yet another example of native american exploitation...
...this time by steve jobs! apparently the ipod concept was first conceived by native americans - so long ago in fact, that it is
imbedded in the landscape. i wonder if being in canada will stop apple from suing for copyright "infringement".
in other news -
quebec leave canada already! and when you realize its really really hard to be an independent country inside another (i believe the only other instance is the vatican) maybe everyone will decide to stop being so snobbish and stoop down to the rest of us canadians' level.
foamy snow
a couple of random thoughts for today as i procrastinate through my lunch hour:
habitat for humanity is building a house out of styrofoam in bedstuy, which i'm assuming won't look as crappy as say, old styrofoam coolers after a couple of uses, or the gross used cups that wash up on the beach. at least you know that your house won't biodegrade (in the
daily news via
curbed). now if only these were blocks made out of
recycled styrofoam...
in other news - it is yet another day of 60+ degree weather in nyc... and it's the end of november. helloOO? if i hear another person say "what nice weather we're having" i'm going to lose my marbles (or s/he will lose some teeth). i'm not someone who is typically eager for the cold weather, but i do like the seasons to behave, well, like seasons. and apparently, so do the
organizers of the skiing world cup . but since its possible to use a ski resort as a water park in the summers - we could have the world cup of waterskiing in the alps.
and now, to finish off the last of my thanksgiving genocide leftovers.
eating lubed birds (chicks?)
thanks to
sadie, i now have more insight into
lubing nipple watering systems and
nipples and cups than i have ever cared to.
mmmm.... turkey.
gobble gobble
two versus four
one of the nice things about this unnervingly warm november we've been having, is that bicycling has continued to be a viable means of transportation around the borough. friday's weather was enchanting, sunny with the mercury exceeding sixty degrees fahrenheit.
tony and i decided to ride our bikes to the
brooklyn academy of music to see the movie
borat. our excursion turned out to be far more eventful than we could've ever imagined.
crossing
mcguinness boulevard, trucks whizzed by as we rode across the street. i'm not a very good rider, this summer having been the first time in seven years that i've ridden a bicycle! so, afraid of being caught between one of those big white box lorries and the curb i rode up onto the sidewalk for one block. tony and i were promptly pulled over by some apparently p.m.s.-ing and bored officers of the ninety-forth precinct and issued
summonses for riding on the sidewalk. we have to go to court! rather than the lorry driver that almost ran us over.
coming back from bam - an erratically swerving SUV almost crashes into tony, who reacted in the only reasonable way - giving the driver the finger. at the next intersection, the SUV screeches to a halt - and the driver, a burly man, jumps out of the car and yells at tony and threatens to beat him up. wow.
it is experiences like these that make me really appreciate the efforts of groups such as
transportation alternatives and the goals of
critical mass. it reminds me that it is not only
regular riders who are victimized by arrogant drivers, like noah.
share the road, you assholes!
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