Pick the Perp

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Courtsey of BCrow

Faceblown

another coinage of mine has been accepted into the urban dictionary after a mind-blowing facebook discovery and its subsequent text convo. eChance thinks it belongs on lamebook, and ican't argue, the word sounds pretty lame and a tad like the punch line to a dirty joke a dumb boy would tell you, but i think it concept was ripe for a moniker. you know you've been faceblown before. 

Faceblown

adj.
1. when facebook blows your mind.

example

Caroline: holy shit, catherine and william are engaged!?! wtf?!
Kay Kay: WHHHHHHHAT?! who knew they were even dating!?
Caroline: I know, I'm totally faceblown.
by LilyCornucopia on May 29, 2009
tags: facebook, mindblown, get out of town, shut up!, no way, you're shitting me

The Oxford Project

this is neat. 

The Next Jack Bauer?

working in this biz, you often encounter people with...how shall I say this....unrealistic visions of grandeur. most of the time it's funny, sometimes its sad. today i found myself embroiled in controversy over this particular frenchie - okay not really, but someone did say 'that's mean' when I hung this on the fridge in the kitchen. to be clear, i'm not making a mockery out of this dude, i think its great. aim high! go for your dreams! shoot for the sky so you'll land among the stars at least or whatevz. anyways, judge for yourself:

Friday, May 1st 2009

Attn: (name removed to protect my innocence)

Subject: Role in the TV series 24

My name is Guy Vallieres and I am a fan of the series 24. I am watching it since the first year and really enjoy it. It is packed with actions, interesting characters and great story. I was watching the show last week and was telling myself what a great experience and adventure it must be to play and be involved in this kind of series. So I decided to write and take my chance to offer myself for a role in the next season.

The idea started to run a little bit in my mind last autumn while watching the two hours episode Redemption. At the beginning of the year, I started training to get in shape. At this point, I lost 15 pounds and I am now increasing the intensity of my training. I am now 190 pounds and my height is 5 feet 7 inches. My age is 37. I also started last week training in martial arts. I am doing two times a week kickboxing and two times a week Senshido. This is a reality-based self defense system teach to miliatary, law officer, bodyguard, etc. I also have a background in judo, which I practiced for 15 years while I was younger. You will find a picture of me with this letter. The picture was taken last week. I am currently living in Montreal and my first language is French. English is my second language.

I have no experience as an actor except that I did figuration once for a friend who is making auteur cinema in Montreal. I am available to travel to California at your convenience to meet anyone I had to and pass an audition.

Sincerely,
Guy

i love this guy. the image of him training for 24 with the Rocky theme song playing is classic. and p.s. i think his english is pretty damn good.

just 'cause how f**king delicious does this look

bacon infused waffles via this is why you're fat

Dance Your Face Off: Passion Pit @ The Troubador

last night Passion Pit rang in my concert/show season with all the boogie glory i've come to expect hope for. you know you're experiencing magic when the band plays a song that no one has heard before and the crowd proceeds to dance their faces off. i had such a great time that upon returning home, i immediately embarked on a craigslist hunt for tickets to tonight's show at the echoplex. sadly, even the craigslist terrain is barren and for good and totally understandable reasons. if they're coming to a city near you, i highly recommend checking them out, but good luck finding tickets, these guys are blowin' up major - destined to be the mgmt of the summer of '09. should be interesting to see how the crowd grows (i predict) between now, through the summer and ultimately when i see them at ACL in October. was lucky enough to have a similar experience seeing mgmt's crowd swell exponentially over the course of summer '08 - its as if you're on the ride with them - giving even more meaning to the music that is already so meaningful to you. ah, now wasn't that special.




Download: Passion Pit Playlist
Little Secrets
The Reeling
Better Things
Cuddle Fuddle
I've Got Your Number
Smile Upon Me

and a little somethin' somethin'...


and live...




even old dudes can't stop the beat...

Paps Protection by Quween

Katharine McPhee in Paparazzi Protection from Katharine McPhee

'hell no letters and words, hell no...watch yo back alphabet!'

A Touch of Nostalgia: Tarzan Boy

Courtesy of DQB111

JFGI

i know i through around the adjective 'brilliant' far to often and it's probably lost its impact. all 4 of you readers are totally 'brilliant' jaded. but this acronym really is so g.d. brilliant i had to use it. not even going to use the urban dictionary thesaurus to come up with a new fresh hyperbole.

but i digress...

EChance discovered this brilliant acronym while taking some quiz about identifying internet acronyms/net lingo. (i know right, nerd!*)

JFGI = Just F**king Google It

used when someone iChats you an asinine question that they could just as easily google and in fact have wasted your time and theirs by asking you in the first place. if you're a fool like me and easily tricked into googling answers to these questions for your friends, you'll find this phrase incredibly efficient and useful. note: phrase not half as fun on the receiving end.

Examples:

Jane: how do you get to beverly drive?

Karen: JFGI

Jane: is it weird if one of my boobs is much bigger than the other?

Karen: JFGI

Karen: who is opening for Passion Pit tonight?
Jane: JFGI
Karen: doh!

Bart Simpson learned the hard way.

*i totally took this quiz and failed really bad. sorry i don't speak robot, internet!

Between Two Ferns

I was going to title this post "this should be a for realz series" but then I glanced to my right and saw that: hot damn, I'm not the only genius who thunk that idea up. 

Enjoy Bradley Cooper on Zach Galifianakis' (woah, that's an intense possessive) 'Between Two Ferns'

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis from Between Two Ferns

Click here for more episodes, including apperances by Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm.