hey look! it's a new vidya!

hopefully, this video will be as entertaining for you as it was for me.

the mixtape chronicles: 1

okay, so it's not on a "tape." however, this one is going from digital playlist to physical media (cd). i haven't made a "real" playlist in a while. this one has been made for my fellow bandmates in good shot janson. we made mixes for each other so that we could get a better grasp on each others' styles. here's mine:







title: BAND MIX
tracks
1. dillinger four - "noble stabbings!!!!!"
2. bomb the music industry! - "25!"
3. mastodon - "megalodon"
4. chuck ragan - "california burritos"
5. future of the left - "manchasm"
6. lucero - "kiss the bottle"
7. jawbreaker - "bad scene, everyone's fault"
8. cap'n jazz - "que suerte!"
9. hot water music - "one step to slip"
10. mewithoutyou - "nice & blue pt. 2"
11. apollo sunshine - "conscious pilot"
12. the hold steady - "massive nights"
13. 65daysofstatic - "this cat is a landmine"
14. jenny lewis (and the watson twins) - "the big guns"
15. streetlight manifesto - "point/counterpoint"
16. jets to brazil - "lemon yellow black"
17. sleater-kinney - "entertain"

brief response to glenn beck on fox news 5-6-09

1) hey glenn, the acorn voter registration fraud is pointless. no matter how many times a person registers in their state/city, they still only get ONE vote.

2) i don't care how nasty a burger king employee is, bathing in the sink in the back room isn't a health hazard. it's a horrible lapse in judgment, and the employee should be fired for indecent behavior. however, when you asked the viewers, "would you still eat at that burger king?" my answer is yes. hardcore sanitizers and bleach are wonderful chemicals.

meh.

long time no post. yeah, i know it's no good. i've been lazy.

aaaaaaanyway. a lot has happened since my last post. my fantasy baseball team is 2-2-0, and sitting in third in the division. jonathann and i went to north carolina and played a show with our good friend, ash(ley) hopkins. plus, i started working on the next ready, set, machine! album.

i guess that's all for now. i'll come up with a better post later. until then, just check out the image above. it's my listening habits from the past 3 months (according to my last.fm profile).

baseball? moar liek GAYball! amirite?!?!?!?!

t-minus 26 minutes until the uberleague 2k9 fantasy baseball draft. will the nar shadaa smugglers be able to take the regular season title? and will they be able to translate their regular season performance to the playoffs this year? we'll see.

fantasy baseball is interesting, because i don't know anything about baseball. in fact, i actually despise the sport. i think it's boring and lame. the only cool thing about it is the amount of statistics. i wish other sports kept up with as many crazy stats.

however, i've picked up a few tips on fantasy baseball (and sports in general).

1) trust the pre-rankings. if you know some info, then go right ahead and make some changes. but, when in doubt, follow the rankings. example: we had a fantasy nfl league one year, and needed an extra team, so we made a "ghost" team, which just followed the rankings for its picks. that team kicked our asses all season.
2) find relievers. the first season of fantasy baseball kicked my ass. like i said, i know nothing about baseball. the reason i got killed was because i lacked relievers for the first few weeks, and the guys i picked up ended up sucking ass.
3) never draft ryan howard. i've drafted him first for 2 years, and he's sucked (fantasy-wise) every time.

it's kinda funny how much fun fantasy baseball can be even when you hate the sport. i really look forward to it now, and i'm so glad it's almost draft time.

t-minus 12 minutes.

UPDATE! i drafted ryan howard again anyway, because i am a funny guy.

glenn beck - professional douchebag.

3/26/09 (10:57 am) - "the economy: cool that bitch."

3/26/09 (4:05 pm) - i think it's official. glenn beck is a fucking nut-case. srsly.

3/26/09 (4:08 am) - GODDAMMIT, GLENN, STOP TALKING ABOUT THE FUCKING GODFATHER, DOUCHEBAG!!!!!

i think it's hilarious that beck does a horrible italian-american accent, and then has a guest come up that actually has that kind of accent. and why is a high-profile p.i. talking about aig's shit? how is that applicable? could he not get an actual financial analyst?

3/26/09 (4:13 pm) - well, glenn taught me something today. i always thought "bossnapping" was when your boss takes a nap in his office while you do all the work. apparently, i was wrong. the more you know, amirite?

3/26/09 (4:35 pm) - yes, glenn, because volunteering is bad. i can understand being wary of the act, but not because its name includes "volunteer."

"we are gladly becoming slaves." - you know, plantation owners should've called their workers "volunteers."

3/26/09 (4:44 pm) - okay, glenn, i'll give you that one. while "global war on terror" was a stupid name, so is the new one. see? we can find common ground.

wait......45 seconds later, and you just blew it. "kill them faster than they kill us" and "kick their ass"? you fail.