So, so lazy…

I am a lazy blogger, I am a lazy blogger…however, two new things coming up.

1. Mitosis – a manufacturing company based in the South Side of Pittsburgh, with its first offering, the Equus Evolution Kit, a multi-modal learning tool the helps high school teachers demonstrate the principles of evolution through 50 million years of changes to the horse foot. The kit is amazing, developed by Jason Bannister of Mechanimal, with assistance from Duquesne University…we’ve been selling them already, and I’ll have some pictures up very soon, as well as some info for interested science and biology teachers…very, very cool…

2. A puppet version of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl…not for sale, simply to create video content that will teach good citizens everyone how civic politics works…you should see the forehead…

 

Thanks for the patience, love y’all….

P.S. Congrats again, Tim and Andi!!!!!

Been Awhile

Hello World! I know it has been mad loooooong since I posted but I’ve been busy…deal with it. No, seriously, apologies to people who’ve been missing me, you know who you are. I figured this week was as good as any to start posting again. I can’t come close to expressing how I feel about the events of this week. Needless to say (of course, I’m saying it), many, many, many people have been waiting painfully and patiently for the change that came this week. I know I’ve been waiting my whole life for this. So, before I leave you with a couple pics, and a promise that I’ll be putting some stuff up soon, I just wanna say, Yes, We Can!!! Thanks, Barack. And, check out this link.

Two of my favs

My Man

(To all those with their minds still closed…Good Luck. Change came.)

Sly Fox…

…So, I have to post the lyrics of at least one of the songs from the new Nas album. I could’ve picked any one of them, to be honest, and it would be light-years ahead of anyone else spitting right now. I don’t know, some of the songs on there…I’m not sure I’ve heard better in the last decade. I’m glad I grew up on Nas. I think of my pops taking Penny to Dylan concerts, and it driving her crazy that you can’t understand him. I hope when I’m 56 I’m taking wifey to Nas concerts, and she’s pissed cause he keeps cussing and using that word…you just ain’t hearing him baby…Like Timmy said, ” Nas is that dude.” Yessir!…enjoy. (p.s. I didn’t censor anything, because I’m too worn out to really give a fuck. However, I’m sorry if you’re offended, maybe just don’t read it. Plus, The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records did enough of that already on this one. You should be happy.)

Sly Fox

The sly fox
Cyclops
We locked
In the idiot box
The video slots
Broadcast
The Waco Davidian plots
They own YouTube, Myspace
When this ignorant shit gon’ stop?
They monopolizing news
Your views
And the channel you choose
Propaganda
Visual cancer
The eye
In the sky
Number five
On the dial
secret agenda
Frequency antenna
Doctor mind bender
Remote control
soul
Controller
Your brain holder
Slave culture
Game’s over
What’s a Fox characteristic?
Slick shit
Sensin’
Misinformation
Pimp the station
Over stimulation
Reception
Deception
Comcast digital Satan
The Fox has a bushy tail
And Bush tells
Lies and Foxtrots
So I don’t know what’s real

Watch what you watchin’
Fox keeps feeding us toxins
Stop sleeping
Start thinking
Outside of the box and
Unplug from The Matrix doctrine
But watch what you say Big Brother is watchin’

Watch what you watchin’
Fox keeps feeding us toxins
Stop sleeping
Start thinking
Outside of the box and
Unplug from The Matrix doctrine
But watch what you say Fox 5 is watchin’

The Fear Factor got you all rattled up
O’ Reilly
Oh really?
No rally needed
I’ll tie you up
Network for child predators, settin’ ’em up
Myspace pimps, hoes, and sluts
Ya’ll exploit rap culture, then ya’ll flip on us
And you own the post, and ya’ll shit on us
What is they net worth?
They gon’ try to censor my next verse?
Throw ’em off the roof neck first
While I’m clicking my cursor
Reading blogs about the pressure they put on Universal
It gets worse while I’m clicking my mouse
While they kickin’ my house
They figured us out
Why a nigga go south
It’s either he caught a body, no sleep they watchin’!
I watch CBS
And I See B.S.!
Tryin’ to track us down with GPS
Make a nigga wanna invest in PBS

Watch what you watchin’
Fox keeps feeding us toxins
Stop sleeping
Start thinking
Outside of the box and
Unplug from The Matrix doctrine
But watch what you say Big Brother is watchin’

Watch what you watchin’
Fox keeps feeding us toxins
Stop sleeping
Start thinking
Outside of the box and
Unplug from The Matrix doctrine
But watch what you say Fox 5 is watchin’

They say I’m all about murder-murder and kill-kill
But what about Grindhouse and Kill Bill?
What about Cheney and Halliburton? (Halliburton?)
The backdoor deals
On oil fields
How’s NaS the most violent person?
Ya’ll don’t know talent if it hit you
Bringin’ up my criminal possession charges with a pistol (pistol)
I use Viacom
As my firearm
And let the lyrics split you
Who do you rely upon?
They shoot shells at Leviathan
I’m dealing with the higher form
F**k if you care how I write a poem?
Only Fox that I love was the red one
Only black man that Fox loves is in jail or a dead one!
Red rum
Political bedlam
Don’t let the hype into your eyes and ear drum
Murdoch on Fox
Not 18 with Barracas
And he hate Barack cause
He march with the marchers

I pledge allegiance to the fair and balanced truth.
Not the biased truth
Not the liar’s truth
But the highest truth
I will not be deceived
nor will I believe
In the Propaganda
I will not fall for the Okey-Doke
I am tuned-in

Watch, cause they’re watching
Watch what you’re watching

Better watch, cause they’re watching
Watch what you’re watching

Me-Me-Media
Misleading ya

Watch what you’re watching

July 15th…

…would be the day you should cop the new Nas album. Just do it with your syruped-up, Weezy lovin’ ass.

Water Conserving Sink

Me and Pops…or is that Pops and I, were talking about the geopolitical ramifications of a coming lack of potable water, but then I went and put around 100mL of gas in my car for $20 and forgot all about it (the water, that is). However, Maja Ganszyniec has not forgotten, and made this nice sink that at least draws your attention to the amount of water one uses…because it will spill all over your feet if you don’t watch it, and wet socks suck. Plugless sink with manual pour:

(Yanko Design)

Obama and Father’s Day

I love it that our next president can talk credibly about issues like this. Happy Father’s Day, pops…and all the other Fathers with a capital F out there.

(And if someone refers to Michelle this way around me, they’re getting punched in the throat.)

Scholar Clothing

Nice new line from the wrong…oops, I meant left coast (ahh, you know I’m jk), Scholar. Featuring a piece I’m definitely feeling on this fine political evening.

(From…ah, I can’t tell)

Hell Yeah!!!

I mean, hell fucking yeah!!!

Myanmar…

…I talk about a lot of things here that just don’t matter that much. Clothing, crazy architectural projects, etc. I write about them because, unlike many people who blog, I don’t do it for professional references and evidence of my “intelligence” ( I read that somewhere, kinda bugged me for some reason). I blog about stuff that helps me appreciate things I wouldn’t normally appreciate; it reminds me that some things are just pretty – and that that’s a good thing. But, even though only a handful of people ever stumble upon the silly, narcissistic posts here, there are some things that I feel the need to spread, that really Mean, with a capital…

…Myanmar has suffered some unbearable tragedies following a massive cyclone on May 2nd. Tens of thousands of people are dead, and upwards of a million are in danger of losing there homes, families and lives due to the inevitable aftereffects of a disaster of this magnitude. On top of this, the military government of Myanmar has just recently intercepted international aid intended to reach those suffering. I don’t know what that will necessarily entail in the days to come, but eventually help will reach there – if we make sure it does. Please, for a mom’s day present, or for no other reason than there is no good hip hop to buy in the stores, give what you can to alleviate suffering, make sure our politicians keep the pressure on – it’ll make you feel better, and for a legitimate reason. Click here to give through Direct Relief International, they are getting medical assistance to border areas as long as aid can’t reach people through the government. (Actually, you should give through whatever organization you feel represents your wishes the best, just give something, your time in drafting a letter, whatever, I’m not made of $$ either…).

And while we’re here, talking about this, remember this, and this, and this, and whatever it is you care about when you’re up at nights alone with your thoughts, whether that’s the SPCA or the NAACP or the NOW or the HRW or the HRC– the point is to connect, to extend past yourself, in whatever way you care to.

Thanks for humoring my ego,

Joe

Wow…

This new Alphanumeric stuff is heavy (not a huge sports fan, by the way…)

(Reed Space)