January 2009
Meme - Favorite Movie of 2008
What was your favorite movie that you saw that came out this year. Be quick, once 2009 hits the meme goes dead. Also, if you’re in a timezone that has already passed into ‘09, you can’t participate. Just kidding. I was a big fan of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, maybe because it was recent or maybe because it was really great, I’m not quite sure. Probably a bit of...
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hipsterdiet: All you need is a high five.
December 2008
The Party’s Over - Willie Nelson Turn out... 
“No one who has ever had “Taps” played for them has been able to hear...”
– George Carlin Signatures
This is cool, I set up signatures last week on Mail so that I can choose not to use them every time I send an email. Isn’t it cool how we set up inconveniences for ourselves?
“As 2008 mercifully ends, I think we can all agree that it was one shitty year....”
– Michael Ian Black 
Pants Off Productivity
I’ve found that one of the best ways to be productive in college, in a private setting, is to take my pants off and do homework in my boxers. That may be too much information for some but think of it this way: with your pants off you can’t really go anywhere. That forces you to stay in your room, surrounded by the things that you have to do. Granted you could just as easily sit down on...
Watchtristanjay7: ONN: 2-Year-Old Donkey Called Up To Pro Donkey Basketball League I love when The Onion makes fun of the Midwest. Almost as funny as the video is the ticker on the bottom.
Year End Meme - Best Concert of 2008
What was the best concert you got the pleasure of seeing this year? Why was it the best? For me it was The Gaslight Anthem at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, NJ, on May 30. I had an interview with them beforehand for Punknews and I got to talk to their lead singer, Brian, for a solid 40 minutes after the interview was over. Their set was incredible too.
WatchDo you remember life before the Segway?
Why Can't I Sell Any Of These Fucking Bibles? →
sparo: I honestly have no idea what the hell is going on. Why can’t I seem to sell any of these fucking Bibles? I’m offering the best goddamn Bible I’ve ever seen—not some piece-of-shit Bible that’ll fall apart before you’re halfway through Matthew—and still, everywhere I go, I get the door slammed in my face. What gives? Hahahahaha. Nice Sam.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21)
The Gaslight Anthem The Gaslight Anthem The Gaslight Anthem Bruce Sprinsteen The Gaslight Anthem Let’s be honest, you read my site. It’s pretty much all I listen to.
The NFL Needs Full-Time Referees
The National Football league is a multi-billion dollar organization with one major flaw: refereeing. There are games every season where the refs alter the outcomes by making bad calls and calls that are flat-out wrong. As it stands right now, the NFL’s refs are flown in every weekend from wherever they work Monday through Friday to the location of the game to do their worst. Most have them...
Mac Sounds
I love when television shows run out of sound effects and fall back on the stock sounds that come with Garageband and iMovie. I was just watching something on the Travel Channel and they threw in a few iMovie sounds in there quietly.
Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Before I start, there are no spoilers in here so feel free to read on. I had the opportunity to see a screening of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button about two weeks ago and because the guys who run the screenings are absolute psychos, I haven’t been able to talk about it until now. I got a chance to see the movie for a second time last night and still I can only say nothing but...
Gaslight Anthem/Bouncing Souls
Is anyone going to the concert tomorrow night at the Asbury Park Convention Center (moved from the Stone Pony) to see Gimme Drugs, Let Me Run, The Gaslight Anthem and Bouncing Souls? If you are shoot me an email.
Punknews Staffers' Year End Best-Of Lists →
kapi: Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road Show a... 
NFL Fines Wes Welker $10,000 For Endzone Snow... →
Welker, who leads the league with 109 receptions, fell to the ground on his back just behind the end zone and brushed both arms and legs back and forth in the snow after catching an 11-yard pass from Matt Cassel in the second quarter. The “snow angel” was an illegal demonstration.
Reasons Why George Bush's Autobiography Will Never...
By the time he’s out of office everyone in America will likely detest him. Have you heard him speak? Now imagine him trying to spell. George Bush is the the only person in America that could break Microsoft Word. Dick Cheney will most likely kill George before he can type the name of the Vice President in the opening chapter. Oliver Stone already made a less-than-compelling movie, think...
WatchMy eye doctor is actually named Dr. Steve Brule and when I showed up for my first appointment and he did not resemble the good doctor himself, I was very disappointed. caseydonahue: Steve Brule tells us about viral videos
3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late
danhacker: talby: expectoomuch: 1 // You may need more sleep than you think. Research by Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders Center found that people who slept eight hours and then claimed they were “well rested” actually performed better and were more alert if they slept another two hours. That figures. Until the invention of the lightbulb (damn you, Edison!), the average person slumbered...
Actual serious question, looking for actual...
sarahchristine: Anyways, my dad bought my mom an ipod touch and it’s awesome. I get it now. I finally feel like I have a better feel for the touch screen and can type pretty well with only a couple hours practice. Here’s my query: I think I’d like to exchange my ipod classic for the 32GB ipod touch. There’s a price difference, but that’s not an issue. Do you like your ipod touch? I live in a...
Best of Yanko Design 2008 →
A lot of very cool concepts. My favorites are #23 Window To The World, #35 The Ripple Faucet, #42 The Pocket Light and #48 The Collapsible Surfboard
Full Text of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button →
ben: If you are planning on seeing the movie, you might want to read this first. This is the 1922 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald (yeah, the Gatsby guy) that the movie is based off of. The short story is just as great as the movie.
Twitter Confuses Me
As a person who has been interested in computers since I was five, I try to get my hands on certain services or websites and give them a whirl, even if it’s just for a week or two. Then I picked up Twitter. I never got Twitter, still don’t. I’ve tried for months to get over it. I think it’s pointless and stupid but at the same time there’s something cool about...
Hanukkah - The Holiday of Hope and Let Downs
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights (or oil that burned conveniently too long), is an eight-day celebration filled with confusion and hope. Unlike the Christians, Jews celebrate for eight days which means the opportunity to spell Channukah eight different ways (none of which are wrong, somehow), light a few dozen candles, and hope, hope that tonight is the night that the good present comes. It seems...
Brett Favre: I've Always Had A Passion For... →
“I’m just that kind of guy, I guess—a gunslinger on one hand, but on the other, a man who knows when to stop, at least at first, but then it turns out I really didn’t know when to stop after all,” Favre said.” (via The Onion)
Eight NFL Coaches That Deserve To Be Fired*
Norv Turner - San Diego Chargers Romeo Crennel - Cleveland Browns Marvin Lewis - Cincinnati Bengals Mike Shanahan - Denver Broncos Wade Phillips - Dallas Cowboys Andy Reid - Philadelphia Eagles Lovie Smith - Chicago Bears Mike Holmgren - Seattle Seahawks *absent from this list are the coaches of the Oakland Raiders and the Detroit Lions because they had absolutely nothing to work with and...
Fighting ShamWOW
I want to fight Vince, the ShamWOW guy. I know I’m not the only one.
Meth Profession
Why does it seem like every meth addict in Colorado works in event security? Is there some deal between halfway houses, prisons and the event security industry to usher recovering meth-heads back into the world through the glamorous world of event security? I think so.
Vin Diesel Is The Greatest Actor of Our Generation
Forget giving Heath Ledger the posthumously Oscar for his role in The Dark Night, give it to Vin Diesel. Why? Vin Diesel’s got balls. Cajones. Vin’s not afraid to make movies like Pitch Black and The Fast and the Furious, movies that Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan would stay far away from. He knows that his movies aren’t big name blockbusters like The Green Mile and Gigli but he gives...
Meme - Favorite Christmas Present Ever
What was your favorite Christmas present? It doesn’t matter if your young age distorted something boring intto the best thing ever.