http://www.killoggs.com/ Killoggs hates you. en-us My girlfriend pointed out that we don't have pet names for each other. Now, we've only been dating for 3 months, and we've only been "official and monogamous" (her housemate's words) for 2 months, and she's still getting used to the "boyfriend/girlfriend" nomenclature, after being a very independent operator for years. "Ham slice" is probably a non starter. I doubt that "Oyster plate" would have legs, either. What's your time line for pet names? BF/GF? Monogamy? Are the time lines linked or independent? As a rule, I don't use pet names. I have a couple of diminutives I use to show affection to people I'm close to-- Sweet Child and Kiddo, and occasionally Kid or Sweetheart. I use these with her, and with my best friends (male and female), and with my younger brother, and sometimes my pre-teen and teenage cousins. Do you have favorite pet names? Are they unique, or do you re-use them with new lovers/partners/fuckbuds? And do you have any suggestions? Maybe Tulip? And Dumpling? On Wednesday night, we brainstormed a few dozen on beer coasters, with a little bit of help from Courtney, who knows people in real life that I know in real life, which was so weirdly... real... http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598231/ And this can apply to either gender, but I'll use this gender. Is it old, advanced age that makes intolerable bitches out of women or is it just that bitches are the only ones that survive to advanced old age? In any case. Old people need to hurry the fuck up and die already. Nobody cares, and they usually smell like urine, fear, and Republicanism. http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598230/ In case you are looking for something to do in the Baltimore/DC type area in the next few weeks, here is what _I_ am doing... Tonight First I have a photo shoot at BIG HUGE GAMES, for MICA. Maybe I will meet Brian Reynolds!!!! Then I will be going to Sonar to photograph DROP THE LIME, BLAQSTARR, DAVE NADA, TROUBLE N BASS. Sat. 10th Scottie B. and Blaqstarr are playing (Blaqstarr is just hosting) at the Rock N Roll Hotel in DC, with Gavin Holland. I am unsure if I am going to this. Sun 11th I'm taking photos at my studio, let me know if you want to be in PICTURES. Mon 12th I am photographing BONDE DO ROLE, THEDEATHSET, DJ SEGA, OLD HAUNTS, FUTURE ISLANDS at Sonar... don't miss this show!!!!!!!! Thurs 15th i am shooting the MICA ArtWalk Fri 16th i am going to Artomatic and seeing Pygmylush and Turboslut play. Sat the 17th Going to a minor league baseball game in Bowie! Kara, Ben you wanna go? Then I am photographing Black Kids/Cut Copy @ Sonar Sun the 18th is the crawfish boil! y'all better pay up. Mon 19th i am shooting Triac @ Sonar Tues the 20th til the 25th i will be in New Orleans. hit me up!!! http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598229/ This is Kiki McClean. She's a Clinton campaign adviser or something. She's on CNN a lot. She is the most annoying lady alive and I hate her. That is all. http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598228/ Now that I have a decent digital camera, I'm taking more photos and using Flickr more. I just uploaded a bunch of new stuff, and there are some pretty cool ones from my trip to New York last month. The above photo is of some guys playing soccer at a park in Brooklyn. I think Ben probably got some better ones of this. Check it out. http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598227/ * Note : Price is actually $21 to cover paypal fees... Crawfish boil is back! We will need $21 upfront by Sunday 5/11/07 (or sooner - sorry I'm posting this so late) from everyone who plans to eat crawfish (20 for the fishes & $1 for paypal fees - paid through the paypal button below). This is going to be an expensive party, & there is really no way we can do it without the money upfront. Should buy you more than enough to eat. If there is extra money it will be spent on beer. I'll let you know about the beer status in the responses to this post later, but you should plan to bring your own drinkage. We'll need at least 20 people to make this work (but no more than around 40 or so). Feel free to invite other people. If for some reason it doesn't work out, I'll return everyone's money. If you know nothing of crawfish boils, here is wikipedia's decription: A boil is usually done in a large pot (60 to 80 quarts) fitted with a strainer and heated by propane. Seasonings include crab boil packets, cayenne pepper, hot sauce, salt, lemons , and bay leaf. Ears of corn, new potatoes, onions, and heads of garlic are usually included in shrimp and crawfish boils. First boil will start at around 1 or 2. Boils will get progressively hotter / spicier, so if you want to eat less spicy batches come early. If you can't make it until later, I'll save a batch for paid latecomers (or if everyone needs it to be later we can move it back a few hours). Non crawfish eaters are welcome to bring something to grill (although we have a pretty small grill). I'll get some charcoal for it. I'll probably make some sort of jambalaya or red beans and rice thing too. Any extra food you'd like to bring will be welcome. I imagine we'll project Wii / RockBand onto the back of the house again. Also, this is Kim's Birthday. She likes Hello Kitty a great deal. < wink > Would love to see you here. If you need a ride, or if you plan on coming from NY or elsewhere, we can probably find a place to put you up for the weekend. Please discuss in the responses... http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598226/ strongcity.info I was about to see if anyone wanted to go for some odds for a Jim Jones style murder-spree followed by mass-suicide/ascension. But apparently he was just thrown in jail. The crazy is strong with this one, if you feel like taking a break from rational thought and diving into some seriously fucked up christianist cat-logic, by all means, indulge. http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598225/ So, some of you may know that my day job is an expense report auditor. It's perfect for me really because I don't have to deal with people on a face to face 'customer service' kind of basis that much and I get to write politely caustic emails fairly often. So I come across an expense report that has this thing attached. It's a plastic credit card type card that says "Taste of Vino" on it and the Whole Foods label. Hmmmmm. Is it a bribe? I check the report and find nothing that seems to indicate that they would have tried to pass this thing off as a receipt. I take the card out, put it on my desk and toss the report in the file pile when I'm done. I come across the card again today. I have no idea who's report it was attached to at this point. I decide to google. Wine lovers can taste before they buy or just have a little drinkipoo while they shop at the new Sauganash Whole Foods. Stop by the cheese counter to get your rechargeable Vino Card and add any amount you’d like in $5 increments. Snag a real glass from the shelf, peruse the 16 selections available “on tap”, and select the wine you’d like to try. Prices per taste are illuminated above each offering, ranging from 75 cents for a nice Spanish rose to $3.25 for a fancy Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon. Just insert your card, position your glass under the desired spout, press the button, and out comes your wine at the perfect serving temperature. You might just find yourself volunteering to do the grocery shopping more often. Dude, so should I totally try and use this thing or not? http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598224/ except making this crap http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598223/ DC City Paper Article Brightest Young Things Post http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598222/ I had a crazy animal week including seeing some rare birds. We have over 100 black widows in my front yard right now. I stopped counting at 80 that I'd killed. Never seen anything like it. There have also been serious beetle and moth infestations all over San Diego. Here's some photos all from this last week. Great Horned Owl Mama Her babies California Condor #73 Hummingbird Buffalo http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598221/ ...for the flickr pro account (more photos soon) http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598220/ Album. Of. The. Year. Okay, that's a bit hyperbolic but the claim is based largely on the fact that this band took ten years off and came back with a record that very easily could have just been another Portishead album that relied on the sound they're already known for. Nope. That's not what they did at all. While a return to the Portishead sound of old would have been welcomed with open arms, that just wasn't in the cards for Geoff Barrow, Adrian Utley and Beth Gibbons. I'm sure the fact that "trip-hop" the genre they helped lay the blueprint for has long since died had something to with the direction the band has taken the P'head sound. What Portishead did was simply intentionally destroy the "Portishead sound." Obliterate it. If you thought Dummy and Portishead were melancholy affairs then Third is flat out apocalyptic. This album is ugly, it's nasty, it's unpleasant, it's uneven. It's a jarring slap in the face from a band absolutely DARING you to play this in the coffee shop you may work in. (Which is EXACTLY what I'm going to do!) This is NOT background music. This is the soundtrack to the end of our days, and it absolutely rocks. http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598219/ from my most recent shoot in my studio. http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598218/ featuring photos printed REALLY BIG, partially chosen by y'all, my friends here at killoggs. please come out! it's $10 but that is a suggested donation so i assume that means if you just want to come for the art show part and not stay for the bands, you don't have to donate anything? http://www.killoggs.com/log/post/2598217/