punkassjim

crooked-lust:

bristolswing:

cataclysm-in-repose:

siddershow:

Baaahahaaa

Gawsh, the Shim-Sham.

Gnnn, memes. But too much of this is familiar not to reblog!

and all of it is true and it is beautiful

Thanks! SO glad people are liking this :-)

Also, save me a dance at Swingin’ at the Savoy!

Reblogged from Crooked Lust

Tags: lindy hop swing dancing

So, some friends and I made [yet] a[nother] “Sh*t People Say” video, to give Lindy Hoppers a voice in the meme. Here’s hoping you like it, be you dancer or non-dancer :-)

fuckyeahswingdance:

Sh*t Lindy Hoppers Say (by punkassjim)

Aw yeah.

Reblogged from vernacular jazz dance

Tags: lindy hop swing dancing cherry poppin daddies

luckyshirt:

I finished this book yesterday.

And I am officially launching a formal investigation into what the hell is wrong with everybody.

Spoiler alert: this book sucks.

But seriously: spoilers ahead.

I was told by SO many people to wait until the second half of the book when it gets good. Hey, guess what. Do it. Guess. Did you guess that I was going to say WHY WOULD YOU RECOMMEND A BOOK THAT YOU THINK HALF-SUCKED?

It didn’t get better. It got way, way worse. At least at the beginning when it was boring as hell and DRAGGGGGGGING through what would hopefully become a plot, the characters had a fucking CHANCE to become interesting. Then it was like characteristic Tetris started. Here comes her awkwardness. Here comes her amazing skill set. OH MAN I NEED A STRAIGHT PIECE LIKE OH GOD DAMN IT IT’S A LIGHTNING-SHAPED “SHE HAS A FUCKING PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY” PIECE. And none of it fit.

And through all of it? Rape rape rape women are dingy bimbos rape fuck all the women you want rape rape punch women rape. Now her guardian is raping her. Now this other woman’s dad beat her. While the other one’s dad raped her. Then her brother raped her. Then her brother raped and murdered a bunch of women while this other pregnant woman’s head was held underwater. But that doesn’t stop them from being totally down with casual open relationships. Go get ‘em, boys.

What the fuck is wrong with everyone everywhere?

And the big twist at the end that Harriet was still alive? I figured that out somewhere around page three. I think it was on the cover. I think the cover of mine read “The Girl With The Harriet Is Still Alive”. I groaned through the whole damned thing as he built his way up to that anticlimax. The big twist for me was that upon discovering Harriet was still alive, Blomkvist didn’t start beating and raping her.

I’m going to go watch Howard the Duck and start moving back up the ladder of entertainment.

I simply cannot agree more. It hurts, how good you nail it.

Reblogged from luckyshirt

Or I will devour your soul. Over grits. (Taken with Instagram at Sparky’s 24 Hour Diner)

baileygenine:

eoporto:

Presented as evidence of why people should need some sort of screening before they can breed.

(I blame this all on Bailey)
(This Bailey - http://baileygenine.tumblr.com/ - which I would have embedded if the tumblr app didn’t suck balls)

I WAS LOOKING UP WORLD WAR I DATES TO FACT CHECK DOCTOR WHO. I CAN’T BELIEVE I JUST SAID THAT SENTENCE.

“Let me Google www.google.com on my iPhone real quick.” -Someone who is alive

In case it makes you feel any better…

For every new tab you create in Safari on an iPad, the google search field is auto-selected. I instinctively switch to the address field, but occasionally I start typing a URL into the search field without noticing.

Considering the iPad is quite possibly the single best selling personal computer in the world for the past year, I’d say this ameliorates my fears, and perhaps the world isn’t completely full of idiots.

Reblogged from The Crown Molding.

The Most Badass Excerpt From Barney Frank's Interview With The NY Times

Interviewer: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed?
Barney Frank: No.
Interviewer: Why not?
Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people?
Interviewer: I thought you might explain why you support decriminalizing it but don’t smoke it.
Barney Frank: Do you think I’ve ever had an abortion?

Reblogged from *snickr*

milkglassmao:

Ah, Reddit…

Reblogged from The Crown Molding.

Things what I learn when I dance: First Post

doingthelindyhop:

I get frustrated because I don’t have a big bag of tricks yet and sometimes I think I am boring the follow because of this.

Don’t worry too much about building your arsenal of moves just yet. The two most important things to get engrained into your brain in the beginning are these:

Just have fun. Look at your partner as much as you’re comfortable with, and smile. Laugh at fun things that happen, and laugh off the little mistakes. Fun is why you’re there. She won’t be bored as long as you’re engaged with her and bringing some joy to the dance. Don’t apologize unless you’ve accidentally bonked her in the head or something. Losing the tempo or screwing up a move are not apology-worthy.
Listen to the music. You’ll be tempted to pay too much attention to the moves. Sure, be careful not to step on your partner, and sure, give some attention to connection and form…but try to make the music just as much of a focal point as your partner. As your dancing gets more advanced, you’ll start taking classes that focus on musicality, and improvising to the nuances of the music. It helps if you start really listening to the nuances of the music early on.

Yay! Another lindy hopper!

Reblogged from Things what I learn when I dance