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Hey readers, So, some of you may have noticed that my website went back in a time machine to a couple months ago for some reason, and all my July and August blog posts dissapeared. Yeah...I have no idea why that happened either. But, it appears that everything is in tip top shape now, so we can all relax. And just to show you guys that nothing has changed here at benjaminesch.com despite our recent troubles, here's a video about how to give your cat a massage. Some thoughts:
1. If anyone should find that sweater or jacket or whatever the hell that awesome thing is that she's wearing, please send it my way. 2. I found this over at warming glow, and that's a quality website. 3. There's an outside chance I might be related to this lady. Hey readers,
Sorry for the lack of postings the last few days. I've been pretty busy with some stuff, and I feel like writing a list right now, so you better goddamn believe that a list of stuff I've been busy with is about to come up. Stuff I've been busy with 1. Writing. Yes, my actual job. I chunked through a tidy stack of pages (for me) last week, and I'm a polish or two away from sending my new book off to my editor. 2. Being sick. Because chunking through a stack of pages comes at a cost. And that cost is puking a lot and having fever dreams. But, on the good news side, this left me with plenty of time to catch up on Top Chef Masters. Dang that is a fine program. Granted, it was kinda rough to watch the food stuff, you know, with all the vomiting I was doing and all, but other than that, those were some fine hours of entertainment. 3. SCBWI Conference. (author's note: that's Society for Children's Book Writer's and Illustrators, for those of you not hip to the acronyms) Which was awesome. I'll do a bigger post about all the cool things that happened there in a few days, but it was a super fun time and I got to meet some really cool people. Okay, so that's what has been going on with me, but now that I'm not writing as much or being as sick or going to any conferences for the next few weeks, I'll definitely have some more time for blogging. So, get ready for that. MORE NEWS I'm going to be talking at the Emerging Writer's Institute in Berkeley tommorow. So, if any of you out there happen to be an emerging writer, or just squatting in a classroom on the Berkeley campus over summer, you will most likely get to hear me talk about writing and stuff. So, that's gonna happen too. Note to readers: Okay, here is the part where I would usually apologize for being lazy and just posting a video as the entirety of my blog entry, but you know what? I’m not gonna do it. That video was so goddamn trippy, that I just don’t think any words from me is going to make that any more obvious. If anything, me writing about it would just make things worse.
So, I stand by that creepy yoga video. And I hope you support my artistic choice. Note to readers #2: But seriously, how effed up was that creepy cow puppet talking about breathing? I mean, at first I thought there wasn’t going to be anything weirder than that old creepy dude in the leotard and the rasta chicken, but then BAM! Creepy cow puppet talking about breathing. God I love the internet. Note to readers #3: I got this video off filmdrunk. And that is a quality website. Hey readers,
So, quite a few months ago, I recommended that you guys would like Douglas Coupland. But, seeing as the entirety of my blog readership at that point consisted of my immediate family, I thought it would be good for me to hit that point up again. You know, since my readership has gone up ever so slightly since then (author's note: thanks again for reading this. You guys are awesome.) Here's the original post. Plus, if you click over, you get to see a picture of where I eat breakfast. If any of you guys are interested in that sort of thing. Anyway, for those of you who are on twitter, I'm gonna recommend that you add Douglas Coupland on Twitter, and here are my reasons. Reasons to add Douglas Coupland on Twitter 1. The guy wrote Generation X. Seriously. That whole concept came squarely from this dude's brain, and I believe that deserves our respect. 2. He only has like 7800 followers, and that is a goddamn travesty. 3. Following Neil Gaiman is totally played out at this point. 4. His tweets are funny and thought provoking. Much like his books. Bottom line: if it involves Douglas Coupland and words it is going to be funny and thought provoking. And last, but certainly not least. 5. He linked to this super awesome chicken workout animation a few days ago. Remember: www.twitter.com/DougCoupland You won't regret it. But I had to show you guys one more thing by Jon Klassen. I didn't actually know this existed until a couple days ago, so I feel justified blogging about him twice. Now, did I lie about how effing cool that was? Goddamn I wish I could draw stuff. You know, I've been thinking about art quite a bit the last few days, and I really think I want to start sharing some of the stuff that I dig that's out there. So, expect more of these "stuff you will likes" in the future. And I promise not all of them are going to be about Jon Klassen. Just some. A goodly bit of some, perhaps, but definitely not all. There are some good parts about living in LA. Hey readers, But lets not let that distract us from the most important factor here: dude is just a comedian. Sure, he's a prop comic, and a ginger, and he looks like he just got stung by a thousand bees and all that stuff makes him a pretty easy target, but ultimately, he just wants to make people laugh. And I'll be damned if that man isn't succesful. Exhibit A: And not only is he funny, the man also has feelings. Giant, muscle bound, gingery feelings. So the next time you hear somebody make fun of Carrot Top, I want you to think long and hard before you laugh. Because that man is a person. A person who wants to make our lives better through the gift of humor. A person that could probably rip off a heckler's nose if he felt like it, but decided to make jokes about tennis rackets and toilet seats instead. And I believe that deserves our respect. Hey readers, I don't care who you are or what you say, Carrot Top is goddamn hilarious.
Hey readers, Yes, that is Swedish disco supergroup ABBA.
And yes, I have been listening to them pretty much non-stop while writing the past few weeks. And yes, this raises a number of unsettling personal truths. But I'm going to ignore all that, and do you know why? Because it helps me write, and if there's something that inspires you, and it's legal in your county and it doesn't bother the livestock, then I say keep on doing it. Even if that means listening to ABBA for several hours a day. |
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