Monday is Patriot's Day?

Well, at least it is for people in Massachusetts...

My Weekend
There is nothing really to report, apart from some of the worst service, from the most vacant server, at Jose Malone's...

New to Me Music


Haunting, no? Why had I never heard this before?

Never...
Friday's Xkcd made me laugh.

(Original post.)

Bringing your A Game


This is one of the most wickedly inappropriate things I have ever witnessed and I loved every minute of it.

There be dragons there...
Always remember, when engaging with the none and unknown, "Here there be dragons..."

(Hunt-Lenox Globe.)

For more on the phrase, see Wikipedia.

The important thing to remember is that whatever is over the horizon, as long as you recognize that there are dragons, you will be prepared for the eventual tragedy that will occur.

Weird Music Choice
The other day, I was watching something on CBS (it wasn't HIMYM, it was something else that I never watch) and there was a commercial for "The Good Wife". I know people that actually like this show, and for the most part, those people are the parents of friends, but I do not know anyone under 55 who watches this show. (Please share with me if you do, I have heard it is very good, but it I have paid a lot of attention to the fall out from Client Number 9 so I do not need the fictionalized account.) Now in and of itself, this is not surprising. The Good Wife needs to be promoted, but it was the way it was promoted. They were using the music of Jose Gonzalez...yep. I am sure that the people who enjoy The Good Wife also really enjoy Argentinian, by way of Sweden, lo-fi. Should I not be shaking my head over this?

Baseball
The Mets are playing well, even with a loss on Sunday. If we keep playing this way, we are on pace for 112 wins. That is kind of cool. I'll take it. How is your team doing? (*cough* I am looking at you Boston fans. *cough*)

Tattoos
What was Slate thinking by having Simon Doonan pontificate upon the nature of tattoos? I am serious. This was one of the more pointless articles by one of the least relevant authors ever. I have some odd ink, and I have some friends that have some wonderfully awful pop art ink that will not age well culturally nor in terms of coloring, but I still would not claim that they are faddish cutting.

Finally...

Flavorwire has the birthday calender that you need, not the birthday calender that you deserve...or...

What fictional character do you share your birthday with?

Seriously, the only fictional character that they could find is from Naruto?!? I am not entirely sure that I know what Naruto is...I think it is a cartoon.

Via io9