Week Wrap-up

Some talk about the blog:

Thanks to all 3 OF YOU, who actually checked the music showdown blog and voted. Jerks

I want to try to do a consistent themed post for Fridays. One blog I love has Phillies Phlashback Phriday. Check out sexy Desi Relaford. Speaking of the Phillies do you know they are TIED FOR FIRST!

This might be the first Friday in a while that I'm not hungover. Hooray!

I need more comments out of you guys. The thing that will make the site great is READER participation. So keep sending me those links and comment your delicate little hearts out.

Oh and this guy sucks. And while searching for that picture, I found this....sweet McGillicudy, WHY?

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- HAHAHAHAHA. Take that Boston. Fightin' Phils!!
- This game will be sick.
- Awwwwww. It really sucks when someone does it to you huh, Bill?
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More Bjork.
I love this song and the simplicity of this video.




Iiiiiiii just want to tell you how I'm feeling....

I wonder...

Is anyone where they thought they'd be 10 years ago? As far as my future went I never really considered much then professionally. I assumed I would be married with three kids on the way. Not even close.

Professionally, I thought I would be starting 3rd baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Yoink!

Anyway, sound off in the comments about where you thought you'd be compared to where you are now.

Later gators,
'thew
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- Remember this guy?
- Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
- Want one.
- 400$!!!! What the hell. I'll never have it.:(
- This is why we need net neutrality people!
- Please, bring them home.
- Evidence for impeachment?
- That's insane!
- This is why we need to be wary of what spying the government does on its people.
- So they're using OUR tax money to push religious propaganda in the classroom. Oh look who's heading it up. Vitter. Im glad he got this done in between prostitute visits!
- Funny jewish girls be hot.
- Want two! Then I will get them to battle each other. Two white Koala enter, one white Koala leave!
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I've decided to stick with Bjork over the next coupla music posts. Her videos and music blow me away. Today = It's Oh So Quiet

Short one...

Sorry bout no post yesterday...and today's will be short.

Don't you love how the congress condemned the move-on.org ad which attacked General Patreus, a 4-star general, but had nothing to say during the swiftboating of John Kerry, a vietnam veteran and recipient of 3 purple hearts. I say ALL politicians are 2-faced, but the GOP are just that little bit more that makes you sick.

Much better choice.

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- Check the bottom.
- I love this video.

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Whats the Fequency, Kenneth?

My mother doesn't like when I say I'm hungover on here. I'm not hungover.......SIKE!

Anyway...I thought this was interesting, about the R.E.M. song, "Whats the Frequency, Kenneth?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_the_Frequency%2C_Kenneth%3F

Pushing elephants up stairs,
'thew

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- Group X cracks me up.
- Seriously.
- As do Geico commershes.
- We can do better.
- Seriously.
- What a hero.
- Seriously.
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The Talking Head's Wild, Wild Life.

Is that John Goodman....dear god.

George Orwell

I decided today to profile one of the most prolific and underappreciated men of the 20th century: George Orwell.

From Wikipedia:

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 [1] [2] – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. Noted as a novelist, critic, political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired English-language essayists of the 20th century. He is best known for two novels critical of totalitarianism in general, and Stalinism in particular: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Both were written and published towards the end of his life.


Animal Farm and 1984 are two of my favorite books of all time. The wikipedia article describes these books as critical of Stalinism and Totalitarianism. This is true, but I think that these books are more in criticism of man's greed for power, and therefore can be compared to many times in history. I think, these books and this man's brilliance are more important than ever.

Do yourself a favor and read those two books, Animal Farm in particular. To hold you over here are some quotes from Orwell that are as insightful as they are timeless and harrowing:

"Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket."
"All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting. "
"So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot. "
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
"Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. "
"Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac."
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
"Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness. "

I will work harder,
'thew
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- This had me nearly piss myself.
- Amazing, this computer magic!
- Preach on brother! Pt1 & Pt 2 Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
- Those of us who know the internet know that this is very, very sad.
- That's so friggin cool
- Bring back the OTA.
- Okay, on this one, I may have peed a little.(NSFW)
- Seriously? We give these people a forum on TV? She doesn't know whether the earth is flat or not. Oh wait, looks like this includes our lawmakers as well!
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I saw an amazing movie last night at the Ritz in Vorhees called Once. Its a beautiful film, and I implore you to see it if you love music at all. No video on youtube can do justice to its beauty but here's a live performance by the 2 stars of the film:

Allergies

Allergies can go take a leap off a bridge. Seriously. It's like everytime theres a change in the weather, your body says, "here's some random ailments. Enjoy, you jerk." Migraines in the morning, constant coughing at night and sneezing all day. Loads of fun. Right now as I sit here typing this, I've got that weird feeling, I think people call it medicine head, like I'm not in my body. Grrrrrr.
They have medicine that cures restless leg syndrome. How about fixing something that's real first, and with a medicine that doesn't make me think the Matrix might be real.

Hello Mr. Anderson,

'thew

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- A list of weird articles on Wikipedia, my second favorite site, next to this one.
- Stay afraid. Keep it real.
- Wax on. Wax off.
- Haha. Stupid hippies.
- That's awesome.
- Guitar Hero III setlist. I actually can't get past the picture to read the list. I've tried several times.
- This is why I don't trust ANY politicians. It's interesting how 2 faced they ALL are.
- Beware jingoism.
- Eff that. I was born awesome.
READER SUBMISSIONS
- Fight! (Thanks regcrusher)
- AHAHAHA! Everything is bad for you! No go back to eating your tofu salad, jerkstore. (Thanks, Jay)

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Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is doing a solo album for the soundtrack of Sean Penn's Into the Wild. Here's the new single, it's AMAZING.

Thewster - The Musical!

I've been backlogged on a bunch of music videos to show you. I'm gonna get rid of them all today. Please vote for your favorite on the right! It's a showdown.


Mat Weddle of Obadaiah Parker covering "Hey Ya" by Outkast



Modest Mouse - "Missed the Boat"


Tegan And Sara - "Walking with A Ghost"


Bloc Party - "So Here We Are"


Philly's own The Disco Biscuits - "Caterpillar"





Happy voting!