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1612 Weeks old

I turned 31 last week. Some other cool things happened too. Here is goes, eight seconds at a time.

Condensed Soup

This video documents my life from last week (April 6-12). It's the 2nd installment of a video project chronicling each day of my birth month. Each event displayed is presented in order and each day is represented by 8 seconds of footage. From concentrate - you feel me?

My April

I'm trying a little experiment. I am video documenting each day of my life this April, my birth month. This video chronicles my life from last week (April 1-5). Each event displayed is presented chronologically and each day is represented by 8 seconds of footage. Sometimes a day feels like a blur of exciting activity or to do lists, others are chill or uneventful. This is My Week. This is the beginning of My April.

Can't front on that

Beasties performing "So Whatcha Want" on Arsenio Hall with DJ Hurricane and Cypress Hill.

My favorite album ever, Check Your Head (1992) by Beastie Boys, is being remastered and reissued.

All y'all will able to download the remastered classic, produced by Mario Caldato Jr. and recorded at G-Son Studios (with the parkay floor), via the Beastie Boys' website come next Monday (March 30). A few other versions will be available for pre-order as well, including a 180 gram quadruple-vinyl set, wrapped in a coffee-table book case and limited to 2000 copies. Noice!


The release of this album, some 17 years ago, marks a very significant period of productive groundswell for the Beastie Boys. It was around this time that they established their record label and magazine, Grand Royal, along with their involvment in the X-Large clothing shop. They chose to forgo expensive L.A. studio time in favor of building their own recording space slash office playground. G-Son studio, complete with basketball court and skate ramp, was located in Atwater Village, CA. -->Extended friendly Beastie footnotes of this time period (and beyond) include more than one individual contributor of this, the Good Problem blog.

Recently, Mike and Adam and Adam confirmed that they'll be throwing a show at the Hollywood Bowl early this coming fall. Look for more dates as the weeks progress as they also plan on dropping a new album this year titled "Tadlocks Glasses." If you have never seen them live, you've never really had fun at a concert.

p.s. You can play this song at my funeral.

While Detroit Slept

"Our bailout of Detroit will be remembered as the equivalent of pouring billions of dollars of taxpayer money into the mail-order-catalogue business on the eve of the birth of eBay." —Thomas Friedman in the NYT


Image and link via The Triumph of Bullshit

Honest Opinion

(From actual Craigslist Rants and Raves posting - Montreal)

I am very disappointed in our Montreal police

Reply to: pers-950260860@craigslist.org ^[?]
Date: 2008-12-08, 5:14PM EST

I drove home so drunk on Saturday night. At one point, I was driving on the opposite side of the highway, headed the wrong way, until I drove back over the at the next break in the median.

I don't quite remember getting home, but I DO remember people honking like crazy and flashing their high beams at me while I was on the wrong side of the highway.

I don't know who or what I hit, but my passenger side was all scrapped to hell and my side mirror was missing. I must have side swiped some cars somewhere. I don't know.

I remember pulling over to the side of the highway while I tried to find my address in my GPS, because I had no idea where the hell I was going. I remember going 190km/h at one point.

Granted, it was like 2am, but still. I drove home from a house party in Laval to my apartment in Montreal, completely wasted.

I barely remember the ride home, and how I have 5.5k worth of damage on my car (thats 1/3 of what the fucking thing is worth)

I blame the Laval, Montreal and SQ police. If you idiots had a better presence on our highways and city streets, I would have woken up in a detox room, but no, because of you assholes, I now have all these repairs to do to my car.

Way to go dickheads...

• Location: Montreal

Mind Tricks

(From actual Craigslist Groups posting - Montreal)

Jedi (Canada)

Reply to: comm-921311336@craigslist.org ^[?]
Date: 2008-11-16, 11:55AM EST

The Order of the Jedi Canada is actively looking for new members. We are a serious organization dedicated to spreading the word about Jediism and promote its philosophies and values. Please note that we are not a Star Wars fan club or discussion board.

Please visit www.orderofthejedi.ca today to learn more about the evolution of Jediism in Canada. You can also learn more about our doctrines, philosophies.

Please contact Master Zen Yobi or Master Dale Akira for more information!

The NBA Is Heating Up

From The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac.

Bulging with Awesome

Jim Gillette

found networking opportunity in my new city

(From actual Craigslist Groups posting - Montreal)

Dance Party every week at my home

Reply to: comm-873199757@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-10-09, 7:34PM EDT

Need to get active at least once a week? Are you a closet great dancer? Do you have an outlet for your passion?

Join me and about 10 others to dance to great Motown, disco and other great dancing tunes at my apartment (large living room). Each week one of us can 'lead' the song or songs for about about an hour. If it sounds cheesey, or awkward don't worry, it is. But it's also honest, and fun.

I will guide us through the first night and then the music will carry us forward.

Get sweaty, have fun and we'll share a tea or glass of wine after.

This is going out to people of ages between 25 - 55!

Email me with questions. I am really just wanting a couple of folks to dance up a Motown storm with once or twice a week.
~p

you can trust me, jordin

From: Jordin

Subject: From:Miss Jordin Eddison

Date: Nov 3, 2008 - 6:53 PM

From:Miss Jordin Eddison
Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire

Dear One,
l am introducing myself,l am Miss Jordin Eddison, the only Daughter of late Chief and Mrs. Eddison, I wish to request for your assistance in a financial transaction and I want to invest in Manufacturing and real estate management in your country.

I have Fifteen million Five hundred thousand united states dollars.USD($15,500,000) to invest in your country, and I will require your assistance in investing this funds in a profitable venture in your country.l will compensate you with 20% for your efforts in assisting me.
Now permit me to ask these few questions: -

1. Can I completely trust you?
2. Promise not to sit on my money when reaches your country?

Consider this and get back to me immediately through this my private box jordin47@yahoo.com for further explanation and conversation on how we will proceed. Awaiting your immediate response. Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards
Jordin.