Yes Month

I hope this leads me to Harry Potter parties AND dating Zooey Deschanel

Yes Man was Jim Carrey's last movie and it was not a particularly good one. It was cute but ultimately kind of ridiculous and definitely forgettable. Well, for most. For some reason, in my given mindset the concept of saying yes to everything seems attractive. Lately, I've found myself making excuses for almost everything and turning down things that would likely be fun. I think it's led me to being pretty stagnant and routine, which has gotten really freaking tiresome.

No more!

I am now starting what I will call Yes Month, in which for the entirety of September I will say yes to every opportunity (offered to me) so long as it isn't a) illegal or b) directly involving me losing my job (unless it's my own choice) or c) if a person is asking me to buy something for them (unless I want to). I'll track my successes (or extreme lack thereof) on my blog this month, so I'll make sure that you get all of the dirty details. It's a pretty drastic response to a minor life problem, but I really feel like it's a good idea for me. I need change and I feel like I'm young and I'm passing up too many opportunities. It's time!

Now let's just hope it wraps up with me dating Zooey Deschanel. I really don't feel like that is so much to ask for. If not her, then some other cute and dorky band frontwoman. Come on now universe, throw me a freaking bone here.

Timing

Disney buys Marvel (plus I'm back!)

Let's hope that Marvel is treated better than that broom

Evidently crazyness infects the world when I'm gone, because Disney purchased Marvel Entertainment today, sending Marvel's stock skyrocketing, their stockholders into glee driven dance-offs, and their comic fans into a tizzy as everyone worries about our favorite characters becoming "Disney-fied."

Of course, Disney is not a company that has thrived for decades because they are stupid. They are the company who owns Miramax, so it's not like they went to QT and said "hey, perhaps you should replace the Gimp scene in Pulp Fiction with a friendly game of poker" (no pun intended). Our characters will be fine. It's par for the course that comic fans read this news and immediately think the sky is falling, but that's the nature of comic fans - we're kind of crazy. Given that I'm a comic fan by way of corporate life, I see the silver lining: added longevity and exposure of the product. For a long time, Marvel's biggest problem was assured cash flow, and with this move Marvel now is safe enough that they can take even bigger risks in the future. What those risks are, I don't know (ROM: Space Knight...the movie!), but I'm excited to find out.

On another note, I'm back in action. Empowered by repeated compliments about my blog (thanks Eric and Erik!) I'm going to look into writing more than ever. Beware Goldies, beware.

De Vaartkapoen: Amazing Statues Around The World

> De Vaartkapoen :
> Low down, a young
> rebel, the Vaartkapoen, reminiscent of a jack-in-the- box, topples over a
> policeman higher up, thus overthrowing his authority...
> Location: Brussels , Belgium

The Thumb: Weird Statues and Sculptures Around The World

> The Thumb :
> Location: Paris - near
> Arc de la Defens

The Hanging Rhino(Weird Statues and Sculptures Around The World)

The Hanging Rhino :
Location: Potsdam

Weird Statues and Sculptures Around The World #02: La Trobe

> La Trobe :
> A contemporary
> representation of Charles La Trobe in central Melbourne (This temporary
> installation was removed at the end of June 2006 and has been acquired by La
> Trobe University).
> Location: Melbourne

Weird Statues and Sculptures Around The World #01:The Magic Tap

The Magic Tap:
> Magic tap, which appears to float in the sky with an endless supply of water.

In actuality, there is a pipe hidden in the stream of water..
> Location: Aqualand, Cadiz .

Random

Bored....

Dead Man's Bones Inaugural Tour

Dead Man's Bones

In what has to be one of the coolest sounding musical projects ever (or at the very least, for an actor turned musician), Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields will be releasing the self-titled debut album for their group Dead Man's Bones October 6th. Featuring Gosling, Shields, and the Silverlake Conservatory Children's Choir, little is really known about the album besides the fact it will have a flair for the baroque and noir and that it will be very stripped down.

To promote this album, the duo will be going on a 12 city tour and I have to admit, this sounds like the type of event that would actually be worthy of flying down from Alaska to experience (thank god for Seattle and Portland dates). Gosling and Shields have arranged it so there will be a local talent show opening for each event, handpicked by them and more than likely arranged to mesh well with their event. Also, given that it's the duo with a children's choir (who are notoriously difficult to bring on the road), they will be getting the assistance from specific choirs from each city they visit. Rad.

Check Pitchfork for tour dates and more info, including a link to a great interview with the titual duo. Also, watch the promotional video below. Creepy and awesome, all at the same time.

Dead Man's Bones Hypnotism from biz3 publicity on Vimeo.

Slices of Fried Gold: The Decade Ending Edition

This is the last year of the decade. Obviously. Ultimately that does not mean a whole lot to anyone as it's just another new year that just happens to belong to a new decade. However, to the pop culuture and zeitgeist obsessed bands of people who make up the blogosphere, it's a huge time. Now that indie music stalwarts Pitchfork have announced their list of the best 500 tracks of the decade (topped by the irrefutably awesome trio of Outkast's "B.O.B." (my very first illegal download!), LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends", and M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes") and Bill Simmons has started his EssGee Awards, anyone and everyone who is obsessed with music, movies, TV, books and all the rest is frantically coming up with what they're going to do themselves to celebrate the culmination of a pretty fantastic decade.

Of course, this is my announcement that between October and November I will be releasing my favorite albums, songs, comics, TV shows, and movies of the decade, hopefully developing a pretty comprehensive list that highlights who I am as a pop culture junkie. It should be pretty interesting and a fairly difficult list to compile (turns out that there were a lot of releases in this decade), but I will do it no less.

Look for Slices of Fried Gold: The Decades Ending lists coming very soon.

Insanity Skyride at LAs Vegas

Insane ride at the top of the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas. Dangling over the edge of the hotel, 900 feet in the air, over The Strip. Nothing but pavement below!

Sneak Peek of Insanity Sky Ride In 41 Storey Crown Regency Hotel in Cebu City, Philippines

Oh now, I wana go back to my hometown Cebu because of the Skyride.lolx!

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This is the same Ride as at the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas.

Now available here at Crown Regency Hotel & Towers, Cebu Philippines!

Sky Experience Adventure at Crown Regency!

Flash Flood in Bohol

I received this email from my Singaporean Lady Boss.

So scaryyyyyyyy!

H1N1 "Nobody" Parody Singapore version

H1N1 "Nobody" Parody Singapore version. Must watch!

Why can't he just go away?

A coworker of mine is a die hard Green Bay Packers fan and by association a die hard Brett Favre fan. Over the past couple years, we've had many discussions about Mr. Favre as he has provided a lot of water cooler talk for football fans around the world, and his opinion has progressed in an interesting path. See below:

After initial retirement and Packers going with Aaron Rodgers: "Oh yeah, Brett got a raw deal. He deserved better than that. I hope he stays retired though."

After he returned with the Jets: "Good for him. He was treated poorly and I think it's okay that he went to a team in a different conference. He obviously still wants it."

After his season ends in tears after a horrendous performance, murdering the Jets (and Patriots season): "He just needs to retire."

After he "retires" again: "It needed to happen. I'm glad he finally did it."

Yesterday after Favre showed up at Vikings practice and signed: "He's dead to me. I hope when he goes into the Hall of Fame they make him wear a Jets or Vikings uniform. I cannot stand that guy."

Has an athlete ever went from deification by a fanbase to complete and utter derision from the same faster? Seriously, who would sign with the bitter rival of his long time team at the twilight of his career? He really, really needed to end his career, and now he's going to spend another year making bad decisions and ruining a new team's playoff hopes. I really cannot wait until he finally disappears, and I can think of a number of people who agree with me in that regard.