October 2007
Isley Brothers - "Between the Sheets" (YouTube... →
Linked for David Webb. Is this one of the most awesome R&B songs of all time? I think so.
“Inside, he’s mush.”
– Kwame Brown’s youth pastor John Williams gives a glowing recommendation of the underachieving man-child. Please read the whole article to find out some really really uncomfortable things about Kwame Brown and how he once ate Popeye’s for every meal because he didn’t know how to...
Jay-Z - 'American Gangster' (Retail/Explicit) →
L’Chaim.
Free taco at Taco Bell from 2pm-5pm today. →
Insert rat feces/processed dog meat joke here.
John Varvatos is opening a store where CBGB once... →
I’ve heard rumors of a Ted Baker opening in Webster Hall too.
Jim Kirk (lawl) won Grub Street's 'Taste of New... →
I haven’t had the lunch, which is supposedly amazing, but I really think that both dinner and (especially) brunch there are very overrated.
WatchDaft Punk - “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” (Alive 2007) They also have a live album recorded from their most recent tour’s stop in Paris coming out at the end of November.
“If you hear about me beefing with somebody, you gonna hear about it when...”
– Lil’ Wayne doesn’t talk shit about rappers on songs, he just assaults them. (link)
TWC: .5 episode left - Sun. 12:06 AM
Apparently when OnDemand stops, it stops, very promptly, at midnight of the day of expiration. Can’t really think, eyes hurt, brain is mush, need to shower.
TWC: 1 episode left - Sun. 11:33 PM
“WHERE THE FUCK IS WALLACE? WHERE THE FUCK IS WALLACE STRING? LOOK AT ME STRING! LOOK AT ME! WHERE THE FUCK IS WALLACE?” I’m not sure how the timing of this is going to work out (HBO might turn off the last episode halfway through), but I have a lot to say about this show.
TWC: 1.5 episodes left - Sun. 11:12 PM
MY HBO JUST SHIT OUT ON ME, WTF. I WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE NEXT TO LAST EPISODE. UPDATE: HBO is back, I’m really cutting this close, wait for it, to the WIRE.
TWC: 2 episodes left - Sun. 10:30 PM
I’m going to miss this by 30 minutes, I had no idea it would get to this point.
TWC: 3 episodes left - Sun. 9:33 PM
I’m not going to make it, and I was actually going to stop watching after this episode I just finished, but this is the first time since I started that I feel compelled to watch the next episode. If you’re familiar with the show, it’s when _(redacted)_ gets shot. For the record, I liked the first season of FriNiLi more than I’ve enjoyed the first season of The Wire.
TWC: 4 episodes left - Sun. 8:27 PM
Avon Barksdale is in some trouble.
TWC: 5 episodes left - Sun. 7:29 PM
Never say die.
TWC: 6 episodes left - Sun: 6:26 PM
So it’s settled, I can’t watch 13 hours of television in two days, that doesn’t mean I won’t go down fighting.
TWC: 7 episodes left - Sun. 1:41 PM
Still trucking on. Still not sure if I’ll make it.
TWC: 8 episodes left - Sun. 12:27 PM
I’m at a point of decision, either I give up now and spend my Sunday the way I want to, or I can try to cram 8 hours of The Wire in a less than 12 hour window. The good news is, our games on TV are miserable: Giants/Dolphins and Jets/Bills. Does anyone know why we keep only getting two day games by the way, this has happened multiple times this Fall.
TWC: 9 episodes left - Sat. 7:41 PM
Hitting my stride, might be able to push one or two more before I have to go out.
TWC: 10 episodes left - Sat. 6:36 PM
Back from the shoot, starting episode 4. I have about two hours before I have to be anywhere, so cutting this down to 8, or maybe even 7 if I’m aggressive, would be great.
TWC: 11 episodes left - Sat. 1:21 PM
Story’s coming together, but apparently CollegeHumor needs extras for the video they’re shooting so I offered to help, I owe them one; I’m going to start watching this episode until my friends who I’m going with get here, this episode “The Buys” might not be done for a few hours… time is not on my side.
TWC: 12 episodes left - Sat. 12:17 PM
So far so good, the lead guy looks like if this were on TNT he could be played by Tom Everett Scott. I only made it through one episode last night, which puts me in a real crunch for the next few days. Time to start episode two “The Detail” because the commercials on OnDemand are pretty much the worst ever: a loop of the Wild Hogs trailer, In the Land of Women trailer, and some...
'The Wire' Countdown (TWC): 13 episodes left -...
If you’re like me, you’ve heard about how incredible The Wire is, considering the company I keep and the amount of TV blogs I’ve read, I’m pretty sure that it’s the best TV show of all time without having seen an episode yet (it’s also important to note that the show is currently syndicated on BET, so that means that it’s obviously pretty relevant to me). ...
Nike buys Umbro for $580m to get a stronger... →
So the buy was for about 3.8% of Facebook.
Jay-Z - 'No Hook' →
Some HOV gossip: the video for ‘Roc Boys’ is getting shot this weekend, directed by Chris Robinson.
Game 1 of the World Series posts its best ratings... →
“The users could keep growing: 200 million users is in realm of possibility, and...”
– This is a quote from the PaidContent coverage of the phonecall with Kevin Johnson from Microsoft (President of Platforms) and Owen Van Natta from Facebook (Chief Revenue Officer) and what it essentially means is that a goal “in realm of possibility” valuates an individual user at $75...
Sigh. →
Why you DDK?
A joke that Amandalyn Ferri would love.
adam-k-raymond: everyone is asking, "so, who's going to this thang?"
adam-k-raymond: and i'm all, idk my bff jill
david-at-cv: hahahahahhaa
“50, I don’t want to playa-hate, but there’s a lot that my book has...”
– Lance Bass trying to create a sense of competition with 50 Cent whose book 50x50 was released on the same day as Bass’ memoir Out of Sync. (link)
Microsoft buys 1.6% of Facebook for $240 million,... →
According to the WSJ article, Facebook will make about $150 million in revenue this year, which is cited as being a break even cost. Obviously Microsoft is familiar with Facebook based on the deal they made last year (two years ago?) that had Microsoft buying out the majority of the banner inventory, that, from the sounds of the announcement coming on Thursday, will be playing a bigger role in the...
Michael Jackson - 'Let Me Go' →
Apparently this is a song from his upcoming album (I had no idea that was even happening…), and the first 20-30 seconds is kind of obnoxiously early 2000’s NSYNC-y, but the rest of the song is actually pretty solid. That being said, I give the King of Pop a lot of leeway for being one of the best of all time. Also, isn’t it kind of weird to hear Michael Jackson sing lyrics about...
Apparently there's an Andrew Pile lookalike... →
“This was when I was very very young, living in Paris, penniless, unable to get...”
– James Lipton recalling what his youth in Paris was like. (link)
WatchCommon - “I Want You”
“It also has a lot to do with pretty girls.”
– Pharrell Williams on the new NERD CD, supposedly coming out next Spring. (link)
Britney Spears - 'Blackout' (Full Retail CD) →
I’m not going to download this, but it seems pretty relevant, so I’m going to put it up here. UPDATE: The link is live again—
The official list of Gchat emoticons. →
If we’ve ever interacted on Google Talk, I’ve brought out the monkey.
The NHL is thinking of switching to heated blades... →
They would have batteries that would turn on and off based on whether or not the player was active or idle. Realistically, they should probably be more focused on a better TV deal, but, yeah, heated blades should be great.
“If you’re with me, you’re eating ice cream on the weekend.”
– Troy Aikman during the Cowboys/Vikings game.
Even if you don't like to read, you should click... →
Hilarious Asians, what will they think of next?
Please don't let this WGA strike happen. →
“It’s not finished yet. I’m doing my whole back as a...”
– DeShawn Stevenson describing his new most awesome tattoo of all time. Click here to see what it looks like so far. (redundant link)
