the flobots

the latest band that i've been really into is the flobots. their two singles 'rise' and 'handlebars' are two of the best songs i've heard in forever.
note, they're rappers. note, they're from denver. note, they're political.
the lyrics in their songs are completely telling and they use string instruments and trumpets and it brings everything i love about music all into one thing.

everyone misinterprets what he's talking about in 'handlebars' thinking that he wants to take over the world.
that being said, this weeks office was pretty good.
i have a lot to do at work this week. i'm doing the schedule and have all these weird things i need to do in addition to that. busy busy. i just listen to a lot of wu tang clan and punk/garage rock about capitalism.

all time favorite flash animation, etc

lolcity under attack

song is some song by rammstein. oh those pesky germans.

also, i haven't slept in almost 23 hours. i worked last night and decided to stay awake until i go to bed tonight. to achieve this goal, i need coffee and food. now!
i'm working at 630am tmrw morning so you know, it's necessary that i not fall asleep now. i just have to make it til like 10! i can do it!

i signed up for netflix i currently have juno (my interest got the best of me) and finding neverland to watch. i might upgrade to the three at a time plan and get christmas on mars the flaming lips movie.
until laterz

iowa city

it's been somewhat of a whirlwind since i arrived, not quite sure how to describe it because i haven't quite gotten to the point where it feels home-y yet. some friends are in town right now so that's fun.
more later.

look!

pretty!

mom turns 58 spenser turns the big 3-4 (yesterday)

oh mee-ster brother, you're a good one. wish i coulda seen you, hell even gotten a chance to phone you on your birfday. today we can phone you or tomorrow. miss you i'm glad i'll get to see you in a month!
happy birthday, mommy! you're getting older and losing your wisdom! oh silly mommy!
hehe just kidding. love you though!

eeeeeeeeee~!

heeheehehehehee. sometimes this is me!

the world and the cost of oil

Oil cools after vaulting to $135

Oil prices have risen more than 40% so far this year

Oil prices were well off their peak of $135 a barrel on Friday as investors cashed in on five sessions of rises.

US sweet light crude surged to $135.09 on Thursday, before tumbling to close at $130.81. London's benchmark Brent crude also fell.

But supply worries meant that prices once again found some support in European trade on Friday.

US crude rose $2.15 to $132.96 amid fears about the effects of higher prices on the world economy.

London Brent rose $2.48 to $132.99.

'Not enough supply'

Oil prices have risen about 40% this year, as soaring demand from emerging economies looking to power their growth has been exacerbated by supply fears and speculation on the world markets.

"Supplies not growing is still the main thing," said Tony Nunan at Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Corp.

UK'S CHEAPEST & MOST EXPENSIVE FUEL Cheapest unleaded: 107.9p (Gateshead) Most expensive unleaded: 125p (Northampton) Cheapest diesel: 117.9p (Mansfield) Most expensive diesel: 138p (Hexham) Source: PetrolPrices.com High oil prices are here to stay Holiday drivers face price hike Send us your comments

"Opec can turn the tap but they cannot do it forever, and non-Opec growth is not enough," he added.

Some analysts have raised the possibility that oil could reach $200 by 2010, while others say that if geopolitical worries subside and the US dollar regains its strength, it may begin to edge down.

The record-busting run in oil has pushed fuel bills up to the point where British drivers could pay up to £110m more for petrol over this weekend's bank holiday than they did a year ago, according to the motoring group, the AA.

The average price of diesel has shot up 6.76 pence per litre during the past month to 124.17 pence per litre, while the average price of petrol has risen to 112.55p per litre from 108.06p.

The path of UK petrol and diesel prices

Concerned about the knock-on effect on businesses, the British Chambers of Commerce has called on the government to abandon plans to increase petrol duty by 2p per litre in October.

The high cost of fuel is also having a punishing effect on airlines, with a number warning that they will have to cut flights and increase prices to survive.

British Airways boss Willie Walsh told journalists on a press trip to promote the UK carrier's new OpenSkies venture that airlines will now struggle to offer the cheap fares to which UK travellers have become accustomed.

He told the Guardian newspaper that many budget airlines would collapse, squeezed by the deadly combination of high fuel costs and declining passenger numbers, as consumers rein in their spending.

Investment needed

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is working with international partners to persuade the Opec oil producers' cartel to increase supply.

But Opec secretary-general Abdullah al-Badri on Thursday repeated the cartel's stance that it can do nothing to lower oil prices in a "crazy" market and blamed surging prices on traders looking to cash in on geopolitical worries in unstable oil producing regimes, including Nigeria and Iraq.

One analyst said political pressure should instead be exerted on leading producers to invest more in long-term capacity.

"All this excess profit that has been generated by the oil industry really needs to be invested in refineries, pipelines and oil wells," Francisco Blanch, head of global commodities research at Merrill Lynch, told the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7416133.stm

somethin about nothin

i don't have much to talk about.
i haven't been keepin' up with the news, i guess i'll post this poster i made. i bet spenser and amy will dig it.

WOES OF A BIKELESS EXISTENCE

i am currently bikeless, due to the fact that my tire has a HOLE in it.
there is nothing i want MORE today than to go for a bike ride.



AT LEAST I HAVE PAVEMENT.
they are better than radiohead.

i think i might go outside for a few. just for a few.

what do you seeeeee?

you must do it with lights on, in my opinion.

the last flower

last saturday i hung out with vampire hands and we watched The War Between Men and Women and this is the long version of the story that he writes at the end. it is what makes the movie so memorable for me.
well, that and jack lemmon is a master of all sorts.

i should buy the book by james thurber.

the shining??

julee cruise

i really do like twin peaks. really, really do.

tax rebate

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22782454/

the tax rebate was approved. thoughts?

cops

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/harford/bal-md.kane13feb13,0,3308008.column

these are the people "protecting" us.

eureka

http://www.scifi.com/eureka/

i'm watching the pilot right now but i've heard good things and so far it's pretty decent. the special effects are fun.
also, the new season of torchwood started. totally digging on that. jeeeeez. yeah, i really love that show. still haven't watched all of season 3 of dr who but have it now.
need to so i can watch the xmas special. so behind. watched how i met your mother and finished 3rd rock from the sun. man that show is great.
television shows are pretty awesome.
also garth marenghie (sp?)'s darkplace has a lot of the mighty boosh characters on it and it's pretty great too from what i've seen.
gonna shower and go to da bank and stuffs.
woot, spens has text messaging! HA.

also, i have a sinus infection. blech.

day two but kind of day one

being back in school is so far uneventful.
i have three more classes today though so that should pick up.
it's going to be interesting going from Carver to Mol Bio in 10 minutes especially in this weather -- essentially MU to Pammel over by design bldg.

the hub is closed so i don't know where/if i will get lunch today. assuming not. also forgot water bottle. boo! that is going to be a problem, i must buy one.

i'm incredibly tired and all i want to do is take a nap. was woken up frequently last night by snorning/talking guests.
it happens, right?

i might try to take a quick nap prior to going to class. hopefully the remainder of my classes are decent.
tah tah.

trapped in the closet

Parts 1-5 of 22 of R. Kelly's Hip-Hopera "Trapped in the Closet".

It is probably worth watching it all the way through, I did.