Sing A Song of Sevenpence

I was not tagged in the meme-stream, that I know of, but I feel like con-tributary-ing, so...

The Seven Songs Meme:
(found via warrenellis.com, but quoted from Kid Shirt)

"List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to."

(I've included Youtube links)

1. Muse "Supermassive Black Hole"
I don't understand it; why would Muse not record more songs that sound like this? I like other stuff they've done, but I wouldn't put anything else from their discography on repeat for hours at a time. It's upbeat, it's fun to play on Guitar Hero 3 (I first heard the song when it became downloadable content), and I don't really have to explain who the group is when telling my friends that I like this song.

Also, if somebody would get me a red jacket like the one Matthew Bellamy's wearing in that video, I'd be forever grateful.

2. Nappy Roots "Good Day"
Yes, in fact, it does have half a verse in which he raps the contents of a church barbecue's picnic table. But this song is like 'Hard Knock Life' ramped up and made twice as happy. It's one of those rare rap songs about how people might be better off not living a Grand Theft Auto lifestyle 24/7. I heard it on the radio and immediately went home and downloaded it.

3. Valeriya "The Party's Over"
She's what happens when a Russian singer wants to do what Shakira did, only in the style of 2000's-Madonna. Found via Jeff, this video is ridiculous. Keep an eye out for her token male-backup dancer, who apparently was very proud of the fact that his choreographer had finally taught him the "Number One Dance Move In The West" -- aka taking off your hat and putting it back on. Also, Valeriya looks like Emily Procter from CSI: Miami (image here).

4. The Hoosiers "Goodbye Mr A"
Upbeat again. I think a pattern is beginning to emerge here. The song's supposedly about the singer's elementary school math teacher, and that actually makes a lot of the lines make more contextual/wordplay sense. The Hoosiers are actually one of my more-recently-found favorite bands. I don't usually have favorite bands because my tastes are so eclectic that I often will only like one song that a group has done and feel indifferent about the rest of their work. Exceptions of the past have included Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, and Josie & the Pussycats (from the movie). As you can tell, I like music that makes me bounce along to it.

5. The Hives "Die All Right
Another rare favorite band of mine, The Hives have crept into my consciousness from all directions; radio, music videos, Guitar Hero 3, Rock Band, Weird Al Yankovic, the fact that their songwriter is a possibly fictional person whose last name is pronounced the same way mine is...it all seemed a conspiracy to get me to listen to them. Well, I have fallen; it's music like this that makes me want to have long hair to properly headbang with.

6. Presidents of the United States of America "Mixed Up SOB"
PUSA are goofy weirdos, kind of like The Hives, actually. Weird Al Yankovic directed this music video, something that should not surprise you once you've seen 30 seconds of it. I love the line "She's stuck in gear. It's just too bad it's Reverse." That's wit, people. That's what's missing from T-Pain's music that keeps me from getting down to apple-bottom jeans. Speaking of T-Pain though...

7. T-Pain "Church"
The only track I can stand off the soundtrack for Step Up 2: The Streets, and it's just amazing. I want to record a music video of my own for it; that's how fun it is to dance to.

And the tags:
1. Ted H
2. Jeff S
3. Joe S
4. Corey B
5. Jeremy G
6. Remi T
7. Katie S

I Guess Jihad To Be There

Dunkin' Donuts ran the following ad, starring Rachael Ray holding some coffee in a park:



It apears to be very harmless. However, it apparently caused an internet blogosphere meltdown in which Dunkin' Donuts was accused of supporting terrorism. As reported in The Independent:
"The offending item, though, is the scarf, which reminded one blogger of the keffiyeh head-dress worn by Arab men, an item which a second blogger – picking up the theme and running several miles with it – dubbed 'jihadi chic'. The Little Green Footballs blog, a conservative favourite, accused Dunkin' Donuts of 'casually promoting the symbol of Palestinian terrorism and the intifada'."

And Dunkin' Donuts pulled the ad, causing ANOTHER blogosphere meltdown, as bloggers called the company cowardly for caving "in the face of an out-of-control conservative blogosphere."

(PS: 'blogosphere' is a fun word, isn't it?)

Out of control? Maybe, but obviously, we can all agree it wasn't out-of-control enough. Let's remedy this situation forthwith.

(turns around and centers self, then quickly turns back around)



What. The F. Has Dunkin' Donuts gone crazy? A little too much of their Arabic blend? This ad is a blatant promotion of terrorism! Look at that scarf Rachael Ray is wearing; it's a f**king keffiyeh head-dress worn by Arab men! Arab MEN. And she, a woman, is wearing it out in the g*dd*mn park, like she isn't cowering from God and men's sight! Put some f**king clothes on, you whore of Babylon (i.e. Babylon in Iraq, you terrorist!) By putting Rachael Ray in that keffiyeh, DD, you're offending Americans who don't want to see some kind of g*dd*amn Hamas fashion show...but you're also offending Arabs who'll see this ad, think, "That woman is wearing a man's headdress around her neck, and it isn't because her husband's choking her with it! Crossdresser! Abomination! Abomination! Abomination! I'll bomb a nation!"

And terrorism will ensue.

But that's not all. Some of my distinguished blogosphere associates have stopped at the jaunty heretical scarf, but not I. No, the men behind this advertisement are unbelievable in more ways than one. They said in their "apology" yesterday, "The possibility of misperception detracted from its original intention to promote our iced coffee."

"Iced coffee?" ICED COFFEE?!? Sounds like, 'Iced Kofi' --as in Kofi Annan, ex-UN Secretary General, who is currently on the board of directors of the UN Foundation-- and it is outrageous for Dunkin' Donuts to blatantly be recruiting terrorists to assassinate Kofi Annan in an online ad like that. Now, my blogosphere enemies (I'm looking at you, Rene Duquesnoy Joomlas on your Ass!) might say that there have been thousands of ads for iced kofi, and I've never spoken up before, but I say to you, SHUT UP! Those ads were distasteful, yes, but not necessarily proterrorist.

This ad is special because of all the secret visual handshakes it's giving to terrorists. Look closer. There's a building in the background, an American landmark of enormous importance to the citizens of our great country, and it is being highlighted for destruction. I hope our military and law enforcement services are on-site at that building...wherever it is (maybe that's a gold statue of Jefferson or something? Is it maybe the Holocaust museum? Help me out, blogosphere cohorts!) It's an American treasure though, regardless of what building it actually is, and Dunkin' Donuts is outright commanding terrorists to bomb it to kill Kofi Annan, and Rachael Ray is there so they know they'll only have a 30-minute timeframe to work with.

And under the logo, what does it say? AMERICA RUNS. "On Dunkin'"? Perhaps. "From terrorism"? Definitely.

(...Maybe if I click on 'Find A Store' it'll tell me where that building is.)

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Okay, I'm done.

CSI DSI...is disc?

Tonight, I told the entire DSI Company what I get out of DSI, and I got a little choked up. Later tonight, I watched a CSI/Without A Trace crossover two-parter, and I got a little disappointed by the WAT half.

CSI = Interesting characters who act like a family solving a mystery by enhancing the size and focus of evidence; usually involves the word 'epithelial'

Without A Trace = Bland assemblage of people solving a mystery by talking to former contacts and doing lots of flashbacks to things the culprit had done years ago; usually involves the actor Anthony Lapaglia

Now, the CSI/DSI connection: Anthony Lapaglia is what Zach Ward will look like in 15 years. That is neither a compliment nor an insult. However, I hope Zach's in better shows in 15 years than WAT...better shows like CSI. Boom.

Eat This!

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J. Jonah Jingleheimer Schmidt...His Name Is My Name Too

My friend Sketch has lately taken to using the Magic Words (i.e. "Oh, and Kit, I know I don't have to challenge you on this one, but just in case: I challenge you!") more and more often, thus necessitating that I post more often.

Boohoo, right?

In any case, this time he found an interesting meme, the kind where you fill in the empty speech bubbles in a classic comic book panel, to hilarious effect. Normally, I don't get especially inspired by them. I might even have passed this one by if not for Sketch's timely official challenge...and his posting the plug-and-play Photoshop file he used for mass production.

I felt this particular panel deserved a very narrow-focused attack, and so I present my efforts:

Alias Indeed

I was watching the 5th season of Alias tonight and was struck by an annoyingly persistent truth:

Balthazar Getty is the poor man's Liev Schreiber.



I stole appropriated the above image from another blogger who is one of many to write the words "Does anyone else get these two confused?" So I feel confident that I'm not the only one who feels this way.

PS: I find it mildly amusing that my Spell Check humbly suggests I mean Kiev Schrödinger but has no problem with Balthazar or Getty. Who's the poor man's whom now?

PPS: Balthazar Getty apparently played Jack Shephard Ralph in the 1990 version of 'Lord of the Flies.' Yes, NetFlix; in fact, I would like to view that in 2-3 days.

There'll Be A Quizno's On This Later

While at Firehouse Subs the other day, my friend Sketch pointed out that the sandwich I was ordering had an odd description: it came "Fully Involved." According to the menu (their online version pictured below), Fully Involved means that it comes with all the normal toppings (lettuce, mayo, etc).



Now, I don't like toppings on my subs; I'm a meat-and-cheese-only type of guy. But it seems wrong to just ask for the sandwich "plain" when they went to the trouble of coming up with such an interesting phrase to describe a sub being 'with everything on it.'

Therefore, I now present a short glossary of terms for how to order your sandwiches at Firehouse Subs from here on out.

A Sandwich Fully Involved =
Loaded. Complete with Mayo, Mustard, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion and a Dill Spear.

A Sandwich With Commitment Issues =
Sub With No Toppings.

A Sandwich In Trial Separation =
Toppings On The Side.

A Sandwich Just Going Through The Paces =
Limp Piece Of Lettuce, One Slice Of Tomato, and Just A Daub Of Condiments.

A Sandwich Having An Affair =
Fully Involved Toppings Between Meat And Top Bun; With Horseradish, Cole Slaw and Pickle Slices Between Meat And Bottom Bun.

A Sandwich Whose Marriage Is On The Rocks =
Hot Sub...On Ice.

A Sandwich With A Restraining Order =
The Sandwich Is For Here, The Toppings Are To Go.