A Few Links For Y'all

none of which, I'd say, are work-safe

The Game (so wrong, so distasteful, yet kind of amusing)

Holy ButtPlug!

both links are from popbitch

My Big Clit (I've not seen anything like it before)

via fleshbot
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Today, I walked behind a man in a motorized wheelchair on my way to pick up lunch. I must admit, shamefully, that I was a bit peeved because he was going slow, however, not slow enough for me to really pass him with any kind of grace--- anyhow, still being a bit annoyed, I looked down at his bumper (I guess you'd call it) and on it, it said "If you don't like the way I'm driving, get the hell off the sidewalk". Tres Amusant

Oh, and speaking of bumpers, I was flipping through the channels and, as I paused on the country music channel (as I am apt to do on occasion against my better judgment), I caught a performance of "The Bumper Of My SUV" by Chely Wright. I can understand her point about supporting the troops even if you don't support the war but, still, the song is wrong and demented on so many different levels. Check for yourself--

The Bumper Of My SUV Song Lyrics

oh and I found this little article in the Tennessean as well

Campaign of deception used to push patriotic song up charts

p.s. just an fyi-- the bitch has a horrible singing voice

p.s.s. Hey, Chely, are you really that worldly? Just curious

be back soon with more... I swear

You Have Got To Be Kidding Me

Recasting Republicans as the Party of Civil Rights

I guess that we are all supposed to pretend that the Republican party is the exact same party today as it was then. It's downright insulting. Are they forgetting their ties to the dixiecrats (Strom Thurmond's old party) and their anti-minority stances (before, during the civil rights movement, and now).

I've actually noticed this trend and, frankly, it's quite frightening. In fact, not too long ago, I saw Scarborough, on his show, imply that Barbara Boxer's questioning of Condoleezza Rice, during her confirmation hearings, had racial overtones. This is the same women (whom I love by the way... seriously... I am in love with her) who was the only senator to stand up for the vast group of black people that were disenfranchised during the November 2004 election in Ohio. That's a lot more than I can say for pretty much any Repuglican out there today.

I know that politics is just dirty in general but these neo-cons that have gained prominence within these last years are downright evil... and effective... and brilliant in a way. They know how to manipulate and exploit everything to their benefit. Through this, they brainwash and seem to do a pretty good job of gaining the public's support. I have news for the democrats-- you need to wake up NOW and figure out how to do these things too 'cause things are looking really bad and we ain't got much time.

See Any Resemblance?

I sure do. Who would have known that the banjo-playing kid from Deliverance would grow up to be president of the United States? He made a cameo appearance in Big Fish and, apparently, works in a coffee shop somewhere in the south. Why am I always the last person to find out about these things? I am aware how late I am on this story and I'm sure you all already know about this but, really, I just wanted to put the two photos next to each other. That's all. Forgive me?


oh, and here is this little piece

Oh yeah, now he says something

Kerry Addresses Voter Disenfranchisement

La Tigresa

Irma Serrano (aka "La Tigresa") is Mexico's own little Joan Rivers/Cher. She's had a lot of work done and she likes her men young. She recently married the guy in the picture and, yes, she dressed in white.

She's quite controversial down in Mexico and I have to say, she never fails to entertain me. She recently claimed that she was pregnant but, unfortunately, lost her child to a "miscarriage". Call me crazy but I'm thinking that she was never pregnant and maybe she just had the stomach flu or something.

Bush or Chimp?

This is one of my favorite political cartoons from back in the day when Homo-Marriage was all the rage

ya better give yourself a pinch...

Approximately a year ago I wrote a customer review of Peaches' "Fatherfucker" album for amazon.com (you didn't really think that I was anything but a nerd, did you?) and was rejected! I'm pretty sure that it was because of some of the content (even though they actually display the "Fatherfucker" title on their site... whatever) but it might be because I indirectly "diss" some of the other customer reviews. Anyhow, since Amazon refused to let it see the light of day, I'll share it with y'all. Many have moved on since she first came out but I am so not over her.
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--5 STARS--

Sure, there is no “F**k The Pain Away” on the latest Peaches album but, quite seriously, how often does lightning strike twice in the same place peoples? Let’s just face it, FTPA was a magical moment in music history and special moments like this are often imitated but rarely, if ever, duplicated. The truth remains though that “Fatherf**ker” is a really solid, really great genre album and, as a whole, is probably even better than “Teaches”. There ain’t a bad track on the album and she even throws a little bit more punk into the mix. With gems like “Back It Up, Boys”, “Shake Yer D**”, and “Stuff Me Up” (among others), what’s not to like?

I’ll never quite understand how someone can buy this album and actually loathe it. It’s like “what exactly were you expectin’, princess?” Next thing I’ll hear is that Gravy Train!!!! isn’t the second coming. Peaches certainly isn’t for everyone but just because her music may not fit into a particular person’s musical palate doesn’t necessarily mean that it is bad. Hey, I’m not really into Pam Tillis (well, except for maybe that one song “Maybe It Was Memphis”) but I’m certainly not in any kind of position to say that her music sucks.

I have a sneaking suspicion that some scenesters out there won’t allow themselves to like this album no matter what because some have said that the “electrochrash/crap” movement has faded and because Peaches is no longer subversive enough to like. Well, I’m gonna let y’all in on a little secret... like an O.G. (Original Gangsta), I’m an O.H. (Original Hipster) and I say it is still OK to like Peaches... for the time being at least. Might as well trust me on this one ’cause I am sooo cool/hip/apathetic that homies pay a fee just to hang with me.

To The Music. Some may think Peaches and her music are silly and mundane. Well, on the surface, they most definitely are. However, if you look a little deeper you’ll see how pre-meditated and, dare I say it, intelligent the whole thing is. The Peaches look, in itself, challenges our notion of what is seen as sexy in our society. Many will listen to the music and imagine a Britney clone and are completely shocked (and some may even be revolted) when they get an eye-full of the enigma that is Peaches. This seems to me to be quite deliberate.

The lyrics challenge gender roles/boundaries and comment on our society’s hypocritical and Victorian-esque stance on SEX ----(e.g.., “it’s ok to imply and suggest and allow people to read in between the lines but if you are upfront about sex and address it directly with no pretenses... well, OH MY GOD, all hell’ll break loose and the world will come to an end!!!!). Also, the way that Peaches objectifies men in her art is, also in turn, a kind of commentary on the objectification of women that has pervaded rap music and rock n’ roll and- come to think of it- just about every other musical genre from each one’s inception. She’s just turning the tables on all y’all bee-yatches!

As for the bare beats... I am one that is under the belief that minimalism can actually serve to enhance art. Things tend to be too muddied nowadays anyway so I’m all for stripping down the music. Also, Peaches’ lo-fi bare beats (Those drums! That low, low bass!), although almost entirely produced electronically, have a sexy primordial sensibility to them that makes you feel all weird in your tummy and (to quote a friend) gets you all squishy in your boxer-briefs. Makes you want to dance too!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot! This enhanced CD also comes with 3 Peaches videos--Rock ‘N’ Roll, I’m The Kinda, and Tombstone, Baby-- the latter 2 of which are signature Peaches Super 8’s. Good Deal.

So, hipsters- in conclusion, I say let yourselves like “Fatherf**ker”! The O.H. gives y’all permission.

Saint JuneBug

1 Night In China

I know that I am really late on this story but I was kind of reluctant to jump on the bandwagon as Joanie Laurer already receives so much shit from everyone else... I kind of felt bad for her. However, I am a horrible person whose conscience has lost the battle once again. When I heard that her clitoris looks like a jumbo shrimp, my fascination with the idea of this video grew exponentially. Anyone out there want to send me a copy? : ) I must see it for myself.

p.s. did y'all see the premiere episode of this season's "Surreal Life". Before the episode I was rather indifferent about the whole thing. I usually make an effort at being high-brow but I happened to catch it and it turned out to be, in one word, amazing. I also saw "Celebrity Fit Club" that night and there was a scene where they all had to get on this huge balancing-scale... humiliating yet brilliant.

Proud To Be A Californian

Thanks to Barbara Boxer for taking a stand last week (as well as all of the house members that stood up-- most notably Stephanie Tubbs Jones whose momma did not raise a fool) -- Boxer was the only senator to do so. She has gained my utmost respect and I am definitely proud to be one of her constituents. At the very least, the objection has been recorded and John Conyers' report has been entered in to the congressional record. Making lemonade, right?

Statement On Her Objection To The Certification Of Ohio’s Electoral Votes

C-Span's coverage of the Electoral Vote Challenge

Could It Be?

Boxer To Challenge Electoral Result?

Call Barbara Boxer today and ask her to join Representative Conyers in challenging the 2004 voting process.

please call Senator Barbara Boxer: 202-224-3553

NaNa No Fingers

I am quite serious when I tell you that my grandmother is missing two fingers on her left hand. The last two fingers to be precise-- the pinky and ring-fingers. Yup, it's true, she is a two-finger amputee.

The story goes something like this.... when my father was a small child, his mother used to work at a potato-chip factory. Well, one day while she was running the potatoes through the potato-chip-slicing-machine-thing she lost concentration for a split-second-- the machine mistook her hand for a potato and, before she knew it, the machine had hacked two of her lady-digits off. As she screamed in pain, they disappeared down the conveyor-belt. (side-note... when the family returned home from the hospital after this unfortunate event, my dad accidentally slammed the car-door on her already maimed hand. hahaho!) Of course they must have discarded that batch of potato-chips but I've always imagined that some lucky family out there got a little surprise when they opened up their bag of potato-chips at some family picnic or something.

Believe you me; The fact that my grandmother is missing two of her fingers has been a major source of personal fascination, fear, and disgust for a number of years. How could it not? Whenever I visit her I feel like I'm in a fuckin' John Waters or David Lynch film.

As a child I used to daydream a lot and you can imagine what a three-fingered granny does for one's imagination.

I'd imagine her flipping people off and giving the "ok" signal with her lame hand-- both of which she could do perfectly because it was the last two fingers that she lost on her hand-- the thumb, index, and middle finger remained in tact bee-yatches. I'd imagine her playing a guitar or flute. I'd imagine her playing cat's cradle. I'd imagine her sipping tea. I'd imagine her doing numerous things that I will not soil your mind with at this time. Oh, I actually thumb wrestled her once. that was odd.

Unfortunately, I always had trouble eating her food though. Although she was an excellent cook I would imagine her little nubs touching/handling/caressing my unprepared meal and, without fail, I would lose my appetite.

by the by-- we've come a long way, haven't we? where were these suckers when my nana got her little vienna-sausages chopped off?

Tomorrow...

Congress convenes to certify the election. Although a number of House members are prepared to challenge the results, it is uncertain if any senator will be willing to sign on to any challenge (remember Fahrenheit 9/11?). Just one senator is needed for a debate to ensue. If a senator does, in fact, signs on, I highly doubt that anything will change the fact that Bush is in the oval office, however, it may draw enough attention to the story as to, finally, get the message of the grand voter fraud in Ohio (and other places) out to a larger group of people. That said, my guess is that tomorrow will come and go just like it did 4 years ago. Bah!

Jesse Jackson Jr--Senators should object to Ohio vote

Stolen Election

Greens to U.S. Senate Democrats: Challenge The 2004 Election Certification

p.s. Sadly, it's true-- Kerry is a complete coward