Day off

I will be completely honest with you guys. Being that its my day off, this might actually be the only productive thing that I accomplish today. In other news I will be leaving for Omaha in the morning. So if anyone has any suggestions for things for me to do, be sure to send them in. Other than that I hope everyone has a good weekend, and I promise that Monday's post will be way better than this one.

What's this? Armour for cats and mice by Jeff de Boer?

(View more armour here)

Hmm...looking at that reminded me of the song "Knights" by Minus the Bear

Welcome International Blogosaurs!

First and foremost allow me to extend a huge thank you to the awesome people visiting from Flagcounter.com. On the right hand side of the page is a counter which also keeps track of what countries my visitors are from. Thus, I can proudly say that Blogosaurus Rex has finally been viewed internationally! The counter also acts as a link if you would like to view more statistics on where the visitors are from.

NOW! How about some photography from Danny Santos II?

(view his collection here)

Finally, some Bob Marley to celebrate this great day...

Super Tuesday is finally here!

Alright Blogosaurs, I know you have all been anxiously awaiting my announcement for the first Super Tuesday.....which is why I will now entertain you with Roger Miller's hit "King of the Road".



ANYWAYS! For my first destination I will be heading to beautiful Omaha Nebraska! I will not be using interstate highways, and NO I will NOT be visiting the zoo. I have received some pretty cool tips for stops along the way, including a used bookstore with over 150,000 books. Don't forget to come back next Tuesday for the recap of my trip, plus the next Super Tuesday announcement!

Monday Monday,

can't trust that day
Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way.

Hello blogosaurs, I apologize for the brief posts as of late, but I have been pretty sick..cough..cough.. In other news I have already decided what the Super Tuesday destination will be for this week, so don't forget to check back in tomorrow to find out where I will be going. As per usual the top links have been updated for this week.

How about an exhibition from Scott Campbell using dollar bills?

Maybe just another music video from One Night Only now that that cold medicine is starting to kick in? Sounds good..

Busy, busy, busy...

...what a day! This will be one brief post, so don't blink or you will miss it.

Another one of my poems..

Former thrones go unnoticed in this world
our own histories forgotten
Walking on our paths
to the same destination
Abandon all reason
let yourself go
Limbs like lead don't tread water
Do what you must
Indifference you have already bled
Savor the tears of your own knowledge
running down your cheeks
Your own mouth
has always been your best compass
Follow it home if you are afraid
isn't the journey enough?

Now for the song that has been in my head all day, turn it up and relax.

First and foremost...

I would like to thank those of you who have already contributed suggestions for the new Super Tuesday feature. I honestly did not think that so many of you would respond in such a short time. Your suggestions were as varied as they were interesting, so please keep them coming!

Now for something completely different...an exhibit from Australian sculptor Ron Mueck.

(View the rest of his exhibit here!)

All of this rain has kept me in a perpetual mellow state, which of course means listening to Motown. Feel free to have a listen to some Aaron Neville while you start your day.

Holy Blogosaurus Batman! Its Super Tuesday!

OK Space Cadets the suspense is over. As part of an ongoing effort to be both entertaining and entertain myself with this blog, I have finally arrived at a solution that I think will make everybody happy. By sheer coincidence (perhaps cosmic fate?) my truck almost always goes 300 miles on a single tank of gas. Therefore, based on your suggestions, every week I will travel somewhere within a 300 mile radius of Kansas City. I will document the trip (narrative, pictures, possibly video) and post the results every Tuesday. Granted, this is semi-ambitious as my truck is not as young as it used to be, and 300 miles from KC will most likely put me in another state. That being said, here are a few ground rules to get the ball rolling:

1. The destination can fall anywhere within the 300 mile radius, even right here in KC.
2. The destination shouldn't cost an unreasonable amount of money.
3. The destination should be something that I can accomplish in one day, no overnights.

I think that is enough to get you guys started. If you can't think of a particular destination but know if a cool restaurant/historic site/roadside attraction feel free to suggest it and I will try to stop by. Please email all suggestions to theblogophile@gmail.com or send me a message on Facebook. Pending reader participation I will either announce my destination tomorrow or next week.

As a reward for all of that reading feel free to listen to "Lisztomania" by Phoenix while you think of possible destinations!

My Dear...

...we're slow dancing in a burning room.

Hope everybody had a great holiday weekend. I won't lie to you guys. It is raining and overcast, and I am getting back into bed once this post is complete. Don't forget to check out this week's top five links, and come back tomorrow for Super Tuesday. I will leave you with a sad poem for sad weather..

Brilliance spills from your mouth
cascading on ideas
shared between us
Warm tones
a blanket we both share
Possibilities balance on tight ropes
high above our expectations
Pass them by like islands
all the while running on empty
What state are we in?
Excuses like water rising fast
Sinking like stones
we pat ourselves on the back
Wondering aloud
as we drift apart
Though we always knew the truth
clinging to it with all our strength
Both looking back at our ship
which never sank

Happy 4th of July!

Now quick...go blow something up, but don't forget to think about something American like the Declaration of Independence, bald eagles, or Chuck Norris. I will let you decide which one of those things best represents the United States.

All of the destruction that is sure to happen this weekend reminded me of an art exhibition that I recently ran across..

(See the entire exhibition here!)

Last but certainly not least, this song has been stuck in my head all day long. The band is called One Night Only, and this is their single "Say You Don't Want It" from their upcoming album. Yes it is poppy, but also super catchy. Have a safe weekend, and don't forget to come back next week for more posts and a brand new Weekly Top 5 Links!

Must....finish....midterm...

It would be interesting to study the correlation between collegiate productivity and the creation of the internet. I am reasonably sure that college students procrastinated before the world wide web...but how? Riding their pet dinosaurs? Going to silent movies? I am at a loss...

ANYWAYS....while surfing reddit earlier cam across some art by a fellow named Peter Callesen.

(Check out some of his collection here!)

OK back to work! Oh yeah...what am I currently listening to in order to keep my spirits up? Why The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou soundtrack of course. Seu Jorge covering David Bowie's "Life on Mars" in Portugese? Don't mind if I do..

Its not the pale moon that excites me...

...That thrills and delights me
Oh no
It's just the nearness of you
It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation
Oh no
It's just the nearness of you
(Norah Jones, "The Nearness of You")

Something different today..

Always biding my time
until you're in my arms again
Never satisfied, my soul aches
with only your body
to slake its insatiable thirst
Our figures melting fast,
only serve to blur boundaries
Time suddenly marked
by the beating of our hearts
Keeping time until we part,
I survive on the love
painted across your face

Again, for anyone interested in listening to Norah Jones here is the link..

Just a random thought

I suddenly remembered why I stick to free verse poetry..

Start building and tear your curtains down...

...for sunlight is like gold. (Glen Hansard, "Gold")

Pensive this morning. Watching the sunrise and drinking coffee. My day is ending, so I will leave you with one of my poems:

Slumbering, faraway places come to be
alien landscapes, people I will never meet
Cant stop running there
making blurs out of reality
Everything I know dissolves
Turns into a false existential blanket
wrapping myself up in it
Never to leave
Suffocating, dying, nirvana
Awakening as if emerging from a nocturnal ocean
only want to exist
gasping, choking, finally breathing
Lost in my own subconscious
My only beacon, a vacated lighthouse
I drift along on water with no current
wake me when I reach Golden Country.

That will have to do for the inaugural post, hopefully more to come. Oh and if you would like to listen to the song "Gold" mentioned above, just follow the link..