Year: 2005
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More Ways To Help
[readermail] Hi Pam! It’s been awhile, but you and your readers were so helpful after the San Diego firestorm crisis, that I just had to pass this on. Our little library benefited by 63 selections from our ‘Wishlist’ and we will be moving into our new facility in November. We will never forget the kindness your…
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2005 MTV Video Music Awards Recap
Pamie and Stee (f/ Djb!) witness the further step in the devolution of the music industry in the form of the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by the amusingly un-self-aware leader of all that is anti-art in rap music — the man so effective at whatever it is he does that he created a…
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what all music should sound like
In general, I don’t listen to much KCRW. Among certain, much-more-hipster-than-thou audiences in LA, the preceding statement would be akin to telling a seven year-old girl, “I do not find small kittens to be adorable. Oh, and you can’t actually become a princess when you grow up.” But, I’m sorry, a lot of the shows…
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Them!
We have been battling ants for the entire summer. This is nothing new. Every summer in Los Angeles, dehydrated ants make their way into our apartments and houses, coffee shops and restaurants, trying to find something to drink. Or at least, that’s what I thought. The ants seem to be uninterested in food (save for…
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my shortcomings
I’m in the middle of cooking dinner, and by that I mean I’ve put water in a pot and I’m waiting for it to boil, which means I have a few minutes for an entry. It means I have just enough time to talk about the weird things going on with my own body, because……
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Lyrics Born: Later That Day…
Song: “Love Me So Bad” I wanted to find a way to let you hear one of his songs, so that you had no choice but to buy the album right now. Do yourself a favor and do it anyway, before you’re kicking yourself later when everybody else is telling you how talented this guy…
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Tubey’s Kids Katrina Classroom Care Donation
Right now, teachers are using DonorsChoose to propose “Classroom Care Packages” for students dislocated by Hurricane Katrina. Television Without Pity has created a special Recapalooza in support of this effort. For every $2000 raised, a TWoP recapper will recap something weird and wonderful of their choosing (uh oh!). TWoP and Glarkware will cover any credit…
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not funny ha-ha.
There’s this guy who hangs out at our local coffeeshop. He’s one of our regular crazies. I mean this as affectionately as possible, as he’s an endearing form of crazy. He’s small and heavily tattooed in tiny little self-made, prison-looking blue symbols. There’s writing on his knuckles, a tiny tattoo in the corner of his…
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Kanye West: Late Registration
Song: “Gold Digger” I’m a sucker for a well-timed “Unh,” and this track is filled with them. Yesterday I complained about the state of music, but I just spent a buck to have this song on my iPod, because I need to hear it about every hour. I almost got a speeding ticket this morning…