i am your okay nightmare
I forgot to include this record among this month’s downloads, but I strongly suggest you pick it up. Thao sounds like a cross between Mirah and Cat Power, but with a peppy upside. I’ll quote (and endorse) Matt Brownlee’s recommendation:
it will go on my “music that sounds like it could be on an ipod commercial but i like anyway” playlist
It’s early, but I’ve already exhausted all 90 of my Emusic downloads for August. Leading the pack is Dwight Yoakam’s underrated Population: Me. You may already know one of the tracks, “An Exception to the Rule”, because it was featured in our wedding compilation CD. Believe me, the quality extends to the entire record.
The rest of this month’s downloads are available here.
I’ve added search to Life is a Thrill. Scroll to the bottom, enter your term and find what you’re looking for. I’ve updated mrshl.net as well. I love Sunday mornings.
Yesterday, Jordan made me breakfast.
Then she gave me a mug she crafted at The Mad Potter. It says I <3 Compliance. Because I’m a healthcare compliance lawyer. And I just got my CHC designation. She made this for me to celebrate, and perhaps poke a little fun. I received it well.
She does stuff like this all the time, but I don’t normally take pictures. Yesterday, I did.
I realize that my last few links have been unusable for people who aren’t eMusic subscribers. Unfortunately, the default setting for playlists on eMusic was set to private, and folks who weren’t members weren’t able to see my last few lists.
I’m pleased to say that’s been fixed and all my lists are now set to public! The July list is ready for your perusal as well.
So I saw this story earlier today when I was at work (they added the video later), and I got weirdly emotional. The thing about it is, I still think about the moment when the passenger side of my car imploded and the floorboard buckled under my feet. The whole thing happened in slow motion, and I remember every detail.
As with this guy, I never saw the car coming. But I can remember what happened after the impact only because the other car hit my passenger side.
It’s great that we got a new car, and we weren’t really out any money on the deal. But seeing this story reminded me how freaking lucky I was not to be more seriously injured. Dealing with all the insurance crap had allowed me to concentrate on other things. I have to admit, reading about this accident happening not far from where I live shook me up a bit.
I’m a little late with this one, but it’s better than never, right?
Clicky for this month’s picks. You know the drill.
Yes, yes, ya’ll. Today a dude ran a red light at the corner of 610/Fannin and smashed my car as it was turning left. It doesn’t appear as though he ever saw me or even slowed down. Because I was driving to work, I was alone in the car, which is a good thing. Because the passenger side is wrecked. This is what’s left of our brand new Honda CR-V.
In this last photo you can see the other dude’s busted vehicle, a 2008 Nissan Versa. His car was a rental vehicle. Which means the dude probably had another accident not too long ago, and he just destroyed his temporary vehicle. We’re dealing with an expert driver here.
Was anyone hurt? Not too bad. I went to the emergency room at Methodist Hospital with Jordan (I refused ambulance transport). I’ve got a couple of banged up knees, but I’m otherwise fine. I imagine I will be quite sore in the morning. The other driver was transported to Methodist by ambulance. Jordan and I actually saw him being wheeled out as we went into the ER. He looked okay.
Who was at fault? The other dude ran the light, and a witness named Mani (an MD Anderson employee) saw the accident and gave the officer his statement. The officer told me the other guy would be found at fault.
Dude, is your car, like, totaled? It could be. We’ll have to see how bad the frame is bent. Plus the air-bags deployed on the right side. The other driver has insurance, but probably not enough to cover both the rental car he was driving and my car. The good news is: the rental car carrier probably has secondary liability coverage for my vehicle. If so, we shouldn’t be out much cash once everything gets straightened out.
For now, I’m chillaxing with an unexpected day off. Props to Jordan for taking care of me this morning, She made lunch for me and we watched Wipeout before she left to get some work done.
Now I’m here alone, mourning a car that hadn’t yet reached 6,000 miles.
I’ll let Duncan Riley explain:
Users who type the word “gay” into Google are being presented with a little extra in their search results: a rainbow flag between the results and ads.
The rainbow flag (also known as a gay pride flag) represents an open statement of support for the LGBT community, and can commonly be seen in businesses or on vehicles of members of the LGBT community or by those who support this community. By display the flag, Google is sending a message that it supports gay rights.
Now there is absolutely nothing wrong with Google’s stand, and credit to them for making it, but gay rights and the religious right in America don’t make great bedfellows. Google is making overtly political statements in its key search area, a stand that for Google is actually unprecedented as far as I can recall. When the right wing media and blogosphere find out that Google is making these statements, it’s only a matter of time until someone calls for a boycott.
Wait, you think the same right-wing nut jobs who mistook Rachel Ray and her scarf as apologia for Islamic extremism might have a problem with Google expressing clear support for gays and lesbians?
Google has already been getting flack for not being patriotic enough to honor certain holidays with one of their famous doodles:
Perhaps the most extreme condemnations come from the editors of the populist WorldNetDaily.com, who have all but accused Google of advancing the cause of godless communism. "Google consistently ignores patriotic American holidays such as Memorial Day and Veterans Day," WorldNetDaily’s editors wrote last October, "but today it acknowledged an accomplishment of the communist Soviet Union, which launched the Sputnik satellite fifty years ago." The news site, which has also complained that Google’s search rankings keep its stories in the basement, even ominously reported that the company misspelled its logo when commemorating Valentine’s Day last year. "Previous Valentine’s Day logos for Google, obtained by WND, have no such possible confusion for spelling," the site noted. Could Google even have it in for love?
If these dorks can’t get over Sputnik, they’re going to have a really hard time tasting the rainbow. Wake me when it’s over.
As Thurston Moore gets older, he’s starting to look a lot like George Plimpton.
Just sayin’.