piano players are more interesting songwriters than rhythm guitar players

Friday 29 April 2011

This is something I reached while walking home today with my first iced coffee of 2011. It is based on watching American Idol do Carole King night, which taught me surprises like: Carole King wrote "I'm Into Something Good." Further research has now taught me that "I'm Into Something Good" was in one of the brave little toaster movies.

In other news, a story from L!L!F is up at The Fanzine: "Same Heart They Put You In." The story is about Napa Valley 90s weird kids and features krill, nintendo, Rottweilers, cannibalism, and writing 80085 on your calculator. Thanks Casey McKinney and Benjamin Bush for publishing it, and Danny Jock for the badass dog art. This story was one I almost cut from L!L!F, but I'm glad I didn't because several people have told me it's their favorite story. I guess I'm reminded again that people are weird, which is always a huge relief.

Very stoked to announce that Ofelia Hunt's Today & Tomorrow is available for pre-order from Magic Helicopter. Read more about it with a clickity on the title. Blake Butler said on FB: "it really rules hard. it gives no fuck about how fully it gives a fuck. big." Also some other magic people said things about it, like Stacey Levine, Amelia Gray, and Matthew Simmons. I approved the final high-res zamboni line art today. Very eager to get this hunk into the world and see it do a little melting of brains and such.

Finally, I'm going to be at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival on May 14th in Salem, MA, doing a panel about MFAs at 3PM. This will be in competition with Steve Almond's Bad Poetry presentation, so you know [insert any joke ever]. If you're around Salem, let's hang out! I've never been to Salem. I will wear a pointy hat.

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Freschetta By The Slice Giveaway

Congrats to Tasha!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FRESCHETTA® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
The Freschetta brand of pizza has introduced the new FRESCHETTA® By the Slice. It's the same great taste as the regular full-size Freschetta pizza; but now you can buy a slice of the pie instead of the whole pie. This works great for taking a couple pieces to work for lunch. It's also a great idea for those times when you're only cooking for one!
The pizza is done in minutes and has the same premium ingredients and oven-baked taste, but from the microwave.
I was a little leery about microwaving my pizza; generally I don't think it tastes that great being microwaved as it usually comes out a little rubbery. So I was pleasantly surprised by the texture and taste of the FRESCHETTA® By the Slice pizza. While I think there is a slight difference between the taste of the by the slice piece and one that comes directly from the oven, overall it passed my test!  The crust didn't have that rubbery microwaved taste to it.
FRESCHETTA® By the Slice comes in four varieties: BBQ Recipe Chicken; Chicken, Spinach & Mushroom; Six Cheese Medley; and Vegetable Medley. I tried the Chicken, Spinach & Mushroom (admittedly I don't like mushrooms, so I did pick those off ... but I really liked the chicken and spinach!)
You can find Freschetta on Twitter @FreshettaPizza and also on Facebook.
Now for the giveaway! You can win the same package that I received: a coupon to try out FRESCHETTA® By the Slice and a 6-piece Freschetta storage set (3 bowls of different sizes with 3 snap-on lids.)
To enter just leave a comment stating which variety of new FRESCHETTA® By the Slice you'd like to try. Please make sure I have a way of contacting you if you're the winner.

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Special Exposure Wednesday

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Princesses ...

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Inclusion & Friendships

Tuesday 26 April 2011

When Kayla got home from school today and emptied her backpack there was a nice, pink, zippered pencil-case holder with pencils in it. It wasn't one I recognized; I knew it wasn't one that I sent her to school with at the beginning of the school year. I wondered if she lost hers or something, and her teacher replaced it with this one. I thought maybe Kayla accidentally stuck it in her backpack when it was supposed to stay in her desk.

I asked Kayla who gave her the pencil case and she kept saying "Skyler." When I asked her "why" she couldn't give me an answer. 

Then I noticed the pencils. They were new, not sharpened, and had new eraser tops on them. Upon closer inspection I saw that they were those personalized pencils you can buy in a package. The name on them: Kayla.


She still kept saying Skyler gave it to her; I was still confused as to why.

Then Joe discovered the note in Kayla's backpack. I was hoping her teacher might have sent a note explaining the pencil case. But the note wasn't from her teacher. It was written in bright orange marker. One side said, "Love Skyler. To Kayla."

This was written on the other side, "Kayla I love you. You are the friend I ben looking for. I was looking for a kind friend. A soaring friend. A BFF. My BFF."

To receive something so out of the blue like this from one of Kayla's classmates/friends absolutely touched my heart. Not just that she thought enough of Kayla to give her the pencils/pencil case too, but a heartfelt, genuine note of acceptance and love and friendship from the goodness of Skyler's heart.

This is what I hope for when I sit in an IEP meeting and say I want my daughter to spend the majority of her school time included in the general ed classroom. The chance to develop true, genuine, friendships. For typical kids to see "Kayla" and realize the potential for friendships.

Yes, I had to hold back the tears. 

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Fundraising for Down Syndrome Cognition Research

Monday 25 April 2011

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Down syndrome can not be prevented. It happens at conception, so if the chromosome isn't going to split correctly, it's not going to split correctly. There isn't anything you can do about that.

Yet money continues to be spent on prenatal testing and creating new tests that will detect Down syndrome earlier in pregnancies.

Life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has more than doubled over the last decade. Cognition research is imperative to help them lead more independent lives. Isn't that what all parents want for their kids? To be as independent as their abilities allow?

2010 NIH funding for Down syndrome was 22 million - near the bottom of the list. By comparison Parkinson's, MS, and Autism are all well over $100 million. Down syndrome funding is a minuscule .01 percent of the NIH's research budget. It equals out to be $55 per person; 95% less on average than what the government spends per person for similar disabilities. Cystic Fibrosis is almost $3K per person.

That's why the Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation created the +15 campaign - to improve learning, memory, and speech for individuals with Down syndrome.

+15 is currently holding a fundraiser on Crowdrise with a goal of raising $20K to fund important Down syndrome cognition research. When you donate to the +15 campaign 100% of the money goes directly to cognitive research at major research centers around the country.

Please consider making a donation, not just to support Kayla, but to help with funding for cognition research for all the individuals living with Down syndrome. (FYI: Crowdrise automatically shows 10% of the donation amount as a tip, but this is not required. You can use the drop-down menu and select the option not to tip before confirming your donation.)

There are a few prizes to be won for the top fundraisers with the grand prize being an iPad. As much as I would love to win/have an iPad, I know there are others who would benefit more from having one. So if I were to win I would hold an auction for the iPad; just haven't figured out yet where I will donate the money from the auction. Perhaps for a family adopting from overseas ... so many choices!

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Friday Freebie

Friday 22 April 2011

Freebies received: Dove Men's Care, Miracle Whip

- Request a free sample of Gold Bond Body Wash.
- Get up to 5 free books from Scholastic and Kumon when your child completes the Math and Reading activity worksheets.
- May 6 is National Public Gardens Day - get free admittance by signing up for a coupon.

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"Bright Lights And Cold Blood"

Bright Lights And Cold Blood


Fights hurt. 
No fights work. 
I prefer distance. 
That allows me to employ light works: 
A short spurt 
followed by a large burst of energy.....


One blast towards my enemy 
from his brow to his knees. 
Let the rest stand at ease. 
Watch her scream 
as his flesh creams 
from the triple beam.


Three beams. 
No scale. 
Pure hell. 
Oh well: 
Photon, Pulse, and Moon Raker. 
Concentrated Lasers
that make your situation graver.

Good favor...
For me, at least. 
I grant no peace. 
Too late for repentance. 
You will accept your penance 
in the form of an unruly death sentence.


Steam emanates from this steaming pile.
Let it bubble and fester for awhile.
Such was his destiny
for his deceitful wiles.
So this is what's left of he.
No more unnecessary trials.


Was I too harsh?
Don't expect that inquiry from me.
This was long overdue.
The pill swallowing is through.
Now everyone looks surprised:
"Who Knew? Not me."
"Those two? Why he?"
"That flew completely over me..."


People break their neck to look
and still have yet to see.
They do their best to overlook
Until I'm present to oversee.
I never asked for the assumptions.
I always knew what I would be.
I used to keep this to myself;
but now, I don't care what is thought of me.


I'm no longer an emotional martyr.
Find a new cross bearer.
I've been pushed past farther.
I now seek to invoke terror.
The darkness never looked so bright.
There's pristine vengeance in this mud:
I charred his body with bright lights
and left his remnants in cold blood.


Written By: Devin Joseph Metz

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"Public Display (Afternoon Happenstance)"

Tuesday 19 April 2011

Public Display (Afternoon Happenstance)


In dire need.
My need is high...
Eyeing knee highs
that encase these thighs
that have found rest and refuge
across my broad shoulders.
You see, 
she told me to hold her.
Her skin was much colder;
but contact incurs warmth
and a high degree of moisture.


Ringing with perspiration.
Teeming with anticipation.
Looking to erase all inclinations
that may impede ensuing precipitation.
Unorthodox events are coupled
with familiar situations.
Such potent emotions are doubled;
adding more to each sensation.
We never remain stationed:
She craves sporadic stimulation.
No rituals or concentration.
Just definitive domination.


Hands around hips.
Her body surveyed by my lips;
coasting across her like a ship
letting my mind take a trip
in anxious thirst for a sip.
Let it drip.
And drip 
And drip;
Ready for me to slip;
But I continue to lick
and slop
and sop up;
gulping every drop up.
Keeping her legs propped up.
My head may never pop up.
Eventually, I decide to stop.
There will be more later to mop up.


Satin sheets envelop this bed
surrouded by square pegs
and a mirror overhead
whilst I'm nestled between her legs.
I'd do right not to make her beg.
My lead performance gives her trust
that it should go without saying:
Relentless passion is a must.
Every stab.
Every thrust.
Every moan and groan
reveals how much she will condone
of this power that I've honed.
Unruly pain is her comfort zone.
Previous victors have been dethroned.
I am sovereign. I stand alone.
My love is rare.
There are no clones.
We embrace, wet and bare.
Her vacant plains are now my home.


Her glasses tip over.
Sheets fall as she flips over.
Back arched.
Bent over.
I'm lushed and parched;
but still lustfully sober.
I give hard, passionate strides
as I take her for a ride.
She gyrates what I take thrusts at
and challenges me to thrust back.
I give more.
She comes back.
I speed it up.
She wants that.
I beat it up.
She loves that.
She smiles as she looks back
and continues to push back.


I fell into this hole.
This syrup sweet vice grip.
She sees I'm losing control;
confounded by her tight lips.
Nice lips.
Open eyes.
Knees on the floor.
Working with vigor.
Churning out her surprise.
More than ready for what's in store.
She aggressively asks for more.
Quite demanding when she implores.


Doing what she touts and boasts;
making good on that which she gloats.
Her exposed tonsils allow me to float
until I land at the back of her throat.
Tears well as I start swelling.
She can sense that I'm ready;
so she gently shakes her jelly
whilst I freely fill her belly.
We've done worse in the best of ways;
and this was just the middle of the day.
All passers by had little to say
of our undraped window and public display.


Written By: Devin Joseph Metz

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cleaned my house and now netflix has one more copy of annie hall back, congratulations annie and netflix

Monday 18 April 2011

So down in the nation's capitol again this weekend, and Baltimore, to hang out with great folks and talk about sentences in poetry and finally eat chili dogs at the famous chili dog place. They have pictures of Ghostface Killah and Larry King eating chili dogs. The chili dog girl was dancing along with the radio and asked me if I wanted anything to drink with my half-smoke, and I said, okay, yes, a glass of water, and she pointed her spatula at me in a very authoritative way. Thanks to Mark C and Laura for shepherding me toward chili dogdom. And thanks to the ever wizardly Adam Robinson for long conversations into the night, gracious hosting, and driving me to Royal Farms very late at night to buy fried chicken and smoothies. And to Michael Kimball and Barrelhouse and Joe Young and Stephanie Red Shawl and Birthday Justin Ukulele National Anthem Jasper Johns Cake.

Dan Wickett at Emerging Writers Review did a really nice little write-up about All Good for National Packing Tape Month. He understands my holistic life philosophy when he says: "The list of things that get brought up, again seemingly randomly, throughout this collection is immense: Craigslist, MySpace, emoticons, antelopes, NyQuil, The Decemberists, and the list just goes on and on. But each of these is important to somebody or they wouldn't exist, or co-exist with each other." Co-existence is all there is. Birds keep choosing or not choosing my window. Garage doors open for no reason. Presidents steal pens. Engineers design machines to shrinkwrap things, and during the troubleshooting process something funny inevitably happens. Someone who works at your favorite restaurant steals steak knives from the discount store and robs the bank across the street, but he's tackled. People do or do not understand your personality based on the subletting ad you post on Craigslist. My stand is for replacing my shrunken, over-focused subjective experience of the world with the world itself, and also for spicier pickles.

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Wedding Dress (K-Movie)

Sunday 17 April 2011

Rilis: 2009

Pemain: Song Yoon-ah, Kim Hyang-ki

Genre: Drama

Kualitas: DVDRip

Trailer

Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?oamwwydm4n5

http://www.mediafire.com/?odydkaqvylc

http://www.mediafire.com/?zx5nmmwngtt

http://www.mediafire.com/?deezizmwgon

http://www.mediafire.com/?nrxy2jtmhkw

http://www.mediafire.com/?umizjdqmnzd

http://www.mediafire.com/?om2cddrzzzz

Indo Subtitle:

http://www.ziddu.com/download/14203279/WeddingDress.rar.html

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Lavender (J-Movie)

Rilis: 2000

Pemain:

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Kelly Chen, Eason Chan

Genre:

Fantasy | Romance

A young woman's life is changed when an angel with a broken wing lands on her balcony. Riley Yip’s films seem to be getting worse and worse, though that’s a relative measure. His third film is an overstuffed, heavy-handed, but entertaining UFO comedy-drama about aroma therapist Athena (Kelly Chan), who’s stuck in a depressing rut ever since SDU boyfriend Andrew died. However, all is not lost as a wayward angel (Takeshi Kaneshiro) comes crashing through her skylight and proceeds to change her life.

Download
English Subtitle

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Too Beautiful To Lie (K-Movie)

Rilis: 2004

Pemain: Kim Ha-Neul, Kang Dong Won

Genre: Komedi

Kualitas: DVDRip

Download:

cd1 part1:yuki://www.sendspace.com/file/w7phcy
part2:yuki://www.sendspace.com/file/gy58rf
part3:yuki://www.sendspace.com/file/dooz0b

cd2 part1:yuki://www.sendspace.com/file/097le6
part2:yuki://www.sendspace.com/file/irucj9
part3:yuki://www.sendspace.com/file/ndmsl8

***use HJSplit to join the file together***
If part 1 of 3 is in .avi.avi extension, change them into .avi.001 when you right click and save as, for joining with HJSplit!

Indo Subtitle :

http://www.mediafire.com/?x89zmcvf7705b78

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Haq (Malay-Movie)

Rilis: 2011

Pemain: Zul Huzaimy, Adi Putra

Genre: Action

Kualitas: PPVRip

Trailer

Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mo3r6k14wq465lk

http://www.mediafire.com/?9bxmb10idw8bi8n

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Postman to Heaven (K-Movie)

Sunday 10 April 2011

Rilis: 2009
Pemain: Hero Jaejoong, Han Hyo Joo

Genre: Drama
Kualitas: DVDRip

Synopsis

The story of a messenger that has the ability to travel between the present and the afterlife. Shin Jae Joon was involved in an accident that put him in a coma and gave his spirit the ability to travel back and forth between the real world and heaven. He becomes a postman who delivers letters to the dead from their grieving loved ones and meets Jo Ha Na by chance as she is trying to send her late boyfriend a letter. Ha Na, however, is the only person who can see Jae Joon.

Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?jdjulgxb8u5jm

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Hello Ghost (K-Movie)

Rilis: 2010 / Pemain: Cha Tae Yun

Genre: Komedi Horror / Kualitas: DVDRip

Trailer

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?gn5cxg6m2g3i7q7
http://www.mediafire.com/?n1nizn28mcv4kp5
http://www.mediafire.com/?18j15247h2s3erd

Indo Subtitle :
http://www.ziddu.com/download/14423505/HG.rar.html

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Dalaw (Philipine Movie)

Rilis: 2009

Pemain: Kris Aquino, Diether Ocampo, Alessandra de Rossi

Genre: Horror

Kualitas: DVDRip

Download :

http://www.mediafire.com/?p5p8d4e35tr2rs5

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?65xgodooa07fmc6

Indo Subtitle :

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?xa15s8v03qcmq86

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If You Are The One 2 (C-Movie)

Saturday 9 April 2011

Rilis: 2010
Pemain: Honglei Sun, Yicong Wu

Genre: Drama
Kualitas: DVDRip

Trailer

Download :

http://www.mediafire.com/?uiu3nv5uysc498q
http://www.mediafire.com/?8pnqrbrjv1q1yue

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Love 50 % (C-Movie)

Rilis: 2010
Pemain: Kingone Wang, Felicia Chin

Genre: Drama
Kualitas: DVDRip

Trailer

Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ugcc7g9b0pmla4c
http://www.mediafire.com/?98ye4n6c6t0c5a2

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"The Life And Times Of A Lush"

Thursday 7 April 2011

The Life And Times Of A Lush


"That last sip was water whipped.
Go ahead and turn the heat up."
The bartender fills my cup
as I lay back and kick my feet up.
I've been going at it strong.
I should grab a bite and eat up;
because I might not make it home
and I'll likely tear the street up.
My girlfriend just texted me:
She reminded me of the the time
when we tore the back seat up.
She's waiting for me to come home:
A glass or two of fine wine
then I'll have some guts to beat up.


I fondly remember the day
that we happened to meet.
It was two drinks for one Thursday;
so I came early to claim my seat.
She moved with grace and power;
drawing eyes when she walked in
but I was focused on happy hour;
so I just sat there; soaking up gin.
She sat next to me upon arrival
as if her intentions were to greet.
Our conversing started off slow
but definitely ended up sweet.
She said "You seem to favor gin.
How about some tequila instead?"
I asked "How do you like it?"
Her reply: "I take shots to the head."


She then started grabbing bottles
as if it would impress me.
She said "As far as vodka goes,
I like Skol and Sobieski."
I polished off my glass
and replied "Well Dear:
I'm of a higher class.
I prefer Ciroc and Belvedere.
If that's too high for you to see,
then feel free to try Smirnoff;
but I can truly guarantee:
Three cups will get your clothes off."
She labeled my brand selection cute
before she eyed a bottle of Skyy;
Then told me about how Absolut
once made her insides cry.


We found common ground instantly
and met up almost every day:
Losing ourselves in conversing
while drinking Cruzan and Parrot Bay.
It shouldn't have been that way.
Maybe the liquor fueled our desire.
Honest and real was washed away
in a bottle of Bombay Sapphire.


I flung my bottle into the fire.
I could've just thrown it away;
but I knew I'd never retire
from a trash can full of Tanqueray.
I think I've lost my way.
Better yet: I'm sure of this;
because no matter how much it hurts,
I punish myself and call it bliss.
This is just ridiculous:
I act as if I've been provoked
to choke down large amounts
of Crown Royal and Coke.
I've found no way to compensate;
for the fact that remains true
that I relentlessly salivate
at the sight of Myer's and Malibu.


It's like there's nothing better to do.
I hardly feel like a normal person
unless I'm absorbing copious amounts
of my favorite Scotch or Bourbon.
I drink hard each day at any hour;
so I'm used to being tardy
but I always feel empowered
when there's Bacardi at the party.
I hardly ever adhere to schedules
due to my addictive traits
so I've no will power or mettle
and now it feels like it's too late.


My Uncle used to say:
"Boy, that brown will put you down."
That stuck with me every day
because all I seem to do is frown.


My Best friend used to say:
"Dude, that white will get you right;"
but I wonder what justifies
having new company every night?


My Cousin used to say:
"Man, that Goose will get you loose."
Well, I'm in dire need of balance:
My life and lust won't call a truce.


That girl from last night told me:
"Two shots of gin; and I'll make you sin."
That brought me back to the end of we:
The day I'd never see my love again.


That text wasn't from my baby.
She left me a long time ago.
It was from one of many maybes
who never could find a "no."
I really can't say that I blame her.
She would always trust a try;
but my destructive, reckless behavior
always gave her reasons to cry.
So now I search for Southern Comfort
without the need for a chaser
but Evan Williams nor Captain Morgan
never really seemed to replace her.
The Sour Mash was never dashed.
Bitters never tamed the flavors
of disdainful wines and spirits
that have earnestly become my erasers.


I relinquished my ability to think
and what was a brighter past
with each and every mixed drink
coupled with the contents of my shot glass.
Life and love was mine's to claim.
Nowadays, I don't have much.
I've lost all that I could gain
for the life and times of a lush.


Written By: Devin Joseph Metz

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sure there's a year it's right here

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Just kidding, there is no year and never has been. Blake is on the scene with a microphone in the rain. By rain I mean dreams, by microphone I mean dreams, by scene I mean ham. Get a copy: There Is No Year by BB.

Meanwhile, I talked about some things at Fix It Broken with Steve Roggenbuck. Click for stuff about Ric Flair and the exclusive story behind that weird prop poem I'm always doing. Speaking of that poem, Dylan Little made a sweet and weird collage video version of a reading I did of that poem, which I'll embed right now (my favorite part is the dancing near the end):

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