tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70380708791200580152024-03-12T17:29:30.444-07:00These Things Take TimeYou are what you like.Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.comBlogger1069125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-62766495382328420672010-07-20T08:07:00.000-07:002010-07-20T08:09:21.078-07:00Making changesI'm making changes y'all. I'm gonna start blogging again, but not here. Go to <a href="http://adamclarkamc.wordpress.com/">http://adamclarkamc.wordpress.com/</a> and holla at your boy.<br />All things must pass.<br />AdamRiot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-92049135130497910562010-03-17T08:16:00.000-07:002010-03-17T08:20:00.461-07:00Raekwon at the Zoo<br><img src=http://cosbyorsova.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/raekwon_coke.jpg><br /><br />Raekwon the Chef at the Zoo...<br /><br />FUNNIEST VIDEO OF ALL TIME! <br /><br />Somebody give Raekwon a show on Animal Planet already...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XjkyZg_sZa4&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XjkyZg_sZa4&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-10814963739304676602010-03-14T01:39:00.000-08:002010-03-14T01:45:00.314-08:00Hand me my riboflavin!<br><img src=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2136/2072067470_d098d216df.jpg><br /><br />In honor of daylight savings day... perhaps the greatest episode from the greatest "kids" show of all time... The Adventures of Pete and Pete.<br /><br />The episode is called "Time Tunnel". Watch it. Love it. Live it. And don't forget your riboflavin!<br /><br /><object width="480" height="365"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2pxq7"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2pxq7" width="480" height="365" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pxq7_time-tunnel-1_shortfilms">Time Tunnel .1</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/stu_the_busdriver">stu_the_busdriver</a>. - <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/us/channel/shortfilms">Watch feature films and entire TV shows.</a></i><br /><br /><object width="480" height="365"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2pxqx"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2pxqx" width="480" height="365" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pxqx_time-tunnel-2_shortfilms">Time Tunnel .2</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/stu_the_busdriver">stu_the_busdriver</a>. - <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/us/channel/shortfilms">Watch feature films and entire TV shows.</a></i><br /><br /><object width="480" height="365"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2pxr4"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2pxr4" width="480" height="365" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pxr4_time-tunnel-3_shortfilms">Time Tunnel .3</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/stu_the_busdriver">stu_the_busdriver</a>. - <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/us/channel/shortfilms">Watch feature films and entire TV shows.</a></i><br /><br /><br><img src=http://www.craftster.org/pictures/data/500/medium/time_travel.JPG>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-32730079496591125402010-03-11T06:38:00.000-08:002010-03-11T06:40:17.645-08:00Greatest thing everSo ironic... this wasn't supposed to happen! The nineties... haha. The mainstream-grunge movement is so weird to think about...<br />Hope Kurt never saw this though... the "irony" might of been lost on him.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A08Gsv5DEBk&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A08Gsv5DEBk&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-72528827423791830762010-03-09T06:54:00.000-08:002010-03-09T06:59:54.416-08:00Get Well Soon D...<br><img src=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uSIg40bhOPy7EjoxdQbIeBDBGZzmFRefXHNWGLbaknt7oZ9cSW6w0iJC7cWpaMuyxo8hjT1oLbNrNsKML4V0Mn1VqxnVZ5aRNJgC0b3W49Bv7bQ5LRXacx0hTfjBKEW4j4zCuLrqaWI/s400/D'Angelo.jpg><br /><br />D... really? Get help, bro. We need you...<br /><br />Via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/dangelo-prostitution-bust_n_490363.html">Huffington Post</a>:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/dangelo-prostitution-bust_n_490363.html">Singer D'Angelo was arrested and charged with soliciting a prostitute on Saturday.<br /><br />Police say the R&B crooner, most famous for his naked "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)" video, was cruising in his Range Rover on Greenwich and Horatio Streets when he stopped a woman he took to be a prostitute. He then allegedly offered her $40 for oral sex.<br /><br />The woman turned out to be an undercover cop and busted the singer.<br /><br />D'Angelo, whose real name is Michael Archer, was also found to be carrying $12,000 in the back of his car.</a></span></span>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-68195332778067185782010-03-09T06:07:00.000-08:002010-03-09T06:42:54.218-08:00Soft as Chalk<br><img src=http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/2558310/Joanna+Newsom+joanna_newsom1elleoct07.jpg><br /><br />Here's Joanna Newsom performing "Soft as Chalk" on Fallon:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZV0PfHemuvs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZV0PfHemuvs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I love this new Joanna Newsom album so much. I just love everything she does, and this new TRIPLE album is probably her best release yet. She's just so talented and her music is so beautiful... I really haven't listened to any new quiet, "pretty" music in a long time (via my boycott of all things acoustic and "folksy") so it's been especially nice to have a new Joanna Newsom album to mellow me out and make love to my ear drums ever-so-softly.<br /><br /><br><img src=http://www.thetripwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/NewsomHaveOneOnMe.jpg><br /><br />I've also been feeling a little depressed and nostalgic while listening to <span style="font-style:italic;">Have One On Me</span>. Listening to Joanna Newsom always makes me think of an old girlfriend I used to have. She was my best friend and definitely the only girlfriend I've had who liked me as much as I liked her. She's probably the only (non-family) person I've ever hurt too. We used to talk all day/night about music, film, art... and she really loved Joanna Newsom.<br /><br />I only think about her when something comes out that I know she'll love... I just want to talk to her about how cool it is. I used to love doing that with her. She had really great taste/insights I really respected. The last time I thought about her was when "Where The Wild Things Are" came out... I knew she'd love that. <br /><br />I just wanna talk to her about how awesome this record is... I know she's probably really excited about it. Last I heard about her is that she's married (again) and drives a Benz...<br /><br />Wish she'd just join Facebook so I could email her about cool music/movies like old times...<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Greq05zAS9g&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Greq05zAS9g&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-13514731334896318122010-03-07T12:14:00.000-08:002010-03-08T18:29:31.868-08:00Oscar Awards 2010<br><img src=http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/zz42bb41d5-550x815.jpg><br />It's Oscar time! My favorite awards show of the year... It's almost stupid how much I care/think about the Oscars... <br />N E Wayzzz... here are my Oscar picks. We'll see how many I get right...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Picture</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Avatar *(Will Win)</span><br />The Blind Side<br />District 9<br />An Education<br />The Hurt Locker<br />Inglourious Basterds<br />Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire<br />A Serious Man<br />Up<br />Up in the Air (Should Win)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Directing</span><br />James Cameron - Avatar<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds<br />Lee Daniels - Precious<br />Jason Reitman - Up in the Air<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Actor in a Leading Role</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />George Clooney - Up in the Air<br />Colin Firth - A Single Man<br />Morgan Freeman - Invictus<br />Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Actor in a Supporting Role</span><br />Matt Damon - Invictus<br />Woody Harrelson - The Messenger<br />Christopher Plummer - The Last Station<br />Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Actress in a Leading Role</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side *(Will Win)</span><br />Helen Mirren - The Last Station<br />Carey Mulligan - An Education (Should Win)<br />Gabourey Sidibe - Precious<br />Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Actress in a Supporting Role</span><br />Penelope Cruz - Nine<br />Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air<br />Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart<br />Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Mo’Nique - Precious *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Animated Feature Film</span><br />Coraline<br />Fantastic Mr. Fox<br />The Princess and the Frog<br />The Secret of Kells<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Up *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cinematography</span><br />Avatar<br />Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Hurt Locker *(Will Win)</span><br />Inglorious Basterds (Should Win)<br />The White Ribbon<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Writing - Original Screenplay</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Hurt Locker *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />Inglourious Basterds<br />The Messenger<br />A Serious Man<br />Up<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Writing - Adapted Screenplay</span><br />District 9<br />An Education<br />In the Loop<br />Precious<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Up in the Air *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Music (Original Song)</span><br />“Almost There” - The Princess and the Frog<br />“Down in New Orleans” - The Princess and the Frog<br />“Loin de Paname” - Paris 36<br />“Take It All” - Nine<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart”) - Crazy Heart *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Music (Original Score)</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Avatar *(Will Win)</span><br />Fantastic Mr. Fox<br />The Hurt Locker<br />Sherlock Holmes<br />Up (Should Win)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Visual Effects</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Avatar *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />District 9<br />Star Trek<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Art Direction</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Avatar *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus<br />Nine<br />Sherlock Holmes<br />The Young Victoria<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sound Mixing</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Avatar *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />The Hurt Locker<br />Inglourious Basterds<br />Star Trek<br />Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sound Editing</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Avatar *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />The Hurt Locker<br />Inglourious Basterds<br />Star Trek<br />Up<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Short Film (Live Action)</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Door *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />Instead of Abracadabra<br />Kavi<br />Miracle Fish<br />The New Tenants<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Short Film (Animated)</span><br />French Roast<br />Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte) *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />Logorama<br />A Matter of Loaf and Death<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Makeup</span><br />Il Divo<br />Star Trek<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Young Victoria *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Foreign Language Film</span><br />Ajami<br />El Secreto de Sus Ojos<br />The Milk of Sorrow<br />Un Prophete<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The White Ribbon *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Film Editing</span><br />Avatar<br />District 9<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Hurt Locker *(Will Win)</span><br />Inglourious Basterds (Should Win)<br />Precious<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Documentary Short</span><br />China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province<br />The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />Music by Prudence<br />Rabbit a la Berlin <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Documentary Feature</span><br />Burma VJ<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Cove *(Will Win) (Should Win)</span><br />Food, Inc.<br />The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers<br />Which Way Home<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Costume Design</span><br />Bright Star<br />Coco before Chanel (Should Win)<br />The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus<br />Nine<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Young Victoria *(Will Win)</span><br /><br />UPDATE:<br /><br />I only got 13 out of 24 right. I got most of the big ones (except for Best Picture) but I whiffed on all the small ones (shorts, sound, ect...). Not my best showing...Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-5485250949429391132010-03-02T17:30:00.000-08:002010-03-02T20:46:50.646-08:00It's almost baseball season...<br><img src=http://theghostofmoonlightgraham.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/dodgerstadium1.jpg><br /><br />It's almost baseball season and I'm so excited. I seriously love baseball so much... I just feel like my life is incomplete and lacking if the Dodgers aren't playing everyday. It's by far my favorite sport, although I really love the NBA as well. It's the thinking-man's game... the game for intellectuals. A game for the anti-ADD set. A game of rich history... both within the sport and the greater social context as well. Yeah... the steroid era has permanently damaged the records (the most sacred thing in baseball) and it's pretty unfair and unbalanced without a salary cap... but I just love it so much.<br /><br />Baseball is such a big, long marathon of a sport that I'm incredibly streamlined with it. I watch/listen to every Dodgers game every day I can... and that's about it. I literally only have the time/energy to follow my team. I don't even know what's going on with other teams unless it's a big, noticeable story or I happen to catch some highlights on ESPN. And I like it this way. Seriously, following the Dodgers every day for 6 months... it gives you a experience that is unparalleled in other sports. The team turns into something akin to friends or family. Honestly, I'll know more about the day-to-day activities of a Dodgers reliever over most friends/family easily. <br /><br /><br><img src=http://wirelessmedia.ign.com/wireless/image/article/998/998818/mlb-at-bat-2009-review-20090626021947922.jpg><br /><br />N E Wayz... the MLB At Bat 2010 app came out today and I've been so excited for it. This app is seriously the greatest thing to ever happen to a phone. It's worth it to pay for all the extra iPhone crap just to have this app. This app let's you follow the action and listen to both home and away broadcasts of every game (perfect for a Dodgers homer like me). It even lets you watch a couple of games on your phone. It's price went up $5 this season (from $10 to $15) but I would honestly pay $50 for this app. It's really the only way I can follow the team (being without TV and LA radio) without trying to find some crappy illegal broadcast on the internet.<br /><br />N E Wayz... I've been staying up all night at work thinking about the upcoming season. These are some of the burning questions I've been tossing around in my head for hours on end...<br /><br />Can Manny bounce back and regain his standing as one of the greatest right-handed hitters of all time? Will he be inspired in this last big contract year to put up some impressive numbers? Or is Manny done? Will he be a big distraction with that gigantic contract hanging around the team's neck?<br />Can our starting pitching (the weak link last season) hold up this season? Will it be significantly weaker without Wolf? Will Kershaw and Billingsley keep progressing and "make the leap" this year? Who will be our 5th starter?<br />Will Padilla's leg (that he accidentally shot in the offseason) be healthy all year? Will Padilla turn into a headcase again?<br />Will Kemp keeping progressing and be an MVP candidate? Or will his sudden fame and relationship with freaking RHIANNA turn him into the next Darryl Strawberry/Chris Brown?<br />Can Ethier be the late-inning hero he was last year?<br />Can Loney add some much-needed pop to his bat?<br />Is our glaring weakness of team speed our biggest hurdle this year?<br />Can Martin get his average up after last year's slump?<br />Who will be our 2nd baseman? Will Belliard lose enough weight to keep his contract? Will Dewitt win the spot?<br />Can our bullpen recover from all the innings it threw last year?<br />Who will be our clutch bats off the bench? Can Carrol and Giles still contribute?<br />Will Gagne regain some of his unhittable form from a few years ago or is he just a steroid creation?<br />Will this be Torre's last season?<br />Will this be Scully's last season?<br />How has the McCourt divorce affected the team? Has our sudden lack of disposable income crippled this team which is right on the cusp of a championship and will impede us of gettting over the hump and winning our first championship in 22 years?<br />Can we ever beat the Phillies or do they own us?<br /><br />CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SEASON TO START Y'ALL!<br /><br /><br /><br><img src=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5US5va2sIMR6q7uNNKFZYYkcjBoFyOkgAgr1XybWEen2PvckEwXnOWPpP7w4rACmrLmnGV6gxmPvCMafDiTu7OarmXf9Ukt58PH8b8iAPqZaE10T-wCu7W3-0uHXdE0bhUkIUk8Hg5QgU/s400/dodgers-1988-championship-r.jpg>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-39840046243687582612010-03-02T06:24:00.000-08:002010-03-02T07:11:56.186-08:00H8 mnstrm "competition shows"I really h8 mainstream network TV "competition" shows so much. I really think they're so awful and lowest-common-denominator... and they make me feel bummed/worried about the state/future of America.<br /><br /><br><img src=http://images.buddytv.com/articles/Image/The-Bachelor/TheBachelor-Ep1.jpg><br /><br />"The Bachelor" is the worst. This show is the most demeaning, primitive thing on TV. It's the equivalent of when farmers bring a bull into a pen with a bunch of lady-bulls and watch the bull "hump the crap" out of all the lady-bulls all day. This show is just so pitiful... I can't believe people actually get married after meeting on this show. "The Bachelor" is why women will never be equal to men in most mainstream American eyes. "The Bachelor" reinforces domestic abuse and the objectification of women.<br /><br /><br><img src=http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/the-biggest-loser-season-8.jpg><br /><br />I really h8 crap like "The Biggest Loser". This show makes people feel better about themselves by watching a bunch of obese people struggle with their daily lives. They "root" for them to conform to society/not die from being fat, all while reinforcing their own life choices for not being a "fat loser" like the show's contestants. I just think being concerned about other people's health/weight/ obeseness is so boring. It's really not affecting you at all... if we had socialized medicine and we were actually paying for their doctor's visits or something then... yeah, I can see how you could potentially be involved in the health of others, or the "collective health". But we don't, so you shouldn't. If somebody wants to eat Mickey D's all day and have triple D's... so be it. The whole idea of "rooting for strangers to lose weight while also making me feel better about myself for not being them" is just incredibly boring/sad to me.<br /><br /><br><img src=http://www.frontrowking.com/Concert_Tickets/Pics/dancing-with-the-stars-tour.jpg><br /><br />I h8 "Dancing With the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance" because I just don't care. These "stars" are boring. And I haven't even thought or cared if they had the capacity to dance. And dancing is boring and stupid anyways. Leave me alone with that stuff.<br /><br /><br><img src=http://api.ning.com/files/b*wpVKNWo5Y7AFnzSHo*vhQkoawLH5jANx*4RvkSLrc_/AmericanIdolLarryPlattPantsOnTheGround2.jpg><br /><br />And of course, no diatribe about these awful, sign-of-the-apocalypse, incredibly successful mainstream network TV "competition" shows would be complete without "American Idol". This show gives mainstream Americans the "power" to make or break the lives of strangers. It makes people feel "important", feel "meaningful", feel "entertained". We're like the Roman emperors at the Coliseum, giving a "thumbs up or down" about the strangers who are here to mildly, innocently entertain us with their jazzy renditions of popular songs I h8. This somehow makes mainstream Americans feel "important", feel "part of something bigger" than their mundane lives. Not to mention the first couple episodes are practically making fun of all the handicapped/mentally challenged people that sing for the judges/America's derision.<br /><br />N E Wayz... these shows really bum me out to no end. They make me feel alone/scared for the future.<br /><br />Just wish every show was like 30 Rock/Curb Your Enthusiasm/Mad Men/Freaks and Geeks/The Wire/The Office/The Sopranos/Dr. Katz/Friday Night Lights/Doug/Pete and Pete/Speed Racer/The State/Mr. Show.Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-78271737259855002012010-03-02T06:10:00.001-08:002010-03-02T06:22:18.941-08:00Mr. Ed<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y_PZPpWTRTU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y_PZPpWTRTU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I watched an episode of Mr. Ed at work tonight. <br />It was the weirdest TV show I've ever seen... but I really enjoyed it. I was like legitimately "ell oh elling", and my co-workers probably thought I was really weird.<br />I was fascinated by Mr. Ed's "talking". I was intrigued as to why the horse lived in the house and only "spoke" to Wilbur.<br />The episode was about "teenagers". I love how "teenagers" was a new thing in the 50's. A new group of consumers to be "tapped" by corporations. It was a simpler time... now all the tweens do is sext each other.<br />N E Wayz... watching Mr. Ed tonight made me long to have TV again. I've seriously only had a TV with basic cable for probably 18 months of the past 5 years or so... and while I h8 most TV and don't really watch it when I did have it, it's really good for watching random episodes of stuff like Mr. Ed. When I move soon I'm gonna get my TV hooked up. Just you wait and see.<br /><br />Mr. Ed is really cool... here he is hanging with the Dodgers and taking my hero Sandy Koufax deep. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AVm-HwAkVp8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AVm-HwAkVp8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-49600308720686356272010-03-02T05:58:00.001-08:002010-03-02T06:09:58.191-08:00I had a dream...<br><img src=http://www.wearethepostmen.com/wp-content/uploads//2008/06/larry_d.jpg><br /><br />I had a dream last night.<br />I was in a private luxury box at the Staples Center, watching a Lakers game with some friends from Portland.<br />I saw Larry David sitting in the front row with some friends, practically right on the bench with the Lakers<br />(he did this in a Curb episode so it probably stemmed from there).<br />I was so excited to see Larry David. He's my hero.<br />I was really bummed that none of my friends even knew who he was or had seen Curb Your Enthusiasm. I just said "he created Seinfeld" and quietly judged my friends for being so lame.<br />After the first quarter of the game, I saw Larry David, now dressed in doctor's scrubs, get up from his seat, walk across the court, and come up the stairs on my side of the stadium.<br />Cameras were following him, and I assumed they were filming him for a future episode of Curb.<br />I quickly ran out of my luxury box to catch LD. I just wanted to see him and take a picture of him. He is my hero.<br />I sprinted right by LD and he saw me and I became really embarrassed that he saw me running. I no longer wanted to take his picture and I didn't want to bother him. I was worried that he thought I was weird for running around the Staples Center to find him.<br />Then I woke up.<br />I couldn't go back to sleep after that because I was too excited about seeing LD.Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-47414088682907688262010-02-10T19:32:00.000-08:002010-02-10T19:33:10.936-08:00Uh Oh....<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://cuteanimals.todaysbigthing.com/betamax/betamax.swf?item_id=2938&fullscreen=1" width="480" height="360"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://cuteanimals.todaysbigthing.com/betamax/betamax.swf?item_id=2938&fullscreen=1" /></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-70448766292311036202010-02-09T14:02:00.001-08:002010-02-09T14:11:46.081-08:00Best. Ad. Ever.<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nnsSUqgkDwU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nnsSUqgkDwU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-58992381746609232682010-02-09T06:31:00.000-08:002010-02-09T06:33:46.651-08:00Watch out!<br><img src=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Id-cdHu26OA/SPZlaUy3gFI/AAAAAAAAAxE/LGlEO9TLVnE/s320/scary+mirror.jpg><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3tjoqhx_dwk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3tjoqhx_dwk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-32778288231465319752010-02-06T14:26:00.000-08:002010-02-06T14:27:38.032-08:00Spiderman vs. Superman dance battleSpiderman get low on the floor ya diggg?<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2088133&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2088133&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/2088133">XHA1 Test video HD Success!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user807109">Mike None</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-58630344318474030412010-02-06T14:02:00.000-08:002010-02-06T14:12:19.666-08:00Muno's Superbowl commercial<br><img src=http://www.gabbafriends.com/images/jack-black-yo-gabba-gabba_l.jpg><br /><br />So I'm a Yo Gabba Gabba head now...<br /><br />Here's a Superbowl commercial with your boy Muno<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OFvldSyNyXc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OFvldSyNyXc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />It's pretty tight, but not as tight as my bro Brobee's joint.<br /><br /><br><img src=http://images1.makefive.com/images/200926/3b4a5962b2f8c35f.jpg><br /><br /><div><object width="420" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x33yb9" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x33yb9" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="339" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x33yb9">Yo Gabba Gabba! (There's a Party in my Tummy !)</a></b><br /><i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/Materialiste">Materialiste</a></i></div><br /><br /><br />DJ Lance Rock is performing at Coachella this year! If I can go I'm definitely seeing him...Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-64719126466159611292010-02-03T07:06:00.000-08:002010-02-03T09:27:06.427-08:00Coachella 2010<br><img src=http://stereogum.com/img/coachella-2010.jpg><br /><br />Need to find a way to make it down to Coachella this year. Not sure which lineup is the "real one" though... both look pretty chill.<br /><br />Do you know which one is the actual lineup? Which one would you rather go to?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2010/01/will-music-festivals-still-be-a-fun-authentic-alternative-experience-in-2k10.html"><br><img src=http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd120/hipsterrunoff/photographs/34bbb1c7.jpg><br /><br />(via Hipster Runoff)</a>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-54567834181876184452010-02-03T06:58:00.000-08:002010-02-03T07:03:54.555-08:00VH-1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs<br><img src=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPLoYmZQ-dZWkjfLHywwZrDrF2X3SJAiQrYetdnpkWUNEPJiXpZauD6ChlthUiEuLrF2bQ4ZY3-ZnxBC6GE6pyp12cVcbeYCURWtXBz65s8IPq1PrI5c3oSpFQvxLgsfs3AuRuM05j6bb/s400/Big%20Juicy.jpg><br /><br />VH-1 has ended their legendary silence and has finally given us their list of the 100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs.<br />Haha VH-1... a totally credible source on hip-hop. This list sucks.<br /><br />100 Biz Markie - "Just A Friend"<br />99 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft/ Ying Yang Twins - "Get Low"<br />98 Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - "Regulate"<br />97 Eve - "Who's that Girl"<br />96 DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - "Parents Just Don't Understand"<br />95 L'Trimm - "Cars With The Boom"<br />94 Master P ft. Sikk, Fiend, Mia-x and Mystical - "Make 'Em Say Ugh"<br />93 N.E.R.D. ft. Lee Harvey and Vida - "Lapdance"<br />92 Yo-Yo - "Can't Play with my Yo-Yo"<br />91 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone - "Ridin'"<br />90 Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y)"<br />89 Cam'ron - "Oh Boy"<br />88 Jungle Brothers - "What U Waitin' 4"<br />87 Wyclef Jean ft. Refugee All Stars - "We Tryin' to Stay Alive"<br />86 Heavy D. and the Boyz - "Now That We Found Love"<br />85 Black Star - "Definition"<br />84 UTFO - "Roxanne Roxanne"<br />83 2 Live Crew - "Me So Horny"<br />82 Chubb Rock - "Treat 'Em Right"<br />81 PM Dawn - "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"<br />80 Three 6 Mafia ft. Paula Campbell- "Hard Out Here For A Pimp"<br />79 DMX - "Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Stop Drop)"<br />78 Arrested Development - "Tennessee"<br />77 Cold Crush Brothers - "Cold Crush Bros. at the Dixie"<br />76 Big Punisher ft. Joe- "Still Not A Player"<br />75 Lil' Kim ft. Lil' Cease- "Crush on You"<br />74 EPMD - "You Gots To Chill"<br />73 Black Sheep - "The Choice Is Yours"<br />72 J.J. Fad - "Supersonic"<br />71 Whodini - "Freaks Come Out at Night"<br />70 3(rd) Bass - "Pop Goes the Weasel"<br />69 Common - "I Used to Love H.E.R."<br />68 T.I. - "What You Know"<br />67 Mase - "Feel So Good"<br />66 House Of Pain - "Jump Around"<br />65 Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three - "Love Rap"<br />64 The Roots - "What they Do"<br />63 Kid 'n Play - "Rollin' With Kid N Play"<br />62 Digable Planets - "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"<br />61 Slick Rick - "Children's Story"<br />60 L.L. Cool J - "I Need Love"<br />59 Ol' Dirty Bastard - "Shimmy Shimmy Ya"<br />58 Ludacris ft. Shawna- "What's Your Fantasy"<br />57 Big Daddy Kane - "I Get the Job Done"<br />56 Busta Rhymes - "Woo-Ha! Got You All In Check"<br />55 Terror Squad ft/ Fat Joe and Remy - "Lean Back"<br />54 MC Lyte - "Cha Cha Cha"<br />53 Lox ft. DMX and Lil' Kim - "Money, Power, Respect"<br />52 Foxy Brown ft. Jay-Z - "I'll Be"<br />51 Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew - "The Show"<br />50 Lil' Wayne - "Tha Block Is Hot"<br />49 Boogie Down Productions - "My Philosophy"<br />48 Nas - "One Love"<br />47 Young MC - "Bust A Move"<br />46 De La Soul - "Me, Myself, And I"<br />45 Geto Boys - "Mind Playing Tricks On Me"<br />44 Method Man ft/ Mary J. Blige - "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need to Get By"<br />43 Game, The ft. 50 Cent - "Hate It or Love It"<br />42 Roxanne Shante - "Roxanne's Revenge"<br />41 Funky 4 + 1 - "That's the Joint"<br />40 Run-DMC - "It's Like That"<br />39 Tone-Loc - "Wild Thing"<br />38 Coolio - "Gangsta's Paradise"<br />37 Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two"<br />36 Nelly - "Hot In Herre"<br />35 Queen Latifah ft. Monie Love - "Ladies First"<br />34 Cypress Hill - "Insane In The Brain"<br />33 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - "Tha Crossroads"<br />32 Puff Daddy & The Family ft/ Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim and The Lox - "It's All About The Benjamins"<br />31 Kool Moe Dee - "How Ya Like Me Now"<br />30 Tribe Called Quest - "Check the Rhime"<br />29 Digital Underground - "The Humpty Dance"<br />28 Ice Cube - "It Was A Good Day"<br />27 Beastie Boys - "Hold it Now, Hit it"<br />26 MC Hammer - "U Can't Touch This"<br />25 Fugees - "Killing Me Softly"<br />24 Eric B and Rakim - "Paid in Full"<br />23 Outkast - "B.O.B."<br />22 Naughty By Nature - "OPP"<br />21 Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force- "Planet Rock"<br />20 Kanye West ft/ Jamie Foxx - "Gold Digger"<br />19 Ice T - "Colors"<br />18 50 Cent - "In Da Club"<br />17 Sir Mix-A-Lot - "Baby Got Back"<br />16 Missy Elliott - "Get Ur Freak On"<br />15 Eminem - "Stan"<br />14 Tupac - "I Get Around"<br />13 Wu-Tang Clan - "C.R.E.A.M."<br />12 L.L. Cool J - "I Can't Live Without My Radio"<br />11 Jay-Z - "Hard Knock Life"<br />10 Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks"<br />09 Salt-N-Pepa - "Push It"<br />08 Snoop Doggy Dogg - "Gin and Juice"<br />07 Notorious B.I.G. - "Juicy"<br />06 N.W.A. - "Straight Outta Compton"<br />05 Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - "The Message"<br />04 Run-DMC ft/ Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"<br />03 Dr. Dre - "Nuthin But A 'G' Thang"<br />02 Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"<br />01 Public Enemy - "Fight The Power"<br /><br />We all know that Biggie's "Juicy" is the #1 hip-hop song of all time. Duh.Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-636216225843130022010-02-03T06:20:00.000-08:002010-02-03T07:24:07.464-08:00Somebody call the wahmbulance<br><img src=http://elitechoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/city-center-las-vegas.jpg><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/vegas-upset-over-obamas-d_n_447149.html">Vegas Upset Over Obama's Double Put-Down</a><br /><br />So everybody in Las Vegas is all pissed off because President Obama mentioned that it's probably not a good idea to go blow all your money in Las Vegas if you can't pay your mortgage or bills during this economic recession. Which is so ridiculous.<br /><br />First of all... he's right. You shouldn't go to Las Vegas and blow all your money if you can't pay your mortgage, your bills, ect. Duh. We're in a recession. If you're responsible and have everything taken care of and paid for, by all means, go lose all your money in Las Vegas. If not, don't. It's called being a grownup. It's called speaking to the American people like they're grownups. Which was something that the American people originally admired about President Obama. Unless he's referring to them. In which case... how dare he??<br /><br />Second of all... as if people really listen and do whatever the president advises them to do. As if some degenerate gambler isn't going to lose all his money in Las Vegas because some elected official in Washington D.C. reminded them that they probably should save/invest their money instead of gamble it away. Las Vegas should probably stop blaming the president's "tough talk" of frugality in these economic hard times for all their problems. Instead of, you know, the actual recession that has taken many otherwise-responsible Americans discretionary income. <br /><br />Lastly, and most importantly... he's only using Las Vegas <span style="font-style:italic;">as an example in a speech</span>. He's not asking people to boycott Las Vegas and for the city to be shut down. He's not physically going to Las Vegas and barricading the doors to the Caesar's Palace, imploring tourists to turn away. He's simply using it as an effective example of something that might not be prudent if you can't pay your bills. His exact quote was:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/vegas-upset-over-obamas-d_n_447149.html"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">"You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college. You prioritize. You make tough choices."</span></span></a><br /><br />Sorry... what's wrong about this statement again?<br /><br />I do feel bad for Las Vegans. I have a ton of friends down there, duh. I want them to be successful and have jobs and stuff. And Las Vegas definitely serves a purpose. It is a "fun" place. There is a lot of "neat" stuff there. And I worked in the tourist industry when I lived there so I know how it is and I know how people have been struggling the past couple of years. But maybe blame the actual <span style="font-style:italic;">global recession</span> instead of an example used in a speech by an American president that nobody listens to anyways.<br /><br />Gosh... Las Vegas is the <span style="font-style:italic;">worst</span>. It's not only a cultural wasteland but pretty soon it'll be just a <span style="font-style:italic;">wasteland</span>-wasteland. The whole town is entirely incapable of weathering any storm... both economically and environmentally. I honestly don't even think people will be living in Las Vegas in 20 years... Once clean, cheap water becomes more scarce do you really think we're going to waste it on some "party" town in the middle of the desert?<br /><br />Glad I got out of there when I did... I really like it here in Portland. Love everybody there though!Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-87693826016799464172010-02-03T06:05:00.001-08:002010-02-03T06:18:07.890-08:00You crazy for this one GOP!<br><img src=http://zedomax.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/disgusting-racist.png><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/02/large-portion-of-gop-thin_n_445951.html">Large Portion Of GOP Thinks Obama Is Racist, Socialist, Non-U.S. Citizen: Poll</a><br /><br />Some of the polls findings:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">- 39 percent of Republicans believe Obama should be impeached, 29 percent are not sure, 32 percent said he should not be voted out of office.<br />- 36 percent of Republicans believe Obama was not born in the United States, 22 percent are not sure, 42 percent think he is a natural citizen.<br />- 31 percent of Republicans believe Obama is a "Racist who hates White people" -- the description once adopted by Fox News's Glenn Beck. 33 percent were not sure, and 36 percent said he was not a racist.<br />- 63 percent of Republicans think Obama is a socialist, 16 percent are not sure, 21 percent say he is not<br />- 24 percent of Republicans believe Obama wants "the terrorists to win," 33 percent aren't sure, 43 percent said he did not want the terrorist to win.<br />- 21 percent of Republicans believe ACORN stole the 2008 election, 55 percent are not sure, 24 percent said the community organizing group did not steal the election.<br />- 23 percent of Republicans believe that their state should secede from the United States, 19 percent aren't sure, 58 percent said no.<br />- 53 percent of Republicans said they believe Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than Obama.</span></span><br /><br />Can't we just have a nice, calm, civil Civil War with these people? Can't we just throw in the towel and go our separate ways? I'm sick of fighting with these people. They can't be reasoned with because they're not reasonable. Let's split this country up, 50-50. We can make it a soft border so it'll be easy to cross over to the other country and visit family and stuff (although they CANNOT come over to take advantage of our free health care). I just don't want to spend the rest of my life being weighed down and held back <span style="font-style:italic;">politically</span> by these otherwise fine people. <br /><br />SORRY Y'ALL.Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-42153572405829713322010-01-30T06:16:00.000-08:002010-01-30T09:10:51.326-08:00Into the Lions Den<object width="420" height="245" id="msnbc117336" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640"><param name="FlashVars" value="launch=35152390&width=420&height=245"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><embed name="msnbc117336" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" FlashVars="launch=35152390&width=420&height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="opaque" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 420px;">Visit msnbc.com for <a style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com">breaking news</a>, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">world news</a>, and <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">news about the economy</a></p><br /><br />I love how President Obama went into the lions den and knowledged these lying liars right to their stupid faces. Dude is SO BAD. He absolutely owned them and made them look like the petulant, progress-impeding dimwits that they are.<br /><br />Here's the whole Q&A session (which you should watch!).<br /><br /><object width="420" height="245" id="msnbc8e032a" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640"><param name="FlashVars" value="launch=35147797&width=420&height=245"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><embed name="msnbc8e032a" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" FlashVars="launch=35147797&width=420&height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="opaque" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 420px;">Visit msnbc.com for <a style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com">breaking news</a>, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">world news</a>, and <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">news about the economy</a></p><br /><br />BTW... Obama schooled these Republicans SO HARD that Fox News cut it's live feed of this historic Q&A 20 MINUTES EARLY. Seriously, their people were getting SO HAMMERED by a calm, cool, collected Obama that they cut away from the massacre to try save a little face, as if that was possible after that political shredding. Seriously, here's the video of them cutting away...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5yJorq5mBVs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5yJorq5mBVs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />So... Fox News cuts away 20 minutes early so they can get the early start criticizing Obama's "lecturing" speech (which was the right-wing <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2010/01/29/fox-obama-retreat/">talking point</a> that was repeated by all Republicans)... WHILE THE MAN IS STILL "LECTURING" YOUR INCOMPETENT GOONS. Seriously, in a 24-hour news cycle, you can't find 20 minutes of programming so that the democratically-elected president can finish giving a historic Q&A with YOUR Republican leaders? That's "fair and balanced"? Faux News is the worst.Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-234250212808712732010-01-30T05:42:00.000-08:002010-01-30T05:43:50.132-08:00BEST ENDING EVER!OMG this video absolutely killed me... wait until the "reveal" at the end... its amazing.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P_thFIwpUCQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P_thFIwpUCQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-37968668479786823712010-01-29T02:41:00.000-08:002010-01-29T08:03:01.119-08:00RIP JD<br><img src=http://bluehydrangeas.files.wordpress.com/2006/06/salinger.jpg><br /><br />My favorite author, JD Salinger, died Wednesday. His work, especially "Catcher in the Rye" (my favorite novel), has had a profound impact on my life. Of all the art (music, film, literature, paintings) I love and adore, I felt that my connection to Salinger and his work was the strongest and most profound artistic relationship I have. I truly felt like he understood me and knew what I felt, more so than anybody on this planet. <br /><br />I am aware of the total cliche it is to say "I am Holden Caulfield" but I can't deny it's power and truthfulness: I AM Holden Caulfield. And I'm not the only one... there are millions of Holdens all over the world who share his worldview... his passions and feelings. I was shocked... absolutely amazed... the first time I read "Catcher in the Rye". I read it in one day... in one sitting. I couldn't stop to eat, to breath. The novel made me feel like I wasn't alone, that I wasn't the only one who had these same feelings about society, about the "phonies" amongst us and our responsibility to protect the young and innocent against them. I read the novel every year now, learning new things about myself each time. <br /><br />I love all of Salinger's work. I love his Glass family... I love "Franny and Zooey". I love his short stories... especially "A Perfect Day for Bananafish". I still remember the exact time, place... EVERYTHING the first time I read "Bananafish" and being absolutely floored. Feeling that my life had been somehow altered forever by this potent, explosive short story. Seymour Glass... what more can you say? <br /><br />And it is this love of Salinger's work that leaves me almost somewhat happy and relieved of his death, as awful it might be to express that. We all know that Salinger was infamous as a hermit, a recluse. I've read a couple of books about him, one written by his dauther, the other written by his girlfriend, about his reclusive, bizarre behavior. His last work was published in 1965, but, by all accounts, Salinger kept writing daily during the last 50 years. He kept his work, which is rumored to possibly be as much as 15 novels, in a safe at his home in New Hampshire. His daughter said that he had specific instructions on the publication of this work after his death. So, although it is sad to see a legend go, we will finally get to see what he's been working on this whole time and have more opportunities to devour and appreciate more works by this brilliant, brilliant author.<br /><br />We'll love and miss you JD. Thank you for your incredible work, and for the work that we will be discovering in the near future. Thank you for "Catcher in the Rye", a book that has meant so much to the 60 million who, upon purchasing and reading it, no longer felt completely alone in this messed-up, confusing world. It is because of you that I feel ok with who I am and what I believe in. I won't give in, JD. I won't be a boring adult, a phony. I will take your place on that cliff in the rye field, making sure the kids don't accidentally fall off. And I'll find out where those ducks go during the winter.<br /><br />Hope you caught up with Phoebe on that carousel, JD. Save a spot for me.<br /><br /><br><img src=http://wa.westfordk12.us/pages/westfordwa_teachers/macdonald/02DBAA44-007EA7AB.6/catcher.jpg>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-41625687238792208942010-01-25T19:17:00.000-08:002010-01-25T19:21:23.923-08:00Brendan Fraser clap remix<br><img src=http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/mp/Fq4hEdlVyiZl.jpg><br /><br />Brendan Fraser did this at last weeks' Golden Globes... dude is the worst. Read about "the clap" <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/Brendan+Fraser/articles/kR8RZt-ta8W/Brendan+Fraser+Awkward+Clap+Golden+Globes">here</a>.<br /><br />So funny though...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q03BlD22-NQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q03BlD22-NQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038070879120058015.post-19211361582224897632010-01-25T06:08:00.000-08:002010-01-25T08:15:39.026-08:00Voodoo: 10 Years On<br><img src=http://afrostoshelltoes.com/word/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dangelo-voodoo.jpg><br /><br />On this day, 10 years ago, an album was released that has helped shape and define my life, for better or worse, than any other before or since: D'Angelo's <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span>. This album was the tipping point in my life, not only in how I consumed or listened to music but also in my political and personal life as well. My life can easily be divided in pre-<span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> and post-<span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span>. I believe that once you go <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> you can never go back. I'm actually jealous of <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> virgins who have yet to discover and love the album. I wish I could recapture those feelings I had while listening to the album for the first time 10 years ago. In essence, I've been chasing that feeling ever since.<br /><br />The 17 year-old who picked up Voodoo 10 years ago was very different than the person I am today. I had always been schooled by my Dad's classic rock and Nirvana records, and I had been listening to a lot of hip-hop for a couple years, but my musical/personal growth was still pretty stunted. I didn't have an older brother or sister to show me cool records, and all my friends' older siblings listened to crap like Sublime and the Bloodhound Gang. I was heavily preoccupied with being macho and "manly". I remember even feeling uncomfortable listening to overly sensitive songs and songs sung by women, something which I'm terribly embarrassed by now. Maybe it was because of the whole Lillith-Fair thing, but I distinctly remember not buying records with female singers for a long time. Which is weird, because now I prefer listening to girl-bands and girl singers. <br /><br /><br><img src=http://racruzzo.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/album-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill.jpg><br /><br />Anyways, Lauryn Hill's <span style="font-style:italic;">The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill </span>was the breaking point; she had hip-hop cred because of The Fugees and me and my friends had all gotten her album when it came out in 1998. It was such a great record; still one of my top-10 favorites to this day. Half of <span style="font-style:italic;">The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill</span> was "hip-hop music", but the other half were these incredible, soulful, sad, longing r&b songs sung in Lauryn's beautiful voice. I was surprised by how much I liked these songs. I wasn't embarrassed to listen to them... in fact, I preferred them over the other "rap" songs I was expecting on the album. One of these incredible soul songs was a duet Lauryn sang with somebody named D'Angelo, called "Nothing Even Matters". I was hooked.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TzEq3qMLToM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TzEq3qMLToM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />The next time I saw or heard from D'Angelo was a year later; I caught his iconic, controversial video for "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" on MTV. Needless to say... my mind was blown. And has never recovered. YOU know which video I'm talking about...<br /><br /><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:65769" width="512" height="319" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashVars="configParams=vid%3D65769%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A65769" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed><div style="margin:0;text-align:center;width:500px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/d_angelo/artist.jhtml" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">D'Angelo</a> - <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">New Music</a> - <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/video/" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">More Music Videos</a></div><br /><br />I couldn't believe how much I dug this slow jam sung by a naked black dude. And believe me... this was a <span style="font-style:italic;">very different</span> thing for me. It's not very "macho" to be sexily serenaded by a naked man. But I just couldn't stop listening to this song. I felt like I had discovered this whole new world, this whole new music that would take me places I had never been before. Based on this song alone, I went to the Tower Records on January 25th, 2000 and bought <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> (and D'Angelo's first album, <span style="font-style:italic;">Brown Sugar</span>, which is a classic also). I remember even being ashamed and embarrassed that I was buying an album with a shirtless guy on the front... I was sure the cashier was going to make fun of me. I was really stupid back then, alright?<br /><br />Anyways, needless to say, <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> was unlike anything I had ever heard and completely changed my life. This album spurred on my love for black music, for black culture, for black history, for black politics, for minority politics as a whole and eventually my lifelong affinity for liberal politics and beliefs today. This album opened me up to listening to different types of music and embracing different types of thought. I no longer was preoccupied with fitting in or trying to fulfill the role and stereotype that I believed I had to squeeze into. Because of <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> I discovered Prince, David Bowie, The Velvet Underground, The Smiths, and other bands and artists who broke through genres and boundaries and pushed the envelope on both gender and musical lines.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> just feels so organic to me. It feels like a living, breathing thing. It is <span style="font-style:italic;">beyond</span> funky and soulful; the rhythm teeters back and forth, the bass wobbles around the beat, the drums never exactly match up with the rest of the instruments (all things which were done on purpose). The record is just endlessly exciting and challenging. It is an almost-perfect record... except for "Left and Right".<br /><br />"Left and Right" is probably the most frustrating track for me by any artist on any album. Not that it's even a bad song... it just doesn't fit on <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> AT ALL and actually detracts from the overall feeling and mood of the record. It really sticks out like a sore thumb. I have to skip the song EVERY TIME I listen to the record (which is often), making it frustratingly incomplete as a true "masterpiece". The thing is, <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> is a true "timeless" record. You could play this to people now and they probably wouldn't be able to tell you what decade it came out; I could imagine guesses ranging anywhere from the 60's to today. <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> could be the lost Prince record, the lost Marvin Gaye or Al Green album. Except for "Left and Right" TOTALLY dates the album to the turn of the millennium. "Left and Right" is the only song on <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> featuring rappers (Method Man and Redman), who rap pretty horribly and misogynistically throughout the song. "Left and Right" was the first single released, and I believe that D'Angelo's record label pressured him into using two big-name rappers to build up some buzz on urban radio for the album. It is so jarring to listen to <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span>, totally vibing out, and then hear Method Man and Redman trade verses about their ballsacks or whatever. It's just such a shame that this song is on the album. However, this problem was recently fixed by me when I tracked down the "Left and Right" single a couple of years ago. The single features a superior B-side version of "Left and Right" without the rappers, and it is now the version I listen to while blasting <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> (on the regular).<br /><br /><br><img src=http://yazmar.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dagne.jpg><br /><br />A lot has changed for D'Angelo since <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> came out. He got fat, got addicted to crack, got arrested, spent time in jail, and has been supposedly "working" in the studio during the last 10 years making his follow-up to <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span>. Those who have been "working" on these sessions claim that the music is next-level genius stuff that will blow all of our minds when it's released. We'll see... <br /><br />Voodoo has not been forgotten or sullied with time though. This album is legitimately gaining traction as a classic "masterpiece" of neo-soul, of r&b, or of just plain soul music. It truly stands up to any Prince, Marvin, Al or Sam Cooke record, a true classic of it's genre. It has a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_(D'Angelo_album)">Wikipedia page</a> that is a mile long and incredible detailed. It ranked # 488 on Rolling Stone's "Greatest Albums of All-Time" list. It ranked #23 on Rolling Stone's "Greatest Albums of the 2000's" list. It ranked #44 on Pitchfork's "Top 200 Albums of the Decade" list. That doucher John Mayer wrote a great essay about Voodoo for <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1204MEYER_1">Esquire</a>. Heck, even Questlove said TODAY on <a href="http://twitter.com/questlove/status/8186173160">Twitter</a> that <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> is the greatest thing he's ever worked on (check the exclusive D'Angelo material he recently posted <a href="http://www.swift.fm/questlove/">here</a>). <br /><br />Anyways, these were some of my random thoughts on <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span>. Can't believe it's been 10 years since this album came out. I wonder how different I'd be if I had never heard it... I wonder if I would keep chasing that music high and care so much about the arts and taste and personal brands and liberal politics and culture-snobbery if I didn't have my mind blown by this funky, dirty, funky, funky album as a teenager... So maybe, in the end, <span style="font-style:italic;">Voodoo</span> was the gift and the curse. Ya digggg?<br /><br />Please come back, D. We need you. Get well. One love.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mcQ83tOZ4Wk&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mcQ83tOZ4Wk&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Riot Grrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905165546965280142noreply@blogger.com3