I walk by this sign every day. I grow increasingly confident it makes no sense.
Eric and I recently discovered a shared fascination with the slew of impossibly named NPR hosts we listen to every day: Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, Corey Flintoff, Korva Coleman, Kai Ryssdal, Dina Temple-Raston.
In fact, we’ve often wondered what it would be like to be one of them. A Nina Totenberg or a Renita Jablonski. A David Kestenbaum or a Lakshmi Singh. Even (on our most ambitious days) a Cherry Glaser or a Sylvia Poggioli.
So finally, after years of Fresh Air sign-off ambitions, we came up with a system for creating our own NPR Names. Here’s how it works: You take your middle initial and insert it somewhere into your first name. Then you add on the smallest foreign town you’ve ever visited.
So I’m Liarna Kassel. And Eric is Jeric Bath. I even have a new nickname for my little brother in Dylsan Rosarita.
SAREA SEVILLA
Ha! Mine’s Rachakel Cefn-Mawr.
Awesome, I love free sht!
I am really, really bad at waking up in the morning.
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It’s October 13, i.e. Ten Thirteen! EVERYBODY THINK ABOUT THE X-FILES ALL DAY LONG. (And happy birthday, Chris Carter! Thanks for having one great idea and a lot of bad ones.)
Feel free to reblog with your favorite episode that isn’t “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space” because that is just TOO EASY.
I’ll say D.P.O. That’s because it’s the only one I can really remember. Although wasn’t there one that took place in a weird killing video game virtual reality thing? That one was pretty sweet too.
The Post-Modern Prometheus, because what else do you need but Monster of the Week, Jerry Springer, and Cher?
Not about fashion, but seriously one of my favorite shows of all time!
Some of my most-watched episodes: Gender Bender, Small Potatoes, Home, Never Again, The Post-Modern Prometheus, X-Cops.
Humbug!
I need to watch them all over again, it’s been so long!
When I wrote out the date earlier today, my first thought was “X-Files!”
I’m a nerd.
Pusher! Also, on a guilty pleasure note, Syzygy.
(via nonotyou & bringtheruckus)
If I ever go to a taping of Jimmy Kimmel (I won’t), I promise to remember that the reason I am at said taping is so that somebody with a much bigger camera is going to be capturing the thing I am watching in person. My iPhone can stay in its pocket.
Documentary film - YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!
PLEASE REBLOG. Thanks so much.
If you or someone you might know has access to video production gear in Los Angeles, please kindly read on.
I need some help, and I promise not to ask you for money. Myself and a few friends have been given a great opportunity to shoot a documentary for a non-profit organization called Giving Children Hope. The film will focus on a woman in Thailand named Kru Nam, who runs an orphanage for child victims of human trafficking (see photo above - that’s her with some of the children). She’s sort of the Harriet Tubman of the Burmese-Thai sexual slavery ring. She rescues children from brothels (many of whom have been kidnapped or sold by their parents) and spirits them away to safety at her orphanage.
The documentary will tell Kru Nam’s story in the hopes of bringing awareness to her work and raising funds for Giving Children Hope, which is an organization that provides medical supplies to these children (and many other needy people throughout the world).
So here’s where we need help. The budget for this documentary is $0. Not figuratively zero, but literally.. zero. We will be covering our own travel expenses and many additional costs related to the production of the documentary. But I’m turning to you in the hope that you might be able to help us find in-kind donations of production equipment (most importantly a CAMERA).
We will need the equipment for approximately ten days, perhaps as early as next Friday, the 25th of September. We are experienced production folks so you can be assured the gear will be well cared for. We are looking for in-kind donations, though it’s possible we will be able to come up with a minimal payment if that’s the only option (this would come out of our own pockets, and we aren’t the richest, if you know what I mean).
Please help if you can. Anyone who is able to loan equipment will be prominently thanked in the film. Please FORWARD this email to folks you know that may have connections to this equipment and who may feel like providing some tangible help to this great cause. I love you.
The list of equipment we are looking for follows.
SO MANY THANKS,
Matthew
Specifically we are looking for:
-An HD camera. We need a decent prosumer HD camera capable of shooting 24p, along the lines of a Canon XH-A1(s), Sony FX1000, or the Panasonic AG-HMC series. This is the obviously the most important piece of equipment we are seeking.
-Sound equipment. We need a good shotgun mic and two lav mics.
-Tripod
-Batteries/tape stock or memory depending on what camera we get/any other accessories
-Glidecam or other light camera stabilizer (This is a wishlist item, meaning that it’s not critical to our mission.)
-35mm adapter such as the Letus, along with lenses. (This is also a wishlist item.)
McDonald’s is the only place with wifi in my dad’s hometown of 1,000 people.
The only outlet in the seating area is behind the tv on the wall. Makes for an interesting homework experience.
bowlingalleylawyer:skybarn:crabbyalissa:kelsium:
Blogging and/or writing.Mine: Assembling Ikea furniture. I’ve even dis- and reassembled the same kitchen table set three times now. This skill is only useful maybe once a year.Putting bumperstickers on straight, and being really fucking good at Jenga.I can wiggle my ears. No lie.
I can also wiggle my ears (thanks Daddy) and my other party tricks are popping my hip out of and right back into joint, and I can cross my eyes and make one go back and forth while one stays crossed. This is how I entertain my drunk friends.
Sort Lego pieces like nobody’s business.
I can imitate a car alarm.
I can’t decide: either tying cherry stems with my tongue or playing the nose flute. One of those occasionally gets me free drinks.
I can sing all of the countries in the world. Like this.
(via jessiebarber)
Daniel Tosh’s last comedy special took potshots at my hometown.