Archive for September, 2010

Screaming Man-Seal

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

I know this went up on barstool a while ago, but I don’t care. Every time I watch it I literally want to “LOL,” it is so ridiculous. If you don’t think this is hilarious you should probably never come back on the internet again, this is exactly what it was made for.

Deep Thoughts with Andy

Monday, September 27th, 2010

“Reading this story this morning was like standing on a remote mountaintop and observing the true beauty of the planet. Sometimes, things are just perfect.” -a

“That’s amazing, though I do feel bad mocking the death of someone who was purportedly very generous in donating his wealth to charities.”-r

“I know, that gave me brief pause as well, but the circumstances of his death are far too brilliant to be encumbered, if for only a moment, by the generosity of his life. I know that if it were me, I would expect others to laugh.” -a

New Music Friday

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Due to getting in at 1am tonight, heading out at 7am for the Hampton’s and Biggie’s wedding tomorrow, then London right after that, this post will only contain one, very new, very awesome, song. Courtesy of Wonn, thanks for keeping me hip.

OK Go – White Knuckles
This is a pretty good song by OK Go, but the video has tons of dogs in it, so it rules. Enjoy.

Jack Doesn’t Really ‘Get’ Escalators

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Dog is confused by the escalator:

Clean Your Balls!

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Thanks to Katie for this video:

Things I like:

The guys facial expression when she says “small balls”
The black guy having a “huge ball sack”
How long the lady plays with the “clean balls” for

Lots of good subtle touches here, well done. Marketing win.

My Type of Bar

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Friday Beats

Friday, September 17th, 2010

Admittedly this section and my site as a whole has been suffering from a bit of neglect due to the fact I’ve recently only been home a few days a month. Anyway, here are some awesome new (and old) songs:

Milli Vanilli – Blame it on the Rain

It’s gross here today, and Wonn had this has her status message so I’m going to put it in here cause its obviously awesome (or I wouldn’t be putting up):

Wale – The Work

He is still killing it. That is all.

Magnetic Man ft. John Legend

“Supergroup” (copyright M5 2001) Magnetic Man teams up with John Legend to create a tune that tones down their usually fist pumping beat to something more palatable to people (like myself) who aren’t really into the house scene. Definitely closer to something you’d expect from John Legend than Magnetic Man.

Santana ft. Nas – Back in Black (AC/DC Cover)

Santana has a face melting guitar solo in here, never hear him on electric before I don’t think?

Rusko – Hold On

Probably too much techno for most, but if you are into that type of music its a great tune.

Kanye West – Good Friday

Because its Friday.

Santa Speedo Run

Friday, September 17th, 2010

Hi all,

You’ve likely reached this page because you read my blog, stalk me on facebook, follow me on twitter or are in my gchat contacts list. I’m putting this up to ask you to donate to my cause this winter: Running around Boston in mid-December, in only a Speedo. Since the thought of this horrifies most of you I’m sure, consider the donation money going toward NOT having to see me, and don’t show up. Or, if you are interested in seeing me make an ass out of myself, throw some money down to support the cause for that reason then!  We have a solid team which is going to embarrass the shit out of ourselves, I mean, the other teams out there this year, so pony up and come watch JHM, SMP, Katie, Dave, Sandy, myself and others run around downtown in Speedos, sports bras, bikinis or whatever else we put together to look as inappropriate as possible outside in Boston during the winter!

Or perhaps, most importantly, donate money because it goes to these organizations:

Starlight Children’s Foundation, Play Ball Foundation and Hospitality Homes, three terrific local charities that are making huge differences in the lives of youth across Massachusetts.” -ssrunners.org

DONATION LINK BELOW!!

Follow the link below to donate on my page / to our team, and then mark your calendars for December 11th!

http://www.ssrunners.org/ssrun/participantpage.asp?fundid=34&uid=35

Thanks to all of you who donate and everyone who doesn’t is going to hell.  Just kidding, but at least throw down some money if you are planning on attending this mess.

Later,

Rob

Random Thoughts with Eric

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

I think most people have seen this before, but Eric sent it to me today reminding me of it’s existence/awesomeness, and reading everything while picturing him saying the lines made it funnier for some reason.

1. I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.
2. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.
3. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
4. I don’t understand the purpose of the line, “I don’t need to drink to have fun.” Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they’ve invented the lighter?
5. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you’re going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you’re crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
6. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.
7. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase “Regards” again.
8. Do you remember when you were a kid playing Nintendo and it wouldn’t work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ’s. We just figured it out. Today’s kids are soft.
9. There is a great need for sarcasm font.
10. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the fck was going on when I first saw it.
11. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I’ll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone’s laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I’m still the only one who really, really gets it.
12. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
13. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
14. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
15. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.
16. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
17. Was learning cursive really necessary?
18. Lol has gone from meaning, “laugh out loud” to “I have nothing else to say”.
19. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
20. Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
21. Whenever someone says “I’m not book smart, but I’m street smart”, all I hear is “I’m not real smart, but I’m imaginary smart”.
22. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear what they said?
23. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using ‘as in’ examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss’s last name to an attorney and said “Yes that’s G as in…(10 second lapse)…ummm…Goonies”
24. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
25. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.
26. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
27. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
28. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
29. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
30. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.
31. Bad decisions make good stories
32. Whenever I’m Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don’t mind if I do!
33. Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?
34. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
35. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I’m from, this shouldn’t be a problem….
36. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
37. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.
38. There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to fall after leaning your chair back a little too far.
39. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
40. I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There’s so much pressure. ‘I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It’s only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?’
41. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What’d you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?
42. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
43. When I meet a new girl, I’m terrified of mentioning something she hasn’t already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
44. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
45. Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles…
46. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
47. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
48. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
49. I think that if, years down the road when I’m trying to have a kid, I find out that I’m sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.
50. Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn’t know what do to with it.
51. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time…
52. It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
53. I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
54. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than with Kay.
55. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.

More Adventures in Idiotic Recruiting

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

So I had the pleasure of receiving an email from Emily at tcsemployment.com, she was curious to know if I want to get into a data entry or clerical position of some sort:

Hi Robert,

My name is Emily —– and I am contacting you because you have at
onepoint worked with or interviewed with Total Clerical Services Inc.
located
downtown Boston, Ma. The state of the economy may have you down, but our
job opportunities are currentlysoaring. If you are currently unemployed,
seeking a new job, or are arecent college graduate, we have a position to
fit your needs.

Basically, we would like to get back in touch with you to ensure that
youremployment goals have been fulfilled. If not, we are here to help you
with your job search.

If you are interested, please submit an updated resume to me at
e—–@tcsemployment.com. You can also call one of our Staffing
Specialists at 617-248-0780. In addition to our personal services,
visitour Facebook page for job seeking advice and postings!

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Emily ——

At least she got my name right unlike the other people. My response:

If I worked with you, it was likely to hire temporary help, unless your data entry positions are paying upwards of $200k then I might be interested, so double check your mailing list, thanks.

Also, apparently the space bar usage is not soaring nearly as much as the job opportunities, you might want to increase that in order to convey a slightly more professional message.

k thx bai