SNL has been weak lately...but every time I see this character, it reminds me of a few people I know.

The world must be sick of this Pheonix song.
Well deal. Because this remix is amazing.

Thanks Miguel.

(cut and paste this link. The hyperlink tool is boosted. Blogger, why do you test me?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7U16stsEmc&feature=PlayList&p=4C424E4E1E8F213A&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=24

Will Ferrell. Why is he such a genius?

www.funnyordie.com/videos/041b5acaf5/protect-insurance-companies-psa

Charles Simic

Watermelons

tiny buddhas on the fruit stand.
we eat their smiles and spit out the teeth.



Ezra Pound

In a Station of the Metro

The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough.


Sometimes less is all you need.
Sometimes that's hard to remember.
When we have so much to say, so much to bitch about, sometimes we should just say a few sentences
and move on.

So, moving on.

The next Iphone. The coveted GS. The oh so holy way to communicate. I've been waiting for over a year. The geeks kept telling me to wait. I call the apple store at 6:30. They close at 9 pm. They tell me, "we closed the line of people waiting. you can't buy it anymore." I've waited this long, I can wait for the lines to scatter.
For now, maybe I should go old school? See pic.

Ah, email...amazing we ever had an AD for it...
"there's no mountain of paperwork!" "Makes admin personnel more effective!" "tomorrow's automative office will clearly include Electronic Mail!"
Was Honeywell on it before Gore? We'll never know...

Awwwwwww....I just wanna hug this. Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar sells one copy every 30 seconds in the world, for the last 40 years. WOW.

What do people do in starbucks during the day?
There are many different species milling about.
They all exist together. They come and go. But, universally, doesn't matter what Starbucks in NYC you're in. The key players are all the same.

We have:
Crazy lady with ALL those bags
Unemployed guys being loud
People with laptops pretending to work
People with laptops actually working
Cell phone users annoying everyone like a virus
The employee who’s so clean, they keep moving your stuff to tidy
Kids demanding overpriced juices
The homeless guy looking for a warm seat
More unemployed guys being loud
Local actors reciting their lines hoping to be discovered
Voyeurs
Voyeurs watching other voyeurs
Self-important interviewers
Desperate interviewees

In the end, those that are the most patient win the glory of a few moments peace, the seat without schmutz, or the view out the window.
Those that are willing to wait, watch the crazies, the homeless, the loud, the annoying eventually walk out the door.
But, you have to be patient. And then you will claim your space back...simply by never leaving it.
The question is, do I have the patience to wait out all these characters?

TODAY'S RANT:

I hate people that bitch all day about all the work they have to do instead of just...here's an idea...DO THE WORK! And then bitch later. You maybe have less to bitch about.

I HATE people that hang out in a public bathroom stall at work at talk on their cell phone. REALLY???

I HATE people that schedule meetings that a. they are always late for. b. don't even show up. IN short...people that waste my time.

I LOVE Jacques Torres chocolate chip cookies more than anything...which thank god, cancels all the annoying people in the world.

My assessment exactly of the new pepsi logo. LOVE this.

Brilliant. Either Mel Gibson's publicist is amazing, or he's completely losing his mind. Either way, this may be his best performance yet.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPYChyfxWNs

Brilliance happens in a graph.

For a closer look:
http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/finger_magazine_astley

New Thought 2009.
I return from my vacation.
Bangkok.
Most people pick up Thai hookers.
I picked up a Thai parasite that's riddling my stomach.
I would have much preferred the Thai hooker.
With a $250 visit to the ER for my stomach...she would have been cheaper.

I'll have many more new thoughts/reactions to travelling around the world tomorrow.