I've never used it, but I use librarything.com
January 27, 2009 4:02 PM CST
I've never used it, but I use librarything.com
January 22, 2009 8:50 PM CST
I'm a fuckin' librarian so you know I'm all over this site...dig it: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1175877 I read mainly non-fiction, but always addin' to my "to-read" shelf...
January 27, 2009 4:01 PM CST
Y: The Last Man is genius. The Writer also does Ex Machina, whis is super good too. Air is a new comic thats really good. Think Thomas Pynchon on Vertigo Comics in a post-9/11 airline industry. Its a hot jam.
January 27, 2009 11:33 AM CST
January 26, 2009 2:00 PM CST
HEY PEN PALS! CHECK OUT NATHAN FOXES RENDERITION OF FASTER PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! FOR TURNER UNDERGROUND! It's from a while ago, but I guess you will dig it! There's lots of new drawings too (... Barbarella, plan 9!), heres the whole thing: http://www.tcm.com/2008/underground/lostscenes.jsp The guy is crazy by the way! See his archives for HOT RODS, Pin UP's and all kinds of crazy Humbug of yer likes! http://www.foxnathan.com
January 25, 2009 6:17 PM CST
i like them. they look expensive and comfortable and look good.
January 24, 2009 5:18 AM CST
Every guy should wear those boots. And sideburns.
January 23, 2009 10:23 PM CST
that's great! you should feel good about being you. Ed Post-Mortem said:
Joenzy said:i remember them (monkey boots) being the most comfortable boot I ever wore. oh and Docs.
and those are so far removed from hipsterdom that they kinda seem fresh again.
Obama is now prez so it would be the first time i actually feel patriotic and unashamed to wear something w/ye ole stars and stripes.
How about these chucks...
That made me feel a little better about the Docs I bought a couple weeks ago.
January 23, 2009 8:43 PM CST
Joenzy said:
i remember them (monkey boots) being the most comfortable boot I ever wore. oh and Docs.
and those are so far removed from hipsterdom that they kinda seem fresh again.
Obama is now prez so it would be the first time i actually feel patriotic and unashamed to wear something w/ye ole stars and stripes.
How about these chucks...
That made me feel a little better about the Docs I bought a couple weeks ago.
January 23, 2009 5:43 PM CST
lol. andy, yer gettin' a tad patriotic too, maybe. I am wearing adidas sneakers with the same kinda toe that's made out of rubber. they are black with white stripes. Andy Seven said:
Are we on sneakers now?
Black leather with stars and stripes.
January 23, 2009 8:13 AM CST
January 22, 2009 10:00 PM CST
Yep, my current pair are the old-school Germs Vans:
yeah vans are becoming increasing popular again.
they are kind of taking the place of chucks for a lot of kids.
the vans I like aren't the slip ons tho I have a pair.
I like the old school vans with the stripes... the old skateboarding shoe from the mid-late 80's.
those are faves.
I got a high arch so I can wear chucks.
they are poor made, however...
currently
kopper said:I can't wear Chucks anymore. They kill my feet. I pretty much stick to Vans nowadays. They're comfortable as hell and actually have an arch support.
January 22, 2009 4:49 PM CST
I don't remember if my first pair of coolness were Vans or Chucks, thinking Vans, but I'd love to get another pair with the guitars on them. Haven't seen a pair like that in forever.
January 22, 2009 4:20 PM CST
yeah vans are becoming increasing popular again. they are kind of taking the place of chucks for a lot of kids. the vans I like aren't the slip ons tho I have a pair. I like the old school vans with the stripes... the old skateboarding shoe from the mid-late 80's. those are faves. I got a high arch so I can wear chucks. they are poor made, however... currently kopper said:
I can't wear Chucks anymore. They kill my feet. I pretty much stick to Vans nowadays. They're comfortable as hell and actually have an arch support.
January 22, 2009 3:58 PM CST
I can't wear Chucks anymore. They kill my feet. I pretty much stick to Vans nowadays. They're comfortable as hell and actually have an arch support.
January 22, 2009 2:14 PM CST
Love the monkey boots! Still have a pair. I got mine a few years back, but I think they were like 50 bucks. Some place out of Seattle. Remember when they came in that Ox blood color? And the newbuck?
January 22, 2009 8:01 AM CST
Here's the direct link. Not bad, just $57. I think I remember getting mine on sale for something like $48. http://www.rivithead.com/product_info.php/cPath/20/page/7/products_id/687 Andy Seven said:
Joenzy said:uh oh buckle madness!
i miss my monkey boots too. anyone know where u can get a pair?
Rivithed.com = they're kind of a goth site but they sell these leather monkey boots.
January 22, 2009 7:54 AM CST
Joenzy said:
Rivithed.com = they're kind of a goth site but they sell these leather monkey boots.uh oh buckle madness!
i miss my monkey boots too. anyone know where u can get a pair?
January 21, 2009 11:35 PM CST
cool. man, fucking stomach ache. cheap beer. kopper said:
I have a pair of green suede monkey boots in my closet. I've probably had them for over 10 years. I rarely ever wear them, though, because they mark up the floor with scuff marks so bad.
Joenzy said:uh oh buckle madness!
i miss my monkey boots too.
anyone know where u can get a pair?
January 21, 2009 11:30 PM CST
kopper said:
The only thing is they're slippery!the better fer dancing that sweet smooth shuffle! oh, trust me... buckles are sexy... and if there's gonna be a shoe group, some of y'all might recall my naughty little foot fetish...
January 23, 2009 6:04 PM CST
Good 'ol Arkansas chrome! If you can't duct it, fuck it.
January 23, 2009 5:02 PM CST
once, while my car was loaded with people and the trunk with amps, my exhaust pipe kept hitting the ground at every bump. at one particular bump, most of the exhaust system separated and began dragging on the ground. whilst on the side of the road, i cut the ends off of a 24oz beer can with my knife and slid it over the section that split. i held it in place with aluminum wire and zip ties. i wonder if that is an open container violation?
January 22, 2009 4:55 PM CST
Piling in my car late night early morning and I put the key in the ignition and gave the 'everyone in' command. Got what seemed like 'all ins' and proceeded to drive away from the curb. In the moment, I didn't realize the back passenger door was still open. The tree folded it like an accordian. They had to hold it inwards until we got where we needed to be and after some hammering and duct taping she was good as new. It stayed like that for a few years until the tranny went. Was sorry to let her go.
January 22, 2009 2:47 PM CST
Andrea Lambert can attest to this.
and I do not know if this qualifies for a repair!
in 2002 I was living in San Fran w/andrea and we were on the outs w/the landlord
so when i took a bath one evening i didn't have a stopper to plug the drain so I grabbed
a plug to a little vase or cookie jar. it was wooden and i thought it might work perfectly.
well, it worked all right! but when it came time to drain said bathtub I couldn't get the wooden thing out!
It turned out to fit flush and the water was keeping the plug in. i tried knives and cooking spoons - everything!
We were laughing about it at first - cos it was a wonky situation.
But Andrea's cute little apartment turned into calcutta overnight!
We were afraid to contact the landlord - i think there was a fresh hole in the wall cos somebody threw a coffee saucer
and it stuck into the wall like a shuriken star! Also, there were little baggies of misc drugs around and we were getting
sex noise complaints and Andrea would stomp around really loud.
So, we kept our problem to ourselves and that entailed trying some new way to remove that blasted plug everyday.
I tried a nail and a hammer and then try to pry it up. I think that's how I finally got it out.
But, whenever we had to take a shower I would take a pail and manually empty out the tub.
it was beyond ridiculous. There were gnats that were attracted to the water and everything started getting steamy
like a jungle. That was awful and caused a lot of arguments... Hilarious now tho.
January 22, 2009 1:14 PM CST
Our washing machine broke today, as one of our housemates used his intense manstrengh to rip off the handle. So instead of calling a repair guy like any other rational human being, we removed the door entirely and ductaped it back on- so now all we have to do is take the door apart to get our clothes in and out. We saved £70 but have collectively lost our dignity.
What are your examples of super cheap hack repair jobs? What things do you own (that you havn't thrown out yet) that can only be described as ghetto?
