tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30349952012-02-16T19:41:41.658-05:00<b>let me take you to a place i know you want to go</b>Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.comBlogger4961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-78429442426480598942008-08-28T13:28:00.001-04:002008-08-28T13:29:38.600-04:00

Steve Winwood - Roll With ItLike, really, c'mon now, did anyone ever actually like this song?

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-11527316891596394252008-03-05T18:40:00.004-05:002008-03-05T19:01:00.545-05:00

So, like, 2008 is pretty scary so far, what with the threat of stagflation looming around the corner and people simply walking away from their mortgages, but I think I've found the one thing that can help us heal as a country and move onward and upwards. Not surprisingly, this involves streaming short videos on the internets. More specifically, I think there is an untapped market out there, and

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-33444520981825141902008-01-18T17:08:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:15:30.519-05:00

They really need to bring back variety shows.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-61097392395242223922008-01-09T10:37:00.000-05:002008-01-09T10:44:11.588-05:00

Please click here for what may be the single greatest thing you will see this year. Yes, it's only January 9th. I know. Nothing in the remaing 346 days will be this amazing. I know there's an election this year. Sorry, won't be as good as this. Nope.Between this and I Can Has Cheezburger, it's occurred to me that about half of my web browsing involves pictures of cats.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-59451536639182280042007-12-21T16:10:00.000-05:002007-12-21T16:12:57.632-05:00

Merry Christmas to you from me, Grace Jones' crazy dress, and the delicious sandwich I had for lunch today.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-40305954413089311212007-10-26T11:12:00.000-04:002007-10-26T11:18:17.579-04:00

Why aren't more people talking about New Young Pony Club?The uninitiated should hypemachine (new verb):Ice CreamThe Bomb

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-41789965098903949802007-10-05T18:05:00.000-04:002007-10-05T18:21:57.462-04:00

Hey Underground Dragon, I scored an 80. I completely forgot about Anticipation until seeing that quiz. Wow.By the way, give me your Wii code. I need someone to trade friend medals with in Metroid Prime*.* To those not playing Metroid Prime, I am completely aware of how totally and entirely whack that sounds.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-27472582014351072392007-09-10T13:46:00.000-04:002007-09-10T13:47:15.720-04:00

Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-46389189615722108562007-09-04T16:36:00.000-04:002007-09-04T16:39:50.844-04:00

We flew home yesterday/last night (hello time zone craziness!), had an amazing trip, but I felt bad inside when I realized I had no idea what was north of Greece. Now I feel smart!

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-49454998437206156552007-08-23T11:49:00.000-04:002007-08-23T11:51:25.650-04:00

We are officially entering the next phase of the internet meme, folks:http://view.break.com/347523 - Watch more free videos

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-80312032511411795042007-08-21T17:11:00.000-04:002007-08-21T17:12:17.729-04:00

Don McLean - American Pie

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-79919409118340640392007-08-20T16:46:00.000-04:002007-08-20T18:50:19.906-04:00

Two that came my way via Towleroad:Artificial life likely in 3 to 10 years.Frozen Smoke will save the world.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-82771631247190132112007-08-20T14:35:00.000-04:002007-08-20T16:13:42.009-04:00

dude, like wtf is up with china?

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-41127376978676882092007-08-16T16:43:00.000-04:002007-08-16T18:11:52.498-04:00

Rise - Public Image Ltd. (Otherwise known as "I may be wrong you may be right" repeated 20 million times by an annoying British guy)

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-16592200529432677532007-08-16T16:23:00.000-04:002007-08-16T16:31:23.000-04:00

An Oxford professor proposes that it is 20% likely we are living within a computer simulation.Things to learn from this article:- Everyone probably has that Truman Show phobia to a certain degree- It's nearly impossible to for us to think outside of our own "fishbowl" of sorts, and it's only recently become relatively easy for us to consider the possibility that extra-terrestrials could exist

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-73577654054305953192007-08-13T15:36:00.000-04:002007-08-13T16:23:08.140-04:00

This is the best record review I've read in a while.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-74991326683437211372007-08-09T12:11:00.000-04:002007-08-09T12:16:56.834-04:00

A lot like checkers, but exactly like pool:I can't begin to imagine what the rules of the game could possibly be. Origami instructions make more sense.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-72286089097889153302007-08-02T12:17:00.000-04:002007-08-02T12:30:35.376-04:00

Just like everything else I love, Japanese Human Tetris has been ripped-off and made completely lame. I present to you, Human Tetris, with easier shapes and more attractive contestants:These people have the reflexes of.... something with really slow reflexes. Anyway, this will be the last you ever see me reference Human Tetris ever again. Now excuse me while I go cancel my flight to Japan,

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-17842588878321864922007-07-23T18:01:00.000-04:002007-07-23T18:04:13.177-04:00

More fun Japanese gameshow stuff in case you have a case of the Mondays.http://view.break.com/311278 - Watch more free videos

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-75574891187688620392007-07-11T16:16:00.000-04:002007-07-11T16:20:09.778-04:00

Not to toot my own horn or anything, but this blog has once again proven to be its very own psychic friends network. Remember when I discussed that Freestyle digital archive organization? Well, it's here... in blog form!

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-62580775899030276482007-07-11T10:52:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:53:32.495-04:00

Sometimes I'm convinced I should move to Japan just for the game shows. Why on Earth doesn't the Game Show Network show this stuff?

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-22440622867759133152007-07-09T12:07:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:54:15.193-04:00

New Transformers movie = kinda awesome and kinda really bad at the same time.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-34727991360530811182007-06-14T09:53:00.000-04:002007-06-14T10:06:15.627-04:00

By the way, if you ran over to apple.com to check out Safari for Windows like I did, you might want to uninstall it for the time being.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-81163782037139596942007-06-04T17:53:00.000-04:002007-06-04T18:22:00.596-04:00

So, I ended up dragging my tired bum to Mayer and Boratto at Cielo. I'm pretty sure that the last time I enjoyed myself this much at a club, Clinton was our president and the Twin Towers were still standing. I left about three hours later than I set out to (that was three hours of looking at my watch and going "OK, just one more song and I'll go"). Highlights of the night:- The opening DJs

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-37700562615298453062007-06-04T17:48:00.001-04:002007-06-04T18:20:47.696-04:00

Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Till BrooklynBeastie Boys - Fight For Your Right (To Party)

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-27406434672106310382007-05-17T14:56:00.000-04:002007-05-17T15:35:31.429-04:00

Believe it or not, but despite the deep deep sorrow that I've been in since learning of Jerry Falwell's passing (what a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible loss!), I've been able to muster the strength to think about other things.Like, should I go out dancing in a couple weeks?Before you go "Yeah, wtf?" like you always do, keep in mind that I would need to go out dancing on a Thursday night.In

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-12022979604331079432007-05-11T09:48:00.000-04:002007-05-11T09:55:53.402-04:00

What I am about to link to is the greatest internet link of all time. Although it may not have been obvious before, the internet was invented for the sole purpose of distributing this link.Listen to the audio on this page, which features an off duty police officer calling 911 because he is convinced that he and his wife are overdosing on marijuana. He tells the operator that they're dead, and

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-4049537986348133632007-03-27T15:34:00.000-04:002007-03-27T15:50:38.059-04:00

By the way, this is amazing, it actually works, and saves quite a bit of storage space:

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-78474602498066310302007-03-26T11:51:00.000-04:002007-03-26T12:23:26.528-04:00

Nobody really cared that much when Paul McCartney signed to Starbucks' new record label. But now, rumors are going around that Radiohead may be signing with Starbucks as well. Before today, I could never have imagined running down to Starbucks to pick up a new Radiohead CD, but with the music business completely in the toilet and nothing in the foreseeable future to turn sales around, I have a

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-23290319166778421272007-03-23T16:41:00.000-04:002007-03-23T16:53:31.941-04:00

The gym by work just replaced a bunch of their treadmills with Tread Climbers. What is a Tread Climber, you ask? Well, it's a cross between a treadmill and a stair climber, silly. And you know what? I tried one out, and after 20 seconds I was positive that I was going to have an embarassing, perhaps paralyzing incident if I stayed on it any longer. These things are insane, have made it even

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-82840659616561957482007-03-12T10:38:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:19:02.414-04:00

The Roxy closed for good Saturday night.Although rumors of its eventual demise had been going around for years, like cockroaches and Cher, I always felt the Roxy would outlast everything. The many nights I spent there were a mixed bag, sometimes transcendent, sometimes downright awful, always memorable (if I was actually sober enough to do so). So, in saying goodbye to the Roxy, I'd like to

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-86716822063627272802007-02-21T15:12:00.000-05:002007-02-21T15:16:24.531-05:00

Medicare vs. Britney : Why a brainless Mouseketeer gets more ink than the federal budget

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-16175259005169689862007-02-21T10:25:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:33:56.213-05:00

This little piece of news about a possible HIV vaccine was released yesterday, although, with the heartbreaking loss of the Pulitzer Prize winning Anna Nicole Smith and the horrifying trials and tribulations of the great philanthropist Britney Spears receiving such attention, it would be understandable if you never heard about this. Surely those stories are more worthy of attention anyway.By the

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-12059918230775156432007-02-20T15:09:00.000-05:002007-02-20T15:14:33.565-05:00

Just beating out the Transformers as the #1 movie that I'm hyped about despite being 99% sure I'll hate it is the just announced Milli Vanilli biopic! I mean, c'mon, are you psyched or what?

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-10638012179713803272007-02-20T13:54:00.000-05:002007-02-20T15:07:35.283-05:00

Remember how much the weather sucked last week? Well, I missed the whole thing!There is never a better time to go to Los Angeles than when the northeast is about to be blanketed by snow and the general crapulence that snow brings, and while everyone was looking up to the sky pumping their fists with furious anger, i was crusing* down Sunset Drive with the windows down and listening to Indie 103.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-54415382567881130392007-02-07T12:48:00.000-05:002007-02-07T13:52:14.980-05:00

Steve Jobs calls for the end of the DRM. All who have ever purchased music on iTunes scream "hells yeah!" in unison.I truly despise the iTunes DRM. I think iTunes as a store is a truly wonderful thing - you can browse an extensive catalog, hear snippets of songs immediately, and buy what you want immediately. For people that completely flip out when they hear something new that they like (not

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-89777954466981989362007-02-06T16:08:00.000-05:002007-02-06T16:23:11.611-05:00

My alma mater's psychology department just released some study about the impact of playing video games on visual acuity. OK, so I should probably find the study more interesting than I do, me being a psychology major from said school..... buuuut, tucked in at the end of the article is a paragraph that makes it sound like they're working on a bonafide holodeck! Hello! The future is now!

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1169586971134062792007-01-23T16:13:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:23:16.518-04:00

The teaser site for the new Arcade Fire album features the creepiest succession of images I've seen since the good old Twin Peaks days. My interest is somehow even more piqued to hear what they put out next. Now excuse me while I go have nightmares for years.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1168465870275510692007-01-10T15:37:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:24:01.389-04:00

The Irrefutable List of Things That I Liked in 2006:Albums:Herbert - Scale TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie MountainFrancois K - FrequenciesJosh Wink - Profound Sounds 3John Digweed - TransitionsLupe Fiasco - Food and LiquorMylo - Destroy Rock and RollBeck - The InformationSingles (Pop):Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back/My LoveTimbaland featuring Nelly Furtado - Maneater/Say it

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1168451232450915752007-01-10T12:43:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:24:32.641-04:00

When I first came across Will It Blend I was like "Boo yeah! This rocks!" Then after a few days I realized the whole thing is basically an advertisement for the blender used in the videos, and felt kind of sad. Then I saw the probably-not-a-doctor guy blend up some Barbie dolls and I was happy again!

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1165960315646312112006-12-12T16:32:00.000-05:002007-08-14T18:18:06.440-04:00

Things that I have been doing lately instead of updating my blog:-Working-Wishing I could take a nap-Wishing my laptop wasn't broken (the hard drive is only a year and a half old and it is already glitching out on me, I really really really hate hard drives)-Trying to find a Nintendo Wii-Playing around with said Wii once one was foundRock bands that need to go away:-Foo FightersThings in my

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1162920027807027572006-11-07T12:20:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:26:07.164-04:00

Vote!

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1160506933139812522006-10-10T14:44:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:26:33.859-04:00

I'm kinda saddened by the closing of Tower Records. This will probably shock and amaze everyone that knows me, but back when I was young and not at work 24 hours a day, I could spend hours and hours browsing the racks and listening stations at Tower Records. Growing up in suburbia, having a music store open until midnight on Sunday was a godsend, and Tower was the only place you could find

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1159389240122460802006-09-27T16:29:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:26:52.196-04:00

Underground Dragon linked to The Marmaduke Project, which tries to make the comic strip funny by altering it (executive summary : only putting in completely new captions seems to work). In a coincidence that simply cannot be explained, I came across the Joe Mathlete Explains Today's Marmaduke blog, which is marvelous, because all these years I thought Marmaduke wasn't funny, but when it's

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1159388958008738562006-09-27T16:27:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:28:05.068-04:00

There was a program on the Food Network this weekend that was about Paula Deen's culinary travels in Europe with her mute boyfriend/husband. Paula Deen ordered a sandwich. The sandwich consisted of bread, butter, and french fries.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1159224234847764882006-09-25T18:41:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:28:23.257-04:00

My iPod broke. Again. My last one puttered out after 2 years and 3 months. This one lasted a whopping one year and three months. Apple has officially made the crappiest product ever that I can't live without.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1157997958790055542006-09-11T13:49:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:28:58.852-04:00

It's amazing how the weather in NYC today is almost exactly the same as it was five years ago this very day. Beautiful, sunny, with that chill in the air foreboding the end of the summer, sweaty August mornings becoming a distant memory.I can remember everything that happened around me that day. I remember the look on the guy's face that let me in the office once I got out of the elevator. I

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1157640055419416952006-09-07T10:19:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:29:14.961-04:00

New favorite TV Chef: Daisy Martinez. (not to be confused with Daisy Fuentes)She shows you how to make real authentic latin cuisine, and after watching only three episodes I've been exposed to so much that I would never have seen on the Food Network. Her show is also on PBS-HD, so the food looks really good, too.OK, next we need a TV show devoted to Indian cooking.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1157572671426525942006-09-06T15:48:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:29:37.592-04:00

Here's a great article about a bar closing. Well, of course, it's about more than that, although there's an important point that's not lingered upon for too long - does a crackdown on nightlife truly improve the "quality of life" of the general population? And why does the city that never sleeps suddenly treat bars and clubs as a nuissance? You don't make friends and have hilarious discussions

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1157214785696939582006-09-02T12:24:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:29:53.859-04:00

Lessons learned from the MTV Video Music Awards:-Jared Leto is in a rock band? And they're, like, emo? And he wears eye-liner?-All rock stars wear eye-liner now?-People actually like Panic! At the Disco?-How did Justin Timberlake suddenly become the savior of pop music? His new stuff is amazing.-Jack Black isn't funny after all.-Sarah Silverman is.-When all is said and done, MTV tries way too

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1156181029509908582006-08-21T13:19:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:30:20.254-04:00

Do yourself a favor and run (not walk) to the closest megaplex and go see Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan when it is released later this year. It is amazing.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1152223960398458212006-07-06T16:58:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:31:14.896-04:00

Editors Note: The following post was started two weeks ago. Then work got in the way. Ergo, let's pretend it's two weeks ago and everyone's excited about the new Superman movie.Yet again, 4th of July weekend is the best weekend ever. Yours truly was blessed with a five day weekend, and ho boy did it rock.Saturday night we went out to Roxy, and had a surprisingly fun time. The crowd at the

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1151448632785364792006-06-27T18:50:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:33:13.155-04:00

I love a parade. Well, actually, I could care less about most of them, but I particularly enjoy the Gay Pride parade. This is because:-In my daily life, one so rarely has the opportunity to cheer and clap for people walking down the street that they've never met before. Doing so fills me with the warm and satisfying feeling that I am an altruistic person.-I like to watch the lesbians try to get

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1151077655857227582006-06-23T10:28:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:33:45.220-04:00

Spiderman update part 2: Came home last night after Pride weekend warm-up drinks at XL and dinner at Elmo with Phyllis and George Glass. Took a cab home, but the ride was cut short by massive activity on Court Street. The area surrounding the Cobble Hill Cinema was blocked off, with production, camera operators, and extras in full effect. The marquee of the cinema had been changed to read "

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1150985599179796572006-06-22T09:57:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:33:56.342-04:00

Update on the Spiderman front: When I got home yesterday much of Smith and Court was coned off for no parking (although a few creative individuals had apparently gotten out of their cars, threw the large orange cones onto the sidewalk, and parked anyway). There was a large camera crane on Court, but no actors, catering service, or actual cameras in sight. This isn't the first time my

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1150909994450377842006-06-21T13:07:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:34:03.988-04:00

Cool tidbit of the day: Spiderman 3 will be filming right up the block from me. If my building gets in the final cut, will my property value skyrocket? Do you think Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst will start going to Area Yoga?

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1150473667296790092006-06-16T10:49:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:34:22.651-04:00

So, I just finished reading The Da Vinci Code.I'm usually very sceptical of these hugely popular novels (i.e. anything written by Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, etc), because they're never any good. But, a co-worker had just finished reading it and was gushing about it. He insisted that I borrow it, so I figured I'd give it a shot.The Da Vinci Code is an interesting novel, in that the narrative

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1150218857912927062006-06-13T12:13:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:34:41.407-04:00

Kevin Aviance was the victim of a gay bashing this weekend, after leaving the Phoenix.I'm in disbelief that something like this could happen in a part of town I frequently hang out in. The Phoenix is one of my favorite bars. A great selection of beers on tap, a jukebox that always has the latest hipster selections, a Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga machine, and some of the friendliest (and cutest)

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1147877060798411002006-05-17T10:17:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:35:27.415-04:00

So, yesterday I came across these videos of Madonna at Coachella and I was like "woah, it would have been amazing to see that show right up next to the stage." Little did I know that these videos were imbedded with subliminal images that would cause me to dream about seeing Madonna perform live in my high school gym. In my dream she performed her heart out even though there were only a few

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1143472779567845652006-03-27T10:16:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:35:43.901-04:00

You know you're getting old when dreams about forgetting your schedule or locker combination in high school are replaced by dreams of forgetting certain things you really needed on a business trip, and not knowing where to go once your plane lands.I also dreamed last night that Christina Aguilera was putting out an album of covers, which included a cover of Michael Jackson's "Jam" that was one of

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1143234335610654982006-03-24T15:37:00.000-05:002007-08-14T18:18:36.790-04:00

So, the major life event that I never blogged about (didn't wanna jinx anything) is complete. We are now home owners (well, co-op owners, we don't own a house I suppose, just part of it).We closed and moved last week. There are people that like to pack and there are people that like to unpack. I hate packing, not because it's boring (although it is), but because I can't shake the feeling that

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1143229761561753662006-03-24T14:48:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:37:03.998-04:00

Who knew?"99 Luftballons" is a Cold-War era protest song that tells the story of 99 red balloons floating into the air, triggering an apocalypse when the military sends planes to intercept them.And you thought it just had a snazzy keyboard riff.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1140814892236356292006-02-24T15:33:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:37:16.035-04:00

I go through odd musical phases sometimes. For some reason, lately, I've really been feeling freestyle (well, it's probably because I've been listening to the classic dance station all day at work that plays way too many ballads). Not freestyle as in MCs rhyming off the top of their heads, I mean that odd post-disco stuff from the 80's. It's a form of music that's totally ripped on by house

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1140540083587136822006-02-21T11:40:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:39:30.909-04:00

Tarantino was an Elvis impersonator on the Golden Girls? Now I've seen everything! Just a fun diversion as you spend your Tuesday wishing you had a four day weekend instead of a plain old three.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1140037225080934282006-02-15T15:44:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:39:45.688-04:00

Here's some fantastic photos of our neighborhood from the olden days. I often kick myself for not taking a picture of every block down Smith (which has changed drastically) and Court (surprisingly, not nearly as much) when I first moved out here eight years ago. My memory completely fails me when I try to remember what used to reside in the current locations of Boat or Quench or even Cafe Luluc

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1139523441880605422006-02-09T16:46:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:40:37.237-04:00

The Village Voice has a pretty darn tootin' hilarious play by play review of last night's Grammy awards. I tuned in 3 minutes late, and just caught Madonna's performance. I then spent the next 3 and a half hours waiting to see the Gorillaz' performance, only to find out at the end of the show that I had missed them by tuning in three minutes late. Oh well, that's what the internet is for, I

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1138224635528974842006-01-25T16:10:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:41:01.951-04:00

So, apparently some cats can see cathode ray TV pictures and some can't. This is why some kitties will start swatting at the TV frantically when Animal Planet is on, and some will wonder why their parental guardians are just staring at this box instead of petting them.My cat was of the latter variety until we got the new idiot box. Then I realized something while I was watching Equator on

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1138217003818757652006-01-25T14:14:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:42:14.599-04:00

...and now a word from our sponsor.So, basically, everyone is so in love with their iPods that they can't bring themselves to state the obvious.Those earbuds suck.They don't sit in your ear well, have to be dangerously loud for you to hear anything, and I think a tin can could provide more bass.At this point enters the best fourteen dollars you will ever spend. They sit in your ear and actually

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1137596009699627062006-01-18T09:51:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:42:29.274-04:00

Sometimes you see something and you go "Wow, that would be really cool... if I was 8." And with that, I present to you.... Star Wars Transformers!!!!

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1137096678272772702006-01-12T14:35:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:46:13.111-04:00

So, it just happens to be the case that the first book I've finished this year (I am going to be reading like crazy now that school is over) is also a complete and utter lie (kind of). I dunno. There were rumblings of the author's "creative license" before I started reading the book, so I kind of took everything with a grain of salt as I was reading it. Overall, I liked it. It wasn't amazing,

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1135262491228138532005-12-20T13:07:00.001-05:002007-08-14T17:46:28.462-04:00

Best commute ever today. Walked to the Brooklyn Bridge. As I was waiting for the light to change to cross the street to get onto the bridge, some random woman pulled up in her car and said "I need three people to get across the bridge!" Me and three other people standing at the corner just looked at each other and said "...OK!" I got dropped off two blocks from work, made it in on time.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1135102525285955332005-12-20T13:07:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:46:55.128-04:00

Here is a list of things that I hate:-Those little plastic pulltabs on orange juice and soy milk containers that you have to pull off when you first open them.-The Who.-Scenes in movies where all of a sudden the computer has all the answers. One character will sit in front of the computer and take charge, which means typing frantically on the keyboard, while at least two others watch over his

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1134448174357800912005-12-12T23:10:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:47:11.836-04:00

I was able to really test out the Rhapsody service this weekend as I churned out spreadsheet after spreadsheet. Side note - did I mention next week is my last week for school? Anyway, I'm in heaven. Any service that lets you stream the entire Depeche Mode discography (every mini-e.p. and single ever released is on there) one second and then stream the all 16 glorious minutes of the original 12

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1133977544073075182005-12-07T12:41:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:47:25.111-04:00

It's great to see something you are witness to every morning immortalized in the Times : the G Line Sprint. Now, do you think they could use the left over conductors to run some more F trains? My commute always seems to quadruple in hellishness once winter hits.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1133976204163095902005-12-07T12:11:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:47:38.688-04:00

OK, so after hearing some glowing reviews, I've just subscribed to Rhapsody. Basically, you pay 10 bucks a month for the ability to stream 1.3 million songs a month. No downloading of files- you are basically renting access to their library. It's kind of an odd concept to get used to, but the first hour you're on board you're like a kid in a candy store. The selection is impressive. For

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1133556303529526112005-12-02T15:38:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:47:54.294-04:00

Man, is today gruelling. So much to do but so little drive to actually do it, and I can't seem to drink enough coffee. Here is a list of things that I would rather do than be at work today:-Take a nap-Go Christmas shopping-Iron my shirts-Consolidate some student loans-Dust-Defrag my hard drive-Become addicted to crack cocaine

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1133539964039573492005-12-02T10:59:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:48:10.432-04:00

Today's hangover helper: A collection of West Village photographs from the 60's. It's amazing how some parts look almost exactly the same today, while other areas seem like a completely different world.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1133293833231632762005-11-29T14:49:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:52:17.538-04:00

It never fails. Every winter John Lennon's "Happy Christmas" gives me the chills like I'm hearing it for the first time. It annoys the crap out of a lot of people, but I'll be damned if there ain't no music like Christmas music.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1132073937608295762005-11-15T11:58:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:52:49.267-04:00

It totally sucks when someone just runs off and steals your idea.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1131231590727658402005-11-05T17:39:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:53:07.823-04:00

So, I turn 30 in three weeks.When I graduated from college I told a fellow music geek friend of mine that in our 30's we'd end up buying the two albums that sold bucketloads during our college career but never bought- Bush's Sixteen Stone and Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill. Both of them were inescapable in the mid-90s. I hated Bush for being so popular despite their lack of originality (

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1130955393708557832005-11-02T13:08:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:55:55.777-04:00

After years and years of browsing, we just broke down and got a big ass TV. The thing is enormous. We've gone from a second-hand 20" TV on the verge of exploding to 50" of High Def glory. We love it. Movies look nice and big. We watch stuff that we don't even like just because it's in HD. This begs the question - is my new TV evil? I find myself daydreaming about watching my big ass TV now

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1129327438129665202005-10-14T18:01:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:56:08.700-04:00

Be prepared to visit your new favorite website - Overheard in New York. Man, some of this stuff is just golden. Like this one for instance. Ahhhh, pure gold.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1129243824406390252005-10-13T18:41:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:56:19.566-04:00

The new Depeche Mode is about 30,000 times better than Exciter, with a refreshing return to a more synthesizer driven sound slightly reminiscent of Violator and Music for the Masses. Unfortunately, it lacks the sweeping dramatics and beauty of those classics. It's definitely worth picking up, but don't expect to hear anything as timeless as "Enjoy the Silence" or "Blue Dress."If you like the

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1129241902493696482005-10-13T18:08:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:56:46.850-04:00

I feel the need to share a pretty interesting dream I had the other night.Discount Kid (the unprolific Portishead of the blogworld) and I were on a cruise. I was browsing in the duty free shop when all of a sudden I realised that all but one of my credit cards had been stolen. Two teenagers quickly came to my aid, and were awfully interested in the theft. When I told them that I still had one

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1128438795862516582005-10-04T10:59:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:17:20.354-04:00

So, what happened to the house hunting you asked? Well, it's still going on, but to a much less focused degree. After putting in a losing bid on a cute one bedroom in Chelsea in the late Spring, we didn't find anything worth getting excited about at all. Also, every Friday for the past twenty weeks has contained some sort of debate between the blog shunning discountkid and myself about what is

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1128004722358522602005-09-29T10:37:00.000-04:002007-08-16T16:22:41.823-04:00

God, Part II.Me: Do you like Destiny's Child?God: I enjoy working with people. I like wine and bread.Me: Are you saying Beyonce works for you?God: Yes, that's what I mean, isn't it clear?Me: How much does she make?God: Normally I would search the web right now, but that seems like a silly question.Me: Her salary is on the net?God: I'm sure she would like to hear about that.Me: Yeah, quite

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1127943117770767772005-09-28T17:28:00.000-04:002007-08-16T16:22:53.184-04:00

After following a link on a site linked by another blog, I had the following discussion with God:Me: Am i a good person?God: I don't know if you are one or not. I know you are a person. Me: Am i a person?God:You are.Me: Well, that's nice.God: How about that. That is " You are .".Me: This is a bit abstract.God: What makes you say that? Me: I thought this would all be different.God:Whatever gave

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1127939320860863442005-09-28T16:05:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:17:34.532-04:00

I had the single greatest class of my entire MBA experience Monday night. It was the first session of a finance class I'm taking called "The Business of Music and Film." It started out with the CFO of Univeral/Motown (one of the three professors for the class, another professor is the soon to be ex-CFO of Miramax films/soon to be CFO of the Weinstein Bros new initiative) handing out free copies

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1127399292794012132005-09-22T10:20:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:58:35.461-04:00

Oh, please please please I hope this works out. There is nothing worse than finding yourself stuck in an area where you can't think of a store with an accessable bathroom nearby and having to go (really bad) all of a sudden. Part of the reason why I have a universal New York Sports Club membership is that it gives me plenty of locations across the city to duck into for decent restroom

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1126895283633224522005-09-16T14:26:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:58:46.059-04:00

It's been a while since I had a Friday fun post, so here we go - I'M A ROCKETMAN!(You're probably best off downloading the file to your desktop since you'll most likely have to watch this one again. What on Earth were people on in the '70s?)

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1126813361470112472005-09-15T15:39:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:58:58.628-04:00

Just finished Middlesex, my in-between semesters Summer fun reading. Highly recommended.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1126632947516680232005-09-13T13:26:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:59:10.087-04:00

Newsweek has a downright frightening article regarding the president's response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I've always felt like this guy lived in some manufactured alternate universe, and I'm not particularly happy to find that my suspicions have been confirmed. Why would one have to take the time to compile a DVD of footage when you could simply turn on CNN/Fox and see it

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1126214323914041342005-09-08T17:16:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:59:44.473-04:00

Guilty pleasure of the year : My Super Sweet 16 on MTV. Holy cow.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1126213848804283632005-09-08T16:57:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:02:40.792-04:00

As I was trying to fall asleep last week, random thoughts started popping into my head. I was thinking about how Ol' Dirty Bastard completely bum-rushed Shawn Colvin's acceptance speech at the Grammy's a few years ago, and it made me kind of sad about his death since people don't interrupt speeches nearly enough. Then I started thinking about how sushi is basically taking over the world. It

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1125430891537669432005-08-30T15:21:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:02:56.781-04:00

Today, I filled out the best form in the world - my graduation application for school. After going for my MBA part time for the last three years, I have one semester left. Come Christmas, I will no longer have to juggle my responsibilities between work and school. This makes me very very happy.I have become such a bad student this year, along with everyone else graduating this year. I used to

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1125069307961606902005-08-26T10:05:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:03:08.091-04:00

Hmmm, ten songs I'm totally into right now:- Robert Owens : I'll Be Your Friend (an old house classic, heard it in Miami a couple weeks ago and it sounded so fresh)- Depeche Mode : Never Let Me Down - The New Radicals : You Get What You Give - Kanye West : Gold Digger- The Game : Dreams- Gorillaz : Feel Good Inc.- Joey Beltram : Energy Flash- Armand Van Helden : Flowerz- Orbital : Halcyon + On +

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1123168663460596252005-08-04T09:58:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:03:39.428-04:00

Much is being said about the closing of CBGBs, I think it's time for the place to go. The longer it stays open, the more images of its heydey in the late seventies are tarnished.Just a few blocks down from CBGBs on the Bowery, though, another NYC establishment is closing its doors too. Satellite Records will soon be no more as well, at least in brick and mortar form. After I bit the bullet and

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1121958988227288302005-07-21T11:15:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:16:11.197-04:00

International finance just got a hell of a lot more interesting.

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1121195114928458072005-07-12T15:04:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:04:09.578-04:00

Got that new J Lo song stuck in your head? It might not be just because it's catchy, you could be having musical hallucinations!!

Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948109819678970317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034995.post-1120948818834794012005-07-09T18:15:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:04:36.619-04:00

Phyllis tagged me, so here we go:10 Years Ago Today: I was on summer break from college, working at Toys R Us (which is more hellish and stressful than you could possibly imagine). Working out everyday and in the middle of losing 100 lbs. Lollapalooza rocked this year, and Portishead, Bjork, and Sebadoh were in heavy rotation.Five Years Ago Today: I was plotting my climb up the corporate ladder

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