Someone in this blogpost has a lot of talent and charisma and that someone is..... Mr. Rocky Balboa!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I was watching a little of the national dog show on tv. Reminded me of one of my favorite series of skits on SNL. Dog Show!!! This is the only video I could find of it. They need to put all the Dog Shows on hulu.com like right now!


Dog Show!

A little bit more

Golly gee peeps, it's been awhile. Sorry I haven't posted stuff in forevers. It's just that school has been kicking my butt for the last two weeks. I've been feeling like this:

I desperately need a break. Thanksgiving will be nice, 4 day weekend and all but I still have school to worry about. A couple more weeks and I'll be done. And Doug is coming to visit. Yayyy. Here's some tunes

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I haven't been hearing too much new music that I like lately, but I haven't had much time to devote to finding good stuff either. Anyway, til next time, take care.

Toiling away in the pineapple fields on a Saturday morning

Hai guys! Last Saturday Bill and I volunteered to plant native plants on an old pineapple field mauka of Honolua Bay. We had a good time. Here are pictures.



Afterwards we stopped by the Maui Brewing Co.brewpub. I've been wanting to visit the brewpub for awhile, they just reopened after renovations. Bill suspected that the brewpub visit was the real reason I volunteered us to do the plantings, cause it was on the way home from where we were planting. He said next time we don't have to garden for three hours to get a beer. HaHa. Actually we both liked it and will probably try to go next time they have an outing. Anyhoo, I had a couple of beers at the brewpub, then we went home and I took a nap. I pretty much did not get any school work done the whole day (drinking before noon will kind of do that). This is bad cause I got a TON of schoolwork to do. I should not even be writing this blog post, I must get back to work. Talk to you guys soon.


Andy, I think you'll like the first two, they're from the same guy. He reminds me of A. Pink's H. Graffiti
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Hijack's dream costume

This is what Hijack wanted to be for Halloween, that is until he realized that his humans are too lazy to make his costume. They are so lazy that they post stuff about Halloween a week and a half late.;)

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Election Fatigue

Oh hai guys!

Yay, Obama yay!! I have an election hangover, not from alcohol but just from all the emotions involved. So much enthusiasm and joy is exhausting. Watching the election results made me kind of miss friends and family back home, it's nice to be with loved ones when history occurs. Of course Bill was with me and that was great and so was my cat. Here's a picture of us from Nov 4

He looks kinda grumpy, huh? Bill suspects he's a Republican.
Anyway, I miss you guys but I'll be seeing you soon. In the meantime I need to make new friends. This guy looks like a good candidate.

Before you get all upset, I'm not in any way trying to poke fun at a perfectly innocent kid. This guy looks cool to me, I mean we have a lot in common.
Fan of Alf............................................ check
Understands the practicality of velcro shoes.....check
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So until I meet some awesome people like this in real life, I'll be missing you.
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Why, Disaster Girl, Why?

You might have already seen this but it's still funny. The people who live in the internet found this picture about 10 days ago, dubbed the cute girl in it Disaster Girl and made their own Disaster Girl photos. Go here for all the submissions.
Here's the original photo

Here are some of my favorites:


This one is weird. I didn't know people found pictures from tourists at the World Trade Center on 9/11, creepy. Maybe its photoshopped?

Never get tired of seeing this, Cubs suck!

She killed them.

Barack and babies

Hey guys! Been wanting to share these links on here for awhile but never got around to it. Hope you're not getting election fatigue, it's almost over! Bill is taking Tuesday off so he can watch election coverage all day.
Yes we can (hold babies)
Send Barack Your Baby

Do you like the new layout? I stretched it out a bit cause some pics and videos were getting cut off. I also increased the font size for all you old fogies out there.

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I won't stop

Sup peeps. So kind of a crappy week, what with being sick and all and also being harrassed and intimidated by the man. I did a lot of searching of the blogosphere and found that alot of blog posts have been served DMCA takedown notices. The record labels or publicists or whoever have been on a warpath. But seriously, I don't know how they found me, they must have web crawlers or something. The band Late of the Pier has not responded to my emails or posts on their facebook page. Here is where the stupid people who had a problem with me providing free promotion live (not really where they live, just where they get their internet service).


You see, two people in England visited the post in question. They were in Nottingham and Leicester. Oddly enough Late of the Pier is from Nottingham. Let's take a closer look:



People, do not underestimate my capacity for stalking. I have a lot of time on my hands. I'm like this cat:

or this one:


Anyway, at first I was mad and I felt like this song. Then I was kind of sad, like this song. Then I remembered this . (Warning song contains a certain c word widely used in England but still taboo in America).

So, anyway, I'm over it now, can't you tell.

Yay Democracy

I finally mailed my absentee ballot today. I voted for your mama. No, wait, actually as you can see it was Obama.

Big Brother is Watching

Just wanted to put this up real quick. Blogger has removed one of my posts due to copyright infringement. I put up some songs by Late of the Pier. It seems removal of posts is happening alot lately. Check out these links.
http://todiebyyourside.blogspot.com/2008/10/just-because-youre-paranoid.html
http://songbytoad.com/2008/10/23/dont-be-evil/
The funny thing is all of 6 people must look at my blog. I don't know how they found it. Maybe a bot or something? The songs were downloaded a total of three times and that includes once by me to check the link. See this


Hears what Blogger sent me:
Blogger has been notified, according to the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), that certain content in your blog infringes upon the copyrights of others. The URL(s) of the allegedly infringing post(s) may be found at the end of this message.

The notice that we received, with any personally identifying information removed, will be posted online by a service called Chilling Effects at http://www.chillingeffects.org. We do this in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Please note that it may take Chilling Effects up to several weeks to post the notice online at the link provided.

The DMCA is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for online service provider liability in case of copyright infringement. We are in the process of removing from our servers the links that allegedly infringe upon the copyrights of others. If we did not do so, we would be subject to a claim of copyright infringement, regardless of its merits. See http://www.educause.edu/Browse/645?PARENT_ID=254 for more information about the DMCA, and see http://www.google.com/dmca.html for the process that Blogger requires in order to make a DMCA complaint.

Blogger can reinstate these posts upon receipt of a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and 3) of the DMCA. For more information about the requirements of a counter notification and a link to a sample counter notification, see http://www.google.com/dmca.html#counter.

Please note that repeated violations to our Terms of Service may result in further remedial action taken against your Blogger account. If you have legal questions about this notification, you should retain your own legal counsel. If you have any other questions about this notification, please let us know.

Sincerely,

The Blogger Team

Affected URLs:

http://darthmoll.blogspot.com/2008/10/get-your-hands-on-some-cheap-wine.html

I guess I have to keep an eye on things. Maybe I have to stop or find another blog host. It's a shame really cause I think that blogs are a great promoting resource for all bands. The band in question is relatively unknown in the states and I even mentioned to look out for their album when its released in America. Oh well, I emailed the band through it's myspace page and I posted a comment on facebook. I'm interested in what they have to say, whether it is them or their label. I'll keep you updated. It funny cause as a library student I am aware of copyright issues and there was a class about just last week. Anyway just wanted to put this up. I feel a mix of anger, guilt and disappointment about the whole thing. Talk to you later.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Trailers

The trailers look good, what do you think the chances are of Daniel being naked in this one, probably not good huh? Because a naked Daniel might make what must be a major downer of a movie a little better, oh well.

If I ever feel better remind me to spend some good times with you.

Man I am tired. A weird weekend has morphed into a not so good Monday. Mostly cause I think I'm sick. I woke in the middle of the night coughing up a lung. Today I feel okay, the worse thing is my body is very achy. Anyway, the weekend. It was okay. I went to the Hawaii Library Association conference. My expectations for the conference were low and these expectations were in line with reality. I don't go out much and I don't particularly enjoy being surrounded by strangers. One thing that happens is I kind of get stuck in my head. Sitting/standing around surrounded by strangers not talking or having really shallow introductory conversations sends my imagination and self monologue into another gear. It brought me back to earlier days before I got married when I would be alone a lot. Being in my own self absorbed head is an interesting place but gets a bit lonely. And this mood spilled into the rest of weekend. Saturday night I even went to bed without saying goodnight to Bill. We were sitting on the couch just watching tv when I got up and went to the bedroom for bed. A half hour later Bill comes in a little hurt asking why I didn't say anything. It was nothing intentional I guess I was just too wrapped up in myself. Does this happen to you? So to go along with this weird mood I've posted some (mostly) instrumental electronic music, which can be beautiful but cold and distant at the same time. It's not as accessible as other music I've put up but hey it's my blog I can put up what I want. So here goes:
Trigger For a Train of Thought by Mrs. Jynx
For Hoped by Black Devil Disco Club
Light Powered by Deastro
Sucker Pin by Modeselektor
Kisses by Audion
Reef Baby Kites and Nokea by DJ/Rupture
Most of All by Morgan Geist

Hot Chip will break your legs, snap off your head

If you're anything like me you waste a lot of time on the interwebs checking out the news, the latest shenanigans at icanhascheezburger and scouring music sites for something decent. You must have noticed that everybody and their grandma remixes songs (except for my grandma (stupid, lazy grandma(just kidding, if you're reading this, I love you grandma!))). People are lazy these days and that's why they just remix shit. Most are boring but there is one band where if I see a new mix they did I download it immediately, I don't even need to preview that cut. That band would be Hot Chip.


Here are some of their good ones:

King's Cross by Tracey Thorn

Quick and Painful by Free Blood

Drive Your Car by Grovesnor

In the Morning by Junior Boys

11 more days, I don't know if I can take it

How happy am I to see this headline, Black Turnout Strong in Early Voting ? Very happy is the answer. I'm getting very excited about the election. I mean, I've been excited for a while but as it gets closer I can't take it. Please, please, please I want Obama to win so bad. Anyway I'm glad to see black people, really everyone voting. But seeing all those beautiful pictures of black people voting made me think of this time earlier in the month where I went to visit the website for the Cincinnati Enquirer. On the home page was a picture of a young black man in court with this weird mask over his face. It seems they put a mask on him because he spit on a police officer. Now, getting spit on is no fun but is this really necessary? It's sad how segregated and racist Cincinnati really is. I mean I love Cincinnati and all but come on. Anyway seeing the picture was bad enough then I read the article and was again offended by the following explanation on why the mask was used. "Spit can be just as dangerous as a gun or closed fist because HIV and other diseases can be transmitted that way, according to Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Steve Barnett." WTF?!?!? It's 2008 and people still think you can get HIV from spit. Here's a link to the article if you want to see proof that homophobia and racism is still alive and well in Cincinnati. I hate to end on a bad note. So here's a happy picture

They are too cute looking over their sample ballot. Take care everybody!

I thought I was The Very Best

There's a mixtape out by Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit they call themselves The Very Best. Esau is from Malawi and Radioclit are DJs. Esau basically sings over songs. Here's him doing MIA's Paper Planes called Tengazako And here's The Very Best's version of the song Heart it Races by Architecture in Helinski called Kamphopo These two songs have made their way around the blogsphere before. The mixtape does have some new stuff too. Here's a link to the whole mixtape which isn't supposed to be out until Nov 1 but you know how the internet is.

It's raining a little bit right now

Good morning everyone, it’s Aloha Friday!!! It’s beautiful out right now. I’m at work and I wish I had my camera cause I would take an awesome shot with a rainbow, the moon and the building where I’m working. Oh well, just picture it in your mind or look at this



Whenever I see the moon during the day I’m reminded of this very vivid memory I have as a child. I have no idea how old I am. (10? Around there) I was playing a softball game. I’m sitting on the bench at Franzen Field cause our team is batting and I look up and see the moon. There’s another girl standing up, facing me. I point to the sky behind her and say “Hey look at the moon.” and she replies something like “I’m not going to look Molly, I’m not stupid, you can’t see the moon during the day.” She thought I was trying to trick her and I didn’t feel like trying to convince her otherwise, I learned at a young age that most people are really stupid. Anyway it’s just one of those weird random memories I have. So speaking of memories here are some songs from some bands into retro. (nice accidental segway, Molly)
On the Airwaves by The Shazam

Ships and Clouds by Jim Noir

I don't really love this next one, I'm just putting it up cause it sounds like a missing track from The White Album. (Imitatin the Beatles, ur doing it good aksully)
Mr. Pie Eyes by Drink Up Buttercup

I think these guys have a good chance of getting big. They don't have an album out yet so they're still pretty unknown.
Arrows of Eros by Golden Silvers

Dr. Dog, great band, horrible name.
Uncovering the Old by Dr. Dog
That last one was so good, how about another from Dr. Dog.
My Friend

In Case You Missed It

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Straight from the Favela

Hey everyone. I decided to go ahead and set up a site to host more songs. I know all two of you stated that three at a time is good but I figured while I have the motivation I might as well do it cause more than likely soon I’ll get bored or distracted and stop posting new stuff. So here’s some tunes for your next Brazil themed party.

Geremia by Bonde Do Role

Tieta by Bonde Do Role

Chapa Quente by Tchutchucos from the album Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats

Jonathan II by Dennis DJ from the album Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats

Mengao 2000 part 1 by Dennis DJ from the album Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats

Think about your Dad

Here's two videos that I find hiilarious from Tim and Eric Awesome Show. Just wanted to share.

Gardening

Okay here are some pictures from my garden. As you can see Hijack guards them. He sits in that chair on the porch all the time. I started this gardening experiment awhile ago. I never had much luck with growing things or keeping them alive but I wanted to try. Things weren't going so well for a long time and then I added some worm poop. You see I also started a worm compost operation. I'll take pictures some time. The plants loved the poop and are doing really well now. I have peppers, swiss chard, salad greens and dillweed. They are all delicious. Although something started eating my chard. I need to look into that. See how grown up I am, I am very proud. The last picture has a story to it.

Hijack is an indoor/outdoor cat. Sometimes he doesn't come home at night and we don't see him for a while. He was out all weekend last week and on Sunday morning Bill and I woke up to a dead mouse at the door between the living room and bedroom. It was Hijack's first mouse. He's caught plenty of geckos, usually live ones that decide to move in. He was happy with himself but I thought the mouse was too cute. I started doing school work and without my knowing it Bill had built a little grave for the mouse. Evidently he was a Christian mouse. We buried him in the afternoon. The picture is of his grave. Sorry I didn't get to know him better. Anyway, I'll update you if Hijack kills any more mammals.