I was recently tagged on fb to write a list of 25 random things, facts, habits or goals about me by a fantastic halifax blogger who everyone should check out: Smell the Glove
So with out further ado!
1) I don't like posting these things on fb.
2) I have a playlist of 166 delicious songs on my iPhone that I run through about once a day. I press play at the beginning of my day and let shuffle mode carry me through my day.
3) Fake Plastic Trees inexplicably gets played on average 3 times per day on shuffle. (There is no scientific explanation for this; all other songs are played once per set).
4) I consider "Radar" by Britney Spears a fantastic pop song. In addition I would round out my top 3 favorite sugary pop songs: "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna, "S.O.S." by Rihanna. All perfect pop songs.
5) Jay-Z & I share the same birthday. This makes him by boy. Plus I really enjoy "My 1st Song"... in addition to most of the Black Album.
6) I have a high tolerance for repetition. I recently listened to Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - "Still Dre" for approximately 5 hours straight.
7) I've eaten cooked salmon and spinach for dinner for two consecutive weeks to avoid having to make any decisions at night. I also ate stir fry for 2 months in the summer.
8) I never throw out receipts.
9) I live alone in a 3 bedroom/1200 sqft apartment. It is preposterous.
10) I spend approximately 2-3 hours per day reading about minor league baseball prospects. This has probably put me in the top 1500 most knowledge people in Canada on baseball prospects. (This would actually surprise most people...since I never get to discuss this knowledge).
11) If I had this much knowledge about finances, I would be very wealthy.
12) I usually spend 10 - 15 minutes a day searching for my favorite flavour of Vitamin Water, which is Raspberry Apple. During this time I have an internal debate as to whether this flavour is incredibly popular or terribly unpopular. It is by far the hardest flavour to find. I usually conclude it is because it is very popular.
13) I plan on going back to school to get a law degree.
14) My current favorite phrase is: that shit is NSFL.
15) My favorite example of NSFL: You will regret clicking on this link!
16) If you watched that link you will never recover.
17) Chuck Bass is becoming my favorite fictional television character ever.
18) I've seen every episode of the television series : Seinfeld.
19) Also The O.C. & Gossip Girl fit into #18. I like to think I watch it ironically. Truthfully its fantastically decedent and steamy.
20) All my friends would consider me the most preposterous person they know.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
NYE
Big News
And I don't just mean the subject of this new item: Charles Barkley got busted for DUI.
Oh my mistake: Suspicion of DUI.
I don't get it. I don't understand why people continue to drive while under the influence of alcohol. Even if you're a total dick and don't care about human life, the social consequences are well known and decidedly severe enough that its not worth the hassle.
Orange Crush
Mike Shanahan was let go after 13 seasons and 2 Super Bowl winning seasons. ho-hum. I'm sure he is happy, he can now work on his tan.
Oh Shit! For those unfamiliar with Shanahan, his skin is the colour of....an orange. It's attractive. Kinda like burnt flesh might be attractive.
QOTSA
I've probably posted this before, but Queens of the Stone Age are absolutely underrated.
This is my favorite song:
And I don't just mean the subject of this new item: Charles Barkley got busted for DUI.
Oh my mistake: Suspicion of DUI.
I don't get it. I don't understand why people continue to drive while under the influence of alcohol. Even if you're a total dick and don't care about human life, the social consequences are well known and decidedly severe enough that its not worth the hassle.
Orange Crush
Mike Shanahan was let go after 13 seasons and 2 Super Bowl winning seasons. ho-hum. I'm sure he is happy, he can now work on his tan.
Oh Shit! For those unfamiliar with Shanahan, his skin is the colour of....an orange. It's attractive. Kinda like burnt flesh might be attractive.
QOTSA
I've probably posted this before, but Queens of the Stone Age are absolutely underrated.
This is my favorite song:
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Marianas Trench
Marianas Trench - Shake Tramp
And finally for something completely different.
This video is posted only for one reason & one reason only which I'll get to in a second.
But to be honest this song sounds like alot of noise & not much more. Its reminds me of a shitty Blink-182 song. Hasn't this tune been used in every by every "pop-punk" band since 1992? The whole package is so predictable & boring at this point.
Whatever, the only reason I am posting it is because I came across it the other day & I don't think you can beat a chorus that includes: "I slapped you like a bitch and you take it like a whore."
I don't know anything about this band, nor do I want to, but I listened to it a few more times just for the chorus. It is that awesome.
Okay, who am I kidding? It is not that awesome. In fact I think my IQ just dropped a couple points.
And finally for something completely different.
This video is posted only for one reason & one reason only which I'll get to in a second.
But to be honest this song sounds like alot of noise & not much more. Its reminds me of a shitty Blink-182 song. Hasn't this tune been used in every by every "pop-punk" band since 1992? The whole package is so predictable & boring at this point.
Whatever, the only reason I am posting it is because I came across it the other day & I don't think you can beat a chorus that includes: "I slapped you like a bitch and you take it like a whore."
I don't know anything about this band, nor do I want to, but I listened to it a few more times just for the chorus. It is that awesome.
Okay, who am I kidding? It is not that awesome. In fact I think my IQ just dropped a couple points.
Queens Of The Stone Age
Queens Of The Stone Age - Burn the Witch
This band is maybe the most underrated band of the last ten years. People are aware of them, but they never get their due credit for coming up with some of the most original & interesting material of the last decade. And the fact that their line-up is ever changing makes it even more impressive. Oh and it also doesn't hurt that they have recruited the multi-talented Jesse F. Keeler for the current project.
Their singles "Little Sister", "Go With the Flow" & "No One Knows" are incredibly catchy, but the real gems are the 'other' songs that line their albums. This is one of them.
This band is maybe the most underrated band of the last ten years. People are aware of them, but they never get their due credit for coming up with some of the most original & interesting material of the last decade. And the fact that their line-up is ever changing makes it even more impressive. Oh and it also doesn't hurt that they have recruited the multi-talented Jesse F. Keeler for the current project.
Their singles "Little Sister", "Go With the Flow" & "No One Knows" are incredibly catchy, but the real gems are the 'other' songs that line their albums. This is one of them.
MSTRKRFT - Monster Hospital
MSTRKRFT - Monster Hospital (remix)
HardBoiled Fiction is a huge fan of both Emily Haines & Jesse F. Keeler, so it makes sense that we'd endorse a MSTRKRFT remix of a Metric song. The remix is alot more accessible & 'club-ish' than some of the their other remixes and at times it tends to stray away from the thick shag carpet sound. But I think it might actually be better than the actual song Monster Hospital. Of course I was never a huge fan of that song. The remix reminds me alot of those late ninties dance anthems, which makes me vomit in my mouth. But then of course I realize its way better than that shit if only because its Haines' voice singing about being tied up because she has been bad.
(BTW this isn't the official video for the song)
HardBoiled Fiction is a huge fan of both Emily Haines & Jesse F. Keeler, so it makes sense that we'd endorse a MSTRKRFT remix of a Metric song. The remix is alot more accessible & 'club-ish' than some of the their other remixes and at times it tends to stray away from the thick shag carpet sound. But I think it might actually be better than the actual song Monster Hospital. Of course I was never a huge fan of that song. The remix reminds me alot of those late ninties dance anthems, which makes me vomit in my mouth. But then of course I realize its way better than that shit if only because its Haines' voice singing about being tied up because she has been bad.
(BTW this isn't the official video for the song)
Alec Baldwin is a Good Father
"Hey I wanna tell you something okay, and I wanna leave a message for you right now because again its 10:30 here in New York on a Wednesday and once again I've made an ass of myself trying to get to a phone to call you at a specific time. When the time comes for me to make the phone call I stop whatever I'm doing and I go and I make that phone call at eleven-o-clock in the morning in New York and if you don't pick up the phone at ten-o-clock at night and you don't even have that god damn phone turned on. I want you to know something okay, I'm tired of playing this game with you. I'm leaving this message with you to tell you, you have insulted me for the last time. You have insulted me, you don’t have the brains or the decency as a human being, I don't give a damn if you're 12-years-old, or 11-years-old, or that you're a child, or that your mother is a thoughtless pain in the ass, who doesn't care about what you do as far as I'm concerned, you have humiliated me for the last time with this phone, and when I come out there next week, I'm gonna fly out there for the day just to straighten you out on this issue, I'm gonna let you know just how disappointed in you I am and how angry I am with you that you've done this to me again. You have made me feel like shit and you have made me feel like a fool over and over and over again, and this crap you pull on me with this god damn phone situation that you would never dream of doing to your mother and you do it to me constantly, and over and over again. I am gonna get on a plane or I am gonna come out there for the day and I'm gonna straighten your ass out when I see you, do you understand me? I'm gonna really make sure you get it. Then I'm gonna get on a plane and I'm gonna turn around and I'm gonna come home. So you better be ready Friday, the 20th, to meet with me so I'm gonna let you know just how I feel about what a rude little pig you really are. You are a rude thoughtless little pig, okay."
Alec Baldwin is a really good actor because at the end of this rant you really do believe that the person on the other end of this message is a 'rude little pig'. Then of course you remember it is his 11 year old daughter that he is speaking too. She probably should be playing with her kitten rather than getting screamed at by this self-important millionaire asshole.
I think the odds of her going to into rehab for trying to kill herself by the time she is 25 are something like 2-1 at this point. Eleven year old girls have enough self-esteem issues without having to called a 'rude little pig' by their insane jackass father.
No, really he is insane...or manic. This is Baldwin on Larry King Live a few months ago.
I wonder why he is divorced?
It is probably because he is a slave to his daughter, he didn't have any affection left for his ex-wife.
No, really he loves his daughter.....
But I will give him this: He has a great voice.
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