January 2009
73 posts
December 2008
51 posts
Viacom Blasts Time Warner Over Cable Fee Squabble,... →
Considering the amount of media available online and the free network HD feeds over Clear QAM, I’ve recently considered disconnecting my cable connection. There are four reasons I haven’t yet: Food Network & HGTV (Petra’s faves), Bravo (for West Wing reruns primarily) and Comedy Central/MTV for Daily Show, Colbert, and The CollegeHumor Show.
Shame on you, Time Warner Cable....
““It’s not just the pens — it’s the paper on the exam table, the tongue...”
– My Uncle Bob, father of Baby Abby, via NYTimes
Leonard Cohen Revisited
Not to be outdone by Petra’s dad, my mother has asked me to edit this post.
My Mom: DID YOU NOT KNOW THAT I AM A LEONARD COHEN FANATIC? i have been listening to him since high school but in the last 2 years i never go a day without listening..we went to his boyhood house in Montreal 2 summers ago (that was the reason for the trip)
Me: No I did not know that. Do you want me to apologize?
...
Control+Alt+Delete
Time to reboot my brain. I am officially on vacation. I hope to take an unprecidented break from all things Internet. I’m going to L.A. with Petra tomorrow to chill with her family for a while. See you in 2009!
“Personal Rate of Return from 01/01/2008 to 12/22/2008 is -34.7%”
– My 401k
Really???
amandalynferri:
After three weeks of trying to get a leak fixed it is finally getting done. I have called my landlord/super everyday and placed complaints with the city.
When talking to my landlord today he said he might be able to come by later or tomorrow. I told him tomorrow is better because I have to go to a hannukka party tonight and as soon as he heard that he said he that someone would...
Omg just chatted up barry diller about BustedTees.
klocksien:
Breathe - The Shins (Pink Floyd cover)
Shiru - My favorite new Six13 track
Final...
Watchrickyv:
MTV, drunk on profits from The Hills, decided to give us our own TV show.
We’re excited. More details to come, obviously.
Ne’ilah (pop-song parody/medley) Another new...
Civic Literacy Test →
jackzerby:
Take the test and reblog your score. NO GOOGLING!
I answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 78.79 % (The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%.)
The Fabric of Our Lives
In 7 days, BustedTees has sold about 16,000 t-shirts. That’s a lot of cotton!
This is the first track from Six13’s new...
Watch…and finally, knowing how to play tons of Dave Matthews songs pays off.
Watchpile:
FREE BEATS from ulteriorproductions.com on Vimeo.
This is just fantastic.
Six13 Live
Six13 is proud to announce the arrival of “Volume III: Yesh Chadash” (literally “There’s Something New”), our third album, with our first concert in New York City in almost a year!
Saturday, December 20, 2008 8:00pm - 10:00pm ROC House (Downstairs at Congregation Ramat Orah) 550 West 110th Street (b/w Broadway and Amsterdam)
Just steps away from the 110th St...
“Hilarious Katrina shirt. Watched some of my friends die, several others are in...”
– First Katrina T-Shirt Hate Mail
“Katrina is funny. Toaster is pushing it a bit, don’t you think?”
– Dr. Mohrer, talking about these two new shirts. We’re pretty sure Katrina is going to inspire a good amount of hate mail.
WatchMario 2 Guitars on CollegeHumor
Pearl Jam - Corduroy
In honor of wearing corduroy...
PDFantastic
GMail now fully supports PDF viewing. This will save me tens of thousands of 15-second-tasks.
Watchdavidtrawin:
Our customer service rep Caroline found this (well, kinda knows the guy - long story) - it’s amazing!! Ju-Metal makes Judaism seems ritualist, scary, hardcore and really fucking rad.
The Makkabees
Consider this the warm-up blog post for a big Six13 announcement coming in the next couple of days…
Electric Hot Tuna
Tonight I’m seeing Hot Tuna with my dad at Town Hall as we do every winter. He reminded me today that this the 13th year of our tradition. Rock and Roll!
Christmas Talk w/ Nick
cvjmart: [redacted sales figure] by 1pm
cvnick20: yea thats good
cvjmart: i love december
cvnick20: oh i have an idea to fix the economy
cvnick20: multiple christmases
cvnick20: 2 per year
Watchstreeter:
Here’s a reason to love the Internet. This never would have happened without it.
This video inspired a true “LOL” from me.
