Tuesday August 12th, 2008
BEIJING, China (AP) — A 7-year-old Chinese girl was not good-looking enough for the Olympics opening ceremony, so another little girl with a pixie smile lip-synched “Ode to the Motherland,” a ceremony official said.
I don’t know about you, but even being the superficial asshole I am, I couldn’t even imagine telling a little girl shes too ugly to perform in the olympics. Instead, she can sing backstage while a “cuter” girl lip-syncs out front and dazzles gazillions.
China, why so shallow?
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Monday July 7th, 2008
I am in love with some of the more recent stuff coming out of CB2:
weapons of massive consumption
Monday July 7th, 2008
Of all the albums coming / that have came out this year, Lily Allen was on the top of my list, and has been making her way even farther up.
Three tracks from her upcoming album Stuck On The Naughty Step have been posted/leaked, and here they are for listen (or two). I love them all, but my favorite is I Don’t Know by far. (GWB is the only high quality one—the other two are webrips).
I Don’t Know — In my eyes, I Don’t Know is sort of like a sequal to Everything’s Just Wonderful. Both songs have a similar feel to them, with straightforward lyrics that hit on personal and public issues. The combination of guitar, pausing beats, and spacey synths make it really easy to listen to (and love).
GWB (Fuck You Very Much) — Haha. Guess Who Batman! The first thing I thought of when I heard this was the themesong to that show CrankYankers. They both have a sort of Mr. Rogers / Childrens show melody to them, except GWB is a bit more mature, what with all it’s “fuck you’s” and such.
I Could Say — I love the piano in this song, and overall it is just a pretty tune with a fun beat to it. It’s definitely an IWABFSFM song.
good morning, sverige. klippan, billy, and expedit say hello!
Wednesday July 2nd, 2008
After fixing Windows on my iMac, I finally got to install the Ikea stuff pack for the Sims 2, that I downloaded like two weeks ago. As someone with an [unhealthy] Ikea addiction, I’m highly disappointed with this addon. Sure, there are alot of things I love: LACK, MALM, and STORM. But the number of things missing outweighs those that are there.
Where is PAX? I want some sliding STORDAL doors with frosted glass, and fun racks and drawers inside. And dining room tables / chairs? What about JAMSUNDA! FORSA! BJURSTA!
The biggest thing I would’ve liked to have seen would be an extensive Ikea AKURUM/FAKTUM kitchen cabinet selection. It would be nice if they included most of their frame options, with a ton of door panel options (a LINJAR blue kitchen in the Sims would’ve been a great memorial, seeing as how it is being phased out in the real world).
6/10 Overall? There’s a ton of stuff that I love, but is it really worth the $20? Not really. Maybe $10 at the most. Buy it / pirate it—just don’t get too excited.
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Sunday June 22nd, 2008
New music time! This was instantly my new jam. Lady GaGa’s electropopsynthdance album is due out this year. I can’t wait @_@
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Friday June 20th, 2008
i’ve been slightly busy on my day off—you know… dying my hair darker and making an EVE (WALL-E) keychain. i bought an EVE figurine and then used a size 216 hookeye to make it into a keychain. luckily she was made of hard rubber/plastic, so i could did it all by hand. and here’s my little baby now:
window works
Monday June 9th, 2008
In all my life, I have never seen display windows for any store as beautiful as those for Anthropologie. Hand-crafted [usually] from everyday objects and materials, the unique collages and 3d setups that accent displayed products are beyond amazing—maybe even beyond this world.
The surreal setups are like little worlds in their own, secluded and cut off from the outside world by just a pane of glass.
( MORE PICTURES AFTER THIS JUMP… )
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Monday June 9th, 2008
I know I haven’t gotten into the rant here yet, but those of you who know me in the real world, know that I am obsessed with 1. getting my own house 2. Ikea.
After finally hitting up the heavenly warehouse that it is the other day, I got to see the sommar (summer) products hands-on. I think I’m going to buy a bunch on my next trip, even if I need to keep them until I move out. And here I go saying it: I want my own house.
I want a cozy little area in my backyard (maybe even a greenhouse) where I can string it to hell with lights and lanterns. I want to grow it into my own little forest with trees and plants in every nook and cranny. I want long panels of brightly patterned fabrics to hang from the roof like sails in the wind.
And when it grows dark, I want to dim the lights and let the fireflies take the lead accompanied by the sound of crickets.
I want to have camp-outs and run barefoot through the grass to a little hidden site where my friends waiting around the fire with marshmallow.
I want every summer night to be a mini-vacation—a getaway—and when it’s all over, I’ll lazily walk up the stairs, crawl into bed and get ready for the upcoming day.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
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Friday May 23rd, 2008
Alright, I’m going to try to limit this to once a week (although, the way I go through music, I’m not so sure it’ll stay that way). You’d be lucky if there was one post a month here that wasn’t me preaching about what you should listen to. Anywho, here’s a lineup of my favorite songs this week:
ALANIS MORISSETTE - UNDERNEATH
Another amazing track by Alanis. From what I’ve heard, I can say the same exact thing about her album. She’s managed to stay herself, and pump out new songs which are catchy
LADYTRON - TOMORROW
Although not the lead single off Velocifero, it’s still my favorite…or at least for now. Sure, I like Ghost, but this song seemed easier to fall in love with. The same as Witching Hour, this album is full of etheral synths and reverberated vocals, with a beautiful cover.
LIGHTS - ICE
PUSSYCAT DOLLS - WHEN I GROW UP
Don’t judge me. Okay, judge me. I am a sucker for a terrible pop song, especially if it is a. fierce or b. catchy. When I Grow Up is both, not very surprising when coming from PCD. I’m expecting this song to blow up on the radio this summer and be on the top of every 15 year old’s iTunes, just like all their other singles.
I have a ton of other things I keep putting on repeat, but you’ll just have to wait til next week. (Possibly as soon as tomorrow. Just kidding. …Maybe.)
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Wednesday May 21st, 2008
I’ve been waiting for this expansion all my life.
If you haven’t heard, the newest expansion pack for the Sims 2 (well, stuff pack) is going to be all furniture / home accessories based off real life Ikea things. All the favorites seem to be there: Malm, Poäng, Lack, Expedit, Klippan, and that creepy-ass heart pillow.
Naturally, I’ve been staring at the same screenshots and renders on the Sims site for the past week, drooling and counting down the days. There’s just one thing that bothers the hell out of me. Some objects are out of proportion. Take a look at the lack side table, in real life, it is slightly shorter than it is wide, but the Sims version is noticeably taller.
Also, the Malm beds aren’t as low as they appear in real life. I’m assuming there’s some sort of predefined height for all bed tops and table tops, so maybe that’s why they’re the way they are (perhaps if they were lower, objects set on top would hover at the preset height)? I have no idea how the Sims works, so that might be the reasoning—or the 3d modelers are just idiots.
Cue my friends reading this and calling me a nerd for bitching about this. But whatever. It’s my hot body (and birthday.
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