The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards

You can stream the new album for the next 24hrs or so. I know a certain shadowy figure who is a bit tired of Jack White, but this citizen is not. Enjoy!

http://www.thirdmanrecords.com/

Cat names

FYI - If you take the sporcle cat names quiz today, "fuckhead" is not an answer.

Ed McMahon would've been proud

Scientists are trying to create a star on Earth. A tiny star mind you, but a star nonetheless. They say it could solve the world's energy issues. So, in California they want to make a star and in Europe they want to recreate the Big Bang. Mad scientists are awesome.

Butterfly update

All five butterflies made it and Lindy spotted a very small caterpillar inching around last night. So not only were we 5 for 5 on the first set of caterpillars, now they're making babies. Butterflies are whores.

The Nerdist

Two things.

First, if you have an ipod, get the Nerdist podcast. It has Chris Hardwick and two other guys who's names escape me. There are about 10 hour long shows and they're free. Jon Hamm and Joel McHale were two of the guests, but every show has been good. With an empty lab, I can listen to it whenever, but it's definitely not safe for work. The phrase "gay as cum on a moustache" was used to describe the music at Abercrombie and Fitch on the Adam Savage episode if that gives you an idea.

Second, our 3 of our 5 butterflies popped out today. My mom got Logan a butterfly house for his birthday. We ordered the caterpillars, they made their chrysalids (which was cool to watch), and a week later, they're flying around drinking sugar water. It's kind of ridiculous how excited I was to see them flitting around. Whatever, it was pretty cool.

Weird ass lollipops

Do you want to feel like van Gogh would have felt had he been sucking a lollipop right before the cutting off of the ear? Then order some absinthe lollipops!

How about creating a candy/Mad Men premiere party? Then get a bouquet of bourbon lollipops!
Do you like Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin? They have white Russian lollies! Or wait, that's Kahlua, vodka, and milk. Ah well, still, get some fucking weird lollipops!

http://www.lollyphile.com/

YES!

Lost

Does anyone else think Jack will end up staying and become the new Jacob?

Mad Men back July 25th

YES!

YES AGAIN!

R.I.P. Guru

Guru passed away yesterday. I knew he had been ill, but I wasn't expecting this. He was one of the best MCs ever. He had broken ties with DJ Premier, but GangStarr is still what I'll remember him for. He had so many great songs and one of the most unique voices in rap. He will be missed.

ED

Apparently, some men in Europe blame their wieners not working on the dog watching while they're trying to make the moves on a lady. Our dog just jumps off the bed once she senses that something is about to happen. When we had a male dog, I'd look over at him and just nod my head. He'd give me a wink back and afterwards we'd high five. Nice try Europeans.

Pele the pirate!

Pele claims he doesn't know the meaning of his nickname. I have a theory though. I think it comes from "Pegleg." Not many know this, but as a child Pele was a cabin boy on a Brazilian pirate ship. During a particularly violent battle with an Argentinian ship, a cannonball tore his left leg off just above the knee. None of the other pirates carried this distinction, thus he became Pegleg. He wore this name with pride and soon became the Captain's most trusted crew member. However, he left the world of piracy a year after looting a soccer ball laden vessel and finding his true talent lay not in plundering, but in futbol. Since he didn't want anyone to know of his checkered past, he took the "g"s out of his beloved nickname and became Pele. If you look closely at videos of him playing, you can see the straps of his fake leg. You heard it here first.

2010 Pulitzers

This is a first for me. The winning book for this year's Pulitzer in fiction is already sitting on my shelf waiting to be read. It's Tinkers by Paul Harding and it's been bumped to next on the list after I'm done with The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.

Cheers

Yo ho ho, a hermit's life for me

Aside from my ipod and the steady hum of equipment, it is quiet at work. It might be starting to take it's toll in the ol sanity department, but at least I can listen to whatever I want. YES!

Conan is going to TBS

That's right, TBS. That's a bit odd, but it happens in November.

Shroud of Turin

A few years ago I saw a special saying that the shroud was a absolute fake. The carbon dating was all wrong and the image wasn't quite right for something having been wrapped around the head of a dead guy. Now, the church is saying that it is absolutely real and I heard there was a special that said, oh, if you imagine this in 3-D here is what Jesus looked like. Which is it? I'm taking a flyer and going with the first. That t-shirt image though, that's the real deal.

Dry ice is for chumps

This won't mean much to a lot of people, but I found a new glycol condenser for my rotovap after just over a week with a dry ice condenser. When I was told to vacate my lab, I tossed my old one since it was gross. Then I was told to stay, so I had to put everything back together, but alas, the only condensers I could find were of the dry ice variety. Now, the glycol is back. No more walking down the hall for dry ice. No more condensation all over the place. Glycol is flowing freely again. Oh glycol, how I missed thee.

Nigerian film stars

Check this out, but not at work. Pics 4 and 10 made me laugh. Especially 10.

Tiger at the Masters

The best golf tournament of the year has started and Tiger is only 2 strokes off the lead. I know I talked crap about his infidelity, but I want him to win this. I like the new commercial too. I still think he deserved the golf club attack, but he's apologized enough. Move on people. There's Jesse James and Tiki Barber to hate now.

p.s. the Jesse James link is kinda cool and more interesting than some douche in a Nazi hat.

Jesus in a tie dye t-shirt

This guy says that he sees Jesus in a tie dye t-shirt. If the guy put on the t-shirt, he would look like Jesus in a tie dye t-shirt. If you go to Bonnaroo or any jam band concert, you will see Jesus's in tie dye t-shirts everywhere. So be on the look out for the lord! He smells of patchouli and weed and enjoys the musical stylings of Phish and the Dave Matthews Band.

Crazy rightwingers

A guy in Washington has been accused of making death threats against Democratic senator Patty Murray. He's mad about health care reform. Yeesh, give the thing a shot before you go threatening to kill people. Fox "News," right wing radio, Palin, Cheney, the Tea Party, and whacko conservative columnists have poisoned the country. It's homegrown terrorism under the guise of news reporting. These people will also claim freedom of speech, but will want to lynch a flag burner. Maybe the healthcare bill will get these people some sessions with a psychiatrist.

Targeted killing

So we've said it's cool to go after an American cleric who is participating in terrorist activities in Yemen. Big deal. People are saying it is rare if not unprecedented to target an American this way. Yeah right. Fronte and I used to joke about conspiracies, but seriously, if people in this country don't think that our government has whacked citizens before, they're idiots.

A former senior legal official in the administration of George W. Bush said he did not know of any American who was approved for targeted killing under the former president.

Maybe not, but they started a war that got thousands of American soldiers killed. Is that indirect targeted killing? And is this official saying that it's wrong? Hahahaha. If you don't go after terrorists with unjustified wars, you're soft. If you go after a terrorist who happens to be American, it's controversial.

I say if this guy is helping kill civilians just to create instability and prove some radical point, put a bullet in his head. How's that feel coming from a left winger?

Mrs. C?

Is this from Matt C's wife?

Hey do you remember when...

... the Kings of Leon were good? Seriously, the first two albums and half of the third are good. What happened?
... summer was the best season? Now it's 90 fucking degrees and you have to wear long pants.
... people didn't feel the need to arm their kids with the latest tech toys? I read a review of the ipad where the guy said he was probably going to have to get one for his 4 year old. And, I know of one person in our great city who will probably buy one for each of her hoard of children.

Seriously, big ticket items used to be Christmas only things. Then you had to hope that your parents would actually listen to your begging. What a world we live in.

Can you imagine what I'll be like when I'm 80? I'll be the guy on the porch with some heavy tool chasing those goddamn kids offa my lawn.

Pujols

Ah, baseball is back in full swing and Pujols has already homered twice. Go Cards!

Kiwis

I might be 32 years old, but if I see two kiwis and a banana, I'm going to make a cock and balls.

Up too late

I was already tired yesterday from having to get up before the sun to get back to work, then I thought it would be a good idea to stay up and watch the Butler game. It was a good game (aside from the fact that Duke won), but I'm paying for it now. Being tired is always good for chemistry. But hey, the coffee is flowing and the music is playing so I might escape the day without harm.

First day

Four and a half hours in and I'm ready for vacation again. Is that ungrateful for a guy who got to keep his job while others were let go? I don't know, but there you have it.

Last day

Today is the last day of a glorious 9 days off. The weather has been just about perfect and the boys were great most of the time. We went to Chicago for two days to show the Logan and Connor the Field museum and the Shedd aquarium. The Field museum was awesome, but the aquarium kinda sorta sucked. We went to see "How to Train Your Dragon" and it was pretty good. We spent too much money at Home Depot, but now the yard looks nice again. Now it's Easter and tomorrow it's back to work and chemistry. I'm still waiting for a long lost rich uncle to die and leave me everything.