January 2010
31 posts
Pittsburgh History Journal Tumblr →
I know a lot of you who follow me are from Pittsburgh and a those of you who aren’t are into history. Pittsburgh History Journal’s Tumblr is an unbelievable resource of rare photographs and little-known facts of the city for each day of the year. Definitely worth following if you aren’t already.
Lady Gaga and Music Theory
I used to have this math equation for Lady Gaga. It went like this:
Lady Gaga = Bjork = Grace Jones
But I really love that “Bad Romance” song.
I still don’t like her voice that much, and I’m still certain a record exec just told her to watch some Bjork music videos and change her sound, but in terms of music theory the chorus to the song has something I love — a...
This Is Worth Eulogizing →
To the film studio which made “Indie Film” a colloquial term. RIP Miramax Pictures.
J.D. Salinger Is Dead
And a million whiny hipsters are in tears.
8-Bit Reading Rainbow →
Sometimes I just go here and let it loop for a good 20 minutes. I have the full length version of this somewhere, but I like this little flash loop better.
Is Indie Dead? (aka Boo-Hoo from a sad Paste... →
This is hands down the whiniest article I’ve ever read. I know it’s 5 pages long, so I’ll paraphrase it for you: “I used to love calling myself Indie, then this Ben Gibbard guy came along and pulled the rug right from under ME! Now my entire vapid personality is gone! Nevermind the fact that this magazine is also responsible for making the genre into Dad-Rock. IT’S...
“Truth” by yours truly
This is my...
Bumper Sticker Idea
“Keep the GOVERNMENT’S hands off MY Social Security.”
Things I Just Might Do Today
Thursday is my day off and since there’ll be no girlfriend here until late this evening since she’s hanging out with a friend after work, that means I have to think of something quick. Here’s what I’m torn between doing today:
1) Start drinking at noon, get naked and thrash about the apartment to The Stones’ “Exile On Main Street.”
2) Start drinking at...
...And The Award For Best Pittsburgh Internet 0.3... →
This place is in the next neighborhood over from mine (Bloomfield). The last picture at the bottom of the site along with the wording below it is worth a million bucks.
CONAN VS. LENO PAY-PER-VIEW EXCLUSIVE!
Does anybody else feel like this Conan/Leno debacle is panning out exactly like a WWE match build-up? If this thing doesn’t end in a cage-match I’m going to be very disappointed.
Things Mark Hamill Is Good For
1) Being in the Star Wars trilogy as Luke Skywalker.
2) Having a bit part in video games/90s animated cartoons at which point you’ll say something like, “That sounds like Mark Hamill. What’s that guy been up to since Star Wars? Imma’ IMDB him just to make sure I didn’t miss an important role he was in from that point to right now.”
Mark My Words
In 5 more years, there will be a great resurgence of people using landlines. They’ll all be in their mid-20s, wear ironic t-shirts, and they’ll say things to you like, ”If you make that same phone call on a landline, you’re going to hear things in that phone call you’ve never heard before, man. It’s like making that same phone call for the first time the way it...
WatchAnd the award for “Cutest F-Bomb Drop of 2010” goes to…
THE FUCKING FUTURE.
It’s my first post of 2010. This really isn’t that big of a deal, but I am at a loss at what content I should even go with, so I’m just going to go with text. I’ve been on this thing for about 3 months and I love it, mainly because it’s the biggest compliment to both my ADD and need for media (I’m sure most of you are in the same boat here, too). Some of you...