Dusty Chalk

Favourite comment from where I saw this posted: "I want the one that's retarded!" http://imgur.com/yqXTbWM

(squints) We haven't even successfully made Taco Trucks a thing, and they're already trying to make them obsolete? WTF, man...?

The following snippets of conversation and thoughts happened: "Put this on. It opens in the front." "In the front?" "Yes, in the front. Take off your shoes and socks and pants. Leave your underwear on." ... "Lie down here." ... "I'm going to raise this, for support." (does so) "Is that better?" (I rearrange myself to be more comfortable) "Is that okay?" "Yes." ... "Turn on your right side. So that your right leg is sideways." (I turn my leg sideways without completely turning on my side.) "Is that okay?" "Yes, that's fine." ... "I'm going to have to really get in there." ... (my, that goo is hot, a lot warmer than I thought it'd be) ... (now it's running down my leg) ... (I think it's K-Y Jelly) ... "I'm going to press down on your thigh, like this." (makes fist) ... "Try to relax" ... (giggles, tenses up involuntarily) "What's wrong?" "It tickles." ... "I'm not seeing anything. Don't worry, nothing's wrong, that's perfectly normal." ... "Now let's do the other side." ... "No, don't wipe it all off..." ... "Okay, I'm finished, but just stay like that for a minute, I want someone else to look at this." (I was on my left side, with my right leg in front of my left leg, trying to keep the left leg relaxed for several minutes...it was rather awkward, but now I have a little bit of sympathy for those ...erm...models) ...So, pop quiz: was I modeling for a director, or having a sonogram taken of my legs?

Well that explains a lot...

Happy birthday, John! Pip pip, guvna! That'd be the sound of a party favour, or as you call them, digestives.

More listening than watching, but thought I'd post it in here, just in case any o' y'all wanted to watch it:

Vaguely, but no. (wanders off, looks it up, returns)

Jacob, now that you're back, will you please share with me your instructions for consistent caramelized onions? I vaguely remember you telling me once, but I think that post got nuked. Do you use water or not? Garlic, too, if you do caramelized garlic. Al, that looked great, I'm sure it was fine. What rub are you using? I wouldn't compare yourself to the brisket fairy, that'd be like me comparing my guitar playing to David Gilmour or Al Di Meola. Yeah, I just called Naaman the guitar hero of brisket.

Want schnitzel. Having salad.

That's exactly what I like about synthpop. There is something pure about synth tones.

A belated groovalicious bumpitude!

I'm pretty sure they're in cryogenic suspension.

I listen to their later stuff all the time. To me, there's an abrupt dividing line between their early, Krautrock material, and their later, synthpop material. That dividing line was Autobahn. Side one signified the beginning of their synthpop period, while side 2 was the last remaining dregs of their earlier, more "electro jam band"/friends getting together and just making random tunage phase.

I need to pull out my early Kraftwerk (1, 2, Ralf und Florian, and Organisation).

Walkmans are digital now, you're showing your age. Actually, I might need to get something -- I have already an iPod Touch, but am considering a Fire HD or one of the smaller Fire tablets (I can get a pink one for $50!) for toting to work... Is there a case for the iPod Touch like there is for the iPhone? They're no longer the same size...

Mucho Cars on Tidal.

I really like the production on Cars albums.

IIRC, Justin's problem with not having done this already was the Apple licensing deal, IE the logo, not the actual technology. But feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, that was several years ago...

I especially liked that "limit as x approaches zero of sine of x over x" in the animated gif.

I have not. Added to my bucket list. (facepalm) So incorrect. So very, very incorrect. I have them all on HDCD. EDIT: Well not all -- the first five.

Actually, I was noticing that the headphone jack was becoming a encumbrance against making it thinner, so it makes sense that they'd eschew it entirely, and just have a "breakout" cable/box. Big opportunity for Justin to make an iOS compatible DAC/amp.

Hey, yeah! It's labeled Thai, but for all we know, it's repackaged Chinese squid, how'd we white devils know the difference? Are you sure they're not pulling something over on you? And what about Thai basil...

How the fuck are you supposed to be able to listen to phone calls without headphones?!?!? Aye keed, aye keed, obviously hipsters need to take 12 megapixel selfies more'n they need to hear the other person speaking. Aye steel keeding!