This is a personal weblog, or “blog,” by Merlin Mann   // Ads Via The Deck window.google_analytics_uacct = "UA-67401-10"; Tumblr (3.0; @merlin)http://www.kungfugrippe.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz73ysfIL41qivxbgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://diversions.subism.com/post/17385464096/the-unofficial-5by5-internet-radio-bingo-board" class="tumblr_blog">subism</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The Unofficial <a href="http://5by5.tv/" title="5by5.tv">5by5 Internet Radio</a> Bingo Board</p></blockquote>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17632180646http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17632180646Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:01:05 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzd16mrSV71qz4rlzo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h1>How I Spend My Evenings</h1></p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17584235604http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17584235604Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:51:00 -0800Merlin Speaks<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcq2eTshJ1r4wblxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://quittouching.tumblr.com/post/17569035263/going-for-kind-of-an-akimbo-thing" class="tumblr_blog">quittouching</a>:</p> <blockquote><h1>Going for kind of an akimbo thing.</h1></blockquote> <p></p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17571994317http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17571994317Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:39:01 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzb4yqYuXQ1qd5lmdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://beefranck.tumblr.com/post/17525498888/thesemicullen-sausage-gravy-dispenser-is-the" class="tumblr_blog">beefranck</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thesemicullen.tumblr.com/post/17524958463/sausage-gravy-dispenser-is-the-height-of-culinary">thesemicullen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sausage gravy dispenser is the height of culinary achievement.</p> </blockquote> <p>Sometimes the world is so goddamn beautiful.</p></blockquote> <p>Please never show this to John Roderick.</p> <p>Begging here.</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17526066037http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17526066037Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:36:40 -0800<span id="video_player_17525831826">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_17525831826",'http://www.kungfugrippe.com/video_file/17525831826/tumblr_lzb5mceXKd1qz4rlz',400,225,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lzb5mceXKd1qz4rlz_r1_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lzb5mceXKd1qz4rlz_r1_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lzb5mceXKd1qz4rlz_r1_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lzb5mceXKd1qz4rlz_r1_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lzb5mceXKd1qz4rlz_r1_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p><h1>“I can’t avoid it.”</h1></p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17525831826http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17525831826Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:32:36 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzb3fpJaIZ1qz4rlzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17522894379http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17522894379Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:45:24 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9kc1ypvO1qz4rlzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17470840810http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17470840810Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:55:12 -0800Bridesmaids<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz7gkuxSnv1qz4rlzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><h1>Classic Misdirection</h1></p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17400022297http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17400022297Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:38:54 -0800<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35183027" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/35183027" title="John Roderick - Carparts on Vimeo">John Roderick - “Carparts”</a></p> <p>My pal, <a href="http://www.dorsiafilms.com/">Adam</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>In the winter of 2011, we invited John Roderick of The Long Winters over for a potluck dinner. He played a few songs, told some stories and ate all of the food.</p> <p>A few of those moments have been put together into a video collection called “More Than Shapes,” named for a song and a story from that evening.</p> </blockquote> <p>Can’t wait to see the rest of these.</p> <p>[cf: my <a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/9604198827/carparts">previous meditations</a> on John and “Carparts”—<strong>plus</strong> the aforementioned <a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/9628323320/hurricanes">1998 Western State Hurricanes</a> version]</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17361688025http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17361688025Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:05:00 -0800John RoderickThe Long WintersCarparts<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5x3of0ed1qz4rlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/hotdogsladies/status/167839048537346048">Viz.</a></p> <p>[<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/sets/72157627554067370/with/49067195/">more</a>]</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17360856788http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17360856788Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:40:00 -0800John Roderickcapes<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3bhtF7s61qz4rlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/3047451435/">Beauty and the Beastmaster</a></p> <p>Oldie from July, 2008. As referenced on today’s RotL (currently recording).</p> <p>Just learned John cuts his own hair.</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17274864253http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17274864253Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:58:40 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz39b0qVAV1qz4rlzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It’s that time again.</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17272964552http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17272964552Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:11:24 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz255ngLYT1qz4rlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h1>Mea Culpa</h1> <p>Finally. <em>Closure</em>. For both of us.</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17250847399http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17250847399Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:44:00 -0800Star WarsEleanor Mannapologia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1pisTngn1qz4rlzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><h1>Handsome</h1> <p>Now, that? <strong>That</strong> is how you hail a cab.</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17231158292http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17231158292Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:06:00 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1gc0aZFe1qz4rlzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><h1>An Unfortunate Little Man</h1> <p>For today’s Back to Work.</p> <p>Can’t believe this works on a phone. Wow.</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17220034591http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17220034591Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:48:00 -0800Back to WorkSquarespace<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyo6auLTYQ1qakqfvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17212651298http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17212651298Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:20:05 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz09mrRlbd1qz4rlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So, uh…<a href="http://i-0.us/wB7VN9" title="Information">Sick Beard</a>.</p> <p>Hm.</p> <p>That’s…uh…just…<em>theoretically</em>…kind of interesting.</p> <p>Or, whatever.</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17195361876http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17195361876Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:25:00 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxriy6cfW1qz4rlzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><h1>Scout Dad</h1> <p>Yeah, that’s right. I totally know how to make a cup out of a Walgreens bag.</p> <p>In your FACE.</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17108582684http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17108582684Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:59:22 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lc859x4nzV1qz9338o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://itbsb.tumblr.com/post/1634872254/peter-mayhew-chewy-kenny-baker-r2d2-during" class="tumblr_blog">itbsb</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Peter Mayhew <em>(Chewy)</em> & Kenny Baker <em>(R2D2), </em>during Empire filming, July 1979.</p></blockquote>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17010995573http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/17010995573Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:36:03 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lysmanOAEO1qz4rlzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><h1>BREAKING: Vatican Confirms Appearance of “the old, sad, crazy-ass version of Syd Barrett” in California Pre-Schooler’s Hot Chocolate</h1> <p>In related news, Roger Waters has sued the cocoa for a co-writing credit and royalties on mechanicals and merchandise.</p>http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/16949743636http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/16949743636Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:18:22 -0800