pwned

if you know anything about me, you know this dunk and i have a history. props to my bro, dave for finding this.

if you don't know anything about me, then let me tell you that this is the greatest dunk ever. i will not argue about this.



i may never post again just so this will be the top post for all time.

the 'diocrush

ok, so i was recruited to create the official audiocrush hand signal. let's get down to brass tacks.

criteria as decided by me (in descending order of importance)

1. ease of use - it shouldn't take 3 different people holding your fingers and 6 minutes to execute this thing
2. originality/coolness - we don't want to be mistaken as members of the crips/it shouldn't mistakenly says "i think shakira rules!"
3. relevance - if possible, the signal should organicly relate something "audiocrush"

with that said, we basically have 2 options

1. create a hand signal that is only "audiocrush" because we say it is ... similar to dane cook's su-fi.
2. create one that really says audiocrush or something like it. if i could actually make my hands say "audiocrush" ... well, i wouldn't be writing this blog. i'd be selling the services of my superhero-like hands for thousands of dollars an hour.

so here are the runners-up:

the rock mod

• concept: it's something we all know with a twist, audiocrush rocks and so should its hand signal
• pros: easy to perform
  
• cons: doesn't really stand out, kinda sucks

a is for audiocrush

• concept: make one of those special lower case a's <-- like that one
• pros: very representative
• cons: would probably be mistaken for an offensive gesture in certain foreign countries

into it

• concept: this is how deaf people say "into" - linky
• pros: soooo inside the AC circle, only the true AC listeners would get it, also ironic that we're using sign language to talk about something that deaf people would have a hard time enjoying
  
• cons: casual observers will mistake you for busting a rhyme, i may have offended people with one of the jokes in the "pros" section
• comical extra: check out what other sign i learned

and now for the winners. by popular demand, we're gonna go with 2 options for the hand signal. the public spoke ... i listened. take your pick. mix it up.

one handed option ...

the abstract

• concept: the thumb = 1, the fingers = 3, a and c are the first and third letters of the alphabet ... audiocrush
• pros: easy to perform, stands out
• cons: requires a "concept" description that involes equals signs, multiple commas and an elipsis

two-handed option ... for when you're really feeling it

audiocrush

• concept: use both hands to make an A and a C, obviously the C is a little jaggy
• pros: very easy to flash, representative, generally rules
• cons: your right hand doesn't really look like a C -- ah who am i kidding, there are no cons

this is it people, take this and run with it. seriously, sprint. spread the word, express yourself, let no picture go un-branded.

page rank

this is strictly for google page rank.

http://audiocrush.us

and the show is pretty good. i guess. if you like laughing.

best band ever

nothing like a subject filled with hyperbole to get the juices flowing. here's a semi-original thought i just had: the band guster is the only band that has CONSISTENTLY and tremendously improved with age. if that was the criteria for a good band, guster might be the best band in the world ... ever.

i'm sure many will say i'm wrong (and considering all the bands in all of time, 99.9% chance that i actually am wrong), but if that's the case, that means there are other bands out there who improved by leaps and bounds with each new album they pushed out. and IF THAT'S the case, then i want to listen to these bands. so please tell me about them.

mike!

i'm in the middle of the nov. 16th episode of lost and i need to say the following. i don't care if dr. michael aloiscious burton is an "other" or not. raise your hand if you're excited that mike is back!

holy shit! -- that dude just killed mike! lost has reached new levels of torment. jj abrams is on my permanent poo list.

seriously, don't talk to me.

my brain just exploded

i'm about to link you to a page that features a jpeg. i assure you this is not flash. it is not a moving gif. it is a static image.

prepare to have your mind blown: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brm/63326841/in/pool-intoit/

the local news

let me paraphrase a promo for the local phoenix news that aired during tonight's family guy ... "tornados, bombings, tidal waves ... some say these are the signs of the end of days. [cut to some guy in the desert with a kick-ass smokey mustache, likely a cowboy] 'people should be scared'. fox news tonight at 10!"

give it a moment.

ok, let's assume for a moment that the apocalypse is coming. let's also assume that fox 10 news in phx is the one and only news source that has learned the how's and the why's of this upcoming apocalypse. let's make yet another assumption that the mustache cowboy is the harbinger of the downfall of all mankind.

with all that in place, what the hell is fox 10 going to be able to report in their half hour segment that is going to help us? it's the f'ing apocalypse, people! we're all done. put the end-all-be-all fork in us. it's not like boarding up your windows or getting a spam blocker is going to save you from the wraith of the 4 horsemen.

"signs of the apocalypse and your 5-day forecast tonight at 10!"