(To your right – from the cover page of what I am writing at right now.)
A lot of people ask me the classic “what kind of music do you listen to” question when they’re trying to date me.
This is not info I disclose readily – it has to come out in an organic fashion.
For example, from the following, try and figure out if I listen to the 3 musicians named in the title of this post.
Brian: Hey soul sister is on again wtf
Brian: Who sings this I hate it so much
Girl: Train
Girl: Lolol
Brian: Its so girly lol
Brian: Like is Girly Rock a genre now
Girl: Oh mon brion lol
Brian: I blame the Goo Goo Dolls – they started this back in the 90s lol
Girl: Omg themmm
Brian: Hey Jealousy!
Girl: I love that song!!
Brian: when did that come out
Brian: I think it was like 94?
Girl: I don’t know brian I was like [redacted] then
Admittedly, there’s a lot more interesting stuff than musical taste happening in that exchange, such as relationship-based math.
Here’s another go at music.
Brian: Lolol that Pink song “I’m comin up” is on
Girl: Oh god lol
Brian: I haven’t heard this in a long time
Brian: It’s terrible lolol
Brian: Everybody’s dancin and they’re dancin for me!
Girl: Horrible
Brian: I’ll be your operator you can all anytime, I’ll be your connection to the party line!
Girl: We should remember what year it came out and then use that to compare our ages again
Brian: : /
Last one.
Brian: I was at this party one time and Coldplay came on and this dude LOVED them like in a really hipster/snobby way and I kept saying they were originally called Coldburst
Brian: He made me go read their Wikipedia page he was so pissed
Brian: And I was like “yeah they must’ve had it taken off so nobody would find out”
Girl: I don’t believe you
Brian: You weren’t even born yet when they were Coldburst lol
Seriously, Pink has been famous for almost a solid ten years now. I’m trying to think who she compares to historically – like how will she be remembered 20 years from now?
I don’t thunk her music has really transcended anything, but obviously they still play it now and then, and she’s been in the cultural zeitgeist for a good chunk of time.
What does zeitgeist even mean – I’m in over my head again. Did I just call Pink a Nazi?
(The WSM? YouTube channel was finally approved a few days ago – go see how nice they look over there. Chapter 5 should be out late tonight.
Also, if this picture makes you laugh, we will probably get along great.)
I pride myself on being like famous Snoopy drawer Charles Schultz. He said that “writer’s block is for amateurs”.
Imagine my raw, savage shock when I read back this IM chat transcript that I was involved with. I’m the one labelled “Brian” – that’s like my IM alias or something.
Girl: What r u reading brian. Should I leave u alone lol
Brian: I am writing now
Girl: Ok
Brian: It is a book that I am writing
Girl: Sweet. How far along are you
Brian: I have three words left – just gotta think them up
Brian: Kinda stuck
Stinks, huh?
What should I do, and can you please finish my book for me? Just throw some three-word combos out there.
Here’s my big problem with the 2009-10 NBA season – why didn’t LeBron’s people get on Sports Illustrated about how they picked an image that made him look kinda wimpy for their cover issue.
I bought both these mags, but haven’t cracked either one – probably won’t. That’s okay – it’s the thought that counts, plus it’s Cavs over Lakers in the Finals, provided Shaq can stay healthy and Delonte West isn’t locked up somewhere.
I feel so confident in this prediction that I’ll even admit I accidentally typed “Lakers over Cavs” in the previous sentence before I caught myself.
Also, not to bring up old wounds, but can we finally all agree that Joe Dumars isn’t that great of a GM. @iamboney confirmed that the big-money Detroit free agents are coming off the bench.
Anyone could’ve told Joe – and many people did – that those guys are perfect 4th scoring options on a good team.
Now to the important stuff, and in conclusion – here’s some IM action from lasterday. “Girl” is totally her real name, as well.
Brian: Ilu
Girl: Ok omg. Ilu2. Byeee
Brian: Lol
Girl: Don’t laugh at meee
Brian: : /
Girl: Ughhh
Girl: A-hole
Brian: Thx ttyl
Girl: I threw up lol
Brian: Lol can I put part of this on my blog if I don’t say it’s you lolol
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How ready are you on a scale of 1-10. Also, what are your most profound, personal, and/or private NBA predictions.
1) My Mac is down for the count, which means I have a hot date with the Apple Store this afternoon. If they can’t immediately fix it, I’ll be like, “Oh man! C’mon, try again.”
2) This non-Mac-having is severely crippling, and pretty much couldn’t come at a worse time, considering the WSM? site is supposed to open tomorrow, and the first teaser is out next Tuesday.
3) I like to talk about my computer problems in a public forum, so that other people will have sympathy, and then like they will tell all their friends about how strong I am in the face of the ultimate adversity.
3a) I bought a houseboat over the weekend, and now I live on it with my hot new wife, who I just met. She was the one selling the houseboat, and I was like, “Hey, do you come with the houseboat – ” and then she was like, “Yes,” and then I was like, “Man, that seems like a weird deal – do all of the houseboats at this water vehicle store come with hot girls to marry – ” and she was like, “Yes.”
4)If you look in the sidebar there, you’ll notice I’ve written a new (free) book, and also provided a backdoor into the the WSM? site.
5) If this first technology crisis wasn’t bad enough, I was in the local T-Mobile Action Center over the weekend, and found out I’m not actually a free agent until JUNE. (I thought it was November.)
What’s the worst adversity you’ve ever faced, and on a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being “toughest”) how tough were you in the face of the adversity from the first part of the sentence.
Also, do you think if they renamed them T-Mobile Action Centers, that more people would switch to T-Mobile, and why or why not.
(Don’t forget the WSM? Facebook Page – it’s the only place you’ll be able to access the first teaser next Tuesday.)
More than anything, however, I’ve been scraping my hands against coarse objects trying to figure out where Beyonce’s career will stand in 2015. Ongoing icon of sorts like Diana Ross. Fallen idol like Whitney Houston. Constant reinvention like Madonna.
These are all possibilities, and with the rapid advances in gene therapy, it’s possible she could just be exactly like Beyonce in 2009, who just by chance, is exactly like Beyonce from 2006 and 2003.
What can’t be denied is that Beyonce has left a mark in music history because of Bootylicious, and whenever my girlfriend sings me a lullaby, this is the song I ask her to choose, along with all of the following:
1) Da Doo Ron Ron, The Crystals
2) Wild, Wild West, Will Smith
3) Welcome to the Terrordome, Public Enemy
4) Baby I Need Your Loving, The Four Tops
5) Big Empty, Stone Temple Pilots
6) Monday, Monday, Mama and the Papas
7) Sk8ter Boi, Avril Lavigne
I let her choose the order, but I threaten a permanent break-up if she doesn’t lullaby me each and every song in full.
What songs would you want to have lullabied at you if you were dating my girlfriend. Where do you think Beyonce’s career will be in 2019.
(Don’t forget to go do the @Brandi88 Coloring Contest – this is the only way you’ll win the $15 bills signed by Tara from T-Mobile. This one is by @trrbl.)
Hey, so I’ll bet you think I forgot about all those questions and requests you submitted, didn’t you.
Let me tell you something – just because I’ve forsaken the question mark, doesn’t mean I don’t follow through on stuff, especially when the next query in line only has seven words.
I have no idea – I’m going to invite her over (via her Twitter) to this post to answer for herself, and that way I’m not accusing her of being Lex Luthor about the whole thing.
In other news – against all possible scenarios – still with my girlfriend. I’ve tried every possible way to make this not work, and it won’t stop working. Thus, two questions:
1) Happiness this pure doesn’t suit me – what can I do to get her to end this.
No time for anything lengthy today, so here are some contrasts in style in the @Brandi88 Coloring Contest. As a judge, I think it’s only fair for me to give an idea as to how I might judge each of these.
From @gelfing1220 – via computer. It’s excellent, vibrant, and alive. A slight wink/nod to Christmas. Highly skilled work – one of the first that was submitted, and really kinda blew me away. 24/25.
Next, from the infamous @mfeige. This is raw, savage work, done with an animalistic verve and passionalistic enthusiasministicism. Perhaps it was done in the mountains, among wild animals. Perhaps at a podium.
Primitive tools. There’s a life in this piece I need to cling to. 25/25, or…if you write “I Heart Gobots” on Brandi’s stomach it’s totally a bonus point for me. Other judges may feel differently.
I think there are 14 entries turned in so far, with over a week to go yet. I said in my head I’d consider it a success at 30, so I’m pretty happy.
(There’s no way the picture to your right can end well, yet I’m sure something entertaining will come out of it. She knows I think all of this, also. This is why that status update rarely happens.)
Whether the entire run is completed is unknown – as TVBrain pointed out, it’s simply not likely. Let’s start with Becky, my female-internet-BFF for all time.
5 questions for you, because you’d rather discuss yourself than anyone else:
Hahha this is so true. I don’t even know my girlfriend’s middle name yet, but I asked her to get mine tattooed on her forearm, under an anchor that also has my middle name on it.
1) To date, what has been your favorite memory of airplanes, or your favorite memory of thinking about airplanes, or your favorite memory of remembering thinking about airplanes?
You’re correct that my brain works in this way. I was just thinking about this one time I was on an airplane, and while I was on the airplane, I was thinking about another time I was on an airplane. Against all odds, each memory of remembering superimposes the residual memory. It’s like I’m playing telephone with myself.
2) All-Star 1-on-1 2009: who wins? You may not use LeBron James or any variation of him in your answer.
Thanks for giving me that opening btw. How’d you know I’d need it when you emailed these 8 months ago…?
3) You’re allowed one cosmetic surgery for the rest of your life…until the end of time, even, and only one. One singular procedure, no “botox every 3 months once I turn 40.” What is your one chosen surgical enhancement?
Genetic Rehab and Haltation Synthesis.
This basically resets your genes to a given age of your choosing, and freezes them there. Pills and nanobots maintain it. This will actually come to pass – I believe within the next 25 years.
4) You hate dogs. Due to some zany sitcom-esque development, you have to partner up with a dog to solve mysteries and be best pals. What type of dog do you choose? What do you name him? How long until you learn to love him, learning a valuable lesson on canine loyalty and companionship? Or does this not happen unless he saves your life? Does your answer change if the dog talks
This is so funny, because I would choose these dogs:
For the record, I was alive in 1990, and this idea would’ve been just as ludicrous back then, wouldn’t it?
5) Why do you cut yourself?
Teen angst.
When Genetic Rehab and Haltation Synthesis is released to the public, what age will you physically rehab yourself to and why? Will you name your nanobot, or just refer to it by its serial number?
If you haven’t noticed, I’m a Lost enthusiast, and based on this week’s episode, I’m now positive of how it ends.
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