this blog is a visual notebook of inspirations for a group of bandit bloggers. we post things we see and like. our lives don’t revolve around singular topics and neither does our blog. sorry! nothing is in-or-out of context here. enjoy xx
granted, i’d rather have julian’s handsome face on the shirt rather than vivienne’s, but then the idea wouldn’t have worked, would it?
“I support julian assange because he’s clever and brave and the founder of wikileaks – a brilliant organization in the public interest to expose the facts concealed and misinformation published by the authorities for their own protection. therefore the authorities wish to punish him; they’re out to get him at all costs. wikileaks has had 90% of all donations blocked by visa, mastercard, western union, paypal, amazon and bank of america, so all profits from the sale of this t-shirt will go directly to them.” – vivienne westwood
15 things to do and a few more not to for the next one… and there will be another… and another, thanks to the state of our planet courtesy of man (and a handful of women). here we go:
1- charlie don’t surf, and xy don’t diss no sandy.
2- don’t buy or rent an apt near the water. (in manhattan, broadway runs at the peak of the island and a good bet, further west or east and you’re lower and closer to the water.)
3- forget hamptons and that’s not just for the shitty crowd any more.
4- consider upstate. love trees but plant them far away from your roof.
5- if you own a car a) park it in the city for quick access when all other forms of transport will be down. b) make sure your garage doesn’t park yours on lifts or elevator access floors. in power outages your car will be as good as a brick.
6- keep bike within 4 floors off the street (smokers consider 2). mine was on the 11th floor with offices shut. who needs a bike on an 11 floors walk-up?
7- a skateboard actually saved my life… but just this one time.
9- no power = no water. if you are in a high building the water towers will run out within hours, and with no electricity to power the pump you’ll be out of water too.
10- fill the tub, not for drinking water, but to flush the damn toilet. this will be your worst nightmare in the event of water failure. your romantic candlelight camping vacation in your city apt will quickly turn into a sewer festival. a full tub can handle up to 10 flushes (based on recent research).
11- stock up on candles. in the event of non-emergency you will always have use otherwise. tearless pillars over tea-light candles any day.
12- forget flash lights. get a LED rayovac lantern for $29. i just ordered 3. a single one will light up a 1200 sq ft apt and will last for days on 3 x d batteries. you may want to get a few pocket lights for trips down the 18 floor emergency exit when elevators are down, either from fenix R5 series for around $50 or your standard mini maglite that doubles as a candle (lights up a small room) for under $20
13- invest in a generator if you have outside space to run it. for us apt dwellers consider a APC backup power for under $200 or a power inverter from black & decker for $60. this will allow you to charge up, if nothing, your damn phone.
14- get some cash and water but you can forget about food… you can always lose a few pounds. buy some nuts if you must.
15- when done move to sweden. hope this will be of help.. by dd
i don’t care much for, or adhere to tradition in any form…but today is halloween after all, so here is a tiny informative guide to decipher the attributes and differences between ghosts, goblins and ghouls.
GHOSTS, in case you didn’t already know, are considered to be the souls of the dead, often appearing in a seemingly imperceptible fashion. you know, those white sheets and all. any red blood cell lacking hemoglobin is also referred to as a ghost, further enforcing the idea of pigmentation lacking.
GOBLINS are typically nightmarish who at times have the ability to adopt human forms and assault or “trick” people into thinking they are otherwise. the word goblin is derived from the german word kobold, which is a mischievous and naughty household spirit. the spirit can either be helpful and amuse children, or hide food around the house and throw temper tantrums when he is not attended to. sounds like every pet/significant other i’ve ever had. hmm.
lastly, GHOULS are the most dastardly of them all. the world ghoul stems from the arabic ghul which comes from ghala meaning, “he seized”. ghouls have been known to eat both stolen corpses and children. YUM! by sv
the bewitchingly charming dance sequence from jean renoir’s the rules of the game. hard to believe that he thought this film was a failure, i suppose that is the curse of those with infamous fathers? anyway, enjoy this as much as i do. by sv
now watch i’ll get hammered for calling her lame, but what kind of lame name is sandy for a massive hurricane? i just cant take anyone with the name sandy that seriously. at least give it a 6 digit number like the japanese do with their typhoons (they get too many to give then names) or tap into the american indian vernacular to spark some imagination… like red cloud, little wolf, crazy horse, sitting bull, dull knife, he dog, or rain-in-the-face… and all those elaborate combinations are just all peoples names. and then we have sandy. i mean come on with your come on? by xy
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15 things to do and a few more not to for the next one… and there will be another… and another, thanks to the state of our planet courtesy of man (and a handful of women). here we go:
ok, so i’m not a big drinker but right now with this storm outside i really feel like i need a drink… and why not a 
i don’t know about you all but im going to work on monday.
chief pontiac or ottawa
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