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I know authors pump and dump books on Amazon all the time with literati dick-waving, but I had no idea the fanboys were in effect as well. (Never thought I’d write a sentence with literati, dick-waving, and fanboys all in one sentence, did yah?)

Apparently, all you need to breed such humorous banter as this is a Pixie’s tribute album.

i’m sure that weezer is really upset that they didn’t get as many stars on the rollingstone website that the pixies did, i mean when they count their money all the way to the bank, im sure they really regret not kissing rollingstone’s ass.

Yeee haw! Sales are the true measure of a band, mate! Nevermind that the Pixie’s are generally considered a pretty solid band (one which could quite possibly take credit for thinning the emo ranks now and then, as well).

I’ve never heard the album, but I suspect the reviews on Amazon are more entertaining anyway. Read through more of them on the extended reviews… great stuff.

Sidenote: Someone at Weezer’s fan club must have pointed to this, because they are way over-represented here.

Amazon.com: Music: Where Is My Mind: A Tribute to the Pixies

I use this for most of my publishing (except when I’m at work). Can’t wait to try out the new version.

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I love tomatoes; summer is too short if only for the growing season on those red beauties. So, when someone at work mentioned they had ordered their seeds for the coming gardening season, I thought this year I’d quit having to wait out the stores and farmers for good toms, and grow my own.

I’m told you can do so very effectively in a pot on a porch, which means I have a 30% chance of actually growing a tomato, and not just a ever-browning tomato plant.

I went looking for some seeds, and I sure hope I can grow these puppies because this page is making my mouth water.

Now I may even have an excuse to go that store across from Sweetwater’s (drawing a blank right now). Is this town turning me, or am I going back to my roots?

In the slew of groundhog-related articles today, the Detroit Free Press takes the cake for dumbest/weirdest/most disjointed sentence of the day.

For the two years since one-eyed Noah’s demise, a groundhog puppet and a live llama were used.

That is the first and last mention of a puppet or llama in the story. No explanation offered. Why did they use a puppet and a llama? Were they just hanging out and sort of got volunteered? Do they have the same weather-predicting abilities as one-eyed Noah? Do they have to be used together (puppet prompts llama, llama uses puppet, etc.)? HUH!?!?! Tell me!

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I have zero clue how much this thing costs, but the new ASUS Vento 36000 case is very, very cool. Good design and functionality. Bet it’s $300.

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UPDATE: Wow, I’m surprised. It’s only $150. Downright affordable for a kick-ass case.

With Star Wars: The Final Payoff set to hit the movie theatres this year, it’s time to geek out and get your costume ready.

Sorry, I know you don’t have a costume. But, you were thinking about it. However, you’re unable to make that leap and actually, you know, make a costume. Have no fear, my space epic-loving, slightly off-kilter, friend. Rebelscum has your opening-night, identity-obscuring needs covered. Whether for just you or your family, attend the latest chapter of George Lucas’ continuing cash stockpiling in style.

This could come in handy someday.

UBCD for Windows

I’m not sure how to file this one; either it’s brilliant or bonkers. Either way, it’s an enjoyable read and something where you occasionally catch yourself going “hmmm”. Of course, then you look behind you to make sure no one in your office sees you on a web page with pictures of monkeys, but that shouldn’t distract from the message.

Later, a far more cynical man sat the monkeys down and said, “you want bananas? Each of you go get your own. I’m taking a nap.” That man, of course, was German philosopher Hans Capitalism.

As long as everybody gets their own bananas and shares with the few in their Monkeysphere, the system will thrive even though nobody is even trying to make the system thrive. This is perhaps how Ayn Rand would have put it, had she not been such a hateful bitch.

Brilliant.

The Law of Monkey

Read this article and find out. Unions are becoming so irrelevant, they openly flaunt their ability to screw over the companies which their members work for. This type of behavior is not helping anyone. And, I guarentee, anyone who thinks that this story will happen much longer is an idiot.

Congratulations, UAW, you just earned yourself another layoff and more jobs going offshore. When you wonder why, make sure to re-read this article.

10,000 idle autoworkers pocketing $1.3 billion

I may have to track this place down… my mouth is watering just reading the menu.

The Jamaican Jerk Pit Restaurant