2 days until Joe Purdy and Josh Radin! Is anyone other than DGT and me going? I think we need a chaperone or else I’m afraid she and I will end up dancing like this:

Also, I still don’t have a Halloween costume. And I’m not so sure what I’m gonna do about that :-/

This made me laugh for a good five minutes …
 

I got a little worried recently when I heard that Visa and MasterCard are no longer accepting payments for allofmp3.com. What used to be my secret little illegal Russian mp3 download site has recently hit the big time and is apparently one of two main sticking points on letting Russia into the WTO. What I can’t understand is why MasterCard and Visa (both international companies) refuse to do business with a company that has never been found to be illegal in any court. I’m left to believe that RIAA pressure is behind it, then I just have to stop thinking about it cause the RIAA MAKES ME SO SO ANGRY. Anyway, I checked today and allofmp3 seems to be taking credit card payments so we’re still in the clear. The reason allofmp3 is so beautiful is easily explained: Lets say hypothetically since July 5, 2004 I’ve downloaded 534 songs (2.89 GB) for a total of $61.36. If I were to do this on iTunes it would have cost me roughly $534. And in the end no matter how you look at it, the artists are still the ones getting screwed wether you’re paying for it or not.

Oh, and while I’m already all worked up over the RIAA I may as well mention this: The MPAA is now brainwashing Boy Scouts with a program where they can earn a “respecting copyrights” merit patch. OMG WTF? All I can say is support the EFF.

I’m BAAAAAAACK. I know I float in and out of this place often, but for some reason my focus always wanes when I’m with someone. That unfortunately is no longer the case so maybe I’ll be showing a half-assed effort in the near future. A few things I’ve been thinking about recently:

1. Yay, TV is back. Lost, The Office, Heroes, Boston Legal, The Ultimate Fighter, and the best show on TV: Battlestar Galactica! Now if they’d only bring back It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Arrested Development my life would be complete.
2. Work has been kicking my ass. I’ve been putting in an extra 10-12 hours a week for the past three weeks, but I’ve learned that nothing feels better (workwise) than leading a team to meet a goal. I’ve also learned that success (at least my most recent) can be summed up in one word: Initiative.
3. Have you seen the Volvo commercial with the little girl telling her dad a story? Am I the only one who thinks this is the most adorable commercial ever? I TiVo through all commercials, but when this one comes on I can’t help but not watch it. You can find it here. Click on the second icon under “watch the commercials.” Update: here’s the GooTube version
   
4. Some random links for you:
   • A recent study in Psychological Science shows that average faces are deemed to be pleasing/beautiful because they’re easy for your brain to process. I don’t know if I agree or not, but this girl is really cute.
   • Cool video of illegal Philadelphia street racing. Looks like a scene straight outta Fast and Furious when the cops swarm in.
   • One more effing thing to buy for my car: Tweels.
   • Celebrity bra sizes. They don’t list references, but I guess I can agree on Katie Holmes. But where’s Natalie Portman? And what size is Tara Reid now? And what’s with these 33-B’s and 35-C’s? I’m no bra expert, but I always thought they were even numbers. I just checked my most recent Victoria’s Secret catalog (Fall Fashion 2006 vol. 1) for confirmation and they only list even sizes as well. Feducci, BlondGirl, any clarification? (sorry but with all this talk about boobs I’d be remiss for not sharing this youtube video. ps - I was on The Price is Right once and saw nothing of the sort.)
5. Joe Purdy and Josh Radin October 30th at World Cafe! Two weeks from today! So psyched! So so psyched! I was talking to a friend the other night and realized that I haven’t been this excited for a concert since Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds like eight years ago. I’ve bought my ticket, how about you?
6. Question: (in Dwight’s voice) Is inline skating with a cape dangerous? Cause I’m thinking about going Project Runway on this Halloween’s ass and making a cape for the Halloween skate.
7. And finally I’ll leave you with my new policy for computer consultation. A friend called recently to ask if I could get files off an old hard drive for her and brilliantly enough I read this (now archived) craigslist posting on the same day. Amazed by this guy’s business model I’ve adopted the same policy. Sadly she hasn’t taken me up on the offer yet.