Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Transformers 2

Some quotes gathered by CNN in an article:

• Eric Childress, eFilmCritic.com: "The single worst film to be released thus far in the summer of 2009."

• Peter Bradshaw, The (UK) Guardian: "Like watching paint dry while getting hit over the head with a frying pan."

• Manohla Dargis, The New York Times: "Cretinous."

• Steven Whitty, The Newark (New Jersey) Star-Ledger: "Can you thwart a migraine for two-and-a-half hours?"



I like the second one the most.

As for me I have not seen the movie and have no plans to see it. Transformers 1 was OK but I took a child to see it. He got upset every time a Transformer got hurt and started to cry when he thought they would die. I had to reassure him that they were robots and would be fine. I didn't even bother to mention that it was only a movie.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Esquivel

Back in the 90s I was driving to or from college with a friend of mine. We got tired of listening to my techno DJ mixes and she pulled out this tape a friend of hers had forgotten in her room. It was labeled "ESQUIVEL - Space Age Bachelor Pad Music" and it BLEW MY MIND!

In the 1960s Juan Esquivel a Mexican composer and arranger did these arrangements of music which I find still ahead of the times today. It is 60s lounge music done in a totally psychedelic way. It is like if Frank Sinatra, Tom Waits and The Orb had a bastard child.

I don't think this YouTube video has stereo sound which is a key component of his sound. If you are interested "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music" is a great place to start.

Monday, June 15, 2009

30 Rock is a rip-off of the Muppet Show

I have only seen about 15 minutes of 30 Rock in my life, it wasn't the worst 15 minutes of TV I've watched. I have, however, watched the Muppet Show in its entirety multiple times both as an adult and as a child. This person makes a pretty good case that 30 Rock is a rip-off of the Muppet Show.

Case in point:




Read the post for a more comprehensive analysis.

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Seal Slaughter

I can understand why people don't care about killing cows... People don't make the connection that the burgers you buy at McDonald's actually came from a cow. And they come with toys. But who can support killing poor baby seals?



Vancouver Olympic Shame: Learn more.

I think our culture is pretty messed up as far as our awareness of food. I've met kids who think that carrots are little bullet-shaped things that come in plastic bags. They didn't know what a real, whole carrot was when I showed it to them. They also think that meat comes wrapped up in paper from McDonalds. They don't understand that it came from a cow that was killed, much less the conditions under which these animals live and die.

PETA has a site about the Seal Slaughter. I'm going to ignore the other issues for now.

Monday, June 08, 2009

Wearable Towel?

I posted the video for someone selling a Snuggie without arm holes called a "Blanket." At first I thought this was a similar send-up, but it has a website and a phone number so maybe it is real? The website sure looks real. Seriously? A robe is too hot and uncomfortable? And you just can't tie the towel around yourself? Really?

Friday, June 05, 2009

Brazilian Job Site

This is an awesome ad for a Brazilian job site. It is done by Borghierh/Lowe. Whoever these people are I would be surprised if they don't start picking up some major US accounts. This is just brilliant.

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Literal Video - Total Eclipse of the Heart

A literal video of Total Eclipse of the Heart. Not actually an official Literal Video but still good.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Blanket

I've never actually seen a commercial for the snuggie thing. I guess its a benefit of watching everything on DVR so I don't have to watch commercials.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Social Network Usage

CNN reports that users spend more time on Facebook than on other social networks. I could have told you that. Obviously MySpace is in 2nd place even though I don't know anyone who even uses MySpace anymore. I start to not be able to follow the article when they start listing the other social networks.

The others referenced are LinkedIn, Twitter and Blogger. LinkedIn is definitely a social network... But Twitter and Blogger? Am I confused or is the person that wrote this article or whoever did this study not really understanding what these sites do?

Monday, June 01, 2009

Hitler Flipping Out

I'm sure everyone has seen at least one of these videos, these two are my favorites so far...



Ten Digusting Fast Food Items

A list of ten disgusting fast food items that people actually eat. I feel gross just looking at the pictures of this fatty food.



This is why I am vegetarian and try to eat raw!