Music Monday

Say hello to Rilo Kiley. [Yes, I do know that this picture is semi-similar to the group pic of Metric from last week's Music Monday, but that's how band pics go I suppose]. Back in the day when Grey's Anatomy was super popular, and I could keep track of all the neat songs they use, I discovered Rilo Kiley's Portions for Foxes which is cheery and smooth. Since then, I've listened to pretty much all of their songs. Their songs cover a wide range of sounds from the cheery Portions for Foxes to the grungier Money Maker (which when I first heard, thought it was Sleater Kinney). I like them so much, that their song Breakin' Up had the honor of being my first ever music ringtone, and it's still my favorite.

Also, I hear frontwoman/former child actor Jenny Lewis is going to be working on her second solo album, and the process filmed into a documentary.

I'm excited. Are you excited?

Favorite Lady Friday

Every Friday I'm going to make a post briefly profiling one of my favorite ladies. They will pretty much all be from the world of entertainment, but there may be one or two in the future that aren't.

I've been a fan of Tina Fey ever since I saw a clip of her and Amy Poehler playing sexy tennis. Then she did Mean Girls, 30 Rock, and the now infamous Sarah Palin impersonations on SNL. My favorite is 30 Rock where she plays Liz Lemon. And to save a long paragraph describing her character to you, here's a clip to cover all that for me.

And this only covers some of her best moments from the first season. The second and third are just as fantastic. Tina Fey's rise to stardom was super fast, and very much deserved. I can't wait until her next big project, whatever it may be. You go Tina Fey, you go.

Getting to Know You Impersonally

I got an IM today from some random screen name saying the following, "Hi, Billy Mays here with another fantastic coho". Are you kidding me? What the hell is this? Virus? Spam? Well, actually it's neither. It's actually a part of this grand project some group of people have put together called, Project Upstream. I'm not going to get into the details, but basically, they set up fish bots that somehow get your screen name from the internet, and then they connect you to someone else whose screen name they have. It's sort of like a blind date. All of a sudden, you're in an online conversation with someone you've never met and know nothing about. And that's the goal. Project Upstream is all about "promoting social ideals through the use of exciting new technology". It's all a bit too weird for me. Apparently, they get screen names from Livejournals, blogs, and other various social networking websites. I was just editing my Livejournal for the first time in 3 years, when I got the bot message. Anyways, I don't know what's up with this thing. Public feedback is mixed, with some people thinking it to be fun and interesting, and others thinking it to be a little too invasive. I personally favor the latter.

Calling Kobayashi

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If you frequently browse the articles on Yahoo's homepage like I do, then you've heard of the Fifth Thirds Burger, also known as, a heart attack on a bun. This thing is HUGE. It's got about 1.5 pounds of ground beef, chili, nacho cheese, salsa, tortilla chips, lettuce, tomato, and what looks to be condiments slathered all about. And it's all packed (somehow) between two halves of an 8 inch wide bun.

So what's with all this talk about obesity rates on the rise? Cardiovascular disease? High cholesterol? Diabetes? I think eating something like this could cover all those pretty efficiently. Granted, there aren't very many people in the world who could even consume such a thing in one sitting, but why entice people by placing something like this in front of them? There are so many people out there who lack self control when it comes to eating. Which I believe is the reason why obesity exists in our society. Food is just everywhere. It's so easy to come by, and there's so much variety. It's hard to ignore it.

Humans need food to survive, but do we really need a Fifth Thirds Burger to survive?

Music Monday

Every Monday, I will feature an artist and/or song that I think people would like. This will creatively be called, Music Monday.

I've been listening to Metric ever since a friend of mine introduced me to them several years ago. The lead vocalist is Emily Haines. Her voice is sort of quirky and can be mesmerizing as well. Her accent is also pretty cute. Their newest album Fantasies is one of their best and begins with the track Help I'm Alive which is super catchy and is a great way to start off the rest of the album which is just as amazing. So if you've got some spare time, I really recommend you to check them out!

Fantasies out April 7th!

The Start of a Brand New Adventure

Hey guys. Welcome to my blog. If you know me already, great. If not, that's great too. You can get to know me. Anyways, as you may derive from the title, this blog will be my own random comments on things that go on in my life or things I observe and think are interesting. Pretty much everything is fair game. So this will be the only introductory post. I'm hoping to make a few posts a week. It will vary depending on how much time I have or don't have. Thanks, and enjoy!