Monthly Archives: December 2009

time to repent

December 10, 2009
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time to repent

The many blessings of the Lord=the opportunity to repent! This holiday give the gift of Jesus. Bless all of those around you, make them feel the love of the Lord. Open your loving arms and show these folks the way to redemption. Teach them to repent for all of their sins. Let them know how much Jesus loves them, and how Jesus doesn’t judge them but will punish them if they don’t repent. What better gift to give! “Oh, Jesus, please forgive me for the things I’m about to say I killed you in my mind today I cut you up, I watched you bleed I killed you in my heart today For everything you did to me I murdered you a hundred times I shot you dead and never cried I killed you in my mind today I laughed and watched you die Screaming at me all on fire Liar, liar, liar I buried you with my desire Liar, liar, liar I buried you so far below Liar, liar, liar I hate to see you go Oh, Jesus, please forgive me Oh, Jesus, please forgive me On my knees beside my bed Liar, liar, liar I’m sorry for the

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what’s on my list? \/\/ a d.i.y. film festival

December 9, 2009
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what’s on my list? \/\/ a d.i.y. film festival

Growing up amidst the maize fields of the great Midwest, I volunteered at a restored movie theater on weekends: single screen, ‘30s era art deco interior, concession stand inside the theater.  The Normal Theater in Normal, Illinois.  My old man took me to see Vertigo when I was ten.  A few months later I worked my first movie: Gone with the Wind.  I worked there for the next thirteen years, until I moved down to Baton Rouge.  That theater is one of the things I miss most about my hometown, especially this time of year, when they have their annual showings of Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, It’s a Wonderful Life, and of course, White Christmas.  The packed-to-the-ceiling crowds never fail to sing “White Christmas” at the end of Bing’s Technicolor explosion.  If that doesn’t get you juiced up for mistletoe and eggnog, may a CGI Jim Carrey pull a stocking over your head and kick you down a flight of icy stairs. But the Normal Theater is much more than cozy holiday traditions.  Here’s a sampling of movies I missed in October and November alone: Waltz with Bashir, Moon, Bright Star, The Tingler, The Shining, Young Frankenstein, A Hard

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gift giving (and receiving) guide for the perplexed

December 8, 2009
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gift giving (and receiving) guide for the perplexed

It’s family time.  And they’re crazy? Look no further than this coffee table book to let them know… ____________________________________________________________________________ Look for closeout prices on all of your favorite medium(s). ____________________________________________________________________________ Always bring joy and spirit, this family is sure to brighten your own dark holidays… _______________________________________________________________________ ARMY FOOD for empathy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Tis the Season to Go Green!  Give a vintage computer!

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nawaz’s tale

December 8, 2009
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nawaz’s tale

A gift that keeps on giving can sometimes be won with a baseball bat and a sense of desperation powerful enough to drive a family man to commit crime. This was the moral recently reported in a story seen on CNN.com...

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the gift giving guide for the perplexed

December 7, 2009
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the gift giving guide for the perplexed

The act of giving itself assumes very solemn forms: the thing received is disclaimed and mistrusted; it is only taken up for a moment after it has been cast at one’s feet. The giver affects an exagerrated modesty: having solemnly brought on his present, to the sound of a seashell, he excuses himself for giving only the last of what remains to him, and throws down the object to be given at the feet of his rival and partner. However, the seashell and the herald proclaim the sole nature of this act of transfer. The aim of all this is to display generosity, freedom, autonomous action, as well as greatness. Yet, all in all, it is mechanisms of obligation, and even of obligation through things, that are called into play. -Marcel Mauss, The Gift Photo Credits: Tactile Symbols

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panty doodles \/\/ an interview with lucy white

December 5, 2009
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panty doodles \/\/ an interview with lucy white

Lucy White grew up in a house with a lawn and a mother who took care of the house and father who took care of the lawn. These might be the perfect conditions for producing a laid back landscapist, but they didn’t. Lucy White’s politically centered pop art has zero to do with capturing the ephemeral beauty of the changing seasons, and everything to do with sex, violence, and commodities. Lucy White’s aesthetic is bubbly like soda pop and hot like a bullet. She makes thongs with cheeky prints of female artists on them, and (sometimes sentimental) portraits of handguns. She uses bright, hot, and vivid colors and applies her paint using band aids. When I first saw her work, I really connected to its blunt force seriality and sly references to current events. lucy’s panty doodles I met Lucy on Facebook, which seems apropos. She happily engaged with our theme of boredom, and sent us some pics of what she does when she’s bored. It turns out that Lucy is a compulsive listmaker and napkin doodler. But these fidgety meanderings, instead of being left behind on the bar, evolve into extended projects. I was really excited to talk to

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don’t let boredom take you in

December 3, 2009
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don’t let boredom take you in

Did you know that boredom has several categories? That it can lead to depression? Social problems? Don’t give in to the depths of boredom! improve your brain and memory with these activities: puzzles crosswords simon says fly swatter language games sticky fingers glue inhaling cat chasing jelly beans Boredom can lead to death! Keep yourself focused and alert at all times, or end up in the chains of the of the dead zone. “Boredom is a reactive state of emotion that interprets the condition of one’s environment as wearingly dull due to repetitive, non-existent or tedious stimuli. Boredom stems from a lack of interesting things to see, hear, or do (physically or intellectually) when not in the mood of “doing anything.” (via Wikiquote)

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lindsay lohan \/\/ the bird with the crystal plumage

December 1, 2009
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lindsay lohan \/\/ the bird with the crystal plumage

In 1986, sperm and egg were poured together like a great mixologist’s concoction and Lindsay Lohan was conceived.  Who knew that just a couple of decades later, it would be another mixologist who intoxicated dear Lindsay and splash her face across pages and pages of pulp fiction for the bored, restless, creatively downtrodden, and excessively voyeuristic human race? Were Lindsay’s parents drunk on the possibility of birthing a social phenomenon?  Or was it purely boredom that brought about this egg/sperm dance that resulted in a troubled and ingenius mixing of genes.  The pages and pages of magazines, website articles, photo galleries, film stills and books that Lindsay has spawned can be indebted to one  solid moment in the lives of the Lohan progenitors. The brazen, multi-talented actress/pop singer/model/ PDA activist/drug user/anorexic/ hair extension advocate/Daddy-hater/ paparazzi-leech/ DUI poster child/ fashionista/ and fashion designer and muse has been the frontwoman of American sensationalism has given the world a reason to second guess stardom, fame, and self-promotion.  She is the am-I-gay-am-I-not Patty Duke of the 2000′s.  The screaming Mimi of Hollywood…The Bird with the Crystal Plumage whose veins mirror those of a crack addict’s.  Thanks to the aforementioned egg/sperm dance to the Hollywood/drugs/booze/sex

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existentialism is for poor people

December 1, 2009
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existentialism is for poor people

What could be more boring than never having to work again? Here's a quick primer on how to make certain there's never a dull moment after you've won your jackpot prize, and discover your life's purpose in the bargain, involving risking life and sanity using a 15th-century magical grimoire to summon your Holy Guardian Angel.

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