There are so many memes being shared that you can't keep up with them. Case in point, the talking twin babies video. I got introduced to it through Neatorama with a Funny or Die remix staring The Shield's Michael Chiklis and comedian Patton Oswalt. I cracked up. I didn't realize that they were riffing from the original babies video. I think the remix is better than the … [Read more...]
All My Favorite Magazines Have Gone Away.
There used to be smart, hip mags that catered to Gen X cause it was the 90's. I mean come on, Details in the early 90's was the fucking zenith.Then came April 1997 with the first issue of Maxim hitting the US shores. I remember this cause I managed the magazine section of a Hastings in college. Maxim started the era of hot babe on cover mags. Didn't matter if your magazine … [Read more...]
When 40 Cents Becomes an Unsubsribe Email Hassle.
(basically how easy opt-in advertising can be and how difficult it can be to finally opt-out)I use coupons - got the habit from my Mom and the fact that she paid me 1 penny for each coupon I cut out of the circular and 1 penny for circling the expiration date.I rarely buy a Sunday paper these days, so I find coupons online. I look for sites of products I use. I got … [Read more...]
The Start of Something Old
I've had a web site since college in 95. It was primarily a collection of comic strip clip art and wav files from the cartoon The Tick and the sci-fi series Babylon 5. Then I had a Geocities page. Then a Tripod page. I've tried LiveJournal 3 times with one of the times having a paid account.When Myspace came along, that was my blog. Then Myspace went to shit. Hello … [Read more...]