Thursday, March 06, 2008
Uppababy Narrower Wheels
So I bought this fancy baby stroller for my upcoming daughter to ride around in plush comfort. I don't want ANY excuses for not going out when we have our kid. So I'm spending all my baby fund on going outside supplies.
The nursery? 100 dollar IKEA crib, IKEA matress, old futon, and dresser that I already owned. I don't think I've got $300 in the nursery. But the stroller? I got twice that in the stroller. This baby ain't due for another 9 weeks but I've had my Baby Ktan sling ready to go for three, so this baby is spending every moment of her first year out n about!
Anywho, I loved this Uppababy because it's an American owned company, foam filled rubber wheels (no flat tires), and it's cheaper than the other reversibles. It comes with a bassinet too which is cool. But it was WAY TOO WIDE!!!!! Sweet crud, the thing is full sized as it is, and I've only got 900 square feet and a Honda Fit so trying to fit a bit ole thing in a tiny space means every inch counts (like my honeymoon.........Now THAT's WIT!!).
So, I heard some blog rumors that they were narrowing the Uppababy with newly designed rear wheels. But, talented at tinkling the keys of google I may be, I could not find any photo to show me the difference. The Uppababy website didn't have any pictures (or ANY reference at all) of the narrow profile and neither did any other sites.
So, now that I took a chance and ordered the small wheels I thought I'd give something back and post said pictures myself. So if you are google'n "Uppababy narrower" or "uppababy slimmer wheels stroller" you can see for yourself.
The nursery? 100 dollar IKEA crib, IKEA matress, old futon, and dresser that I already owned. I don't think I've got $300 in the nursery. But the stroller? I got twice that in the stroller. This baby ain't due for another 9 weeks but I've had my Baby Ktan sling ready to go for three, so this baby is spending every moment of her first year out n about!
Anywho, I loved this Uppababy because it's an American owned company, foam filled rubber wheels (no flat tires), and it's cheaper than the other reversibles. It comes with a bassinet too which is cool. But it was WAY TOO WIDE!!!!! Sweet crud, the thing is full sized as it is, and I've only got 900 square feet and a Honda Fit so trying to fit a bit ole thing in a tiny space means every inch counts (like my honeymoon.........Now THAT's WIT!!).
So, I heard some blog rumors that they were narrowing the Uppababy with newly designed rear wheels. But, talented at tinkling the keys of google I may be, I could not find any photo to show me the difference. The Uppababy website didn't have any pictures (or ANY reference at all) of the narrow profile and neither did any other sites.
So, now that I took a chance and ordered the small wheels I thought I'd give something back and post said pictures myself. So if you are google'n "Uppababy narrower" or "uppababy slimmer wheels stroller" you can see for yourself.
Carpoolers from the Kids in the Hall guy
So the other day I saw this TV show called Carpoolers on ABC. Jerry Minor from Mr. Show was in it and Faith Ford and this hilarious actress who was selling this beauty product. And the other guys are funny too. I'm not selling it very well here, but so far I've only seen two episodes (they stream them for free on ABC.com)
They got these short videos on the carpoolers site that are great. The show is by Bruce McCulloch of Kids in the Hall. Dave Foley and Scott Thompson had little bit parts in the clips I saw. It's really more of a sketch comedy show than a sitcom. A loose (and I mean LOOSE) plot exist, but only to set up funny scenes. It's a great show.
So basically, I've discovered my new favorite show just in time to have them cancel it. At least, that's been my history with ABC television so hopefully I'm wrong this time. I just sent back my Nielson TV Survey though and they gave me two bucks for it. Wild.
They got these short videos on the carpoolers site that are great. The show is by Bruce McCulloch of Kids in the Hall. Dave Foley and Scott Thompson had little bit parts in the clips I saw. It's really more of a sketch comedy show than a sitcom. A loose (and I mean LOOSE) plot exist, but only to set up funny scenes. It's a great show.
So basically, I've discovered my new favorite show just in time to have them cancel it. At least, that's been my history with ABC television so hopefully I'm wrong this time. I just sent back my Nielson TV Survey though and they gave me two bucks for it. Wild.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Miss America World Police
The Miss America Reality Check girls are WAY foxier than any Top Model girl ever.
Oh, and Check out Miss Utah's flickr page.
Oh, and Check out Miss Utah's flickr page.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Whiskerino has begun again
Saturday, August 11, 2007
The Whole Pipettes Album
Well, i've been working on a special art project and it involves the pipettes. I've been listening to thier album in this order:
The new Art Brut album "it's a bit complicated"
Peter Bjorn and John "Young Folks" (without the last few songs)
Teagan and Sara "The Con"
The Pipettes "The 14 songs I ripped from their website stream and I love every one of them"
The New Yeah Yeah Yeah's EP "Is Is" With my newest favorite song in the world "ISIS" It's awesome.
That one solid block of new music that I can just loop. I haven't that many new albums in a row in a while. Good time to be alive and hearing capable.
Anywho, I can point you to the pipettes website because the stream works great (totally un-obtrusive) for listening at work:
thepipettes.co.uk
If you're snooty about streams, at least listen to their song "Sex" before you go cussing me out for not linking to an mp3.
Then when you're done, go find the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song Isis.
Oh wait, Google just showed me the way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6AEFSJR478
Monday, June 25, 2007
Interpol Article in New York Magazine
Interpol's new one comes out soon and they'll be at the Norva in a few weeks. I can't wait!
Further RNRNRW news: reports of frowns in the little yellow house with discoveries of the Wolf Parade show in DC being sold out. Maybe the North Carolina show?
Here's that article about Interpol.
Further RNRNRW news: reports of frowns in the little yellow house with discoveries of the Wolf Parade show in DC being sold out. Maybe the North Carolina show?
Here's that article about Interpol.
Friday, May 11, 2007
California Wild Fires
Wow. I went to high school out in Yermo, CA and there would be fires every once and awhile, but nothing like this story Joe Rogan tells:
http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/151
And you haven't seen me in a while because I've been obsessed with playing "Pacific Fighters" on my computer. It's a flight simulation game set in the Pacific during WWII. It's addictive and it's causing problems when I play for 4 hours straight without standing. I'd say it's rotting my brain but because it takes flying so seriously and really makes you learn how to fly, I think it's sharpening my senses.
Also sharpening my senses is my beautiful pink rose bushes that smell A-mazing. The epic battle of growing grass in my front yard trudges on. I've finally taken the advantage thanks to this weeks gloomy, gloomy, wet weather.
So, listening to a lot of the new Modest Mouse album and awaiting the new Interpol. I love that Monsters are Waiting song, Last Goodbye and still love Stellastarr.
Missing the Von Bondies. Ahh, Don...Ahh, Marcie...
http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/151
And you haven't seen me in a while because I've been obsessed with playing "Pacific Fighters" on my computer. It's a flight simulation game set in the Pacific during WWII. It's addictive and it's causing problems when I play for 4 hours straight without standing. I'd say it's rotting my brain but because it takes flying so seriously and really makes you learn how to fly, I think it's sharpening my senses.
Also sharpening my senses is my beautiful pink rose bushes that smell A-mazing. The epic battle of growing grass in my front yard trudges on. I've finally taken the advantage thanks to this weeks gloomy, gloomy, wet weather.
So, listening to a lot of the new Modest Mouse album and awaiting the new Interpol. I love that Monsters are Waiting song, Last Goodbye and still love Stellastarr.
Missing the Von Bondies. Ahh, Don...Ahh, Marcie...
Monday, March 26, 2007
Carter Family on PBS RIGHT NOW
Holy Moly!!! It's so great!! It just started.
9:06pm: If you're in my area (Hampton Roads), the local PBS station whro is showing a documentary on the RnRnRW favorite the Carter Family.
Turn and watch ASAP!!!!!!!!!
I heart the Carter Family with a fiery passion.
Relive when I had a grand time at the Carter Family museum in Bristol.
9:13pm: Holy sweet mama, they've got video of Maybelle playing the guitar and Gillian Welch just gave a demonstration of Maybelle's revolutionary "Carter Scratch" guitar style.
9:17: Here's what I found googlin' "carter scratch" (Updated with a video link below to Gillian's video below
9:19: I just figured out that I was so updating this thing 4 times in the last 10 minutes that I might as well just live blog it good and proper. I've added the times to each post now.
9:21pm: Undertaker, Undertaker, please drive slow.... I can't believe you're missing this!!!
9:27pm: So AP Carter and a one legged man traveled door to door asking people if they knew any old songs. Then he'd use the sounds he heard as inspiration for Carter Family songs. He's sounds like a rapper using samples to create new art.
9:35pm: So Sara (wife of A.P.) moved to the other side of Clinch Mountain but still recorded music with him in an awkward, tense arrangment. Sounds like they need to go on "1 week to save your marriage." It comes on after this at 10pm on TLC.
9:36pm: Sweet crap, Joan Baez just showed up in this thing!
9:41pm: O.K. get this. The family is down in Mexico on this mega powerful radio station. Sara and A.P. had gotten D.I.V.O.R.C.E
Sara out of nowhere dedicates a song to a lover of hers who was out in California. She sings "Thinking Tonight of my blue eyes. He hears the song as says "I'm going to go get her" So he puts on a diaper and a wig and a trench coat and drives nonstop from California to Texas to marry her.
9:51pm: Sara! They've got video of Sara singing!
9:55pm: O.K. It's over, but I found video of Gillian Welch talking about the Carters and demonstrating the "Carter Scratch"
9:06pm: If you're in my area (Hampton Roads), the local PBS station whro is showing a documentary on the RnRnRW favorite the Carter Family.
Turn and watch ASAP!!!!!!!!!
I heart the Carter Family with a fiery passion.
Relive when I had a grand time at the Carter Family museum in Bristol.
9:13pm: Holy sweet mama, they've got video of Maybelle playing the guitar and Gillian Welch just gave a demonstration of Maybelle's revolutionary "Carter Scratch" guitar style.
9:17: Here's what I found googlin' "carter scratch" (Updated with a video link below to Gillian's video below
9:19: I just figured out that I was so updating this thing 4 times in the last 10 minutes that I might as well just live blog it good and proper. I've added the times to each post now.
9:21pm: Undertaker, Undertaker, please drive slow.... I can't believe you're missing this!!!
9:27pm: So AP Carter and a one legged man traveled door to door asking people if they knew any old songs. Then he'd use the sounds he heard as inspiration for Carter Family songs. He's sounds like a rapper using samples to create new art.
9:35pm: So Sara (wife of A.P.) moved to the other side of Clinch Mountain but still recorded music with him in an awkward, tense arrangment. Sounds like they need to go on "1 week to save your marriage." It comes on after this at 10pm on TLC.
9:36pm: Sweet crap, Joan Baez just showed up in this thing!
9:41pm: O.K. get this. The family is down in Mexico on this mega powerful radio station. Sara and A.P. had gotten D.I.V.O.R.C.E
Sara out of nowhere dedicates a song to a lover of hers who was out in California. She sings "Thinking Tonight of my blue eyes. He hears the song as says "I'm going to go get her" So he puts on a diaper and a wig and a trench coat and drives nonstop from California to Texas to marry her.
9:51pm: Sara! They've got video of Sara singing!
9:55pm: O.K. It's over, but I found video of Gillian Welch talking about the Carters and demonstrating the "Carter Scratch"
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Amy Sedaris on Andy Richter - Free Video
So I watched Andy Richter's new show tonight and popped on the interweb to see what all the fuss is about. I found out on the NBC web page that their is a "Web Only" episode of Andy Barker P.I. that guest stars Amy Sedaris. I just watched it and it was good and Amy, of course, was the highlight.
Check it out along with every episode of Andy Barker P.I. at:
http://www.nbc.com/Andy_Barker_PI/full_episodes/?show=andybarker05
Check it out along with every episode of Andy Barker P.I. at:
http://www.nbc.com/Andy_Barker_PI/full_episodes/?show=andybarker05
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Lily Allen's Potty Mouth
Something's been bugging me about this Lily Allen Lyric: "You were f*@king that girl next door, what'd you do that for." however, when she sings it live on the telly her tougue offers "you were doing that girl next door...".
The clean way is better.
It has to do with thealliteration consonance of the sounds: "you were doing that girl next door..." It rolls of the toungue better than the interupting "K" sounds and she should sing it like that all the time from now on.
Lily Allen interview and acoustic perfomance
The clean way is better.
It has to do with the
Lily Allen interview and acoustic perfomance
Monday, December 25, 2006
James Brown Died!!
I can't believe it! A world without James Brown is a one I haven't known since I was 13 years old.
UPDATE: If you ever wondered why James Brown deserves more, watch this video from 1968.
UPDATE2: I don't know what's happening to me. I'm not just tearing up, I'm bawl-ing while watching this clip of James Brown Sex Machine/Get On The Good Foot. I was openly sobbing. It's so funky it cut me deep.
UPDATE: If you ever wondered why James Brown deserves more, watch this video from 1968.
UPDATE2: I don't know what's happening to me. I'm not just tearing up, I'm bawl-ing while watching this clip of James Brown Sex Machine/Get On The Good Foot. I was openly sobbing. It's so funky it cut me deep.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Colbert VS The Decemberists Shred Off Guitar Battle this Wednesday
This Wednesday on the Amazing Colbert Report:
Colbert VS the Decemberists in a "Shred Off".
I like Colbert's show better than that Daily Show. I don't like how Jon Stewart is always like "Look at all this Wackiness!"
I mean he sits through the rehearsal and he sits in the writing room. So then why does he wear that stage persona like, "What?? What did he say?? That doesn't make sense? What the heck? Isn't this wacky? Look at all this wackiness? Did you notice how absurd that correspondent's statement was? Here's' a smug smirk to punctuate the wackiness of this crazy situation I find myself in." Jon Stewart hurts the show when he does that.
But anyway. I still like the daily show, I just like the correspondents better than Jon Stewart. But that's just me.
Now Colbert on the other hand. Just listen to these Fresh Air Interviews to understand my affection. What a clever southerner heh?
Anywho, watch the Daily Show for the Decemberists Wednesday (or check Stereogum no doubt for the link the video on youtube). I watch Colbert every Mon-Thurs.
PS. The Justin Timberlake SNL was pretty funny until I fell asleep after update.
Here are some videos I found of the funniest bits from the Justin SNL
Colbert VS the Decemberists in a "Shred Off".
I like Colbert's show better than that Daily Show. I don't like how Jon Stewart is always like "Look at all this Wackiness!"
I mean he sits through the rehearsal and he sits in the writing room. So then why does he wear that stage persona like, "What?? What did he say?? That doesn't make sense? What the heck? Isn't this wacky? Look at all this wackiness? Did you notice how absurd that correspondent's statement was? Here's' a smug smirk to punctuate the wackiness of this crazy situation I find myself in." Jon Stewart hurts the show when he does that.
But anyway. I still like the daily show, I just like the correspondents better than Jon Stewart. But that's just me.
Now Colbert on the other hand. Just listen to these Fresh Air Interviews to understand my affection. What a clever southerner heh?
Anywho, watch the Daily Show for the Decemberists Wednesday (or check Stereogum no doubt for the link the video on youtube). I watch Colbert every Mon-Thurs.
PS. The Justin Timberlake SNL was pretty funny until I fell asleep after update.
Here are some videos I found of the funniest bits from the Justin SNL
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Bring it on Down to Homeless-ville
I live blogged the last SNL with Timberlake. It was one of the great episodes of SNL. I hope this one keeps up the good start.
UPDATE: Here's the video of "Homeless-ville"on youtube.com (Posted by NBC themselves).
I love NBC lately. They got every full episode of 30 rock streaming at Nbc.com/30_rock.
And they deleted scenes of the Office are as funny as the rest of the show.
And nbc put an uncensored version of the "My Beep in a Box", but I prefer the bleeped version.
UPDATE: Here's the video of "Homeless-ville"on youtube.com (Posted by NBC themselves).
I love NBC lately. They got every full episode of 30 rock streaming at Nbc.com/30_rock.
And they deleted scenes of the Office are as funny as the rest of the show.
And nbc put an uncensored version of the "My Beep in a Box", but I prefer the bleeped version.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Free Starbucks, "Hey, you gotta a latte on your car!"
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Download Hip Christmas Songs Now - Wreck the Hallz
Relative Theory Records Hip Christmas CD is still available for download all these years later. I was listening to it the other day and wondered if it was still available for download so I could share the link with you. I googled it, and it's still there, and the links work (see * below).
The mix is a little bloated, and I've personally edited it down on my home computer to a folder titled, "Wreck the Hallz - Tight" but this is still a good mix and a nice group of tracks to have on your hard drive during this special time of year. Relative Theory is great:
So, Click Me to see the track listing and to download the songs.
*(For me, I had to change the .sit link's extention from .sitx to .sit. Then I could download that one for my mac. The .Zip file is fine how it is. Both compressed files contain individual mp3 files for each song)
The mix is a little bloated, and I've personally edited it down on my home computer to a folder titled, "Wreck the Hallz - Tight" but this is still a good mix and a nice group of tracks to have on your hard drive during this special time of year. Relative Theory is great:
So, Click Me to see the track listing and to download the songs.
*(For me, I had to change the .sit link's extention from .sitx to .sit. Then I could download that one for my mac. The .Zip file is fine how it is. Both compressed files contain individual mp3 files for each song)
New Art Brut Single
Hey hey! The holiday season is hot on my tails and it's been an interesting one. Interesting being defined as water-heater-broke-and-soaked-my-laundry-room-art-studio. But I replaced it myself 'cause I'm resourceful about stuff like that (i.e. I like saving money by doing myself).
But I noticed there is a new Art Brut song streaming on their myspace page. And much as I loath myspace it gives me cool things like:
new Art Brut Songs
and
behind the scenes tidbits on "The Office"
But I noticed there is a new Art Brut song streaming on their myspace page. And much as I loath myspace it gives me cool things like:
new Art Brut Songs
and
behind the scenes tidbits on "The Office"
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