The Bald Man is Watching You

For the last few years in Seattle, I've been seeing this bit of street art. Does anyone know anything about it?

(watching *me,* bald man? watching me?)

Who Makes a Joke about watching the watchmen? I do!

Me, and the rest of the internet, that is.

By the way, I didn't think the movie was that good. And I wish Rorschach would let go of my pinky.

Makes it hard to type.

New Music Friday - Seventy-Eighth Edition

Blog, I missed you. Did you miss me?

Back from Cali (vacation) and ready to post a fresh batch of free, legal mp3s for your listening enjoyment. Ok, let's get into it:

• First up this week, Stereogum has a remix from French dance superstars Justice.
  
• Put on your dancing shoes and head to Arjan Writes, for a Colin Munroe remix
• ZuneTracks celebrates the music from my favorite show, Chuck - check it out here. Artists like Blitzen Trapper, Teddybears and more. Wow. Just, wow. (Another cliche? Maybe)
  
• Ok, listen up. Here's a band to watch out for this year - White Lies. Sweet - My Old Kentucky Blog has an mp3, as well as a remix.
  
• Hey, you know what I like? Rock music. Check out two tracks from The Submarines and two from The Morning Benders - over at Chromewaves.
• Enjoy a free mp3 from KY rockers These United States over at You Ain't No Picasso.
  
• And we'll close out the week with some hip hop - Shawty Lo feat. Trey Songz & Lil Wayne, over at Notes from a Different Kitchen.
  

Ok, enjoy the music and have a safe weekend everybody!

"Whenever You Get Sad, Stop Being Sad and Be Awesome Instead"

so true:

Here Are The Nominees in the Category of Tired Expressions in 2009

Hey, the internet, are you noticing certain phrases getting used a lot? Some of these I think are humorous. Others annoying. So without further ado, here are my nominees for 2009 overused expressions. Best of all: this year - everyone's a winner!

1. At the top of the list, the incredulous "Really? Really?" As in, "you're telling me that my favorite expressions are lame? Really?" Really.
   
2. In the number two spot, the overuse of the phrase "literally." As in, "this work is literally groundbreaking." Are you actually breaking the ground, like with a shovel? No? Ok, let's move on.
   
3. Using myself/yourself as a synonym for me/you. As in, "there are three parties in this conference, including yourself." Not only does it sound pretentious, it brings the added frustration of being grammatically incorrect. Use myself (the reflexive) when you're both the subject and the object of the sentence. As in, "If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance and I'll be dancing with myself." More on that here.
   
4. The term organic when not used in chemistry or USDA-certified products (soap, food, shampoo). As in way too many to mention.
   
5. Hella. You might not think it's common. But talk to someone under the age of 20. You'll find that hella is alive and well(a).
   
6. Lists in facebook that start with 25. If you're on facebook, then you know what I mean. If you're not, then consider yourself spared. Granted, this list of 25 is not exactly an expression. But I'll still include it on the naughty list. Oh and by the way, you know who else feels this way? Time.
   
7. "_____ we can believe in." In 2008 our now-president used it to great effect. Now, it's such a cliche. Like the expression, "it's such a cliche."
8. "I'm over (it)." Or "I am so over it." As in "I am so over Kanye." Hey, you're over it? Guess what? So am I. Forever.
   

Ok! That's it(?) What do you think, dear blog reader? Did I leave any out? I'm sure there are more. Any you're not ready to give up yet? Drop a comment!

On a personal note, I admit to using cliches, just different ones. Like the high five. Or using the word sweet, which made a prominent list of cliches - in 2007. But what can I say - awesome is still awesome in my book. It works for me. Whatever's clever. So don't throw me under the bus. Seriously. Ok, I'll stop.

And lastly, I want to say congratulations on ending the expression fo shizzle, my n*zzle. Glad to see that's over. I mean. Fo' shizzle? Really? Really?

New Music Friday: The Return

What's up, the internet -

Back in action after a few weeks off. Back when I was writing for 'insider, I had a little Friday tradition: find cool, free and legal music on the web. Then link to it, all in one post. Pretty straightforward. And, pretty awesome. Well, the internet, I think it's time to bring that back. So ready for some free music to load up to your **** or your ****? Thought so.

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• First up this week, Brooklyn Vegan has two sweet tracks: one from Radio Moscow, and one from Dead Man
• Next, this Diplo/Mad Decent Remix of a Marlena Shaw track is, well Mad Decent - CNet, via zunetracks
• To quote my buddy Eddie, this next band is full of win: Suckers. (via 'stereogum)
• What's better than a link with one or two tracks? A link with six tracks. Well, voila from our buddies at selective service.
• Hey, you know who I like? The Voyeurs. You should too. Get an MP3 at Rockinsider.
• My Old Kentucky Blog has three, count-em-three track from Indianapolis Indie (indy indie) rock group Everything Now. And if you are Dodge and are reading this: hello, you are cool.
• Music for Robots has a track from Fridge, which "builds and builds to crushing kinetic heights." Cool.
• After standing up for his/their questionable fashion sense, You Ain't No Picasso posts a track from Of Montreal.
• And last but certainly not-not awesome: Superdrag Rock Cleveland

Ok, enjoy the free music and have a great weekend everybody!

Welcome

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Thanks for visiting. In this site, I'm going to talk about stuff that interest me on a personal level: music, technology, culture, faith, sneakers, beer, gaming. Not necessarily in that order.

You know, being let go from a job is never great, but I'm hopeful that good things will come out of this. I'm hoping that the first good thing is this site.