January 2010
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final list - the 10 worst songs of the 00's
complete and final list of the ten fucking songs that drove us mad beyond belief during the past decade:
the sounds - living in america
takida - curly sue
maroon 5 - this love
leann rimes - can’t fight the moonlight
nickleback - how you remind me
kelly clarkson - behind these hazel eyes
papa roach - last resort
basshunter - now you’re gone
josh groban - you raise me up
ronan...
December 2009
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the other green movement →
a must read from leila.
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top 25 swe
while disagreeing quite a bit with the people who voted to list the best 25 swedish songs of the 00’s, I must say my life would be less enjoyable without kleerup & robyn [with every heartbeat], broder daniel [shoreline] and håkan hellström [känn ingen sorg för mig göteborg].
(a couple of songs on the top 25 list are strong candidates for the 00’s list of shame, most notably the...
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re: beijing, trash and incineration →
posted regarding the upcoming trash crisis in beijing, also managed to squeeze in a tiny lecture on trash incineration.
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paper shoes →
clearly, my partner in trash, garblogging godess leila, is on a roll this week. fyi, the latest in trash is always at everydaytrash.com.
Middle East conflict trash →
Sidon Garbage Dump
A dump that started with the rubble of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon has morphed into an environmental hazard in the city of Sidon, the BBC reports….
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top 10 worst songs of the 00's, draft
between endless battles of bananagrams, johanna, shaun and I are drafting up the top 10 worst songs of the 00’s. conditions to qualify the list includes “will want you to slowly peel off your skin with a swedish cheese slicer”. so far, in no particular order:
maroon 5 - this love
leann rimes - can’t fight the moonlight (not sure if it counts, as the -00 and -01 releases...
Most amazing RV ever →
Stunning photos of a garbage truck converted into an uberorganized mobile home are making the virtual rounds. I saw them on MAKE.
Trashtastic RV exterior
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v-spot brunch →
just had an epic vanilla shake. must do brunch more often.
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The Heildelberg Project →
A story on the HuffPo yesterday indirectly highlighted Detroit’s Heildelberg Project, a long overdue feature here.
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Trash-formations →
Ah Queens, the most diverse neighborhood on the planet. As if you needed another reason to visit, local artist N’Cognita has provided one for you: Trash-formaitons. Now through January in the…
Homemade Swiffer pads →
Sweet. DIY Life has instructions for making your very own replacement pads for Swiffers. Good news if you’re like me who would like to swiff up dirt but can’t stomach the thought of all the…
Staten Island Dump →
Just saw via Sicolab.org that there’s a new Staten Island blog on the block. Staten Island Dump’s tagline is “News. Music. Politics. Life. Gossip. Garbage.” I like the sound of that. Check…
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Christmas Eve.
heyeurydice:
Hitting Gobo tonight with Shaun and Vic for this year’s unconventional Xmas celebrations. Will try and down a vegan White Russian at local metal dive Lucky 13 Saloon afterwards to relly get into the holiday spirits (pun intended).
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hymns in the key of 666
came home to find a delivery from my new favourite band hellsongs. with harmonica, timpani, violin, acoustic guitars, keyboard, hand clap and frail vocals, it’s the best re-use of epic metal around. find out for yourself at their myspace.
Trashulation →
Just read the inside label of my snowpants to discover the insulation is made from recycled nylon. Who knew trash could keep you so warm?
Leila attempts snowshoeing
Seasons…
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best comic book epos ever, re-coloured →
vertigo [comics and books for mature readers] will, starting early next year, publish re-coloured trade paperback editions of the 10 volumes in the sandman epos. a moment as good as any to start reading them if you haven’t.
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vegan holiday escape plans
just called up cafe blossom and received sad news - they will not be open for the 24th or the 25th. boo. I wanted lemon peppercorn seitan.