Myspace fires half of it's staff as traffic to the site continues to wane. Here's my quick opinion on Myspace. In the beginning, Myspace gave you everything from a design and communications standpoint. There was no such thing as a private profile and you had the freedom to do practically whatever you wanted with your 'space'. Unfortunately, those freedoms were slowly taken away mostly due to malicious people ie spammers, hackers, script kiddies. As Myspace pulled more and more design and communication freedoms, the site got less enjoyable.
Pics are from last year's snowstorm but still.
Kristin Chenoweth - I'm a big fan. Olivia Munn, also a big fan.
Plug a guitar into your Ipad. The video starts off slow but picks up halfway through when the guy starts using the software and touching the screen to make adjustments. The effects (across the top) look kinda generic but the Fender amps across the bottom look sweet.
My only regret is that there are only 30.
Kim Kardashian's arse defies logic. I'm convinced she has implants or something. That shit just ain't natural. I'm a butt man btw so I find her fascinating.
Anyone who has read this blog in the past few months knows I'm interested in getting a dog. I've loosely narrowed it down to either an Italian Greyhound or a French Bulldog (or maybe both). Breeders close to me, geographically, are slim and none so you really have to do make some decisions on how you're going to acquire one of these dogs. If you're going to deal with the locals then you're going to have to wait for the bulldog because Christmas wiped them all out. If you're not willing to wait, you need to branch out and search the internet. The worst part of the whole process is trying to decide whether the internet breeders are good honest people or they're a filthy puppy mill. I've been reading a lot about these puppy mills lately and frankly I find the whole 'pet industry' disturbing. There is just no way to determine who's trying to breed good dogs and who's just in it to make a buck off the back of the mothers. They seem to sell themselves pretty well online but deep down I feel they're all rotten lol. So here's what I've found so far:
Italian Greyhound - Fayetteville, one available and a litter on the way.
French Bulldog - Greenville, *contacted...'a new litter within the next 6 months'.
French Bulldog - Wake Forrest, litter on the way. Brindle is not my first choice of color.
French Bulldog - Bentonville, litter on the way.
These breeders are located close by and would be the best option to deal with in the future. The next closest bulldog breeder (and there are a few) is located in western NC. This is a haul but I guess it would be possible. The least desirable option would be to buy a dog from a breeder out of state and have it flown in to the local airport. This is something I do not want to do if I can help it. After looking at the big picture I've changed my tune about the rarity of local breeders. It seems I do have choices.
Stoner Comics 2.0
Up until the point where Jared Loughner started cracking off shots at a political gathering, society judged him as being perfectly sane human being and perfectly sane human beings can easily get guns. That's just the way it is and that's the way it's always going to be. So given that information it seems ridiculous to introduce any new gun legislation when it will only be viewed as symbolic in nature and would never have actually prevented the Arizona tragedy. I don't think I'm revealing any big secret when I say there are some seriously disturbed individuals out there. I think it's just part of the human psyche. Society is kind of like Yin and Yang, bloods and crips and Duke vs. Carolina. This is not a Utopian society we live in, it's a society of passives and aggressives...I was going to write more but I lost my train of thought lol.
Uggh, my stomach is really upset. I had a protein shake late last night and to tell you the truth I've been really gassy all morning. I mean noxious fumes have been emitting from my body. I've been really casual about the smell because it's rare anyone comes in my office but this morning was different. Not two seconds after I released the most vile flatulence known to mankind our new secretary walks into my office and hands me some files someone had just dropped off. The horrifying part is, she closes her eyes, raises her nose to the air, takes a huge whiff and says, "your office always smells sooo good." I seriously thought I was going to die right there on the spot. She thought she was smelling the coffee pot but I know she was smelling raw protein poot. I've never been so embarrassed. I quickly shooed her out of the office.
Starting off Monday morning with a little Gary Numan.
Baby belly has warped my fragile little mind.
The National Society of Film Critics named Jesse Eisenberg best actor for his role as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network (which also won for best picture). You know, I can live with the Social Network as best picture because the film is great but Eisenberg as best actor is a travesty. I mean who else was nominated? On a sidenote, I watched 127 Hours over the weekend and it was great but not otherworldly.
Best teacher sex scandals of 2010.
Kim Kardashian and her bangin' bod hosts a new year's party at Tao in Vegas. I wonder how much she gets paid for that crap. She looks like she's there by herself (other than her brother).
I was going to congratulate Jesse Eisneberg on all his best actor nominations for the Social Network until I saw him in Zombieland where he plays the exact same character. The only bright spot in Zombieland, other than Woody Harrelson and a small Bill Murray cameo, was Emma Stone who is getting great reviews for her work in Easy A, which I saw last weekend. It was a little teeny bop-ish but she was great. There was a hot blond in Easy A named Alyson Michalka. She is insane in the membrane hawt but she's like 20. Let's see her when she's 40 eh?? That's my new crotchety old man saying when I see someone young and good looking. 'Let's see 'em when they're 40' *shakes fist in air.
Star Wars saga on BluRay due Sept. 2011. Pre-order from Amazon.
Little Frenchie takes over.
Nike trying to grab a little piece of the Chuck Taylor pie? + P.Rod colorways for 2011.
Baby socks look like Air Jordans...cute.
Ebay questions about my guitar:
Him: Hi Does this have a big fat neck ??? If I buy it now will you ship it for free ?? thanks Michael
Me: Sure. BIN will ship for free and the neck is a typical vintage size which I define loosely as 'quite a handful'. Definitely not a thin 60's type. Thanks for the interest.
Him: I am not sure by your answer if this has a really fat neck or not - I see that you have the C shape listed is this the custom shop C neck or the Fat 1959 neck. thanks Michael
Me: You ask a vague question you get a vague answer. What exactly is 'really fat'? You assume that I have experience with other Gibson custom shop guitars that I can use as a basis for comparison. I do not. This is the only custom shop LP I've ever owned. I'm not a dealer, I'm not a connoisseur of Gibson necks nor do I care to be. Gibson's literature has listed this guitar as a 'C' profile and you're asking me to define what that means. Sorry, I can't. I think I have described this guitar above and beyond what other sellers would do and provided the best information and photos I can. Take it or leave it.
I blocked this kook. He will not win my guitar. I told him it was a big neck but he wants to know 'how big'. Here's how big it is, pal. Actually, I'm going to end the auction all together. I've been regretting my decision to sell all week long. That guitar is frickin' nice.
Vintage LP banners and it's big brother site Project Thirty-Three: Circle and Dots. Great stuff. I may try to incorporate some of that stuff into a new blog design. Here is another site in that same vein where a few album covers are reinterpreted.
I overslept this morning so I was late getting into work. My dad thought I had quit because of the whole dog brouhaha. Funny. I figured out why I was late. When the cleaning was here yesterday she cleaned my alarm clock and screwed up the radio station so all I heard was static when the alarm went off.
One of the best Howard Stern bits of 2010. All the employees were on pins and needles wandering if Howard was going to sign a new five year contract with Sirius radio. Howard announced one morning that he had indeed signed a new contract for another five years but Sal was late for work that day and missed the announcement. Howard played a prank and made a phony announcement that he was quitting. Sal loses it and hilarity ensues.
I just told my father/boss that I'm thinking about getting a dog and he told me I couldn't bring it to work. If I can't bring the dog to work then he's basically saying you can't get a dog because leaving the dog at home all day is not an option. Ok, so I'm mad. It's not like it would be a large dog. It's not like it would leave the boundaries of my office unsupervised. It's not like professional training hasn't been factored into the equation. I can't even put it into words. As my boss he has every right to say no but as my father I feel like a five year old asking his permission to get a dog, him saying no and then my crying about it. I guess I'm an idiot for thinking he might be accepting of the whole idea. I was kind of mean when he said no. I told him I didn't want to be alone and miserable like him lol. That was terrible but truthful in a way. I'm sick of this shit, really. I think I'm having a nervous breakdown and a mid-life crisis all wrapped into one. When it comes down to it I have two choices and the first one is obviously to not get a dog and the second choice is to improvise my way out of the problem. Can I get a dog and keep it at home while I go to work everyday? It was not my first choice but my cleaning lady seems thinks so. I could probably raise the puppy at home until he gets a little older and then slooooowly introduce him into the office environment. Very good discussion here. One thing I've learned is that if you're not going to be with your dog 24/7, there's going to be haters hatin'. Sooo, if I go to work at 8:00, my mom checks on the dog at 10:00, I get home for lunch at 12:00 and stay until 1:00, mom checks on dog again at 3:00 (yeah, pushing my luck on this one) and I get home around 5:00...I think that's pretty good. Not ideal but pretty darn good. Mom will be key. Cleaning lady will help too. I'm sure. Shit, I could pay her to check in now and then.
All of my old myspace blogs have been moved over here. The sad thing is none of the links work unless you're logged into your myspace account.
I hate the dookies but I like the Kobe IV 'Duke'. I've always been a sucker for a blue sneaker. On second thought I can't hang with that scale texture or whatever it is. I'm just not young enough or cool enough to wear it.
Ebay auction, engaged. I don't really think it will sell but if it does, great. If it doesn't, then that's ok too because I'm starting to like it more and more.
This photo is from a friend of a friend's Facebook. I feel so much better knowing he is guarding this great country of ours with his banjo. I went to high school with the 'friend' and he's a Navy jazz guitar player *sigh. Yes, that's his Navy job. Talk about non-essential personnel. You want to cut the Navy budget? Start with the fucking band, man. I think my accounting firm should have a band that we pay a salary, benefits and retirement even though it has nothing to do with accounting and is basically money down the toilet. Actually, I'm jealous. I want a cush non-combat job that pays full benefits. Actually, I used to have a banjo just like that guy's.
Movies watched this weekend include Winter's Bone, Easy A, Shrooms, The Girlfriend Experience, The Fighter and True Grit.
Understanding rap is very important. Of course I don't need that site as I am straight gangta. Speaking of gangsta, Kim Kardashian has gone totally ghetto. I'm not even positive that's her lol.
It is my opinion that Pres. Obama has generally done a pretty good job but he really needs to keep his eye on the price of oil in 2011. It has risen to a price that people (like me) and the press are starting to talk about it in a negative way. When it comes to oil and gas prices, no news is good news.
First post of the new year and here it is---> Ebay auction for some cool fishing lures. *My new years resolutions are pretty typical: eat better, workout more, take more interest in work, dress better (lol), blah blah blah.
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