How Sad. Andy Hallett Passes Away

Andy Hallett, most famous for his role of Lorne/The Host on "Angel" passed away on March 29th from complications related to heart disease.

The 33 year old actor had been battling the disease for over five years, his rep said. You can check more of the story out over here. Sad times. :( The poor people of Pylea are surely mourning.

Lost Casting News

News on the web is saying that Mark Pellegrino (recently of Dexter fame as Rita's druggy ex Paul) has been cast on Lost playing "Man No. 1". Any high profile actor such has himself would surely never be given a spot as an extra right? Well, the reports also say that he will be shown in very pivotal pre-island scenes. An example of which is when a certain John Locke falls from a window and makes a miraculous recovery. Another would be when a small boy's father kills his mother and then himself. Who in all of Lost could be so omnipresent?

The man in the cabin of course. This is awesome news, I've been hoping we'd actually see him soon.

New Advert!

I wanted to try my hand at something random. What could be more random for me than an athletic shoe company? Huzzah. I put together this more abstract approach to their identity. Thoughts?

Note: Nike obviously has nothing to do with this, nor is it intended to actually represent their company. duh.

When Fat People Get Poor

They apparently buy more candy to get in worse shape! CNN.com posted this video showing how during economic crunches, people are flocking to candy instead of doing their own. Just what America needs! At the same time, I suppose it's nice to see something doing well. Gah. If Wonka only was single... and gay....and huge.

Btw check out the super-posed candy interview lady. She loves flutter sleeves. They are just "like so fab"

La Roux: In Case You Haven't Heard

Here's the ungodly catchy track "Quicksand" off of La Roux's debut album. Molly Ringwald hair and dancing with pineapples: so hot right now.
Go find the video.

Quicksand

Dollhouse: Caroline's A Victim

This week's Dollhouse, entitled "Echoes" was quite good. Not mind-bending amazingly good like "Man on the Street" was, but very good. Let's get started.

This week, we had a very Lost-like format to the episode. We see Echo returning to the University, while we watch flashbacks of Caroline in the events that led up to her becoming an active. The weekly plot was that a drug capable of loss of impulse control has been released at a local campus. The person who enlists the Dollhouse has deep ties to it's beginning it seems. More on that later. The theory is that since the actives have man-made mental blocks in, that the drug shouldn't effect them. That plan, of course, is no good. Each active remembers things that have happened to them in various forms. Sierra begins to remember her recent rapes while in her blank state. Victor is flashing back to him being a soldier in possibly Iraq. What we don't know, in this situation, is if it's before he became an active or if he was on an assignment. I'm betting on the former. November/Mellie is remembering her recent assault and comes rather close to saying her trigger phrase herself.

Echo, while on a repeat engagement, sees the news about the drugs and her programming triggers her to act. She feels compelled to act on the situation and doesn't know why. She is rembering her actions back before she was an active.

Let's focus on the Dollhouse mythological aspects. We find out that Echo's real name is Caroline Ferrell. Leading up to her becoming an active we see that she was involved in an animal rights group. She plans a break-in to the Rossum Building on the Freemont campus. When her and her boyfriend make their way in, they find out that the Rossum corporation is not only experimenting on animals, but that there are human fetuses that are being used for their testing.

It seems that the Rossum Corporation has ties into the Dollhouse. Their CEO, Clive Ambrose, speaks with DeWitt rather personally. She later says in her drug-induced state that their jobs may be connected in some form. (That she could have had his, and vice-versa). It looks like Rossum will certainly resurface during the course of the show.

We also see more of that conversation that started out the season premier. We find out that DeWitt offered Caroline "her life in exchange for her life" and that she seems to be under a five year contract. At the end of the episode, Sam (who released the drug on the campus) is offered the same deal. It will be interesting to see if we find out what other reward they offered Caroline for her cooperation.

Other things that happened.
Mellie/November leaves Ballard and comes to the Dollhouse
DeWitt says that Caroline is "getting back" to her through Echo
We see the first return customer so far (and he's tied to a bed)

The Big Questions:
1. What connection does Rossum have to Dollhouse?
2. It seems November is out of Ballard's life right now, so what will he be up to?
3. What happened between the Rossum building incident and Caroline becoming an active?
4. What kind of research was Rossum doing?

In other news: Topher in his underwear = Thumbs up.

Yes! 'Jungle Drum' Music Video

Emiliana Torrini has released 'Jungle Drum', my absolute favorite track of her newest album "Me and Armini" as her latest single. The video is tres cute, as is she. But not as cute as me, I have a certificate to prove it. bitch.

This Adresses All My Nut Storage Needs

At last! Once again, Buddha wishes you read FailBlog every other day of the week. There are gems like this on every magical, unicorn filled page.

LOST: A Bad, Bad Man With Pretty Hair

Alrighty, so Wednesday's Lost was a slight improvement over last week's absolutely uneventful "Namaste". We see what Sayid has been up to over the course of, well, his entire life.

Early in his life, little Sayid gained the praise of his father by killing chickens. Good to know. Then, we flash through different points of the three years he spent off the island. He uses his metrosexual disguise to kill a guy in Moscow, which Ben informs him was his last kill. "He was the last of Widmore's men" Ben tells him. I suppose that, at this point, we can all assume that the killing that Benry had our Iraqi doing was essentially of no purpose other than reinstating the fact that Sayid is a killer in his own mind. I find it hard to believe that they were actually doing much damage to Widmore's "team" seeing as how when Locke comes off the island, Charles doesn't seem to be sweating it.

We finally find out why he was in handcuffs heading to Guam of all the places on Earth. I did like that they included a resolution to the golf course scene from S4. This development also lends massive amounts of interest points to Ilana's character. Finding out she's a bounty hunter possibly working for Ben instead of yet another cop makes me sit up and pay attention a bit more.

As far as the island's events: Dharma seems to be some bloodthirsty folk eh? The Others, while living in their little houses, had book club meetings. Our favorite researchers? They held votes on whether to kill people. But before all that, Sawyer/James/LaFleur tries his best to get Sayid to head over to Dharmaland and play house along with the rest of the 815ers. He wants nothing to do with it, however, and later claims that he finally understands his purpose on the island.

Little Benjamin Potter is back in this episode making more culinary treats. We have the return of Roger, being an absolute dick again, throwing said sandwiches across the room and pushing little Ben around. Hell, Linus is getting it easy compared to later in the episode though.

When Sawyer's attempts at saving Sayid fail, they take him to one of my new favorite characters Oldham. Living out in a tent, using old school everything, Oldham is Dharma's torturer we are told. There isn't much torture going on, however, as he just gives him some Veritaserum and Sayid starts pouring out the truth. Which, by all reasonable accounts, they don't buy into.

Then, Ben sets up a distraction in flaming bus form and sets the course for Sayid's escape. How is he repaid? By a bullet in his twelve year old chest. Super intense.

The Big Questions
1. Ben can't die right? That doesn't make sense...however read number two
2. Has Ben been prepping 2005-7 Sayid to go back and injure 1977 Ben? Perhaps Linus knows that something of this magnitude can alter the "future" and thereby change Ben's luck in the future?
3. Why does Oldham live way off outside of New Otherton? He seems to be more at one with the island than his fellow riders of the blue buses.
4. Who did hire Ilana to bring Sayid? Was it the obvious Ben or is she perhaps a Widmore lackey?
5. Is it just me or did next week's trailer seem like another boring episode?

Not New, But Exciting For Every Game Dork Ever

Gamingbits.com had the scoop on the newest contender in the video game wars. Onlive is a new over the internet service that will bring games to players with any pc, mac, or person willing to buy their mini-console. Games that would have required a major heavy duty machine, in theory, will be able to run on the most bare bones of computers, as long as there is a decent internet connection. It sounds too good to be true, but so did rice krispy treats. So..... go check it out here.

ONLIVE official site.

How Fuzzy

I officially have a new favorite trailer involving oversized furry things. It's not a porn. Weird.

Ida Maria Live!

So I was able to catch Ida Maria opening up for Glasvegas last night. She put on a great show. Her album hits the states in April. You should all go buy it. You could be severely burnt by buckets of scalding water carried by dwarves with Iranian accents if you don't. Just saying.

So Hot N Cold: Ukranian Covers!

This makes the original look even more like a steaming pile of manufactured poo chute product.
They're kinda like a government approved, kids show version of Gogol Bordello. The drummer/tamborine/marching band guy? Totally cute (in that drummer/tamborine/marching band guy kind of way).

Two-Tore-E-Ul Yet Again!

This time I figured out how to make neat brushes. They go SWWWOOOOOSSSHHH. Before hitting old women. I should fix it, but it's so funny. How do you like my mad, super-dope, fly skills yo yo yo? Comment.

More Kids Who Are Cooler Than Me

Here's a twelve year old busting out the Star Wars cantina theme on a harp. Yes, you can bust out something on a harp, Tupac did it I'm told.

Even better than how talented the kid is? When the zombie starts attacking out of the left side of the screen at 0:21. He doesn't even flinch though, he plays a harp. Enjoy.

Another Day, Another Tutorial

Today was making MSN-y buddy icons. They're so bubbly. But they won't shut up.

Holy 8 Track! Cassette Tape Art

Flickr user iri5 (hit their album here) has put together portraits of famous musicians using the film from old cassette tapes. They also have a couple of actors/actresses from movie reels. Check out their gallery and go "ooh" "ahh" and "goddammit, that was my toe!"

Sometimes I'm Glad I Can't Get Married

So I can avoid the travesties found over on Tacky Weddings. This one had to be one of my favorites. How did this conversation go?

"Bobby, I wanna get married!"
"Sure babe, but let's do it classy like. I'm gonna grab my pimp suit."

Followed by the most thorough checklist ever:
Very small, disproportionate clothing for myself
Pink wigs for brides hell bitches maids
Smoke machine
Death
Greenery

In Case Of Vampire: Or Another Reason To Move To New Zealand

I haven't even thought about watching HBO's "True Blood" until this morning. Sure, it seemed ok, but now... now I want to be True Blood's friend. I want to take it out for window shopping and lunch. And if something happens....it happens.

Apparently, the show has just started it's season in New Zealand and, of course, they have much better advertising than us crazies here. Hit the picture for a larger version. The design is brilliant.

Dollhouse: There Are Three Flowers In A Vase

Absolutely. Brilliant.

So much happened in this marvelous episode entitled "The Man on the Street" that I'm probably going to have a hard time trying to actually put this together.
Where to begin, where to begin?

1. There are over 20 Dollhouses around the world with connections to the highest ranks of government. As hijacked Echo says "fulfilling fantasies is their business, it is not their purpose". This, of course is right after her and Ballard have a knock-down drag-out brawl trough the kitchen of their nearest Chinese restaurant. Which leads us straight into number two...

2. Alpha appears to have moved onto some other organization. Echo ensures Ballard that the people who added this directive into her programming are not the same as the person who sent him his initial photos of Caroline. This implies that there is a somewhat more large scale operation going on. It also changes the entire way that we have to look at the Alpha situation. (hell, that is if Alpha is even actually involved in this)

3. Hearn was raping Sierra when she was in her blank state. Langton catches onto this and exposes him. DeWitt handled him with flair by sending him to kill Mellie. Read on.

4. The most dropped jaw moment of any show recently. Mellie (our sweet, adorable, unassuming neighbor) is a fu*$ing active!! The scene with her being attacked by Hearn was wrenching to begin with, since she's so flipping cute. Then DeWitt comes on the phone and things starting going crazy. "There are three flowers in the vase. The third flower is green." Then...just wow.

The Big Questions:
1. What is the Dollhouse's purpose?
2. Who imprinted the sub directive into Echo?
3. What will Ballard do now that he's off the force?
4. Are there other long term actives aside from Mellie?
5. Who's the "man on the inside"? (actually my theory about this may be that it's Dominic. He is worried about them grouping and about how Echo seems to be retaining info from engagements. What if it's because he is concerned that he'll be found out?) Cue "ooooooooos".

I'm sorry that this post was mostly rambling. I should have taken time to compose my thoughts. Joss Whedon is the new Jesus. Sans the cross and sin thing.

My Little Pony Of Absolute Kick-assness

I had ran across this awesome chick's work ages ago on some website, I stumbled back upon it just now and she has expanded her collection quite a bit. She lives in Finland and is running a priced-per-piece operation. If anyone ever gets their hands on one of these, I must have pics. Go hit up her website and check out all the amazing stuff she's done. I haven't been this excited about My Little Ponies since last Tuesday I was like four.

Mari Kasurinen

Well, Perhaps Next Will Be Lyfetyme?

This is a few days old, but I'm finally getting around to posting it. It seems that the Sci Fi channel has decided to take a heaping spoonful of generic cable station maneuvering. It's re-branding itself as the SyFy channel. Why? Yes, well, what's the point of a platypus? Hmm, yes, file that along those lines.

"Imagine Greater" will be their new tag line, and officials within the brand are hoping to expand upon their current lineup. They expect to "create programming that's more accessible and relatable to new audiences".

Aka, since Battlestar Gallactica is gone, they can't think of any other old sci-fi shows or movies to reinvent. Sorry Trekkies, you're gonna have to find neverending marathons elsewhere. Or perhaps you could move out of your mom's and try dating. I hear breasts are fantastic.

That Explains It!

I have been constantly pondering all the reasons I've been packing on pounds. Thankfully, this delightful site reminded me. It also made me a little nauseous. And by nauseous, I mean hungry. Gah. I want some bacon. This Is Why You're Fat

Thanks to Emily for reminding me of this, over bacon and eggs.

LOST: Welcome To Dharmaland

Alrighty, episode 5.09 of Lost, "Namaste" was a big pretty pile of not much happening. Sure, in theory things seemed to be going on left and right. However, nothing of overt consequence happens in the entire episode, in my opinion.

Let's recap:

1. We see the crash/perfecty fine landing of Ajira 316 (which we already knew to be on the island and most of its passengers alive). I think the most interesting thing about that was we finally got to see a use for that damn runway that they had Kate and Sawyer working on back in S3.

Why this was unimportant: We already have seen the aftermath in the episode "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham". Locke isn't among them yet, we know that Cesar gets his way and they explore the Hydra station, and we knew that Sun and Lapidus already took one of the outriggers. I suppose we know now why Ben was in the room with the injured people. (wowzers!)

2. Jack, Kate and Hurley are swept up into the DHARMA Initiative by LeFleur/James. Kate and Sawyer share some awkward moments. Sawyer and Jack have a little spat about how much better of a leader Sawyer is. He explains that his "think then react" strategy is superior to Jack's impulsive "action then whine" response.

Why this was unimportant: It's flipping 1977! They better pull some amazing feat off with this story line, otherwise things are looking down. We find out that Horace and Amy were Ethan's parents (all of which are now officially dead). I suppose finding out that Ethan was part of DHARMA and that Ben wasn't the only one taken into the Hostile/Other side was interesting.

Speaking of Ben, we saw our favorite little liar in his tween stages in this episode. He brought the incarcerated Sayid a sandwich, with no mustard! The treachery begins! You could see all the anger in the world behind those little Harry Potter glasses as he notes his impressive evil victory over condiment endowed sandwiches everywhere! (ugh)

Other tidbits:
1. We get to meet Radzinsky, who, after this episode, we can see was a whiny little man who may be deserving his eventual staining fate.

2. In 1977 the Swan station hasn't been built yet. Radzinsky is still in his paper model phase of the hatch. Which, it seems, means that the Pearl is not around either. That is based on the assumption that the Pearl's only purpose was to watch just the Swan.

3. According to Mr. Chang, the DHARMA peeps on the mainland are a bit dodgy with their paperwork and timing. I believe it was this poor office procedure which lead to their ultimate demise.

4. Christian is continuing his "Hey, I'm speaking for Jacob" bit. Telling Sun that she has a long journey ahead of her. I hope that involves her bringing the others back to present time and not the other way around. Having the 815ers in the 70's just seems stupid. There, I said it.
Also of note in this scene is the fact that Christian interacts with objects, which kind of goes agains the entire "he's a ghost" theory.

That's that. Hopefully 5.10 will blow me away. I'm skeptical. Thoughts?

(Not Very) New Say Hi!

This has been one of my recent obsessive tracks. Listen. Love. Go find all the older work he/they've done. You'll be loved by Buddha more. Guaranteed.

Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh

Spider Man Kicks Wife's Ass

Jesus, he didn't waste much time returning to his white trash roots eh? Our very own Spider Man has landed himself in jail! CBS News is reporting that Blancarte was apprehended Friday from a contempt of court case from a domestic dispute.
I can see his to do list now:

My checkslist
1. has awe inspiring story about walkin
2. make people think jesus lives next door and took the form of a spider?
3. beat shit outta wife
4. rests, then beer

Thanks to Albert for the tip!

Alanis Morissette And Other Turn-offs

Earth Hour: The Huge Turn Off- Alanis Morissette PSA


I likey. I have never used this device that she's using to "clip" her toenails. I mean, what's wrong with her teeth? Gah, silly rich people with their spoiled ways.

Apparently Tora Tora Tora Has An Entirely Different Connotation...

Um...Yes. So apparently over in Japan you can play the claw game, but with boobies! Look at that poor Winnie the Pooh machine next to it, being all full. While the Tora (cubed?) machine is practically empty. That's because Japanese children have their priorities straight.

I want seven of them. I want to tape them to my face and rampage through town. "Grrr. I am Boobs McGillicuty, feed me spaghetti! Grr"

I hate Photoshop (Pt 2 of 15,484,522)

Dude, online tutorials rock. I think I actually learned something from that one. Layer styles, texturing tips, and how to make things look rusty. Mmmmm Mars, you're next.

I Hate Photoshop (Pt 1 of 15,484,522)

I hate it. It's like brocolli, but with filters. I'm forcing myself to use it and get "better" at it. Here's my first try at an online tutorial project. It's ghetto fab. Huzzah!

Here Comes Another (Delightfully Japanese Stereotypical) Spiderman!

Dude, I'm just on a kick apparently. I couldn't not post this though. This is the 1970s Japanese TV show bearing the namesake of our 3rd favorite man who was bitten by a spider.

Who knew that The Power Rangers would take almost all of their ideas from Spiderman? The French, that's who.

Look out, here comes spider man

48 year old John Locke David Blancarte has been in a wheelchair for the past 21 years due to a motorcycle accident. He was bitten by a Brown Recluse and (quite obviously) went to the hospital. While in rehab, his leg started spasming, prompting nurses to run tests, which lead to the discovery that the nerves in his legs were still alive.

That's just neat. I'm not sure the spider has much to do with it. Surely God noticed how awesome(ish) David's facial hair was and said:

"Oh ye of fuzzy face, I shalt make thou a deal. If thy (or God talk for "I") giveth your legs back(eth?) Oh bollocks. Here, you can walk. Now shave that shit."

New Patrick Wolf!

Mr. Wolf is coming out with a new album entitled "The Bachelor" in mid June, according to plans at this point. His first leaked track "Vulture" marks yet another artist picking up on more of an electronic vibe. It suits him. It's fun. Like realizing that you have enough money for Milk Duds, when you thought you were going to have to settle for Whoppers. Eww, Whoppers

Hit it
Vulture

They're Slow-Mo Dance Fighting!

Daniel - Bat For Lashes


I'm officially obsessed with her. The video is marvelous. The best part? When she hooks up with The Karate Kid at the end. Hands down.

Colorization Experimentation

File this back under "Aaron was bored and had his old sketchbook and scanner handy" folder. I just wanted to see what a simple translucent color job over the sketch would look like. The answer is, kinda neat/odd. I decided to leave all the imperfections as kind of a nod to how out of wack the original drawing is :)

Surely no one will notice me doing this...

Fhat the Bloody Wuck.

UroClub? Discrete? Sanitary?
What if your caddy hands you that one to send a ball launching and crack, urine. everywhere.

It also seems a bit more considerate to head over to the bushes to go rather than whipping out your junk right there at the hole like that guy. Just an opinion.

Little sister won't you find another way?

Our dearest Game Informer has the big story about one of my most anticipated games ever "Bioshock 2". They shed light on a new baddie the "Big Sister". I don't know how I feel about them keeping the Little Sisters in that weird bubble cage on their backs. Is it going to be harder to kill rescue the little bitches now?

It looks like Rapture has taken a "Family Guy" method to building the next generation of Big Bads. "We have the technology, but we don't want to spend a lot of money". Ta-dah.

I can see the residents of the sunken city now: "There's a lot of these big dead guys laying around, lets peel off that silly armor and fashion it into a metal suit of absolute fabulosity!"

Antici.....pation

Well I'd probably cry too....at first.

Thank Zombie Jesus for Failblog!

Knickerbocker Glory!

I know I know, two videos in a row...yap yap yap.
This is the ridiculously neat Fujiya & Miyagi's video for "Knickerbocker" off their album "Lightbulbs".

It's catchy. It's a slideshow. It's Maybelline.

How delightfully inappropriate! Turtle Bangs Shoe

That shoe needs a cigarette. I think that this has inspired me to open up a turtle porn studio.
Our first production: Barnyard Bangin' in which our starlet turtle gets double penetrated by Mr. Ed and Chanticleer from "Rock a Doodle"

Best. Film. Ever.

Taking a vacation, of the never coming back kind

Well, we have known that Circuit City was liquidating it's over 500 locations across the US. Their plan was to stay open through this month. It seems, however, that people like to buy things on sale. So, Circuit City is officially gone. Not that it matters terribly to most people. It is rather well acknowledged that the person working at McDonalds was just as knowledgeable about your tv as the person at Circuit City, who probably used to work at McDonalds.

Anyway, that's the weird retail news of the day. 30,000+ more people without a job. We, my friends, are doing what the Egyptians called "well".

Lady GaGa loves mind-blowing condomless sex....with her songs

So kill me, It's a pretty slow day on the news/cool things radar.

Apparently, everyone's new favorite blonde songstress has decided to make a rather odd/fantastic comparison in the newest issue of Blender (hit it here). Here's the quote:

"Writing a record is like dating a few men at once. You take them to the same restaurants to see if they measure up, and at some point you decide who you like best. When you make music or write or create, it's really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with whatever idea it is you're writing about at the time."

So one, logically, has to urge all of Lady GaGa's tracks to head to their nearest clinic and get tested. Because knowing is half the battle. The rest is finding the right ointment.

Just Get on the Telepad and get naked you robot slut!

Watch Why Terminators Transport Naked and more funny videos on CollegeHumor

It finally makes sense! I don't buy it wholly though, surely his laboratory would be better decorated. Perhaps some nice human skull wreaths. You know that apocalyptic-chic look.

The Top Three Reasons to See 'Prince of Persia'

1. The contents of above photo
2. The contents of above photo
3. The contents of above photo

Questions?

It looks like PoP The Sands of Time is still in post and a release date has been set for May of 2010. That's unacceptable. I am going to write a letter of discontent to Jerry Bruckheimer.

"Dear Jer (do you mind if I call you Jer?),

Upon realization that your latest shit bomb of a film featuring pretty people doing stupid things is not coming out quickly enough for my liking, I decided to write you a letter. I realize you must be gushing upon reading this (Aaron THE Bond is talking to me? I know, I know.) So, if you could stop your near-geriatric squealing and squirming and focus on the facts I would appreciate it. Your film needs to come out sooner. That's it. I look forward to your response. (in shirtless Gyllenhaal candygram form of course). I'm waiting Jer.

Thanks,
Aaron THE Bond."

Acoustic Metric

I tracked down this rather interesting acoustic version of "Help, I'm Alive", which is one of the catchier tracks I've heard this year. This version definitely slows the song down a bit and it has an overall quite different vibe. I still enjoy though. Quite a lot.

Hit below for the downloady goodness.
Help I'm Alive (That's a song....download it....now)

Wait, What? Here comes Tinted Windows

Today's music-related post contains some rather interesting/"why do I care?" news. It seems that Smashing Pumpkins drummer James Iha, Bun E. Carlos another drummer from Cheap Trick, Hanson front(ish)man Taylor Hanson and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger have formed a "supergroup".

Apparently, this happened a bit back, seeing as how I found it on The Hypeful (hit it here) in a post dated from the middle of last month. This is news to me though.

You'll have to forgive me, but it's kind of like "The Surreal Life" in band form. Although I have enjoyed each band's music in the past, are they overtly relevant now? Maybe they intend on becoming so. As soon as we get some tracks, I'll certainly share. (unless they suck, then you're on your own)

Don't Do That! (I was bored)

I was flipping through my ancient sketchbook from high school (they did exist back then). I opened it up to a silly little piece I had did in crayons. I decided to throw it through the Illustrator blender rather quickly and haphazardly. This was the result. Huzzah!

Oh Sweet! My waistline will thank me.

So, one of the neatest things ever has come up on my radar. It's a bubble gun, which by itself would be wholly unremarkable. This one, however, has bacon flavored bubbles. Supposedly, the makers claim this is a perfect toy for your dog me.

To which I reply "A toy? Why, good sirs and madams, don't you mean a delicious low-fat never ending buffet?"

Check out the actual product site here. That way you can buy it for your best friend's birthday, which is next month. *hint*hint*

Musical Statistics, who knew graphs could be cool?

Just Whatever (hit it here) posted these ridiculously funny charts. Check these out and then head over and laugh your ass off at the rest. If you don't get them, it's ok. Your mother never loved you anyway.

Live Florence and the Machine!

I was fortunate enough to have a nice massive file full of Florence and the Machine tracks (mostly live) sent my way yesterday. Here's one of my absolute favorites from the group.

Hit below for the downloady goodness
Ye Old Hope

Thanks to Cisco for the tip!

You Filthy Filthy 19th Century Whores

....and I thought people were kinky now. So apparently this is a two volume set on how to remove foreign objects from various body cavities published in 1880. The collection of medical...marvels(?) is up for auction on ebay here.

Now I know I know. I normally wouldn't post anything relating to the mythical monster known in daily conversation as a va-gi-na. ::shudders:: This was simply too much though.

Oh, and the box of pomade stuck....been there, done that. and the compass.

Tee hee... Starts belting out Eleanor Rigby

Well, my fellow dorks and dorkettes, it looks like the most important game of the year ever has a release date!

Starting on September 9th, my entire existence will be bashing away at a plastic drumset along with the Beatles. Previous reports stated that the game would not include the title of Harmonix's flagship game series. However the preview site (here) definitely says otherwise.

I suppose they had a massive Harmonix conference bashing out ideas for names.

The Beatles Jam Fest
You're The Beatles! (If The Beatles Were Overweight People Whacking Away At Plastic Instruments)
Follow the BEATles
I Get 5 Stars With A Little Help From My Friends


and then, some genius says: What about Beatles Rock Band.
Yes yes, quite. That has a lovely ring.

LOST...About flippin time!

Episode 5.09 of Lost titled "La Fleur" was, well it wasn't too bad. This season has given me the most conflicted thoughts I've ever had about the show. I've always wished that Lost would move faster, focus more on the mythology surrounding the island and focus less on each character's (now seemingly tame) pasts. So that's what Lost did, and I haven't loved it.

Now, don't get me wrong. The show is still easily the best thing that is happening on television at this point. The acting is still brilliant, the cinematography still gorgeous. I think the real problem lies in how out-of-place this season feels. Seasons 1-4 were this amazing, compact story. It was 100 days long and you saw everything that happened. It was astonishing. Now, we are heading into this season with the Losties flipping through time, hitting different key points in the island's history far too briefly for it to really have the same impact as say: finding the beechcraft.

Think back to when Locke and Boone first found the hatch back in the middle of season one. Everyone was at home gawking at the television going "what the...". Now, many years later you can see something of paramount importance to the show ie. Widmore being revealed to have actually been an Other and it doesn't seem to have the same weight.

Also, we are only seeing bits and pieces of not only the islands history but of our characters present lives. This past episode kept playing with that ugly "Three years later" "Three years earlier" thing. Ugh. So, we saw every minute detail of their lives after the crash. Now, we are shown maybe two or three days out of three years worth of stories. It irks me. What can I say?

:: shrugs ::
They have given us some brilliant stuff this season though. Locke's murder is easily one of the most intense and harrowing scenes of the entire series. It seems, though, that for every "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" we have the silly parts of "316" where Locke must be wearing Christian's shoes for the flight to go as planned, but Walt doesn't have to come back. That is just....well it's silly.

I digress. The best ten seconds of this past episode was definitely the statue. We've waited over 40...yes over 40 episodes to see what was going on with that crazy four toed wonder that Sayid, Jin and Sun spotted ever so long ago. I gasped when I saw it.

I'm also glad that Sawyer is with Juliet. I think that could have something to do with the fact that I despise and loathe Kate. I think Ms. Austen's purpose has been served. What else does her character have to do aside from sexually confuse her male counterparts? In my, humble yet ever so right, opinion she should have been killed off once we found out "what she did".

Alas. It's two weeks before we get to see it again. Maybe I should rewatch some and try to ease up on my scrutiny. We shall see.

Thoughts?

Walking on a Dream...of Cheesy Goodness

Here's a video for Empire Of The Sun's single "Walking On A Dream"




They have a MGMT vibe to me, but with cheese. probably parmesean.




And this album cover:
It's like they've made yet another Star Wars film
but this time with Sigfreid and Roy as the stars.

And I can't think of a single more cool idea right now.

In order to get you to watch Dollhouse...

I designed some posters!

The show is my new televised obsession. I'm not a huge Eliza Dushku fan ("It's 5 by 5 B" anyone?) but this program has proven to be something akin to crack. Thankfully, I haven't sold any small children to watch it. The show isn't doing super in the ratings game, so I command you all to catch up with them here and then start watching Fridays at 9pm.


So browse these, comment and let me know which you like!

New Bat For Lashes

Here's a new track of the uber-awesome Natasha Khan's (aka Bat For Lashes) new album "Two Suns" hitting iTunes and stores on April 6th.

Hit below for the downloady goodness.
Daniel

Why Wolverine, I've Never!

In the column of inappropriate toy of the day comes this gem.

I can just see the instruction sheet

1. Find inflating orifice
2. Wrap lips around said orifice
3. Blow until firm
4. Enjoy

My oh my

Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre!

So, there's an absolutely brilliant guy by the name of Wilhelm Staehle who is running this brilliant website: Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre. His pieces are gorgeous and ever so funny. There's a shop built in to the site where you can buy framed signed prints. I, personally, think he should sell them unframed. Mostly because I'm always right.

Thanks to Joanna for the tip!