Work out, in your head, the day of the week corresponding to any date — eg. today is 2009-11-22, a Sunday — using this method. (Wikipedia page, but I recommend the first link). If you stick to just years from 1900 onwards it’s very simple. Could be a geeky ice-breaker at parties to tell people what day they were born on.

I’m fairly certain I remember a TV one-off in the 1980s where some unfortunate autistic man was subjected to a “Mastermind“-style interrogation. The only thing this poor man could do was tell the day of the week for any date. Probably he’d stumbled upon this method …

G: “I told you not to do that shit with me! Now please leave!”

G: “Also… look at you… where do you think you are? On Second Life?!”

S: “I am so sorry Gabriele… please… I won’t do it anymore!”

LOL

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I must say that I’m fairly new to Animal Collective. They’ve been around for ages and they’ve always been there for me to listen and suggested – on the radio, through NME, Last.Fm etc. – but I’d never really bothered. Same goes with Bombay Bicycle Club really. But through the magic that is Spotify (and of course a little bit of Zane Lowe) I managed to stumble across this gem. God knows how to describe it or what genre to put it under. It is samba, electro, LSD inspired and a ridiculous collaboration of everything else all pushed into 5 mintues. The amount of layers they must have had to make this boggles the mind as it’s everything but simple; I’ve said for a long time that my favourite types of music and nice and simple. But this is an exception. Listen to it and be confused. Very confused.

Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NncmILE_7mQ
Follow: http://www.twitter.com/hallojoe

I am reminded of an observation shared last November by epicurean writer She called Thanksgiving “a food writer’s most-hated holiday,” adding:
“We rewrite the food and wine pairings every goddamn year, and readers are totally happy with the tips: turkey breast up, glass wine on your rigth hand no need to be Beaujolais”

Food-wise, Thanksgiving is one huge sacred cow. Most people are more than happy to see the same spread every year. It’s nothing if not a grand exercise Comfort Food. Messing with the menu or prep is asking for trouble (at my house, we don’t even vary the rice with gandules, and have to have one pot of cranberry sauce, one without).

Wine-wise, on the other hand, Thanksgiving has come to be anticipated and embraced as a free-for-all. Different wines every year are the happy norm (with precious few even being remembered from last November). In fact, if you give-thanks with lots of wine peeps it can even be a sort of reverse scavenger hunt—wines turn up that you’d never even think of looking for. Most important of all, no matter what bottles (or even boxes) make their way in the door, chances are good that everyone finds a wine they like at Thanksgiving. And isn’t that what it’s all about?

There is no doubt in my mind that the dramatic evolution in America’s and Puerto Rico approach to wine for Thanksgiving is due largely to the Web and Restaurant family lunch. More so than directing specific wines into specific hands, the widespread on the web, News and Magazine of appropriate turkey partners has created a condition of positive laissez-faire. Thanks to the Web, it’s all good on Thanksgiving.

So what’s next? I am suggesting here—on the Web—that wine lovers declare Thanksgiving as a wine holiday.(another to Puerto Rico of course)
In fact, confining it to one day seems counterproductive. Let’s make it…a whole fortnight. Two weeks of happy wine-picking. And then, maybe, we can spill the holiday back. Just think: next year, say around November 8th, all those Halloween super-stores get transformed into Thanksgiving Wine Outposts, where (permits permitting), green-market style, vendors can show off their wine wares fit for man, bird or beast…. Call it a dream.

Maybe that’s a little far-fetched. But this I do know: People are having fun with the whole question of what to enjoy with turkey and relatives alike. That alone is reason next Thursday to pause and give thanks for how the wine has made on the food too… Thanksgiving a true feel-good day for wine.

Marce’s 2009 Gracias Top 10

At our house, where we have anywhere from 12 guests every year for Thanksgiving, I am never quite sure precisely which wines are going to get opened. That’s part of the fun of hosting—being able to run down and grab something I think of. But here are my probable picks for a Gracias Top 10:

* Beaujolais Nouveau. This stroke of marketing genius still deserves a spot at the table. I plan to buy 2 bottles of Georges DuBoeuf this Thursday and test them with my family. If it earns a thumb up, will buy more next week.

* Off-dry Riesling. from the get-go, and provides a fruity foil to sweet and tart and gamey flavors alike.

* Côtes-du-Rhône. If not now, when? All-purpose vino, made irresistible in the stellar 2007 vintage.

* Provence Rosé. It’s a good year to toast the way Europe rallied to reassert the spiritual home of classic dry pink wine. Might also result in pleasant summer flashbacks.

* Pinot Noir. This is the one bottle I’ll make a high-ender, as a reward for the conscientious pinot lovers.

* Oregon Pinot Gris. A wholly under-appreciated American white wine. I have a bottle of King Estate rattling around downstairs; time to share.

* Bordeaux. but ready to drink Bordeaux, that is. No-thin’ fancy. I crack one open every year, with fine results.

* Rioja Reserva. Like Bordeaux, a quiet crowd-please, and worth stepping up to the Reserva level. Food-friendly 4-ever viva!

* Buttery Chardonnay. Keeps the wife and others happy. That’s important.

* Pedro Ximenez. Nothing says hola! to a parade of pecan/pumpkin pies also good with “flan de calabaza” like Pedro-Ximenez.

in cooperation with PP and MJG

Abbiamo caricato nel canale di Youtube i video dell’intervento di Peter Stevens all’Italian Agile Day del 20 Novembre a Bologna. I video sono stati fatti con il cellulare quindi ci scusiamo per la qualità video.  L’audio è comunque di ottima qualità.

We upload on the Youtube channel the video of Peter Stevens of the Italian Agile Day on 20 November in Bologna. The videos were made with a mobile phone so we apologize for the video quality. The audio is still of excellent quality.

Mình sẽ đóng băng một thời gian. Ăn theo ss mêu đó XD ss không làm việc thì em cũng không thể làm việc -  – Dạo này hay đốc thúc này nọ, vì biết nếu buông ra là mình sẽ thả hết. Nhưng bây giờ thì mình thực sự sẽ thả hết. Overload rồi. Đôi khi phải tạm thời bỏ đi để có lại cảm giác ham muốn, dù đối với thứ mình luôn yêu thích.

Tuần này sẽ nghỉ hết những giờ có thể nghỉ. Chỉ học Ielst thôi. Muốn vùi đầu ngủ thật nhiều.

Hôm nay đi chụp hình HongKong, China của APh. Tình hình là mình rất hớn và hứng thú, vì cuối cùng cũng đã được chụp hình cos cho APH. Em Naki cos HK cute, ss mêu cứ bảo mặt bư lên hình không đẹp, mà quả thật không hiểu sao lên hình mặt ss mêu nó cứ to ra T^T bên ngoài nhìn vẫn bình thường mà? Thật bí ẩn >”< chỗ chụp cũng đẹp, nên khá ưng ý nhiều pose XD Tuy mệt nhưng cảm thấy rất sung sướng. Muốn luôn có cảm giác hăng say làm việc như thế.

Tình hình là bộ đồ Edward đắt quá trời T^T sợ không afford nổi quá. Mà tình yêu đợt này chưa may đồ Alphonse đú chung được, chắc sẽ bay qua hớn bé Ý nhỏ XD Bị bé ấy bỏ bùa bởi bài Marukaite cực cute XD. Mình cos chibitalia chắc sẽ không bị chửi đâu ha T^T vì ít ra em nó cũng tròn tròn lùn lùn, đâu có cần mình dây T^T Mình  cũng hám em nó nữa, mà đồ lại dễ may nên chắc rẻ :”. Chỉ đau đớn bộ tóc giả, gần những 300k. Phải suy xét xem nên dùng tóc thật hay mua tóc giả =____= hi vọng sau này có cơ hội cos Italy thật thì sẽ mua luôn (và phải có tiền nữa T^T dạo này nghèo như *beep*) HÚ… ai hớn anh HRE với em chibitalia đi T^T

Gần đây không làm việc được gì cả, cảm thấy mình đang gồng sức. Muốn tự tạo ra cơ hội cho mình. Muồn đầu óc trống rỗng nữa. Dạo này suy nghĩ quá nhiều thứ, bận tâm quá nhiều thứ, nên thấy quá tải sao ấy…

Haiz… đời dài quá. Mình muốn nỗ lực, không muốn bị bỏ lại. Mình cũng muốn sống tự tại nữa. Mà để vậy, chắc chắn phải đấu tranh ghê gớm lắm. Trao đổi tương đương mà…

Thôi. Đi chơi chút, xả não ra đã. Cố gắng thôi. Mình còn muốn hớn dài. Mong đời đừng chèn ép mình quá thể… -   -

The suggestion for today is to acknowledge and express thanks for those who have improved the human condition – for humanity in general and for myself in particular.

Today is known in the United States as ‘Thanksgiving Day.’ Here in Australia we know no such day – something which could be seen as both a good thing and a bad thing. Good, in that it is not another day commercialised and bad, in that there is no particular day for acknowledging our gratitude to those that have improved our lives, etc.

But why do we need a particular day for this – can we not be thankful and express our gratitude on a daily basis? I think we can. I am not calling for a false expression of gratitude and thankfulness, but that which is real and true – surely we can all find something to be thankful for? I know it isn’t hard for me to find plenty to be thankful for throughout each day.

A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton

Ricky Williams has to be the Josh Hamilton of football.  A few years ago Williams was having some serious problems and looked like he was never going to play pro ball again.  After coming over to the Dolphins, he has really turned himself around.  In 1999, collectors were all over his stuff.  Then when he started having all the drug problems, his cards hit rock bottom.  Now his cards are starting to heat up once again.  Its going to be awhile before they reach 1999 status though.  But its a start.

Everyday is the same for me. I’m basically reliving each day over and over. Every weekday, I wake up, school, home, homework, maybe gym sleep. Weekends, wake up, morning routines, gym, home, do nothing.

It is so bland. There is never anything new. I fell pathetic as my friends tell me about their exciting life, talking to interesting people, doing something different something that is not within my day’s schedule. I never have any stories to correspond to the stories that is told to me about someone’s life. I’m always the listener. Awe-ing at the juicyness of people’s day.

Is it sad that the only new stuff that occurs during my day is seeing something new on the internet (eg. youtube, movie) ?

I talk to the same people everyday, I see the same people everyday. I don’t even know when was the last time I have met someone new that is the least bit interesting to spice up my day. I wake up everyday thinking ‘Another day, I hope something out of the ordinary happens.’ I don’t try to expect much, maybe just being able to talk to someone new, see something that is worth remembering.

I get upset when I even think about it. Another point that tags along the lines about my life being boring and dull. All the time I leave my phone somewhere, decide not to touch for maybe half the day in hopes of new notifications. Maybe someone decides to text me out of the ordinary. Maybe someone thinks I’m important enough to just give me a call to say hi. Finally, I decide to turn over my phone. There is always a state of anxiousness right before. It never follows through. Nothing, nada, just my wallpaper of muscular back with slight sight of butt crack. Sigh. Some people are just so interesting.

My days are so predictable. This is why I love doing something different, going somewhere that isn’t here. To stretch what I’m trying to say, something different for me is like escape from reality. It’s unreal, who would think anything interesting is happening in my life? Oh my.

omg..terrible blog views! tsk…well they need to increase..this is my first blog on maclette..awww..today i personalized the background..to purple solid with harajuku dolls ..and now hopefully can get pearls help with icons..and that candybar appp stuff..eek, hope she gets back soon..hee, my desktop is super clean now..yeah, hid icons will never use..so my day started out with waking up to drive to apt. to meet rest of group and go to tent city..it went well..we sorted everything in thr huge trailer..hardest part was carrying stuff..eek, but got out and back by like 1..then i had to take long way back home and spent next almost three hours on errands with m-rent..meh, wanted to go to pearls..yes, had to buy food and shampoo which took forever, then had to wash hair..then not enough time before had to go get ready for church mass and dinner..the church was slightly different than i remember..haven’t been for over 2yrs to that one..and it was really dragged out..the food..was beef, chicken, mushroom sauce, and cute little mushroom shaped potatoes..awww..yeaah, we sat next to filipino lady that looked just like my mom…eek,,and we sat in the back so my mom sneakily pulled out plastic bag and dumped our leftover beef in it and then the bag started steaming up..jijijijiji..so yes, that was dinner, then drove to put gas and am now waiting for pearls to come home….eeeek, hope its soon, and that her dress gets returned at other mall that is less pickyyy and that tomorrow goes well and that i get everything done that i need to..eeeeek. dumb annotated bib that i am almost all making up…and yes, so glad that english honors classes are over really soon. sigh, now let me see why bluetooth isn’t working atm…idk,,it worked fine before i left to go eat..wah..i wish i could blink and my icons could magically change into hot purple ones

What exactly is a “collie man”? Off of the “Live and Direct” cd, this song delivers to all listeners. Relaxing, simple, and re-list-en-able. A Californian band with a great mix of acoustic, reggae, blues, rock, hip-hop, and funk, check them out.

lyrics

And some man live his life
For profits alone
That very same man
He lives his life all alone
And the road to life
Yes it goes up and down
Doesn’t really matter
As long as the music goes on
Hey mister collie man
Why don’t you come round no more
Hey mister collie collie man
Don’t you hear me troubled call
Hey mister collie man
Look i didn’t come to disturb
You best not be come ’round here
Unless you’ve got me sensi herb
I never needed any
Reason for me to say
Through all them troubled times
Yes me love you any way
And the roughest path
You know the rocky rocky road
You know that
Life and love is a
Heavy heavy load
Hey mister collie man
Why don’t you come ’round no more
Hey mister collie collie man
Dont you hear me troubled call
Hey mister collie man
Look i didn’t come to disturb
You best not be come round here
Unless you’ve got me sensi herb
You best not be come round here
Unless you’ve got me sensi herb

For all those who know about customising trainers/t-shirts etc. in and around London, you should know about Global Sports. Many stars have ventured down to the shop in Shepherd’s Bush. Such names include our home grown talents Wiley & Giggs, as well as Chris Brown and Omarion from across the pond. Here’s a quick preview of 3 of the new pairs in stock. There is also another 13 other variations in store.

To visit the store, here’s a Google Map link. It’s not too far from Westfield’s Shopping Centre infact.

-  Graeme Day

Onorevole Stracquadanio, in Forza Italia non si ricordano dissidenti.

Per fortuna. Un partito dev’essere monolitico per definizione. Se uno non è d’accordo con Berlusconi se ne va.

É un invito ai finiani?

No. Ma abbiamo delle oggettive difficoltà nella fusione fra un partito carismatico come il nostro e un partito democraticistico come il loro.

“Democraticistico” è un suffisso negativo.

(sorriso) È la parola giusta.

Lei ha lanciato il Sì-B-day, ma nessuno l’ha seguita.

E chi l’ha detto? Stiamo raccogliendo adesioni, saremo in piazza.

Se sarete di meno sarà uno smacco per il premier.

Saremo uno di più, spero. In ogni caso i numeri non contano: piazze piene, urne vuote, ricorda?

Ma allora perchè lo fa?

Stiamo fronteggiando un attacco mediatico a Berlusconi. Solo un avvertimento della polizia può impedire di esserci.

Il sito del predellino è una provocazione dadaista…

É la celebrazione di un momento fantastico nella storia del berlusconismo.

Il nemico è Fini o Bersani?

Nessuno dei due. Ma Fini è un competitor.

E il processo breve cos’è?

Un tentativo di attuare l’articolo 111 della Costituzione.

Caspita. Mandando all’aria trecentomila processi per salvarne uno?

Lei sa che ci sono tre milioni di processi e in uno su otto il magistrato non fa la trafila burocratica? Sono una Ultra-Casta.

Anche i politici, allora.

Una Casta più debole. Sa quanto turn over c’è in parlamento?

Perchè purtroppo i deputati sono scelti dai leader.

Sacrosanto.

Non è giusto che gli elettori scelgano gli eletti?

Certo che no. Si illudono che le persone contino qualcosa.

E chi conta invece?

Si sceglie un partito, non un nome. Tant’è vero che la linea in Parlamento la fanno i partiti e i leader.

Noi ci arrabbiamo quando vediamo leader del Pdl negare che le leggi sulla giustizia siano ad personam.

Fanno male a negare. Va detto in modo chiaro: noi siamo a favore delle leggi ad personam.

Dice sul serio o scherza?

Sono serissimo. Non servono a difendere il cittadino Berlusconi, ma il suo ruolo politico, scelto dagli elettori.

Allora se un camorrista fosse eletto andrebbe preservato il suo ruolo politico?

Se è condannato per camorra non può candidarsi. Se non è condannato non si può dargli del camorrista.

E se sei collaboratori di giustizia dicono che collabora con la camorra, come nel caso Cosentino?

Deve restare al governo. Altrimenti i giudici fanno e disfano i governi come gli pare.

Scusi, deve restare anche se c’è una richiesta di arresto?

Quella per Cosentino è del 28 febbraio, ma arriva in Parlamento a novembre.

Perchè, se fosse arrivata prima lei l’avrebbe votata?

No. Sempre contro. Ma sarebbe stata meno sospetta.

Berlusconi cosa pensa della linea dura del Predellino?

Non mi ha mai rimproverato. Ne sono lieto

Le corna furono una gaffe?

Le gaffe di Berlusconi sono straordinari momenti di comunicazione.

Anche la mitragliatrice alla giornalista russa?

Era uno scherzo.

E la festa di Noemi?

Sono cavoli suoi

Nessun errore?

L’hanno consigliato male quelli che aveva intorno. Doveva dire subito: “La conosco”. Quando ha spiegato che non è un santo la gente ha capito”.

La turbano le “letteronze” in lista?

Le ragazze che sono qui a Montecitorio sono tutte bravissime. A proposito: sa in che convento è Marrazzo?

Lei lo sa?

Quello dei chiappuccini.

E l’editto bulgaro contro Biagi, Luttazzi e Santoro?

Non l’ho condiviso. La lista doveva essere più lunga.

Ma lei non si dichiara garantista e liberale?

Ci hanno fatto campagna contro in tv. Erano stati scorretti.

É giusto occupare la Rai?

L’unico problema di Minzolini è che dovrebbe dire più esplicitamente che Raiuno sta con il governo.

Questa non è occupazione?

No, è chiarezza. Meno ipocrisie, meno equivoci. E poi, purtroppo c’è sempre Fritella.

Che cos’ha contro il collega Fritella?

Tutti sanno che è prodiano. Minzolini fa un editoriale al mese, Fritella apre la politica tutti i giorni. Fa più opinione lui, purtroppo.

Santoro ha problemi ogni puntata.

A me pare che vada sempre in onda, ogni settimana.

Non le piace, dica la verità.

Al contrario. Ma se mi invitasse mi piacerebbe di più.

Berlusconi ha criticato anche Napolitano.

Sbaglia. Come ha scritto Travaglio, Napolitano voleva il lodo, per disinnescare una guerra civile e la Corte Costituzionale lo ha prevaricato”.

Quanto soffre quando legge il Fatto?

Nemmeno un po’. É fatto benissimo. Ovvio: è così antiberlusconiano che non condivido nemmeno la gerenza.

Siamo antiberlusconiani e siamo fatti benissimo?
Rappresentate perfettamente un target. Per fortuna è un target minoritario.

da Il Fatto Quotidiano del 20 novembre 2009

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Che dite? A me m’ha convinto…

Here’s a quick, impulsive interview my friend volunteered to give me later on in the day: files.me.com/mklein7/ymrohl.mp3 (Background audio recorded while at Volcom).

Art Department Work Request Form

Job Description

I work in the art department under the supervision of Steve Martin, one of the art directors, who passes work over to me. It begins with an Art Department Work Request Form that Steve hands to me which is basically a visual merchandise order that is requesting artwork to be designed and formatted to fit in a specific area. Each form contains the dimensions of the area in which the artwork is to cover, such as a window or light box, along with a designated image type(s) (e.g. surf, skate, snow, girls, logo, lifestyle, or boys) that will be used as the primary artwork that I must then re-layout to appropriately fit within in the dimensions. The form also contains information such as store location, job number, job due date, etc.

After looking through the form, my job, then, is to create a folder with the job name and number on my computer in which all art files will be saved, create a Photoshop document to the specified size and specs, layout the designated artwork to fit in the document size making sure nothing is being cut off or covered, burn the flattened .TIFF file to a CD, and print a small preview of the design with the job name and number on the bottom of the printout. Finally, I give the form, CD and printout back to Steve for him to send out to a printing company to be produced.

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