THIS IS NOT A TEST
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Fear and loathing on craigslist – THIS IS NOT A TEST #31
Misadventures in trying to give things away on the Internet. Also: dicking around, vacations, text messaging, ridiculously humid days, lying about your name, setting fires in your front yard, people at the post office, bubble wrap, the customer is usually wrong, the Recycler, that TV show about guys up in Maine buying and selling and bartering out of a weekly classifieds paper, selling guitars, blacksmithery, things like soap, riding the wave of change, the middle class, being frozen or suspended or whatever they do to preserve our flimsy bodies after we die and trust.
Also, as an added bonus, here’s a caption for the picture below: “Oh, hi handsome! Where did you come from? I was just reading this book with my butt. Care to join me?”
http://thisisnotatest.com/fear-and-loathing-on-craigslist-this-is-not-a-test-31
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Misadventures in trying to give things away on the Internet. Also: dicking around, vacations, text messaging, ridiculously humid days, lying about your name, setting fires in your front yard, people at the post office, bubble wrap, the customer is usually wrong, the Recycler, that TV show about guys up in Maine buying and selling and bartering out of a weekly classifieds paper, selling guitars, blacksmithery, things like soap, riding the wave of change, the middle class, being frozen or suspended or whatever they do to preserve our flimsy bodies after we die and trust.
Also, as an added bonus, here’s a caption for the picture below: “Oh, hi handsome! Where did you come from? I was just reading this book with my butt. Care to join me?”
http://thisisnotatest.com/fear-and-loathing-on-craigslist-this-is-not-a-test-31
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The Craigslist thing is so fucking true, and people rarely disappoint. It also wouldn't have been surprising for them to have hit you up for some dough to take the sectional "off your hands."
There's a book in that picture? :P
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Huh, hu..."bonus". (drool, drool, drool):rolleyes:
zobraks
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That reminds me of his famous quotes:
I found the first quote on Flickr. Or was it FaceBook?
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FaceBuk ;)
zobraks
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mjp
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Big Brother is watching, and he wants your applause – THIS IS NOT A TEST #32
What happens when I'm part of the audience at a live Big Brother TV show. Not to mention blown tires, wobbly CV joints, drifting, soggy in New York, Ed Sullivan, The Beatles, punk cred, the L.A. river, Julie's boudoir, the angriest white man in America, amping up the excitement level, lemonade, grade school pictures, how babies dance before they have full control of their bodies, the age of consent in Canada, trained seals, identical twins, good natured ribbing, making an ass of yourself, elevator conversations, smoke alarms, ceiling joists, rugs and curtains, unrealistic expectations and screaming.
http://thisisnotatest.com/big-brother-is-watching-and-he-wants-your-applause-this-is-not-a-test-32
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What happens when I'm part of the audience at a live Big Brother TV show. Not to mention blown tires, wobbly CV joints, drifting, soggy in New York, Ed Sullivan, The Beatles, punk cred, the L.A. river, Julie's boudoir, the angriest white man in America, amping up the excitement level, lemonade, grade school pictures, how babies dance before they have full control of their bodies, the age of consent in Canada, trained seals, identical twins, good natured ribbing, making an ass of yourself, elevator conversations, smoke alarms, ceiling joists, rugs and curtains, unrealistic expectations and screaming.
http://thisisnotatest.com/big-brother-is-watching-and-he-wants-your-applause-this-is-not-a-test-32
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mjp
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A hot night with First Aid Kit – THIS IS NOT A TEST #33
Let me tell you about First Aid Kit, and what it was like when I saw them perform the other night. Let me also tell you about the Inland Empire, cult-speak, living in a Walmart parking lot, plowing the same fields over and over, sibling vocal harmony as competition, authenticity, suffering for your god, the rudeness of Los Angeles audiences, angels and kitties, Black Sabbath, using your god damn phone to take pictures and video during a concert, feeling human, hitchhikers, movie theaters, Led Zeppelin, being among the 25% of podcasters who are too stupid or masochistic to give up, screaming from the top of Mt. Wilson and 11,520 birds chirping.
http://thisisnotatest.com/a-hot-night-with-first-aid-kit-this-is-not-a-test-33
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Let me tell you about First Aid Kit, and what it was like when I saw them perform the other night. Let me also tell you about the Inland Empire, cult-speak, living in a Walmart parking lot, plowing the same fields over and over, sibling vocal harmony as competition, authenticity, suffering for your god, the rudeness of Los Angeles audiences, angels and kitties, Black Sabbath, using your god damn phone to take pictures and video during a concert, feeling human, hitchhikers, movie theaters, Led Zeppelin, being among the 25% of podcasters who are too stupid or masochistic to give up, screaming from the top of Mt. Wilson and 11,520 birds chirping.
http://thisisnotatest.com/a-hot-night-with-first-aid-kit-this-is-not-a-test-33
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the only good poet
One retreat after another without peace.
I thought it was Barbara Frye. I've got catching up to do.
nervas
more crickets than friends
Number 33 was fantastic! I love First Aid Kit. I saw them at the Way Over Yonder festival on the Santa Monica Pier a couple of years ago. If you're not familiar with Conor Oberst, his most release LP "Upside Down Mountain" features the Söderberg sisters on background vocals/harmonies. I believe maybe 4-5 songs in total. Really, really good stuff!
mjp
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He sings on a song on The Lion's Roar, doesn't he?
The opener for them last week was a guy named Andy Shauf and he has a song called, "I'm Not Falling Asleep" and I wish I could have said the same during his performance. I know you don't want an opening act that's too good, but I swear, the last three or four shows we've seen - I don't know where they get these mumbly, sleepy bastards.
I'd be lying if I said that had never occurred to me.
mjp
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Age is just a number - unless you happen to be old. THIS IS NOT A TEST #34
Listen while I extol the wonders of aging and sing the praises of getting up and doing the same thing every day, running naked through the streets, retirement, pensions, GOD testing Job, people who "don't see color," being in your 50s, filling up the Internet, the best place to sit or stand at a concert, going blind, having the stamina of an 18 year old, torn ligaments and separated shoulders, hummingbird feeders, dropping dead on your 35th birthday, doctors not actually curing anyone, changing lots of flat tires, eternal life and looking up at the sky and wondering what happens next.
http://thisisnotatest.com/age-is-just-a-number-unless-you-happen-to-be-old-this-is-not-a-test-34
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Listen while I extol the wonders of aging and sing the praises of getting up and doing the same thing every day, running naked through the streets, retirement, pensions, GOD testing Job, people who "don't see color," being in your 50s, filling up the Internet, the best place to sit or stand at a concert, going blind, having the stamina of an 18 year old, torn ligaments and separated shoulders, hummingbird feeders, dropping dead on your 35th birthday, doctors not actually curing anyone, changing lots of flat tires, eternal life and looking up at the sky and wondering what happens next.
http://thisisnotatest.com/age-is-just-a-number-unless-you-happen-to-be-old-this-is-not-a-test-34
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well, she's wearing Barabara's glasses, but there seems to be nothing wrong with her neck (or any other body-parts).
mjp
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One hour photo, a short story - THIS IS NOT A TEST #35
Today I'm going to read you a story. Sit back, relax. Put your feet up. Pour yourself a tumbler of tequila or Bärenjäger. Get into your jammies. Or whatever you do.
http://thisisnotatest.com/one-hour-photo-a-short-story-this-is-not-a-test-35
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Today I'm going to read you a story. Sit back, relax. Put your feet up. Pour yourself a tumbler of tequila or Bärenjäger. Get into your jammies. Or whatever you do.
http://thisisnotatest.com/one-hour-photo-a-short-story-this-is-not-a-test-35
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the only good poet
One retreat after another without peace.
I don't see a neck! And I've looked: really hard. Anyhow, now I am going to slip on my jammies, put my feet up, and listen to some good literature. And if there's time I may even listen to Mjp's latest podcast.