I’ve seen sites that offer streaming movies before, but I don’t think I’ve seen one that had brand new movies on it… SSUpload.com has the new Die Hard movie, The Simpsons, Harry Potter, and more. Pretty cool, although I’m not sure how a site like that manages to stay online for more than a day or two. I’m at work, and while it is tempting, I think that attempting to watch a full length movie here might be pushing it just a tad.
As luck would have it, I slept through my alarm this morning, so I was running about two hours late. So naturally I was driving a bit faster than I normally do, trying to get to work as soon as I could. I was on the turnpike with all my windows down probably going about 80, and something hit me in the face pretty damn hard. I figured it was a rock or something, and didn’t think much of it, even though it missed my eye by probably an inch. About thirty seconds later, I looked down, and the most ridiculous looking yellow jacket-like insect was crawling on my crotch. I have never seen a bee/wasp/whatever even remotely as large as this thing in my entire life. It looked sort of like this, but honest to god the thing was half the size of my fist. I’m allergic to bees, and while normally they don’t bother me a whole lot, I don’t want them landing on me, especially when I’m in my car and I’m not in a position to get away from them. If this was just a normal sized bee, I probably would have tried to swat it away, but I was so surprised by how large this thing was, there was no way I was touching it. So it’s crawling around on my lap, and after almost getting in a ridiculous accident, I started trying to find a place to pull over. There really wasn’t enough room on the side of the road for a car to pull over, so I sort of pulled up onto a hill. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten out of my car faster than I did this time. I probably looked like a little girl or something, but honestly, I don’t think too many people would be able to stay calm if something this huge landed on them. It looked like it could have bit me and flown away with a chunk of my flesh in it’s mouth. Anyway, I made it work unscathed, albeit a little shook up.
Last Friday I saw Yonder Mountain String Band at Penn’s Peak, which is in Jim Thorpe, PA. First of all, that is an awesome venue, and I definitely need to find an excuse to go back there. YMSB put on an awesome show. I was a little skeptical, since I’d never seen a bluegrass band before, but they didn’t disappoint. It was just an overall fun show, everyone there seemed to be having such a great time (although I’m pretty sure the majority of those in attendance were on one mind altering substance or another), and hanging out in the parking lot afterwards was a blast, too. We camped at the worst campsite in the history of man which was right down the road from the venue. If you have a chance to check these guys out live, definitely do it.
If any of you happen to live near Allentown, PA, you should probably check out this thread at SlickDeals. Wawa and Hess gas stations were, as of Monday, engaged in a “price war” which had resulted in gas being sold for $1.94 a gallon. Yes, you read correctly, one dollhair and ninety four cents. That was the price when that thread was last edited. I checked GasBuddy on Tuesday, and the lowest price in Allentown was $2.19, which is still an incredible price, but $1.94 is just unheard of. I usually get my gas in Jersey, since it’s typically .20-.30 cents less than in PA. Yesterday I think I paid $2.69. I blinked approximately seventeen times while the gentleman filled my tank. I felt a sneeze coming on, but it never materialized. I paid using debit, breathed a sigh (of relief?), and wished him a good day. I started the engine of my 2006 Dodge Stratus, now with a full tank of unleaded regular gas. Wanna know more?
Korey Rowe, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, and producer of the controversial 9/11 film/documentary “Loose Change”, has been arrested for “deserting the army” (here, & more). Desertion is defined under Article 85 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice as being when a soldier leaves his or her unit or place of duty with the intent to remain away from there permanently or quits his or her unit with the intent to avoid hazardous duty. It is considered a felony. Apparently, the Army rarely goes after those guilty of military desertion, enforcing it less than 5% of the time, so some would say that this arrest is politically charged, and that it was done to hault the production of the upcoming (third) edition of “Loose Change”. As most of you know, I’m not big into politics, but I saw the first edition, and it’s definitely some interesting stuff to say the least… Check it out if you haven’t already.
I’m not a big fan of cats to begin with… So if this cat tried to curl up next to me, I’d throw it out the fronkin’ window.
I don’t think I’ve ever posted about Will It Blend before, but I love this site. Watching him blend stuff like bic lighters, glowsticks, and an iPhone (especially in slow motion) is pretty awesome.
Apparently this is sort of a big deal: Pepsi is admitting that Aquafina is nothing more than tap water (source). I could see people being upset over the fact that they didn’t make it clea that the water comes from a public source. Personally, though, when I do buy bottled water, it’s because I’m thirsty, and I’m not near a spigot. I don’t care where the water came from, as long as it’s clean, cold, and safe for me to drink. The selling point has nothing to do with natural springs or glaciers, and everything to do with the fact that it’s a cold beverage. Is anyone with me on this?
Six showers (and four days) later, I’ve finally washed all the blood off of of my skin. From GWAR, that is. They headlined this years Sounds of the Underground tour… So naturally, they were the last band to play. The first band came on around 2, so we went into The Electric Factory around 1:30 or so - Little did we know, there was no re-entry, so once we had our tickets torn, we couldn’t leave (to drink more while the crappy bands played). To be honest, I’m not a fan of a lot of the bands that were there, so the no re-entry rule definitely sucked. Since we wanted to be as close as possible for Gwar (and a few of the other bands) we were up front the entire time. It was cool as hell to be more or less in the front row for Amon Amarth, The Acacia Strain, and Job For A Cowboy… All three of them put on awesome shows. I used to like Shadows Fall a lot, but over the years my interest in them has faded. It was kinda cool to see them, and they did play a few older songs that I recognized, but I just can’t get into their newer material. Darkest Hour’s set wasn’t bad, but I never really got into them. Same deal with The Devil Wears Prada. I never liked Everytime I Die, so their set couldn’t have ended faster for me. I’d have to say the worst performance by far belonged to Necro. I have been aware of his music for longer than I’ve known of any of these bands (minus Shadows Fall) and while I was never a huge fan, I didn’t know he would suck this much. In my opinion, this guy is on the same level as Insane Clown Posse, minus the makeup… And if you know how I feel about ICP, that isn’t much of a compliment. He introduced his second or third song as follows, and this is a direct quote: “This next song is called ‘Bury You With Satan’, and if you don’t like it, you’re a fucking faggot”. This dude is 31 years old. People were booing and throwing stuff at him, and he stopped rapping to spit in the face of a kid in the front row that was standing like five feet away from me. I realize I don’t have a whole lot of room to talk here, but this guy’s lyrics are just straight up immature, and his being included on this tour was a pretty bad idea. He tries to appeal to metalheads, but it just doesn’t work out - In one song, he did “shout outs” to Dimebag, Chuck from Death, the dude from Voivod, and a bunch of other dead metal icons. He also asked “who here likes Sepultura?” and after it was clear that the audience did, in fact, like Sepultura, he proceeded to perform his next crappy song which, oddly enough, had absolutely nothing to do with Sepultura. Anyway, I could go on for a while about how much he sucks, but you get the picture. All in all it was a pretty good time, I was exhausted by the end (and soaking wet from all the stuff Gwar shot into the audience) but I definitely don’t regret going… I just wish I could find more places that sell $3 waters, I love that shit.
“Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc.” What’s your Walk Score?
The phone number geolocator is kinda cool, but kinda creepy… You enter the area code and first 3 digits of a phone number, and it provides a graphical representation of (roughly) where that phone number is registered… Or something along those lines. All the numbers I tried were pretty damn accurate.
Aesop Rock’s upcoming release, “None Shall Pass”, has made it’s way onto the web. No surprises there. I preordered this album as soon as I was able to, even though shipping was like $10 or something, and I told myself I wouldn’t listen to it until I got my copy in the mail. So much for that. It sounds great so far, though I’ve only had time to listen to it twice. This is a promo copy (with voice overs) so you should definitely not hesitate to buy the real thing when it comes out, especially since Aesop Rock is an artist worth supporting. I almost feel bad putting this on here… But not bad enough not to do it. Here you go: Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (Mirror)
3D Mailbox - Talk about taking something simple and making it complicated. I could see downloading this if the only thing you did with your life was check your email… And even then it’s pathetic.
Can you imagine living in a city with so much underground chemical waste that the life expectancy is around 42 years? Check out “The 5 Deadliest Cities In The World”.
I was never really into comic books, but I have some friends that were, so naturally I’ve been in a conversation more than once about “if you could have one super power, what would it be?” If you’ve ever been in a similar conversation (or even if you haven’t, I’m just trying to put this link into context) you have to check these videos out, that stuff is just awesome. And because of video #6, I now need to own a laser that can melt through plastic.
That’s all for now… I’m gonna go make an IED out of a ham sandwich. Read a book!
To celebrate the 10th anniversay of Radiohead’s OK Computer, Stereogum asked a handful of indie/alt/whatever musicians to cover songs by the band, in order to create what more or less amounts to a tribute to the album. Check out “OKX” here. I think it’s pretty cool, but I’m a huge fan of the original album, as well as several of the artists on this tribute.
Girls: When you’re out drinking with your friends, and pictures are being taken, you usually look forward to seeing them on Facebook, right? Thats how it usually seems to work in college… Pictures taken last night end up on Facebook by the next morning, or, depending on the severity of the hangover, the next afternoon. Well now, depending on the ’sexiness’ of your drinking activities, you can look forward to seeing the pictures on FBChicks.com as well. So keep shaking that scabbed up salty egg ass for us.
I know I’ve posted this video before, but it’s still just as funny to me as it was when I first saw it. Gotta wonder who was filming that? When you see something ridiculous happen and you think to yourself “man, I wish I could have gotten that on tape” - This incident falls into the .005% that are actually recorded, for whatever reason.
I absolutely cannot wait for the new Between the Buried and Me album (”Colors”) to drop. I came across this studio footage of them recording the album, which drops September 18th. I watched it three or four times just because it’s the closest thing I’m gonna get to hearing the album itself for what seems like a long time.
While on the topic of music, you can check out a live show that Glassjaw did on July 7th at The Brixton Academy in London, they posted it on their website… Sounds pretty damn good if you ask me.
I just got a ticket for the Sounds Of The Underground tour this Sunday. I kind of feel like a Hot Topic douchebag paying $40+ (thanks Ticketmaster) but it’s about time I see Gwar live… And I’m definitely excited to see The Acacia Strain, Job For A Cowboy, and Amon Amarth. I used to be all about Shadows Fall, but I haven’t checked out any of their new stuff, and if they followed the path that most musicans in their situation would have (tiptoeing on breaking into the ‘mainstream’, commercial radio play and etc) then I probably won’t like what they’re doing now, but either way it should be a good time. Have a good weekend, and guys, approach a girl and ask her for a bloodjob. Girls, I guess you could ask a guy too, it’s probably just as confusing no matter the sex of the individual.
Usually within the first 5 seconds of a phone call, you know whether or not the person on the other end is a telemarketer. I receive telemarketing calls from time to time on my cell phone, and as annoying as it is (especially since that isn’t supposed to happen on cell phones, right?) I usually just tell them I’m not interested and hang up.
For the past week or so, I’ve been getting calls on my cell phone that show up as ‘UNAVAILABLE’. These calls typically occur 3-4 times a day from this same company, “Unified Services”, telling me that I won something. Every time I have said “I’m not interested, please remove me from your list”, and they either hung up on me, or I got disconnected or something, but the calls never went much further than that. A few times the people were pushy after I told them that I wasn’t interested, so I just hung up.
So what’s the problem? It would be easy to just not answer any calls that come from ‘UNAVAILABLE’, but I know people who have private/restricted lines, and this is what is displayed on my phone when they call me as well, so I could potentially be ignoring calls from these people.
Anyway, I got two of these calls today before 10 am, so I decided to Google “Unified Services” and find out what their deal is. I found a good amount of information regarding the company on complaintsboard.com, and it was interesting stuff, to say the least.
These people aren’t telemarketers, they are straight-up scammers. Apparently they call people and, after telling them that they have won a free shopping spree/free vacation, they ask for the individual’s bank information, explaining that it costs $1.95 or something for them to ship the free prize. Many people have complained that the company then proceeded to charge their accounts for amounts sometimes exceeding $300, without permission (here). And people who refuse to hand over sensitive account information are threatened and cursed at.
How the hell did I get on this calling list? I have had missed calls from them at all hours of the night - There is no method to their madness, and they’re obviously not very organized if they have employees that will curse at their customers potential victims. Needless to say, I can’t wait for these esteemed individuals to call me again, which I’m sure they will, so that I can mess with them. I bet someone with the time and resources to record prank calls would love to get on their calling list. If anything worth mentioning comes from this, you can be sure you’ll read about it on here.
I think that this is a really cool idea. Someone attached pens to the tips of tree branches and placed canvases in front of the pens. When the branches moved in the wind, the trees would produce a random drawing on the canvas. “Like signatures the trees drawings tell of the tree’s character; a Hawthorn producing a stiff, scratchy & spikey drawing an Oak a more elegant flowing line.” Interesting, to say the least.
I would have thought that attaching balloons to a lawn chair in an attempt to travel (fly) from Oregon to Idaho (or any distance, for that matter) would be a bad idea, but apparently it’s not… And now I wanna try it.
I love me a good headline. Who wants some chocolate?
Why can’t we have festivals like Roskilde Festival and Pukkelpop here in the states? There are definitely some good festivals every year in the US, but I feel like the majority of them take place in the Southwest. I’ve spent a lot of time looking, and I’ve found a few that are relatively close to Pennsylvania…
There’s the Siren Music Festival, which is free, and it’s like a 2 hour drive from me, so I’ll definitely try to check that out.
I’d love to go to the Virgin Festival in Maryland… Tons of good bands there: Modest Mouse, Peter Bjorn & John, The Police, Beastie Boys, LCD Soundsystem, TV on the Radio, Crystal Method, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bad Brains, Smashing Pumpkins, Spoon, Wu Tang, and more. It’s a little pricey though.
The thought of going to Warped Tour 2007 makes me feel kind of lame, but there’s a good amount of bands on the lineup that I wouldn’t mind seeing, including Agent Orange, Bad Religion, Circa Survive, Coheed, Flogging Molly, Killswitch Engage, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, Parkway Drive, Pennywise, Poison the Well, and Tiger Army. There are some bands on the lineup that I used to like a lot, but haven’t listened to in a few years now, and are most likely crappy nowadays, but I still think it could be worth checking out. You know what? F all that… I’m going to Lilith Fair.
All joking aside though - If you know of festivals that are worth checking out and they’re in my region of this super sweet country of ours, enlighten me. Bonnaroo was an awesome time, but I can’t let that be the only one that I make it to this Summer. Seacrest out.
Last night, Hall and Oates put on a free show in Philadelphia. I don’t know a ton of songs by them or anything, but seeing bands play is usually pretty cool regardless of how familiar I am with their material, and there were supposed to be fireworks afterwards, since yesterday was the 4th of July - I’m sure you were completely oblivious to the fact. Anyway, we hung out at some kid’s apartment in the city (near Temple) for awhile, and then decided it’d be best to take public transportation to the Art Museum (where the band was gonna play) since most of us had been drinking for the majority of the day. The apartment was in a mostly black neighborhood, which I have no problem with, but we got a lot of strange looks, and one lady in a car drove by and looked at me and said “boy, you’re in the wrong neighborhood!” So that was funny. Anyway, it started pouring out, and by the time we got to the Art Museum, we were all completely drenched. I had ripped one of my sandals, so I was walking around in nothing but my shorts - The rain was annoying at first, but after ten minutes or so it was pretty fun. Anyway, when Hall & Oates started to play, my friend Dave and I split up from the rest of the group and made our way to the front. We were probably twenty feet back from the fence that blocked everyone from getting too close to the stage - But there was a ridiculous amount of space between that fence and the stage, so even if we were at the front it still would have been relatively hard to see. At this point, the rain was pretty ridiculous, it was pretty much a torrential downpour. There were a ton of cops on the other side of the fence facing the crowd. I smelled pot, which struck me as a bit strange, since I didn’t understand how anyone could be smoking when it was that wet out, I guess people were doing it under umbrellas. I guess one of the cops was looking at Dave, and it occured to me that maybe they thought he was the one that was smoking, but he put both his hands in the air to show that he didn’t have anything. I figured it was just a coincidence that they were looking in his direction, but then I saw one cop calling some other ones over, and pointing in our direction, so I put my hands up too. The cops started to open the gate up and make their way towards us. I still wasn’t sure if maybe they were looking at/pointing to someone next to us, or behind us, but sure enough, they shoved their fat asses through the crowd and grabbed us. I wasn’t exactly sure what to think at this point - I’ve had my share of ridiculous experiences with cops, so I guess I can’t say I was too surprised, but I was completely dumbstruck. I couldn’t believe how rough they were being with us, the way the cop grabbed my arm and was pulling me, it was as if I had just been caught fisting a dolphin or something. Once they got us on the other side of the fence, one cop said something like “It’s a free concert man, why you gotta be a dick and come here and ruin it with that shit?” I tried to explain that I didn’t know what he was talking about (though I had a feeling that they thought we were the ones smoking, I had no way of confirming that) but they told me repeatedly to “shut the fuck up”. I understand they deal with a lot of crap, and probably don’t get much respect from people my age, but I was being as respectful as possible. They just didn’t want to hear a word I said. They more or less dragged us down a fenced off path that was clearly reserved for escorting guests of honor like us, since it was lined with cops. When we got to the end of that path, they shoved us out into the crowd in a completely different area and said “get the fuck out of here and don’t come back or we’ll throw your asses in jail”. The exact quote probably had at least 3 more f-bombs in it, these cops had filthy mouths. Since it was pouring out, I didn’t have my wallet or cell phone on me, and we had no way of meeting up with the people that we were with, so we were pretty much screwed. We did end up meeting back up with everyone and getting home okay, but I still can’t believe the way those cops acted. I’m not even upset that I missed most of the concert and the fireworks (since it was free anyway, it’s not as if I paid for a ticket), but I feel like they could have been a bit more respectful with us, we definitely did nothing to warrant that type of treatment, we were just enjoying the show (and stone sober at that point, might I add). Oh well, cops will be cops.
Show this to some girls, it will creep them out.
Want some free stuff? Of course you do. Treat your diglet with some Pork Chomps dog treats! No offense, but you stank… Brush yo teefz with some Aquafresh White & Shine Berry Fresh. Maybe afterwards we could put this playtime personal lubricant to use. Free tampax samples (thank god), “British Invasion” sampler cd, Nivea energizing hydro gel for men (shave gel), Spiru-tein energizing protien shake (promo code 9632), Crème of Nature hair product, Garnier Nutrioniste sample, Gold Bond powder, laxative sample (and some diapers to catch the resulting doo-doo brown), and Airborne Seasonal allergy relief. That’s enough free junk for now.
