My younger brother Christopher has been having some troubles with XP lately and has assigned me the task to find him some replacement software. Finding it pretty much impossible to find information from my regular sources, I decided to contact my favourite productivity and webjunk website, lifehacker for advice. And, lo!, they gave me a hand up and gave me a shout out. Looks like my addiction to productivity porn has finally paid off.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Letters from Japan
For the last two days I've received a lot of email from my two good Japanese friends, Miwako and Kazuko. Kazuko's email was the first one that I received since I went to PG, no doubt because I didn't get her email address until a couple of weeks ago from Miwako. For those of you who are keeping score at home, Kazuko was one of the girls that Anson had a mad crush on while we were living in FSJ. Thanks to Anson's machinations, he managed to convince she, Miwako and myself to take a trip to Van so that he could work his mojo on her and make her love him forever. It didn't work and they've barely spoken since. That said, the friendship between she and wasn't affected and we've been pretty decent friends ever since. Anyhow, she wrote me this pretty sizable email that pretty much ends with her asking me if I still like Miwako, saying that's the reason that she wrote the email in the first place. Gotta love how indirect Japanese women are.
Miwako sent me some pictures last night which I'd like to post up here, but I have to get her permission. It's of her and her friend riding camels in the Japanese desert. When I got over the surprise that the Japanese desert looks like a desert desert, my interest was piqued by the camels themselves. They were wearing little SARS masks. I'm guessing that they wear them to prevent sand from getting into their lungs, but they look pretty unreal.
Miwako sent me some pictures last night which I'd like to post up here, but I have to get her permission. It's of her and her friend riding camels in the Japanese desert. When I got over the surprise that the Japanese desert looks like a desert desert, my interest was piqued by the camels themselves. They were wearing little SARS masks. I'm guessing that they wear them to prevent sand from getting into their lungs, but they look pretty unreal.
Monday, September 26, 2005
Danny/Denny boy
Quelle surprise! I just woke up to take a piss and who did I find playing San Andreas in the living room? It's Anson's boyfriend! Staying over for a record breaking three nights. Last night Anson told me, as Danny/Denny's English is pretty piss poor, that Danny/Denny wants to take me out for supper sometime next month. Any place, my choice. Should I milk the cow, and go for a hardcore expensive meal? Or should I expand my tastes and go all Ong Bak on the new Thai restaurant and check that out. Choices!
I have decided to give VIFF this year this consideration. The Korean film line up feels awefully tempting and I really didn't have much of a vacation this summer with all the treeplanting and other work that I did this summer. The only thing that's standing in the way of my trip is the price of gas. I've decided that if I'm to go, I'll have to convince Anson to come with me so that I can split gas prices and so far he's not willing to budge. That said, the CNC has a great film program going. The Cinema CNC is starting up early next month with Murderball to premier the season followed somewhere along the line with Wong Kar Wai's 2046. I'm not the biggest fan of Wai, but I do dig his asthetic and he makes Chinese women look *very* beautiful.
Now that the Hype Machine is down, does anyone have any recommendations for any blog databases where I can get new tunes from?
I have decided to give VIFF this year this consideration. The Korean film line up feels awefully tempting and I really didn't have much of a vacation this summer with all the treeplanting and other work that I did this summer. The only thing that's standing in the way of my trip is the price of gas. I've decided that if I'm to go, I'll have to convince Anson to come with me so that I can split gas prices and so far he's not willing to budge. That said, the CNC has a great film program going. The Cinema CNC is starting up early next month with Murderball to premier the season followed somewhere along the line with Wong Kar Wai's 2046. I'm not the biggest fan of Wai, but I do dig his asthetic and he makes Chinese women look *very* beautiful.
Now that the Hype Machine is down, does anyone have any recommendations for any blog databases where I can get new tunes from?
Sunday, September 25, 2005
New look (sorta) for MKZ and RoBlog
Remember how a couple of days ago I mentioned that I was going to overhaul MKZ? Those with eagle eyes will notice that I didn't do anything of the sort. I spent a good portion of this morning working on a template for it but after a quick chat with Stephen it was decided that it looked too similar to this blog. Thus, the search for a new template continues. That said, I decided to bite the bullet and add a favicon to both RoBlog and MKZ. Since MKZ doesn't have have a real logo (Mike, you gotta design one, man!) I opted for Brian Peppers. I used a toast icon for this one sinc eI couldn't find anything cool, although I might opt for a dada-ist action figure or something along those lines. Any suggestions?
Who needs sleep?
It's loud in Prince George this evening and I can't sleep. In the other room, Anson is making loud noises. Either he's arguing with someone over Skype or he's playing Counterstrike. Black noise snaking into my bedroom. Meanwhile, outside in the city, a cacophony street races blare through my window. Tagged throughout the city with sketchy graffiti is "4:20 racing". This is what I've dubbed these early morning road battles, the 4:20 races. You never see the cars, but you hear the tires squeal like bats. The end of the races are punctuated by police sirens or the chimes of broken glass and corkscrew metal. I can think of better late night lullabyes.
Friday, September 23, 2005
What's on tap for today?
Here's today's plan.
-Go out for breakfast buffet with Anson
The college is throwing a big breakfast buffet for 6.75. If tree planting has taught me anything, it's that a big breakfast is the best thing in the whole entire world. A good meal of eggs, sausage and fruit trumps store bought bread and jam every morning and lives you filled for a whole lot longer. Hopefully Anson can drag his ass out of bed so that we don't miss the sausages. Move, man, man!
-Watch the Corpse Bride
This isn't a *must* see, but I'm a sucker for Tim Burton produced stop motion stuff. The animation was so smooth when I saw it for the first time I was convinced that it was CGI. That's a high compliment,
-Get a gym membership
It's highly doubtful that I'll get one today, but I should really get one. For the last couple of days I've been feeling nostalgic for tree planting. It's not because I miss the work. Hell, my toes and still numb and my finger still fucks up in the morning. I'm missing the adrenalin rush that comes from working my body to its fullest. Right now my life is pretty sedentary and I'm gaining weight. It would be nice to be able to keep the pants that I have and not have to go up a size higher, if I can help it. I'm thinking that if I do go to the gym, I'm going to have to do it alone. Going with Anson last year was okay, but wasn't the greatest. I felt that I was going there more for his benefit than mine (which is true). If tree planting taught me anything this summer it's that I *can* get into shape and I'm stronger than I thought. I'm thankful for the experience because of that.
-Redesign Moon Karma Zero
Looking over MKZ yesterday, I had an epiphany: the site's incredibly ugly. I'm not sure if this is the case, but I'm almost positive that there hasn't been a site redesign since it's inception. Right now, as I look at it, it's pretty gaudy and bloated. What I'd like to do is stream line it a bit and get rid of all the wasted space. My biggest gripe about the blogger templates is that most of them have inelegant design. If you look at the design of MKZ, you'll notice that there's a *lot* of wasted space there. Left and right of the content and links is an ugly gap of empty space. Space like that should be utilized so that pictures aren't squeezed and so that we can put more content there. And thanks to my love of technology, the blog doesn't have a uniform look for posts. This morning, I decided to go back to the old method of tagging posts so that there isn't as much of a visual dissonance that there is right now. Assuming that my code fu is strong enough, I'd really like to make the design bottom heavy which I think is an incredibly efficient use of frames. And you know me, I love streamlined efficiency when it comes to web design.
-Get a new mouse
This will be my third computer related purchase at Future Shop this month. It's getting out of hand, frankly.
-Go out for breakfast buffet with Anson
The college is throwing a big breakfast buffet for 6.75. If tree planting has taught me anything, it's that a big breakfast is the best thing in the whole entire world. A good meal of eggs, sausage and fruit trumps store bought bread and jam every morning and lives you filled for a whole lot longer. Hopefully Anson can drag his ass out of bed so that we don't miss the sausages. Move, man, man!
-Watch the Corpse Bride
This isn't a *must* see, but I'm a sucker for Tim Burton produced stop motion stuff. The animation was so smooth when I saw it for the first time I was convinced that it was CGI. That's a high compliment,
-Get a gym membership
It's highly doubtful that I'll get one today, but I should really get one. For the last couple of days I've been feeling nostalgic for tree planting. It's not because I miss the work. Hell, my toes and still numb and my finger still fucks up in the morning. I'm missing the adrenalin rush that comes from working my body to its fullest. Right now my life is pretty sedentary and I'm gaining weight. It would be nice to be able to keep the pants that I have and not have to go up a size higher, if I can help it. I'm thinking that if I do go to the gym, I'm going to have to do it alone. Going with Anson last year was okay, but wasn't the greatest. I felt that I was going there more for his benefit than mine (which is true). If tree planting taught me anything this summer it's that I *can* get into shape and I'm stronger than I thought. I'm thankful for the experience because of that.
-Redesign Moon Karma Zero
Looking over MKZ yesterday, I had an epiphany: the site's incredibly ugly. I'm not sure if this is the case, but I'm almost positive that there hasn't been a site redesign since it's inception. Right now, as I look at it, it's pretty gaudy and bloated. What I'd like to do is stream line it a bit and get rid of all the wasted space. My biggest gripe about the blogger templates is that most of them have inelegant design. If you look at the design of MKZ, you'll notice that there's a *lot* of wasted space there. Left and right of the content and links is an ugly gap of empty space. Space like that should be utilized so that pictures aren't squeezed and so that we can put more content there. And thanks to my love of technology, the blog doesn't have a uniform look for posts. This morning, I decided to go back to the old method of tagging posts so that there isn't as much of a visual dissonance that there is right now. Assuming that my code fu is strong enough, I'd really like to make the design bottom heavy which I think is an incredibly efficient use of frames. And you know me, I love streamlined efficiency when it comes to web design.
-Get a new mouse
This will be my third computer related purchase at Future Shop this month. It's getting out of hand, frankly.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
the V Reviews Final Fantasy: Advent Children
The V Forum is an old WEF satelite known for its snark. It's incredibly witty and takes the piss pretty much out of everything. Their review of Final Fantasy: Advent Children is more gold from them. The review, in its entirety:
Don't bother watching Advent Asshat, btw - it's like a cutscene from the game, only with worse plot, you cant skip through it, and you can't vent your rage at having to watch it by using Omnislash on a level 1 bad guy.
Seriously, about 10 minutes in, I had my very own 'limit break'.
Goooooood morning, Prince George!
Normally when I wake up in the morning, there's usually no traces of Anson's shenanigans from the previous evening. Chances are that he's up until 4:30 or so playing Counterstrike which leaves him too weak with "stomach flu" (which happens more often than I can count) and I don't see him until he gets back from school in the evening. This year he's remarkably more sedate than last. I have yet to be woken up to him yelling "What da fuck!"
after being sniped by a clever player. I count this as a good thing. Back to the story. This morning I woke up to find a sheet of his homework quietly placed on my desk for my perusal. How he managed to knock on my door, find out that I was asleep, open and place it on my desk without me waking up will be a mystery to my dying days (or until lunch). On my way to make breakfast, I found out that his buddy Denny OR Danny was sleeping on the couch, no doubt tired out from playing San Andreas and drinking my beer until the wee hours. It's the future, and Chinese people are everywhere.
The internet likes me better when I wake up. My Go! Team mailing list has sent me some new music, the live version of their performance of Ladyflash live from Toronto, Mike wrote a new comic and I found out that you can buy disposable underware. Oh, and busty Japanese women too. Can't forget about that. Oh no.
after being sniped by a clever player. I count this as a good thing. Back to the story. This morning I woke up to find a sheet of his homework quietly placed on my desk for my perusal. How he managed to knock on my door, find out that I was asleep, open and place it on my desk without me waking up will be a mystery to my dying days (or until lunch). On my way to make breakfast, I found out that his buddy Denny OR Danny was sleeping on the couch, no doubt tired out from playing San Andreas and drinking my beer until the wee hours. It's the future, and Chinese people are everywhere.
The internet likes me better when I wake up. My Go! Team mailing list has sent me some new music, the live version of their performance of Ladyflash live from Toronto, Mike wrote a new comic and I found out that you can buy disposable underware. Oh, and busty Japanese women too. Can't forget about that. Oh no.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Blender's top 500 songs of the last 25 years
Damn you Blender! Damn you for creating a list that I *must* read! You know my weakness, oh yes you do.
Just like last time, I'm going to post the list and bold songs that I have in my possession in some form. Be it in album, bootleg or video game format. Commentary shall be in italics. Onwards!
001. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
002. "B.O.B." - Outkast
003. "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N' Roses
Welcome to the Jungle is better.
004. "One" - U2
005. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
006. "Like a Prayer" - Madonna
007. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
008. "Sucker MCs" - Run-D.M.C.
009. ". . .Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears
010. "In Da Club" - 50 Cent
011. "My Name Is" - Eminem
012. "The Message" - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
I was just pimping this song to Mike yesterday. How about that?
013. "Fight for Your Right" - Beastie Boys
014. "You Shook Me All Night Long" - AC/DC
015. "Hey Ya" - Outkast
I am of the opinion that this song will define the 00s. I've told anyone who will listen to me that this will be the case. I have no clue why I haven't downloaded this song.
016. "I Want It That Way" - Backstreet Boys
017. "Super Freak" - Rick James
018. "I'm Coming Out" - Diana Ross
019. "Just Like Heaven" - The Cure
020. "The Show" - Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew
021. "Fight the Power" - Public Enemy
022. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" - Def Leppard
My brother Steven has an amazing hardon for this song. I'm sure that if he gets a hold of this list he shall use this as an example of why Def Leppard is better than the Pixies
023. "It's Like That" - Run-D.M.C.
024. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" - Prince
025. "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" - Dr. Dre
This has been my ring tone for ages
026. "Hypnotize" - Notorious B.I.G.
027. "Just a Friend" - Biz Markie
028. "Cars" - Gary Numan
The most obnoxious song from Vice City, I say
029. "Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliott
030. "99 Problems" - Jay-Z
031. "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Remix) - Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
032. "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi
033. "No Diggity" - Blackstreet
034. "Mybabydaddy" - B-Rock and the Bizz
035. "Crosseyed and Painless" - Talking Heads
036. "It Takes Two" - Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
037. "Bootylicious" - Destiny's Child
038. "I Love Rock & Roll" - Joan Jett
039. "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" - Geto Boys
040. "Push It" - Salt 'N Pepa
041. "In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins
042. "Got Your Money" - Ol' Dirty Bastard
043. "Hurt" - Johnny Cash
044. "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" - Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel
045. "Sexual Healing" - Marvin Gaye
046. "Fuck tha Police" - N.W.A.
047. "I Want to Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
048. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" - Pixies
049. "Lose Yourself" - Eminem
050. "Hungry Like the Wolf" - Duran Duran
051. "All Apologies" - Nirvana
052. "Wonderwall" - Oasis
053. "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
054. "Middle of the Road" - The Pretenders
055. "The Scientist" - Coldplay
I should download this song. It's pretty damn good
056. "Poison" Bell Biv Devoe
057. "West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
058. "Karma Police" - Radiohead
059. "How Soon is Now?" - The Smiths
I just got into this group. This song any good?
060. "Missing You" - John Waite
061. "Ignition (Remix)" - R. Kelly
062. "Just Can't Get Enough" - Depeche Mode
063. "Beautiful Day" - U2
064. "Say My Name" - Destiny's Child
065. "Enter Sandman" - Metallica
066. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" - Lauryn Hill
067. "The Boys of Summer" - Don Henley
068. "That's the Joint" - Funky 4 + 1
069. "You're Still the One" - Shania Twain
070. "Summer of '69" - Bryan Adams
071. "Criminal" - Fiona Apple
072. "The Humpty Dance" - Digital Underground
073. "House of Jealous Lovers" - The Rapture
074. "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
075. "Head Like a Hole" - Nine Inch Nails
076. "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" - The Gap Band
077. "Girls, Girls, Girls" - Motley Crue
078. "A Stroke of Genius" - Freelance Hellraiser
Probably the best mashup next to the grey albumn
079. "Losing My Religion" - R.E.M.
080. "Hot in Herre" - Nelly
081. "Galang" - M.I.A.
M.I.A. is totally worth checking out if you haven't yet
082. "Yeah!" - Usher
Listening to this song a lot this summer I have come to the conclusion that L'il John needs to go to anger management. The man is like an angry bear. I half expect him to maul me when I listen to the song
083. "To Hell with Poverty" - Gang of Four
084. "Borderline" - Madonna
085. "Drop It Like It's Hot" - Snoop Dogg
Heard this song a lot while planting trees this summer. We debated if the "oooop" sound in the song was actually the word "Snoooooop!" There was no definitive conclusion.
086. "Work It" - Missy Elliott
087. "Into the Groove" - Madonna
088. "Pull Up to the Bumper" - Grace Jones
089. "Rockin' in the Free World" - Neil Young
090. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
091. "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" - Queens of the Stone Age
092. "Heartbeat" - Taana Gardner
093. "Cut Your Hair" - Pavement
094. "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" - P.M. Dawn
095. "Unsatisfied" - The Replacements
096. "True Faith" - New Order
097. "Since U Been Gone" - Kelly Clarkson
098. "When You Were Mine" - Prince
099. "Come As You Are" - Nirvana
I dig the live version from MTV unplugged. Almost more than Smells Like Teen Spirit. *gasp*
100. "Bring the Noise" - Public Enemy
101. "I Got a Man" - Positive K
102. "Losing My Edge" - LCD Soundsystem
103. "Sabotage" - Beastie Boys
104. "Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns N' Roses
This song has one of the best openings in music history. It's up there with Radiohead's Everything In Its Right Plac and Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. The perfect opener to any mix CD
105. "Fascinated" - Company B
106. "Little Red Corvette" - Prince
107. "Fell in Love with a Girl" - The White Stripes
108. "Still Not a Player" - Big Punisher
109. "Creep" - Radiohead
Heard this song for the first time this summer. Easily Radioheads's most accessable song
110. "Toxic" - Britney Spears
This song is one of my guilty pleasures. Seriously.
111. "Planet Rock" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force
112. "Round and Round" - Ratt
113. "Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sinead O'Connor
114. "Crazy in Love" - Beyonce
115. "Gin & Juice" - Snoop Dogg
116. "Violet" - Hole
117. "Paid in Full" - Eric B. & Rakim
118. "Cars with the Boom" - L'Trimm
119. "How I Could Just Kill a Man" - Cypress Hill
My younger brother, Simon, is adament that the Rage cover is better. I'm inclined to agree
120. "Get Low" - Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
121. "In the End" - Linkin Park
122. "All I Wanna Do" - Sheryl Crow
123. "Formed a Band" - Art Brut
I've been hearing good stuff about these guys. Are they any good?
124. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" - Elton John
125. "Rockit" - Herbie Hancock
126. "It Was a Good Day" - Ice Cube
127. "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against the Machine
I've heard this song more times than I can count thanks to my brother's band. My brother can play the riffs pitch perfect. It's awesome
128. "Milkshake" - Kelis
129. "I Ran (So Far Away)" - A Flock of Seagulls
The greatest of pure 80s cheese. Gotta love the intro with the smooth synth and the seagull like guitars
130. "Mama Said Knock You Out" - LL Cool J
131. "Freedom" - George Michael
132. "Waltz #2 (XO)" - Elliott Smith
133. "Through the Wire" - Kanye West
I think that All Falls Down is a much better song, but then again, I am no music critic. What do I know?
134. "Believe" - CherThis song reminds of Mellie Lenz. It played on the radio literally all the time when we'd go on dates. That and that Chris Gains cover of that song which I can't recall at this moment.
135. "Daughter" - Pearl Jam
136. "Word Up!" - Cameo
My younger brother Steven bought this album thanks to the utterly bizzare album art
137. "Brimful of Asha" - Cornershop
I only downloaded this song because Cornershop did remixes for Cornelius' Fantasma. It's a good song, tho'.
138. "Up the Bracket" - The Libertines
139. "The Breaks" - Kurtis Blow
I gotta say, Kurtis Blow is easily one of my favourite MCs from the 80s. Don't let the fact that I know of probably three MCs make my opinion mean less
140. "Shook Ones Pt. 2" - Mobb Deep
141. "Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
142. "Everybody Wants You" - Billy Squier
143. "Lit Up" - Buckcherry
144. "The Body Rock" - The Treacherous Three
145. "Beautiful" - Christina Aguilera
When I started chatting with Heather she was adament that the music video was one of the most beautiful in history. Sorry, but men kissing men doesn't make something the best. Not by a long shot. This song gets bonus points because my Korean friend Jung would sing it when he got drunk. Which happened a lot. Memories...
146. "Goodies" - Ciara
147. "Everybody Knows" - Leonard Cohen
148. "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" - En Vogue
149. "You Oughta Know" - Alanis Morissette
150. "Don't You Want Me" - Human League
151. "Run" - Ghostface feat. Jadakiss
152. "I Fee For You" - Chaka Khan
153. "Ordinary World" - Duran Duran
154. "Stay" - Lisa LoebGod, she was cute!
155. "Not Dark Yet" - Bob Dylan
156. "Double Dutch Bus" - Frankie Smith
157. "Around the World" - Daft Punk One More Time is better, I say
158. "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" Jay-Z
159. "Birth, School, Work, Death" - The Godfathers
160. "Temptation" - New Order
161. "Danger! High Voltage" - Electric Six
162. "Jump" - Van Halen
163. "Sister Christian" - Night Ranger
164. "The Look of Love" - ABC
165. "Bye Bye Bye" - 'N Sync
166. "Start Me Up" - Rolling Stones
167. "Breathe" - Faith Hill
168. "Juicy" - Notorious B.I.G.
169. "When Doves Cry" - Prince
170. "Girls & Boys" - Blur
171. "Ms. Jackson" - Outkast
For the longest time, I thought that Outkast was a Canadian band. Why the fuck haven't I downloaded this song yet?
172. "Flava in Ya Ear" - Craig Mack
173. "Ready or Not" - The Fugees
174. "Fuck and Run" - Liz Phair
175. "Made You Look" - Nas
176. "Murder (Or a Heart Attack)" - Old 97's
177. "California" - Phantom Planet
Mike sent this to me ages ago and it's been popping up on random quite a bit lately. I'm suprised that a band that has a Hollywood actor in it can be good.
178. "Jam on It" - Newcleus
179. "The Sound of Settling" - Death Cab for Cutie
180. "Top Billin'" - Audio Two
181. "Our Lips Are Sealed" - The Go-Go's
182. "Complicated" - Avril Lavigne
I am still of the opinion that this can be turned into the most badass Christopher monologue ever
183. "Janie's Got a Gun" - Aerosmith
184. "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" - Lucinda Williams
185. "Fade Into You" - Mazzy Star
186. "You Don't Love Me (No No No)" - Dawn Penn
187. "Killin' Time" - Clint Black
188. "Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" - Grandmaster Flash
Precussor to the fantastic party lists of the Avalanches. This song is *awesome
189. "Crush" - Jennifer Paige
190. "Shake Your Rump" - Beastie BoysI dig the production by the Dust Brothers on this
191. "Bastards of Young" - Replacements
192. "I Thing" - Amerie
193. "Walk This Way" - Run-D.M.C.
194. "If You Leave" - OMD
195. "More Than This" - Roxy Music
196. "U Can't Touch This" - MC Hammer
197. "Love Removal Machine" - The Cult
198. "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" - Los Del Rio
199. "Debaser" - Pixies
200. "The Seed (2.0)" - The Roots
201. "Building a Mystery" - Sarah McLachlan
202. "Deep Cover" - Dr. Dre
203. "Rid of Me" - PJ Harvey
204. "Let's Kill Saturday Night" - Robbie Fulks
205. "Take Your Mama" - Scissor Sisters
206. "This Love" - Moroon 5
Miwako loved this song
207. "Friends in Low Places" - Garth Brooks
208. "Work for Love" - Ministry
209. "It Wasn't Me" - Shaggy
210. "Oh Sherrie" - Steve Perry
211. "Dude" - Beenie Man
212. "Last Nite" - The Strokes
213. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks
214. "I Will Follow" - U2
215. "Life is a Highway" - Tom Cochrane
216. "Scenario (Remix)" - A Tribe Called Quest
The remix is easily better than the original, much like the remix of the Diamonds of Sierra Leonne is better than the origina
217. "Move Your Feet" - Junior Senior
Heather put this on the mix CD that she gave me for Christmas. When I moved to PG it played on the radio all the time. It was one of those weird instances of convergence
218. "Seven Nation Army" - White Stripes
219. "Get Busy" - Sean Paul
220. "Semi-Charmed Life" - Third Eye Blind
221. "Academy Fight Song" - Mission of Burma
222. "Mundian to Back Ke (Jay-Z Remix)" - Panjabi MC
223. "Two of Hearts" - Stacey Q.
224. "Once in a Lifetime" - Talking Heads
225. "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman
226. "Alright" - Supergrass
227. "Where's Your Head At" - Basement Jaxx
228. "Hate to Say I Told You So" - The Hives
I remember bugging Steve from the movie theater to make me a burnt CD of the Hives when I was working at the theater. AFter listening to the Hives that summer, I was glad that I didn't buy the album. Hate to Say I Told You So is probably the only great track on the CD
229. "Edge of Seventeen" - Stevie Nicks
230. "Wild Thing" - Tone-Loc
231. "Sour Times" - Portishead
232. "They Want EFX" - Das EFX
233. "Black and White" - The DB's
234. "Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake
235. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" - Jermaine Stewart
236. "Where is my Mind?" - The Pixies
237. "Set It Off" - Strafe
238. "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M.
239. "Do You Miss Me" - Jocelyn Enriquez
240. "All the Small Things" - Blink-182
241. "Bittersweet Symphony" - The Verve
I'm a sucker for the violins at the beginning of the song
242. "I Can't Live Without My Radio" - LL Cool J
243. "Being Boring" - Pet Shop Boys
244. "Institutionalized" - Suicidal Tendencies
245. "I'm Not OK (I Promise)" - My Chemical Romance
246. "Rump Shaker" - Wreckz-N-Effect
247. "Downtown Train" - Tom Waits
248. "Careless Whisper" - George Michael
249. "For Lovers" - Wolfman featuring Pete Doherty
250. "Move Ya Body" - Nina Sky
251. "Don't Believe the Hype" - Public Enemy
252. "Born in the U.S.A." - Bruce Springsteen
253. "La Di Da Di" - Doug E. Fresh
254. "Big Pimpin'" - Jay-Z
255. "A Pretty Girl is Like" - Magnetic Fields
256. "Looking for the Perfect Beat" - Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force
257. "C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)" - Quad City DJs
258. "Genius of Love" - Tom Tom Club
259. "Kiss" - Prince
260. "Going Back to Cali" - LL Cool J
261. "Call Me" - Blondie
262. "Islands in the Stream" - Kenny Rogers featuring Dolly Parton
263. "Ace of Spades" - Motorhead
264. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - Whitney Houston
265. "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" - Sinead O'Connor
266. "Free Fallin'" - Tom Petty
267. "Malibu" - Hole
268. "With or Without You" - U2
269. "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" - The S.O.S. Band
270. "Flex" - Mad Cobra
271. "Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey
272. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
273. "Keep Me in Your Heart" - Warren Zevon
274. "Brilliant Disguise" - Bruce Springsteen
275. "Real Love" - Mary J. Blige
276. "Hold On Loosely" - .38 Special
277. "I Want You" - Elvis Costello
278. "Stan" - Eminem
Pearl put this on a mix CD for me when I first moved to Victoria. I like the Dido bit more in this song than her stuff solo
279. "Rock 'N' Roll High School" - The Ramones
280. "Just Like a Pill" - Pink
281. "Sexy Boy" - Air
282. "Oh Boy" - Cam'ron
283. "Lips Like Sugar" - Echo and the Bunnymen
284. "Down By the Water" - PJ Harvey
285. "Don't Tell Me" - Madonna
286. "I've Been Waiting" - Matthew Sweet
287. "Head Over Heels" - Tears For Fears
288. "One Armed Scissor" - At the Drive-In
289. "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)" - Dead or Alive
290. "Only Shallow" - My Bloody Valentine
291. "People Who Died" - The Jim Carroll Band
292. "Larger Than Life" - Backstreet Boys
293. "Connection" - Elastica
294. "Black" - Pearl Jam
295. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" - Yes
296. "Save Me" - Aimee Mann
I think that Wise Up is a better song.
297. "November Rain" - Guns N' Roses
One of the girls that I tree planted with wanted to get married to this song. Yeah, she was a little bit crazy
298. "I Need to Know" - Marc Anthony
299. "Smooth Criminal" - Michael Jackson
300. "Everything Zen" - Bush
301. "In Between Days" - The Cure
302. "Loser" - Beck
303. "Kissing the Lipless" - The Shins
304. "Hot for Teacher" - Van Halen
305. "Pretty in Pink" - Psychedelic Furs
306. "Say Yes" - Elliott Smith
307. "I Get Around" - Tupac
308. "Hold Me Now" - Thompson Twins
309. "Ex-Factor" - Lauryn Hill
310. "Firestarter" - The Prodigy
Heh, I have fond memories of this song. One of the guys used this song to create a trailer to the movie Firestarer.
311. "Come Pick Me Up" - Ryan Adams
312. "Smooth Operator" - Sade
313. "Bawitdaba" - Kid Rock
314. "Love Vigilantes" - New Order
315. "Every Breath You Take" - Police
316. "California Stars" - Billy Bragg and Wilco
317. "White Flag" - Dido
318. "Ha" - Juvenile
319. "Genie in a Bottle" - Christina Aguilera
Pearl put this on a mix CD, which puts her musical taste into question again
320. "Tyrone" - Erykah Badu
321. "Jane Says" - Jane's Addiction
322. "Constant Craving" - k.d. lang
323. "Black Steel" - Tricky
324. "Slack Motherfucker" - Superchunk
325. "Jump Around" - House of Pain
326. "Battery" - Metallica
327. "Slow Jamz" - Kanye West featuring Twista and Jamie Foxx
328. "Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta" - Geto Boys
329. "Potholes in my Lawn" - De La Soul
330. "Can't Deny It" - Fabolous
331. "Waiting for the Sun" - The Jayhawks
332. "I Wonder if I Take You Home" - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
333. "Cannonball" - The Breeders
Just downloaded this song a couple of weeks ago thanks to the One Songthread on the V forum
334. "Teen Age Riot" - Sonic Youth
335. "Everybody Everybody" - Black Box
336. "Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper
337. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" - Fugees
338. "Outfit" - Drive-By Truckers
339. "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" - Gwen Guthrie
340. "Song 2" - Blur
341. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" - Janet Jackson
342. "Seether" - Veruca Salt Hey, isn't Nina Gordon from Veruca Salt?
343. "Passionate Kisses" - Lucinda Williams
344. "Freaks Come Out at Night" - Whodini
345. "Still Tippin'" - Mike Jones
346. "Block Rockin' Beats" - Chemical Brothers
347. "Girls" - Beastie Boys
348. "Independent Women Part 1" - Destiny's Child
349. "Roxanne Roxanne" - U.T.F.O.
350. "Stacy's Mom" - Fountains of Wayne
351. "Buffalo Gals" - Malcolm McLaren
352. "Heart Shaped Box" - Nirvana
353. "Games Without Frontiers" - Peter Gabriel
354. "Army of Me" - Bjork
355. "Save It For Later" - English Beat
356. "Atomic Dog" - George Clinton
Thanks to the Onion's coverage of President Clinton's attack on Bagdad, this was one of the first songs that I downloaded off of Napster
357. "Never Too Much" - Luther Vandross
358. "Wall of Death" - Richard and Linda Thompson
359. "I Wish" - Skee-Lo
360. "Help You Ann" - Lyres
361. "Show Me Love" - Robyn
362. "Fix Up, Look Sharp" - Dizzee Rascal
363. "Tainted Love" - Soft Cell
364. "Buddy Holly" - WeezerPearl put this on a mix CD, which brings her taste back to normal levels
365. "Rock Box" - Run-D.M.C.
366. "I Touch Myself" - Divinyls
367. "Paranoid Android" - Radiohead
368. "Seven Year Ache" - Rosanne Cash
369. "Teenage Dirtbag" - Wheatus My brother Christopher digs this song a lot. Some guy from some rock band, can't remember which, said that this is one of the best pop songs ever.
370. "Voices Carry" - 'Til Tuesday
371. "Roam" - B-52's
372. "Party Up (Up in Here)" - DMX
373. "Whip It" - Devo
374. "Rosa Parks" - Outkast
375. "Purple Rain" - Prince
376. "Portions for Foxes" - Rilo Kiley
Fucking right! Man, this song is *awesome*! Good to see that she's being repped here
377. "Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden
For extra kicks, download Cibo Matto's off the wall cover of this song. Very weird
378. "Devil's Right Hand" - Steve Earle
379. "Hero Takes a Fall" - The Bangles
380. "Rebellion (Lies)" - The Arcade Fire
Quelle suprise! Hope that this one goes up the charts in following years
381. "Portland, Oregon" - Loretta Lyn feauring Jack White
382. "Let's Get Serious" - Jermaine Jackson
383. "Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia
384. "Straight Outta Compton" - N.W.A.
In my opinion, N.W.A.'s best song
385. "Message of Love" - The Pretenders
386. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler
387. "Are You That Somebody" - Aaliyah
388. "When I Come Around" - Green Day
389. "Shake Ya Ass" - Mystikal
390. "Never Say Never" - Romeo Void
I sent this to my buddy Kyoung from Korea. He thought that this was one of the coolest songs ever. Looks like the 80s didn't hit Korea as hard as it did here
391. "Underneath Your Clothes" - Shakira
392. "Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
393. "Jump" - Kris Kross
394. "Celebrated Hummer" - Husker Du
395. "Doin It" - LL Cool J
396. "Touch Me I'm Sick" - Mudhoney
397. "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" - Pavement
398. "Harvest Moon" - Neil Young
I dig the blues version that I have from a CBC jazz album
399. "C'Mon C'Mon" - Von Bondies
400. "I Wanna Go Back" - Eddie Money
401. "Ray of Light" - Madonna
402. "South Bronx" - Boogie Down Productions
403. "Back in Black" - AC/DC
404. "Bad Boys" - Inner Circle
405. "Stupid Girl" - Garbage
406. "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" - Indeep
407. "Freak Scene" - Dinosaur Jr.
408. "Tom Sawyer" - Rush
I'll never have to download this song because my brothers play it EVERY FUCKING DAY back in FSJ.
409. "Rebel Without a Pause" - Public Enemy
410. "Rough Boys" - Pete Townshend
411. "Ride" - The Vines
412. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" - Prince
413. "Fallin'" - Alicia Keys
414. "Flagpole Sitta" - Harvey Danger
415. "Waterfalls" - TLC
416. "Chop Suey" - System of a Down
417. "Situation" - Yaz
418. "Rumors" - Timex Social Club
419. "I'm on Fire" - Bruce Springsteen
420. "Southern Hospitality" - Ludacris
421. "Murder She Wrote" - Chaka Demus & Pliers
422. "Sex Style" - Kool Keith
423. "Last Goodbye" - Jeff Buckley
424. "We're the Desperate" - X
425. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It to Me)" - Jay-Z
426. "Where It's At" - Beck
Heard it for the first time this summer while tree planting. Awesome song
427. "That's the Way Love Goes" - Janet Jackson
428. "Bad Reputation" - Freedy Johnston
429. "Cry Me a River" - Justin Timberlake
430. "Closing Time" - Semisonic
Is there a rule out there that says that when a bar closes that you *have* to play this song? I need an answer to this question.
431. "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths
432. "There She Goes" - The La's
433. "Cornflake Girl" - Tori Amos
434. "Walking on Thin Ice" - Yoko Ono
435. "Let Me Go" - Heaven 17
436. "Grindin'" - Clipse
437. "Running Up That Hill" - Kate Bush
438. "Pretend We're Dead" - L7
439. "Feel So Good" - Ma$e
440. "You Get What You Give" - New Radicals
441. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" - Simple Minds
442. "Square Biz" - Teena Marie
443. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2
444. "Tell Me Why" - Wynonna Judd
445. "Rebel Girl" - Bikini Kill
446. "Just an Illusion" - Imagination
447. "Do You Realize??" - Flaming Lips
The most saddest and yet the most beautiful song I've listened to. I have made people cry by forcing them to listen to this song. Easily the Lips' best song
448. "Player's Anthem" - Junior M.A.F.I.A.
449. "Steal My Sunshine" - Len
450. "Smooth" - Santana featuring Rob Thomas
451. "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" - Nelly
452. "All the Things She Said" - t.A.T.u.
453. "Don't Wanna Know Why" - Whiskeytown
454. "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" - D'Angelo
455. "Lover I Don't Have to Love" - Bright Eyes
456. "Too Drunk to Fuck" - The Dead Kennedys
457. "Right Here" - Go-Betweens
458. "Come Out and Play" - Offspring
459. "Don't Know Why" - Norah Jones
460. "P.S.K. What Does it Mean?" - Schoolly D
461. "Hail Mary" - Makaveli (aka Tupac)
462. "Judy and the Dream of Horses" - Belle and Sebastian
463. "Hate It or Love it" - The Game
464. "Trapped in the Closet" - R. Kelly
465. "Let the Music Play" - Shannon
466. "Baby Got Back" - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Mix-A-Lot wrote a follow up to this song which was an ode to tits. It wasn't nearly as sucessful
467. "Brick" - Ben Folds Five
468. "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna
469. "Radiation Vibe" - Fountains of Wayne
470. "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" - Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth
471. "Hunger Strike" - Temple of the Dog
472. "Small Stakes" - Spoon
473. "Autumn Sweater" - Yo La Tengo
474. "Gigantic" - Pixies
If we ignore Fight Club, this was my first intro to the Pixies. I wasn't impressed the first couple of times, but now I understand
475. "I Alone" - Live
476. "Strictly Business" - EPMD
477. "C.R.E.A.M." - Wu-Tang Clan
478. "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" - Busta Rhymes
479. "Santa Monica" - Everclear
480. "Guilty Conscience" - Eminem
481. "Lake of Fire" - Meat Puppets
482. "Man on the Moon" - R.E.M.
483. "Passing Me By" - Pharcyde
484. "I Wanna Be Adored" - Stone Roses
485. "We are All on Drugs" - Weezer
486. "Can't Stand It" - Wilco
487. "Regulate" - Warren G
488. "Murderer" - Buju Banton
489. "Da' Butt" - E.U.
490. "History Lesson Part II" - Minutemen
491. "Common People" - Pulp
I like this better than William Snatner's version, hence damaging my geek cred
492. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" - Ini Kamoze
493. "Born Slippy (Nuxx)" - Underworld
494. "I'll Be You" - Replacements
495. "Don't Speak" - No Doubt
496. "1979" - The Smashing Pumpkins
Why is it tha whenever I see Heather online this song is playing?
497. "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" - The Darkness
498. "Somebody's Baby" - Jackson Browne
499. "I Dont' Want to Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith
500. "Yellow" - Coldplay
Holy shit, that was long. Blogger, why can't you make a cut like livejournal does?
Just like last time, I'm going to post the list and bold songs that I have in my possession in some form. Be it in album, bootleg or video game format. Commentary shall be in italics. Onwards!
001. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
002. "B.O.B." - Outkast
003. "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N' Roses
Welcome to the Jungle is better.
004. "One" - U2
005. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
006. "Like a Prayer" - Madonna
007. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
008. "Sucker MCs" - Run-D.M.C.
009. ". . .Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears
010. "In Da Club" - 50 Cent
011. "My Name Is" - Eminem
012. "The Message" - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
I was just pimping this song to Mike yesterday. How about that?
013. "Fight for Your Right" - Beastie Boys
014. "You Shook Me All Night Long" - AC/DC
015. "Hey Ya" - Outkast
I am of the opinion that this song will define the 00s. I've told anyone who will listen to me that this will be the case. I have no clue why I haven't downloaded this song.
016. "I Want It That Way" - Backstreet Boys
017. "Super Freak" - Rick James
018. "I'm Coming Out" - Diana Ross
019. "Just Like Heaven" - The Cure
020. "The Show" - Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew
021. "Fight the Power" - Public Enemy
022. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" - Def Leppard
My brother Steven has an amazing hardon for this song. I'm sure that if he gets a hold of this list he shall use this as an example of why Def Leppard is better than the Pixies
023. "It's Like That" - Run-D.M.C.
024. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" - Prince
025. "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" - Dr. Dre
This has been my ring tone for ages
026. "Hypnotize" - Notorious B.I.G.
027. "Just a Friend" - Biz Markie
028. "Cars" - Gary Numan
The most obnoxious song from Vice City, I say
029. "Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliott
030. "99 Problems" - Jay-Z
031. "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Remix) - Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
032. "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi
033. "No Diggity" - Blackstreet
034. "Mybabydaddy" - B-Rock and the Bizz
035. "Crosseyed and Painless" - Talking Heads
036. "It Takes Two" - Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
037. "Bootylicious" - Destiny's Child
038. "I Love Rock & Roll" - Joan Jett
039. "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" - Geto Boys
040. "Push It" - Salt 'N Pepa
041. "In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins
042. "Got Your Money" - Ol' Dirty Bastard
043. "Hurt" - Johnny Cash
044. "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" - Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel
045. "Sexual Healing" - Marvin Gaye
046. "Fuck tha Police" - N.W.A.
047. "I Want to Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
048. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" - Pixies
049. "Lose Yourself" - Eminem
050. "Hungry Like the Wolf" - Duran Duran
051. "All Apologies" - Nirvana
052. "Wonderwall" - Oasis
053. "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
054. "Middle of the Road" - The Pretenders
055. "The Scientist" - Coldplay
I should download this song. It's pretty damn good
056. "Poison" Bell Biv Devoe
057. "West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
058. "Karma Police" - Radiohead
059. "How Soon is Now?" - The Smiths
I just got into this group. This song any good?
060. "Missing You" - John Waite
061. "Ignition (Remix)" - R. Kelly
062. "Just Can't Get Enough" - Depeche Mode
063. "Beautiful Day" - U2
064. "Say My Name" - Destiny's Child
065. "Enter Sandman" - Metallica
066. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" - Lauryn Hill
067. "The Boys of Summer" - Don Henley
068. "That's the Joint" - Funky 4 + 1
069. "You're Still the One" - Shania Twain
070. "Summer of '69" - Bryan Adams
071. "Criminal" - Fiona Apple
072. "The Humpty Dance" - Digital Underground
073. "House of Jealous Lovers" - The Rapture
074. "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
075. "Head Like a Hole" - Nine Inch Nails
076. "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" - The Gap Band
077. "Girls, Girls, Girls" - Motley Crue
078. "A Stroke of Genius" - Freelance Hellraiser
Probably the best mashup next to the grey albumn
079. "Losing My Religion" - R.E.M.
080. "Hot in Herre" - Nelly
081. "Galang" - M.I.A.
M.I.A. is totally worth checking out if you haven't yet
082. "Yeah!" - Usher
Listening to this song a lot this summer I have come to the conclusion that L'il John needs to go to anger management. The man is like an angry bear. I half expect him to maul me when I listen to the song
083. "To Hell with Poverty" - Gang of Four
084. "Borderline" - Madonna
085. "Drop It Like It's Hot" - Snoop Dogg
Heard this song a lot while planting trees this summer. We debated if the "oooop" sound in the song was actually the word "Snoooooop!" There was no definitive conclusion.
086. "Work It" - Missy Elliott
087. "Into the Groove" - Madonna
088. "Pull Up to the Bumper" - Grace Jones
089. "Rockin' in the Free World" - Neil Young
090. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
091. "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" - Queens of the Stone Age
092. "Heartbeat" - Taana Gardner
093. "Cut Your Hair" - Pavement
094. "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" - P.M. Dawn
095. "Unsatisfied" - The Replacements
096. "True Faith" - New Order
097. "Since U Been Gone" - Kelly Clarkson
098. "When You Were Mine" - Prince
099. "Come As You Are" - Nirvana
I dig the live version from MTV unplugged. Almost more than Smells Like Teen Spirit. *gasp*
100. "Bring the Noise" - Public Enemy
101. "I Got a Man" - Positive K
102. "Losing My Edge" - LCD Soundsystem
103. "Sabotage" - Beastie Boys
104. "Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns N' Roses
This song has one of the best openings in music history. It's up there with Radiohead's Everything In Its Right Plac and Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. The perfect opener to any mix CD
105. "Fascinated" - Company B
106. "Little Red Corvette" - Prince
107. "Fell in Love with a Girl" - The White Stripes
108. "Still Not a Player" - Big Punisher
109. "Creep" - Radiohead
Heard this song for the first time this summer. Easily Radioheads's most accessable song
110. "Toxic" - Britney Spears
This song is one of my guilty pleasures. Seriously.
111. "Planet Rock" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force
112. "Round and Round" - Ratt
113. "Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sinead O'Connor
114. "Crazy in Love" - Beyonce
115. "Gin & Juice" - Snoop Dogg
116. "Violet" - Hole
117. "Paid in Full" - Eric B. & Rakim
118. "Cars with the Boom" - L'Trimm
119. "How I Could Just Kill a Man" - Cypress Hill
My younger brother, Simon, is adament that the Rage cover is better. I'm inclined to agree
120. "Get Low" - Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
121. "In the End" - Linkin Park
122. "All I Wanna Do" - Sheryl Crow
123. "Formed a Band" - Art Brut
I've been hearing good stuff about these guys. Are they any good?
124. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" - Elton John
125. "Rockit" - Herbie Hancock
126. "It Was a Good Day" - Ice Cube
127. "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against the Machine
I've heard this song more times than I can count thanks to my brother's band. My brother can play the riffs pitch perfect. It's awesome
128. "Milkshake" - Kelis
129. "I Ran (So Far Away)" - A Flock of Seagulls
The greatest of pure 80s cheese. Gotta love the intro with the smooth synth and the seagull like guitars
130. "Mama Said Knock You Out" - LL Cool J
131. "Freedom" - George Michael
132. "Waltz #2 (XO)" - Elliott Smith
133. "Through the Wire" - Kanye West
I think that All Falls Down is a much better song, but then again, I am no music critic. What do I know?
134. "Believe" - CherThis song reminds of Mellie Lenz. It played on the radio literally all the time when we'd go on dates. That and that Chris Gains cover of that song which I can't recall at this moment.
135. "Daughter" - Pearl Jam
136. "Word Up!" - Cameo
My younger brother Steven bought this album thanks to the utterly bizzare album art
137. "Brimful of Asha" - Cornershop
I only downloaded this song because Cornershop did remixes for Cornelius' Fantasma. It's a good song, tho'.
138. "Up the Bracket" - The Libertines
139. "The Breaks" - Kurtis Blow
I gotta say, Kurtis Blow is easily one of my favourite MCs from the 80s. Don't let the fact that I know of probably three MCs make my opinion mean less
140. "Shook Ones Pt. 2" - Mobb Deep
141. "Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
142. "Everybody Wants You" - Billy Squier
143. "Lit Up" - Buckcherry
144. "The Body Rock" - The Treacherous Three
145. "Beautiful" - Christina Aguilera
When I started chatting with Heather she was adament that the music video was one of the most beautiful in history. Sorry, but men kissing men doesn't make something the best. Not by a long shot. This song gets bonus points because my Korean friend Jung would sing it when he got drunk. Which happened a lot. Memories...
146. "Goodies" - Ciara
147. "Everybody Knows" - Leonard Cohen
148. "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" - En Vogue
149. "You Oughta Know" - Alanis Morissette
150. "Don't You Want Me" - Human League
151. "Run" - Ghostface feat. Jadakiss
152. "I Fee For You" - Chaka Khan
153. "Ordinary World" - Duran Duran
154. "Stay" - Lisa LoebGod, she was cute!
155. "Not Dark Yet" - Bob Dylan
156. "Double Dutch Bus" - Frankie Smith
157. "Around the World" - Daft Punk One More Time is better, I say
158. "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" Jay-Z
159. "Birth, School, Work, Death" - The Godfathers
160. "Temptation" - New Order
161. "Danger! High Voltage" - Electric Six
162. "Jump" - Van Halen
163. "Sister Christian" - Night Ranger
164. "The Look of Love" - ABC
165. "Bye Bye Bye" - 'N Sync
166. "Start Me Up" - Rolling Stones
167. "Breathe" - Faith Hill
168. "Juicy" - Notorious B.I.G.
169. "When Doves Cry" - Prince
170. "Girls & Boys" - Blur
171. "Ms. Jackson" - Outkast
For the longest time, I thought that Outkast was a Canadian band. Why the fuck haven't I downloaded this song yet?
172. "Flava in Ya Ear" - Craig Mack
173. "Ready or Not" - The Fugees
174. "Fuck and Run" - Liz Phair
175. "Made You Look" - Nas
176. "Murder (Or a Heart Attack)" - Old 97's
177. "California" - Phantom Planet
Mike sent this to me ages ago and it's been popping up on random quite a bit lately. I'm suprised that a band that has a Hollywood actor in it can be good.
178. "Jam on It" - Newcleus
179. "The Sound of Settling" - Death Cab for Cutie
180. "Top Billin'" - Audio Two
181. "Our Lips Are Sealed" - The Go-Go's
182. "Complicated" - Avril Lavigne
I am still of the opinion that this can be turned into the most badass Christopher monologue ever
183. "Janie's Got a Gun" - Aerosmith
184. "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" - Lucinda Williams
185. "Fade Into You" - Mazzy Star
186. "You Don't Love Me (No No No)" - Dawn Penn
187. "Killin' Time" - Clint Black
188. "Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" - Grandmaster Flash
Precussor to the fantastic party lists of the Avalanches. This song is *awesome
189. "Crush" - Jennifer Paige
190. "Shake Your Rump" - Beastie BoysI dig the production by the Dust Brothers on this
191. "Bastards of Young" - Replacements
192. "I Thing" - Amerie
193. "Walk This Way" - Run-D.M.C.
194. "If You Leave" - OMD
195. "More Than This" - Roxy Music
196. "U Can't Touch This" - MC Hammer
197. "Love Removal Machine" - The Cult
198. "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" - Los Del Rio
199. "Debaser" - Pixies
200. "The Seed (2.0)" - The Roots
201. "Building a Mystery" - Sarah McLachlan
202. "Deep Cover" - Dr. Dre
203. "Rid of Me" - PJ Harvey
204. "Let's Kill Saturday Night" - Robbie Fulks
205. "Take Your Mama" - Scissor Sisters
206. "This Love" - Moroon 5
Miwako loved this song
207. "Friends in Low Places" - Garth Brooks
208. "Work for Love" - Ministry
209. "It Wasn't Me" - Shaggy
210. "Oh Sherrie" - Steve Perry
211. "Dude" - Beenie Man
212. "Last Nite" - The Strokes
213. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks
214. "I Will Follow" - U2
215. "Life is a Highway" - Tom Cochrane
216. "Scenario (Remix)" - A Tribe Called Quest
The remix is easily better than the original, much like the remix of the Diamonds of Sierra Leonne is better than the origina
217. "Move Your Feet" - Junior Senior
Heather put this on the mix CD that she gave me for Christmas. When I moved to PG it played on the radio all the time. It was one of those weird instances of convergence
218. "Seven Nation Army" - White Stripes
219. "Get Busy" - Sean Paul
220. "Semi-Charmed Life" - Third Eye Blind
221. "Academy Fight Song" - Mission of Burma
222. "Mundian to Back Ke (Jay-Z Remix)" - Panjabi MC
223. "Two of Hearts" - Stacey Q.
224. "Once in a Lifetime" - Talking Heads
225. "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman
226. "Alright" - Supergrass
227. "Where's Your Head At" - Basement Jaxx
228. "Hate to Say I Told You So" - The Hives
I remember bugging Steve from the movie theater to make me a burnt CD of the Hives when I was working at the theater. AFter listening to the Hives that summer, I was glad that I didn't buy the album. Hate to Say I Told You So is probably the only great track on the CD
229. "Edge of Seventeen" - Stevie Nicks
230. "Wild Thing" - Tone-Loc
231. "Sour Times" - Portishead
232. "They Want EFX" - Das EFX
233. "Black and White" - The DB's
234. "Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake
235. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" - Jermaine Stewart
236. "Where is my Mind?" - The Pixies
237. "Set It Off" - Strafe
238. "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M.
239. "Do You Miss Me" - Jocelyn Enriquez
240. "All the Small Things" - Blink-182
241. "Bittersweet Symphony" - The Verve
I'm a sucker for the violins at the beginning of the song
242. "I Can't Live Without My Radio" - LL Cool J
243. "Being Boring" - Pet Shop Boys
244. "Institutionalized" - Suicidal Tendencies
245. "I'm Not OK (I Promise)" - My Chemical Romance
246. "Rump Shaker" - Wreckz-N-Effect
247. "Downtown Train" - Tom Waits
248. "Careless Whisper" - George Michael
249. "For Lovers" - Wolfman featuring Pete Doherty
250. "Move Ya Body" - Nina Sky
251. "Don't Believe the Hype" - Public Enemy
252. "Born in the U.S.A." - Bruce Springsteen
253. "La Di Da Di" - Doug E. Fresh
254. "Big Pimpin'" - Jay-Z
255. "A Pretty Girl is Like" - Magnetic Fields
256. "Looking for the Perfect Beat" - Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force
257. "C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)" - Quad City DJs
258. "Genius of Love" - Tom Tom Club
259. "Kiss" - Prince
260. "Going Back to Cali" - LL Cool J
261. "Call Me" - Blondie
262. "Islands in the Stream" - Kenny Rogers featuring Dolly Parton
263. "Ace of Spades" - Motorhead
264. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - Whitney Houston
265. "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" - Sinead O'Connor
266. "Free Fallin'" - Tom Petty
267. "Malibu" - Hole
268. "With or Without You" - U2
269. "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" - The S.O.S. Band
270. "Flex" - Mad Cobra
271. "Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey
272. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
273. "Keep Me in Your Heart" - Warren Zevon
274. "Brilliant Disguise" - Bruce Springsteen
275. "Real Love" - Mary J. Blige
276. "Hold On Loosely" - .38 Special
277. "I Want You" - Elvis Costello
278. "Stan" - Eminem
Pearl put this on a mix CD for me when I first moved to Victoria. I like the Dido bit more in this song than her stuff solo
279. "Rock 'N' Roll High School" - The Ramones
280. "Just Like a Pill" - Pink
281. "Sexy Boy" - Air
282. "Oh Boy" - Cam'ron
283. "Lips Like Sugar" - Echo and the Bunnymen
284. "Down By the Water" - PJ Harvey
285. "Don't Tell Me" - Madonna
286. "I've Been Waiting" - Matthew Sweet
287. "Head Over Heels" - Tears For Fears
288. "One Armed Scissor" - At the Drive-In
289. "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)" - Dead or Alive
290. "Only Shallow" - My Bloody Valentine
291. "People Who Died" - The Jim Carroll Band
292. "Larger Than Life" - Backstreet Boys
293. "Connection" - Elastica
294. "Black" - Pearl Jam
295. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" - Yes
296. "Save Me" - Aimee Mann
I think that Wise Up is a better song.
297. "November Rain" - Guns N' Roses
One of the girls that I tree planted with wanted to get married to this song. Yeah, she was a little bit crazy
298. "I Need to Know" - Marc Anthony
299. "Smooth Criminal" - Michael Jackson
300. "Everything Zen" - Bush
301. "In Between Days" - The Cure
302. "Loser" - Beck
303. "Kissing the Lipless" - The Shins
304. "Hot for Teacher" - Van Halen
305. "Pretty in Pink" - Psychedelic Furs
306. "Say Yes" - Elliott Smith
307. "I Get Around" - Tupac
308. "Hold Me Now" - Thompson Twins
309. "Ex-Factor" - Lauryn Hill
310. "Firestarter" - The Prodigy
Heh, I have fond memories of this song. One of the guys used this song to create a trailer to the movie Firestarer.
311. "Come Pick Me Up" - Ryan Adams
312. "Smooth Operator" - Sade
313. "Bawitdaba" - Kid Rock
314. "Love Vigilantes" - New Order
315. "Every Breath You Take" - Police
316. "California Stars" - Billy Bragg and Wilco
317. "White Flag" - Dido
318. "Ha" - Juvenile
319. "Genie in a Bottle" - Christina Aguilera
Pearl put this on a mix CD, which puts her musical taste into question again
320. "Tyrone" - Erykah Badu
321. "Jane Says" - Jane's Addiction
322. "Constant Craving" - k.d. lang
323. "Black Steel" - Tricky
324. "Slack Motherfucker" - Superchunk
325. "Jump Around" - House of Pain
326. "Battery" - Metallica
327. "Slow Jamz" - Kanye West featuring Twista and Jamie Foxx
328. "Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta" - Geto Boys
329. "Potholes in my Lawn" - De La Soul
330. "Can't Deny It" - Fabolous
331. "Waiting for the Sun" - The Jayhawks
332. "I Wonder if I Take You Home" - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
333. "Cannonball" - The Breeders
Just downloaded this song a couple of weeks ago thanks to the One Songthread on the V forum
334. "Teen Age Riot" - Sonic Youth
335. "Everybody Everybody" - Black Box
336. "Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper
337. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" - Fugees
338. "Outfit" - Drive-By Truckers
339. "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" - Gwen Guthrie
340. "Song 2" - Blur
341. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" - Janet Jackson
342. "Seether" - Veruca Salt Hey, isn't Nina Gordon from Veruca Salt?
343. "Passionate Kisses" - Lucinda Williams
344. "Freaks Come Out at Night" - Whodini
345. "Still Tippin'" - Mike Jones
346. "Block Rockin' Beats" - Chemical Brothers
347. "Girls" - Beastie Boys
348. "Independent Women Part 1" - Destiny's Child
349. "Roxanne Roxanne" - U.T.F.O.
350. "Stacy's Mom" - Fountains of Wayne
351. "Buffalo Gals" - Malcolm McLaren
352. "Heart Shaped Box" - Nirvana
353. "Games Without Frontiers" - Peter Gabriel
354. "Army of Me" - Bjork
355. "Save It For Later" - English Beat
356. "Atomic Dog" - George Clinton
Thanks to the Onion's coverage of President Clinton's attack on Bagdad, this was one of the first songs that I downloaded off of Napster
357. "Never Too Much" - Luther Vandross
358. "Wall of Death" - Richard and Linda Thompson
359. "I Wish" - Skee-Lo
360. "Help You Ann" - Lyres
361. "Show Me Love" - Robyn
362. "Fix Up, Look Sharp" - Dizzee Rascal
363. "Tainted Love" - Soft Cell
364. "Buddy Holly" - WeezerPearl put this on a mix CD, which brings her taste back to normal levels
365. "Rock Box" - Run-D.M.C.
366. "I Touch Myself" - Divinyls
367. "Paranoid Android" - Radiohead
368. "Seven Year Ache" - Rosanne Cash
369. "Teenage Dirtbag" - Wheatus My brother Christopher digs this song a lot. Some guy from some rock band, can't remember which, said that this is one of the best pop songs ever.
370. "Voices Carry" - 'Til Tuesday
371. "Roam" - B-52's
372. "Party Up (Up in Here)" - DMX
373. "Whip It" - Devo
374. "Rosa Parks" - Outkast
375. "Purple Rain" - Prince
376. "Portions for Foxes" - Rilo Kiley
Fucking right! Man, this song is *awesome*! Good to see that she's being repped here
377. "Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden
For extra kicks, download Cibo Matto's off the wall cover of this song. Very weird
378. "Devil's Right Hand" - Steve Earle
379. "Hero Takes a Fall" - The Bangles
380. "Rebellion (Lies)" - The Arcade Fire
Quelle suprise! Hope that this one goes up the charts in following years
381. "Portland, Oregon" - Loretta Lyn feauring Jack White
382. "Let's Get Serious" - Jermaine Jackson
383. "Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia
384. "Straight Outta Compton" - N.W.A.
In my opinion, N.W.A.'s best song
385. "Message of Love" - The Pretenders
386. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler
387. "Are You That Somebody" - Aaliyah
388. "When I Come Around" - Green Day
389. "Shake Ya Ass" - Mystikal
390. "Never Say Never" - Romeo Void
I sent this to my buddy Kyoung from Korea. He thought that this was one of the coolest songs ever. Looks like the 80s didn't hit Korea as hard as it did here
391. "Underneath Your Clothes" - Shakira
392. "Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
393. "Jump" - Kris Kross
394. "Celebrated Hummer" - Husker Du
395. "Doin It" - LL Cool J
396. "Touch Me I'm Sick" - Mudhoney
397. "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" - Pavement
398. "Harvest Moon" - Neil Young
I dig the blues version that I have from a CBC jazz album
399. "C'Mon C'Mon" - Von Bondies
400. "I Wanna Go Back" - Eddie Money
401. "Ray of Light" - Madonna
402. "South Bronx" - Boogie Down Productions
403. "Back in Black" - AC/DC
404. "Bad Boys" - Inner Circle
405. "Stupid Girl" - Garbage
406. "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" - Indeep
407. "Freak Scene" - Dinosaur Jr.
408. "Tom Sawyer" - Rush
I'll never have to download this song because my brothers play it EVERY FUCKING DAY back in FSJ.
409. "Rebel Without a Pause" - Public Enemy
410. "Rough Boys" - Pete Townshend
411. "Ride" - The Vines
412. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" - Prince
413. "Fallin'" - Alicia Keys
414. "Flagpole Sitta" - Harvey Danger
415. "Waterfalls" - TLC
416. "Chop Suey" - System of a Down
417. "Situation" - Yaz
418. "Rumors" - Timex Social Club
419. "I'm on Fire" - Bruce Springsteen
420. "Southern Hospitality" - Ludacris
421. "Murder She Wrote" - Chaka Demus & Pliers
422. "Sex Style" - Kool Keith
423. "Last Goodbye" - Jeff Buckley
424. "We're the Desperate" - X
425. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It to Me)" - Jay-Z
426. "Where It's At" - Beck
Heard it for the first time this summer while tree planting. Awesome song
427. "That's the Way Love Goes" - Janet Jackson
428. "Bad Reputation" - Freedy Johnston
429. "Cry Me a River" - Justin Timberlake
430. "Closing Time" - Semisonic
Is there a rule out there that says that when a bar closes that you *have* to play this song? I need an answer to this question.
431. "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths
432. "There She Goes" - The La's
433. "Cornflake Girl" - Tori Amos
434. "Walking on Thin Ice" - Yoko Ono
435. "Let Me Go" - Heaven 17
436. "Grindin'" - Clipse
437. "Running Up That Hill" - Kate Bush
438. "Pretend We're Dead" - L7
439. "Feel So Good" - Ma$e
440. "You Get What You Give" - New Radicals
441. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" - Simple Minds
442. "Square Biz" - Teena Marie
443. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2
444. "Tell Me Why" - Wynonna Judd
445. "Rebel Girl" - Bikini Kill
446. "Just an Illusion" - Imagination
447. "Do You Realize??" - Flaming Lips
The most saddest and yet the most beautiful song I've listened to. I have made people cry by forcing them to listen to this song. Easily the Lips' best song
448. "Player's Anthem" - Junior M.A.F.I.A.
449. "Steal My Sunshine" - Len
450. "Smooth" - Santana featuring Rob Thomas
451. "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" - Nelly
452. "All the Things She Said" - t.A.T.u.
453. "Don't Wanna Know Why" - Whiskeytown
454. "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" - D'Angelo
455. "Lover I Don't Have to Love" - Bright Eyes
456. "Too Drunk to Fuck" - The Dead Kennedys
457. "Right Here" - Go-Betweens
458. "Come Out and Play" - Offspring
459. "Don't Know Why" - Norah Jones
460. "P.S.K. What Does it Mean?" - Schoolly D
461. "Hail Mary" - Makaveli (aka Tupac)
462. "Judy and the Dream of Horses" - Belle and Sebastian
463. "Hate It or Love it" - The Game
464. "Trapped in the Closet" - R. Kelly
465. "Let the Music Play" - Shannon
466. "Baby Got Back" - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Mix-A-Lot wrote a follow up to this song which was an ode to tits. It wasn't nearly as sucessful
467. "Brick" - Ben Folds Five
468. "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna
469. "Radiation Vibe" - Fountains of Wayne
470. "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" - Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth
471. "Hunger Strike" - Temple of the Dog
472. "Small Stakes" - Spoon
473. "Autumn Sweater" - Yo La Tengo
474. "Gigantic" - Pixies
If we ignore Fight Club, this was my first intro to the Pixies. I wasn't impressed the first couple of times, but now I understand
475. "I Alone" - Live
476. "Strictly Business" - EPMD
477. "C.R.E.A.M." - Wu-Tang Clan
478. "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" - Busta Rhymes
479. "Santa Monica" - Everclear
480. "Guilty Conscience" - Eminem
481. "Lake of Fire" - Meat Puppets
482. "Man on the Moon" - R.E.M.
483. "Passing Me By" - Pharcyde
484. "I Wanna Be Adored" - Stone Roses
485. "We are All on Drugs" - Weezer
486. "Can't Stand It" - Wilco
487. "Regulate" - Warren G
488. "Murderer" - Buju Banton
489. "Da' Butt" - E.U.
490. "History Lesson Part II" - Minutemen
491. "Common People" - Pulp
I like this better than William Snatner's version, hence damaging my geek cred
492. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" - Ini Kamoze
493. "Born Slippy (Nuxx)" - Underworld
494. "I'll Be You" - Replacements
495. "Don't Speak" - No Doubt
496. "1979" - The Smashing Pumpkins
Why is it tha whenever I see Heather online this song is playing?
497. "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" - The Darkness
498. "Somebody's Baby" - Jackson Browne
499. "I Dont' Want to Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith
500. "Yellow" - Coldplay
Holy shit, that was long. Blogger, why can't you make a cut like livejournal does?
1up reviews We Heart Katamari!
1up gets major props from me for using beatnik poetry to review this year's most offbeat game.
Conversations with Miwako: Relationships
Rob: You got a new boyfriend yet?
Miwa: new boyfriend is..
Rob:...white? Like me?
Miwa:actually not
Rob: Not what?
Miwa: I'm not telling you right now ha ha
Rob: Heh. Okay.
Miwa: he is not my boyfriend yet
Rob:Ah, I see. Are you trying?
Miwa:ya kind of
Rob: Well, I don't think that it'll be that hard. You're a pretty cute girl and lots of guys like you.
Miwa:thank you for compliment
Rob:No problem.
Miwa: how about you? did you get a new girlfriend?
Rob: What do you think? I'm pretty sure that you can guess.
Miwa: i think not yet, because i not yet
Rob: Hah. Yeah, you're right. It would be funny if I got a new girlfriend when you got a new boyfriend. But no, nothing for me.
Miwa:i see, but i think your girlfriend is coming soon
Rob: Anson might invite some girls over for supper this Saturday. He said that there's a Japanese girl that wants to meet me, but I think that he might be bullshitting me. He told me that this Japanese girl gives better massages than you.
Miwa: wow! good for you!
Rob:We'll see. Like I said, I don't know her, so I can't say.
Miwa: now you have a chance. i'm sure you are nice person
Rob:Anyhow, I'm hoping that Anson isn't full of shit, but, on the other hand, I'm trying not to get my hopes up high because I don't want to be disapointed if things don't work out.
Miwa says: i see, but just don't be negative and we'll see on Saturday
Rob:Yeah. So the guy that you're intersted in, what's he like?
Miwa: he is quite tall
Rob:Like a basketball player tall?
Miwa: about 180cm
Rob: Okay.... So you like him because he's tall?
Miwa: noway
Rob:Heh. Okay, so why do you like him?
Miwa:actually, i don't the reason why i like him
Rob: Huh. I see. You just do, eh? Does he know you?
Miwa: yes he knows me
Rob: Well, that helps. It's worse if he doesn't know you. Do you guys hang out a lot?
Miwa: not really
Rob: I see. So how are you going to convince him that your worth his time? I want to know your evil plan.
Miwa:ha ha. I'm not telling you
Rob: Afraid that I"m going to steal it?
Miwa: I'm thiking too
Rob:Hm.
Miwa: ha ha
Rob: I know what would work. Give him your panties. That always works. Trust me.
Miwa:oh Rob!
Rob: You know my plan will not fail!
Miwa:I can't trust you,
Rob: Can't trust me? Fff....
Rob: I want to take a trip to Vancouver to see Takeshis and a bunch of other movies, but gas is so expensive.
Miwa: ya, you really like movie
Rob: Plus, I'd like to visit Mike.
Miwa: oh ya is he doing well?
Rob: Yeah. He loves his new girlfriend. He tells me *everything* about her.
Miwa: wow! he got a new girlfriend
Rob:Yeah.
Miwa:i envy him
Rob: It's the girl that he liked 4 years ago when he was in school. He's liked her for a *long* time. He's pretty lucky that it worked out.
Miwa: wow very romantic. is she living in Vancouver too?
Rob: Yeah. I'm not sure if it's romantic, but he's pretty damn lucky
Miwa: we're gonna share his good luck! ha ha
Rob: Hah. Yeah, I hope so. I wish that he could send me a package of sexual luck that he has going for him.
Miwa: ha ha you are such a boy
Friday, September 16, 2005
the Internet buzzes on the Nintendo Revolution controller: select quotes
Thanks to the unveiling of the Nintendo Revolution controller last night, the internet has been cracked in half with tons of commentary on how Revolutionary the controller is. Video game journalist/comic writer, Kieron Gillens says that "If you don’t like the Revolution controller, you are fundamentally part of the problem and killing the fucking art form.". Strong words. Nintendo, was obviously pleased with how it turned out. Third party developers, whose support has waned from Nintendo's products in the current generation have been consistently impressed with the contoller. The usual parties aside, my favourite commentary on the Revolution controller comes from Insert Credit, whose snark makes me laugh. My favourite quotes from their Revolution discussion
"Nintendo has captured my heart and shifted my paradigms."
"Campbell: "Snake! You must turn the controller upside down!""
"Thus, 9/15/05 will be known has the day everyone on the internet whined, a lot."
"Well it's certainly no HD-Era revolution."
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Conversations with Stephen: Children of the Revolution
Rob: So what about that Revolution, eh?
Stephen: Finally a controller you can wank with.
Rob: Foolish man, everyone knows that the powerglove was the first controller that was made for masturbation.
Monday, September 12, 2005
VIFF 2005 Film Guide Is Up!
The film line up for the 24 annual Vancouver Film Fest is up, and like every year, it has some of the best selection of asian cinema on this side of the Ocean. Of the movies, here's my selection of flicks that I'd see if I was there.
Crying Fist: Profiled earlier, it's said by many to best this year's best boxing flick. Take that, Ron Howard.
Blood Rain: A period detective thriller in the vein of Se7en.
Haze: Cronenbergian thriller by body horror master Tsukamoto.
Linda Linda Linda: Japanese teen comedy about an all girl band.
Takashis: New flick by Media Engine One, Kintano Takeshi.
Grain In Ear: Funny revenge flick from South Korea.
NERDGASM! How to get NES midi ringtones on your cell... FOR FREE!
If you're anything like me, when you got a cell phone, you were probably super excited about the possibilities of custom ring tones. And, if you are like me, you were probably pretty disapointed when you discovered how expensive a ring tone was and how they lacked a selection of your favourite NES tunes. Fret no longer. Thanks to the foresight of my friend David and Phoneuploader you can.
What do you need to do this? A cell phone that can receive text messages, browse the internet and download files. There's a FAQwhich should answer if your phone will work or not. After that, begin by going to David's Video Game Ring Tone Archive (which is by no means a completist website, but a great place to start), choose the midi that you want and save it to your hard drive. Next, go to Phone Uploader fill in the info for your phone. In a couple of seconds, you should be text messaged with an URL. This URL is the website where you can download your midi. For free! Pretty nifty, eh?
What do you need to do this? A cell phone that can receive text messages, browse the internet and download files. There's a FAQwhich should answer if your phone will work or not. After that, begin by going to David's Video Game Ring Tone Archive (which is by no means a completist website, but a great place to start), choose the midi that you want and save it to your hard drive. Next, go to Phone Uploader fill in the info for your phone. In a couple of seconds, you should be text messaged with an URL. This URL is the website where you can download your midi. For free! Pretty nifty, eh?
Friday, September 09, 2005
Favourite Photo: Blasterettes
I saw this in Radar last week and have been captivated by it for the last couple of weeks. It's from Luis Gispert and Jeffrey Reed's short film Stereomongrel, flick dedicated to the old school hip hop scene.
I can't explain why I like this photo so much. Part of me likes it because it looks like something out of a a new wave comic book movie. Think more Scott Pilgrim than Batman Begins. Another part of me loves how much it festishizes the old asthetic. To me, that's very sexy.
You can see more of Luis Gispert and Jeffrey Reed's work here.
Invasion of the Asian Women!
It's 9 and the morning and Vivien is over for breakfast, care of Eric, my other Chinese room mate. What's cooking? I have no clue what it's called, but it involves rice, onions and some bok choi, I believe. Why is she here? I have no clue. Rumour has it that Vivien has a crush on him. This is funny because both Eric and Vivien (supposedly) have significant others back in China.
Vivien just called me into the other room asking if she could use this sheet of computer packaging. Evidently she's going to cut his hair. Curiousier and curiousier.
In other news, Anson is inviting the Legendary Japanese Girl Who Wants To Meet Rob and her Taiwanese friend. Tomorrow will tell me if Anson was bullshitting me or not about someone wanting to meet me. I am 50% looking forward to it. If that doesn't pan out, I get to talk politics with the Taiwanese girl, much to Anson's chagrin. Ho ho ho!
Vivien just called me into the other room asking if she could use this sheet of computer packaging. Evidently she's going to cut his hair. Curiousier and curiousier.
In other news, Anson is inviting the Legendary Japanese Girl Who Wants To Meet Rob and her Taiwanese friend. Tomorrow will tell me if Anson was bullshitting me or not about someone wanting to meet me. I am 50% looking forward to it. If that doesn't pan out, I get to talk politics with the Taiwanese girl, much to Anson's chagrin. Ho ho ho!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Post summer checklist
Here's a post tree planting checklist of all the stuff that managed to go wrong in the apartment in my absence
Missing
-my cheese grater
-measuring cup
-cookie tray
Dead
-my dienbacia
Damaged
-my futon, cracked in the back due to horrible abuse
-kitchen sink counter. Warped due to water damage.
-bathmat. The underside was covered in some sort of blackish mould. Tossed when I got back
-Oven mits. Also mouldy since they were stored around the sink. Tossed.
-Placemats. Moudly too.
Destroyed
-DVD player. Doesn't work, for some reason.
All and all, I'm surprised that we still have an apartment.
Missing
-my cheese grater
-measuring cup
-cookie tray
Dead
-my dienbacia
Damaged
-my futon, cracked in the back due to horrible abuse
-kitchen sink counter. Warped due to water damage.
-bathmat. The underside was covered in some sort of blackish mould. Tossed when I got back
-Oven mits. Also mouldy since they were stored around the sink. Tossed.
-Placemats. Moudly too.
Destroyed
-DVD player. Doesn't work, for some reason.
All and all, I'm surprised that we still have an apartment.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Conversations with Anson: XYZ
My new pair of pants has a slight zipper problem, flying low about 90% of the time. This is a conversation pertaining to it that occuring earlier today.
Rob: "Fuck! My zipper has become undone again!"
Anson: "I know why your zipper keeps on going down."
Rob: "Because my pants suck?"
Anson: "No. Your cock wants pussy. It opens the door of your pants, looking. It wants to be free, Rob."
No more was said after that.
Rob: "Fuck! My zipper has become undone again!"
Anson: "I know why your zipper keeps on going down."
Rob: "Because my pants suck?"
Anson: "No. Your cock wants pussy. It opens the door of your pants, looking. It wants to be free, Rob."
No more was said after that.
CBC unplugged: keeping track of the Ceeb
Like most Canadians, I'm a huge CBC Radio fan. Unfortunately with the big lockout (or whatever they're calling it on the radio now), I'm not getting my regular dose of news and radio programming. Thankfully, CBC Radio's resident nerd, Tod Maffin has a solution for us, CBC Unplugged. It fills the hole left in my life from my lack of my morning programming with postcasts from CBC hosts, news from the lockout and witty piss taking. From their list of top ten reasons that you're obsessed with the lockout, smart commentary on morning programming: "You can't stop yourself from tuning in to hear the clever morning musings and unbelievable chemistry between Rob Renaud and Susan Marjetti." Hardy har har!
Launch Portal: something we need
Why hasn't someone made a website to centralize all your web ouput? Tribe.net is the only website that comes close to this, allowing you to post all your feeds, your website, your photos, del.icio.us links et cetra in one place, but I have yet to see anyone that's done that with tags. I'd kill for a plugin that tracks all my tags across the internet and puts it into a tagcloud like the one in my deli.icio.us.I'm guessing that the easiest way of doing something like that would be to tag everything with a constant username and track it through technorati. This, of course, would just give me links, and not tags. Is there a solution out there?
In dreams/what do you dream about...?
Okay, this was weird. I had a dream that out of the blue, Heather messaged me on MSN. She then proceeded to open her webcam, without me asking her, mind you, to show her a sex show from earlier that evening. It was of her with a woman who was overwhelming her, to say the least. Her boyfriend was there, but in the dream he was white. He wasn't partaking in the action, but rather, opting to lay out his back on the floor. He looked spent. I was sorta suprised that Heather let me see this. I'm not sure if this makes the dream Heather more generous or just more evil.
Monday, September 05, 2005
Frightening new nerd tech: Listal
In further efforts to centralize as many things I can to the internet, I've decided to sign up for Listal. Listal does everything that I wanted a catalogging system to do. It easily shows your collection of DVDS, music, books and games to the world. The site works great for someone like me who likes to catagorize and file stuff as it allows tagging and rating of your shit. If you guys want to check out my stuff, you can do it right here.
Friday, September 02, 2005
God, I'm so fucking hung over
Normally I don't get the hangovers after I drink, but Anson insisted
that I drink hard liquor mixed up with beer last night. I don't know
what it's called when you put a shot of vodka inside a glass of beer,
but that's what we were doing last night. My head, it pounds like a
fierce drum. My toxic brain: it feels sad.
The drive back to PG was uneventful and my new van ran as smooth as a
vulva. So the so called destroyed futon just turned out to be the
back simply pushed out of the socket. Easily fixable.
So our apartment wasn't destoyed. This is a Good Thing.
But there are Bad Things.
Anson and Eric haven't cleaned the place in months (they claim that
they did, but this is debatable). The kitchen is an utter mess.
There's tons of plates piled up and the walls are covered in the thick
grease that one gets when they live with asians and indians. Not
good. What is worse is that water has seeped into the counter and has
warped the linoleum hardcore. Where it should be flush and flat we
have more of a dali-esque look to it. My post beer senses tell me
that the manager will probably have to rip it out and get a new one.
Not good.
on the bright side, at least I can listen to the Pixies as loud as I want. Woo!
Thursday, September 01, 2005
t-minus 3 and a half hours to go to PG
If this works, this should post to both <a
href="http://machine_gun_elephant.blogspot.com/">RoBlog</a> and it's
evil twin on <a
href="http://spaces.msn.com/members/machinegunelephant/">MSN
Spaces</a>. Why the doubling up on blogs? It boils down to simple
integration with Messenger. Unlike Google Talk, Messenger is pinged
when it's updated, which is a faster way than RSS of showing updates.
We'll see how it turns out.
It's t minus three and a half hours before I depart for PG. Unlike
the last couple of times when I moved to a large city, I'm going it
alone this time. I plan on arming myself with Red Bull or the new
Mountain Dew Energy Drink to combat sleepiness. Last time I drove, I
had the good fortune of going with Miwako. I'm not sure if it's a
long trip thing or the women who I keep company with, but I've found
that if I'm stuck in a vehicle longer than three hours with a woman
that's not my mother, I invariably end up learning about their period.
I'm not sure if this is supposed to flatter or frighten me. I'm
going with the former. I chatted with Anson last night and he has Big
Plans for me. My Big Plans for PG includes picking up the first two
trades of Scott Pilgrim, the Walking Dead cleaning up the messy
apartment and organizing my new books and movies. Anson has
insinuated that I will end up with Team China at a pub a couple of
pubs away from the apartment drinking copious amounts of beer and
wings. Knowing Anson I shall be pressured to drink hard liquor, like
the vile, *vile* bottle of vodka that he saved in the fridge for me.
Horrah.
Other things that I look forward to in PG:
-the drive-in movie theater
-using the magical powers of broadband and downloading the fuck out of
my computer
-Scottt Pilgrim. Oh fucking yeah!
-Mysterious Chinese Girl That Wants To Meet Me (assuming that Anson's
not pulling typical hyperbole bullshit with women)
-upgrading to Google Desktop 2 (I am a nerd)
-fucking around with Greasemonkey and other fine Firefox plugins (I am
a nerd part two)
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