http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/ en-us 2005-08-15T15:23:10-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/025699.html Link to ad ( takes a while to load; open in seperate window) The UN produced the ad above as an anti-landmine PSA. Far righters are decrying this ad right now for its graphic depiction of children children tripping a... bisho023 2005-08-15T15:23:10-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/025696.html When you do a big move, say interstate, what shit should you take, and what shit should you just buy when you get there? For example, is it really worth it to clean, box, laod and unload a $5 bathroom... bisho023 2005-08-15T14:42:19-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/025648.html I don't know if this has been brought up somewhere before, so if it has, tell me. But is there a worse cliche than "have your cake and eat it too"? It is super applicable to situations every day, but... bisho023 2005-08-13T11:32:04-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/025144.html Yesterday, I described the problem some of my friends were having distinguishing between indie rock girl style other non-mainstream styles like punk or goth. It is easy for me to tell them apart, but it is difficult to come up... bisho023 2005-07-30T17:09:25-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/025093.html First, watch this video of Tropical Ice Land by the Fiery Furnaces. http://www.beam.tv/beamreels/reel_player.php?reel=qtvQJjDFxY&file=rFgyTtPHmv Lately I have had a few conversations about what an indie rock girl is. This is a super-tricky thing for me to define, but being as these... bisho023 2005-07-29T13:35:05-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/024973.html A while ago, I posted a .gif of a girl doing a hypnotic gyrating dance. (might as well repost it --ed) I found out that the girl is French pop music superstar Alizee. Check out this fucking video of Alizee... bisho023 2005-07-26T14:29:09-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/024328.html The label on Kemp's brand 2% milk now consists of a cow in an "Uncle Sam" top hat with fireworks in the background. Ok, it's stupid, but not devastating. To get to that level, you need to read the caption:... bisho023 2005-07-11T10:02:50-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/023413.html This is a great collection of different logos (logoes? Actually, logo is short for logotype, so it would be logotypes - ed.) that have phallus-like shapes. The best part is the incongruously sober pros and cons. Look: http://b3ta.com/features/phalliclogoawards/... bisho023 2005-06-20T16:07:44-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/022216.html This is... ah... very disturbing. http://www.007b.com/breast_gallery.php After you go through that traumatizing experience, cleanse your palate with this picture.... bisho023 2005-05-25T18:03:34-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/020556.html Ok, I'm approaching the 5 song threshold for giving a demo to a few venues. To get the demo ready, I re-recorded a couple of songs. Which version do you like better? monsters1 | monsters2 monsters2 I think is recorded... bisho023 2005-04-26T22:30:17-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/020198.html Ok, instrumentally, I think this is my best song yet. Check out the clavinet solo after the second verse and let me know what you think. They Come Out at Night... bisho023 2005-04-21T10:14:46-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/020130.html Fuck me. Writing that last entry made me go out and buy a Gamcube. This thing is cool. The system itself is tiny. And it plays those tiny 3 inch cd's or dvd's or whatever they are. I love that.... bisho023 2005-04-20T10:35:57-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/020060.html beautiful 2d games: F Zero and Kirby's Dream Course horrible muddy polygon-y 3d games: Goldeneye and Grand Theft Auto III a middle ground? cel shaded games for the Gamecube: Ninja Turtles and Zelda: Windwalker I almost bought a gamecube... bisho023 2005-04-19T14:25:22-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/019957.html I was thinking about the holiday Thanksgiving, and most of our other holidays. I think we are approaching them wrong. In the old days, when thanksgiving was invented, people were pretty much starving to death all year long. They would... bisho023 2005-04-18T11:42:53-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/bisho023/jbishop/019591.html Have you ever seen one of those Time Life music collection infomercials? They are for "60's music" or "classic soul" and are always hosted by a former artist (eg: Davey Jones from the Monkees) and some enthusiastic actress. They have... bisho023 2005-04-12T15:20:37-06:00