Outsider music – kazoos and balloon basses

This is sort of inspired by REAL LIFE WORK EXPERIENCE just this morning as well as a MetaFilter post about a balloon bass (though the post seems to emphasize the Cajón-like box more).

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Rape Culture and Schrödinger’s Rapist – an ongoing and profitable discussion

I wanted to point you to a very profitable discussion going on on Metafilter right now.

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Borderlands (XBox 360)

I bought Borderlands on Wednesday after much soul-searching (I didn’t finish Fallout 3, which is in a similar market segment, probably because it was too creepy). Fallout 3 is Role Playing Game that is also a First Person Shooter. In contrast, Borderlands is a First Person Shooter that is also a Role Playing Game.

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Genius, Creativity and Getting Started

This is a post composed of old news and links that are new to me, but from earlier in 2009. I encountered it today by way of a train crash type of Metafilter post about the new iPhone app from Pepsi that helps you “score” with women.

But the discussion that’s completely tangential in that thread about genius, creativity and getting started is one that I thought might help some folks close to me, and folks not so close.

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Vietnamese Water Dumplings – Modified Wrapper Recipe

The adventure was successful.

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Aetheric Communications

First post from my iPod Touch.

I’m quite enjoying integrating this thing with my various bits of e-life.

Chinese Food I had Never Heard Of – Dragon Beard Candy

So I am, as you know, half-Chinese (, Bob). I am something of a foodie, and so it took me by surprise that I had never heard of this kind of candy. Bear brought me some on a visit last week.

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XBoxen

The old XBox is repaired and in its new home, I got a lovely note from the new recipients (thank you) and is apparently doing well.

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More Gravlax

This time we’re starting with 1.89 lbs of Atlantic Farm-raised Salmon.

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Letter to Harmonix about their games (i.e. Rock Band, etc.)

Just posted this e-mail to Harmonix for feedback.

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