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Re: A Homeboy's Life - i want to make this hoody so bad with a bear face...

Flamingsword — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:05:04 -0000

The ear placement and roundness could be a bit less Disney , but I think putting this on Brendon Urie would make so many fangirls shriek in high-pitched glee that it could change what key the universe is in.

It's cute, and potentially disturbing. You go right ahead!

(I'm new here, and a recent fan. Infinity On High is good work; you should be proud.)

Re: A Homeboy's Life - the skeksis in the dark crystal used to scare the...

Flamingsword — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:50:50 -0000

I'm not sure how commenting and server referral work here, but I'd recommend asking someone with slightly fewer comments to slog through. Try this lovely young woman or any of these interesting people for insight and a higher statistical probability of getting to talk to someone about your interest. While I do think this dude probably reads his comments, he's probably got a to-do list that makes The Evil Overlord List look simple.

Garden variety geeks and bloggers like myself will have a lot more time on our hands and may have the whimsical inclination to indulge you and dig up links and helpful facts.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - pretty hilarious parody of the crystal pepsi ad.

Flamingsword — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:04:26 -0000

This planet has a much higher per capita crazypants index than you've been led to believe.

http://www.sodafinder.com/

http://www.virtualvender.co...

Also, your shock at this tells me no one has yet subjected you to jlist.com and that's a shame. >:D

Re: A Homeboy's Life - pretty hilarious parody of the crystal pepsi ad.

Flamingsword — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:11:43 -0000

Corn syrup is liquid candy, and who doesn't enjoy candy with, well, everything? But if you don't like candy maybe this will brighten things for you: re-watch this commercial and then think K-Y Jelly, and see if that changes your understanding of the bit with the drumstick.

Happy to help!

Re: A Homeboy's Life - i remember exactly where i was when i heard this...

Flamingsword — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:36:16 -0000

The Tastydactyls are as yet unsigned, based in Waco, TX, and playing here in Dallas the end of this month. A friend of a friend found them on SoundSuck and pimped them to us, and now we get to pimp them to you!

Thanks for encouraging people to share the love. It's like the Prisoner's Dilemma - everybody wins this round.

Re: this is why my dad rules. he sends me emails like this:

Flamingsword — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:50:36 -0000

Two years ago I told my mom some good news, and she said "w00t!"

Tipping the balance of influence back up so you can interact with your parents as equals is personally fulfilling. Infecting your parents with your subculture is awesome.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - head over to myspace.com/heymonday and check out...

Flamingsword — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:01:25 -0000

I wonder if your dad ever reads your press and has gigglefits. I would.

Today at work was full of so much facepalm my forehead is sore. Reading your blog comments is really not helping with that. Fear not, Mr. Wentz. The world still has depth and meaning and little girls who will grow up to be Dorothy Gale. The difficulty in finding such kindred spirits is that most of the weirdos are trying to live on the downlow 'til they're strong enough to throw off the conditioning. It'll happen.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - i remember exactly where i was when i heard this...

Flamingsword — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:10:48 -0000

I like the FightFightFight stuff. It's got just the right amount of 'fuck you' without being self-absorbed or shallow. Thanks for the link!

Re: A Homeboy's Life - speaking of 90 percent and 10 percent. they dont...

Flamingsword — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:03:10 -0000

We only use ten percent of our brains at one time because if we fired all synapses simultaneously the resulting electromagnetic pulse would kill us. It's stealthily awesome how our brains are electrochemical jello; they're pretty fragile considering all they are responsible for. Still . . . if you have to die, what a way to go!

Also: thank you forgetting the coding on your blog fixed! Firefox is queuing your journal comments and not crashing! I am made of happy.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - speaking of 90 percent and 10 percent. they dont...

Flamingsword — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:09:51 -0000

Yeah, we fail. But sometimes we fail so spectacularly that we make crashing and burning look like a goddamn performance art. :D

That's got to be worth something in the grand scheme of things.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - speaking of 90 percent and 10 percent. they dont...

Flamingsword — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:10:53 -0000

It makes my heart ache to read things like this, because it sucks me back into my high school emotional atmosphere of being confused and angry all the time. So let me play tour guide and impart something that I had to hurt a lot of people to learn. Really listen: if you don't love people when they're dumb and fucked up then you don't love them.

You can appreciate the art and not the artist. Picasso was a douche; Orson Scott Card hates gays. They make great art, and their works require no defense. Pete Wentz is a charismatic asshole, and there's something wrong with his brain. If you don't like that, you don't have to read his blog. If you do like him for what he is and can judge him on a standard of how well he is being what he claims to be, then offer suggestions as to how to do it better. But claiming to care while at the same time implying that someone is not worth caring about unless they live up to your expectations is both unrealistic and mean spirited. I don't think that's the vibe you're going for.

It's a lot of thought and effort to put in for someone, unless you care about them. My typing this to you right now is because I care. You inhabit the world I live in, and any confusion I can clear up in it makes our world better. So if you care, do him a favor and don't censor him (it is his blog), just present a case for doing it differently. In the end, that's all the influence we have with other people. Learn to use it well. Learn to care for people as they are, and not as you'd like them to be.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - speaking of 90 percent and 10 percent. they dont...

Flamingsword — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:16:17 -0000

Haven't I seen you on /b/?

Re: A Homeboy's Life - speaking of 90 percent and 10 percent. they dont...

Flamingsword — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:23:30 -0000

My demotivatorz, let me show you them. :D

Re: A Homeboy's Life - speaking of 90 percent and 10 percent. they dont...

Flamingsword — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:28:45 -0000

Read blogs, download porn, and ignore how vast the world is compared to us.

Re: from a response on here:

Flamingsword — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:28:45 -0000

Well, they turned on the Large Hadron Collider a few days back, and while there is a non-zero chance of creating microscopic black holes and destroying the world, it looks like we're not getting that lucky and will have to vote down McCain/Palin without recourse to imploding the earth.

Is it just me, or is that woman creepy? Also, can somebody get her to explain the failboat known as abstinence-only education to me, possibly referencing her daughter's pregnancy at the age of 17?

Re: from a response on here:

Flamingsword — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:47:59 -0000

Vote with your money. It's harder to do than going to a voting station, but if you know of a company that supports a candidate that you don't support, or is part of a congressional lobby that you believe to be bad for your country, then don't buy their stuff. I shop small businesses but also at Target and get gasoline from Shell or Chevron because within the ranks of the megacorporations, they are the most ethical.

It requires a higher degree of investment in research to know where your money is going, but those are the decisions you have power over. Any power you have over the world is worth looking into; it's something.

Re: from a response on here:

Flamingsword — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:05:51 -0000

Everyone loves a tyrant! I think most people are their own worst enemies, case in point: your English teacher was force-feeding you a flawed ideology during the most rebellious and hypercritical years of your life. If she didn't expect you to oppose her and become free-thinking out of self-defense then she's not very good at being honest with herself.

Other people's stupidity provides us lots of helpful examples of how not to be. It's sad for her, but good for you in the long run.

Stay thinky!

Re: A Homeboy's Life - heres a pic of me and a plaster cast of gabes head...

Flamingsword — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:22:46 -0000

In exchange for the time you made me laugh water onto my keyboard, you get a webcomic link.
Finally, a rockstar we can believe in!

Re: A Homeboy's Life - heres a pic of me and a plaster cast of gabes head...

Flamingsword — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:40:11 -0000

Different venues will jack up the prices to keep the tickets selling at a more moderate speed because it makes them money and is more convenient for them.

They base the price on the number of local fans compared to seating availability, and since most bands don't play more than a single show in any metropolitan center on any given tour, they get to do that. This girl obviously had a venue who decided that they had a local monopoly on Fall Out Boy and decided to run wild with the ticket prices.

I didn't get to see Tiesto when he played Dallas this summer for much the same reason. If I'm paying more than $100 for an hour spent in someone's company, there had better be sex involved.

It's wrong, but that's the way it is.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - get involved, check out Beyond Shelter

Flamingsword — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:30:10 -0000

If bands or actors want to get the fans involved in charity, why not do it in a way that appeals to the masses? If your fans want to support you more than they care about the charity (and they probably do), then why not just run with it and have a fandom charity popularity contest?

A text setup like the one above paired with website where people can both donate and see updates would appeal to humanity's competitive nature. And running that real-time during a TV show would certainly add to the content. Hell, I might have to start watching television again to see it.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - get involved, check out Beyond Shelter

Flamingsword — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:33:38 -0000

Plus, I want to see what happens when it's the FOB vs MCR popularity contest, because your fans are numerous but the My Chem fans are rabid. And I'll get to watch one of my friends foam at the mouth trying to decide who to support. It would be so awesome!

Re: A Homeboy's Life - “want me to write your name in it?” a scene from...

Flamingsword — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:58:08 -0000

Is that a vampyroteuthis infernalis in your icon?

Re: A Homeboy's Life - “want me to write your name in it?” a scene from...

Flamingsword — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:18:07 -0000

It's not his fault, really. We 80's kids were raised on 4-color comics, and we learned to think that skin-tight primary colors meant having cool powers and an interesting life.

At least he didn't do it backwards. I don't think I'd be able to resist making fun of the Ronald MacDonaldness of yellow pants and big red shoes.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - “want me to write your name in it?” a scene from...

Flamingsword — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:13:18 -0000

Have you ever read a comic book called Red Rocket 7? It's about an alien who becomes a rock star here on Earth. The way you relate to a some concepts sideways reminds me of 7. The fashion sense is familiar, also. :T

Re: A Homeboy's Life - “want me to write your name in it?” a scene from...

Flamingsword — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:26:52 -0000

Who doesn't love a vampire squid from Hell? :D