February 2012
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Fantasy Surviv-or-die-ary #3: a clever title still...
After the second episode, I think I know what I’m doing wrong.
A large misunderstanding I think I had through my drafting of the glorious Bill, the soon to be destroyed Christina, and the ever whatever-bra Troyzan lies in that I operated under the assumption that I had to choose those that would best Survive. In the show Survivor. Which apparently has nothing to do with Surviving. At...
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Fantasy Survivor #2: Where the hell am I?
Well, the premiere happened. I took my first step into the underground subsection of society that makes plans to watch Survivor on Wednesday nights. And while I found it to be slightly anti-climactic, I suspect the fault lies in the face of a weak episode rather than it altogether dashing my hopes. All told, I had a pretty good time.
The strength of my experience lies in the fact that I firmly...
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Fantasy Survivor Log #1: Down the Rabbit Hole
I have no interest in reality television. (Okay, apart from the cooking ones, in which always lies the accidental possibility that I could learn something.) I do not necessarily have a judgmental opinion about reality TV, I merely find it uncomfortable to root for people to play dirty against other people. I understand the appeal; it just does not entertain me. Never mind that I have a degree in...
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Accessorizing History: The Undershirt.
From its private beginnings into its scandalous usage to its eventually laid back adoption, throughout history the undershirt has lived on most men. Fondly referred to as ‘second skin’, the presence of such base clothing has kept a barrier between the sweat and spoil of the male body, preventing it from leaking out into the public eye. Even with this utilitarian function, the...
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Movie Review: A Dangerous Method
Look, if someone tells me about a new movie directed by David Cronenberg, starring Michael Fassbender as Carl Jung, and Viggo Mortensen as Sigmund Freud, I will see it. Not only do I have enormous respect for those three cinematic players, but I also think a historical drama documenting the growth of psychoanalytic thought sounds riveting. This is the part where you imagine me slowly shaking my...
January 2012
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Random Movie Review: The Artist
I read the first review of The Artist about seven months ago. And in that span of time, while I waited to finally get my chance to see the film, critical opinion flew back and forth. I first remember a general upsurge of positive will and good natured excitement over such a unique movie. Then, came the backlash. A vocal contingent, loudly lauded the movie as nothing more than light fare,...
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Random Movie Review: Carnage
Near the titular line in Polanski’s newest film, Carnage, Christophe Waltz growls to Jodie Foster, “The origin of law is brute force.” which essentially encapsulates the larger themes that are uncomfortably explored by two married couples after one’s son hits the other’s in the face with a stick. After an excessive display of social politeness and adult conflict resolution, the...
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My Top Fiveish Movies of 2011
Okay, let’s just get in and get out. I have decided to make a top-movies-of-the-year list, you must decide whether this interests you. No hard feelings if you have read plenty of these, I’m afraid mine won’t be terribly different than the rest. However, I do have content that might win your time, oh inattentive reader. Like I do, there were several critically lauded movies that I...
December 2011
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I v. Pad
I have a sudden, desperate urge to get an iPad. Now, being mindful of my money and my time, I cannot simply rush out to get one. There are considerations, hidden and apparent, that must be evaluated. I shall explore the necessity, the probability of correct usage, the expense, and decide whether I should get nay, deserve, an iPad.
Why?
To catch the curious up on my current career...
September 2011
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If there is one thing the world needs...
It is another podcast.
So, I making one!
I have made several!
I haven’t been so vocal about it, because I have been ironing out a lot of the wrinkles in the production and content. Namely, making sure it doesn’t suck the life out of your soul and waste your time.
“So, what?” You ask. “Every jockstrap with a microphone and a 56k modem can talk about...
April 2011
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On Sailing...
As many do and as many do not know, one of my favorite books is Moby Dick by the stellar Lincoln Tunnel tollbooth collector Herman Melville. It is a book.
I read it during a particularly calm and boring time in my life, living in New Orleans and trying everything I could to stay away from my small and Tourette-afflicted roommate. Maybe it was the sheer escapism of the time, or perhaps I did...
November 2010
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On Ricky Gervais...
If I could take a personal moment real quick, I would like to share with you my endearing, fanatical, and creepy appreciation of the man that is Ricky Gervais.
I mean just look at this…
DVD covers aside, it is difficult to explain the nature of my…
hmm… I may need some whiskey.
Better.
WIthout having the luxury of a doctor’s prognosis, I think it is safe to say...
Someday, we should talk about this song.
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On Motorcycles...
So last month, I finally got a replacement motorcycle for the one that sadly left me cold and alone last summer on a busy Connecticut interstate. Luckily, the season has lasted well into November and I am able to perform my day job diligently on the new bike. This has led me to really consider what it is I enjoy so much about being a nonstop badass on a flaming electric motorcycle from the...
October 2010
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August 2010
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On The Blind Side
I spent like two hours working on this for some other hole in the internet, so I thought I would put it up here as I haven’t had a long post in a while. This has been a slow, yet virulent poison in my brain, gaining ground over the months. I finally got to drain the vitriol and shape it into an argument.
Disagree.
I dare you.
I stared at this screen deciding to write a review and,...
Must share this right now. Sometimes I miss new...
Song of the Summer.
If the wavy heat lines...
July 2010
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Slowly Going the Way of the Werewolf...
Maybe three years ago, before team Edward and team Jacob, mind, I had a lot of fun with the question of what would you rather be, a vampire or a werewolf?
It still really surprises me how many people chose to be a vampire, because you couldn’t keep me away from wanting to be a good ol’ werewolf.
snarl.
My stock answer was something like: Why would you want to be a vampire? Who...
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Song of the wink.
Listening to this makes me want...
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On Twitter
I could never be a stand up comedian for two solid inescapable reasons:
1.) I lack some of the professional skills involved, most importantly the ability to make other people laugh.
2.) I do not have it within myself to repeatedly tell the same jokes over and over again. There is a lack of creative invention within this stand up necessity that, for myself, I would find intolerable.
I...
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Song of the weak. For years, this has been the...
Hmmmmmmmmm.
The good thing about Tumblr is that no one reads your full post. That way, you can keep all of your secrets at the bottom and everyone will be none the wiser.
tee hee.
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Oh music.
I just wanted to say that I miss writing music.
I’m not great at it.
Maybe I’m not even that good at it.
But I have a definite feeling that I COULD be great at it.
The last song I finished was a whopping year and a half ago. I can honestly say this is the longest I’ve gone without finishing a piece of music since I was about 12. And sure, those early songs were about as...
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This is my song of the week. I have put this on...
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"Got This Money" (Ace Hotel) - Childish Gambino
iamdonald:
This is a track off of “Culdesac” that we recorded acoustic at the Ace Hotel in NYC the night before our concert in Queens.
I’m not going to lie. I kinda want to make out with Donald Glover for being so cool. Well. Maybe not. But I definitely want to be his best friend.
I’ll see everyone at 2010.5!
Exclamation Point!
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On Nostalgia
Let’s talk:
There needs to be some sort of epic showdown in my mind of whether it’s me or nostalgia that has the real problem. It’s like dramatic irony, where some silent third party has the whole scoop on my deal and nostalgia’s deal and knows fully where the buck should stop, but is waiting for the all out battle to fill the emptiness they feel from being a third...
I need to have a discussion concerning nostalgia...
June 2010
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Reason number 2 why you should buy Janelle...
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Grumpy cynicism with a touch of adorable.
I just have so much confused anger inside of me for the way people choose to use social networking mediums.
Please don’t get me wrong. I look at cute girls and tell people I love them all the live long day.
There are, however, a few things I won’t do: I still won’t use the “like” button. I still completely forget that there are events I’m being invited to...
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The E3 wrap up post or, if you are still jerk...
First things first, let’s get Sony out of the way:
I didn’t type anything up directly for two reasons:
1.) I was outside finding children to beat up because Nintendo defecated on Zelda.
2.) I didn’t exactly know what to say about it.
It went on for two hours where they showed a whole bunch of games, most of which looked amazing. But I knew about 99.8% about them before...
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A Supremely Lovely Tattoo Idea (E3 posts will be...
Let me take a quick break from the E3s of the world to share my very manly and true love with this man. Unfortunately, I misled you in the title, because it is decidedly NOT a good tattoo idea, but i have just been sitting here thinking that I want this picture of Coltrane tattooed somewhere on me.
Bad idea.
But I love him.
In a straight way.
I’m straight.
If Miles Davis’...
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E3 Week Post #3 or, Nintendo makes my inner child...
Don’t act all innocent Myamoto, you know what you did.
Well, my second big prediction came true today with Nintendo’s Press Conference.
They disappointed me.
Dear sweet Nintendo,
I thought we had something. Now I know I shouldn’t have assumed so much from our 20 years together. And I know I get needy from time to time. And I know you have to have your space and you have...
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E3 week post #2, or Microsoft Kinects to...
Today today my fine compatriots, comrades, and crushes, Microsoft had their 2010 E3 press briefing. If you have boldly chosen to read this, then you probably watched it or have some idea of the gist behind the shindig. So let’s relive the experience together with the help of my flagrant, self-righteous opinions.
In the interest of making things intolerable, i’m just going to go...
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E3 Week post #1, or if you don't care about video...
All right, all right, all right, after years and years of following the video games industry, I feel justified and capable of commenting before, during, and after this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. I’ve got loads of opinions (and jokes) and if you so choose to read this, you’re going to hear them…
SOooooooooo, let’s start with:
MICROSOFT
The old xbox...
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Sunday in America
Morning Checklist:
-Weird feeling in the back of my throat like i could be getting sick? check.
-It’s past nine and i still haven’t bothered with the whole ‘pants’ thing? check.
-Friend passed out in his underwear on my couch/futon? check.
-An utter confusion with what exactly I’m going to do today to stay busy? check
Must be Sunday.
I used to hate Sundays....
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Teenage non-conformist angst
I know it’s still the beginning of the season, but I am already sick to death of seeing dudes in these goddam plaid shorts. I can only imagine with all those perpendicular lines they want to play tic tac toe on their balls.
Now I know that wasn’t a funny joke, but i saw at least fifteen pairs of these damn things today making my work rounds.
I ask: What is the line that...
May 2010
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A Few Things...
Butter
I am very afraid that I have a growing slight revulsion to butter and all butter related products. Slowly and surely the smell of such things has grown worse to me. I thought it might lie with my bad habit of buying the cheapest solid oil shaped like sticks of butter, and so I bought real unsalted butter hoping that an explanation might be with my pallet finally growing into the...
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Productivity or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and...
Okay, so this is it: I will be productive. I am currently working on a big project. I purposely have said very little to very few because I have no real grasp on the very limitation of my attention span. I wanted to get comfortable in the endeavor. I wanted to secretly buy the MC Hammer pants, wear them around the house for a few months before I felt that I could definitely pull that look off in...