Hello, Goodbye

For all you cat lovers and cat haters, here's a strange story about a woman who teaches kittens to swim...the hard way.

See you in another life, brother

Coming soon. I'm debating on waiting until the end of the season and then taking it all in at once, like I did for seasons one and two, or catching it on a weekly basis like a normal person. With the way time is just flying by these days, the weekly wait may seem tolerable enough.

And I see Michael's punkass is absent from the poster so maybe he's not coming back. Good. He brought nothing to season two besides his incessant "Waaalllllltt!!!" wailing. "Waaalllllltt!!!" "Gimme back my boy!" "Waaalllllltt!!!" "Waaalllllltt!!!" "Waaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllltt!!!"

Who were the ad wizards that came up with these?

It's amazing what passed for advertisements back in the day. More here.

You hairy bastards

I saw The Killers play almost two years ago in what ranks as my No. 1 concert experience. They were definitely one of the better-dressed bands I've ever seen take the stage too: four clean-shaven guys clad in blazers, dress shirts and fancy slacks with a keyboard covered in rhinestones no less. They're finally releasing their second album in October and I see they've come back from roaming the deserts of Nevada looking like dirtbags. Hopefully they didn't let their music go either.

I got the first single "When You Were Young" this morning and 13.5 hours later, I've listened to it 100+ times and counting according to iTunes. I guess I like it. If that's any indication, then I suppose their "make-over" hasn't affected their music. ...**cough** Metallica **cough**...

Better living through chemistry

The more I know about hot dogs, the less I like them. But that's not going to stop me from eating them.

Congratulations Dave Coulier

You have the dubious distinction of having a bad mullett. When people say mullett, they're already implying bad hair. But to have your mullett be described as bad is a rare gift.

I was looking for mayonnaise and I found the Silent Library guys

I had no problem with mayonnaise. I used to like it. That is, until I came to the PI where it seems to be the meat/fish/veggie condiment of choice. More than ketchup. More than cheese. More than air. Now I find mayonnaise pretty gross. And by gross, i mean Steven Seagal-attempting-coitus-gross. But that's besides the point.

It seems those Silent Library guys have made their way from la biblioteca and into the tv studio, subjecting themselves to more wholesome, network-friendly tortures. For me, mayonnaise has a fine balance between just enough and vomit-inducing so I'm impressed that these guys stomached so much mayo. Kampai!

Note that there's three parts but i've only linked to part two since that seemed to be the only one worthwhile. Part one features the poor sap who drew bad stink air, slapping machine and wasabi roll so that's how i know it's the same dudes. I'll remember that face anywhere.

I didn't know Steven Seagal was like this

Apparently David Hasselhoff and Eddie "My girl likes to party all the time" Murphy aren't the only tv/movie stars to try their hands as recording artists.

I'd believe Patrick Swayze or Corey Feldman (!) were musically
competent before I believed Steven Seagal could play guitar.

I didn't know Garfield was like this

He just looks so happy.

I am procrastinating

"I'm feeling kind of basic today. Top five side 1s, track 1s"...and so began another grand display of useless knowledge for John Cusack and crew in High Fidelity.

I guess it must've been a slow day at rollingstone.com because they compiled their Best First Songs on First Album list. They are:

Nine Inch Nails: “Head Like a Hole” on Pretty Hate Machine
The Stooges: “1969” on The Stooges
The Velvet Underground: “Sunday Morning” on The Velvet Underground and Nico
Oasis: “Rock ‘N’ Roll Star” on Definitely Maybe
NWA: “Straight Outta Compton” on Straight Outta Compton
The Modern Lovers: “Roadrunner” on The Modern Lovers
U2: “I Will Follow” on Boy
Patti Smith: “Gloria” on Horses
Eminem: “My Name Is” on The Slim Shady EP
Beck: “Loser” on Mellow Gold

The only problem I have with the list is that I've never heard some of them. But I definitely know the all-time top ten list of hidden tracks that start 8 minutes after the final song and last between 1 second and 12 minutes.

Always remember...

...Jessie Spano's meltdown. On your chest.

I want this

Those of you who have shopped for me in the past know how hard it is to do just that. It wouldn't be such a challenge if I wasn't so impulsive. The rest of my family is the same way so I feel your pain (Christmas is a very difficult time). So to alleviate any stress later on I'm letting you know that I want this game. It's strange and quirky and it involves music and rhythm so I must have it. I'd get it when it comes out in November but...

Red Card boozing

An interesting story showed up on cnn.com today, saying some New Zealand bars are using yellow and red cards to control rowdy drinkers. I think I'd much rather get carded than take shit from a bouncer. My favorite part of the story was this:

Although drinkers could treat the card system as a game, bar staff were trained to guard against that.

"There's always that potential -- 'I'm going for a reddie tonight,"' he said.

Those Kiwis are a fun-loving bunch.