Lou Rawls died this morning

:(

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. Descending a bit more he shouted, "Excuse me, can you help? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I do not know where I am."

The woman replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40/41 degrees latitude, north, and 59/60 degrees west, longitude."

"You must be a paralegal or legal secretary", said the balloonist.

"I am", replied the woman, "How did you know?"

"Well", answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct but I have no idea what to make of your information and the fact is, I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all, if anything, you have delayed my trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be an attorney."

"I am," replied the balloonist, "But how did you know?"

"Well," replied the woman, "You don't know where you are or where you are going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now -- somehow
-- it is my fault."

Haha! this is awesome.






take the WHAT INTENTIONAL TORT ARE YOU test.


and go to mewing.net. because law school made laura do this.

ITUNES POLL
Body: Open iTunes/iPod or Windows Media Player to answer the following. Go to your library. Answer, no matter how embarrasing it is.

How many songs: 5,784

Sort by song title
First Song: Ya Gotta Take a Chance- The Bonnets
Last Song: Zum Zum Zazoeira - Fellini

Sort by time:
Shortest Song: From Babylon to Vienna Voiceover - Kruder & Dorfmeister-0:09
Longest Song: Bitches Brew - Miles Davis - 27:01

Sort by album:
First Song: Fantastic! - Dismemberment Plan
Last Song: Sentimental Mood - St. Germain

Top Five Most Played Songs:
1. Meu Destino - Thievery Corporation
2. Omid - Thievery Corporation
3. Air Batucada - Thievery Corporation
4. Un Simple Histoire - Thievery Corporation
5. So Com Voce - Thievery Corporation


First song that comes up on Shuffle: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys

Search ....
"sex", how many songs come up? 53
"death", how many songs come up? 49
"love", how many songs come up? 296
"you", how many songs come up? 596

Modern, Cool Nerd 60 % Nerd, 56% Geek, 30% Dork

For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd. Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)! Congratulations! Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're interested in either of the following: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Professional Wrestling Love & Sexuality Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 56% on nerdiness You scored higher than 80% on geekosity You scored higher than 49% on dork points

Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on OkCupid Free Online Dating

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Oh, I also signed up for an audiscrobbler dealy. I figured what the hell, instead of writing my senior thesis, I'll do this. My name on there is Asscancer. Add me if you want.

Copying from the rest of the world:

Bourbon Congratulations! You're 106 proof, with specific scores in beer (40) , wine (100), and liquor (69).

Screw all that namby-pamby chick stuff, you're going straight for the bottle and a shot glass! It'll take more than a few shots of Wild Turkey or 99 Bananas before you start seeing pink elephants. You know how to handle your alcohol, and yourself at parties.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 20% on proof You scored higher than 86% on beer index You scored higher than 94% on wine index You scored higher than 90% on liquor index

Link: The Alcohol Knowledge Test written by hoppersplit on Ok Cupid

I'm pretty surprised on that.

I absolutely LOVE watching Check Please! every Sunday. But, for some odd reason, it hasn't been on in a couple of weeks. It's been some weird shit on the Grateful Dead. I seriously could care less about them. Show me some new Chicago restaurants to check out damnit!

A while ago, someone was talking about this French restaurant out in Oak Park called Cafe Le Coq. I'm going there for my birthday next week. The food looked yummy and the prices weren't toooo expensive.

The lady next to me thinks I'm 21 going on 21. Funny.

I was reading the paper this morning and the CTA is going to raise their fare prices from $1.75 to $3.40 per ride! It's either that or lay off like a trillion workers and then that means buses and trains don't come as frequent as they usually do and what not. Fucking SCARY. Jesus, I'm going to buy a bike and ride down to work.


Also, Nikko did NOT make it into the top 12 on American Idol. I was seriously disappointed. I wanted to throw chairs at America. Seriously. I really thought he was going to make it to the top 3 or something. He's a shit load better than some of those that are on the top 12 already. The only person I like now is that Mario Vasquez kid.

Your Ultimate One Night Stand... by crispnite
LJ Username
Favorite animal
You invite over...
They bring...
You talk about...
You end up...	going back to THEIR place
Quiz created with MemeGen!

Jake Gyllenhaal bringing anal beads......Fun. Fun. FUN!

Hmmm.... so I basically act my own age....

You Are 26 Years Old

26 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

OK, this is for Noel and I hope you see this!

I was just informed that Infected Mushroom will be in Chicago this Friday at Sound Bar!

I'm so mad that I have to work today.

...... That is all.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6659786/mrbungle?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1&rnd=1102695655703&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.872


After a five-year recording break, experimental rockers Mr. Bungle are officially done. "I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy or resentment, and where people in the band want to be there regardless of what public accolades may come their way," says singer Mike Patton. "Unfortunately, Mr. Bungle was not one of those places."
The multi-member band (whose core members included Patton, guitarist Trey Spruance, bassist Trevor Dunn, saxophonist Clinton "Bar" McKinnon and drummer Danny Heifetz) originally formed back in the mid-Eighties in Eureka, California, while its members were still in high school. Then Patton joined Faith No More before their commercial breakthrough, 1989's The Real Thing. The boost in exposure landed Bungle a recording contract with Warner Bros., which released 1991's Mr. Bungle, 1995's Disco Volante and 1999's California.

Although Bungle never matched Faith No More's commercial success, they gained a large cult following and influenced recent funk/metal chart-toppers -- most notably Korn, whose guitarists utilize what they've dubbed the "Mr. Bungle chord." Also, long before Slipknot, Bungle donned masks onstage to hide their identities.

"We could have probably squeezed out a couple more records but the collective personality of this group became so dysfunctional," Patton says. "This band was poisoned by one person's petty jealousy and insecurity, and it led us to a slow, unnatural death. And I'm at peace with that, because I know I tried all I could."

With Bungle now removed from his schedule planner, Patton will spend next year focusing on his myriad of other bands. Peeping Tom, for which Patton plays all of the instruments himself, will finally release an oft-delayed debut, and there will be records by Fantomas and Tomahawk, as well as General Patton vs. the X-ecutioners, a collaboration with turntable specialists the X-ecutioners. The singer has also recently branched out beyond rock -- into acting, in Steve Balderson's Firecracker; and scoring, for the forthcoming video game, Bully.

And of course, Patton continues to run his label, Ipecac, which will release new material from the likes of Washington, D.C., noise-mongers Orthrelm, British prog-rock duo Guapo and ambient one-man band the Locust. "When something is important to you, you find a way to make the time," the multi-tasking Patton says. "Or rather, the time makes itself."



GREG PRATO


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I hope they tour one last time but I doubt it.... :((