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  Terrorist Teapot?

  Fetched: October 22nd, 2008, 2:58am PDT by daftkitty

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  [suck.uk.com]
  
  I really, really need a terrorist teapot. And the teddy bear lamp. I'd like the cat playhouses, but my guys would totally destroy them.
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  Feed me music...

  Fetched: October 18th, 2008, 5:15am PDT by daftkitty

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  I've mourned the loss of my beloved International Music Feed for the last year. I've been forced to scrabble around the internet for regular fixes of new music goodies. Now I'm back on Last.fm (you'll find me under daftkitty, as usual!). Ahhhh... sweet relief.
  
  And "folktronica"? Whatever. SWEET!
  
  
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  Shameless thievery... because it's Nathan Fillion!

  Fetched: October 18th, 2008, 5:15am PDT by daftkitty

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  PG Porn. Posted on Wisely's Myspace, from whence I swiped it... for my Browncoat friends. Shiny!
  
  Nailing Your Wife | Girls | SPIKE.com
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  Really, a cold… Now? Do we have to go there? And will there be snacks?

  Fetched: October 9th, 2008, 7:03am PDT by daftkitty

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  I guess a couple of week with minimal sleep and extra work coupled with the dust-raising carpet removal and floor sanding is finally kicking my butt. Working at home today, and this is the setup:
  
  
  
  Somebody asked Neil Gaiman about his favorite music the other night, and he referenced his Last.fm page… which reminded me that I actually set one up a long time ago! I reactivated it, and while I’m sneezing into my china tea cup and listening to the iTouch, here’s what it says my most listened to artists have been for the last few days:
  
  1. Andrew Bird
  2. My Chemical Romance (Shut up, they’re Misfits fans from Jersey!)
  3. The Kooks
  4. Muse
  5. The Mighty Boosh (Do I really play these that much? Hee-hee!)
  6. The Cure
  7. The Psychedelic Furs
  8. Lyle Lovett
  9. The Veils
  10. Misfits
  
  Amelia & I did head to NY to see Andrew Bird at the Hiro Ballroom Monday night. I did not lose any shoes on this trip. He played a completely different set from Friday night’s solo show, including oodles of new songs from Noble Beast (January 27th release date – must make a new desktop counter).
  
  From Andrew Bird's Last.fm bio: Forget the violin. Forget the classical background. As troubadour Andrew Bird puts it, “At this point the violin just happens to be the instrument I have on hand to make the sounds that I hear. I like to abuse it and pull as many sounds out of it as I can.” Bird is a masterful and intuitive singer / songwriter, and what he does while performing—alternately plucking and bowing his violin, then immediately sampling the results, layering the sounds with guitar, whistling, glockenspiel and vocals—bears little resemblance to what most people might expect. It’s only one of several devices in his arsenal of instruments, melodies, and imaginative wordplay.
  
  Yup, now I have to pass out for a bit.
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  The M&M&M, Neil Gaiman & Andrew Bird...

  Fetched: October 9th, 2008, 7:03am PDT by daftkitty

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  So work is insanely busy and stressful right now, and to combat the perpetual perkiness of some of our peers, Amelia and I have founded the Mood Moderation Movement (or the M&M&M). Henceforth, perkiness is only allowable in our office if tempered by chocolate. If nothing else, it's engendered some very creative exchanges with the Education department!
  
  Thankfully the week's been broken up by some A+ extracurricular activities. Firstly, Ariel & I trekked to Philadelphia on Wednesday night to hear Neil Gaiman read a chapter from his new work - The Graveyard Book (go buy it!!!). He's reading a chapter at each stop on the book tour, and you can find them all posted here - [mousecircus.com]
  
  There was some minor grumbling from one person in the crowd about his not doing a signing, but I for one was happy to get an extended reading and the chance to hear him answer a boatload of questions from the audience. Isn't that better than standing in line for hours to get to talk to him for 30 seconds? I think so...
  
  And then last night I made the decision to drive to Lehigh University to see Andrew Bird do a solo show. I wasn't sure I should go, because it was the same evening as out annual fundraiser, and Amelia & I are going to see him in NYC on Monday evening anyway... BUT, I'm SOOOO glad I went! He's really amazingly talented, and puts a ton of energy into his shows. Apparently he just finished the new album on Thursday, and he did a couple of new songs as well as a bunch of his older stuff.
  
  So, new Neil Gaiman, new Andrew Bird on the way, another show to look forward to, and one big chunk of work stuff finished. Now if I could just get the voter's guide out, I might be able to breath again!
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  Sarah Palin at Work...

  Fetched: October 9th, 2008, 7:03am PDT by daftkitty

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