Jason Smith

The Bad Lovers @ Beerland

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:39:56 -0600

The Bad Lovers @ Beerland

Beerland Tonight

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:03 -0600

Should be fun. See you all there!

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:48:11 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

That’s right folks. This is not The Onion, but the New...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:24:00 -0600

That’s right folks. This is not The Onion, but the New York Times.

Photo

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:24:48 -0600

“You humans are strange creatures. You extol your every technological advancement, call your...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:40:57 -0600

“You humans are strange creatures. You extol your every technological advancement, call your cell phones smart, and describe social media as a revolution. Meanwhile, whether you realize it or not, nature has already bested you. For fifty million years, whales have been using sonar to broadcast our status across hundreds of nautical miles. My social network numbers in the thousands. Once, I picked up a female in Madagascar. We rubbed up against each other and sloughed off large sheets of skin. That’s no euphemism for sex. It’s how we keep ourselves free of disgusting marine organisms.

Dear me, I’ve lost my thread again. Sorry, that’s just how my brain works. It’s the largest of any animal, ever, with a highly developed neo-cortex. Long story short, I invented Twitter.”

- Fail Whale Speaks

Les Bourgeois - Jacques Brel What am I getting into!?!

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:17:57 -0600

Les Bourgeois - Jacques Brel

What am I getting into!?!

“To reiterate on the math explained earlier: For a medium-sized independant bookstore to exist, they...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:51:00 -0600

“To reiterate on the math explained earlier: For a medium-sized independant bookstore to exist, they need to sell 108 hardcover books in one day. That’s a lot of books. That means, honest to God, that every time you order something from a warehouse that employs no one in your town or neighborhood, you really should think about walking to your brick-and-mortar store and seeing if they have that book. Make a dent in that 108, people!”

- The Panorama Book Review

Bike Ride Fail

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:42:56 -0600

This morning’s bike ride destroyed any confidence my last bike ride might have given me. I had to walk up two hills, and had to get off three times because I changed the gears incorrectly. I also went careening off a curb at like one mile per hour. I’m sure the people stopped at the light were laughing at me. Then while going the wrong way down a sidewalk with a bike lane on the road (I didn’t know there was one because I was trying a new route) like 80 cyclists came flying past me. How embarrassing.

The good news is the new route was easier than just riding all the way down South Lamar. I could walk when I got to where I was going. The down side being that when I return home the trip will be all up hill, and I will die.

Coffee Shop Story #3

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:11:00 -0600

There is a gentleman, and I use the word loosely, on the phone two tables away from me. He has been on the phone for the last hour and a half. He is trying to sell his house, has just moved to Austin and needs a place to stay (he’s been calling craigslist listings non-stop), has recently split with his significant other, and thinks that she should “jump in the lake”

He’s obnoxious.

I won’t deny his right to use his phone in public, but this is a talk in person, or stare at your computer screen blankly kind of place. Not, a yell in your phone over the coffee grinder kind of place. Go outside to talk on your cell for an extended period of time like the rest of us.

Also, he has two windows computers open on two separate tables. In my opinion, you can do work at a coffeeshop, but it is not your office. Place one computer in your bag when you’re not using it. Why would you even need two windows computers?!?

From: Can We Design Cities for Happiness?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:23:00 -0600

Transforming Bogotá In three years (1998-2001) as mayor of Colombia’s capital city of 7 million, Peñalosa’s Administration accomplished the following:

Led a team that created the TransMilenio, a bus rapid transit system (BRT), which now carries a half-million passengers daily on special bus lanes that offer most of the advantages of a subway at a fraction of the cost.

Built 52 new schools, refurbished 150 others and increased student enrollment by 34 percent. * Established or improved 1200 parks and playgrounds throughout the city.

Built three central and 10 neighborhood libraries.

Built 100 nurseries for children under five.

Improved life in the slums by providing water service to 100 percent of Bogotá households.

Bought undeveloped land on the outskirts of the city to prevent real estate speculation and ensured that it will be developed as affordable housing with electrical, sewage, and telephone service as well as space reserved for parks, schools, and greenways.

Established 300 kilometers of separated bikeways, the largest network in the developing world.

Created the world’s longest pedestrian street, 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) crossing much of the city as well as a 45- kilometer (28 miles) greenway along a path that had been originally slated for an eight-lane highway.

Reduced traffic by almost 40 percent by implementing a system where motorists must leave cars at home during rush hour two days a week. He also raised parking fees and local gas taxes, with half of the proceeds going to fund the new bus transit system.

Inaugurated an annual car-free day, where everyone from CEOs to janitors commuted to work in some way other than a private automobile.

Planted 100,000 trees.

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jakelodwick: whatdoyousuggest.net via Jason Smith Thanks for...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:17:51 -0600

jakelodwick:

whatdoyousuggest.net via Jason Smith

Thanks for the credit!

ifbeesarefew: this made it all okay I’ve made my love...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:08:00 -0600

ifbeesarefew:

this made it all okay

I’ve made my love for this movie known. I used to watch this every time I went to my grandmothers when I was a kid.

Best. Thing. Ever.

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:44:39 -0600

Best. Thing. Ever.

Dave Eggers at Book Poople

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:39:44 -0600

Great book reading, or best book reading ever?

Me & My Medium Format

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:33:42 -0600

Me & My Medium Format:

I am loving this.

Whispered Words (Pretty Lies) - Dan Auerbach I keep going back...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:33:36 -0600

Whispered Words (Pretty Lies) - Dan Auerbach

I keep going back and forth on this album. Do I like it, do I love it, or do I hate it? Right now, I love it.

Yes, even before, and during our fight for independence we were...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:15:00 -0600

Yes, even before, and during our fight for independence we were obnoxious.

They loaded this sucker with grapeshot. Which is military parlance for anything that was lying around. So they were firing shrapnel at these poor Mexican soldiers. Who ran away.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:32:13 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

seagull: So this happened. Austin Idiotarod 2010 We have one...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:13 -0600

seagull:

So this happened.

Austin Idiotarod 2010

We have one of these!?! I would have gone! I would have put a team together! I’ll have to wait a whole year!