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This was one of the first three songs that got me listening to...

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0700

This was one of the first three songs that got me listening to music. In order it was Ice Cube’s Today was a Good Day, Blink 182’s Dammit, and (this song) Blink’s Josie. Wow…I haven’t heard this song in forever, but it’s so cool. Hahaha…no matter what happens to me in life, there’s always gonna be a part of me that’s a dweeby 8th grade kid trying to make a mixtape from the songs off of KROQ, ‘cuz I couldn’t afford CDs.

This commercial’s got it going on. Accents, candy,...

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0700

This commercial’s got it going on. Accents, candy, Koreans?!?! Oh my gosh, they even threw in an albino guy for good measure. Keep it up, Starburst.

I'm Falling for the New Yahoo! Page

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:26:54 -0700

At work, they got me logging into Yahoo! Mail, and I was seriously annoyed by it. I’ve been a diehard Google-fan for a long time (I still remember the day when I had to beg my friends for a Gmail invite…desperate times), and I’ve always loved how Google just seemed less annoying and pushy than Yahoo! and MSN.

[Pre-August 2009: Fairly annoying…has a LOT going on, but doesn’t say much.]

But then Yahoo! changed up its style a bit and I’ve gotta say that I’m falling for it. I’m not saying that Yahoo! or the Yahoo! bundle (Yahoo! Music, Yahoo! Maps, Yahoo! Tell Me What to Do with My Life) is going to replace Google to meet my daily web needs, but I am saying is that the geniuses at Yahoo! made their home page much less annoying, and actually friendly.

[Post-August 2009: They got rid of a lot of garbage, chose ‘softer’ fonts, made it look more like the page was designed by professional web developers rather than a page made by 8th graders using Microsoft Frontpage for their graduation project.]

Don’t get me wrong, Google is still more solid than Yahoo! in almost every way (G’s has an amazing development team that creates amazing application suites, searches are usually of higher quality, and is less pushy with advertisements), but credit needs to be given where credit’s due. The new design actually got me to spend some time browsing around Yahoo!’s different sections (I did it on my work break, guys). So guys at Yahoo!, keep it up.

*All images and research for this article have been done through Google.

YES!! I’m seeing a Conan O’Brien taping this...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:19:08 -0700

YES!! I’m seeing a Conan O’Brien taping this Wednesday, and here’s one of his better, recent clips.

The Best Things in Life Come in Threes

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:08:39 -0700

…but poorly edited videos from JohnChoi.org also do too.

I was going through my old tapes, and I managed to put a couple of videos together. I’ve still got 2 tapes of old footage to go through, so I might find some more nuggets before this week’s over, so have your fingers crossed everybody.

“Peter makes some predictions; and a couple of Mikes try...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:06:00 -0700

“Peter makes some predictions; and a couple of Mikes try their hand at cursing. [No profanity was actually said during the filming of this video.]”

“I don’t know too much about Venezuela, Korea, or...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:06:00 -0700

“I don’t know too much about Venezuela, Korea, or baseball; so I ask my friend Peter to explain a bit. He’s probably a political science major or something like that.”

This is a demo tape for my stuntman career. Anybody?

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:05:00 -0700

This is a demo tape for my stuntman career. Anybody?

MY COMPUTER CAN EDIT VIDEO NOW~!!

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:50:54 -0700

Just in time for summer, I’m able to edit and upload videos again. Will the be low-budget? Of course. No plot or storyline? Most definitely. Mind-numbingly entertaining? I make no guarantees.

Expect a small batch of old content by the start of next week!

A clock with a dry-erase face and hands that erase postings as...

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:34:20 -0700

A clock with a dry-erase face and hands that erase postings as time passes. That was way more difficult to write than I thought it would be. Just watch the video.

Prodigal Food Review - Frosty Queen

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:51:00 -0700

Frosty Queen
17603 Chatsworth Street
Granada Hills, CA 91344
Frosty Queen’s Yelp Review
[Corner of Chatsworth and Shoshone]

Gotta Get: Chocolate Dipped Cone & The Banana Split
Gotta Try: Their burgers and fries (untested in the review)
FREAKING AVOID: The Fudge Sundae (I’ll explain later)
10-word: Small, but good selection of specialty ice cream treats. Nice!
Price: $2.oo for a chocolate dipped cone, about $10 for a meal and treats.
Taste: /[5 Thumbs Up]

[The actual place is about the size of a living room and they have an ATM outside, but…]

[…they have managed to put a drive-thru in the back.]

I love living in the valley, but during the summers it does get unbearably hot. I mean, I actually like the heat, but I’ve got my limits too. Sometimes it gets so hot that the best thing to do is nap on the floor until the sun goes down. But besides that, there’s always the option of heading outside and getting some ice cream to cool down…that’s where Frosty Queen can come in.

[Here’s the best of the best of their menu.]

For this review, we tried out the chocolate dipped cone, strawberry shortcake, banana split, and the super-sundae. Tim Lee tried out the chocolate dipped cone is as awesome as chocolate and ice cream can be. Someone with Einstein level-intelligence must’ve been responsible for chocolate dipped cones. By far the best cost-to-awesome ratio at this place.

[The chocolate dipped cone…totally blows away McDonald’s.]

And the Strawberry Shortcake and Banana Split are freaking HUGE. Michelle Kim tried out the strawberry shortcake, and it’s a layer of really fluffy cake with close to a pound of soft-serve ice cream on top. The creme de la ice cream though, is the banana split. It’s got three scoops of ice cream, nestled between a split banana, but it’s also got strawberry, pinapple, and chocolate glazes individual over each and every scoop. It might cost $5.oo, but it’s worth every penny.

[This tastes 10 times better than it looks; it’s that good.]

As for what I got, a big melty cup of regret. I got the “Super Sundae”, but what I really ordered was the “Super…I’mma Need More Napkins”. The Super Sundae’s good, but it’s just way too difficult to eat. The whipped cream on top melted way too fast, and just started dripping all over the table. To make matters worse, the entire sundae is top-heavy so with each spoonful, you risk toppling it over. Probably the biggest regret of my life.

On the upside, they do sell a “Cup of Nuts”, and that seriously made up for everything. I mean, c’mon… How can you see Cup of Nuts and not giggle for a couple of minutes and be forced to order it?

[You can call it immature if you want, but c’mon!! Cup of nuts!]

So folks, the next food review’s gonna be this one ice cream wholesaler in the valley. They got prices so low…you’ll be like, “Yeah, those prices are pretty low.”

If they actually sold this bag, it just might stimulate the...

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:05:00 -0700

If they actually sold this bag, it just might stimulate the economy out of the recession. It’s one of those weird, counter-intuitive economic principles like trickle-down economics; lowering overall taxes to increase overall government revenue from taxes? Brilliant.

Ups and Downs of Technology

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:59:38 -0700

With any advance in technology, there come positive and negative consequences. With the Bronze Age, advances in farming became balanced with advanced weaponry; in the Industrial Era, the advances in mass production became balanced with the possibility of an industrialized war; and in the Atomic Age, the potential for renewable enegy became balanced with the ability to obliterate life from the planet several times over. Even if we discover a cure for cancer, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone finds a way to weaponize it.

The following two videos epitomize the potential pros and cons of living in the Internet/Computer Era.

A robot that’s programed to make me coffee? Hooray for...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:50:08 -0700

A robot that’s programed to make me coffee? Hooray for technology!!

Video of a kid freaking out ‘cuz his mom deleted his World...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:47:00 -0700

Video of a kid freaking out ‘cuz his mom deleted his World of Warcraft account.

Oh for the love of God, I hope this is fake.
Clues to its fakeness:

Perfect Camera Placement
The Kid Takes His Clothes Off in Anger
Stabs Himself in the Butt with a Remote Control Out of Anger or Consolement

But then again, I did the same thing when tickets to the Jonas Brothers’ concert sold out. They’re so talented.

Interesting Lunch; Lesson - Life's Pretty Sweet

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:32:29 -0700

So I was eating a sandwich by the beach today, and it was pretty sweet. Well, pretty sweet until a big black guy in a beanie and speedo walked down the steps and started dipping his toes in the water. Oh yeah, and this guy was about 20 feet away from me, and there was no one else on this stretch of beach for 100 yards in any direction. He didn’t even make a sound, and I’m not sure if it would’ve been better or worse if he said anything to me.

I finished my sandwich and got to my car and started laughing like crazy, and couldn’t wait to tell someone about it. And then I realized, life’s pretty sweet. I got to eat a pretty sweet sandwich, got to take a lunch break at the beach, and saw a scene so awkward that I still can’t believe what I saw.

HOPEFULLY [!!!], I’ll be in a graduate program by Fall...

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:03:00 -0700

HOPEFULLY [!!!], I’ll be in a graduate program by Fall 2009, but I’m highly considering enrolling in a couple of classes during the summer to get me back into shape again.

Pierce Anyone?

Wed, 13 May 2009 12:37:00 -0700

I’ve been feeling a little flabby in the brain these days.
Anyone enrolling in Pierce for Summer A or Summer B sessions?
I’m considering these classes right now…

Summer Session A:
3113/Economics 1/MTWTh/4:50-7:15pm
3173/Speech 1/MTWTh/4:50-7:15pm

Summer Session B:
3514/Economics 2/MTWTh/4:00-6:50pm
5402/Linguistics 1/MTWTh/7:00-9:50pm

Work in Progress: Suspend Kobe Bryant

Thu, 07 May 2009 11:28:00 -0700

one case where he was accused of rape…questionable.
buying a ring to his wife to make up for it…raises some eyebrows.
elbowing ron artest and getting him ejected…this guy needs to be stopped.

My main focus is still on the writing project below…but look at...

Fri, 01 May 2009 12:31:28 -0700

My main focus is still on the writing project below…but look at this keyboard.
Programmable, LED-Backlit, and Korean. Man…I wish I payed more attention in Saturday Korean school. But 2 out of three ain’t bad. Here’s the link.

There’s also a couple of more cool toys coming out in May.