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Can somebody please tell me what the time signature is for Death Cab For Cutie's song Lightness is? Is it 4/4 or is it 3/4? Maybe I'm a total newb for not being able to tell the difference, but I can count out both time signatures at the same time, and they both work out. If it was any other band, I would just say it's 4/4 and be done with it, but Death Cab has done several songs in 3/4 before.

I watched an episode of Sex and the City the other day. Needless to say, I wasn't really impressed, as I fall way outside of it's target demographic. It did give me an idea on how to retool the concept of the show to be more appealing to men though.

Picture this: a show about 4 classy guys who drink martinis and talk about sex a lot, and have sex a lot. However, where as in the For Ladies show the main cast obsesses over shoes and crap: car chases. Such a concept could sprout classic lines such as:

"Baby, having sex with you in my car has been great, but now I have to go chase this other car with my car."

or

"The sex with her was okay, but I just can't be with a woman who doesn't appreciate car chasing!"

Think about it.

posted by Tay @ 3:19 PM 12 comments

I Love the Smell of Commerce

Went to the mall today. Bought some clothes, some books, and some music. I don't really want to talk about the clothes, they're not interesting to talk about. Let's talk about the other stuff.

I am very close to owning the entire works of Chuck Palahniuk, which is pretty cool. Now all I have to do is read them. I'm half-way through Diary, after that I think I'll take on Lullabye. I still need to lend Ryan Choke, assuming that he's in between books at the moment.

I didn't want to buy music at the mall, but my credit card is being stupid (read: overdrawn), so I couldn't use the iTMS. Oh well. Picked up the new Beck (special edition w/DVD, in case you care). It's pretty rad, but you knew that already. It's more in line with Odelay and Minite Vultures than it is with Sea Change and Mutations, which is a good thing in my case. I didn't really care for those albums. Included on the special edition is some bonus remixes by Dizee Rascal and the Boarders of Canada, which was surprising.

I also got Iron & Wine's Our Endless Numbered Days and The Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin. They're good too.

posted by Tay @ 11:27 PM 7 comments

Shit Shit You Guys!

This is super-uber-important! The Gorillaz have a new video, new producer, and new lead rapper. This is fucking important shit.

Dan the Automator is out. Danger Mouse (remember the Grey Album?) is in. The new single? Shit hot. The accompanying video? Pure genious.

Who is the rapper though? I swear I've heard him before, but I can't put my finger on it. Can I get a little help maybe?

Watch the video, if only for the insane production values and artistic vision. You don't have to like these guys for the music to dig their shit.

Also Ryan: don't forget to book off April 14th, if you haven't already done so.

posted by Tay @ 8:24 AM 5 comments

I'm feeling a lot better about screwing up that whole new-job thing. But just don't expect me to shave for the next little while. I'm in no mood for extrenuous hygiene.

So what else is new? Ummmmm, nothing? Gee whiz, I need to get out of the house more.

I guess that I might as well throw up some random hypertext, see if you guys enjoy any of that.

Wolfenstein encoded in 5K of Javascript
The FUNNIEST version of the new Star Wars trailer you will ever see
For Phil,13 things that do not make sense
Spike Jonze makes a cool shoe commercial

posted by Tay @ 5:27 PM 0 comments

Okay, so I totally didn't get that job. And I totally just drank a whole bottle of the Shiraz. That's the great thing about making your own wine: when you totally blow what could be a life-changing oppurtunity, it doesn't cost you much to get wasted afterwards.

Now, this isn't gonna be like some of the drunken posts that other people make, which are too vague and full of profanity to be worth anybody's time. I'm super-pissed, even though I know that I can totally get a different job that will be just as good. That would've been a rad job to have though, and I'm super-[issed that I didn't get it.

Oh, and Rayn: I look3d into getting a job at Telus: all they want is people who speak madarin for full-time jobs. And I looked in the dictionary: they don't like having two colons in one sentence. DAmmit.

This sucks. I'm sorry that I missed that big-band thing, or whatever that was. I'm just not in the mood for fun, and I'm certainly in no postion to drive.

And I'd better not see any pity replies to follow this shit. That's the last thing I need. I think that next week I'm gonna go get me some Want Ads or something, and find me a job that's gonna really kick ass.

I'm gonna go pkay some drunk videro games now. I'll see you later.

posted by Tay @ 8:01 PM 4 comments

Alright, so here's what I've got so far. I know that his right hand looks like garbage, and that you can see where the strap of his satchel used to be, but I'm not a doctor. I'm a guy who uses photoshop and whips together images in a hurry. Comments, questions and discussion is expected.

posted by Tay @ 11:20 PM 3 comments

The batch of port that I'm working on is almost done, so it's time to come up with a label. For a punch of irony, I found a bunch of old anti-alcohol posters from Russia (I think), that I would just edit the text to make it something funny.

To make this interesting, I'll put it to a vote! Chech out the nominess, vote on your favorite in the comment box, and we'll make it happen. Let the fun begin!

posted by Tay @ 6:32 PM 7 comments

So, hopefully everybody has fully recovered from St. Patty's Day. I'm sorry I had to miss it, but my boss is getting super on-edge after learning that I'm likely leaving soon.

Oh yeah, that whole interview thing went pretty good, so with any luck I'll be getting a call next week telling me that I'll be movin' on up (movin' on up!) to the University. Exciting!

You may notice that I'm also sporting some new bling. This is because I recently got my income tax return, and it is nothing short of fantastic. As soon as OS X Tiger is released, I will be buying that G5.

posted by Tay @ 6:46 PM 0 comments

Woot!

Man, people should be lining up to rub my head and stuff, because I'm just bursting with good luck. I scored a job interview at the university for a security job, which would pay nearly twice as much money than what I'm making now. I got the feeling like I just can't lose, and it's pretty wicked.

Just for kicks, here's a list of things I'll be doing with the cash from this new dream job:

1) Buy back my iMac G5.
2) Pay off my credit card.
3) Replace old busted iPod with 60 gig iPod Photo.
4) Pay off credit card again.
5) Collect furniture.
6) Find apartment.

Aw, hells yeah. Nothing can go wrong with this, I can feel it.

posted by Tay @ 8:41 AM 2 comments

Let's talk animation, shall we?

I found a couple of really cool flash "music videos" as it were, and I think that there will definitly be some interest from my core audience.

Come Together, by the Beatles. Very trippy.

Giant Steps by Michal Levy, with music by Coltrane. Some nifty stuff, no?

Finally, we come to the next great idea for a movie to be ruined by Keanu Reeves, A Scanner Darkly. With MTV-like animation production values, this thing looks as slick as all hell. I feel bad that it will suck pretty hard.

posted by Tay @ 2:01 PM 2 comments

The Blue Stays, Asshole

And that's the total deal.

Ryan was typing some words about brit-hop, so I just thought I'd toss in my 2 cents on the topic. We all know about The Streets by now, but you should definitly check out Dizee Rascal if you've haven't already. White people dig him because they're afraid that they might be missing out on what he's saying, being that nobody can understand him. Kano is also a pretty frantic act, with more technical skills than can be found in Mike of Streets fame, but certainly with less charm.

Reading Ryan's tale almost made me cry. It's a sad but true fact that repitition breeds desire. This girl's probably heard so many homogized and cross-marketed pop/hip hop acts that she's ready to give a girlish trill at the inevitable comback of Justin Timberlake.

"I remember him! He sang that song that everybody loved like a million times!"

Burn your radios, and cancel your subscription to Much Music. If you like music videos, check out the video section in the iTunes Music Store. They're free, and they're good. They've got the latest from Beck, which looks like The Cheat trying to give the world a seizure. Also featured is the latest from Jack Johnson and Snow Patrol, which come highly reccomended.

posted by Tay @ 5:59 PM 4 comments

Son of a bitch somebody hacked my mobile phone. Either that, or now it's just getting spam. Dig this:

(SMS.ac) sjkp

7-6766(SMS.ac) sjkpraju
wants 2B UR friend.
Do U? Reply: Y
sjkpraju
http://img.sms.ac/W/bkty9002nb66
END? Reply END
FRIEND

What the hell is up with that?

posted by Tay @ 6:23 AM 3 comments

Alright, so I got all the blog links up now, and I added a spiffy new picture of me on the right there. Hopefully R. Stevens doesn't sue me. The background of the image sucks, but I'll change that as soon as I start to care about it. Don't hold your breath.

posted by Tay @ 3:34 PM 3 comments

What the? What is going on here? First you break my blog, and then you have the audacity to connect me to some reality show lookalike? I wouldn't play that game with me friend, as it is a game you can not win.

Why do you have to be such a dick anyway? It's not like I'm trying to pull a boner on you or something.

For the wary, the hypertexted "pull a boner on you" is safe for work, and actually quite hilarious. Surprising, huh?

I've got most of the blog links up now, and I'm thinking of revamping the comic links, so as the people can more effectively waste the day reading stupid comics.

posted by Tay @ 5:13 PM 5 comments

Are you sure?

Maybe the problem is you forgot to use the "Edit HTML" tab, because I can do it fine.

If problems persist or this is not the problem you were talking about, please don't hesitate to contact me.

posted by Tay @ 6:46 PM 3 comments

Ryan, what the fuck have you done to my blog, such that I can't post hypertext anymore? FIX IT!!!

posted by Tay @ 4:20 PM 2 comments

All Together Now...

Best design evar. Thanks bunches Ryan, this is some pretty cool stuff.

posted by Tay @ 5:38 AM 0 comments