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Random 80s Musical Bullying Scenes

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:09:00 +0000

Marls sent me a link to a BuzzFeed list of the 12 Most Amazing After-School Specials. There was a link to this dance fight from Ace Hits the Big Time:

And it's awesome (especially, "You're gonna look like cooked spaghetti!"), but it really just reminded me of my all-time favorite random music scene from the kick-ass Teen Witch. I used to know all the words to it.

Enjoy, people. Enjoy.

What's Up Ninjas?

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:28:00 +0000

So here's a run down of what's been going on since we've not been paying much attention over here on Alex.

- Jen got a house and graduated from college. Big ups. Huge ups. Especially for the 3.9 GPA. How about a little applause? Yeah, that's right!

- Been working pretty hard and yet hardly working. Dad joke. In honor of John H. Martin's birthday this week, I had to.

- Jake and I got a dog. The handsome Henry. He and Otto are not getting along, but these things take time. He is a rather high energy doggie however, so last night he received his dinner in a snack ball. Roll for kibble, Henry! Otto observed from his roost on top of the refrigerator.

- We have some new blogs to share with you:
Geoff Johnston's The Hanging Brain. This is where Johnston does and says all the stuff you never expect anyone--with the exception of Geoff Johnston--to do or say.
Noah W. Bailey's Tha Juggalizer. After a recent video viewing of Insane Clown Posse fans (aka Juggalos) at the 10th anniversary "Gathering" celebrating all things ICP, Noah has now taken it upon himself to turn unwilling celebrity 8x10s into effing Ninjas up in this piece, yo. It's amazing how horrific "clown" make-up can make Angela Landsbury.

-You can also follow us on Twitter at @nerver or @squee_23 and if you play XBox, you can ask us for our gamer tags. We slay at Peggle!

What's new with you?

UPDATE: Henry was a sweet doggie but we discovered he had a taste for cat tail that couldn't be satisfied even after he unfortunately got a couple of bites of Otto's.
Otto is just fine now. His tail is no worse for the wear and he's calmed down a lot. The animal behaviorist we worked with agreed they could not live together and to return him was the best action, given Otto's traumatic past abuse and having no idea of Henry's early life. We were very emotional about the decision, but it turns out it was for the best because Henry has apparently found an awesome, loving no-kitty home!! I hope he got to take his loofah dog toy with him.

My New Favorite Blog

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:52:00 +0000

It comes from the Dallas Observer's own, but I don't think I'm biased. I think I'm just a grammar nut with a good sense of humor.

So let's welcome Everybody Needs a Copy Editor to the roll.
Best part? Submissions are encouraged. And c'mon, you know you've seen a sign or something with an awesome typo in the last--what? five minutes? Send 'em in, peeps.

Because I Just Gotta

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:55:00 +0000

Trebek's drunk, and it's NSFW.

This one's safer:

infinite summer - who's in?

noreply@blogger.com (jen) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:53:00 +0000

yes, i'll admit it. as an avid bibliophile (which my future movers will attest to, those poor box-carrying souls), i have picked up and put down infinite jest more times than i care to admit. i'm one of those people. i've ended up giving away 3 (i think) copies of the book to people who seemed more determined than myself (i'm pretty sure oliver was the only one who finished), but recently i bought yet another copy in anticipation of infinite summer, the online "really, this time we're going to finish the damn thing" reading group. reading is scheduled (loosely i assume) from june 21 through september 22, averaging an easy peasy 75ish pages a week.

so who's going to join me? and don't give me any of your dumb excuses - i have to move, construct, paint, take a mediation class and graduate during this time and i'm doing it.

nerver is still on the fence, but has her copy ready, just in case....

they is risen

noreply@blogger.com (jen) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:18:00 +0000

kinda like jesus but not. it's been months since either of us have posted anything, but i swear, we totally have valid excuses..... does anyone still read this anymore?

you'll have to excuse us for our lack of updates - things have been pretty hectic in the trebek-hating camp, so we're sorry we've been neglectful.

here's some news items to catch you up:
* nerver relocated to a land far, far away (read: about a 10 minute drive), leaving me to curse most of my neighbors at glendale "melrose place" oaks
* she also had some travel adventures, of which i think she'll have to explain
* i'm one course away from finally getting my degree. my perfect gpa was marred by my inability to give a fuck about art appreciation/ a bastard ex messing with my head, but a 3.8 is good enough...
* said ex has been banished to the 9th circle of hell and i'm currently accepting applications for a replacement
* i'm buying a house - hopefully. (fingers crossed). inspection is tomorrow, so we are potentially on the verge of full-on adulthood
* cami has officially taken the position of best top golfer-female. you'll now be able to find us at top golf practicing at every available moment
* i have a sweet tea addiction that won't quit

and now we need to know what's up with everyone else....

Who Doesn't Love Kittens?

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:42:00 +0000

Thanks to Matty for the tweet on this here gem.

I Need

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:18:00 +0000

Ok, so out comes Microsoft with Songsmith. It's got the world's worst commercial, but give it a break already because the YouTubes are out. of. control. A brief 101: The program allows you to sing a track before it creates backing instrumental and percussion tracks. You can tweak the styles and such but...for real, all that is not the point. The point is that people have already isolated the vocal tracks for well-known songs and synced up new backing tracks thanks to Songsmith. And it's amazing. These are some of my favorites so see for yourself:
"Eye of the Tiger"

"Enter Sandman"

"Tom Sawyer"

"Hurt"

and, of course, "Running With the Devil"

Enjoy.

How Sweet They Look

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:59:00 +0000

Rush Patisserie’s Cupcakes in a Jar | Food & Drink Dallas - DailyCandy
Must try. Must try. Nom. Nom.

Good to Know.

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:59:00 +0000

I lamented the death of the age-appropriate temper tantrum long ago. I remember the sheer, unadulterated release of energy from screaming, crying and flailing various limbs until that first yawn. After that there was no possible way to keep up the physicality of the tantrum, nor the wailing. Then, I'd just (usually) drift off to a solid sleep and awake with nary a care the next morning save for puffy eyes and the occasional sore foot or fist from beating the mattress. Then at age 7 or 8, that got inappropriate. And that totally sucked.

Now, it seems my young mind knew more about relieving stress than my adult one. It is actually beneficial to have a tantrum? Yes! Well, not so much with the pounding fists or the face-in-pillow action, but with short bursts of shouting. I'm all about this.

And if you see me in my car with my mouth shouting loud enough to hear outside, but otherwise looking normal and not in danger, please carry on.

I Am Currently Obsessed With...

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:48:00 +0000

I encourage you to watch all of it. Repeatedly. Thanks to George over at Uncorrected Personality Traits for finding the video. I'd searched for way to long. We concur that "Fat Country Baby" and "Sweet Corn Memories" are gems.
Also of note on UPT for Doctor Who fans: Doctor Mew. I'm pretty sure the black cat is Christopher Eccleston.

For reals philip

noreply@blogger.com (jen) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:07:00 +0000

i will start posting again soon, you just have to let me enjoy my vacation first.
...blackberrynanarama

our xmas wish lists

noreply@blogger.com (jen) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:08:00 +0000

will have lots of stuff on them for sure, but merritt and i would be more than happy to accept a total panda experience. if anyone wants to fork out the $2000 to send us (btw, that's for both of us to go -- what a steal!), we'd love you forever. IJS.

Slanket vs. Snuggie

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:05:00 +0000

So my Facebook status of wanting a big blankie, a mug of something and the TV prompted blog-pal Sophie to suggest a Snuggie. "Well, Hells bells!" I gasped. Seems ol' Snuggie has taken the idea of the Slanket (something that has been on my wish list for ages due to it's $40+ price tag) and slashed the price in half. What?! Yeah, I know. Awesome.
Except for one thing. While the Snuggie site does boast a charming video, it just cannot compare to the amazing descriptions of color found on the Slanket site. Who wrote these? Where are they now? Can I buy them a cup of coffee while they sit toasty under a SlanketSnuggie?

Since I can't put the whole page here, I'll tease you with one: the Castlerock grey:

"The high intensity discharge lights washed the steel vault in an antiseptic glow. Cold gray walls as thick as the armor of a battleship. Each man had his own reason for being there, that night. Yet they all shared one common interest. When the last seal on the door had been cracked, their treasure was revealed, The Slanket, in Castlerock Grey."

Check them all out here. And might I suggest that such an item would make a great gift this holiday season.

D-Town Boogie

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:34:00 +0000

Check this, yo.
Introduction to D-Town Boogie from Dallas Observer on Vimeo.
My first bit part...the least I could've done was stand up straight. But Brittan rocks the house.

Halloween Memories

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:45:00 +0000

What with all the Obamania going on, I totally forgot to load up a pic of my prize-winning (I tied for Most Elaborate) costume! Now my beautiful little baby of a camera is missing. BUT! Alas, on Halloween, for voting purposes, IT Eric, gracious took some pics from my SD card so I'm still able to share with you my costume...appropriate to this very blog.

We had some kick-ass costumes at work overall though, so peep these, yo. And again, sorry for the delay. And if anyone picked up a Nikon CoolPix at Double Wide Wednesday, holler at me.
R to L: The White Witch, Aging Indiana Jones, Marty McFly and Doc Brown, David Foster Wallace and Rocky Raccoon.
R to L: Phone Sex Mother, Alex Trebek, Demon Warrior, Captain Hook, Hawaiian Punch, Ben Franklin, Dr. Phil head on Tom Leppert body and Geisha.

oh happy day!

noreply@blogger.com (jen) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:00:00 +0000

it's a wonder anything is getting done today -- everyone should be celebrating! yay for us!

this is from laura, just to make you laugh.

oh happy day~

Making Beautiful (Improv) Music

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:08:00 +0000

Everyone knows I love me some Andrew Bird. Fewer people know I love classical music. Now, I'm not schooled in it like my Mama, but this is a gem of a video. Apparently, Bird was slated to interview Yo-Yo Ma as part of some MTV artist-with-artist thing. Ma asks him to string a piece together, so to speak. Lovely.

null |MTV Music

it really is genius

noreply@blogger.com (jen) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:44:00 +0000

as i continue to mourn the death of my beloved mixtape, i have found a single ray of hope in the genius playlist, brought to us by the itunes crew. it has been rocking my world for the past few days i tell you. it's magical: taking into account artists, genres, song tempos, etc. from all the music in your library, it makes badass playlists of varying lengths, perfect for mix cds or road trips.

here are the beginnings of my two favorite playlists as of late:

the "elevator love letter" playlist:
elevator love letter - stars
thursday - asobi seksu
tears for affairs - camera obscura
tonight i have to leave it - shout out louds
police and the private - metric
secret meeting - the national
postcards from italy - beirut
lights out - santogold
anthems for a seventeen year-old girl - broken social scene
popular mechanics for lovers - beulah
the recluse - cursive
the chills - peter bjorn & john

the "she's my ex" playlist:
she's my ex - all
cameage - descendents
blind - face to face
the wagon - dinosaur jr.
burning too - fugazi
grey cell green - neds atomic dustbin
into you like a train - the psychedelic furs
sound system - operation ivy
letter to memphis - the pixies
a good idea - sugar
sorry again - velocity girl
slack motherfucker - superchunk

so now, i think all of you need to go make some genius playlists so i can check them out -- thanks :)

oh, and i think everyone needs to ask merritt about her halloween costume.

more stuffs

noreply@blogger.com (jen) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:16:00 +0000

so merritt and i sat down last night with some nummy friend chicken and a few tivoed episodes of jeopardy. it's been so long since we'd watching it (or at least since i had seen it), but leave it to alex to bring it old school and give one backhanded compliment after another to the 4(?) time winner meredith (who reminded us of ellen page in a non-annoying sort of way). at one point, during the "getting to know you" segment of the show, meredith told a sweet little story about her dad -- he would work the tv antenna to pick up the signal of a station that aired jeopardy half an hour earlier, so he would see the show and known all the answers before everyone else.* "i bet he never missed a final jeopardy -- unlike his daughter" laughed mr. trebek (of course that's not a direct quote, but close enough). wtf alex.

and speaking of trivia -- anyone who tells you that that old tjikko in sweden is the oldest living tree can suck it. it's a clone-tree (and pando's and older clone-tree anyway), so methuselah is still the granddaddy of them all.

and one final note: all you wii owners out there need to get cubello and world of goo. and then never sleep again.

* note: watch out for jason roach, he watches the show at work before it airs and then knows all the answers too -- trickery i tell you!

A-Ha Gone Literal

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:20:00 +0000

Thanks to the d-double-u for this one:

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

It's not a spot on voice imitation, but the concept is pretty damn silly. I like silly.

yay for tonight!

noreply@blogger.com (jen) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:30:00 +0000

AmandaCobra, You Are My Funny

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:21:00 +0000

I don't care which side of the political fence you fall on, few things are funnier than when You Go Live In Utah's AmandaCobra decides to liveblog a McCain speech...and discuss "hockey moms."
Some snippets:

"9:00 - The podium rose out of the floor. I must admit, production value on this thing puts the Dems to shame. Did I mention that our candidate can reach things on high shelves?
9:03 - Another sign. "DRILL BABY DRILL". Points for vagueness. Points immediately deducted for sign being written on brown cardboard box with brand name still visible.
...
9:16 - Oh shit! Protester got in and has a sign about how McCain votes against vets. And he's getting camera time. And they haven't thrown him out. And he looks like Kevin Federline. Where's that macro?
...
9:44 - "We're going to send money to countries that don't like us very much"
WTF?!?!?! We're bribing France? Also, he's now stopping on every fifth word. Someone reboot him.
...
9:49 - Two black people. They aren't clapping. Could be press."

But those are just a few of my favorite observations. Do yourself a favor and read the entire thing.

Models Falling Down!

noreply@blogger.com (nerver) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:17:00 +0000

OK, so last night Jen and I totally ate up the ANTM and Project Runway. Tranny, catty and delicious.
Then bellapoison over at The Beauty Crucible totally rocked my world with this post. Just go there. Trust me. Perhaps it makes me a bad person. Nah.

as if it wasn't easy enough

noreply@blogger.com (jen) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:50:00 +0000

so earlier this morning i was getting a little frazzled trying to figure out why it's the gambia and not just gambia. i understand the bahamas, the united states, but seriously? the gambia? i don't get it.
and true to jen form, i hit the internet for an answer. of course i still don't know the answer, but i did stumble upon something quite....scary?

as if we weren't already overly dependent on our friend wikipedia, turns out he has a younger, slower brother who suffers from a severe case of adhd, and his name is simple english wikipedia.
take for example the chernobyl disaster/accident. well, wiki calls it a disaster, has 88 "sources," and scrolls for roughly 24 screens (depending on your screen resolution and such). ~~retarded~~ simple wiki calls it an accident and sums the whole thing up into two whole paragraphs.

i am now even more frightened about the future.