argentina dancing with the stars (not safe for work)

i repeat. NOT SAFE FOR WORK. thank god this was not bristol palin


SILVINA ESCUDERO STRIPDANCE 25-10-2010
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Random Screaming

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Pretty Weak Taiwan

Home For the Holidays

While spending time with my family over the holidays it dawned on me... is my dad a hipster?

Lives in a warehouse
Hipster Rating: 3 stars (out of 5)
Reasoning: More "ghetto" than hip = 1 star deduction. Will most likely never earn the designation of "up and coming area" as long as that giant Honda dealership is across the street

Collects Vintage Maps

Hipster Rating: 1 star (out of 5)

Reasoning: Not all that hip given 25% of public school textbooks probably still have the Soviet Union on their maps. 1 star given that this map has probably been on the wall since the 1980s...

Ironic Hat

Hipster Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)

Reasoning: This is too good. I can only assume that one hand is supposed to be Taiwanese and the other Chinese (though given the age, it might actually be Taiwanese & American). Somewhere in this world, Aaron Huang is throwing a hissy fit over this hat 

Flannel

Hipster Rating: 1 star (out of 5)

Reasoning: Maybe this would've gotten 3 stars.... 4 years ago

Bandanas

Hipster Rating: 5 stars (out of 5)

Reasoning: This is a ridiculous collection of bandanas. Not only that, but they are stored in 2 gallon water bottles that are cut in half!

Stealing

Hipster Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)

Reasoning: 2 star for the shopping cart. 1 star that it is from Family Dollar. 1 star that it has large buckets that will undoubtedly be used for "brew" 

Giant Van

Hipster Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)

Reasoning: Not just good for carrying air conditioners, but also great for transporting amps, pedals, and roadies. The cowboy hat on the dash is a nice touch, but we are in Texas and it is unclear if that is really ironic

Conclusion

Hipster Rating: 22 stars (out of 35) for 63%. Anything above 70% would be "trying too hard". HE IS A HIPSTER!! 

Merry Christmas!

This is so China...

Spider-Man Review

Mack Clap

Hates Brown People

* (Ark.) Pryor
* (Mont.) Baucus
* (Mont.) Tester
* (Neb.) Ben Nelson
* (N.C.) Hagan

These senators who are Democrats voted against the dream act yesterday.

Montana, what a joke...

Can't Wait!

I live on this block

Taste Tests

There have been 3 taste tests so far... and the participants have failed every single time

2000: Vinh Doquang declares that Aberfoyle bottled water is even worst than tap. Oh is it Mr. Doquang?

2 cups of water are given to him. Vinh confidently drinks one cup and says "this is definitely Aberfoyle".

Unfortunately for him, both were tap. 





2009: For months, Hannah has talked about how much she misses Chick-fil-a in New York. I have always replied, "why don't you just get the Southern Style Chicken Sandwich from McDonald's?". She always states "it's not the same". Oh, really?

 

 

She gets 4 out of 6 correctly. Unfortunately, the one she declares "weird" turns out to be Chick-Fil-a. 

2010: At dinner, Terry Peng tells us that he can definitely tell the difference between corn syrup and real sugar. So we present, the Pepsi with real sugar vs. regular Pepsi (with a Pepsi Max thrown in)

Result? Terry was able to guess 3 out of 6. Note he was only 2 out of 5 in comparing regular pepsi vs. pepsi with real sugar but 1 for 1 when it came to pepsi vs pepsi max.

Live like a Rockefeller and Party Like a Rockstar

As Matt Ehmer is on his trip to the other side of the World, I got to wondering... where will he stay?

Where Matt Ehmer lives when at home in the Lower East Side

Where Matt Ehmer lives when in Taiwan

Where Matt Ehmer lives when he is slummin' it in Jersey

Where Matt Ehmer lives in Pakistan

Where Matt Ehmer will live in Dubai

Amps

I find this really funny for some reason

this is exactly what they plays were like when i was in school...

Johnston Middle School

At Johnston, you were always under constant threat of a nut stain. Very large boys would jump up in the air, grab the poles near the ceiling, and nut stain the back of your head. For years I was able to forget this traumatic experience, until watching the Arizona/Arizona State game...

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Because The Night

Sick song

College Days Part 3

On the West Campus Bus

College Days Part 2

College Days

My first (and only) attempt at writing a children's comic strip

Shen vs. Pacquiao

Tale of the Tape
Pacquiao	vs.	Shen
December 17, 1978	Birthdate	June 9, 1982
Kibawe, Philippines	Birthplace	Houston, Texas
General Santos City, Philippines	Residence	Brooklyn, New York
51-3-2 (38 KO)	Record	0-0-0 (0 KO)
TBA*	Weight	TBA*
5'6½"	Height	5'6½"
66½"	Reach	65"
16"	Neck	12"
38"	Chest (Normal)	33½"
41"	Chest (Expanded)	33½"
13"	Biceps	11"
12"	Forearms	9½"
8"	Wrist	6"
10"	Fist	9½"
28"	Waist	27½"
20"	Thigh	17½"
13"	Calf	13½"
*Exact weights to be announced at Friday's official weigh-in (6 p.m. ET, The 101 Network/TopRank.com)

NYC - Not the Real America

But, despite the chain's gracious offerings and encouragement of "current and former members of our armed forces to let loose and have some much deserved fun," he, and all of his fellow veterans, should steer clear of TGI Friday's in Union Square.

The TGI Friday's at Union Square (a 646 number, natch) told me that it was not participating in the Veterans Day promotion. This appears to be the norm in New York.

I called a random selection of "respectable" Big Apple eateries including the Gramercy Tavern, Le Bernadin, One if by Land, Two if by Sea, Mercer Kitchen, and Brooklyn's The Grocery. All told me the same thing; there are no specials for veterans, currently serving or otherwise, on Veterans Day. This included TGI Friday's Union Square-mate Blue Water Grill. The receptionist at Per Se asked me, "What day?"

Family Fued - I Love You!

ESPN giving Texas $12 million a year?

Watch out Mew Edition

Death of an Acting Giraffe Raises Science Question

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A giraffe named Hamley, who regularly appeared on the British TV series Wild at Heart (which inspired the short-lived CW show Life Is Wild), was killed in a South African reserve on Monday by lightning strike. Lightning strike. Does this happen all the time?! How does an animal avoid lightning strikes when its neck is as tall as a tree? [BBC]

Andy Reid, Current Philadelphia Eagles Coach

There is one 14 year old in this video that seems just a bit bigger than the other 14 year olds...

Somebody Set Us Up The Bomb

"In one segment of about 500 hours of discussions released by the National Archives, Nixon is heard discussing an extension of bombing raids over North Vietnam with Henry Kissinger, the national security adviser. Then, rather abruptly, he says: "I'd rather use the nuclear bomb." Whether Nixon was serious or trying to provoke Mr Kissinger is not clear. In his baritone voice, his adviser replies: "That, I think, would just be too much." But Nixon then goes on: "The nuclear bomb. Does that bother you? I just want you to think big."

A True American Hedge Fund Hero

Seth Klarman's Baupost Group will return 5% of its capital to investors at the end of the year, says a source who has viewed a November 8th letter from Klarman to Baupost's investors.

Baupost has generated an monstrous $6.5 billion in net investment profits from January 1, 2009 to September 2010 ("net" of an estimated $2 billion of performance and management fees).

This growth has propelled the firm to an enormous $23 billion in assets. Klarman considers this size too large for the current market environment, in which he finds opportunities scarce.

"Today, Baupost's opportunity set is smaller than it has been in some years," Klarman wrote, "while our cash balances have grown..."

So Baupost's happy investors are getting 5% of their money back at the end of the year, whether they like it or not.

And other investors, who are just now getting bullish, might want to ask themselves what they're seeing that Klarman isn't.

Dodson

Looking like Legolas from Lord of the Rings

Ebert, still awesome

Negative Roger Ebert Quote Used On Asian DVD of The Perfect Man



Roger Ebert posted a picture on his blog of an Asian DVD cover for Hilary Duff's movie The Perfect Man in which they used a very negative quote on the front cover of the DVD. It reads:

"The Perfect Man takes its idiotic plot and uses it as the excuse for scenes of awesome stupidity"

Ebert, who posted the image on his blog, simply remarked with "I love it when I'm quoted correctly."

Mint.com NYC Data

http://data.mint.com/region/us/new-york/new-york

Kind of neat, but could be better!

I Say Yes to This Dress

Colt McCoy

Found behind the University Co-op

Kind of looks like my version of Colt on Rock Band 3 (not good)

pulp fiction

obviously i was going for the wayne's world reference, but pulp fiction is even better!

asphinctersayshwhat

For Ehmer

What's a long-running, critically acclaimed indie-rock act to do when the prospect of yet another round of politely received tour dates just isn't cutting it? If you're Yo La Tengo, you get a little crazy. On their next tour, the band will lug around a Wheel of Fortune–type contraption, one plastered with various performance options; the first half of every evening, then, will be dedicated to whatever fate has in store. Possible awesome sounding options: "The Freewheeling Yo La Tengo: You ask a question; we answer the question, and maybe follow up with a song"; "

 

The Name Game:
 

Have you ever noticed how many Yo La Tengo songs include someone’s name? More than 45 minutes’ worth, that’s for sure, so who knows which ones we’ll do on any given night"; "Sitcom Theater: The lucky audience in attendance the night the wheel lands on this space will get to see band and crew act out a classic sitcom." (Pitchfork confirms: This is real). Will it be inspiration for a rash of indie-rock performance art, or a one-off curio? Either way: Vulture salutes you, Yo La Tengo. [Official site]

My cousin's boy as Boba Fett

My girlfriend thought it was "Bubble Fat"

Internet Explorer

Another reason NOT to use IE

What's in your wallet? Less if you use Firefox or IE and more if you use Chrome. Here from J-Walk Blog are interest rates for a car loan from Capital One if you use IE.


and here are the rates if you use Chrome:

I found something similar and the Consumerist also reports similar results.

Uncanny

Much has been made of Tim Lincecum's outfit, but I have yet to hear the most obvious comparison

SCOTUS

Watching the movie Ali right now.

Random thought: if his case went to the supreme court today, Thomas, Scalia, Alito and Roberts probably would have voted against him and sent him to jail for dodging the draft.

Kanye + Turkey

= Awesome!

"Finish up all your candy, because it's time to make room for turkey! Thanksgiving is coming up, and with it, the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year the Daily News-sponsored Big Apple float has some super-sized bookings, including Kanye West, who will perform while rolling down... one of the streets. Parade producer Amy Kule told the paper, "The 84th Macy's Parade will dazzle and entertain the entire nation with a fantastic pageant filled with the most popular giant character helium balloons, awe-inspiring floats, the nation's best marching bands and an amazing lineup of performers."

George W. Bush

Lots of crappy things happened in those eight years, but George W. Bush has finally identified the single worst moment of his entire presidency. In his upcoming memoir Decision Points, he says the "all-time low" point was when Kanye West went off prompter at that Katrina telethon and declared, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Yes, this was even worse than 9/11, Katrina itself, and that time Bright Eyes sang a mean song on The Tonight Show.

Washington Post Op-Ed

"Simply put, these realities make it necessary for Washington to resist two years of gridlock and policy paralysis. Democrats and Republicans must meet in the middle to implement policies to deal with debt overhangs and structural rigidities. The economy needs political courage that transcends expediency in favor of long-term solutions on issues including housing reform, medium-term budget rules, pro-growth tax reforms, investments in physical and technological infrastructure, job retraining, greater support for education and scientific research, and better nets to protect the most vulnerable segments of society.

Success requires an element of policy experimentation as well as confidence that mid-course policy corrections will be identified and undertaken on a timely basis. And such efforts must be wrapped in an encompassing economic vision that acts as a magnet of conversion nationally, counters growing international frictions and facilitates much-needed global economic coordination.

This is not an easy list. It will be difficult to translate today's political extremes into a common vision, analysis and narrative. Yet the longer it takes to do this, the greater the effort needed to restore our tradition of unmatched economic dynamism, buoyant job creation and global leadership."
 
Mohamed A. El-Erian is chief executive and co-chief investment officer of the investment management firm Pimco and author of the 2008 book "When Markets Collide."

2010 Oregon Offense

Even better than 2005 Texas?

New Toys

Texas

"The REAL Reason We Are Struggling" (from OrangeBloods)

Reply

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38 out of 84 or 45% of scholarship players are true or redshirt freshmen. By definition these are guys that have never played a college football game until this year.

Compare that to...
2009 - 29 out of 83 or 35%
2008 - 31 out of 78 or 40%
2007 - 37 out of 79 or 47%
2006 - 32 out of 78 or 41%
2005 - 25 out of 79 or 32%

Note the similarities between this year and 2007 as well as the similarities of 2009 and 2005.

Rodin's The Hamburglar

Poor Spidey

Found in my neighborhood

Outsourced

Prediction: by the end of the first season, a song by Dr. Bombay will appear on NBC's show Outsourced. It will probably involve a chase scene through a very busy street

I DIDNT KILL MY WIFE! (Vinh's White Father Edition)

Party animal and recent divorcee, Goldman Sachs' Richard Kimball Jr., unsurprisingly did not have the lease renewed on his 4,500-square-foot West Village penthouse after he spent too many nights bothering neighbors with his wild parties.

Now the rowdy womanizer must watch as a new, supercool tenant moves into his old condo in January, while he relocates to another, unknown, location, and solidifies his reputation as the world's worst neighbor.
The new tenant at 99 Jane Street is Knicks star, Amar'e Stoudemire, the New York Post reports.

Like Button

lexswitzerland.blogspot.com.... now with Like button! and yes, it did take me over 45 minutes to figure it out

Puns

I think they may have just recycled this one from the 2008 election

Hilary Duff, Novelist

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/last_night_on_late_night_jimmy_3.html

Whale Sharks

They have funny mouths

Porchetta

porchétta [por'ketta] n. roasted pork with crispy skin, highly seasoned with aromatic herbs and spices, garlic, sage, rosemary and wild fennel pollen. Typical plate of the Roman cuisine. Slow cooked Italian fast food.

 

OU Sucks

Death Row Inmate's Last Words: "Boomer Sooner"

 

Jeffrey Landrigan was put to death last night, but not before saluting his favorite football team. He's not an OU grad though; like most Sooners fans, he never went to college. Hope his pen pals aren't still waiting for replies. [Arizona Republic]

Hey Britt Mitchell

HELP HIM UP

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There's Always Next Year....

QB: Garrett Gilbert
RB: Malcolm Brown or Fozzy Whittaker
WR: Mike Davis
WR: Darius White
WR: Marquise Goodwin
TE: Barrett Matthews
LT: Paden Kelley
LG: Tray Allen
C: David Snow
RG: Mason Walters
RT: Trey Hopkins

DE: Jackson Jeffcoat
DT: Kheeston Randall
DT: Alex Okafor
DE: Reggie Wilson
MLB: Jordan Hicks or Emmanuel Acho
SLB: Hicks or Acho
WLB: Keenan Robinson
CB: Carrington Byndom
S: Blake Gideon
S: Christian Scott
CB: Adrian Phillips
Nickel: Kenny Vaccaro

Tea Party Movement

Austin is the new Brooklyn?

OU Still Sucks

• Now they tell us. Texas fans will be thrilled to learn that the Big 12 has overturned the controversial tiebreaker rule that lifted rival Oklahoma into the conference championship game – and therefore into the BCS Championship Game – over the Longhorns and Texas Tech in the Great Three-Way Tie of 2008. The new procedures would have pulled Texas from the quagmire instead. Did I say "thrilled"? I meant kind of disgusted. [Dallas Morning News]

Hustle Town, USA

"Texas has 8,000 gun dealers, and in the city of Houston there are 1,500. The pattern we’re seeing is that they’ll go to the shows to buy ammo and supplies, combat gear, and so on, and go to the dealers to get their weapons, using straw buyers for $50 per gun, on up. They come, and they just keep coming back. It’s simple because we make it simple. There’s no black market in the U.S. The guns are not being stolen—it’s all legal.”
—Dewey Webb, special agent in charge, Houston division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Hipster Douche Bags

Nice article on being a hipster. What the article describes as the "poseur" is what I call the "hipster douche bag".

See prevoius blog post for more details... (http://lexswitzerland.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html)

" It isn’t really self-loathing at all. People don’t hate hipsters, and hipsters don’t hate themselves. What people hate so much is the faux-hipsters: they hate poseurs. And because it’s such an irritating thing to be having to tell the real from the fake (exactly as in the matter of overpriced European handbags), the easiest way out is simply to deny any involvement in the whole business. That is why nobody, not even someone who fervently embraces hipster culture, wants to call himself a hipster.

But there are good reasons to validate the legitimate aspect of hipster culture, the aspect that is fun and has real charm and elegance to it; that tries, the way every social group tries, to form bonds between the like-minded using all these signals like haircuts and cardigans and bicycles and magazines.

It’s easy to tell the difference between a hipster and a poseur, because while the former are mainly enjoying, the latter are mainly judging. The poseur is an aesthetic snob without aesthetic discernment; he sneers but has no understanding of standards. So instead of having fun sharing their arcane things together, the poseurs are having zero fun pretending to not like anything. As Nietzsche put it most memorably: The man who despises himself nevertheless esteems himself as one who despises. These two kinds of people really are just worlds apart, even though they may find themselves living in the same neighborhood and going to the same rock show." From The AWL

Where are The Harry Potters?

For Andrea

don't be evil

From Bloomberg

Google Inc. cut its taxes by $3.1 billion in the last three years using a technique that moves most of its foreign profits through Ireland and the Netherlands to Bermuda.

Google’s income shifting -- involving strategies known to lawyers as the “Double Irish” and the “Dutch Sandwich” -- helped reduce its overseas tax rate to 2.4 percent, the lowest of the top five U.S. technology companies by market capitalization, according to regulatory filings in six countries.

bun b

Earlier today Bun tweeted, "Co-teaching Hip Hop and Religious Studies at Rice University this spring! Undergrads enroll!" along with a photo (seen in miniature to your left) of his university I.D. Bernard Freeman! Distinguished Lecturer! Rice University: now officially the trillest school in the US News & World Report's top 50. [HipHopWired]

i like lamp

http://www.mind-lamp.com/inside-mind-lamp.php

apparently this lamp can turn into the color that you are thinking about!

Honestly.com

Apparently you can now review people on Honestly.com

It's Yelp for Human Beings! Awesome

Standing

So those of you who know me well, know that I have started to stand while I surf the web. Lately, I noticed that I was starting to hunch over b/c I was having trouble reading my computer screen which actually defeats the purpose of standing (helping your back/posture/health).

So here is my solution.

There is no telling what can happen from this (besides a broken laptop).

The Room

I really love this movie

Adios Corn Aggies

From CNBC

Joe Moglia has one of the greatest stories to tell.

He went from football coach to CEO of TD Ameritrade [AMTD 16.64 0.20 (+1.22%) ] and now he’s back in the football game, as executive advisor to Nebraska’s head football coach Bo Pelini. As the team gets set to take on Texas this weekend, we sat down with Moglia to talk about his job and his future in football.

Myth Busters

"Apparently not quite busy enough dealing with midterm elections and finishing up Freedom, President Obama will appear on the December 8 episode of the Discovery Channel’s science show Mythbusters"

For MGMT fans

Words With Friends - The Death Blows