicious. Check it out!
HungOver?
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
We all get to be Irish today but you know what we like being more here in the US? DRUNK. And that is all but encouraged on this day of Green Beer, Irishman Kissing, and Irish Car Bombs. Every Irish pub will probably be having a blast and specials and serving corned beef and sauerkraut. Also, today is going to be 77 degrees so you'll need a Guiness to cool off. As if you NEEDED an excuse....
San Diego St. Patrick's Day Favorites
Rise and shine this year with eye openers from The Field.Nico P calls it “the best Irish pub in town,” and gets there early for soccer matches and a morning tradition: “AGuinness at 7am is the perfect breakfast!” Sounds like a lovely day already! Showing toucan play at this game, Mary Lou D enjoys a spiked start from Hooley’s Irish Pub, with their version of Scotch eggs. "Hard-boiled eggs with a layer of sausage, rolled in a crumb mixture and fried to a delectable crisp” paired with a pint? Top o' the morn' to ya!
For the real deal, James A hits Blarney Stone Pub. In a scene that would make James Joyce weep, he swears he's on the Emerald Isle itself, thus professing: “I'm Irish and it’s the closest I've been to Ireland.” Meanwhile, Mick G gets in touch with his Celtic core at The Ould Sod, describing it as “Irish in an Irish kinda way – a way that the Publican knows the people, greets them by name, and knows their drink.Irish in the way that it's happy, and celebrates the greatness of life through beer and whiskey.” Cheers to that, Mick!
Go green by the beach with Scott R at The Harp – “a cool Irish bar set in the laid back confines of OB.” Although it has an American twist, “the forest green walls are decorated with Guinness memorabilia and framed with dark-stained wood as you would expect in any authentic Irish pub.” Little good can come from all that drinking without a good base, right? So she shouldn't fall from grace with cod, Eveline Sgets her fish and chips fix at “hidden gem” O'Brien's, quipping, “There are few things in life that are better thanwashing down fried food with a pint of high-gravity beer, except for maybe following that first pint of beer with several more pints.” Sounds like an alcoholiday to remember!
Get Into The Spirit Damnit!!
WEAR GREEN. Seriously. No only does it stop you from getting pinched by the annoying asshole at work or elsewhere that still fucking pinches people but it gets you in the mood. And us broke ass disenchanted Americans could use some Green Beer Day Cheer, am I right? Right, now, go put on something green!!
p.s. Is it clever or downright annoyingly faggy to wear clothing that supports "Green Causes" or is "Green Friendly" but not green in color?? It's lame, pinch that dweeb.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
World's Shortest Man Dies
ROME – The world's shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program's production company said Tuesday.
He Pingping, of China, who was 2 feet, 5.37 inches (74.6 centimeters) tall, had become a recognized figure across the world, often taking part in shows, photo shoots and other events, Guinness World Records said. He was 21 years old.
INTERESTING FACT:
Both the shortest and tallest man are (I mean, were...RIP Pingping) from Mongolia. It's crazy how many tall people come from China, like not normal tall, crazy tall! Black people seem to yield tall people in general but never has the tallest man in the world been black (not sure if thats true but it helps my point). All we got is Shaq but Chinese people pop out sasquatches all the damn time!
Half Way Point of LOST'S Last Season:(
Tonight the 8th episode of the final season of LOST airs. Hot damn it's been an incredible journey this season, beautiful stories, questions are being answered, sides are being chosen, the Battle Royale and the 2 hour series finale (Episode 17/18) airs on May 23rd 2010. God help us all...There's gonna be a lot of LOST dorks looking to fill an Island shaped hole in their heart!!
Brad Will Break Up With Your Girlfriend FOR You
IDUMP4U.com is a new site that does exactly what it sounds like: it sends someone to do your dirty breaking-up for you. No more will dumpers (wrongly) feel it’s better to disappear off the face of the earth than to have a sad or tumultuous scene in a restaurant with your soon-to-be ex. No more will you have to cringe when changing your Facebook status back to “single.” (Why do people have that kind of information on there anyway?)
I Dump For You is the brain child of a 35-year-old Iowan bearing the fitting name of Bradley Laborman. For $10, Laborman will do the breaking up for you by using the old-fashioned telephone system, still the only remotely appropriate way besides an in-person meeting to end a relationship. Unfortunately, he’s also kind of a jerk, according to this story:
He posts some of the heart-wrenching, sleazy and just-plain-uncomfortable recordings of the calls on his YouTube channel.
But, one has to admit, he’s doing the world a service in some respects:
Who are your clients?
I’ve had college kids, I’ve had older people. I think I had somebody who was at least 40 in a breakup situation. Surprisingly, it’s a lot more female – a lot more females are dumping males.
What reasons do people give you for why they don’t want to break up with their partners themselves?
It’s fear. I had one guy who couldn’t do it because every time he tried to do it, he’d end up having breakup sex with her and get back together. He didn’t have the willpower to break up with her. I think a lot of them have tried a couple times to break up with the person, and it’s just not getting through to them. [Globe And Mail]
It’s a way to get back at cheaters, as well. You do not want to miss this actual recording:
Not to be confused with dumpforyou.com, a New Hampshire hauling service advertised with "I'll Take a Dump For You"
More Love for My Luam!
Monday, March 15, 2010
10 More Absolutley Retarded Yahoo Answer Fails
Is normal for a penis to make a whistling sound when peeing?
I have no idea but the people who are helping this dude with a loud ass penis certainly don't know either!!
See the Answer Fails HERE
Happy 25th Birthday Dot Com Suffix!
The "dot com" suffix that has become an inescapable part of our everyday lives turns 25 years old today. "On 15 March 1985, the first company to add dotcom to its name was a computer maker named Symbolics," the BBC reported. Six domain names were registered that year. Today, 100,000 "dot com" sites are added daily to 86 million total active sites. (Another 113 million, give or take a few, have come and gone over the years.) "Mark McLaughlin, CEO of Verisign, the company responsible for looking after the dotcom domain, said: 'Who would have guessed 25 years ago where the internet would be today and the number of businesses that have been built on it,' " the BBC reported.
Read the Rest
History Was Made at the 2010 Oscars, also Revenge....
Kathryn Bigelow, the director of The Hurt Locker, was the FIRST WOMAN to win Best Director! Isn't that just insane? But if you really think about the ratio of women to men in directing it isn't. Well either way, right on Kat!! BUT, that isn't the only thing...
It was the night when the ex-wife finally had her revenge - AND more than 80 years of Oscar history was overturned.
Kathryn Bigelow was in a straight fight with her former husband for the two most prized Oscars - the best director and best picture awards.
JAMES FUCKING CAMERON, who was married to Bigelow for two years from 1989, was sitting only feet from her!
Friday, March 12, 2010
St. Patrick's Day Parade
30th Annual
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 13, 2010
Parade begins at 11:00 a.m. sharp!
RAIN OR SHINE!
6th and Laurel, Balboa Park
The Festival Happens Right After the Parade!
CHECK OUT OTHER ST. PATTY'S CELEBRATIONS
Apes of Wrath Land at Beauty Bar on Saturday
Apes of Wrath is one of my favorite currently dwelling San Diego bands right now and Scarlett Symphony is on that list as well. Both bands are crazy energetic and supremely talented. I also like seeing shows at the Beauty Bar, great sound and a very elevated stage. Check em out!!
If tight intriquite pop punk and rock and roll are not your style then go over and booty dance all night at The Whistlestop. Booty Basement continues to be the premier night in San Diego for letting loose on the dance floor and getting your groove on to the top dance songs of all time!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Super Exciting: Lilith Fair Lineup and they're stopping in SD!
The Lilith Fair Lineup look so bad ass!!! My favorite band the Dixie Chicks have formed a temporary new band made up of the sisters in the band (so no Natalie Maines...sadly, but oh well). Also, San Diego favs Molly Jenson, Anya Marina and Ingrid Michaelson are going to be part of this 90's Women Celebration Fest. I'm glad they didn't puss out and gather some lame ladies that would make the corporate world happy. They've included some really exciting artists!!
Where to be During an Earthquake
Remember that stuff about hiding under a table or standing in a doorway?? Well, this guy has a completely reverse opinion. This is very interesting, different from what we were all taught.
Boy! Is this ever an eye opener. Directly opposite of what we've been taught over the years! I can remember in school being told to, "duck and cover" or stand in a doorway during an earthquake. This guy's findings is absolutely amazing. I hope we all remember his survival method if we are ever in an earthquake!! !
Please read this and pass the info along to your family members; it could save their lives someday!
EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE: "TRIANGLE OF LIFE"
My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake.
I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries.
I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years. I have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters.
The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time know that the children were told to hide under something.
Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I call the "triangle of life". The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the "triangles" you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a collapsed building.
TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY
1) Most everyone who simply "ducks and covers" WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.
2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it.
3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.
4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on The back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.
5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair.
6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed!
7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different "moment of frequency" (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads - horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged.
8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked.
9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed car s had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them.
10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper.
Spread the word and save someone's life... The Entire world is experiencing natural calamities so be prepared!
"We are but angels with one wing, it takes two to fly"
In 1996 we made a film, which proved my survival methodology to be correct. The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul, University of Istanbul Case Production sand ARTI cooperated to film this practical, scientific test. We collapsed a school and a home with 20 mannequins inside. Ten mannequins did "duck and cover," and ten mannequins I used in my "triangle of life" survival method. After the simulated earthquake collapse we crawled through the rubble and entered the building to film and document the results. The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly observable, scientific conditions , relevant to building collapse, showed there would have been zero percent survival for those doing duck and cover.
There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my method of the "triangle of life." This film has been seen by millions of viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of Europe, and it was seen in the USA , Canada and Latin America on the TV program Real TV.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
RIP Corey Haim
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actor Corey Haim, who appeared in a number of movies during the 1980s, died early Wednesday of a possible drug overdose after being taken to a hospital, Los Angeles police said.
Haim, 38, was taken to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, where he was pronounced dead at about 3:30 a.m. PT Wednesday (6:30 a.m. ET), police Sgt. Frank Albarran said.
The death appears to be accidental, possibly an overdose, Albarran said.
Haim's most famous role was in the 1987 movie "The Lost Boys" in which he appeared with his frequent co-star, Corey Feldman.
Everything You Did and Didn't Want to Know About Condoms
2. Put Down the Extra Larges And Back Away From the Counter
According to Trojan professionals Bruce Tetreault and Michael James Harris, there is no such thing as being “too big for a condom,” seeing as they hold up to nine gallons of water. So the next time your man wants to use his ego to avoid practicing safe sex, throw a nine-gallon condom water balloon in his face.
3. Stand And Deliver
Years ago, men overseas were having a ton of sex, but the military refused to give them condoms. Instead, they issued them “Pro-Kits.” What’s a Pro-Kit? A package with soap and directions for how to wash off your, uh, firearm. No wonder they still don’t want to be asking or telling when they’re still working to catch up with the gourd guys’ STD-prevention technology.
