Chris Brown

I fucking hate this guy. Why are people still buying his records? "I like the music." Oh yeah, go put in an Usher CD. I hated this guy before everyone hated him. Remember when he danced on all those tables at the MTV movie awards and everyone was blown away? Well, I was fucking confused...

This hack has ad-libbed his way into a shit storm the likes of which i hope he never seed the end. Now, I'm not telling you to CLICK THIS LINK, but do so if you REALLY want his record.

What a hack.

Pen Cups: A Theory

I had to write a post about this rather than just rant about it on twitter. Why don't all pens have the color they are on the bottom tip?

We all put them in these cups on our desks -- and we always need a pen. But we don't always need a red pen.

Sure, some might say, "Why not just take the red pens out? Do you ever use it for anything anyway?"

And to that I say, "Yes, I do."



I use pink post-it notes (it was a variety pack) and I can't ever write on them in red pen but I have a red pen on my desk -- mostly because I don't mind nor do I care enough to find another pen. Then I have to go for the next pen I have in the cup which is a sharpie (it's not a very full cup). Even the sharpie is red! Yes, I also have a black sharpie but why don't these pens have the colors on the bottom?

Am I the only one who puts my pens in facing down? I do it because, in my mind anyway, it keeps the ink near the tip of the utensil. Nothing bugs me more than having to shake my pen to get it to work -- nothing other than pens not having their color on the bottoms.

There are some brands that get this right. I'm lookin' at you, Staples Brand pens.  But I am ALSO lookin' at you, Staples, because your pens blow.  Seriously.

Anyway, I'm about as over this blog as I am writing it -- but at least I didn't have to grab a fuckin' pen!

you know how i know YOU'RE gay?

you're suing Coldplay over the world's most simple chord progression ever. Seriously, people? Think of "Dammit" by Blink 182. I mention this as the root song as Blink is my favorite band but that chord progression has been used in almost every green day song, Blink song, Sum 41 song... think of a Pop Punk band who HASN'T used that progression. I think SONGS are copyrightable and I think LYRICS are as well, but CHORD progressions might as well be intellectual property. I didn't pay much attention to the original case against Coldplay because i couldn't care less, but now Cat Stevens "needs a quick buck" as i read in a youtube.com comment today, and i agree! a SLIGHT resemblance to a song that came out and sucked 36 years ago does not a case make.

Here's the thing... Coldplay don't NEED to copy anyone. I think they're a great band... and because of this shit, i gave "Viva la Vida..." another listen last night and it's a REALLY good record.. .which is weird because i hated it when it first came out. Anyway, stuff like this pisses me off. They are so successful, there is no reason they would sit around listening to some shitty tunes and say, "hey, you know what? I like this riff... let's steal it". if they did, it was probably "let's make it better". now, I have done that. Listen to LOTB's "Fuck Emo" and listen to the Ataris' "San Dimas High School Football Rules". we ripped them off PURPOSELY because it was satire... but it was also as common a chord progression as "Dammit" is by blink. show me an original chord progression and ill show you my penis.

srsly

YES!

'nuff said

this is why i can not be anyone's best man

like... EVER. this would happen to me -- NO DOUBT

shut up Kanye

Nuff Said. Ive hated you since day 1.

Jonze vs. Lee

Today at work ,i had to do some research on this Spike Lee movie about the L.A. Riots and i thought - you know what would be an interesting conversation? A conversation between Spike Jonze and Spike Lee... Nothing in common except the fact that they are the two reigning "Spikes" in Hollywood. This made me think more -- when did I realize who was who? Jonze is so hip. But i never thought that Spike Lee and Spike Jonze were two different people. I just didn't care enough i guess until today.

So i searched the internet. SOMEONE had to put these two guys together, right? Myspace Black Carpet? NBC's Good Morning America? Conan? nothing. i couldn't even find anyone else who thought this would be a good idea... or an idea at all. am i alone on this? is this pure coffee / water cooler talk?

So in my search, i cam across THIS urban dictionary article on Spike Jonze. I go to this site all the time to look up funny pop culture words and see what people's takes are on the subject. It couldn't be more hilarious. It was not only super clever, but the NICEST urban dictionary listing i had ever seen.

i THEN had to look up Spike Lee and what entry was right below Jonze on urbandictionary.com? THIS one. Spike Lee... and it couldn't have shed the light on the subject of why these men had never been put together.

With how contrasted these two entries are, would this be an interesting conversation anymore? shit -- probably! I am surprised Lee hasn't tried suing Jonze for not only having a more bad ass and ethnic-sounding name than Lee, but for also using the "Spike" moniker. check out THIS article to read about how he tried suing Viacom over Spike TV (and apparently won?) and you'll see what i mean.

all in all -- can this conversation ever happen? can we talk to Jimmy Fallon about having a good episode where these two meet? (although i AM on board with Jimmy regarding the Saved by the Bell reunion). someone help with this. I think it is important to get these two in a room and have a chat - no?

this just made my day

Free LOTB Show April 4th!

i couldnt have said it better!

Seriously, ive been saying it since day one. Click HERE for the full story. My favorite excerpt:

"I don’t know how she does it, but Katy manages to take really big tits and a nice body and still be boring, even annoying. I’ve never seen anything like it. She’s an inspiration to boring chicks everywhere, the Michael Jordan of mediocrity. Those tits might as well be on a empty can of Coke. "

Tyler Durden FTW.

Rihanna is Rihtarded

seriously. shes doing a duet with chris brown? whether or not this is gossip fodder and BS PR shit, shes retarded for still TALKING to this asshole. seriously, get this girl a helmet. look at this picture... he is OBVIOUSLY mauling her.

am i starting to "get" kanye?

this video was awesome

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douche

FAIL

REDEEMED

this douche finally redeemed himself... in MY book, anyway.

Backstage at the Grammys and Jeremy Lusk

first off: another amazing picture




It's interesting to see Paul Rosenberg managing blink... but according to his blog, he is managing WITH Rick DeVoe.... sounds good to me.

Also, how amazing is the new NFG record? Produced by the wax figure seen here, Mark Hoppus. SO good.

and lastly, i want to mention Jeremy Lusk. Sure, Motocross riders are douchey bros, but this guy had the gift and on the one hand, he died doing what he loved... but on the other hand, think of how scared he and his family and friends must have been to know that it was over... just like that.



what a G, bro. I hate hearing about people dying who are younger than me. That's not right.

Holidays

I got a new computer for the holidays and i am pretty stoked about that. I don't think i could have gotten a better gift, in fact. My previous laptop fell victim to the famous Aerostar crash of 2006 but it seemed to survive somehow. With a rubber band holding its shell together, it lasted another 2 years with me. It still works and i love the little thing, but when compared to this new beauty, it fails.



Let's talk about customer service for the holidays. Now, a lot of people probably have complained about things and i know that during the holidays, tensions are high... but there were two people this holiday that need to be pointed out as douche bags of the year. It only seems fitting that they would be named such at the END of the year near the holidays, no?



First: Mikelina (or however you spell this bundle of joy's name) was our first foray into the world of assholes working in customer service. Long story short, my girlfriend bought a new phone for herself for Christmas and since she was still under contract, they said that they would sign her up for a second line and that after 30 days, she should cancel that second line. Well, that was at a T mobile kiosk at the Glendale Galleria and when we called T mobile, they said that didn't make sense and now we would have to pay all these cancellation fees. Well, we were transferred to customer service at T mobile - a company i have NEVER had a problem with since 2004. This girl proceeded to call my girlfriend gullible and undermine her in every way possible... and that was only the first five minutes. Well, an hour and complaint later, we finished that conversation and headed to bed.



Second: We were constantly told that we should go back to the kiosk because they could answer more questions than the people on the phone could. Didn't make sense but we went ahead. We went back to the idiot sales person who sold us the phone in the first place. He didn't want to take the phone back but we convinced him that it wasn't our fault he sold us on a shady deal and he finally agreed. Another call to T mobile and a talk with another competent human being, we were granted a NEW blackberry for half the price we got it from this douche. We agreed and went to return the phone -- the deal we had made with the dude earlier, right? wrong... and why not? This guy is a douche. Long story long, (will update with his full name) at the Glendale Galleria "Mobile Solutions" T mobile kiosk "store" almost fought me over what could have been a simple conversation about protocol and hierarchy and getting his bosses number out of him was like squeezing lemonade from a banana. He undermined my best friend's fraternity, talked down to me and my girlfriend, and treated customers the way NO customer should ever be treated. Apparently three letters never crossed his mind -- BBB... the Better Business Bureau -- who will be getting a call from me today if the kiosk manager doesn't fire (insert douche bag's name here later) by the end of the day.



anyway, that's my blog to wrap up the end of the year. anyone looking to do something fun/low key/low cost for new years? also, i have rent to pay... anyone need their lawn mowed or house cleaned or video edited? i have a shiny new mac book pro! let's do this!