September 2008
Pharrell feat. Snoop Dogg - ‘That...
Financial Times: How Warren Buffett and Bill Gates... →
“We talked and talked and talked and talked and paid no attention to anybody else. I started asking him a whole bunch of questions about his business, not expecting to understand any of it. He’s a great teacher, and we couldn’t stop talking.” They were starting to attract attention. “We were sort of ignoring all these important people, and Bill’s father...
LowKey: The Blueprint 3 is confirmed for December... →
Forbes: America's 5 Most Stressful Cities →
The list:
Chicago, Illinois
New York, New York
Detroit, Michigan
Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California
The criteria:
To find them and others, we examined the country’s 40 largest U.S. Census–defined metropolitan statistical areas and looked at quality of life indicators. We tracked housing affordability based on the August 2008 National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo...
Pharrell feat. Jay-Z- ‘Frontin’
I...
Wow, this Wario Land: Shake It YouTube ad is... →
Please click the link and see.
Great news: I like food again
A few weeks back, after some long documented liquor license troubles, JoeDoe officially hard opened for business across the street from me. The style of food is sort of a much more American-y Market Table or Little Owl. And while the price points are a little high-ish, there’s no sub-$20 entree, the portions are gigantic— much bigger than any of the aforementioned comparable places,...
Ron Browz feat. Ludacris, Jim Jones, and Juelz...
Rumor: 'Swagger Like Us (pt.2)' featuring 50 Cent,... →
Alex Balk, editor
Me: anyways
Me: blah blah balh
Me: i'm a terrible writer
Me: :(
Balk: Hahaha, that's not how I meant it. I was talking about the way you bitch and moan when your copy gets changed.
Balk: You're fine as a writer. If I had to find fault I would say that you're a little too insecure about your tone and voice, so you tend to put in too many qualifiers.
Me: WELL THAT'S HOW I TOOK IT ALEX
Me: yeah
Me: that's true
Me: i overthink it
Balk: WHich is ironic, because in real life you're arrogant as fuck.
Lil' Wayne is blogging for ESPN the magazine's... →
"Damn, I wanted a smoothie."
So I just watched the first episode of the third season of Friday Night Lights, and without giving too much, or really anything, about the story away, I just want to share how happy I am with where they take the third season of the show.
Without talking too seriously about a TV show (and thus implying that my opinion matters in any way, shape, or form)…
Let me just say that the third...
“I CHANGED MY ALBUM TO NOVEMBER SOMETHING CAUSE I FINISHED THE ALBUM AND I FELT...”
– KANYE WEST HAS MOVED HIS ALBUM RELEASE DATE UP!!!
http://google.com/gmm →
Google released the newest version of Google Maps Mobile (2.3.1)— the cooler new features are the street views (and street views UI) and newly available subway/walking directions.
Apparently it uses a lot of data (for streetviews probably) and will subsequently drain a lot of battery, the installation also requires a reboot, so avoid downloading it if you’re in the middle of a sick...
What More Can I Say feat. A New Jersey Nets...
David: How much are low-level tickets for the Lakers game this season?
netsbasketball1: depends on where you want to sit.... did you receive the e-mail for the pre-sale?
David: Yes, but the pricing I was pulling up via ticketmaster was much higher than [link to pricing chart]
netsbasketball1: well the lakers is a premium game, so you have to add $10 dollars to whatever price you are seeing
David: I was pulling up tickets that costed $606 for section 124, row c
netsbasketball1: those are courtside seats.... might be available for a full season
David: What is the face value on those though?
netsbasketball1: $606
David: But on this seating chart the highest one is 200-something?
David: Like, on this chart row 124 is yellow and it says the face value for them is $130?
netsbasketball1: Row C is on the floor...... if you are sitting in Section 124 row 1 - 26, it's 130
netsbasketball1: $210 is for seats in 107-109 or 121-123
David: Is that some Jay-Z ish?
netsbasketball1: the floor seats
netsbasketball1: how much are you trying to spend?
David: Unclear, how much would it cost for me to sit next to Hov?
netsbasketball1: not that those seats are available, but the face on those tickets is $1,750 dollars per
David: How would I go about procuring those?
David: Would it be through a team rep?
netsbasketball1: well you would need to purchase them for a season ticket
David: They're not available on a one-off basis?
netsbasketball1: next to HOV.... no way
David: Haha
David: [My friend] is going to have his own [TV show] starting in [the near future]
David: Can we leverage that?!
netsbasketball1: I don't know
David: I guess I've got 99 Problems and premium Nets basketball tickets is one!
netsbasketball1: I can help with $210 dollar seats
Notorious B.I.G. - ‘Hypnotize’
One of...
TechCrunch: Apparently the kid who hacked Sarah... →
“The Federal Reserve, in an attempt to prevent the crisis on Wall Street from...”
– WSJ. Just unbelievable. (via pile)
Hm. Well, this is weird.
Bad News: Whole Foods has increased their price...
3 Stranger Men That I Have Developed Weird...
amandalynferri:
Developing micro-relationships with strangers is something I have grown to appreciate.
Man 1 (The morning doorman at the W) - I really appreciate him going out of his way every morning to ask how my morning is going. I thought he did this to everyone, but after a small investigation I found that is not the case.
Man 2 (Building Manager at work) This guys is great, total ball...
R. Kelly feat. T.I. and T-Pain - ‘I’m...
Oh shit, Bon Chon Korean Fried chicken is coming... →
AHHHHHHHHHH.
Michael Jackson feat. Eve - ‘Butterflies...
Watchazizisbored:
In case you missed its screening at “Con-Tourage,” here’s the promo for Greg Hendersol’s “Entourage: The One-Man Show.”
In case you wanted to know how to fix the resizing...
rebloggingtocomment:
…I can tell from your “auto-fill” link you use Firefox (client=firefox-a), there are settings you can change to fix these first two issues.
In your options, go to the “Content” section and click on the “Advanced…” button next to the “Enable JavaScript” checkbox. From there uncheck the box for “Move or resize existing windows” (and anything else you’d like to prevent...
Some food musings, fusings.
Ippudo’s ramen is the best ramen in the city. That’s not to say that it’s the best value (it’s probably $5-7 more than it should be) or most available (at 8:40 last night there was a 45 minute wait), but as far as noodles, broth, and pork, I think it’s the best place for each of those— except Minca’s pork MIGHT be better, but if so, Ippudo’s is a...
Chatrooms and References to Obscure Religious...
Alex B.: Although [an intern] came in to my office this morning to introduce herself and said, "By the way, I'm a huge fan of yours, I've read everything you've written," which basically came out as "YOU ARE OLD." So fuck her.
David C.: Uh, you are old.
David C.: And I'm sure she hasn't read all that weird TMFTML-shit.
Alex B.: I know. I don't need to be reminded though.
Choire: Gotta love the kids who try to suck up though.
Adam R.: i, for one, have never read anything you've written balk
Alex B.: K-Ray, if you've ever read anything you've posted since you've been on board, you were reading me. I;m like Jesus in the footprints poster: carrying your ass.
Phoenix - ‘If I Ever Feel Better’
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Gourmet: 8 Great Noodle Dishes in New York City →
This list is hard to take seriously considering they put Ramen Setgaya on the list (IMO, the worst ramen in the city, at least amongst the downtown places), but these two sound amazing:
Linguine alla Vongole at Il Cortile
The linguine with clams at Il Cortile was always my favorite, particularly when eaten while sitting in the palatial back courtyard, which I have since realized is just an...
“Reform becomes contagious. If you start to dream bigger dreams and you start...”
– Jeb Bush endorsing John McCain.
Can’t figure out yet if this is good or bad.
Things I wish websites would stop doing:
In no particular order.
Resizing my browser. Listen guys, my browser window is set to a certain size for a reason, and you really have nothing to gain by making the window size as big as it can possibly be. If anything, it annoys me much more than it helps you fill my screen with your GREAT content. This is especially prevalent in over-styled fashion and art websites.
Making every link open in a...
Big Bang- ‘하루하루 (Day By Day)’
I...
Al Green- ‘Tired of Bein’...
