Friday, May 16, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Ashlee Simpson sucks! (So why blog about her?)
I'll tell you why! I love Flight Of The Conchords and in the new weekly album charts they willed Ashlee into hopeful oblivion! Flight Of The Conchords debuted their first full length comedy/music album at #3 with 54k copies sold, which is 2nd best for a comedy album after Dane Cook's Retaliation hit #2 in 2006.
Ashlee? She is in a downward spiral. Her first craptaciular album sold 398k, her 2nd album 220k, and the new one? 47k...ouch, that's a drop.
Pick up Flight Of The Conchords album today. It comes with a poster inside! All their stand-up songs and ones from the HBO series too.
I'll tell you why! I love Flight Of The Conchords and in the new weekly album charts they willed Ashlee into hopeful oblivion! Flight Of The Conchords debuted their first full length comedy/music album at #3 with 54k copies sold, which is 2nd best for a comedy album after Dane Cook's Retaliation hit #2 in 2006.
Ashlee? She is in a downward spiral. Her first craptaciular album sold 398k, her 2nd album 220k, and the new one? 47k...ouch, that's a drop.
Pick up Flight Of The Conchords album today. It comes with a poster inside! All their stand-up songs and ones from the HBO series too.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
KATU.com adds pop-ups
In the last week or so when visiting KATU.com there is usually a pop up when entering the site or the first time clicking anywhere on the site. It comes out from the middle of the page and my pop up blocker(s) don't catch it, like it's a stealth ad. I called KATU and a web guy said that they (Fisher Communications) did some tweaking up in Seattle on their web sites. He took my feedback on the issue to forward up there including the comment that my stock in the site has dipped since, where it has been my favorite source for local news while surfing the net.
Update (5/4/08): Since posting I haven't encountered a pop-up. Nice!
Update (5/5/08): Great now it's back and worse than ever!
In the last week or so when visiting KATU.com there is usually a pop up when entering the site or the first time clicking anywhere on the site. It comes out from the middle of the page and my pop up blocker(s) don't catch it, like it's a stealth ad. I called KATU and a web guy said that they (Fisher Communications) did some tweaking up in Seattle on their web sites. He took my feedback on the issue to forward up there including the comment that my stock in the site has dipped since, where it has been my favorite source for local news while surfing the net.
Update (5/4/08): Since posting I haven't encountered a pop-up. Nice!
Update (5/5/08): Great now it's back and worse than ever!
LifeLock whom protects you from identity thieves has a class action filed against them
A class action has been filed against LifeLock, the identity protection company whose CEO is so confident in the credit report fraud alerts it places that CEO Richard "Todd" Davis puts his Social Security Number in the company advertisements) The suit says that Lifelock misrepresents the level of security that the company provides, and its "$1 million guarantee" in case of identity theft is a bunch of hooey. In addition, it says the CEO's personal information is currently being misused by at least 20 different identity thieves. Not surprising coming from a company that was founded based on an idea one of the co-founders had while sitting in a jail cell for an unpaid $16,000 gambling debt.
Found on The Consumerist.
A class action has been filed against LifeLock, the identity protection company whose CEO is so confident in the credit report fraud alerts it places that CEO Richard "Todd" Davis puts his Social Security Number in the company advertisements) The suit says that Lifelock misrepresents the level of security that the company provides, and its "$1 million guarantee" in case of identity theft is a bunch of hooey. In addition, it says the CEO's personal information is currently being misused by at least 20 different identity thieves. Not surprising coming from a company that was founded based on an idea one of the co-founders had while sitting in a jail cell for an unpaid $16,000 gambling debt.
Found on The Consumerist.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tiger Direct.com & rebates and CrapUSA (CompUSA)
I got a video card from Tiger Direct.com that included a $20 mail-in rebate. Well the company that deals with the rebates, worldwiderebates.com also deals with CrapUSA and CrapUSA.com in which I hear that people that get merchandise that comes with rebates at CrapUSA get shafted, so i'll see what happens.
My craptacular rebate expereince usually comes from the rebate processing center in El Paso that deals with Trans World Enterprises otherwise known as you local F.Y.E. music chain. I have gotten numerous postcards saying lame stuff like "Invalad UPC" which is weird since it's the one from the package. I think they do it to yank my crank or they hope that i'm gullabule and don't print copes of everything I submit. Same goes with Staples "Easy Rebates"...yeah right! It was anything but "Easy", I did get all those rebates anyways. Though I think they intentionally run a bad customer service ethic hoping customers forget after the 8-10 weeks of processing.
I get other rebates like from Di$ney and TDK that came back in 4 weeks and am pleased with that.
The CrapUSA's in the Portland area are still empty abandoned buildings...good riddance! You were decent in the 90's but sucked since. The one at 82nd and Johnson Creek wasn't even open 2 years before closing.
I got a video card from Tiger Direct.com that included a $20 mail-in rebate. Well the company that deals with the rebates, worldwiderebates.com also deals with CrapUSA and CrapUSA.com in which I hear that people that get merchandise that comes with rebates at CrapUSA get shafted, so i'll see what happens.
My craptacular rebate expereince usually comes from the rebate processing center in El Paso that deals with Trans World Enterprises otherwise known as you local F.Y.E. music chain. I have gotten numerous postcards saying lame stuff like "Invalad UPC" which is weird since it's the one from the package. I think they do it to yank my crank or they hope that i'm gullabule and don't print copes of everything I submit. Same goes with Staples "Easy Rebates"...yeah right! It was anything but "Easy", I did get all those rebates anyways. Though I think they intentionally run a bad customer service ethic hoping customers forget after the 8-10 weeks of processing.
I get other rebates like from Di$ney and TDK that came back in 4 weeks and am pleased with that.
The CrapUSA's in the Portland area are still empty abandoned buildings...good riddance! You were decent in the 90's but sucked since. The one at 82nd and Johnson Creek wasn't even open 2 years before closing.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
2008 NBA Playoffs
The playoffs are about to start and I am psyched for the next 40+ days!
Here is my First Round predictions:
Eastern:
(8) Atlanta Hawks vs. (1) Boston Celtics
Easy one...Though I like this Atlanta team with the addition of playoff experienced Bibby, Boston is a powerhouse.
Boston in 4 games. (Got it wrong)
(7) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Detroit Pistons
Mo Cheeks has his team on a roll since the All-Star Break coming into the playoffs, but Detroit is the playoff team in the east, the bread and butter, and they will humiliate Philly.
Detroit in 5 games. (Got it wrong)
(6) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Orlando Magic
Raptors have stumbled into the post season with the same record as my Blazers (41-41), and this year they won't be as good as last year, especially against Stan Van Gundy's big three whom have been nearly as great as Boston's big three.
Orlando in 5 games. (Got it right)
(5) Washington Wizards vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers
Once again in the first round these two teams meet. The Cavs get home court this time thanks to a late whistle in the game against Philly earlier this week. Question is will the new Cavs lineup step up in the post season? They got the experience with the new players, were they just coasting until now? How about injuries on both side?
Cleveland in 6 games. (Got it right)
Western:
(8) Denver Nuggets vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers
Oh boy here we go, the wild, wild west where ranking is just a number.
Ready of high scoring, octane fueled excitement? Kobe sucks and Carmello just got a DUI, apart from them the rest of the matchups will be entertaining. I hope Denver can repeat 1994.
LA Lakers in 6 games. (Got it wrong)
(7) Dallas Mavericks vs. (2) New Orleans Hornets
This one will be interesting. They just played last night, and will again this weekend. I think home court will prevail in this series for the most part.
New Orleans in 7 games. (Got it wrong)
(6) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs
Gah! It gets worse! Again this year the Western Conference Finals starts too soon. It bites that one of these teams will be elimanted in the first round. Shaq and Amare are playing big, but this is the World Champions they are playing, and the Spurs play it different in the playoffs.
San Antonio in 7 games. (Got it wrong)
(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets
Just like 4 & 5 in the East, these two teams meet again in the first round. For Houston it's a different coach, no Yao, and that 22 game wining streak. Utah has the best home record in the regular season. Poor T Mac needs to advance.
Utah in 6 games. (Got it right)
The playoffs are about to start and I am psyched for the next 40+ days!
Here is my First Round predictions:
Eastern:
(8) Atlanta Hawks vs. (1) Boston Celtics
Easy one...Though I like this Atlanta team with the addition of playoff experienced Bibby, Boston is a powerhouse.
Boston in 4 games. (Got it wrong)
(7) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Detroit Pistons
Mo Cheeks has his team on a roll since the All-Star Break coming into the playoffs, but Detroit is the playoff team in the east, the bread and butter, and they will humiliate Philly.
Detroit in 5 games. (Got it wrong)
(6) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Orlando Magic
Raptors have stumbled into the post season with the same record as my Blazers (41-41), and this year they won't be as good as last year, especially against Stan Van Gundy's big three whom have been nearly as great as Boston's big three.
Orlando in 5 games. (Got it right)
(5) Washington Wizards vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers
Once again in the first round these two teams meet. The Cavs get home court this time thanks to a late whistle in the game against Philly earlier this week. Question is will the new Cavs lineup step up in the post season? They got the experience with the new players, were they just coasting until now? How about injuries on both side?
Cleveland in 6 games. (Got it right)
Western:
(8) Denver Nuggets vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers
Oh boy here we go, the wild, wild west where ranking is just a number.
Ready of high scoring, octane fueled excitement? Kobe sucks and Carmello just got a DUI, apart from them the rest of the matchups will be entertaining. I hope Denver can repeat 1994.
LA Lakers in 6 games. (Got it wrong)
(7) Dallas Mavericks vs. (2) New Orleans Hornets
This one will be interesting. They just played last night, and will again this weekend. I think home court will prevail in this series for the most part.
New Orleans in 7 games. (Got it wrong)
(6) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs
Gah! It gets worse! Again this year the Western Conference Finals starts too soon. It bites that one of these teams will be elimanted in the first round. Shaq and Amare are playing big, but this is the World Champions they are playing, and the Spurs play it different in the playoffs.
San Antonio in 7 games. (Got it wrong)
(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets
Just like 4 & 5 in the East, these two teams meet again in the first round. For Houston it's a different coach, no Yao, and that 22 game wining streak. Utah has the best home record in the regular season. Poor T Mac needs to advance.
Utah in 6 games. (Got it right)
Sunday, April 13, 2008
MESSED UP!
Perverts get your camera phones ready!
An Oklahoma court released a 34 year old man who was caught kneeling behind a 16 year old girl at a store in Tulsa, taking an "upskirt" picture of her, ruling upskirt photography in public places a legal practice.
"Oklahoma's Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that taking pictures up someone's skirt in a public place is not a crime. The court voted 4-1 in favor of 34-year-old Riccardo Ferrante who was arrested for putting his camera up an unsuspecting 16-year-old girl’s skirt in a department store, reports the Associated Press."
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Funny HD-DVD video based on recent events...
Note: I am a HD-DVD supporter and still found this funny.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
My First LOL Cats captioned picture...
(Which is also mine, shot in my living room on Christmas Eve)
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(Which is also mine, shot in my living room on Christmas Eve)
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
My Top 100 Songs Of 2007
| 1 | No I In Threesome | Interpol |
| 2 | Young Folks | Peter Bjorn And John |
| 3 | Ruby | Kaiser Chiefs |
| 4 | An End Has A Start | Editors |
| 5 | Icky Thump | The White Stripes |
| 6 | 1 2 3 4 | Feist |
| 7 | Can't Believe A Single Word | VHS Or Beta |
| 8 | Silver Lining | Rilo Kiley |
| 9 | Heinrich Maneuver | Interpol |
| 10 | Missed The Boat | Modest Mouse |
| 11 | Alala | CSS |
| 12 | Stronger | Kanye West |
| 13 | The Salmon Dance | The Chemical Brothers |
| 14 | Closer | Travis |
| 15 | Challengers | The New Pornographers |
| 16 | Music Is My Hot Hot Sex | CSS |
| 17 | Invincible | Muse |
| 18 | LDN | Lily Allen |
| 19 | The Angry Mob | Kaiser Chiefs |
| 20 | What's A Girl To Do? | Bat For Lashes |
| 21 | My Moon My Man | Feist |
| 22 | You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) | The White Stripes |
| 23 | Earth Intruders | Björk |
| 24 | Lazy Eye | Silversun Pickups |
| 25 | Pioneer To The Falls | Interpol |
| 26 | Phantom Limb | The Shins |
| 27 | Ice Cream | New Young Pony Club |
| 28 | Timebomb | Beck |
| 29 | Dashboard | Modest Mouse |
| 30 | Boyz | M.I.A. |
| 31 | Smile | Lily Allen |
| 32 | All My Friends | LCD Soundsystem |
| 33 | D.A.N.C.E. | Justice |
| 34 | If The Brakeman Turns My Way | Bright Eyes |
| 35 | Punkrocker (Feat. Iggy Pop) | Teddybears |
| 36 | Chinese Translation | M. Ward |
| 37 | Energy | Apples In Stereo |
| 38 | I Could Fall In Love With You | Erasure |
| 39 | Grace Kelly | Mika |
| 40 | Rehab | Amy Winehouse |
| 41 | Don't Let Him Waste Your Time | Jarvis Cocker |
| 42 | Fa-Fa-Fa | Datarock |
| 43 | The Underdog | Spoon |
| 44 | The Perfect Crime #2 | The Decemberists |
| 45 | Someone Great | LCD Soundsystem |
| 46 | Let's Call It Off | Peter Bjorn And John |
| 47 | Typical | MuteMath |
| 48 | Relax (Take it Easy) | Mika |
| 49 | The Pretender | Foo Fighters |
| 50 | Rest My Chemistry | Interpol |
| 51 | Computer Camp Love | Datarock |
| 52 | Alfie | Lily Allen |
| 53 | Tell Me Where It Hurts | Garbage |
| 54 | Don't Stop Now | Crowded House |
| 55 | O Valencia! | The Decemberists |
| 56 | Objects Of My Affection | Peter Bjorn And John |
| 57 | My Eyes | Travis |
| 58 | Innocence | Björk |
| 59 | Time Won't Let Me Go | The Bravery |
| 60 | Do It Again | The Chemical Brothers |
| 61 | Last Romantic Day | The Rentals |
| 62 | You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb | Spoon |
| 63 | Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors | Editors |
| 64 | Straight Lines | Silverchair |
| 65 | True Romance | She Wants Revenge |
| 66 | Flathead | The Fratellis |
| 67 | Cobrastyle (Feat. Mad Cobra) | Teddybears |
| 68 | Acceptable In The 80's | Calvin Harris |
| 69 | Amsterdam | Peter Bjorn And John |
| 70 | Champion | Kanye West |
| 71 | Suburban Knights | Hard-Fi |
| 72 | Must Be The Moon | !!! (Chk Chk Chk) |
| 73 | Hey There Delilah | Plain White T's |
| 74 | Makes Me Wonder | Maroon 5 |
| 75 | Intervention | The Arcade Fire |
| 76 | Look After You | The Fray |
| 77 | You Know I'm No Good | Amy Winehouse |
| 78 | Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning) | Kaiser Chiefs |
| 79 | North American Scum | LCD Soundsystem |
| 80 | Pogo | Digitalism |
| 81 | See You at the Lights | 1990s |
| 82 | Back In Your Head | Tegan And Sara |
| 83 | Wet And Rusting | Menomena |
| 84 | Fake Empire | The National |
| 85 | Dance Pattern | Electric Six |
| 86 | Someone To Love | Fountains Of Wayne |
| 87 | Hit That | M.I.A. |
| 88 | On Call | Kings of Leon |
| 89 | Bubbly | Colbie Caillat |
| 90 | Keep The Car Running | The Arcade Fire |
| 91 | Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse | Of Montreal |
| 92 | Well Thought Out Twinkles | Silversun Pickups |
| 93 | Shim Sham | Imperial Teen |
| 94 | Songs That We Sing | Charlotte Gainsbourg |
| 95 | The Moneymaker | Rilo Kiley |
| 96 | Ordinary Day | Dolores O'Riordan |
| 97 | Underclass Hero | Sum 41 |
| 98 | Survivalism | Nine Inch Nails |
| 99 | Read My Mind | The Killers |
| 100 | All Rights Reversed | The Chemical Brothers |
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