Now that Jay-Z and some other rappers are shunning Auto-Tune, Auto-Tune just became a little cooler.

You see, I'm all about staying away from trends, and staying uncool.

Auto-tune is good in: Techno and synth-pop.

See:
"Days Go By" - Dirty Vegas
"Closer" - Ne-Yo

It sucks-

In rap music, especially when it turns a rap into an extremely simple two-note melody. God, I can't stand little two-note rap song melodies (usually it's a perfect fourth with the root note and the fifth below it.)

In country music. And I can hear it all the time.

Parents Just Don't Understand

DJ Jazzy Parents Just Don't Understand
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Aw sheeeee...darn

Well, something I have been fearing for awhile came true. My parents just discovered my blog. Well, they just informed me that they discovered my blog, which probably means they've been following it all along. That's just great.

Great. And now they want me to clean it up. And that means my fabulous bird-flipping photo? I'll try to censor it out, but I won't like it.

This is no fun. I mean, I loved speaking my mind here. And sometimes, you need profanity or the point just comes out... flat. Like there's no emotion. And I want my readers to understand where I'm coming from.

Everytime I read blogs without profanity, it bothers me because I can tell they're restraining themselves, and sometimes it just doesn't feel right. Like this one girl I know who is just so nice to everyone, and everytime a naughty word reaches her lips, she immediately thinks of something else. I'm always suspicious. I KNOW she has a dark side, and I want to see it.

I understand the need to keep a clean face for any potential employers who might give a damn if I say, well, damn. But still. Now I feel like I'm lying to you. You know me. I cuss. I talk about whatever. And I love that picture of me flipping the bird. And I want to do and express those things in my blog because it's who I am. And I don't think I'm a completely unpleasant person. I don't really mean anybody any harm. I'm usually just goofing around, but that's the tone I'm trying to create.

*sigh* Sorry readers. This blog won't be quite as fun anymore.

Listen to Grizzly Bear's "While You Wait For The Others". It's awesome.

The new Grizzly Bear album is amazing. Get it as soon as possible.

What are you waiting for? NOW I SAY!!

The world needs more Gentle Giant

Hilarity on Amazon.com

Who knew that a page for a wolf shirt on Amazon.com would become a forum for hilarious comments on the value of wolf shirts?

This link is awesome.

Here is the featured review (5 stars):

"This item has wolves on it which makes it intrinsically sweet and worth 5 stars by itself, but once I tried it on, that's when the magic happened. After checking to ensure that the shirt would properly cover my girth, I walked from my trailer to Wal-mart with the shirt on and was immediately approached by women. The women knew from the wolves on my shirt that I, like a wolf, am a mysterious loner who knows how to 'howl at the moon' from time to time (if you catch my drift!). The women that approached me wanted to know if I would be their boyfriend and/or give them money for something they called mehth. I told them no, because they didn't have enough teeth, and frankly a man with a wolf-shirt shouldn't settle for the first thing that comes to him.

I arrived at Wal-mart, mounted my courtesy-scooter (walking is such a drag!) sitting side saddle so that my wolves would show. While I was browsing tube socks, I could hear aroused asthmatic breathing behind me. I turned around to see a slightly sweaty dream in sweatpants and flip-flops standing there. She told me she liked the wolves on my shirt, I told her I wanted to howl at her moon. She offered me a swig from her mountain dew, and I drove my scooter, with her shuffling along side out the door and into the rest of our lives. Thank you wolf shirt.

Pros: Fits my girthy frame, has wolves on it, attracts women
Cons: Only 3 wolves (could probably use a few more on the 'guns'), cannot see wolves when sitting with arms crossed, wolves would have been better if they glowed in the dark."

About fucking time I uploaded more Earthbound pics.

Please forgive me if I'm posting pictures I've already posted.

There is a time and place for masturbation...

so which team will be stupid enough to grab Michael Vick?

I don't see why anybody cares about him. This guy was a royal asshole in Atlanta. He flipped off fans. No seriously.

Who flips off a fan of their own team? I don't recall Donovan McNabb fans ever flipping off Eagles fans who boo him whether he plays well or not.

I think dogfighting is a disgusting crime, but I do believe Vick's punishment was fitting. That being said, Michael Vick isn't really that good. He's never been a great passer. The Atlanta offense was exciting not just because Vick would sometimes make a jaw-dropping play, but because there was an equal chance Vick would royally fuck up in an explosive way. Excitement coupled with nervousness.

So what if Matt Ryan is boring. Since when did the most exciting team win the Super Bowl? Not since the Kurt Warner-led Rams in 1999.

It's about team chemistry. Look at the Steelers. Chemistry. Michael Vick is a bane to team chemistry because it's all about him. What a dick. I'm laughing at whichever team, if any, takes this stupid loser.

It's been way too long since I last posted some Earthbound pics

Eleven Paces reunion on the horizon?

Ah, the good ol' days

Because I can.

***Aw SHIT! Fuck the margins on this thing.

Hey, if anybody knows how to adjust them, that would be super sweet. Thanks!

My new favorite lyric of all time

Ramones- "Cretin Family"

"Why don't you get a hula hoop and do the cretin hop?"

Updates, updates, updates

I've been waking up really late, triggered by a recent inability to fall asleep before 4 AM.

I saw Star Trek with my dad. Great movie.

Hopefully, my job will start soon so I can start making money.

I've been listening to "Ordinary People" by John Legend. For some reason, I love this piano ballad a lot. I need to download some new music.

I recently played and defeated Kingdom Hearts. Great game. The final battle must have been two hours long.

Prepare yourself for a world of nostalgia

Commercials on Nickelodeon in 1995.

My cousin Justin just committed to LSU!

LINK

Happy Mother's Day

Be good to your mother today.

Sports and Steroids, part 2

Would baseball be boring without roided-up sluggers like A-Rod?

Would it be less exciting if it were more of a pitcher's game?

Steroids don't make a huge difference, but a little extra power can turn a deep flyout into a home run, which can be big if the batter is prone to hitting flyouts.

I'd like to see a league-wide steroids test. The guilty players get a ban until steroids are out of their system.

Sports and steroids

I'm sad.

Manny Ramirez is one of my favorite baseball players, and he just got caught doing roids. Now everything's spoiled. Even "Manny being Manny" has taken on an unfortunate new connotation. Nobody will be able to like him anymore.

I'm just wondering what creeps under the surface.

Imagine the sports world's shock if Tiger Woods was caught doing steroids?

This guy just saved me a ticket to Wolverine

Big Peachtree City concert

I have been making music for a while now, and I've slowly built up a nice little following. I wrote out a massive setlist with songs chosen from my entire career (which you can hear at this nice link.

The setlist is as follows:

Three Minute Mile (the pop version)
All in Your Head
Yeah
Taylor Morris
Travel To The Moon
Searching
I Want Everything
Protest Songs Are Lame
Take Me Away
Here Comes the Love Bug
Hangman
Faces of Death
Nothin' Better to Do
Bloopiter!
Can't Get Away From You
In The Bubble
The Monster
Smile, Feral Child
My Own Little Sun
Tumor
Plastic Orgy
Mud & Tacos

Let me know if you're interested. I'll need a backing band for some songs.

Back in PTC

PTC peeps, give me a call!

Who doesn't secretly love Glee Club music?