Photo Friday

July 30th, 2010 by Aabra

* “Ground Zero can’t have an Islamic cultural center, that’d be like Pearl Harbor having– Oh.”

pearl harbor hawaii japanese center

* Tea Party comics are not for the squeamish.

tea party comix rachel maddow blog msnbc

* This photo is not from Comic Con. It’s from a conference of “intelligence” workers aka our fourth branch of government.

Intelligence Conference Phoenix, Arizona men guns

* A t-shirt for our Social Security-raiding age…

cat food retirement plan t-shirt social security

* “The average American uses 500 one time use plastic bags a year. If only there was a way to visualize this statistic…”

plastic bags used in one year portland city council mayor ban

* If you ever wondered why it’s hard to find a knowledgeable worker at Lowe’s…

Lowe's weat paent mispelled sign

* First look at the proposed Uwajimaya in Portland, Oregon. Soon I won’t have to drive 30 minutes for fried tofu, manga, and Men’s Pocky.

old town uwajimaya rendering architect portland oregon japanese food grocery market store

* ‘Trying to talk Matt into giving piano another try. He hated how old-fashioned the books were– “I don’t wanna play ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’!” But it doesn’t have to be that way. Why, just look at the classy, modern music available:

lady gaga sheet music karaoke

* Ooh, some “Invader Zim” casting rumors came outta Comic Con…

invader zim movie

* Following a celeb’s Twitter allows fans to feel closer to their favorite creators. For example, I’ve learned that the only thing comic artist Jhonen Vasquez loves more than spicy food, video games, and being a diva at Comic Con is a good rape joke:

Jhonen Vasquez JTHM star trek next generation rape

* More spelling fails/rape joke wins:

fail blog trespassers sign purty mouth deliverance

* Best o’ Comic Con cosplay. Is it just me, or do Venture Bros. fans just try harder?

companion cube portal half-life cosplay sdcc 2010

dalek cosplay sdcc 2010 comic con doctor who tardis

cosplay multiple arms warrior

venture bros cosplay comic con san diego sdcc 2010 hank dean batman

* Your afternoon time waster: Crap At My Parents’ House. This family portrait was painted by some dude’s dad. Some dude’s legally blind dad, apparently.

stuff parents house blog photos pics

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