Streaming vs. Downloading

Okay, just to let you know, those of you who pay for cable are suckas! No one watches tv on tv anymore. Who wants to sit through all of those boring commertials or pay for TiVo service? Just do yourself a favor and stop watching the tube. If you went out and bought an expensive flat screen which you think was worth the money, think again. You will inevitably run into to this problem:



Now to the issue at hand. For a long time I was a bitTorrent junkie. How else was I going to get my weekly fix of BSG or My Name is Earl? I loved downloading because at the end of a season, I had the whole set I could burn to DVD. Who wouldn't want to watch all four seasons of The Office in one day?

Now I have learned the error of my ways. Almost all of my favorite tv shows can be found in streaming video on the web. All of the major networks have video players, and there are many other websites out there on the interweb that host these videos. What is the price of this instant gratification you ask? The viewer is subjected to 3-4 30sec ads. Sure beats the 7 mins of advertising you are forced to endure watching the tube. And I can pause, rewind, and rewatch the show whenever I want. Who minds ads when they are as entertaining as this?



So stop whining, get some new speakers for your computer, or one of those cables that links to your tv, and start streaming.

Check out:
http://www.hulu.com/
http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/
or any of your favorite network's websites.

~Jeneric

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Many of us loved Stone Temple Pilots, Silverchair, Sonic Youth, and Pearl Jam, but who knew that Seattle's rock sound could transcend the angst of the 1990's. However lately it's not only the sounds of this mosh culture which have continued to thrive, for fashion has picked up on the resonance of the grunge era.

As a vintage shopper, I often proclaim to spot up-and-coming trends within the vogue reading community. Recently I have noticed that babydoll dresses, flannel shirts, Dr Martins, and other punk/metal hyrbrid items have slowly been making their return to high fashion. Although such items may seem a far cry from couture, it appears as though this nostalgic period of my life has been reintroduced.

After surfing ebay for hours on end, I can assure you that there is a statistical rise in the seattle scene attire. Nevertheless many of you trend seekers will still be buying day glow leggings, and 1980's prom dresses, until you begin to realize you are mimicking the wrong decade. Just giving you the heads up...

Check it out: http://stores.ebay.com/Treasure-Chest-Vintage

1...2...Freddy Krueger Nike SB Dunks Not Yet For You

This is pretty much what passing the pulse is all about, letting everyone who graces our blog be in on the "in and in". Not that we proclaim to know all that is cool, but what we know to be cool we will pass along. Without further pause..... The Freddy Krueger Nike SB Dunks!!!!!!!!

I'm a huge Nightmare on Elm Street fan and moderately enlightened fan of the culture revolving around the custom and rare Nike Dunks. I'm not cool enough to rock highs or mids, so I keep with the lows; another reason I love these babies.

Unfortunately, because of a legal hijinx between New Line Cinema (parent company of all A Nightmare on Elm Street merchandise) and Nike there can be no way to procure these ripping bad boys as of yet. It has become my opinion that all personally invested in making these Dunks available should send emails to New Line as well as Nike to perpetuate a legal resolve. There is no reason these should be kept from our grasp. All horror cinephiles need this. I personally need this to complete my Freddy memorabilia. I got the entire DVD series, original poster, beach towel, pewter belt buckle, sweater, fedora, and glove.... I just need these damn shoes. It's not gravy enough to have the Halo dunks as a fan of both game and sneaker when there is a shoe with a design so near and dear to my heart. I grew up off an Elm Street and remember the first time I watched the original at my buddy Brandon's house a block over. I was 8 years old and that movie put the fear in me like no other. Walking, hell, running home that day through the wooded backyards is one of my most invigorating memories. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a childhood ear-marked with such an icon. And because of this I urge you guys to send shout outs to New Line and Nike. In the meanwhile, feel free to oggle. It's all that can be none.

If I don't wake up with these dunks on the market, I may not wake up at all.....

Beware the Rick Roll

Rick Astley; the man, the myth, the legend. The Opie-ish English gentlemen who sounds exactly like James Earl Jones on ecstasy is back. After years lingering in pop culture limbo Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" is pulling up in our drive ways and honking like a ridiculous jackass again. None believed more than I that The Astley would come back to us.... but in the form of an Internet meme!?!?!?!?!

Considered one of the most dated songs of the 80's "Never Gonna Give You Up" is regaining popularity through word of mouth via us internet goons. When bands like Gym Class Heroes and OneRepublic have made good on the exposure received through internet whoring, I'm glad to see that Rick Astley's camp of loyal fans have given his brainchild the loving push into the modern medium that such a hit requires. When Rick Astley recorded that hit in the 80's the term Internet basically meant a gymnasium sized room full of government scientists trying to spy on the Commie bastards abroad. How far he's come.

Incidentally, Rick Astley's song has become a popular "bait and switch" tactic on the internet (annoying....mmm, awesome) and a hilarious disruptive procedure performed in public called a Rick Roll. My favorite is the Westboro Baptist Church getting Rick Rolled. All the attention the Rick Roll phenomenon has garned actually has his old record label rushing in to production some "greatest hits" compilations. Not to mention some sweet Rick Astley ring tones. Don't be the last one on the block to rock a Rick Astley ringtone. Hell, you'll be able to Rick Roll every one on the train or at Burger King every time your cell-y blows up, yo!

I think we should all be thinking of causes just and unjust to Rick Roll. Rick Astley deserves that much. He put a smile on some of our family members faces back in the day and sang all the Mustafa parts in the Lion King. I love that shit. You love that shit. But, it's the shit we really don't tell people we love. Unless one of us has a blog and is saying he is, and in that case, well, it's obvious he loves that shit.

The Westboro Baptist Church getting Rick Rolled....enjoy


Damonster

#1 You Tube Video in our EYES

This video that you are about to watch deserves a cult following. We voted, well sorry to leave Jenny out, but Damon and I voted, and the results are in...the following is the best goddamn you tube video of all time

Zzip It

Its as though I tell myself before I begin to blurt out absurdities that they are non-fiction, that I am correct, and even just, with my violent phrasing. I then realize in the aftermath of my ferocious word storm that this repetitive game of boggle is warping my mind.

I long to speak in a mist of spring perfume, spouting loveliness whenever my lips open. However, no matter how hard I try I remain stubborn and unpursed.

It was as though only a minute ago that I was content with a placid morning. Nevertheless, my mouth seems to grow more cantankerous, as my heart grows fonder of those tranquil moments.

Back in the Day

Remember when Double Dutch was the hottest thing on the DCPS playgrounds? This is what we looked like...



(I swear)

~Jeneric

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