December 2008
There’s no such thing as too much Robin Thicke…there is such a thing...
– Tess
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-7) →
Paul Simon (46)
Robin Thicke (33)
Ratatat (16)
Curtis Mayfield (15)
Lyle Workman (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Bangkok Gets Into the Christmas Spirit - TIME →
There may not be much by way of snow to carry Santa’s sleigh in Thailand, and the ubiquitous saffron-robed monks and golden-spired temples are a reminder that this a predominantly Buddhist country. But any visitor to Bangkok between October and January would have reason to be confused over the country’s spiritual orientation, because the Thai capital embraces Christmas with a fervor...
Pepperkaker Recipe!
Pepperkaker, or Norwegian Ginger Bread, is the essential cookie for Christmas. No other cookie is more directly associated with a Norwegian Christmas. And this recipe, which has been in my family for generations, is one of the most tasty ones around. This recipe was a closely guarded secret until ten years ago, when it was published by my grand mother in a popular colunary magazine in Norway and...
Some of the Most Preposterous Rap Lyrics of 2008
tess08:
nattyboots:
“It’s going down on aisle three/ I’ll bag you like some groceries” -ursher
“had to do this shit for my clique, like Adam Sandler.” -lil wayne referencing the movie Click in a very wierd way
“We can go to the tropics/Sip piña coladas…or we can go to the slums/Where killers get hung.” -sean kingston
“Put you in a mansion, Somewhere in Wis-can-sin.” -Great rhyming from T...
Does She Love You? →
yourpalmal:
If you’re Gael Garcia Bernal: She loves you.
Merry Christmas! →
I can’t believe Christmas is in three days!
Flashlight Worthy →
52books:
Recommending books so good, they’ll keep you up past your bedtime.
I'll spend the money on drugs instead →
The overdue one is great but the other ones are just as hilarious.
Harry: "Tell me one last thing, is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
Dumbledore: “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
Someone who would tattoo my name on her arm in writing the same colour as her...
– Andy Weaver - A Little Love Poem (via ilouvreyou)
I love Jack
JACK: Every morning I... spramp my face with cold water.
WILL: "Spramp" your face? What the hell is that?
JACK: Yeah, spramp. Spramp! The bubbles from a jacuzzi spramp up. Note how the sea spramps off the jagged rocks.
Your favourite bands in one advent calendar! →
Bands write festive messages for the Guardian as you count down the days until Christmas — My faves are the Fleet Foxes, Foals, Eugene McGuinness, and Emmy the Great (“Happy Xmas (Wa! It’s Rover)”!
Plug into Now →
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