my black eye? dracula, where's leatherface? sucking off frankenstein? i like candy.

 
hausu
posted by scarnsworth at 4:36 AM

 
olsen twins WAM action

this one goes out to those of you who are fans of the olsen twins and wam action!



posted by scarnsworth at 10:20 PM

 

This is how we do...

9th floor swank condo rooftop pool jams are pretty awesome ways to drink some cool ones with your friends on an insanely hot Saturday in June.
posted by kenniebloggins at 5:44 PM

 
i like this song


posted by scarnsworth at 3:36 PM

 
urdu poets

obama reveals here his affinity for the great urdu poets.

now, as we know, obama has been known to write some mild doggerel of his own, but claiming to love the great urdu poets? sounds a little pretentious to me.

nevertheless, it reminds me of my all time favorite article from the onion.
featuring everyone's fave, good ol' prezzy bush.
posted by scarnsworth at 12:37 AM

 
It's a heatwave, my air conditioning is broke, the Georgia Theatre burned this morning and I'm about ready for a nice cold bucket of sledgehammers...Back from Greece, pt. One...


It's Friday morning and I've been back for about 14 hours. I arrived home at 8:00 p.m. last night following a 12 hour direct flight from Athens. The flight was laid back. Enjoyed some romantic comedies an episode of Everybody Hates Chris and whatever that show with Julia Louise Dreyfuss is called. Did not enjoy Everybody Loves Raymond, but whatevs. It was good to see some American movies/television that was not Married With Children (with Greek subtitles) or the US getting embarrassed in FIFA soccer. I'm waiting for the heating and air guy to finish up here, so I guess I'll blog a bit. Here are a few interesting things I learned while in Greece. Call them highlights/low points whatever...
A) The Greek islands, especially Mykonos, while amazing, are also amazingly expensive.
B) Athens, Greece is more affordable and obviously more educational, but you see far hotter women on the islands.
C) Seeing really hot topless women is worth the expense, especially if they happen to be smoking a cig, drinking a Mythos and are of Asian descent.
D) Seeing geriatric overweight, topless women is worthy of a partial refund, but I'm cool with the upside.
E)Cheese pies are delicious: The flaky (filo, I think) buttery outside, protecting the mild, cheesy interior is my favorite Greek snack. Chocolate croissants were a second.
f) Greek coffee sucks. According to my tour guide, it's only good if prepared carefully and properly, an act which restaurants usually avoid. Frappes are good, but I usually settled for hot a Nescafe with sugar and milk. Still only so-so.
g) The Temple of Poseidon on Cape Souinon is one of my favorite landmarks.
h) The mega-clubs at Paradise Beach, Mykonos, don't open every single night until the high tourist season hits.
i) Skandanavian Bar/Club in Mykonos town is an awesome place to party one's ass into submission.
j) Pensions aren't worth the few bucks one saves. I prefer to spend 15 extra euros per night and have more comfortable accomodations.
k) Craft is a great Greek microbrewed beer, and the food at Craft bars/restaurants is delicious, too.
l) Fresh calamari souvlaki is the mutha-fuckin' bomb.
m) The Benaki Museum in Athens has a great collection of Greek artwork and handiwork dating back to 600 BC. For a smaller museum, the collection is really comprehensive.
n) Santorini is a little overrated, though beautiful. The sunset, as seen from the restaurants leading down to the Old Port in Fira offer a view, that if on a date, should induce some major romantic interludes later in the evening. I, however, caught the sunset on the solo tip.
to be continued...
posted by kenniebloggins at 10:35 AM

 


RIP Georgia Theatre...
posted by kenniebloggins at 9:43 AM

 


I'm back from Greece, and I'll update later. Here's a little MC ADE "How Much Can You Take" for all o' you. It's an old school Miami bass jam that I once jammed hardest to when driving either my mom's 1985 Chevy Celebrity or my Pontiac Lemans. It takes me back to those first days of driving (though the song was two years old when I got my license, bass jams have longevity) and the freedom a young buck feels when finally set free to cruise with his friends on the weekends. However, we usually opted for the movies instead of the strip in Columbus, and at least for me, there were never any girls involved. But anyway, when my friend BG's older brother turned up the jam in his 85 Grand Prix (custom black with wide pink stripes on the sides) with too-dark tint on the windows with his 15s rattling the trunk, we would at least get some notice. And, I guess that mattered for something then.
posted by kenniebloggins at 11:38 PM

 
some of my top album covers

i came up with these this morning. i'm sure there are more.


posted by scarnsworth at 10:09 AM

 
this shit is scary

We Have Band - You Came Out (Official Music Video) from We Have Band on Vimeo.

posted by scarnsworth at 8:57 AM

 
bret's injuries

wow - bret michaels posted pics on his myspace page of injuries from his tony awards mishap. peep below.


posted by scarnsworth at 12:57 AM

 
vampire girl vs frankenstein girl

awesome! (not for the squeamish)




the latest flick from the director/creators of 'tokyo gore police'.
the soundtrack seems pretty good too!
posted by scarnsworth at 9:34 PM

 
A quick one while I'm waiting for my host to pack...

I'm sweating balls today in Athens. I think it's the hottest in a series of increasingly hot days. Think South Ga, in late Jul, but hotter and dustier and you pretty much have the weather/ sinus irritation down. Today was another success, except that I found the wrong train ticket and not the pass. I'm still on the lam, I suppose.

Today I went to Syntagma/Kolonaki, the site of multiple museums, fine hotels and restaurants, the Parliament building and the National Gardens. After getting off the train, I went to the Benaki Museum, which I totally recommend. The ever-growing collection of Grecian and Mediterranean art dates from present day back to approximatelty 600 bc. I was most impressed by the Mycenian reception rooms that were re-created. I ate lunch at the rooftop restaurant, and, while my proscuitto, fresh mozzarella and roma tomato sandwich was only so-so (and it was served with Lay's chips), the view/ambience was pretty awesome. After leaving the Benaki, I had the good fortune of walkin behind the guards (Envons) who watch the Parliament builiding. I had the opportunity to see the whole changing of the gusrd ritual. The attire of the Envons (maybe envions?) is really interesting. They wear a pleated waistshirt of a beige hue with matching stockings and a dagger attached to the waist. They wear red hats and red shoes, which look like low-top red duck boots with black pom poms on the toes. Afterwards, I ended my day at the NAtional Gardens, which was quite beautiful and contained a small zoo with a doney, roosters, hens, ducks, a rabbit and geese, a children's library and a playground. Overall, it was as serene as one expects a National Garden to be. My day ended early due to the fact that we have a ferry to catch. Tonight, we head to Paros.
Bon Voyage,
bloggins, gent.
posted by kenniebloggins at 9:56 AM

 
Ticket Update:
I found my week-long train pass, so I might not have to pay the fine after all. Or, according to the Metpoliceman, I should not. The interaction regarding my ticket will probably be blogworthy, to say the least.

This morning, I have to do laundry. My host, her beau and I are heading to the island of Paros via ferry this evening. I'm pretty excited about the islands in general. However, updates will suffer from this point going forward. Today, I hope to finally make it to the Archaeological Museum in hopes of seeing Agamemnon's mask, but L's laundry is taking forever, so it may not work out in the end. Through 5 full days in Athens, I've had a really good time and learned a good deal. Athens is a great-but somewhat difficult city to navigate. Streets are not always marked and they diverge and converge with no seemingly apparent order. The printed language makes words difficult to identify, so many of the street and restaurant names are easy to forget or overlook. Even the English translations are sometimes so long they are unfamiliar. Near the tourist areas, most people tend to speak English with at least a decent level of proficiency, and most are helpful when asked questions regarding directions. There are some interesting necessities that take getting used to. For instance, if you drop a deuce in a toilet, you don't flush the toilet paper. After wiping, you ball up the tissue and toss it into a waste basket. Apparently, the plumbing in Greece cannot handle the toilet paper, so tossing the used paper into a waste basket (with a lid) has worked well for ages. So, there's a little nugget of info pertaining to life in Greece you probably will never see portrayed on the Travel Channel. I wish everyone a good weekend filled with a plethora amazing moments worth retelling countless times among friends over many drinks. I'm off to the islands!
sinc.,
bloggins, gent.
posted by kenniebloggins at 2:16 AM

 
the other athens

the new york times is cooking up risotto from a recipe by athens own five & ten restaurant.

cool!

UPDATE: apparently there was an article last week on nature's harmony farm in elberton.
posted by scarnsworth at 10:27 PM

 
Unleashed and in trouble with Metpo...Live and Alive in Greece Day 5.
Today was the first day I had complete free reign over my destiny in Athens. Actually, that statement is bullshit, because I booked that tour to Cape Souinon yesterday, but WTF! Anyway, I left my home base early by my new vacation standards (11:00 a.m.) and headed out to the Acropolis to look around the Agora and the Theater of Odeon Agrippa or whatever its called. Ate a ham n cheese crepe near the Akropoli stop. With a coke Lite, too. It was delicious but unsubstantial. I actually ate right after I got off the train. I walked around a bit and saw the aforementioned sites. At about 1:45, I got paranoid and attempted to find the bus terminal for my tour. I found the terminal by 2:05, so I went to a taberna and had a couple of 500 ml Alfa beers. I stopped at a deli and bought a Coke Zero and a water for my tour to Cape Souinon to see the Temple of Poseidon. I was very early for my tour and waited in the terminal for 30 minutes. I read the Top 10 Athens while I waited. Good times. I've never been a touring gent, but I quite enjoyed my trip to the Cape, where King Aegeus supposedly took his death plunge and Lord Byron definitely signed his name on the Temple proper. On the trip back, I patted myself on the back and decided to treat myself to dinner. I wanted to call L first, so I had a Mythos at a little Kafe awaiting renovation. Then, after contacting L, and hearing what she had to accomplish for the eve, I headed to Vitro for dinner. I ordered two Mythos, a plate of olives, a Greek salad and asparagus soup, despite the heat. The waiter said, "Is that all?" Dinner was awesome and it was served with bread and a crushed olive tapenade-type spread. Total vegetarian beer-drinking awesomeness was infused within my soul. I was feeling rather robust, so I headed back to the Kafe, had two more Mythos and my first Ouzo. I was ready to party. However, transportation becomes a major issue when one does not read or speak a particular language, so I decided to head back to L's. When I changed trains, Athens Metpo stopped me and asked for my train ticket. I fished around in my pocket and found a little bit of lint and nothing else. The kind Metpo officer patiently waited before writing me a ticket for 60 euros. Ouch! All I could say was that I bought a week pass (which is true). I was totally scorched by the transaction, but I'm waiting out the citation ,which is based on my drivers license and not my passport, thank Zeus! Also, I tried to give him my GHSA coaches' pass, but, to no avail, I got served a citation. Still this didn't dampen my heart too greatly. I headed back to L's with a bit of guidance and settled down for the evening. I've been watching everyone's fave, The Office in my spare time. I watched Season One last night and I'm halfway through Season Two tonight. I will say that I might have fallen in love, at least partially, with Greece today, for it was the first day of handling my European business alone in the history of kenniebloggins short but wonderful life.
luv all,
bloggins, gent.
posted by kenniebloggins at 6:34 PM

 
a good toon vid

His Holiness Rael from Harvey Benschoter on Vimeo.

posted by scarnsworth at 12:39 AM

 
amazement



you folks have probably already seen the video of bret michaels getting thwacked in the head by a moving set-piece at the tony awards on sunday night.

he busted his nose had to get stitches on his lip, but the best part is this quote from him recalling the events:

"All I remember is Shrek and the donkey helping me up, and Liza Minelli giving me a towel."


god love him.
posted by scarnsworth at 7:18 PM

 
Day 4 Athens, Greece.
Today, I finally navigated through parts of the city on my own. Finally saw the Acropolis and did some shopping, errr, well looking. Had a lovely chef's salad at a taberna near the Acropolis and bought my tour ticket for Cape Souignon, the location of the Temple of Poseidon. Later in the day, this nice Greek woman sold me some baklava, which was far better than any I had enjoyed previously. While I was eating, she attempted to teach me some Greek words- "hello," "how are you, "thank you," and "thank you very much," I was doing pretty well until I walked about a block and forgot everything. I just shopped around until it was time to meet up with L and head to the Acropolis. It was pretty amazing, to say the least.
posted by kenniebloggins at 5:15 PM

 
Day 3...The Beach
Today, L woke me up at 9:30 a.m. I would say that I had adequate sleep, except for the fact that I woke up at 3:00 a.m. with a moussaka/beer/waffle with ice cream stomach ache that didn't subside until about 6:00 a.m. L told me that I had 5 minutes to get ready to head to the beach. I quickly got ready and we headed to the bus stop, where we had to wait an hour for a bus that was very late. J showed up wearing a t-shirt proclaiming today would be "drunk with a chance of horny." Ah, the Greeks and their sense of ironic t-shirt humor. It took about an hour to get to the beach, which is across from the island of Envio and surrounded by some sort of gulf of the Aegean. The beach was extremely crowded with some of the most awesomely grotesque human forms wedged into too-small speedos and thongs. There were a few hot women in attendance, which is always a positive. We sunned and swam in the clearest non swimming pool water I have ever seen. Though the beach was both dusty and rocky, the water and the scenery totally made up for the downsides. Honestly, today was the first day I've felt like I'm totally on vacation. We had lunch at a little restaurant right off the main road going to the beach, and I had my first kebap- it was delicious. I also had fries and a small salad. For 7 euros, this meal was more than adequate. We headed back to the beach for a few minutes and then took off to catch the 4:00 p.m. bus. The water and sun basically wiped us out and we pretty much chilled for the remainder of the day.

I took the downtime to catch up on my napping and internet roaming. I actually planned my bday party via facebook, with some errors. If you're a reader and I didn't invite you via accident, hit me up in the comments section for info. It'll be pretty laid-back, to say the least.
posted by kenniebloggins at 5:50 PM

 
Days 2-3 Athens, Greece!
I slept hard after we got home Saturday night/Sunday morning. And by "hard" I mean falling face down on the bed fully clothed and awaking ten hours later in the same position. Woke up early Sunday, and my host had just finished making brunch for us. Brunch consisted of apples, bananas, eggs, dates, baon and some sort of stratta. Amazing hospitality reigns once again! After brunch, we decided to get ready and head to The Acropolis. However, due to it being an election weekend/ national holiday, The Acropolis was closed. We did, however walk around and up the hill to see the prison where Socrates drank hemlock. That was pretty cool. We decided after about an hour of this walking business to go get coffee. We headed down to the Plaka (i think) to a little corner coffee shop. My host had coffee and I had a giant Mythos beer. We shared a waffle with two scoops of ice cream and chocolate syrup. This was probably the best dessert I've had in ages. Next, we met up with m host's homeboy J. We headed to a restaurant, but we ended up getting coffee or beers again at an outdoor establishment near The Acropolis. Finally, we headed to another outdoor restaurant to eat dinner. I had moussaka, which was awesome. We ended the evening by walking through the flea market. The flea market is pretty crazy. Lots of really fake designer hand bags and luggage are sold alongside the types of toys one might find in the Dollar Tree. Most of the items for sale are managed by immigrants just trying to make a little money to get by. Many of the salesmen are of Nigerian descent, and the local police like to ride by on their motorcycles and half-assedly chase the vendors. The vendors run away, hide their goods, wait for the police to leave and repeat the action. The police wait a while before giving proper chase time and time again. It's a very interesting little interaction to watch, to say the least.

At the coffee house, a little peasant girl of about 9 years of age approached the open window next to where L and I were seated. L warned me too late not to look at the little girl. This task was nearly impossible to accomplish because the girl was playing the accordion. She tapped me on the shoulder, held out her hand and in the cutest voice imaginable said "Money." My host politely told the little girl no, and that was the last we saw of her.
posted by kenniebloggins at 11:51 AM

 
Hello Athens, Greece pt. 1

My flight from Atlanta to Athens, Greece, via a short layover at JFK was rather pleasant. The T-Gates terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson are rather swank, when compared to the C terminal (Air Tran). I totally recommend the T-Gates. Also, the deal at On the Border which occurs when a beer is ordered and a shot can be ordered with the beer for a mere $3 extra is recommended. I had two Bud Lite 16 ouncers and two shots of Patron Silver for a mere $20, which isn't terrible by airport standards. The flight was long, but nice. The person sitting beside me on the flight to Athens was a 40sish designer of menswear (Penguin and Perry Ellis, most prominently) who was taking a swim vacation on the islands of Greece. Nice woman.

I was pretty sleep deprived when I reached Athens, and my host, L, took me back to her apartment on the north part of the city to put my belongings away. We went to the grocery store, which was awesome in both its similarities and differences from US groceries. Actually, popular American items such as Budweiser and Lays potato chips were prevalent and Corona was amazingly expensive. After shopping, my body hit the turn-off switch. My host asked me if I needed a nap and I sleepily concurred. Though my mind was ready to tour the city, my body was not. I crashed in my guest quarters for two hours and then awoke to find that my host had graciously made soup for lunch. After lunch, I crashed the fuck out for a second time on the couch. By the time I had showered and was ready to leave the house, it was like 6:00 p.m.
Day one would have been a bust, except that we took a steep trek to the top of a hill overlooking the city. From the top of the hill, an amazing view of Athens and the Acropolis is possible. There was also a small, but ornately decorated church, a top-tier restaurant and a cafe, where L and I had about the most expensive coffee imaginable (6 euros for a double expresso? YOWZERS!)
We ate gyros for dinner at an outside table and then headed to Soul, a popular bar/club to hang out. The decor of the club was swank as all get out with a retractable roof, huge tropical plants and lighting that would make the owners of Go weep. The music was very rooted in 60s 70s lounge music. I dug the vibe, but apparently it's election weekend in Greece and the club wasn't happening. We sauntered back down the side-street where Soul is located and saw a host of working women of African descent making deals for the evening with a host of European dudes. We headed down to an Irish pub called James Joyce (I shit you not!) where much of the staff apparently doesn't even speak Greek. The scene was lively. I had two Guiness and my host sipped on a mojito while a guy from the US played acoustic Bob Dylan and Green Day covers and ended his set by telling everyone to "drive safe." Motherfucker, we ain't in Clemson, SC, we are in Greece. Ain't none of these motherfuckers driving. Furthermore, he had a hard time getting the Greek crowd to sing along to the choruses of his songs. What a fuckjob he turned out to be. We arrived home at 2:30 a.m. and even though the day started late, I would say my first day in Europe was a successful venture.
posted by kenniebloggins at 8:04 AM

 
ed force one

did you guys know that iron maiden has a plane? wtf. i did not. flight 666!


posted by scarnsworth at 1:11 AM

 
bring it with the cheese

today was a rough hangover day for yrstrly. we are talking HTFO. bedridden. anyway, cheers to kennie and let's hope that he's living the good life in greece.
i sweated most of the poison out by 10pm, and then i was able to squeeze myself out of the house and make it to "farmer in the deli" ("no hot subs with food stamps!") which is the name of a local bodega. from the reviews i presumed it was going to be mad nice - it was in fact totally sketch. on any different day i would have scampered out of there and made my way to a swank restaurant instead, but today i was too weak. i got a turkey hero... and it was fuckin rad. and only like 4 bucks. THEY BEAT THE 5 DOLLA FOOTLONG. i mean in a big way. this is my new jam.



when i was there these two dudes were ordering sandwiches in front of me and the one guy was like:

dude 1: "yo, bring it with the cheese."
deliguy: "what?"
dude 1: "bring it with the cheese. i want to taste it."
deliguy: "what?"
dude 1: "yo, just put another slice of cheese on there. bring it."
deliguy: "ok."
dude 1: "yo, you ain't gonna charge me for that right? you ain't gonna chage me for that."
deliguy" "fifty cents"
dude 1: "fifty cents? yo you crazy."

then when i went to the counter to pay, this guy in front of me goes:

guy in line: "do you have tylenol arthiritis?"
cashier: "no."
guy in line: *leaves*

in conclusion, i will be going here a lot in the coming days. i got a huge turkey sub, 4 rolls of toilet paper, and a budweiser magnum for 10 dollars. THAT IS INSANE PEOPLE. fucking insane.
also, i'm watching "the messengers" on tv and the song "the farmer in the dell" is featured in a very creepy way. the deli i got my sandwich from was called the farmer in the deli. macabre! (ok, so it's on "lifetime" and thus not that creepy.)

anyhow, here are some pics from my walk to the farmer in the deli:


and here is a great tape collection (via my fave yimmy



peace.
posted by scarnsworth at 12:12 AM

 
pneumatic



guys, did you know about the beach pneumatic subway system of new york!?!
me neither! if there were a pneumatic way to get me to the beach i would be in the sucker as much as i'm up in target. but alas it no longer exists.
here is it's wikipedia page.
what is it's relevance now you ask? well that, my friends, is three-fold (maybe four-fold.)

1. it was referenced in the original 'taking of pelham 123' of which a remake will imminently be released on the public. will they mention it? go to the theater to find out! (that will be the only thing to find out as the trailer on television reveals everything else that takes place in the movie.)

2. the pneumatic subway system was mentioned in 'ghostbusters II' as the place where all the slime shit was scooting around under the city. it was called the "new york pneumatic railroad" or NYPRR. this was located (according to wikipedia) at the intersection of 77th street and 1st avenue. which brings me to ..

3. I USED TO LIVE AT 77TH AND 1ST. holy mackerel. that explains so fucking much!!

and

4. also according to wikipedia, there are a bunch of similar tunnels under or around atlantic avenue in brooklyn. NEAR WHERE I LIVE NOW! holy toledo.

the end.
posted by scarnsworth at 12:00 AM

 
dirty!,

do you like FURRIES? do you like WAM ACTION? do you like STRIPPERS?

then you will love the new white castle commercial:


dirty!
posted by scarnsworth at 7:58 PM

 

Guess who's bizzack?
Welcome to summer edition...

Today is a good day for many reasons. Woke up early and summer tennis was canceled due to rain. I don't think most of my girls tennis players are that into waking up and sweating their summer away on a hard court with no shade, but whatevs. Took advantage of my early waking hour to go to Old Navy, Ross and Target to pick up some items for my trip. En route to shopping for my trip, I stopped at Starbucks. As I entered the door, I hear a familiar voice greet me loudly with a hearty, "Mr. B., Wassup?" It was a former student and recent graduate. She hooked me up with a venti and I was good to go. However, as I cranked my car, I spilled coffee all over my lap. I was chill, relatively unstained and unburned, so I cleaned myself up and headed in the direction of my destination.
First, I bought flip flops at Old Navy. I hate flip flops, but apparently they are a necessity on the hot back sand beaches of Santorini. Then, I headed to Ross and bought this awesome Penguin bathing suit (pea green, white and brown with random canes, fishing poles and swim fins printed on them) and some navy Pro Keds canvas sneakers. Spent under $30 for both. Then, I bought random shit (snacks, toiletries, travel size shit, memory card for my camera and a battery charger). At that point, it was like "oh shit," I'm really leaving tomorrow. Next I headed down Ga. 20 to Kinkos to make a few copy of my passport. Can't wait to get that fucker stamped! I was getting pretty hungry and I noticed Smoothie King next door. I had to make a quick stop, because I had not enjoyed the cool deliciousness in a while. Finally, I headed back home, made some lunch, read my copy of Let's Go Greece, and then began packing.
I have never been to Europe, and I'm relatively ignorant when it comes to Greek customs, language, and even history/literature (not really ignorant here, but definitely not that interested in classical lit.). That being stated, I am imagining that I'll have a truly awesome time. I'm staying in Athens with my ex-teacher friend for 5 days. Then we're heading to the island of Paros for the weekend. For four days, I'll be alone on the islands of Santorini and Mykonos before I finally return to Athens for an evening before coming back. If any of you want a post card, privately email me your address or post it in the comments section. I'll try to update my adventures as they happen, but I can be pretty lackadaisical when it comes to blogging these days. Hope all is well in all of your worlds!
Sinc.,
bloggins, gent.
posted by kenniebloggins at 4:28 PM

 

My jam of my summer vacation is The Cool Kids/DJ Cannon mixtape entitled Gone Fishin.'

OMG, this is for all of us who sit around and miss groups like Tribe and De La but who also love new shit from the ATL. Seriously, this is one of my favorite mixtapes, fuck that, cds in, like forever.
DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE HERE, CUZ
posted by kenniebloggins at 12:49 AM

 
Kenniebloggins' Summer Mix Number One:
I made this last Saturday when I was just jacking around for a bit. Some of the songs are more reflective of my mood that day than they totally are summer songs. Here goes: Oh yeah, I titled it "First Weekend of the Summer," which is inaccurate.
1: "Eye Know"-De La Soul
2: "I'll Call Before I Come"- Outkast feat. Gangsta Boo
3:"All I Really Want" Rick Ross (feat the Dream)
4: "I Rock Skinnies"- Freshboyz
5: "Rockin' That Shit" (remix)- The Dream (feat. Fabolous)
6: "Next To You"- Mike Jones
7: "All I Really Want is You"-Lucy Pearl
8: "I Can't Wait" -Nu Shooz
9: "Juicy (Gotcha Crazy)- Oaktown 357
10:"Make the Trap Aye"- OJ da Juiceman feat. Gucci Mane
11:"Your a Jerk"- Newboyz
12: "Gettin' It"- Lil Wayne/The Cool Kids
13: "Never Hungry"- Pink Dollaz
14: "We're All in the Same Game" - West Coast Rap All Stars
15: "I'll Never Leave You"- Lumidee
16: "Weekend Girls"- The Cool Kids/DJ Cannon
17: "Dude"- Beenie Mann
18: "Take Off" Young Dro/Yung L.A. (from the black boy/white boy) mix tape

Three jerkin songs is quite a lot for the mix, but I can't get enough of this shit. Here's a little Pink Dollaz for all y'all.

posted by kenniebloggins at 12:30 AM

 
gloria

first in some shorts i'm going to make with my cell cam.


posted by scarnsworth at 10:19 PM

 
suspension of belief

i went to the Met today with keanu reeves (about which i'll post later), and was inspired in a billion different ways.
now i'm caffeinated and on my second pbr and my consciousness stream is going all over the place - i'm reminded of one of my most favorite museum exhibits ever this stunning video installation by bill viola. it's overwhelming. five screens projected huge on a wall in a pitch-black room. five bodies floating in water upside down, heads above water and thus not visible - with a soundtrack of gurgling water blips and blops. there are five mirrors on the floor of the room, reflecting the figures as right side up to give both perspectives.
the figures slowly drift out of frame and disappear for a moment, before splashing down with a crash from the top (bottom) to float once more.
here's a still image:




since i can't find any video, check out this other piece of his - "the reflecting pool"



i watched another one of his pieces "anthem" in which he incorporates eye operations and other surgeries, so i didn't include that here. nevertheless, these vids are haunting and maybe even scary. and lovely!
posted by scarnsworth at 8:18 PM

 
sartorialist rooting around in fort greene

pretty odd. i periodically check this guy's blog to see pics of beautiful people wearing cool duds from the far flung reaches of the world.. and whaddaya know, he's all up in fort greene (my hood) rooting around on dekalb avenue here and here. weird.

wonder if it has anything to do with that new hbo show they're filming all up in this piece.
posted by scarnsworth at 6:59 PM

 
summer mixxx



hi my peeps, i put together a summer mix for you all. just a list of songs that are tickling my fancy of late.
download and take on your vacation with you! (kennie) or just put it on your ipod and slog through the 50 degree new york june weather. whatevs!
note: you may be hep to some of these tracks already and have them on your portable electronic devices. tough beans! dl this shit anyhow.

download SUMMER MIXXX 09 JAM TIME MAGAZINE

tracklist
1. Runnin' Back and Forth - Edwin Starr
2. In the Summertime - Jerry Mungo
3. Drinkin & Drivin - Ludacris (feat. Young Jeezy)
4. All I Really Want - Rick Ross (feat. the Dream)
5. Sarah - Bat For Lashes
6. She's Fallen in Love with the Monster Man - Screaming Lord Sutch
7. Gazillion Ear (Thom York remix) - DOOM
8. Life's a Dream - Lil B
9. Shawty is Da Shit - The Dream
10. Jump Rope - Cool Kids & dj Cannon (feat. Tennille)
11. Take Ecstasy with Me - the magnetic fields
12. Stork & Owl (Gang Gang Dance remix) - TV on the Radio
13. Gray Wave City - Bubonic Plague
14. Back in the Day - Pharcyde
15. Get Liberal - Dr. Downtown
16. Greek Ambassador - Bubonic Plague
17. Shoot Tha Bitch Bra - Lil B

*ps - lemme know if this doesn't work; it's my first file upload thingy on that server.
posted by scarnsworth at 12:00 AM

 
to hell

guys, i saw drag me to hell this afternoon.
'tis fucking amazing.
get the to the theater asap.
i'm not sure the flick will have the same fright resonance on the small-screen, but i'm pretty certain that it'll turn into a classic.
shit's amazing.



posted by scarnsworth at 11:03 PM

 
hungy!

here are a few koans i've just come up with. motivational catchphrases courtesy of yours truly scarnsworth!

1. sometimes in order to find something all you have to do is look.
2. life can give you hell, but when it does just think of heaven.
3. there is no coincidence that goal and the celtic word gaol are anagrams of one another. don't let your hopes imprison you!
4. when your aunt's brother asks a favor of you, be careful to distinguish if he is your uncle or your father!
5. there are striking differences between the two imperatives "get off my back" and "back off" - you better learn them and start doing both of them now!

leave yours in the comments section below!
posted by scarnsworth at 12:24 PM

 
insides!

i slipped up to central park today and had a cafe duke sandwich in sheep's meadow. even though the temperature remains in the low-60's, it was still a nice grassy experience. (excepting the fully-clothed creepy guy who plopped down behind the scantily-clad girls getting a tan to get a better peek no doubt)
after that i sneaked over to the park avenue armory to check out the ernesto neto installation. freaking amazing.
anthropodino - it's a series of tunnels and hanging orbs created with nylon netting and various spices (cayenne being the most dangerous) and plywood skeletal work. it's quite the experience. (check out my flickr set here)



the experience was slightly marred by a bunch of upper east side stroller moms who brought their broods by the double-digits to clamber all over and in the installation (not to mention the room where they were screening the neto film was turned into a diaper changing room where most of the moms gathered to chatter for the duration -bizarre!)

after that i sauntered home to ft greene and checked out a film called "summer hours" or "l'heure d'ete". a pretty serious meditation on the breaking up of an estate after a parent's death. kind of sobering after the anthropodino exploration.

now i'm watching "kissing on the mouth" - the latest in my mumblecore/myspace realism ( :D ) investigations. if anyone has seen this post your thoughts in the comments below.
posted by scarnsworth at 8:02 PM

 
spain gore police



serves the bastard right. apparently they slaughtered the bull even though he won the fight. pussies.
posted by scarnsworth at 4:01 PM

 
sotomayor

as far as i'm concerned, i want more of an activist judge and sonia sotomayor is way too fucking conservative for my taste. jesus fuck obama, grow a pair.
posted by scarnsworth at 3:54 PM

 
the pig in afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN'S ONLY KNOWN PIG QUARANTINED IN FLU FEAR


posted by scarnsworth at 10:28 PM

 
raging bull in a chinatown shop



check out this kids beating the hell out of each other with boxing gloves in chinatown.

via newyorkshitty
posted by scarnsworth at 11:55 AM

 
new lars van trier flick!

looks good - i just wonder how he's going to inject his rabid anti-americanism into this one! that bastard!


posted by scarnsworth at 8:17 AM

 
GHOST AIRPORTS of south korea


posted by scarnsworth at 10:53 AM

 

Early sounds for the impending summer.
The Dream and Rick Ross kill it here. I'm interested in hearing this entire Rick Ross album. Seems like the big guy is interested in gettin the dance floors popppin and the panties ready for being taken off. The video features some of the hottest video girls I've seen in a while, too. The video was filmed in Medellin, Colombia which suggests nothing, right?

On a side note, here's a little weekend update for you.
A) Supposedly drank 13 beers at happy hour Friday. Well, I was at least charged for 13 until I threatened to dispute the claim on my credit card. The bar took 5 of them off the bill.
B) Had a good time in Athens Saturday at Gordon's bday bash at the Caledonia.
C) Spent $50 at Daily Co-op just buying snacks I can't get here.
D) Ate a healthy Sunday lunch at home.
E) Had some brews with foreverdudes at Fox Bros. bbq in Atlanta. Man, I cannot believe I have never eaten there previously. Several of us tried the special, which was smoked turkey. Holy shit, it was awesome. The collards and Brunswick stew were great, too. I wholly recommend it to the non-vegetarians I know.
f) Bought my Let's Go Greece travel guide. I can't believe I leave in like three weeks. Oh yeah, if you didn't know, I'm going to Athens, Greece and a couple of the islands at the beginning of June.
g) I'm beginning to grow tired of my recent environs. May move when the lease ends at the beginning of September. The place is awesome, but I'm just not feeling it here.
And that's it for the weekend...
posted by kenniebloggins at 10:55 PM

 

now here's a movie i can get behind



via yimmy
posted by scarnsworth at 2:20 AM