NO I DON’T WATCH “WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE”. I’M AN ADULT!!!!!!!!!"
![Limited Edition BILLY Bookcases Celebrate 30 Years » IKEA FANS
Pictured is my very well-populated, full-size BILLY bookcase in beech veneer (quite possibly the 35,780,219th one sold…give or take), used primarily for housing/displaying my modest film collection (which I’ve spent the last 10 years gradually accumulating). However the unit also contains some video games/portable consoles, numerous collectibles, decks of cards, some random accessories and yeah, even a few books on the ground floor. Maximized to the fullest.
Now, the shelf and its contents may look cluttered at first glance, but best believe that every item has been specifically placed into its current position (because I’m a detail freak like that). And as always, I’m running out of real estate for any new releases, hence the items stacked at multiple angles. But if you are so inclined, then here is the DVD stacking method to my controlled madness:
7th floor: Film box sets and oversized DVD SEs
6th floor: TV season sets (animated, live-action)
5th floor: TV season sets continued, Blu-rays, Criterion Collection DVDs/Blu-Rays
4th, 3rd, 2nd floors: DVDs (films are arranged in order of ascending year)
1st floor: DVDs (films continued, special interest [sports, music, docs])
And there you have it. T’is more or less my one-stop entertainment hub. And of course, this meticulous arrangement would not be possible without the vertical storage space provided by this iconic and cost-effective shelving unit. Happy 30th BILLY boy! Or is it Sir William now?
If It’s Hip, It’s Here: The IKEA Billy Bookcase Turns 30 & Gets Its Own Book](http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksxbgtDLKB1qz4ddwo1_r1_500.jpg)
Limited Edition BILLY Bookcases Celebrate 30 Years » IKEA FANS
Pictured is my very well-populated, full-size BILLY bookcase in beech veneer (quite possibly the 35,780,219th one sold…give or take), used primarily for housing/displaying my modest film collection (which I’ve spent the last 10 years gradually accumulating). However the unit also contains some video games/portable consoles, numerous collectibles, decks of cards, some random accessories and yeah, even a few books on the ground floor. Maximized to the fullest.
Now, the shelf and its contents may look cluttered at first glance, but best believe that every item has been specifically placed into its current position (because I’m a detail freak like that). And as always, I’m running out of real estate for any new releases, hence the items stacked at multiple angles. But if you are so inclined, then here is the DVD stacking method to my controlled madness:
- 7th floor: Film box sets and oversized DVD SEs
- 6th floor: TV season sets (animated, live-action)
- 5th floor: TV season sets continued, Blu-rays, Criterion Collection DVDs/Blu-Rays
- 4th, 3rd, 2nd floors: DVDs (films are arranged in order of ascending year)
- 1st floor: DVDs (films continued, special interest [sports, music, docs])
And there you have it. T’is more or less my one-stop entertainment hub. And of course, this meticulous arrangement would not be possible without the vertical storage space provided by this iconic and cost-effective shelving unit. Happy 30th BILLY boy! Or is it Sir William now?
If It’s Hip, It’s Here: The IKEA Billy Bookcase Turns 30 & Gets Its Own Book
On some next (gen) sh!t.
Blake Edward's Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
- Joe Clay (Jack Lemmon): *swigging a bottle of scotch*
- Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick): Ew, I don't see how you can drink that stuff like that. Right out of the bottle, it must taste awful!
- Joe: Well, anything worth having is worth suffering for, isn't it?
- Kirsten: Ha ha, I guess so.
- Magic Juan mini-review: This was like Reefer Madness (1936), but less campy, much more sophisticated (due to the great performances by Lemmon and Remick) and of course, it's about the rather extreme dangers of drinking as opposed to why you shouldn't smoke pot. Despite all that, it seemed to have had an opposite effect on me: I found this dark film enjoyable, sometimes amusing and slightly over-the-top. I also drank a couple shots of Hennessy while watching this anti-boozing story, so I guess the message was lost on me. Plus I tend to prefer [mild spoiler] unhappy and unresolved endings. Good times. Oh, and Lee Remick is fiiiiiiine in this, especially when she's acting wasted. 4/5 stars.
As Canadian as zambonis get.
17000+, surprisingly not a sellout.
A minute left. 3-2 Sens. Timeout Leafs.
Alfie, Spezza, Fisher talking strategy.
Down to the nitty gritty.
Lining up for the final face-off
01.5...01.0...00.5...00.0
For the win!
It`s oh-vah! Let's go home!
Ghost rink. Peace.
Hot Shots: Part Deux
So these (along with the contents of the previous post) are the best shots that I was able to snap in between scarfing down a Deli Pub half-n-half meat platter (exclusive to the 100 level customers), some ubiquitous nachos and cheese as well as three 24oz plastic glasses of beer (which are mad overpriced, but what’re ya gonna do?). Had a great time. The provincial rivalry is alive and well. Looking forward to the next game. Good mor-nian.
We talkin' bout pre-game warm up?
Half-n-Half meat platter w/ slaw&pickle
Our home and native land represent!
Sens are on the board!
About face-off.
3rd fight of the 1st period!
Fish ties it up.
Tilt 2 the right 4 better detail (3-2!)
Game photog turns the cam to the fans.
The Leafs are on Viagra (literally).
Hot Shots
Correction: the seats were in Row B (so 2 rows up from the ice), section 119 (near the southwest corner of the rink). Sh!t was mad close as you would naturally expect. Although because of that, when the action went to the other side of the ice, it was in our best interest to look up at the big screen (which really should be upgraded to a widescreen monitor like the ones at Air Canada Centre) to see what exactly was going on at the other end. This is the one disadvantage of sitting so close to the action.
Also, at the beginning of the 2nd period, the fight between Ruutu and Mitchell (which was the 4th passionate tilt of the night) was right near our section as multiple cameras were focused in that direction. But because of my luck, I was away from my seat getting my beer (priorities, priorities). Got back down there just as the fight was ending (I watched most of it coming down the steps). However, my sister was able to PVR a segment of the game for me in HD. And thanks to the panoramic-esque widescreen view, I got on TV in brief spurts here and there at the very left edge of the frame (well, my back anyway). Yes, I am so cool; cool as in lame, that is.
More pix hummin’ cummin at cha! (pop-pop-pop goes my cam)
EPMD - Cummin’ At Cha (feat. Das EFX) [Prod. Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith, DJ Scratch, Mr. Bozack)
It must be said that Business Never Personal is not only the last part in a streak of 4 consecutive legendary albums dropped by Erick and Parrish (microphone doctors/making dollars) from 1987 to 1992 before their initial breakup (and eventual reformation in 1997). But BNP is also the most underrated, dark and grimey EPMD album there ever was. And over the years, it has grown to become my favourite EPMD LP. Although I feel that 1991’s Unfinished Business is EPMD’s best album technically, this was one hell of a swan song for 87-92 era EPMD. And it still knocks very hard (you’ll mos def feel these beats all through your guttiwuts).
At a brief 39 minutes in length, BNP is filled with 11 flawless, hard-hitting, hip hop tracks and there is absolutely no fat on these lean, mean bones. Ironically, BNP is the only EPMD classic that is still out of print today. Although you can download it from a multitude of sites out there (and nowadays, that is the only way to hear this), I’m pleased to have been fortunate enough to have tracked down a used copy of the album 10 years ago at a CD sale that was going on at my university. At that same fateful sale, I also picked up a used copy of Dr. Dre’s The Chronic (1992). How anyone can part with original copies of these classics is beyond me, but whatever, I snatched that sh!t up with the quickness (and besides, who could pass up a sale, son?). I then slipped one of the CDs into my CD Walkman (just dated myself), placed some oversized silver DJ headphones on and pressed play to help send me on my way to my next class on the other side of the campus. Good times.
So on that note, put on your favourite pullover hoodie, sport a sturdy backpack, lace up a pair of boots (Timbs, if possible), get off that bullshuck and spin this OOP album ‘til your eardrums beg you to stop (then start it all over again). This is straight hip hop, no chaser. Hummin’! Cummin’ at cha!
Edit: I forgot to mention that BNP is also solid proof of Michael Jackson’s great influence on hip hop culture as there are clever MJ references made by E and P on many of the album tracks. Hearing all of these lines now makes for both an awesome as well as eerie listen, further increasing Business Never Personal’s underrated stock in my eyes.
Excited to attend my first live NHL game of the 2009-10 season as I will be at SB Place tonight to witness round 2 of the “Battle of Ontario” for this year. Both teams have been eating it lately (with nearly identical dismal records in the last 10), but more so the Leafs than the Sens. Despite that, it’s always an intense encounter when these teams meet (and the building is usually split 50/50 with fans from both teams drunkenly expressing their feelings). If you’re catching the game on SportsNet HD, our seats are 3 rows up from the ice on the far left-hand side of the screen (right on the bottom-left border of the widescreen frame).
So if you look real closely, you just might be able to peep my back (I know, I know, how exciting [/sarc]). More specifically, if you happen to spot some dude wearing a dark gray Jack & Jones rage jacket with the hood of a cream Great China Wall airbrush hoodie sticking out the back and who’s freshly faded dome is snugly covered in a taupe LV Petit Damier Cap, then that right there mos def be Magic Juan, kid. Cuz nevertheless I dress to impress with no stress and don’t need an ‘S’ upon my chest (and no pants, apparently). And with that, I’ve just fulfilled my weak-ass freestyle quota for the day. Good morning.
1 noteRobert Downey Sr.'s Putney Swope (1969) was so bizarre...and I thoroughly enjoyed it (it's like the original Pootie Tang)
- Reporter: Mr. Swope, where have you been all these years?
- Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson): Laying in the cut!
Could just as easily have been a thousand quotes from the G.O.A.T. television drama series (along with The Sopranos). Spoilers abound, naturally. But then again, if you’ve never peeped this perfect show before (a claim that is supported by its unbelievable 9.7 IMDb rating), then where you been this whole time, you johnny-come-lately-ass muf*cka?
Don Hertzfeldt’s REJECTED (2000)
In the Spring of 1999, the Family Learning Channel commissioned animator Don Hertzfeldt to produce promotional segments for their network. The cartoons were completed in five weeks. The Family Learning Channel rejected all of them upon review, and they were never aired…
Gee, I wonder why.
Jim Lampley’s concluding remarks from the HBO coverage of the Pacquiao/Cotto mur-daaahhhh massacre. For those who didn’t get to watch the fight, Cotto landed solid shots on Manny in the early rounds and dude barely flinched while, in some cases, simultaneously stepping back and throwing even HARDER counter punches from crazy insane angles (how exactly do you defend that without running away like a bitch?). The man can punch HARD off of either foot with great precision and speed while stealing on you from any angle. Plus he can take hard punches. He’s like a welterweight combination of Ali and Tyson (yeah, I said it).
*re-watching the fight right now, focusing this time on some of the funny ringside audience reactions, including those of Jeter, Will Ferrell and Dirk Diggler*
Straight up, seeing Cotto’s face destroyed by “NewPac” (I just made that nickname up right now) in great detail in HD was brutal to say the least (but that is their million dollar job). I’m happy I got the entire 1.5 hour segment saved on my HD PVR (and now the harddrive is filled to the brim once again, but it was totally worth it). Although the best part of the broadcast (other than the fight) was listening to the commentating team be in utter disbelief of Manny’s otherworldly abilities. And those dudes have seen them all.
“We thought Manny Pacquiao was great; he’s better than we thought…maybe he’s better than it gets…he’s also gone from Hero to Nero, to the emperor of all he surveys.” - Larry Merchant
“The 50th win of Pacquiao’s now legendary career! The Manny Pacquiao legend grows and it was already pretty big.” - Lamps
“I would have to call him an all-time great. I mean, I am very impressed. Not just so much just this performance. But he’s been, since 2001, fighting the best fighters all the way from featherweight, all the way up now to welterweight, and been performing on a top level in every fight. I’ve never known a fighter to do that…he is one of the all-time greats; I’d put him up there with the Ray Robinson’s and Ali’s” - Emmanuel Steward
So what more can you say about the Filipino King? An unprecedented 7 titles in 7 weight classes. Nobody does it better (or has ever done that before). Bring on cocky boy Floyd, who has NO logical reason to avoid Manny now since the potential fight purse is far too great to refuse. Although to be honest, I don’t think he wants any part of Pacquiao after watching his unbelievable work in the ring tonight (therefore Floyd’s massive ego will make mad excuses about the purse %, which MUST be 50/50 now). And if they do fight, than Mayweather’s best hope is to run and tag him aka fight a boring fight while barely winning by decision. I bet Manny will make him earn it though by chasing that bitch down (tonight he clearly proved that he will risk taking hard punches in order to land some huge shots…no fear, baby). Either way, can’t wait for that superfight to finally happen. Believe the hype, y’all. Manny is KING.
![“On the [60” Grand Vega], I’m just watchin’ Pacquiao box ‘em up [in brilliant widescreen HD, the way it’s supposed to be seen, son!]”
Enjoy the fight, fellow Filipinos!](http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4u2z9lUm1qz4ddwo1_r2_500.jpg)
“On the [60” Grand Vega], I’m just watchin’ Pacquiao box ‘em up [in brilliant widescreen HD, the way it’s supposed to be seen, son!]”
Enjoy the fight, fellow Filipinos!
"Astonishment is our natural state of mind." - Paul Harris.
"Style is what an artist uses to fascinate the beholder in order to convey to him his feelings and emotions and thoughts." - Stanley Kubrick.
"Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it." - Bruce Lee.
"If ya ears hurt, you shouldn't listen. That means you artificial and my style'll poison ya brain tissue." - Black Thought
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