http://www.thoughtpeach.com/ en-us xtop@thoughtpeach.com Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:24:14 -0600 http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/001000.html I'm now a freelance photographer for the Pitch. See my first picture here or, for a better representation (these things get cropped out and whatnot for the web — not that I think it's a stellar photo, but considering the circumstances I went through to get it, it's pretty good for a first effort), pick up a copy. Funny sidenote, was looking for the picure last night and it kept loading as... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000999.html People who use the word 'nabe' as a substitute for neighborhood should be suspended by hooks in their skin and forced to swallow every page of the Oxford Engish Dictionary.... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000997.html .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } i'm last of the good old fashioned steam powered trains, originally uploaded by xtopalopaquetl. I got lost in Lenexa today.... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000995.html .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } two bros, originally uploaded by xtopalopaquetl.... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000994.html An astonishing mist-shrouded "lost world" of previously unknown and rare animals and plants high in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea has been uncovered by an international team of scientists. "...The most remarkable find was of a creature called Berlepsch's six-wired bird of paradise, named after the six spines on the top of its head, and thought "lost" to science. It had been previously identified only from the feathers of dead birds."... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000993.html "Married people always want you to get married, people with kids always think you'll be happier with kids, and TiVo owners always believe your life won't truly begin until the day you get TiVo. God knows I believe that. I love TiVo. We actually have two TiVo boxes in my house, hooked up to our one TV. TiVo is based on an idea that doesn't sound so radically life-transforming when you first... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000992.html .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } thinkin' about the subway, originally uploaded by xtopalopaquetl.... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000991.html The point's been made so often, I guess I shouldn't even be posting this, but, seriously, what the hell is this that people are paying money so they don't have to lift their dog up on to the couch? Have all our needs been so sated that now we have to move onto the great 'how do i get the dog on the couch' dilemma?... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000990.html From the Sundance short film segment, Bob Odenkirk's "The Pity Card" (with special appearance by Zach Galafianakis), which asks the question, "Is the best place for a first date really the Holocaust Museum?" This is awesome. Gary, of Chucky Lou and a really great story about Bo Svenson, directed this short film. He showed it before an AV Club feature and it was tremendously great, even greater than Night Warnings, which may... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000989.html Sorry to be redundant with the "have you ever seen?" nonsequiturs post fodder, but has anyone seen, just starting in the last week or so, the Trump infomercial? The airwaves have been bombarded with these poorly produced hour-long infomercials featuring Donald Trump sitting in front of a bad projection of the Manhattan skyline with a plastic infomercial female spokesrobot, discussing his financial seminars and doing what Donald Trump does, name dropping... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000987.html .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } lightheaded, originally uploaded by xtopalopaquetl. The non-smoking continues, though to what overall, lasting benefit I remain unsure. Is it really worth all this mess? Living the rest of my life constantly denying myself cigarettes. Cause I still want them, a lot. It's a feeling that, while it... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000988.html "New Beginnings, Part Two: "In mid-January, Showtime made it official: we're going to produce a series for them, a television version of This American Life. We shot a pilot last year, and the full series will begin broadcasting in the fall or winter of 2006. We'll continue making the radio show while we do the TV show. Again: the radio show will stay on the air. "What we can say about the... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000986.html .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } graveyard, originally uploaded by xtopalopaquetl.... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000985.html • I'm learning to play Für Elise, the song I crudely taught myself to convince myself to take lessons in the first place. Only now I'm playing both parts, using both hands, and reading it. Full circle, yo. • More Murphy Hall nonsense later this week. • I'm going to try selling some photos through here, exploring my options and trying to make things, y'know, actually desirable. This is a bit frightening... http://www.thoughtpeach.com/archives/000984.html This came in the same envelope as the Ebert missive, but somehow tops it with complete lack of coherence, sense, logic and legibility. Also, more swearing and more pop culture references to keep the kids engaged. Enjoy....