tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46401060662896525632024-02-08T15:49:27.014-05:00pop plop fizzthe cure for your pop culture hangoverpop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-27993284721567663382010-02-01T08:29:00.003-05:002010-02-01T08:34:02.626-05:00Hilarity from Ryan North of qwantz.com: Dinosaur ComicsThere are so many funny comics by Ryan North done in the exact same format. Definitely worth a look. Here's todays. It had me cracking up!!<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 157); font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1111"><img src="http://www.qwantz.com/comics/comic2-1138.png" /></a></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 157); font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-59285704990064353562009-09-12T22:57:00.002-04:002009-09-12T23:03:42.537-04:00New things at long last!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After a very long hiatus we are coming back with more stuff. So all five of you readers should get ready, because I'm launching a series called "Commercial-ology" I discuss some cool and cool looking commercials.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The underlying theme is the observation of the ascendence of the advertising spot in quality. Advertising people have always taken their craft seriously, but now that TV shows are mostly God-awful dreck the contrast is starting to be stark. Commercials often have better production values, better writing and are better thought out than the majority of our television shows.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So every now and then I will showcase the ones I see fit. See you back here real soon!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">VinKong</span></span></div>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-5211379236724484912008-12-12T13:33:00.002-05:002008-12-12T14:08:37.815-05:00Found Art Fridays 12-12-08: Double Up<span style="font-family:verdana;">Whats up, peoples? Its 12/12 today, So I'm gonna make like R.Kelly and double up on ya. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">But don't worry, you won't need to clean up after this post, its just a double shot of found art just in time for the weekend. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">There is a loose theme, but I can't really put my finger on it. Logos, letters and graphic-y stuff, I guess...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=046a9b8afce7a7a375ca0a356586c59fbb3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="apple logos" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/046a9b8afce7a7a375ca0a356586c59fbb3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The apple logo's evolution. weird, but i kinda like that old one.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=logoshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="shell evolution" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/logoshell.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Shell logo's evolution.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=theArtofJamesWhite.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="logos" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/theArtofJamesWhite.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Logos by James White.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=squarewolf.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="squarewolf" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/squarewolf.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Squarewolf!!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=eightlogo.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="eight logo" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/eightlogo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">One of my favorite numbers, and I love this logo.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=54f3212b5f0a5c6f4a9feb2e2dd036e7e73.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="pacfont" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/54f3212b5f0a5c6f4a9feb2e2dd036e7e73.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A Pacman font.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=chin2off.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="chin2off" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/chin2off.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=djmagic0.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="dj magic" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/djmagic0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">look close and you'll see...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=theartgroup.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="the art group" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/theartgroup.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=fa3fdc20b38ee8c64ee73ad455ef60642d1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="old is cool" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/fa3fdc20b38ee8c64ee73ad455ef60642d1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=hiresfeed.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="hi res feed" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/hiresfeed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Cool lines and a swoopy characteristic that I enjoy.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=typeformcode.png" target="_blank"><img alt="type _form_code" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/typeformcode.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=typeform.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="form close" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/typeform.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wow this one is crazy, what's going on here?</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=nelomobel.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="nelo mobel" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/nelomobel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have a thing for lines. What?</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=tortoise.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img alt="tortoise" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/tortoise.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Nice image, sawing a cloud in half.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=treees.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="cerdtrees" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/treees.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">what the heck does this say/mean? Kinda looks like someone I could have gone to school with...<br /></span><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=whathuh.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="idunno" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/whathuh.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another one I couldn't figure out, but I couldn't leave it out, either. </span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=ftypography.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="f typography" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/ftypography.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Um...you said it?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">You made it! I think you just earned yourself a Christmas cookie...mmmm..cookie...*drool*</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Have a great weekend, and God bless us, every one! - Tiny Vin<br /></span>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-74115344887469276442008-12-10T15:28:00.003-05:002008-12-11T11:43:17.655-05:00Wednesdays: The Wackness<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">You know whats wack? Mainstream media making all these girls feel like looking as good as Jessica Alba isnt even good enough. You know what's really wack? The Big 3 asking us to bail them out when they were too stupid to realize that the economic boom was gonna go bust eventually.<br /><br />Yeah, these people photoshopped <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Jessica Alba</span>. So now they're essentially saying that even if you starve yourself and try to attain what is genetically only possible for a small portion of the populous it still ain't good enough. You fail, we photoshop you now. And this cycle of creating unrealistic standards for young girls to try and meet? It's not stopping.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=jessica-alba-photoshopped.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/jessica-alba-photoshopped.jpg" border="0" alt="albashopped" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">NOW</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As for the Auto Companies. Here is a letter.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Dear <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">GM, FordMotorCo</span>, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Chrysler LLC</span>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">You guys suck, you know that? First you decide that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Big Oil</span> is a better friend than the consumer and drag your feet for thirty years on making fuel efficiency a priority. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Then, when we all got rich and lazy you encouraged further gas gluttony with about 30 new models of SUV in the late 90's. You saw that people were buying multiple cars per person and thought this would last forever, so you gave cheap credit to everyone (just like those housing fools), and gave your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Unions</span> outrageous contracts. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Now that the @#&^ is hitting the fan you realize that we want gas sippers but you make about four. We're not spending money like idiots anymore and you were counting on that. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And those Union contracts? Well you just screwed yourselves on that. Letting someone retire young and then giving them <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">95% of their salary for life?? Are you kidding me??</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So now you want us to bail you out. Well too bad. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Let the Oil Companies bail you out. I mean, they owe you. You guys make all the gas guzzlers. Now get outta my face.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Love, VinKong</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view¤t=the-bailout.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/the-bailout.jpg" border="0" alt="the bailout"></a>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-80174266161439991392008-12-05T13:18:00.002-05:002008-12-05T13:52:40.224-05:00Found Art Fridays:12-5-08<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Art History Pop Quiz...or something. Today is a random Friday so you get a random found art selection. just some cool stuff I be findin on the webs. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">All you art school kids, quick what is this ad (possibly not an ad?) modeled after?*</span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=hotart.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/hotart.jpg" border="0" alt="raft of the medusas" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">*answer at the bottom!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=banksy-modernart.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/banksy-modernart.png" border="0" alt="banksy quote" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">This made me sit back, reread, and contemplate.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=frieslust.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/frieslust.jpg" border="0" alt="fries lust" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">...need i say anything?</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=boomboxabduction.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/boomboxabduction.jpg" border="0" alt="boomboxxx" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">this just really appeals to me for a few reasons. the colors, the angles drawing my eyes around the page..(i paid all that money just to learn words like 'juxtaposition' and 'rectalinear'. sighh...)<br /></span><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=awesomedoctor.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/awesomedoctor.jpg" border="0" alt="awesome doc" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Say what you will, but this image got me wide eyed for a second. I mean look at it, it even has a Dr.Robotnik head. Amazing.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=makeurownnoise.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/makeurownnoise.jpg" border="0" alt="make ur own noise" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">hehe. i love those handheld keyboard thingies...so much.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=shortsleep.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/shortsleep.jpg" border="0" alt="ill med" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">The medical illustrator in me is all about this.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=psevolution.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/psevolution.jpg" border="0" alt="photoshop evolution" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Just so we can realize how good we have it - Photoshop's evolution.</span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">And now, the moment we've all been waiting for. Or have completely forgotten was coming...</span><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=originalraft.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/originalraft.jpg" border="0" alt="original raft" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">*The answer is "Raft of the Medusa" by Theodore Gericault. 1818-19.<br /><br />This thing is life sized yall. And this actually happened when some inept French captain let it happen. Most of them died (yes, there was cannibalism) and it was a huge scandal at the time, so this is like a huge gigantic tabloid. um...high romantic art, I mean. Read more </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raft_of_the_Medusa"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />Have a great weekend! - VinKong </span>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-74933111202459308272008-12-04T10:46:00.004-05:002008-12-04T11:16:22.493-05:00Random Comic 12-4-08<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">This very nerdy comic has completely sucked me in. Even though I don't always get the jokes (the author is a math/programming guy). its called xkcd.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Alternate Currency</span><br /></span><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=alternate_currency.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/alternate_currency.png" border="0" alt="xkcd1" /></a> <div>on the rollover, he writes <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">"For the first time ever, the phrase ' I'd like to thank everyone at 4chan for making me successful and happy' is uttered"</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br />but seriously check out </span><a href="http://xkcd.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">xkcd</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> sometime, its pretty funny, unapolagetically nerdcore, and he does a new one Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">love, VinKong</span></div></div>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-14655879638339423822008-12-01T07:52:00.006-05:002008-12-01T08:54:37.955-05:00Thanksgiving got Rick Rolled<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So I was under the impression that Rick rolling had already gone the way of the dinosaurs, but was it wishful thinking? </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Could an internet phenomenon that nobody was that thrilled about in the first place jump the shark?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">There I was, avoiding pre-Thanksgiving dinner prep work (supposedly cleaning my room), watching this parade that I never watch. There were some highlights, like the broadcasting booth almost being taken out by a balloon, and a nostalgia inducing rendition of 'Under the Sea' (the performers were wearing Heely's. awesome.) </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And then I saw a float for the cartoon 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends', a Cartoon Network show that I actually did watch for a while (what?). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And then this happened...</span></div><br /><br /><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hz3wMJKODoY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hz3wMJKODoY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">-VinKong</span>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-78661704567862293452008-11-24T19:20:00.004-05:002008-11-25T08:21:27.310-05:00Something Like a Phenomenon<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">Something strange has happened during this television season. A very strange phenomenon, indeed. I’ve developed a very odd relationship with some of my most favorite shows from years past. A love/hate relationship, to be more specific.<br /><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">Every week I sit with TiVo remote gripped tightly and watch these shows I used to wait excitedly for all week long. But these days if I am not playing with my phone in my other hand, reading a book, fast forwarding, or drifting off into sleeping pill happy funtime land, I’m usually saying “are you fuckin’ kiddin’ me dood?!?” to nobody in particular (otherwise known as, myself).<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">I must let you know how I used to watch TV in order for you to grasp the signifcance of these statements. First off there must be dead silence, no crunchy snack food noise, I had to watch on the night it aired (with an allowance of time for it to run a little ahead so I could fast forward through those pesky commercials, mind you), preferably alone (to safe my significant other from bitchfits), and paying strict attention. Now it’s as if I’m skimming through the season that once held so much importance in my life (sweeps!).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">So what happened? Why’d everything go down the shitter? How come I wanted so badly for a show to get cancelled which I used to love (Pushing Daisies) and yet was in fact still watching weekly? Answer: I have no fucking clue.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">TV had taken a huge turn for the better in the past few years in my opinion. We had Arrested Development, The Wire, Deadwood, The Shield, The Office, 30 Rock, Entourage… must I go on? … YES. Weeds, Dexter, Always Sunny in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city>, Lost, Rescue Me, Nip/Tuck (for when the non-reality show trashtastic soap opera fix is needed), Heroes. I think you might finally get the point even though I probably have left some amazing shows out.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">Was it the writers strike? Did they lose their train of thought? Their steam? How did Heroes go from a great show to being the clusterfuck that is all about seeing Peter “Stroke Mouth” Petrelli shirtless? How come the final season of greatness that is The Shield has been the same exact episode for the last five fucking weeks? Ever Dexter and Weeds went a little bit down in awesomeness this season.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">This is the main question though, why am I still watching (albeit watching in a really pissed of mood)? Why am I wasting my precious time that could be spent on better things, such as… I don’t know something cool that people with blogs do. Why can’t I let go dammit?<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">It is sheer attachment. It’s like trying to let go of your most favorite, most comfortable t-shirt even though your cat shit on it and there is a giant spaghetti sauce stain on the left boob. I just can’t let go. These shows are pretty much nursing home residents who are shells of their former selves and I’m just sitting here with the waiting for their time to come. Sometimes we get a flash that reminds us of the good ol’ days and then they just start rambling as the sad reality sets in for us.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">A new hope is dawning though, as shows take breaks for the holidays and seasons/series end. We have Big Love, Flight of the Conchords, Nip/Tuck, Lost, and a few others to look forward to. May they redeem my faith in televisionkind, so I’m not such a pissy bitch anymore.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">The End.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:10;">-katiepryde<o:p></o:p></span></p>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-42013953100768699972008-11-21T16:20:00.003-05:002008-11-21T16:34:34.238-05:00Found Art Fridays:11-21-08<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">What's up, peoples? Its VinKong here with another installment of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Found Art Fridays.</span> Today we get the inevitable out of the way. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Food. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Anybody who knows me knows I love food. Let this not be confused with the Food Pr0n posts we have planned. This is just some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">cool food art.</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Enjoy and have a great weekend!</span></div><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=hamburgerdress.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/hamburgerdress.jpg" border="0" alt="hamburgerdress" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">read: the way to [this] man's heart</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=marshman.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/marshman.jpg" border="0" alt="marshman" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">mmmm...marshmallow<br /></span><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=meatman.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/meatman.jpg" border="0" alt="meatman" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">this meatguy's got a girl ascending him. and sausage fingers. and he must be sliding on bacon grease. my mind explodes.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=grilledcheesevictory.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/grilledcheesevictory.gif" border="0" alt="breadbuttercheese victory" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">CREEPY GIRL! also, looove grilled cheese *drool*</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=nemosushi.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/nemosushi.jpg" border="0" alt="nemo sushi" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">hahahaha!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=toss-zoom.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/toss-zoom.gif" border="0" alt="hot sauce" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">whoops!!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=bother-thumb.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/bother-thumb.gif" border="0" alt="bother" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">yeah. you.</span>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-35932435704316607302008-11-19T10:00:00.002-05:002008-11-19T10:13:15.809-05:00Wednesdays: The Wackness 11-19-08<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Amy Winehouse gives an interview to some British paps via her intercom. it's the usual slurred, broken Wine-speak up until they start talking about </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X_Factor_(TV_series)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">"X-Factor"</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> (think an international version of American Idol complete with Simon), which Amy goes on about quite lucidly.<br /><br />So enjoy. The once (kinda) beautiful and massively talented jazz/soul singer is now having cracked out convos with desperate, exploitative paps from inside her flat. love, VinKong.<br /><br />P.S. Check out the photo they use to depict Amy in the vid. Nice, guys.</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gv8zZgDmgtI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gv8zZgDmgtI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theblemish.com/2008/11/amy-winehouse-is-rambling/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">source:TheBlemish.com</span></a>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-229381854568970132008-11-18T09:27:00.006-05:002008-11-18T11:22:18.685-05:00News on a Tuesday: Meh<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">VinKong here with some random news for your Tues: Meh is being added to the dictionary.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As an avid Simpsons fan, I genuinely appreciate the addition of the expression of apathy into the Collins English Dictionary. It sort of insidiously worked its way into our lexicon around the early 2000's and has been in wide usage ever since.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=simpsons460.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/simpsons460.jpg" border="0" alt="simpsons heavy couch" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> There is an episode of the Simpsons where Homer suggest that the kids go on a day trip with him and "They both just reply 'meh' and keep watching TV" says Cormac McKeown, one of the head honchos at Collins Dictionaries.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Associated Press writes:</span></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The dictionary's compilers said the word originated in North America, spread through the <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Internet and was now entering British spoken English.</div><div><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"This is a new interjection from the U.S. that seems to have inveigled its way into common <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>speech over here," McKeown said. "Internet forums and e-mail are playing a big part in <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>formalizing the spellings of vocal interjections like these. A couple of other examples <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>would be 'hmm' and 'heh.'<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Now, I am not in favor of teeny bopper text-speak becoming popularized or put into dictionaries. I see that garbage as a sign of the apocalypse, the degradation of language in society, but this I'm okay with. I mean come on, its the Simpsons.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And if you are one of those people who don't care about the Simpsons, your response to this post was probably 'meh'...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=meh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/meh.jpg" border="0" alt="meh" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(((Incidentally, don't Google image search "Simpsons" with the safe search off unless you want to be deeply disturbed. There are some sick sick people out there. Sick.))) - VinKong</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081117/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_new_word;_ylt=AgLXPfccZq.XOmzZirBwdPWs0NUE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">source</span></a>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-35489418321536370512008-11-12T10:56:00.003-05:002008-11-12T11:03:54.739-05:00Wednesdays: the Wackness<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">They posted this extremely disturbing video and I just had to share the creepiness that is Michael Jackson and Brett Ratner rockin out to R.Kelly (i'm not joking) while in a car somewhere. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Stare transfixed at the horror that was once Americas most beloved pop icon and listen close: that's your soul weeping. Cheers! - VinKong</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oDqO5iiPoog&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oDqO5iiPoog&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pajiba.com/brett-ratner-and-michael-jackson.htm">source: pajiba</a><br /></div>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-9211834649926226472008-11-07T15:55:00.007-05:002008-12-05T14:45:25.748-05:00Found Art Fridays 11-07-08For this, my first Found Art Friday, I want to showcase some crazy sculpture I found on <a href="http://ffffound.com/">ffffound.com</a> and YahooNews.<br /><br />Enjoy and have a great weekend! - VinKong<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=obamacupcakes.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="obama cupcakes" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/obamacupcakes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Obama Cupcakes - Wow thats a lot of cupcakes<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=025cfa057e0454f4edbfc84dd790d135cb0.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="keyboards sea waves" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/025cfa057e0454f4edbfc84dd790d135cb0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Keyboard sea waves - looks like a weird dream I would have<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=reubenmiller.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="pencil monster" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/reubenmiller.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pencil monster - I want a pet like this. but only if i could keep him in a poke ball, he'd be too messy<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=styrobot.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="styrofoam robot" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/styrobot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Styrobot - Simply amazing<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=tacksfffound.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="tack mountains" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/tacksfffound.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tack Mountains - I love thispop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640106066289652563.post-57845519426172530852008-10-28T17:35:00.005-04:002008-10-28T18:17:26.125-04:00Oh Hi!<div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Are you like us? do you see whats going on? We do. On the one hand theres a lot of good stuff out there. The occasional great <strong>movie</strong> or <strong>tv show</strong>, <strong>album</strong> or <strong>song</strong>, <strong>website</strong>, <strong>comic</strong>, <strong>article</strong> or <strong>blog</strong>.<br />But!<br />On the other hand...ridiculousness, d-baggery, and absurdities beyond comprehension.<br /><br /><br /></div><center></center><div align="left">This is our <strong>pop culture</strong>.<br /><strong>Pop Plop Fizz</strong> is the cure for your pop culture hangover. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/?action=view&current=AlkaSeltzerFizz.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="popplopfizz" src="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/Vinald/AlkaSeltzerFizz.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><center></span></center><center><br /></center>pop plop fizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517787505560065526noreply@blogger.com0