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Satire!

2009-12-09T16:33:00.002-05:00

Now is the first installment of my one part series; Bands Names, Literally. Tonight's subject: Tears for Fears.

Tears for fears? Fears want my tears? Or you'll give me fears for my tears? I don't think so, man. Not only have all my tears been wasted on Buffalo sports, but my fears are all full as well. Thanks recession.

Apparently this "band" name came from some pop-psychologist's therapy called "Primal Therapy." Wiki says you re-live some traumatic experience to help you get over it. Well, I don't think it seems to fit the bands persona. With songs like "Head over Heels" and "Everbody Wants to Rule the World," I'm not sure where they're reliving past experiences. And "Shout"? Don't even get me started- well, that actually makes a little sense.

The big kicker out of all of this is that after meeting the psychologist that coined their band name, the group was disappointed when they met him. Appartently Dr. Arthur Janov had gone "Hollywood." It's your fault Tears for Fears. You're synth-based pop hits turned this little known therapy treatment into a full blown 1980's Scientology. Well done. You created your own monster. Hope those large royalty checks sting a bit. Probably not, but it's still a dumb name.

Love your music, though.

And that concludes this weeks, Band Names: Literally.

lists

2009-11-04T12:15:00.006-05:00

here's what i'm currently enjoying, in no particular order.

music:
paranoia in b-flat major - the avett bros.
the hottchord is struck - still flyin'
re-arranger - mates of state
tessallate - tokyo police club
my delirium - ladyhawke
french navy - camera obscura
chicago - sufjan stevens
the kids are sick again - maximo park
substitution - silversun pickups

books:
bluebeard by kurt vonnegut
-breakfast of champions on deck

tv:
curb your enthusiasm
monty python: almost the truth; 6 part documentary

comics:
xkcd
achewood

music heavy for a reason. definitely helps work go by easier.

more changes...

2009-10-29T15:43:00.002-04:00

Another new layout. I'm on pace to flip-flop more than John Kerry. Ooh. Outdated? Yes. Funny? Eh...

Don't be surprised if this happens again, I'm a template whore.

changes

2009-10-27T12:43:00.000-04:00

I've changed the color scheme of the blog. Pretty basic color format, but it's simple and that's what I'm going for. I clearly understand simple.

Let me know what you think.

let's get... random

2009-10-23T10:42:00.003-04:00

Since my last post, things have happened. Things, I say!

First off, the UCB class I started taking is now over. It's a bummer, but the people I've met are funny as hell and we're trying to get together to write a Spank show at the theatre. Hopefully we get something going, 'cause the next step is seeing what you've written get performed live. Lookin' for the laughs.

Second, I'm addicted to my Blackberry. Had it for 3 months now, and I'm pretty sure my life would be over if I lost it. That may be a bit too dramatic, but then again, may be not. One great bonus from the BB is the discovery of Slacker Radio, which has now become the soundtrack of my life. Their "Indie Hits" channel is dynamite and has already provided Brooke and I some solid tunes for road trips.

Sidenote; if anyone was wondering my thoughts on Buffalo sports right now, it basically equates to: Bills=Fail, Sabres=Win.

Thirdly, relating to the sketch stuff, if anyone's got some crazy stories they'd like to see written up into a properly formatted sketch, let me know. Always looking for ideas, since I only live in NYC and nothing ever happens here.

I believe that's all for now. Ooh, candy corn.

you could say mobile...

2009-08-21T10:45:00.003-04:00

Hey kids, time for your monthly update.

A full 2 months into married life now. It's good and we're enjoying the little things that come with marriage, like tax breaks. Definitely helps since we got a new car at the end of July. Went with good old GM and picked up a 2009 Pontiac Vibe. It's solid. Got a lot of room for two people for a hatchback. Plus its got a lot of bells and whistles and slide rulers and spinning tops and jacks and other 1950s kids toys.

Other than the new car, everything else is going as normal. I start a sketch writing class tomorrow afternoon through UCB (Upright Citizens Brigade). Should hopefully be a good time and give me some knowledge on how to construct all my funny ideas into completely inappropriate skits. The more nudity the better I say! Ask Brooke, I say it.

Gonna be back in the Roch/Buffalo area over Labor Day weekend for my cousin Cathy's wedding and fantasy football draft mayhem. If you're around, we'll probably see you since we're friendly like that. It'll be the first roadie with the new car, so we'll be able to plug in the iPods and rock out on 81N and the Thruway. Thinking Brit Pop/Rock since I'm addicted to the new Lily Allen song. I'll admit it, she's British.

Oh, got a Blackberry Tour a month ago as well. I'm fully connected to everything now, so if you want to get a hold of me at any moment you can. Even for lolz.

I wear jewelry now

2009-07-06T09:50:00.002-04:00

So, I'm married now.

I figure that sentence deserves it's own paragraph, because it's a pretty heavy thing. It's been an amazing 2 weeks. Both the wedding and honeymoon were a blast, and it definitely doesn't hurt to hear from all your family and friends that you had the best wedding they've been too. We'll call it the wedding of the millienum. We set the bar high folks. :)

Alright, so apart from all that stuff going down, not much else is different. Well, I guess in a sense everything is different since I'm married now and have legal respondibilties to uphold to Brooke, but other than that... I mean my video games are still the same. Thank god for them, they'll never change. Also, I will be purchasing the Ghostbusters game on the PS3 sometime this week. Brooke will clearly be extatic about that.

Some of you may be asking, "Hey chucknut, were are all the photos for this so called wedding?" Well, if your reading this, then you're clearly a member of the internet, so head on over to this site and search for me and you'll see so many photos you'll be sick of them instaneously. Or amazed, who knows.

I think that's all I've got for now. I'll update again in a couple days when something in the news bugs me or I think I'm funny for a second.

Ani rotseh...

2009-05-12T12:11:00.003-04:00

Ok, so it's been like 3 weeks. Don't get mad or anything, I'm just in the middle of planning a wedding, while working in NYC and trying to relax now and again. They are legit excuses!

Speaking of the wedding, things are getting crazier now that we are closer than ever to the zero hour. We're back in Buffalo for Memorial Day weekend in order to finalize some of the plans and to partake in our respective bachelor and bachorlette parties. Tom Foolery will be on hand for both of us, however I predict that the Giggle-Factor will be at least twice as high for Brooke than for me. Although, my happenings have a higher predicted point on the To-Drunk-To-Remember quotient. With all the math talk, this is clearly going to be a nerd fest. High probabitity of 80's movie references, as well.

Brooke and I are going to the Braves vs. Mets game tonight here in Queens. It'll be the first time seeing the Braves away from Atlanta, so hopefully the Mets fans are tolerable. Since it's a game in May, it shouldn't be to bad. Brooke worked her magic and got a pair through people she works with.

That's it for now. Work day is winding down and I'm ready to jump this ship. Later interwebs.

BTW, got my hands on all the episodes of one of the best cartoons of all-time.

click away readers

2009-04-20T22:40:00.003-04:00

Massive thunderstorm going on right now in NYC. Man, this better let up by the morning, 'cause I'm too old for this stuff.

Passover has now come and gone. Apologies for only 1 post about the goings on of an unleavened life, but the lack of decent carbs prohibited me from having any other thoughts than seeing bread everywhere. It's ridiculous how much stuff has some sort of grain product in it, but when you can have it for the first time in over a week, it's like winning the bread lottery. Literally. Brooke and I ended passover with a major feast on pasta from Gino's, and then proceeded to melt into the couch as we realized that that was waaaay too much pasta for one sitting.

The past weekend was decent. Did some laundry and chores, hung out, got into to street fights with gangs in Queens. Maybe not the last one, but it can be tough going to the grocery store around the corner. They don't give out cash back on debit purchases. It's a dicey place.

People are declining to come to the wedding. It's uncool. Sure, there were people that we sent invites to that we suspected wouldn't be able to make it, but were getting declines from people we never thought wouldn't come. If some of you don't know, this wedding is gonna rock it out, and it's jewish, so it's got street cred. Lower east side cred, but cred none the less. That's cool, you folks can miss out and then see all the photos afterwards and wish you made it. The photobooth alone with all it's props will take care of that.

Enjoy the links. Google images is solid. Thank you internet.

Tuesday afternoon

2009-04-14T15:02:00.002-04:00

So we're currently in the sixth day of Passover. I'm starting to feel a little like Newman from Seinfeld in the episode where he sees Kramer's head as a giant cooked turkey, although I'm seeing people as loaves of Rye and Whole Wheat. My buddy Josh sent me this e-card today. There never was a truer card sent. Also, a solid choice for man to man card giving. To the point and containing some hints of violence. Also see: Achewood.com Cards for other Dudes.

Had a pretty enjoyable weekend. Was an extra day longer thanks to Friday being good. Brooke made lots of delicious kosher food on Sat. and several friends joined us in devouring it. There are still a bunch of leftovers, which will thankfully get me through the next 28 hours or so. Holy crap pasta is gonna taste good tomorrow.

Wedding planning is still in full effect. Finalizing things here and setting up meetings there. Major stuff is pretty much taken care of, including invites, and RSVP cards are returning left and right. Quick note: we spent so much time making sure that our invitations were all neat and proper and such; who knew that everyone could just write all over our RSVP cards. I mean, I dig it, some great notes showing up, but if I knew that was going to happen I would said we should make our RSVP's look like this.

Alright, 3 URL links in one entry, I've hit the quota. Later interweb.

I can't eat what?

2009-04-09T09:37:00.002-04:00

Passover started last night, so Jews around the world are going all Atkins for a week. Brooke and I did our own little seder last night, but we'll be doing the 2nd seder tonight with my friend Josh at his place. Should be a good night of Jewish cuisine and ridiculousness. We'll see if anyone gets smacked.

So, for this passover I've decided to give the old going kosher a try. Brooke's excited that I'm doing it with her and my stomach is yelling at me for not giving it "man food" for the next week. Shut up stomach, charoset is tres manly. I'll probably dialogue on this blog about how it's going. Should be fine up until the weekend, wherein matzos becomes the driest thing ever made and all I think about is pounding bologna sandwiches. I'm so white.

To all the Jews out there, Chag Semeach. To all you other people, get your pork outta my face.

back in a ny groove?

2009-04-07T10:50:00.002-04:00

3 years, huh. That's a while between blog posts. I guess not much has happened. Except I moved to NYC and I'm getting married in 3 months. Who needs specifics, right?

So this blog may be back in business for a bit, but may see a change or two. I've put 2+2 together and realized that, contrary to many, I have feelings on things and I have the internet. So with logic, or lack there of, lets throw it all on this blogger page and see what sticks.

Stay tuned, net people.

Time...

2006-04-11T13:45:00.000-04:00

Good gravy! It's April.

Recap

2005-12-19T22:14:00.000-05:00

Sabres are 23-10-1. 47pts. 4th in the Eastern Conference.

Holy hell!

Just thought you should all know.

Golden

2005-11-04T23:09:00.000-05:00

What? I'm lazy, you say. You maybe right. But, I've been up to stuff. Stuff I say!

New cell phone as of 24 hours ago. Here's a shot of it. And, no, thats not my hand. My fingernails aren't that gross. Anyways, it's a sweet deal. Gots a camera and mp3 capabilities and all that other techno-logic stuff. As long as it's still a phone at the end of the day, works for me.

Lake Effect is still rollin' along. Updated once- whenever we feel like it. Due to Corey's three jobs and an unhealthy love of sports, I'm running the site fopr a while. Forgive me on my photoshop skills, because they still aren't good enough for me to make the "s" a "z." (Skillz!)

Addicted to Madden '06. Have the Bills at 8-1. Kickin' virtual ass. Sexy virtual man ass.

Birthday in 9 days for those counting. Send gifts to me care of the post office. They've got my address, ask them for it.

Whoa, there's a lady in my bed.

Science!

2005-10-12T19:49:00.000-04:00

The Moon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

Changes

2005-10-04T20:32:00.000-04:00

Let me know what you think.

They have the internet on computers now?

2005-08-31T21:50:00.000-04:00

Ok, so apparently the internet has it's bad points and one of them is this.

It's so ridiculous it's funny. But, the fact is, some people are serious about this. Jesus.

News?

2005-08-23T15:36:00.000-04:00

So, the Christian Right is at it again.

It seems that TV Evangelist, and all around WASP Leader Pat Robertson, has declared that the US should just go ahead and kill whoever he feels needs to be dead. And it's not just any random non-believer or punk lefty who may cross his path each day, it's the leader of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.

Ok, so let's get this into perspective. Hugo Chavez is the elected leader of Venezuela and has been for the last couple of years. Now, the government that Venezuela has in place is a fun little mix between Socialism and Communism. Along with that, Chavez has repeatedly said that Catsro- you know, the bearded guy from Cuba who Kennedy went after in the 60's- is his long time mentor and friend. And, like we needed more, Venezuela has a nice supply of crude oil, and their top buyer is the US.

So there's some bad and some not-so bad in that little blurb about Chavez, and it's highly likely that Robertson is manily focusing on the bad. Now, Time Magazine online has a nice little story about these on goings here and has clearly stated that Robertson's statements only help Chavez. Well, they're right.

Chavez has been using anti-US and "down with capitalism" rhetoric since he was first elected, and this blatant call for his death by none other than our own leader of the "right and mighty" will only make him more loved in his own country than he already is. And to futher fuel the anymosity, Chavez has said repeatedly that Venezuela needs to cut back their oil supplies to the US and find more buyers. If you see gas prices go above $3 in the next couple months, there' one guy who some can pin it on now.

So, for the sake of objectivity -I did take a journalism class or two in college, so I should adhere to it- is Pat Roberston wrong for saying this on cable TV? At first glance, yes. You can't just go on TV and say that you think someone should be dead. Not only that, but you shouldn't incite that the person that should do the killing is not actually a person, but your own national government. That is just plain stupid.

But this will definitely get spun by the right, and with alittle help from an article in a German newspaper calling Europe a coward for their lack of help with the Iraq War that's going on, Robertson will be shown as a bold thinker. Not to mention that Bush holds Robertson is his good graces. It will be interesting to see how he reacts to Robertson's comments, but I'm sure, even though he wont say it, Bush likes what he hears.

Now, personally, I've never been a fan of the Christian Right, or the melding of Church and State thats become so prevalent in our society today, but in all honesty, Robertson has gone balls out here. Now whether or not its the good kind of balls out or the bad here, thats not for me to decide, but I know we are certainly not talking about the Churchill speech against Hitler. That dude was nasty and he had it coming.

Just a side note, that article by the German fella I mentioned earlier is pretty interesting. He takes a sort of "i hate non-action" stance against Europe and I kinda dig that. Now as you might tell , I'm not a big Bush fan, but there's not a whole lot of praise for Bush in the article, just a show of respect for a man who's taking action and not sitting back until the last minute. I guess you could say Bush is that German's, Steven Segal. Or, mabye not.

hiatus?

2005-08-20T21:32:00.000-04:00

ok, so it's been nearly a month. give me a break, it's summer, things happen, like parties and alcohol and fun and laziness and sleeping and ya know... the bedroom activities. ok, maybe not the last one, but one day!

Nerd is street.

moving on...

I got a new computer last week. The old one said, "hey life isn't good anymore, see ya." And like that it was gone. Well not so much gone as it just got moved to the other side of the apt. where is sits and sits. So, the new computer I got is holding its own right now. 120GB harddrive, 2.8GHZ AMD processor, 512 DDRAM and a killer gaming case. It's gonna do me some good in the future, and lots of room for upgrades as well.

Even in death, Hunter S. Thompson is still throwing it out there and seeing if anyone brings it back.

Recently addicted to alot of the albums made by The Smiths from the 80s. I was into them before, but with some recent additions, it's fully on. Hey nothing like some brit-pop/rock to wind ya down.

Ok, it's first time back in a while so I can't go full gungho, so i'll end it here. Enjoy what you can and remember, a wise man once said, "bag it before you tag it."

shout out loud!

2005-07-22T18:45:00.000-04:00

dude, we got sports news.

to start off:

Welcome back fellas. We missed ya.

Ok, now on to more news.

Travis Henry got his trade and is now a member of the Tenesesee Titans. Good move for us and a good move for them. With an injury prone Chris Brown, they could use Henry for a little assurance in the backfield. And, for us, it's offically the Willis McGahee show now in Buffalo, and his first guest is, you guessed, some championships. This guys' got more power in his legs than I have in my, well, anywhere in my pudgy frame. I am not gonna mind watching him for the next 10 years running 30-40 times a game. It's how we're gonna win this year.

So, made a trip the local Blockbuster down the street from the apt and picked up this nice little unknown film. God damn.That was some crazy shit, but with those guys, you expect it. I know i'm about 6 to 8 months behind by just talking about this movie now, but its still worth talking about. Cause, dammit, you're gonna need a montage.

We're going strong with Lake Effect now, and we're gonna be on 3 times a week now. Movin' up. Things are getting crazy and no one knows what's gonna happen next. Oh, wait, I do. Ha ha, that rules.

Ok, keep reading and keep breathing. Lifes' happenin people, get with it.

mind numbing...

2005-07-11T22:09:00.000-04:00

i've changed the main font on my journal, but you'll probably need to download it in order to view my blog in its' full capacity. go here to get it and to rock.

went and saw the fantastic 4 over the weekend. had to say i was pretty entertained by it until the last 20 minutes when it just ended. highly anti-climatic and the usual sequel teaser at the end. would that be called the fantastic 4 2? fantastic 4 return? fantastic 4: the reckoning? crappy title for a cappy sequel. sweet jesus hollywood.

let's all grab some guiness and toast one to the folks in london over this past week. ultimate high to the ultimate low. some people just have to ruin everything. damn terrorists and their terrorizing. go back to your shanties people.

for kicks:

class. pure class.

baseball is at its' mid-point and that means its time for the all-star game and homerun derby. enjoy the power and the laughs. feel free to boo kenny rogers whenever you want. he's on 'roids withdrawl, so things can get dicey.

ramblings...

2005-07-05T21:44:00.000-04:00

I've got my eye on you.

i am completely addicted to the reruns of Law & Order: SVU on USA. they show it atleast 3 times a day, and last night it was on from 8p to 11p straight. i'm reaching new levels of laziness i never knew existed. i swear, if i ever meet the dude who invented TV, i'm gonna jump his bones. christopher meloni is totally worth it.

has Eddie Murphy made a decent movie since Beverely Hills Cop?

apparently NASA decided to send a probe to a comet close to our solar system called Tempel 1. their idea of a probe is this metal machine that crashes into the comet going around 23,000 mph. dude, thats solid. i diggin' the fact that NASA wants to blow shit up in the name of science. now, i'm sure there might be some reprocussions for deciding to send a spacecraft out to run into a comet, but give NASA some balls for getting excited for this kinda of shit. NASA man.

any questions or comments for me, leave me some love on the blog. any ideas for future rants, just shove 'em. this is my blog people. thats right.

blank

2005-06-29T22:58:00.000-04:00

dude, sometimes you just got nothing.

Easy America, the Japanese aren't great at everything. Oh, wait. Yes they are.

2005-06-27T20:03:00.000-04:00

today we start with...

that's right, its robot jox. that classy movie that ripped off voltron and made us think that it was cool to be a B movie actor and hang out with giant metal robots. to robot jox, here's to american movies ripping off the japanese, and to a giant saw penis trying to kill you.

just see the movie.

Random Thoughts or, what Dave thinks about when he's not paying attention to you:

-is it just me or is tom cruise out of control. i know nothing about scientology, but if you're calling people "glib" on morning talk shows, i think it's time to stay at home for a little while. dianetics, its whats down in hollywood.

-jeremy roenick totally went off on the critics of the lockout of the NHL, which happens to be every hockey fan in north america, and told us not to blame him cause he makes a lot of money to play a"game." dude, come on. i like roenick, checking the shit out of people and making legs squirm cause your brain just stopped working, but seriously, you get paid to get away with crap that you couldn't do outside of a hockey arena. i want to get paid 2 million bucks a year to commit involuntary manslaughter every night. eh, let's just shut up and get hockey back.

ok, enjoy for now and stay cool. its hot out their people, and we dont need stragglers.