I’m Joe. I live near SF, and I write computer programs for a living. Things make me a little crazy.Tumblr (3.0; @joeblubaugh)http://joeblu.net/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6b1k4Adwd1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>LA here I come.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/873972336http://joeblu.net/post/873972336Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:50:00 -0700Hard Summermusicgpoyw<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://joeblu.net/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/873134347/tumblr_l6aq9eOKXl1qbnkh5&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/invincilana">Invincible</a> - “ShapeShifters”</p>http://joeblu.net/post/873134347http://joeblu.net/post/873134347Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:46:26 -0700musicInvincibleshe's so good<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l68vjbXaao1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The family you choose.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/868534615http://joeblu.net/post/868534615Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:45:10 -070013.1best friends<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l61nbo2JRY1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>San Francisco. July 23, 2010</p>http://joeblu.net/post/852425548http://joeblu.net/post/852425548Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:04:38 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vqktTzyZ1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Terrorists look like this, too. Reading through interviews with his mother, it sounds like he’s a “WOLVERINES” dead-ender. I hope the Tea Party wackos will take a lesson and refrain from inciting violence in the future, but I’m not holding my breath.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/838252859http://joeblu.net/post/838252859Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:29:17 -0700scary scary scary“In other words, we’re always falling short, no matter what our resources, and we pass this discontent to our offspring. And so millions of aspiring 3-year-old princesses hum “Someday my prince will come!” to themselves, turning their backs on the sweetness of the day at hand.<br/> …<br/> While “Mad Men’s” detractors often decry the empty sheen of it all, claiming that it has no soul, clearly that’s the point. The American dream itself is a carefully packaged, soulless affair.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/heather_havrilesky/2010/07/17/mad_men_season_four_preview/index.html">Heather Havrilesky</a>, one of my favorite TV writers, in her review of Mad Men’s season opener. The opening is a wonderful meditation on the day-to-day and how its beauty and importance are devalued by our culture. The whole piece is great.</em>http://joeblu.net/post/830671855http://joeblu.net/post/830671855Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:00:00 -0700writingtelevision<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5rxl8Q1Ip1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I was unwheeled last night. To the jerk in San Jose now fencing a stolen Mavic CXP22 with 500 miles on it, I hope you only get, like, $20 for it. It doesn’t even have a quick release; it’s one of those stupid bolt-on hubs.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/829277184http://joeblu.net/post/829277184Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:10:00 -0700photosbicycle<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://joeblu.net/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/829268904/tumblr_kxr12qIS6u1qzswd5&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://copycats.tumblr.com/post/828734522/true-love-will-find-you-in-the-end-by-hey">copycats</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>True Love Will Find You In The End by Hey Marseilles</strong><br/>originally by Daniel Johnston<br/>(via <a href="http://akateisakate.tumblr.com/post/386073879/true-love-will-find-you-hey-marseilles-listen">akateisakate</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>This is exactly what I needed today.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/829268904http://joeblu.net/post/829268904Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:07:46 -0700musiccovers<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5pxgcXbkn1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Current status: Local 123 in Berkeley. Best pour-over drip in the East Bay.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/824812391http://joeblu.net/post/824812391Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:12:12 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5pujbprt11qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Regular folks” houses are always so starkly lit in the New York Times. (photo: Andrew Spear)</p>http://joeblu.net/post/824631533http://joeblu.net/post/824631533Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:09:00 -0700photosnews“You will be singularly unimpressed.”<br/><br/> - <em>Me, describing my San Jose Bike Party costume. It remains to be seen (tomorrow night) whether this is true.</em>http://joeblu.net/post/818175540http://joeblu.net/post/818175540Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:25:06 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FTdF7dvNCDo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FTdF7dvNCDo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://youlooknicetoday.com/episode-guide">This is how I remember the 10 Commandments</a>, but the paranoid video somehow tying GWB to the Illuminati is how I remember that there are wackos everywhere.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/817412187http://joeblu.net/post/817412187Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:24:20 -0700videosYLNTLost Boys<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5m0epcG5Y1qbnkh5o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>This is how I feel about most of the Internet. Especially when everyone gets knotted up about hotlinking. I understand why people have a problem with it, and of course I’m opposed to stealing someone’s work, but my reptile brain whispers “Culture isn’t Real.” Like “Real” is a thing. Not a good impulse in someone who loves art…</p> <p>(via <a href="http://catandgirl.com/?p=2524">Cat and Girl</a>)</p>http://joeblu.net/post/815854048http://joeblu.net/post/815854048Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:25:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5l9b44Y4b1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A++ Would devour again. And then feel shameful.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/814346682http://joeblu.net/post/814346682Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:40:15 -0700photos<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5kttxUh6R1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GPOYW - Arts & Crafts edition</p>http://joeblu.net/post/813255097http://joeblu.net/post/813255097Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:05:57 -0700gpoywphotos<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5irroVPDI1qb4quyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I bought my ticket. I think you all should come. We’ll hang out, party, it’ll be a blast.</p> <p><a href="http://girlsgonegoldberg.tumblr.com/post/808452963">girlsgonegoldberg</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="tumblr_blog">( via </span><a href="http://chthonictendencies.tumblr.com/post/808435167/thebluehoodie-aw-man-this-is-the-week-of-the">chthonictendencies</a>:<a href="http://thebluehoodie.tumblr.com/post/808396539/aw-man-this-is-the-week-of-the-wedding-ill-be-in">thebluehoodie</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://joeblu.net/post/812247271http://joeblu.net/post/812247271Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0700music<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://joeblu.net/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/811093457/tumblr_l5jb526LJY1qbnkh5&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Jonathan Fisk - Spoon</strong></p> <p>“Jonathan then say it’s a sin, <br/>but he don’t think twice ‘cause to him <br/>religion don’t mean a thing. <br/>It’s just another way to be right.”</p>http://joeblu.net/post/811093457http://joeblu.net/post/811093457Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:00:00 -0700music<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5javbrvmv1qbnkh5o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I made it! Gotta do it again for real in 10 days…</p>http://joeblu.net/post/809827685http://joeblu.net/post/809827685Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:18:46 -0700running<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5i59nKgg11qz4s1lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://frakintosh.tumblr.com/post/806784779">frakintosh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Steinbrenner (1976) - <em>1930-2010</em></p> <p>11 pennants, 7 World Series championships.</p> <blockquote> <p>“He demanded perfection, and accepted nothing less than championships.” (<a href="http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/07/13/steinbrenner">@gruber</a>)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Before today, most of what I knew about Steinbrenner came from Seinfeld. Now, after reading what I could this morning, I admit I didn’t know jack. He’s a perfect example of the power of relentlessly high expectations. Sort of like S. Jobs.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/807058864http://joeblu.net/post/807058864Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:49:47 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5h9ncRALR1qbnkh5o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Might have big, great, wonderful news on Saturday</p>http://joeblu.net/post/804870402http://joeblu.net/post/804870402Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:57:12 -0700sailing