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oilpocalypse day 64

64 days after the deepwater horizon rig blew up in the gulf of mexico, the oil continues to gush. people all over the world, and especially in southern louisiana, continue to feel helpless, and even those who are doing their best to fight the good fight feel like they are in a losing battle.

let’s revisit that [...]

oilpocalypse t-shirt response part 2

ok, so here’s another oilpocalypse t-shirt roundup. at this point, 21 days into the crisis, lots of folks are hopping on the t-shirt-as-response bandwagon. of course, not everyone is donating proceeds to responding organizations, so do your due diligence when shopping.

first of all, i wanted to update that it appears dirty coast’s make wetlands not oil [...]

the oilpocalypse

no, it’s not a “spill” or a “leak” when we’re at 4 million gallons of oil spewed into the gulf and counting…

ever since the deepwater horizon oil rig blew up on april 20th, and then sank on the 22nd, i’ve been trying not to spend too much time thinking about all the ways in which louisiana, [...]

unitasker blues...

oh my god, i’m SO not good at multitasking. my girlfriend calls me a unitasker – and she’s right. my brain just works that way. when i have something i’m working on, i like finishing it entirely before i move on to the next. and more often than not, i have a hard time switching gears [...]

elysian fleas this weekend

the elysian fleas market is back after a bit of a hiatus. in this time, however, they’ve reorganized, hired a full-time market manager, and have decided to make the market a both-days-of-the-weekend, every-weekend kinda market. that’s right – 8 markets a month! and while i have my own personal curiosity about whether the community will support [...]

toshi+jill sobule+more on friday 3/26 @ OEJ

ok, here’s some breaking music news (i know this blog is not known for its breaking music news, but i can’t find this press release info anywhere online so i’m posting it here so i have a url to refer to): toshi reagon, jill sobule, thao nguyen and a whole bunch of other folks are playing [...]