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Open wide and say "AAAAAH"
Friday, March 16, 2001 02:52 p.m.
(1) That dolphin guy is pretty fucked. And he's a pre-vet student to boot--makes me shudder for all our 4-legged friends out there...
(2) Josh, you are so wrong. Jeannie had the better outfit. Jeannie had the better relatives. Jeannie lived in a swanked-out morroccan-themed bottle, for crissakes. Samantha was much more representative of conventional social mores--that helmet hair alone screams repression.
(3) I think I've gotten around the IE/Netscape issue--this template looks fine in IE and, even though there's still a horizontal scroll bar on Netscape, you don't have to use it to see the text and images. Coming next, I want to figure out how to put up multiple different pictures while still leaving the text box aligned with the first picture on top.
(4) We should archive this, no? It's been over a month now of quality lumping. Let's start with a blank page on Monday.
Happy Friday! - Nanoo Nanoo
Friday, March 16, 2001 01:52 p.m.
WARNING! In the considerations of safety, you should NEVER let a male dolphin attempt anal sex with you. The Bottle-nose dolphin member is around 12 inches, very muscular, and the thrusting and the force of ejaculation (A male can come as far as 14 feet) would cause serious internal injuries, resulting in peritonitus and possible death. --Joshua "I-Hate-Dan-Marino" Alvarez
Friday, March 16, 2001 11:18 a.m.
Last Night's Shuffle Menu: Exile in Guyville and Whitechocolatespaceegg by Liz Phair, Ute Lemper singing the music of Kurt Weil, an unidentifiable album (Liza doesn't know the name) by Stina Nordenstam (who is kind of like Björk, but from Stockholm and with a monotone thing going on), and Artists Make Lousy Slaves by Michelle Shocked and Fiachna O'Braonain (which made me remember the concert at which I bought the album -- a thoroughly strange show at the Tralfamador Cafe in Buffalo. Everyone expected the dykey Michelle Shocked (especially the legions of Buffalo's lesbians) but instead she showed up with this Fiachna character, wearing matching white jumpsuits and evidently very much in love (starry-eyed glances abounded). Needless to say the Dyke Brigade was not amused and the concert had kind of a Stalingrad feel, which, to tell the truth, added to the ambiance. I was impressed at least and I bought the album, which sucks for the most part.) Liza and I listened to the whole shuffle while eating and working from 9:00pm to 1:30am and the last song was "You Go On Ahead" by Liz.
Bravo to Nuno for his thourough investigation of necromantic TV from the '60s. Nuno wins a date with Rey and the goodwill of all humanity. I would like to note however that Samantha kicks Jeannie's ass both in magical strength and in the all important "Hotness" category. Oh to have been "Derwood" for only an hour... --Joshua "Uncle" Alvarez
Thursday, March 15, 2001 08:31 p.m.
It's 8pm--do you know where your dinner is? Come, pull up a chair next to my desk--I'll move the keyboard over, toss the outbox on the floor and voila--dinner is served: shredded chicken with yellow leeks (hmm, is it as good as it looks?--which it does look really good--the yellow leeks are almost irridescent yellow (is that a good thing?). It is veeery leeky though--fuck it--who am I running into at 8pm that I have to be concerned about leek-breath?) with house special fried rice and 2 diet cokes. One of the great things about ordering takeout on corporate account: you can order as your appetite dictates (within reason, of course). If you feel like ordering the equivalent of 2 entrees, well then fatty-boy, you go on. But wait--it's not really 2 entrees; after all, in the end, it is just chicken & rice, right?
Yes, I am particularly giddy this evening. I'm meeting up with my brother Pete & his girlfriend Lenaya for drinks after they get out of the Jill Scott concert. Now there's a diva--Ms. Jill Scott. What a great album. Anyway--bottomline is that another late night at work doesn't seem so infinitely painful when there's fun at the end of the tunnel.
The whole point of this was actually to respond to some of Jooshwah's "Occult Babes of the '60s Challenge":
a) Both I Dream of Jeannie (IDOJ) & Bewitched (BW) were aired at around the same times, but BW had the head start, beginning in 1964 & lasting until 1972 (8 years!). IDOJ ran from 1965 to 1970 (5 years!--sorry Samanatha, but I've always preferred Jeannie).
b) IDOJ aired on NBC while BW aired on ABC. (Sorry, Josh, but as is the case currently, if one male masturbatory fantasy catches on, then expect countless derivative stroke sessions throughout the tube. But wait--that means I'm calling Jeannie a derivative stroke session, which she most definetly was not. Master!)
c) Darrin Stephens (1964-68): Dick York; Darrin Stephens (1969-72): Dick Sargent
d) Never have to worry about cleaning again! That's right, Jeannie, whip that pony tail, girl!
-GNU (never underestimate the power of slack) NO.
PS: What have I won? (Besides more friggin time at work since I blew through almost an hour on this...duh--seems like I overestimated the power of slack.)
Thursday, March 15, 2001 05:14 p.m.
I can't remember when it was that we discussed the Darwin Awards. Perhaps we had been drinking (perhaps). These guys get some kind of Anti-Darwinist Award (or something). Is it just me, or does it srike anyone else as ironic that anti-scientific propagandists disseminate their information on the web? Perhaps religion is an idea that deserves a Darwin Award of it's own? --Joshua "Throw-Me-In-The-Dungeon-With-Gallelio" Alvarez
Thursday, March 15, 2001 03:21 p.m.
Another good reason to beat your bishop.
Thursday, March 15, 2001 03:12 p.m.
YAY DOONIE! Good to see you!
Please remember also the Brown Hornet, which was always my favorite part of the show. Or maybe it was the most boring part. I might be lying either way. Or maybe I've just drank a whole can of ginger ale in less than 5 minutes and my brain is a bit schweppervesence.
Speaking of smart drugs, has anyone tried Kava?
Love, Bwooke
Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:53 p.m.
I stumped the dictator/sit-com computer with Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic (I have pride in the dictators of my people) but got busted with Samantha of Bewitched (apparently 250 other people had picked Samantha before me). The computer's "logic" did get a little hazy in th the middle of it's questioning -- it asked if I lived with a major, AFTER I answered yes about my nose twitching, from which I can only surmise that it thinks (foolish computer) that Jeanie (of "I Dream Of" fame) twitches her nose, when in fact she swooshes her ponytail. So here's a general trivia question based on that confusion: Which came first, Bewitched or I Dream of Jeanie? And were they on different networks (name the networks) or did one network (again name it) have the monopoly on mortal male/magical female masturbatory fantasy shows (and why didn't they make any more?) Bonus question #1: Name all of the actors who played Derrin Stevens. Bonus question #2: What would you do with a female with magical powers if you had one? --Joshua "Calling-Doctor-Bombay" Alvarez
Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:29 a.m.
"Dictator Or Sitcom?"
(A game of 20 questions, you vs the computer. You think of either a dictator or a sitcom personality, the computer asks you 20 yes/no questions. If you stump the computer (and I didn't--it took the computer 12 questions to get my pick, Alice from the Brady Bunch), you get to add questions into the database so the computer can ask those questions should some other sicko think of your obscure choice.)
-From Pete Santos (I asked him to post it, but his lazy arse just emailed to me instead). (N)
Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:29 a.m.
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONCES!
-n.
Thursday, March 15, 2001 10:26 a.m.
My friend Stephen Kobrin, a professor at the Wharton School, called the other day with a great proposal for how to deal with all the air traffic delays in America these days: "faith-based air traffic control."
Seriously, think about it. The federal government, we're told, can't afford more air
traffic controllers or radars. But most international airlines — like El Al, Gulf Air,
Alitalia, Thai Airways, Air India — land in major cities, like New York and Los Angeles, where there would be plenty of mosques, synagogues, Catholic churches or Buddhist temples to guide them in, using shortwave radios and secondhand police radar guns, says Steve. Jews would land El Al planes, Muslims Gulf Air, Buddhists Thai Airways, etc.
"Think of the possibilities for innovation that will emerge from thousands of small
faith-based groups trying to guide planes safely and efficiently through our overcrowded skies," Steve adds. "It will transfer tax dollars from overfed government bureaucrats back to the people. The airlines will be forced to become self- reliant, instead of depending on the public dole and publicly funded air traffic controllers. And while proselytizing may happen while planes are being guided in, at least passengers will have the chance to listen to stirring, faith-based messages full of family values, instead of watching a movie full of sex and violence."
Part of an email sent to me by my partner in J.Crew pre-press production, Kelly Childress. Joshua "Read-My-Lips:No-New-Texas" Alvarez
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 09:05 p.m.
I have discovered lumpiness! From a first-time viewpoint, the lumps contained within seem to fall into a few very distinct categories: declaratory statements of slackitudinous behavior, reminiscences of Fat Albert and The Great Space Coaster, the scattered poo reference, and the ever-popular 'What Nuno Ate Today.' Love it all. When can we discuss the oeuvre of ... say Nipsey Russell or Scatman Crothers? [yes, Scatman Crothers.] - Doonces
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 03:12 p.m.
Nedstat is back! I've saved the code, so in case we have a another blumpy meltdown, it can easily be inserted back.
-nms-
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 01:45 p.m.
Hello!--there's a "Planet of the Apes" remake directed by Tim Burton coming out this summer. Tim Burton as director = 5 points; starring Mark (not-so-Marky-anymore) Wahlberg = -2 points; Cameo by Charlton Heston as a girl monkey = 1 point. Total anticipation rating = 4 points(gnu)
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 01:07 p.m.
Anyone else notice the "Poop" graffitti in the center of the image at left? Whatcha doin, poo-poo?
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:44 a.m.
In conjunction with the Boondocks' celebration of Fat Albert, satisfy your craving for Fat Albert audio/video clips & desktop themes here.
-Gnu.
Monday, March 12, 2001 07:30 p.m.
Whoah--looks like there was severe lumpy discombobulation going on today. The sporatic browser incompatibly sucks, but great recovery, though.
So, for tonight's late night dinner for 1 at the office desk: small portobello mushroom & roasted garlic pizza (no cheese) & mixed green salad with basalmic vinagrette. Yum. But I made a mix tape. And I'm listening to Black Eyed Peas right now. Yummier.
-The Late Lump
Monday, March 12, 2001 03:58 p.m.
I AM VERY SORRY TO DEVOLVE OUR BEAUTIFUL WEBSITE BUT I HAD FUCKED UP THE TABLES BEYOND BELIEF. IT IS INCREDIBLE HOW DIFFERENT BROWSERS TREAT THE TABLES. Please accept my apologies and please change the layout as much as you want. I know this one stinks, especially the way it forces a horizontal scroll in Netscape. Why? WHY??? -- The High Priestess of Dirt
Monday, March 12, 2001 03:26 p.m.
WHAT THE FUCK? Why does Netscape and IE treat this so differently? SUCKS. Apologies. I was messing around with the layout, and it looked perfect in IE but on Netscape it was a big mess. I'm still tinkering. --b
Monday, March 12, 2001 02:16 p.m.
Ack! Am I the only one who can't read this? Is it a Mac/PC issue?
Monday, March 12, 2001 11:27 a.m.
The Resident Curlyhead Librarian refers you to a few places to answer the question of lunacy: The Straight Dope, Discovery Online, the Skeptic's Dictionary, and CSICOP. Enjoy, and please repay the favor by mooning people.
Saturday, March 10, 2001 01:59 p.m.
So Doc has this theory & I think it's bullshit. He says the reason why people go crazy during the full moon is related to the water content of the human body (about 70%). Just like the moon messes with the earth's tides, it also messes with our bodies. I think the full moon's effect on people is just folklore, related to stories about werewolves & the like. He counters that this folklore originated from the moon's effect on people. I counter by telling him he's full of crap. His theory reminds me of that email that made the rounds about the width of railroad tracks being a beauraucratic carryover from the Roman empire--a story that's backed up with enough interconnected facts to seem plausible, but is ultimately bullshit. But I don't know: is my reliance on folklore just literal-minded myopia? Is there a librarian in da house?
-Good Gnews
Friday, March 9, 2001 07:06 p.m.
Gotta love late Friday nights at work. On tonight's desk-area dinner menu: chicken orzo zoup, rigatoni in tomato-basil sauce with salmon & a large mineral water.
• Chef Gnu
Friday, March 9, 2001 12:22 p.m.
Gnu's reading recommendation: Friday's NYTimes usually includes a section called, "Watching Movies With...", where the author sits with a famous actor/director & watches one favorite movie of theirs. Today's is with Ang Lee, and he chooses a traditional 1960's epic Chinese film. Reading it gives a whole new perspective on Crouching Tiger. Did you know, for example, that until the 1970s in Chinese cinema, good-looking men were portrayed by women, a practice that's related not only to the Chinese cultural difficulty of having men portray deep emotions but also the old-world Chinese cultural practice of favorably referring to good looking men as "so pretty that he looks like a woman." Conversely, if a woman in a movie was supposed to be ugly, then she would be played by a man. It's a long article, but it makes great subway reading.
Thursday, March 8, 2001 07:31 p.m.
Another late night at work. For tonight's dinner menu, I thought I would scintillate my taste buds with a preview of the Asian delicacies to come on Saturday (whatever...). But this time, I did stick to the healthy tip: steamed veggie dumplings & steamed chicken & veggies with garlic sauce on the side. Just another night humpty-lumpin' for the man.
-Chef Ebeneezer Elliot
Thursday, March 8, 2001 03:43 p.m.
I turned to Wes and he said, "Slack, slack, slack". And to this very day, when I think of how I was livin' back then I gotta say, "It's a good thing that I'm rappin', cause if wasn't for the rappin' I'd be slackin'..."
Thursday, March 8, 2001 03:25 p.m.
I am hooked on "When I Am King" -- Great find, Joshua! Check out Josh's link below--the colors are amazing. Legit or not? I say nah--but what creative design (the dream sequence after the kids beat him up & he falls into the black hole...wow).
Something else I'm hooked on: Blackalicious. Intelligent, funked out hip hop -- with all the great hip hop out now (Mos Def, Common, Talib & HiTek, Black Eyed Peas, & on & on -- the kind of music that you play constantly months and months after you pick it up), it almost feels like the early 90's again. It's as if ten years ago, De La, Tribe, DU et al pointed out the way, but then something went horribly wrong and we got gangschwah rap, ign'ant minds venting ign'ant thoughts. People have, thankfully, gotten back on the good foot.
What brought me to this Blackalicious album was a cut they do where a female MC reads Nikki Giovanni's Ego Tripping (one of my favorite poems on which I wrote a paper in school) while backed by a funky bass loop. (Ah, writing papers on poetry...sigh...) Some of their early work was with DJ Shadow--I'm hittin da record stowh tonight.
-MC Vasco da Gama
Thursday, March 8, 2001 12:06 p.m.
This is different: An online, off-color, surreal comic epic based on ancient Egyptian Heiroglyphics Think it's legit? --Joshua "Keeper-of-the-Aten" Alvarez
Wednesday, March 7, 2001 02:41 p.m.
What if Abe Lincoln had done the Gettysburg Address on PowerPoint? (gnu)
Wednesday, March 7, 2001 01:47 p.m.
Damn -- I take the time to file down my horns once a week and I keep all of my motzah recipies which call for Christian-baby-blood well hidden but these guys have to come along and spill the beans. I mean this is the biggest leak since the damn "Elders of Zion" pamphlet. Our plot for world domination is surely foiled now. Maybe we ought to try the old "poison-the-water-supply-with-the-plague" trick again? Any suggestions?
Joshua "Red Sea Pedestrian" Alvarez
p.s. fixed the republican link -- check it out again. Sorry to Nortons everywhere. My bad.
Wednesday, March 7, 2001 12:02 p.m.
Dang! I missed the Beck thing. --b
Wednesday, March 7, 2001 11:42 a.m.
News Flash for America!
Apparently Republicans are just as corrupt as Democats Gasp! How soon we all forget and how rapidly we'll all relearn. Stay tuned to find out if the S.S. Ronald Reagan was really made without a rudder in honor of the Gipper. (It seems to constantly circle to starboard ever since its launch on Monday.)
Joshua "Lev Davidovich Bronstien" Alvarez
Tuesday, March 6, 2001 03:14 p.m.
Beck will be on Leno tonight--get those VCRs ready. Unfortunately, Common & Macy Gray were on last night doing the most excellent Ghetto Heaven remix, but missed that one. Anyone regularly tape The Tonight Show, outta curiosity?(gnu)
Tuesday, March 6, 2001 12:17 p.m.
As discussed at Doc & Libby's stupendously gut-busting tapas fiesta, I sent Brooke's original Lumpy instruction email to Scott (in Australia), Stone & my brother Pete.
Welcome New Lumpers!
PS: I didn't realize this when I linked it, but the radar image on the left automatically updates when you visit. Kew-ool.
Can you tell this is a busy day at work? (Gnu)
Tuesday, March 6, 2001 11:44 a.m.
Keeping track of all your blumpies--now with Nedstat!
(gnu)
Tuesday, March 6, 2001 10:24 a.m.
The imperfect storm.
The storm that never was.
The I-got-myself-all-psyched-to-sit-on-my-ass-at-home-all-day-but-this-storm-is-crap-so-now-I-have-drag-my-ass-to-work-fuck-you-weather-announcers storm.
Call it what you will.
(Gnu)
Monday, March 5, 2001 11:29 a.m.
Happy Birthday, Duane! (n)
Friday, March 2, 2001 4:20 p.m.
What light through yonder window breaks? Did I just say that out loud? (ddn)
Friday, March 2, 2001 09:46 a.m.
Liza never told us that she toured with Jimmy Page! (bn)
Friday, March 2, 2001 12:13 a.m.
Mrs. B-S: "So, if you had to cook and eat your own penis, how would it be served?"
Mr. S: "Sliced open and stuffed with sweet pungent shrimp and bacon, rolled closed and tied, baked like brasciole and served in spicy tomato sauce with mashed potatoes."
Mr. B-S: "Roasted like an osso buco with cheese and herbs and served sticking up in a deep dish over a bed of cous-cous."
Thursday, March 1, 2001 10:25 a.m.
March first = only SIX SIX SIX months until Zeptember. Rock on! Rock on!
Joshua "Bustle in my Hedgerow" Alvarez
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 10:21 p.m.
Do we know these 2 guys?
Still at work--ugh. But, in the hopes of amusing myself and continuing with tradition, here's a run down of tonight's dinner: felt like Chinese, but wanted to stay healthy (ah, the paradox), so went to order 2 seltzers & steamed chicken & veggies with brown sauce on the side. However, as the woman on the other end of the line took my order, I had a sudden inexplicable grease-fit, and blurted out, "uh...veggie chow fun too." Oh well, at least I stuck to the veggies. (GAHnoo)
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 03:56 p.m.
Some restaurants have kept the $20.01 lunch menu deal from Restaurant Week as a year-round offering: here's the list. (Fat Boy Gnu)
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 02:32 p.m.
mmmm...blumpy....--jbn
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 02:23 p.m.
Hey, why does everyone have schmutz on they foreheads?
Pope Flushboy IX
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 02:19 p.m.
hoargh
Julius & Ethel Alvarez
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 02:05 p.m.
Deleted the banner code--after it had been inserted was when Josh started to experience problems. If this doesn't fix it and also if anyone else experiences wacky page-view problems in the future, never hesitate to revert the page layout to any one of pitas' preformatted templates--it's like the equivalent of a do-over. No one should ever hesitate to mess with the page layout--that's what this is all about after all, no? (Gnoo)
PS: Whenever you make any alterations, just make sure to also log in a quick entry, so everyone can keep track of what's going on.
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 11:52 a.m.
Still can't view the page on IE 5 for Mac. No problem viewing it on Navigator 4.6 for Mac though. It's not really a platform issue because HTML is HTML no mater what machine authored it. The problem comes with the different browsers: theyALL "read" the code in slightly different ways causing the same code to be interpretted differently by different browsers and by the same browsers on different platforms and by the different versions of the same browser. (got that?) People who are serious about their web design will have a Mac box and a Windows box both loaded with different versions of IE and Netscape (and AOL for the plankton who use it. Sorry Mom.) so that they can see how their code works in different environments.
Bottom Line: Nuno, please change the code so that I can read Lumpygoatmeal again. Thank you.
Joshua of the Rocks
Tuesday, February 27, 2001 01:43 p.m.
Ghetto item of the day: Re: the shooting at Hot 97's offices involving Lil' Kim & Capone & Noriega:
- "Of course, the rappers aren't strangers to violence. Capone-N-Noreaga met while doing time in prison in 1992. The 26-year-old Lil' Kim (aka Kimberly Jones) was discovered by the Notorious B.I.G. (who was gunned down in Los Angeles driveby in 1997) and, like Capone-N-Noreaga, has had songs produced by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs (who's currently on trial for weapons charges)."
Friday, February 23, 2001 04:06 p.m.
Everything's fine as viewed on IE 5.0 on PC Windows 95. I checked the specs on the DHMTL Lumpy banner I inserted earlier & it only works with IE 4+, so doubt that's it. However, isn't it the case that MS products & Mac OS generally don't play well with one another? Regardless, let me know if it continues to happen & I'll extract the banner code. (gnu)
Friday, February 23, 2001 02:35 p.m.
This is all Lumped Up! I can't read this anymore on my browser because the frame with the copy "pushes itself" off the right side of the window. I have to hold the scroll bar down and play with it in order to read the content. Goes to show that code works differently in different browsers. I'm running MSIE 5 for Mac on OS 9.0.4. Is anyone else having the same problem? -- Joshua Wozniack
Friday, February 23, 2001 12:09 p.m.
Talk about some serious cultural issues: let's eroticize little girls who commit ultraviolent acts. Actually, that does sound pretty cool. New Lumpy banner courtesy of DHTML Shock. Please leave the instructions in the code so everyone can play with it. (gnu)
Friday, February 23, 2001 11:32 a.m.
I've spent over a year working for the Japanese, but I'll be damned if I know what to make of this. When Pokemon goes on a PCP rampage?
Friday, February 23, 2001 10:50 a.m.
The Boondocks are great! -b
Friday, February 23, 2001 10:33 a.m.
More Grammy fun: ?uestlove's Grammys diary. (okayplayer's content changes daily, so if you're linking to it after Fri 2/23, it probably won't be up anymore) -gnu-
Thursday, February 22, 2001 06:40 p.m.
Look out the window--with all the wind, the snow is coming down so hard, it looks like rain.
Bored. Stuck at work.
Play with the Oompa Loompa. It likes it when you do that.
(Gnu)
Thursday, February 22, 2001 05:46 p.m.
The Boondocks up above goes out to the music industry. And for my little Super Tramp, believe me, I know those Escape from Capezio Island dreams very well. Only my soundtrack was British mope rock: the Cure, the Smiths, et al. I remember writing the lyrics to "How Soon Is Now" in an anniversary card to some girl I was with at the time. How's that for romantic? But it makes me wonder: if that was to happen today, would I be reported to school authorities as a possible powder keg of frustration & anxiety just waiting to explode? But isn't that what high school's all about? (gnu)
Thursday, February 22, 2001 01:39 p.m.
Don't even talk to me about Supertramp, Nuno. I know every lyric they wrote. Yes, I'm outing myself. It's pathetic and awful, but I honestly didn't know what to do with myself in junior high, surrounded by Michael Jackson fangirls wearing white leather boots and carrying rubber GEAR purses. I did the best I could in my own personal "Escape from Long Island." I took solace in a British prog-rock group that had broken up 8 years before. I even wrote to the main dude, Roger Hodgson, who wrote me back, which shows you how busy he was. Take a look at him now. It's pretty gruesome. --b
Thursday, February 22, 2001 6:66 p.m.
You know I'll bet that "Pandy Fackler" on Ween's White Pepper sounds much more Rusty Dan than anything on the new Grammy-worthy album.
And for another poignant example of exactly who wins, look at the category for Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Phish, Joe Satriani, Peter Frampton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, and Metallica und das UberOrchestra.
Who gets the Grammy?
Let's see... hippies, two stegosauri, blues guy, wait...what's this?
Why, look, it's the band who went to bat for the record companies in front of Congress! Mazeltov!
And speaking of municipally funded penetration, I'm moving to France.
I'd like to thank my fans, I truly love you all! (dn)
Thursday, February 22, 2001 12:33 p.m.
Overheard at J.Crew: "Wow, I thought Steely Dan was dead." No, Mr. Fagen's alive and well, but Nuno's right on target with the analysis. I like Steely Dan as much as Posdnous, but that's just the point -- a shout out to the quirky virtuosity of Steely Dan was hip in a music-nerd way back in 1989 ("Eye Know") but last night it just served to show how out of touch those balding men in LA really are. Three of the last four albums of the year went to 60s era dinosaurs (Dylan, Santana, Steely Dan) and while they're all fine albums, there's been a hell of alot going on in the past 25 years. BUT the balding men in LA can't get past the music of their youth. The tyrrany of Baby-Boomers is alive and kicking. It's especially galling in light of the Napster settlement (sell-out) which effectively strengthens the distribution monopoly of those who don't care about the vitality of music. The people who selected Steely Dan as album of the year are the same dudes who choose radio playlists and alot distribution dollars. And they lack imagination. Fuck the Power. --Joshua "Teenage Riot" Alvarez
PS - Hello! Nothing for White Pepper?
Thursday, February 22, 2001 09:36 a.m.
Gnu's Grammys editorial:
Moby/Jill Scott/Blue Man was definetly the highlight. Macy Gray--love her album, but what are you wearing girl? Badu, now the Hairless One, but I like the look--shows off her beautiful face. And you gotta love how Elton pulled Eminen over to him for a little boy-boy hug. "Darling, your hair looks just like Diana's..." But other than celebrity-watching, proof that Grammys don't matter: Steely Dan, Album of the Year.
Wednesday, February 21, 2001 08:32 p.m.
I liked the sliding text box, so I brought it back (I can never do any real work now....). Two interesting tidbits:
1) Ever wonder what goes on at Nuno.com?
2) Apparently, you can sync Rush & Willie Wonka. Anyone want to do a movie night? But a) that would mean listening to Rush all night, & b) I never got the Dark Side/Wizard of Oz thing to work--but there's a few other movie sync claims out there. (Jesus & Supertramp??? Apparently done by the same Rush/Wonka guy...he's got to get some better music.)
Gnu.
Wednesday, February 21, 2001 05:35 p.m.
Yeah, Constant flux -- that's what I had in mind when I accidentally fucked up Nuno's brilliant layout. I swear I was only trying to do something cool and then somehow the whole thing reverted to the default layout. Who is this Pita anyhow? Sounds Middle Eastern. Terrorist? Peace and humptiness 4-evah. (Jah-Shwa)
Wednesday, February 21, 2001 02:54 p.m.
Had lunch at Zen Palate today. You know, vegetarian eating is pretty darn tasty. Anyhow, I'll be on LI this weekend (my brother, Pete, turns...holy shnikies! he's turning 25!Send him an email!) & hopefully will meet up with the LI Lumps. BTW: let's keep the layout in constant flux. (gnu)
Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:09 p.m.
Duane, I knew there had to be something up with those utopian Jeep sellers.
Tuesday, February 20, 2001 01:47 p.m.
Man, I slack so much my underwear is down around my ankles.
Not that I didn't get tons of personal things done today: I found me a new doctor (when was the last time you had a physical? Not you, Nuno, we know you've seen enough doctors recently.) I beat some sense into the e-tailers that sold me my Jeep. I ate lunch. I counted the days until I'm out of a job (38, yay!), and the number of days until I hit the big 3-0 (13, yikes!).
My pulse is just racing, lemme tell ya. (ddn)
Monday, February 19, 2001 04:10 p.m.
Lazy.
Monday, February 19, 2001 11:55 a.m.
Cranky.
Sunday, February 18, 2001 02:58 p.m.
I think I just saw Jen & Ant tumbling down the mountain. Enjoying a lazy smoke-free Sunday...messed with the page appearance again. (gnu)
Thursday, February 15, 2001 05:29 p.m.
Hey all look for Jen and I shooting down!
Here's the Breckenridge live ski cam..
See ya'll when Jen+1 and I return.
Be Happy
ape
Friday, February 16, 2001 05:22 p.m.
Guess there's no backing out now. Changed the background to remind myself why I'm doing this. Have a great weekend all! (n.)
Friday, February 16, 2001 04:11 p.m.
Jooshwah! In the lumpyoatmeal! Do the funky chicken! Get all your work done so we can see you more, Joshua Cosby. (n.)
Friday, February 16, 2001 01:01 p.m.
Hey Hey Hey -- It's FFFAAAAAAAT AAALBERT (and I'm gonna sing a song for you-ou, and Bill's gonna say a thing or two-oo -- learnin' from each other, havin fun and hangin' out -- havin' such a good time, we're gonna turn this mother out. NA NA NA GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME!!!) And if you're not careful, you might just learn something before we're through.
Just wanted to say Hey hey hey to all you oatmeal lumpers. Sorry but I've been busy actually working when I should be slacking. Purdy soon I'll have DSL at home and it will be oh so easy to do this from home, BUT those fuckers at Verizon (sorry AE) have delayed my connection by three weeks and now they say that I can't get the connection until March 28 AT LEAST. Fooked up. Does anyone know about this type of situation? Should I call up AE and see what he can do? Why should it take so long? What's up with Mush Mouth anyway?
XXXOOO -- Joshua "Bill Cosby's Love Child" Alvarez
PS - I made up the part about "gonna turn this mother out". Sounds pretty good, huh?
Thursday, February 15, 2001 03:12 p.m.
Yup--tomorrow is Quittin' Day. And also Rey's birthday. The 16th of the month--truly a great day!
Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:38 p.m.
Hey aren't Nuno and Rey quitting smoking tomorrow????
Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:38 p.m.
Hey aren't Nuno and Rey quitting smoking tomorrow????
Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:20 p.m.
Nuno, this page looks awesome! You should study web design - screw the lawyer thing.
Keep with the garlic - it works. --b
Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:49 a.m.
couldn't resist playing around with the layout--everyone else should too. I've never used html before (I know--it shows) but it's really easy to figure out. (Gnu)
Thursday, February 15, 2001 10:53 a.m.
Doc & Libby are leaving for Spain tonight, returning next Sunday. Wish them well. Then again, if you check out where they're staying tomorrow night, you might have other less than benign thoughts for them. They're also staying here. And here. But this one is my favorite--let's hope they don't get too tipsy & fall off the pool. Have a great trip kiddies! (Gnuno)
Wednesday, February 14, 2001 06:08 p.m.
On the way home last night, I started feeling sick. Today I am starting to feel the throes of a full blown flu coming on. Damn you Nortons!
Body aches notwithstanding, this made me real happy today: it's the unofficial Great Space Coaster page! Comes with the theme song and Gary Gnu soundbytes--all day long, I've been sitting at my desk with the volume turned almost all the way up, playing, "No gnews is good gnews with Gary Gnu!" (Gnuno)
Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:58 a.m.
Mmmm...jewish brain food....
It's only 11am and I am ready for lunch.
b
Tuesday, February 13, 2001 06:55 p.m.
The guy on the background looks like how I feel right now after eating dinner at work. We ordered takeout from Sarge's, a kosher midtown deli where the portions & side dishes are as big as the love--on tonight's menu: sweet & sour cabbage stuffed with ground meat & rice, potato pancake, coleslaw, string beans, pickles, rye bread and, for dessert, noodle kugle. Yum....but....ugh. (nms)
Tuesday, February 13, 2001 03:24 p.m.
Welcome to Lumpy Oatmeal! I know there isn't too much here right now, but don't let that intimidate you. Go ahead and post something.
--Brooke
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