I told her she'd like it.

Lol, click the link to see more. 

No, it's not that, you're nasty.

But I do like where you're head's at.

Major 2009 Films, all in 7 Min?

Sure, why not.

(may contain some spoilers).

This Guy Wins teh Interwebz today.

LOL-truth in Advertising

I kinda liked the new iPod commercial (hated the product, but liked the commercial).
Then these guys explained why I liked it.

Random tweets from other people

cupcake could be a euphemism for brains. From now on, when yelling at stupid people, I will say "use your cupcake!"
                                                                    - @bossypally




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Epic! overheard in the office: I'd rather load a shotgun full of ninja stars and shoot myself in the vagina then do this
                                                                    - @baybdoli

Pretty Awesome Short Film

after I watched this I thought:

1.) This 5 min film with no dialogue has a lot more plot progression and commentary than most 90-120 min movies I've watched in the last few years.
2.)  That's a lot of scenes to have to shoot three times each.
3.)  Damn, why'd everything have to get fucked up like that?
4.)  Brunettes rock.

Enjoy

Tell me this is not possibly the greatest thing ever

Shredder Hoodie!!!

I mean, just look at the 1 review it's already gotten:

Pros: Comfortable, Flattering, Great Colors, Soft, Stylish

Best Uses: Casual Wear, Night Out, Special Occasions, Wear To Work

Obligatory Year-in-Review Facts

New York is one of probably only 2 or 3 cities I'd ever leave Phoenix for.  Every second I've spent in NYC has been a discovery, including many personal discoveries.  From the bare brick fascades to the places where millions of people before you have been (I saw the freaking pew where George Washington went to pray immediately after being sworn in, for God sakes), my trips have made it pretty clear that the worst thing we lack in Phoenix is our collective history.  Maybe that's why I love living downtown.  All the old houses, all the re-purposed buildings that still keep the neighborhoods vibrant.  Coffee at the Gold Spot, cocktails at Hanny's.  Walking down my block and it's clear that this road was meant for the old colonial-style houses that used to make Portland Park a place to be.  I despise urban sprawl's effect to push us farther from each other and people who buy into the concept of wanting to live their entire lives in suburbs.  If that's what you really want, move to a small town.

I live in the city because I want to LIVE the city, not just sleep, eat and work here.



P.S.  I also love sweet potatoes, Alicia.

No Lie, this is one of my favorite videos of all time.

Maybe because I've been a Mos Def fan since 98, and probably also because I have trouble thinking of many Alicia Keys songs I don't like.  But primarily, the message of the song is awesome.  To think that you're living in the big city, going about your daily business and you probably pass by dozens if not hundreds of people, and you only really know a few of them, if any.  And you may never know that there was that one shy person who could have totally been the right match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJiLcNQdye4

100 things about me. Parts 1 - 25

I stole the concept of this list from another blog  (brainyjane22.wordpress.com), but the facts below are all adapted to be true about me.

1. I was born May 22nd, 1982.  My mother spent 24-hours in labor with me before I was shorn from her womb like McDuff. 
2. I really like juice boxes.  I'm neutral on Capri Suns.  I wish someone made a 40oz juice box.
3. Buying books gives me a high.
4. My favorite fruit is oranges, but I eat strawberries and bananas more often
5. I want to visit Israel, London and Madrid. I never want to go back to Mexico.
6. In high school we frequently convinced the bus driver to take us thru the McDonald's drive-thru.
7. My favourite ‘kid friendly’ joke is still the "frayed knot" one.
8. “What up!” (channeling Barney Stinson) is my favourite thing to yell when I’m excited
9. I can play the piano only in my dreams.  I also solve crimes in my dreams and once dated Golda Meir & Gweneth Paltrow simultaneously. 
10. I’m much more productive in the summer, which further proves my theory that I am solar powered.
11. I think Janet Jackson is either overrated or underemployed.  I feel the same about a lot of "pop stars"
12. I have a tin star.  Not sure that makes me a real law man.
13. I apologize many times, but rarely say "I'm sorry" unless I really am.
14. I do not own a Dave Matthew's cd.  Why own a song that sounds like my GF in her sleep.
15. I prefer Cat Stevens to Sheryl Crow, but I would not like to be named Cat.
16. I can only wear watches for a limited timespan.  I'm glad beepers/cellphones were invented to tell time.
17. I can do the robot, but I also greatly fear robot-apocolypse.
18. When I don’t think I’ve explained myself as clearly as I could have, I use my hands to chop the conversation and take control back.
19. My mother always liked carnations.  I don't understand girls who hate them.
20. I like to say I'm excellent at roulette.  I am not excellent at making ballsy bets, though.
21. I’m excellent at talking without saying anything.
22. I love bacon like nobody's business.
23. i like extremely violent weather.  387 days of sun each year will do that do you.
24. I always fall asleep on road trips.  Even "road trips" to the corner store.
25. John Krasinski is no Martin Freeman.  This is the reason The Office is horrible here.

I know I haven't listened to really anything you've offered at all lately.  I wholly admit I've been going around, catching up on early decade rock-and-roll and wondering what I missed over there, and probably feeling too gentrified to still relish your grit and drive.  And yes, I very rarely rock my Wu-Tang hoodie or watch BET anymore.

Bottom line, though, I used to love hip-hop, and I still debate the fling every now and again.


Then when I hear something like the song below, or a really tough Jay-Z or Ghostface track, it's like I'm 17 again, living in the hood, going across town to go to school, working downtown and finding my way in the world all over again.

Am I a prodigal son?  Or a turncoat?  Or a sellout?  I'm pretty sure my falling out with hip-hop is pretty clearly related to my moves to better neighborhoods and away from the hardships I used to have to live with.  Nowadays it's pretty odd to imagine living out the lyrics to your average hip-hop song, but a decade ago, that's pretty much what I was doing. The highs and the lows and the pie-in-the-sky optimism were elements that narrated my regular circles. 

I don't really know that this is a question with any better answer than to just enjoy a song.

Random Quote from a Blog I like

"Also, I would just like to give a quick geography lesson.  “Across the pond” was defined as an award for non-North Americans.  Almost half of the people nominated were Canadians!  Canada is not non-North America.  Canada is very much North America.  Canada shares a very large border with the US. Canada is America’s Hat."

                                                                                                                       -- From 20SB's blog.

Because I just love this video...

1.)  I am Catholic
2.)  I am thoroughly Zionist
3.)  I don't know how far back, but my paternal ancestors were thoroughly Hebrew.  C'mon, "Glass" is a pretty clear indicator
4.)  I just think this video is really funny.

Someday this is the only way to express yourself

What do clocks look like in YOUR house?

CP:  Did you microwave that tamale for 1:70?
Me: 1:70? ::puzzled::
CP:  Yeah, 1:70.  It says 2 minutes but I just did it for 1:70 and it was fine.
Me: Your microwave lets you do 1:70?
CP:  170 seconds.  Just under 2 minutes.
Me:  ::::more puzzled::::
CP:  Oh….. not 1:70…. I get it.  60 seconds, ha ha.  Ok. I mean, I put it in for 200…
Me:  You mean 2 minutes?
CP:  200 seconds
Me:  ::::am I the one that doesn't understand time??::::
CP:  200 is 2 minutes, right?  I just put if for 200 and stopped it with 30 seconds left, so that’s like 170, right?
Me:  2 minutes is 120 on my microwave. What’s your microwave look like?
CP:  Well I just put it for 200 and stopped it when it said 30…
Me:  …..we’re not putting you in charge of any countdowns.

Real Convo

From 5/23, but still applies.

Gf: "but where's your next blog that I'm in?"
me: "I don't seem to have one this week."
Gf: "that is wierd...."

Adventures in Sandwiches

Subway Girl*:  (points to card machine)  Is not working, is fine.
Me:  ::::hmmmm::::
SG:  It’s stuck.  See, nothing.  Is fine.
Me:  uhhh   (what does this mean??)
SG:  Is not working, is fine
Me:  ok   (do I just leave??)
SG:  Yeah
Me:  uhhh…
SG:  Is not working
Me:  (about to leave)
SG:   Oh, is working.  Let me see card again.
Me:  ::damn, there goes a free sandwich::

* this particular Subway girl has a crush on me that usually results in me getting better sandwiches and free cookies.

Hottest Women to Ever Play a Comic Character in Film

in order


1.)      Julie Newmar - Catwoman  
2.)      Malin Akerman - Silk Spectre
3.)      Michelle Pfieffer - Catwoman
4.)      Famke Jannsen - Jean Grey
5.)      Devon Aoki - Suki
6.)      Kirsten Dundst - Mary Jane Watson
7.)      Gweneth Paltrow - Pepper Potts
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16.)     Liz Tyler - Betsy Ross (waaayy better than Jennifer Connely)
17.)     Bryce Dallas Howard - Gwen Stacy  (not enough screen time)




**Eartha Kitt was only Catwoman on TV, otherwise she'd be #2 or #3.  Similar technicalities blocked Lynda Carter.   She can still lasso me if she wants.

If we don't knock this over soon, in 3,000 years, people will find this and stare at it, just like we do with Stonehenge

I have it on good authority (@Agent_M) that 1 out of every 13,400 bananas is actually a Sharkana.

Watch out.

This MUST be Marvel's Christmas present to me

IronMan 2 trailer.

- Tony Stark
- Scarlett as Black Widow
- Nick Fury not hidden at the end of a movie
- Mickey Rourke looks badass as the villian
- WarMachine in action

This is so much win!

True Christmas Spirit

Way to go Google.

A Chart to Learn.

If you don't learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it. I suggest you learn today before they write a song about you.

Merry Christmas to All

finally Michael Bay makes something worthwhile.

Enjoy

all stolen info, I don't know if it's true, but let's assume it is.

• In medieval England jurors weren't fed until they reached a decision.
• The Chinese used to scatter firecrackers around the house - as fire alarms.
• 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
• A child laughs about 400 times per day. Adults laugh about 15 times.
• The blood vessels of a blue whale are so wide that an adult trout could swim through them.
• Some beaver dams are more than 1,000 years old.
• Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female patients.
• 25% of Americans think Sherlock Holmes was a real person.
• The leading cause of death in Papua, New Guinea is falling out of a tree.
• Babies are born without kneecaps.
• In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.
• Los Angeles is 2cm closer to San Fransisco than it was a year ago.
• In her entire lifetime, Queen Isabella of Spain (1451-1504) bathed twice. King Louis XIV bathed three times.
• Per capita, the cities of Winnipeg and CALGARY drink the most Slurpees in the world.
• More than 50% of all the lakes in the world are in CANADA
• Belgians once tried to deliver mail using cats. (It didn't work.)

Yes, kiddos, everyone is an asshole.  Some might even be asswholes.  Get used to it.