“Love Ain’t The Problem, Stand Up Against (h)8″, a really great poster I spotted today at the corner of 3rd and Brannan in San Francisco.

photo by Scott Beale, poster artist unknown

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Love Ain’t The Problem, Stand Up Against (h)8

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Last night at Mikl & Danielle’s annual Christmas party, renown SubGenii Michael Peppe channeled People’s Temple founder Jim Jones from their backyard as a dry run of a performance that he was doing later that night at the First Satanic Church’s Black X Mass hosted by Karla LaVey (daughter of Anton LaVey) at the Elbo Room in San Francisco.

When Michael first arrived at the party he was telling me about his Jim Jones gig and the research he was doing for it. During our discussion I reminded him that it was not Kool-Aid that they were forced to drink in Jonestown, but rather the less popular Flavor Aid, a common misconception.

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Michael Peppe Recreates Jim Jones Rant at Christmas Party

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from Garfield Minus Garfield and thank you all for your support over the year.
I’m going to take a break for a few days but in the meantime if you’d like to show your support for G-G, please vote for it in the tumblr awards. It’s in the Overall Best Tumblelog and Best Image Posts categories.

Thank you :)
Dan

Google has taken a more aggressive approach to moving users away from Internet Explorer, recommending that Gmail users install Firefox or Chrome if they want to see Gmail run "an average of twice as fast."

When you log into Gmail using Internet Explorer, you'll see a "Get faster Gmail" link in the set of links across the top of the page. If you follow the link in IE7, you'll find yourself at this page (pictured above), which claims that Gmail runs an average of twice as fast on Firefox 3 or Chrome than it does IE.

Strangely enough, that same link in IE6 takes you to this page, which recommends upgrading to IE7—so you're in for a bit of a rollercoaster if you follow their suggestions. We practically never open up IE unless we have to around here, so we certainly can't say from experience that IE runs Gmail that much more slowly, so if you've got more experience switching between browsers with Gmail, share your experience in the comments.

If you are in town for the holidays, join us for our second annual last minute Laughing Squid Unholiday Party on Saturday, December 27th starting at 8pm at a secret SOMA venue in San Francisco. Here are photos from last year’s event.

We will be providing some beer and buying pizza, but this is a BYOB event, so please bring some more beer, wine, leftover holiday food, etc. and join us for some low-key socializing and geeking out.

Music by DJ Maubrowncow & DJ Timmmii, plus a surprise special guest.

In order to keep the party from getting too large, the event specifics are listed on Facebook. If you are interested in attending, just request an invite using the link on the upper right hand side of the Facebook listing.

See Previously: Laughing Squid’s Last Minute Unholiday Party

photo by Scott Beale

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Underground comics legend S. Clay Wilson, who’s work has appeared in Zap Comix and Weirdo, had an accident on November 2nd resulting in a serious brain injury. To help raise money for his recovery a Jomo Jam Blues Benefit will take place this Sunday, December 28th at The Bistro in Hayward.

Jomo Jam Blues Benefit For S. Clay Wilson Sunday December 28th at The Bistro in Hayward

On November 2nd, legendary Underground cartoonist S. Clay Wilson of Zap Comix fame, creator of The Checkered Demon, suffered a serious brain injury. His recovery will be long and difficult, and he is currently too disoriented to return home to his normal life.

With expenses mounting, long-time friend and musician Dave Hodtwalker has rallied Wilson’s friends in the San Francisco Bay Area artistic community by organizing the Jomo Jam Blues Benefit for Sunday, December 28th at The Bistro in Hayward. In addition to The Dave Walker Band’s regular jam session featuring Hodtwalker, Kenny Gross, Andrew G., Vic and Whitt Vicena, and Roger Lind, special guest musicians will join in, including Underground cartoonist Mark (Cobalt 60) Bode. There will be food, free amplifier service coupons donated by Father’s Amp Repair, an art sale with Wilson’s comic books and other collectibles, and at the end of the evening a special raffle will be held. Prizes include: Wilson-signed posters donated by Hippy Comix, Inc., unique beverages donated by the Celebrator Beer News Magazine, a special S-type guitar created by Andrew G., paintings and drawings by Annette Hodtwalker, and more!

Come and celebrate the holidays by honoring S. Clay Wilson: a unique, original, and outrageous artist!

Where: The Bistro, 1001 B. St., Hayward CA (near the Hayward BART station)
When: Sunday, Dec. 28th., 2-8pm.

S. Clay Wilson’s work was recently featured on the cover of the November issue (#293) of The Comics Journal and 10 Speed Press published a career retrospective of his work “The Art of S. Clay Wilson” in 2006.

Here’s info on what happened to S. Clay Wilson:

- S. Clay Wilson Suffers “Severe Brain Injury” (The Oregonian)

- S. Clay Wilson Out of ICU (The Oregonian)

image via Fantagraphics Books

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From empty CD spindles to canvas tote bags to popped-off keyboard keys, do-it-yourselfers find clever ways to modify and reuse common household items. Check out the most popular repurposing posts we published in 2008.

CD/DVD Spindle Cable Organizer
A cable organizer isn't the only clever reuse for this handy plastic container, see also a video clip that runs down several ways to repurpose your empty CD spindle.

Recycle Old Magazines Into an End Table

Repurpose Your Nintendo as a Lunchbox

DIY Door to Dining Room Table Conversion

Repurpose a Vertical File to Tame Your Pot Lids

Repurpose Cheap Floor Lamps into Speaker Stands

Turn a Loofah into a Lint Trap

Turn a Totebag into a Bed Pocket

Turn a Craft Store "Antique" Box into a Posh Charging Station

DIY Keyboard Thumbtacks

Now, you tell us:

Which repurposing project are you most likely to try at home?
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Remember, if you try out any of these projects this holiday week, submit photos of the results to the Lifehacker Tip Testers Flickr group.

Author of the upcoming book The Power of Less Leo Babauta offers a companion ebook that's free to download now. Thriving on Less—Simplifying in a Tough Economy tells you how to do just that.

The 27-page PDF describes advice garnered from Babauta's own journey from clutter, debt, and scarcity to a simpler, frugal lifestyle that focuses on the essentials and cuts away the extras. Like Babauta's popular Zen Habits blog, this book offers calm, peaceful straight talk that makes the super-busy and overwhelmed think "I want to live like that." Looks like a great preview of what's to come in his print volume, which gets released in four days. Think Babauta's approach is possible in today's world or too idealistic? Let us know what you think in the comments.