February 2012
11 posts
I Say The Same Thing About Cassie This Time That I... →
I forgot that Cassie’s “King Of Hearts” was up for review on the Jukebox, so I ended up writing about it in the comment thread, to the extent that my comment figured out what it was about:
Damn, I missed…
The Future Of Sharing →
blackbeardblog:
Here’s an interesting blog post taking about the future of social sharing - in particular identifying “sharing fatigue” on particular networks and asking why this happens.
The post suggests it’s because for most the rewards of sharing don’t grow and evolve over time - reminding me of the situation you see in games where routine tasks start off as fun but turn into grinding once...
Richard Kogan Discusses The Budget, Debt, And The... →
If you’re wondering where I picked up my hand gestures and facial mannerisms, my brother, Richard, is the culprit. He demonstrates them here; also talks about the debt and the economy.
Wow! There's A Cell Phone You Can Eat! →
Wow! I’d never heard this before! Writer Kenzie and producers Bloodshy & Avant take a dramatic “Reach Out I’ll Be There”–type melody, throw it into swing time, and make it a funny, bumpy promenade.
The dance is terrific too, each of SNSD…
Man Bites Horse →
Been grumbling a lot about the diarrhea sluice of likes and reblogs on Tumblr, but here I am doing the equivalent of a Tumblr reblog (h/t Dave). Been trying not to go more than three days without posting anything new on my livejournal, and…
Tonight The Ballot Let Me Down →
Cleaning out the garage.
Top Nonsingles, 2011:
1. DJ Bedbugs “Young Money Cash Minogue”
2. Chucha Santamaria Y Usted “Miami Lakes”
3. LeAnn Rimes “The Bottle Let Me Down”
4. HyunA ft. Zico “Just…
No Tiers For The Creatures Of The Night, Part 1 →
Over the last few months several groups from the commercial lower tiers of K-pop have been at least as exciting as the big names. Foremost among them is New.F.O, whose “Bounce” would be a candidate for my 2012 P&J had the…
Future Secretary-General Shows Leg →
Look, how am I going to find time to write anything if I’m spending all my time watching Korean TV?
Background: on the East L.A. thread, I said,”But since I’ve pegged [Sunny] as a future President of South Korea…
I Wasn't Born In East L.A. →
I wasn’t even born in a town at the far eastern end of Los Angeles County. Neither was Tiffany Hwang (born in S.F.), but that’s where she grew up, in Diamond Bar, California.
Also, despite SNSD’s…
Mental illness robs you of everything, leaving you... →
Departures, a video by my friend Freddy Bosco.
Since he created this, he’s given up smoking.
[EDIT: Though the screen looks black, if you click on the arrow the video plays fine.]
On Average, I Sleep For 2 Hours [laughs] →
Disturbing interview with Qri, of T-ara — the clip seeming to lack any knowledge that it is disturbing. “Tiara Cutie and Pretty,” says the screen.
From what I’ve read, I wouldn’t be surprised if Ashlee, Lindsay, et al. subjected…