naming blogs is easy
ah, mondays.
few things are as fun/infuriating as watching classic rock diehards get sand in their collective vagina.
April 2008
“Did you see what Google says about you?”
—my new favorite spam subject line.
bad words.
a note to any self-styled internet pundits reading this: the next time you get the idea to call a tweaked-by-the-internet form “[form] 2.0,” stop and think. is the history of this form sufficiently short for this nomenclature to make sense? has journalism really only reached its second major evolutionary point because of the dawning era of tag-based taxonomy? is music that nascent of a medium? the answer in pretty much all these cases (save *maybe* the web, and i’d actually argue that “version 2.0” of the web actually came up when graphical browsing was first introduced) is “no, you nitwit, there was actually a pretty nicely functioning society going on before the internet came along, and you maybe should get your head out of your ass and, like, read a book. no, not an ebook. a book, preferably one that’s filed in the ‘history’ section.”
uh oh
my nice night at the cafe was just interrupted by someone saying ‘everybody? welcome to open mic night.’
Updating A Classic Quote for 2008
John Lennon penned the original classic:
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.
I’m updating it for 2008:
Life is what would happen to you if you would get your fucking ass off fucking Facebook for two fucking seconds. And put away that goddamn iPhone while you’re at it.
butterfly effects
how creepy is it that perez hilton’s mention of fred durst’s sex tape has launched him into the upper echelons of google trends? i guess getting an albert einstein tattoo on your leg does count as a turn-on among some people.
“We are thrilled to confirm their engagement and congratulate this happy couple,” Wentz’s rep told Us. “Beyond that there is nothing to say.”
—Usmagazine.com | EXCLUSIVE: Ashlee Simpson Is Pregnant (via doree). I wonder if they’re waiting until the day before her album drops to officially announce? Hey, it’s only a week away!
This is a joke, right? I mean...it's a joke, right? Please? →
jezebel.com
(via regard)
i miss trainwrecks.net now more than ever.
"People You Might Know" no longer with us?
i’m still seeing it. maybe because facebook likes to torture me.
Seriously, did Facebook take this feature down? If they ever responded to press requests (or, at least, MINE), I’d have a definitive answer, but since they seem to want to run their company like it’s still out of a dorm room, perhaps we’ll never know.
RIYL look blue go purple and, uh, unrest.
- Matthew Perpetua: god I wonder how many people actually care about Unrest in the world
- maura johnston: ~10000
- Matthew Perpetua: they've been written out of history
- maura johnston: but THEY ALL HAVE BLOGS
- Matthew Perpetua: most of those blogs aren't widely read
- Matthew Perpetua: you are the world's most influential Unrest fan
- Matthew Perpetua: congratulations
The Internet: It still doesn't really matter. →
idolator.com
“It’s probably not surprising that the Mets chose this afternoon’s eighth inning to play “Never Gonna Give You Up,” what with it winning the vote and today being the first home game of 2008. And those of you who are actually cognizant of how much the Internet affects popular culture likely won’t be surprised that Astley’s song was met with a torrent of boos from the first note—shit, the Mets didn’t even get Mr. Met to dress up in a trenchcoat. OK, OK, the fans might have also been booing because the Phillies pretty much put the game away in the top of the eighth, thus making all the feel-good vibes that had been engendered by Carlos Delgado’s home run and Oliver Perez’s 100% W-worthy performance completely moot. But I also think that, given the choice, they’d just rather sing along to Bon Jovi or Billy Joel. I know my people, and maybe-ironic appreciation of late-’80s Stock Aitken Waterman stars just isn’t their cup of Dunkin’ Donuts hot chocolate.”
i never thought i’d have another day when i was happy to hear michael kay’s voice, but here we are.
(although it’ll probably pass by the fifth, especially if the yankees hold their lead, and DEFINITELY by the seventh.)
things i do not care about: a running list.
29. ryan adams’ blog.
- maura johnston: mike hampton: scratched AGAIN
- Pat Rapa: his signature move
“No, personal branding through vlogging in 2008 is not like hip-hop in 1985. Sorry. Just no. It’s more like ska in 1995.”
—Rafi Kam / Hilariously sad original statement
