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godiminbadshaperightnow: Genesis of an inside joke This is a...

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:31:41 -0400

Genesis of an inside joke

This is a poster graciously signed by Leigh Ellis of The Basketball Jones as Kyle Singler. This whole joke that Singler is my favorite player started in the preseason when those ridiculous draft photos of Singler emerged, and we made fun of them. Then, during the Pistons’ opening night, Dan and I kept making jokes about the future of the franchise and we jokingly/sadly decided Kyle Singler was it. Then, Kyle Singler started putting up numbers and he actually became a Pistons franchise favorite. We got these “Buckets” posters at a 70s theme night this year. “YEAH KIM YEAH,” which is what is written by Leigh-as-Kyle, is a different joke, actually attributed to a lady in the Barclays Center yelling “YEAH KRIS YEAH” at Kris Humphries in earshot of Erin.

ANYWAY, this is by far one of the kindest, inside-jokiest birthday gifts I’ve ever received. Plus, I have to explain the jokes and gifts to my friends who don’t listen to TBJ, so it’s like the gift that keeps giving me a gift.

It’s a callback joke that keeps recursively calling more callback jokes! And you’re totally welcome! It was just as fun to make as it was to give.

rashystreakers: I gave the Shonsta-phine a few pushes on the...

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:28:55 -0400

rashystreakers:

I gave the Shonsta-phine a few pushes on the skateboard last night. She loved it! She kept asking for more. She had some natural balance, kept her knees bent and arms out.

I think there’s a market for skateboard helmets with a pacifier on the chinstrap.

Check out the Sonic Youth records Beth found for me this...

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:41:12 -0400

Check out the Sonic Youth records Beth found for me this weekend!

Thinking about resistance to learning new tools

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:39:48 -0400

Many users are incredibly resistant to changing tools, even if mastering the new tool would greatly increase their quality of life. What I have also observed is that people compartmentalize their interest in trying new tools. Someone might resist upgrading Microsoft Office but constantly seek out the newest fishing tackle available. Or a designer might eagerly upgrade to the latest version of Photoshop but refuse to learn a few Unix shell commands that would make their life much easier.

(via rc3.org)

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Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:20:14 -0400

me: I’M NOT LISENING TO YOUR RULESkim: GET IT???¿????¿¿me:...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:34:00 -0400

me: I’M NOT LISENING TO YOUR RULES
kim: GET IT???¿????¿¿
me: i love that he’s wearing earplugs, AND his face says I’M NOT LISENING TO YOUR RULES. like that dude is sick of his wife, and he’s going out to the fucking garage to work on something loud
kim: Also those goggles say “i’m ready for whatevs.”
me: “totally putting my eyes and ears close as fuck to whatever i’m working on NO SWEAT”
kim: BRING IT SHARP/LOUD SHIT! I DAWN’T CARREEE! (king curtis).
me: i feel like king curtis and mr. head protection would be hangin’ HARD
kim: Only if head protection brought chicken nuggets or bacon

beth: “what are you listening to?”me: “jodeci.”beth: [pause] “WHY are...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:56:11 -0500

beth: “what are you listening to?”
me: “jodeci.”
beth: [pause] “WHY are you listening to jodeci?”
me: “i don’t know. kim made a playlist for a basketball player.”

MVP

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:46:30 -0500

MVP

It was 14 years ago today that I kissed the girl who would...

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:24:54 -0500

It was 14 years ago today that I kissed the girl who would become my wife for the first time. It was a great day.

First try braising short ribs turned out really well. Room for...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:28:43 -0500

First try braising short ribs turned out really well. Room for improvement, but very easy and tasty for a Tuesday night.

A wise person once told me: “i believe in the power of...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:10:24 -0500

A wise person once told me:

“i believe in the power of braised meat. i bet it can heal you.”

We’ll find out in about three hours.

"THERE IS ROOM FOR MUCH PLAYER HATIN’ IN OUR HEARTS"

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:22:18 -0500

“THERE IS ROOM FOR MUCH PLAYER HATIN’ IN OUR HEARTS”

- Kim

Happy Valentine’s Day. Love, Retirees.

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:46:42 -0500

Happy Valentine’s Day. Love, Retirees.

rashystreakers: The internet today, thanks to SOPA. …or,...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:16:49 -0500

rashystreakers:

The internet today, thanks to SOPA.

…or, Josh most days, thanks to him being a pretty chill bro.

godiminbadshaperightnow: So today Dan purchased he and I (calm...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:24:31 -0500

godiminbadshaperightnow:

So today Dan purchased he and I (calm down, I’m going to pay for myself) COURTSIDE SEATS to the Pistons-Hawks game next Friday. I know what you’re thinking—“No one cares about the Hawks OR the Pistons, Kim!” And you know what, I get it, I really do. But you know what? I am so unreasonably excited for this I don’t know if I can write about it coherently. YOU GUYS there is unlimited beer and food! There’s a halftime dessert buffet! DESSERT, PEOPLE! Greg Monroe or Jonas Jerebko (here’s hoping the Thunderin’ Swede) could run into me! Or maybe Joe Johnson or T-Mac?

COURTSIDE FOR LESS THAN 100 BUCKS YOU GUYS !!

IT’S 80S THEME NIGHT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

You should be able to pick us out of the crowd pretty easily. Kim will be the drunk lady standing on her chair next to me, who will be making this face all night.

I’ve been so busy, I forgot to do my “Best Albums of...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:15:47 -0500

I’ve been so busy, I forgot to do my “Best Albums of 2011” list. For anyone wondering, it was still Last Splash.

godiminbadshaperightnow: dan made this logo for my blog...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:36:33 -0500

godiminbadshaperightnow:

dan made this logo for my blog (unsolicitied too!) because “it’s clever because your blog name has ‘nba’ in it AND you love the nba.”

hell yeah! get ready for another year of erin and i freaking out about basketball on the internet.

GET IT YOU GUYS?? “NBA” IS IN HER BLOG NAME AND SHE LOVES THE NBA!! HOW U

I just wrote a recap of some of the front-end work that went...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:42:27 -0500

I just wrote a recap of some of the front-end work that went into the new Reware Vintage website. Check it out if things like that are semi-exciting to you. Also, what’s up with the NBA lockout? You guys been seeing this shit?

rashystreakers: I know I only posted yesterday that Reware...

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:06:04 -0500

rashystreakers:

I know I only posted yesterday that Reware Vintage was going live soon, and it went. Dan Nixon pushed it live at lunch today and I gotta say, he did a killer job on it. Make sure to check it out on a few devices as he spent some extra time making it super flexible. @turboclaw did the design and development and @joshaweston helped out a little with some branding and icons. Been in the hopper for awhile. Nice to see it up and running. Okay, stop reading this post and go buy something!

I’ll be writing a longer post later about some of the more technical aspects, but for now, suffice it to say that I’m thrilled to finally be able to show the site off. Like Josh said, it’s been in the works for a very long time!

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Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:31:57 -0400