Book joshemmons.com |
The Loss of Leon Meed is a brilliant debut by Josh Emmons
a little blurb...
"In Josh Emmons's inventive and utterly engaging debut, ten residents of Eureka, California, are brought together by a mysterious man, Leon Meed, who repeatedly and inexplicably appears -- in the ocean, at a local rock music club, clinging to the roof of a barreling truck, standing in the middle of Main Street's oncoming traffic -- and then, as if by magic, disappears.
Young and old, married and single, punk and evangelical, black, white, and Korean, each witness to these bewildering events interprets them differently, yet all of their lives are changed – by the phenomenon itself, and by what it provokes in them. And whether they in turn stagger toward love, or heartbreakingly dissolve it, this portrayal of their stories is strikingly real and emotionally affecting."
Pick up your copy today. Hooray! |
BUTTONS oneinchround.com |
Yes those delicious MAKAR buttons came from here. This is the best button manufactorer ever! EVER!
Don't forget to tell them MAKAR sent you! |
CARTOONS! mattdea.com |
He doesn't call it Matt's weird world for nothing! Yes, he's related to Andrea (her little bro) and no, he doesn't like to talk about it. |
CD Babel cdbabel.com |
CDBabel is a small, online music magazine that reviews CDs from CDbaby.com. Their mission is to connect Artists to Listeners and Listeners to Artists.
Their reviewers are mostly college students who enjoy the independent music on CD Baby. On the music fan side, while CD Baby has the best search system ever seen to find new artists, the founders of CDBabel have found that sometimes it just takes too much time. There is no way to search for the best of the best right away (other than the best seller list...). So they want to help cut down your search time when you want new music. With their rating system you can find the best artist for you FAST.
And hell, another independent media source is always a good thing. |
Cosmos Gaming.com cosmosgaming.com |
The Gaming Vector at a higher level!
Reviews of music and games among other goodies.
And here is their lovely mission statement--
"Cosmos Gaming adheres to the values of democratic representation of the ideas of the worldwide gaming community to provide and distribute information about the gaming industry and other industries tied closely to that of gaming. In doing so, members are drawn from various parts of the world to engage in active discussions, news postings, and reviewing to discuss the latest trends and analyze them as safely as possible." |
Crooks and Liars crooksandliars.com |
A leftist blog composed mostly of links to video clips from the MSM (Mainstream Media). Watch Kanye roast Bush on national TV over New Orleans. |
Diva Delight divadelight.freeservers.com |
A cool description...for a uber cool gal...
"as the lights rise after the dance, each face is wiped clean of sweat...
Throughout discourses on House Music, the primary focus is situated within the realm and world of the DJ. Powerful and potent with the ability to control numerous bodies simultaneously, the DJ is a source of joy and admiration to the children of house. But there is yet another image, another icon, another enigma: the House Diva. The diva in house music and other transgressive dance music texts vocally articulates the subliminal desires, unrealized ecstasies, and hopeful yearnings of house enthusiasts worldwide. 'Diva Delight' is a subjective mediation mixed with personal thoughts and abstract speculations on house music and house divas. From a profound love of the music, this project centers the diva through the performative cultural practice called house. "
Only Princess TamTam (aka Carmen) could get paid for this. Andrea has almost forgiven her for the nickname of Smurf Diva that spread around their college like wildfire. |
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