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So I've come to the conclusion that I hate talking to other people about music.

Well, that's not completely true, and is closer to an all-out lie. I actually love talking to people about music, what they're into, what I'm into, etc. But inevitably any conversation about music involves this question:

So, what do you like?

On the surface, it's about as basic a question about music as you can get. It's very open-ended, and you can take it about any direction you want. The problem is, it feels too open ended.

See, I'm of the school of thought that you can tell a lot about a person from the music that they listen to. Music is a very personal thing; what you listen to on your iPod, by yourself, says a lot about you. The music is entering into your skull only and is being listened to only for your pleasure. It's all about you. Hell, even not listening to music says something about who you are (namely that you're either really big into radio dramatizations, which is totally cool, or you're the bland chicken casserole on the table of life).

So being asked what you like is kind of an important question. It's the cousin of 'Tell me about you, yourself, as a person'. To me, the answer to 'So, what do you like' is an abbreviated description of your soul and everything in you. Some genres of music are easier to understand in this regard.

Big into showtunes? I'm willing to bet that you're an animated kind of person with grand and sweeping notions about how life goes. Into punk rock? You probably spend a lot of time thinking about class inequality and wondering how you're going to escape working at McDonalds your entire life. Really like whatever's trendy on the radio right now? You're not listening to enough music and are probably entirely uninteresting on your own. The question of what you like is a big one, and there doesn't seem to be a right way to answer it.

What does this have to do with anything? Absolutely nothing. But it's an interesting idea. I think an ideal component of the first date is the evaluation of the other person's iPod; that way you can get a complete picture of their musical taste without pigeoning them into a simple 'I really like pop music' answer. Looking into someone else's music is a deeply personal thing, and should not be taken lightly. This is what they do when they're alone or with people they care about. It obviously means something to them.

Oh, and, in the event you're asked the 'So, what do you like' question -- don't answer 'Everything'. No you don't. And if you do, you're probably not that into music or you're just being polite.

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Let's get some.

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Freakin' sweet. Performance on the go.

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Behold, the 50 greatest fake commercials that could exist. Featured is, of course, my favorite: 'Old Glory Robot Insurance'. But watch 'em all.

50 Greatest Commercial Parodies

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I have no words.

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Apparently the Conservative movement has grown tired of citing sources on Wikipedia and instead decided that it's a liberal godless commie love-in. So they've made their own user encyclopedia dedicated to promoting good old fashioned man-on-woman straight talk.

Conservapedia

For easy laughs, type in your favorite politically relevant topic and read, in wonder, about how soulless Atheist Democrats are ruining America. Also, be sure to check out the article on 'Gay Bowel Syndrome'. Hard hitting and insightful reporting on the timely issues of our day.

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My face doesn't begin to capture the look of astonishment I'm sure I made when I discovered that the Oscar Mayer Weiniemobile was sitting outside of the local Wendys when I went in for a chicken sandwich. Much like finding a Leprechaun, I expect this brush with weiner greatness will bring me years of good luck.

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One of the hallmarks of any selfish, self-serving blog is the needless promotion of things that the blogger himself seems to enjoy. In this way, bloggers are like that annoying friend you had in High School who was friends with everyone else and always vouched for 'that guy', even if he sucked.

But, unlike that, this doesn't suck.

Happy Go Lucky is drawn by a friend of mine, Adam. And it's great.

HGL is the Snack Pack of online comics; it's a quick handful of cookies which you can jam into your mouth and not feel even a little bit guilty about. They're small enough that you can tear through a few of them quickly and not really feel bad about it. They're often sweet, just like cookies, and homemade (like cookies). Also, HGL is awesome, which cookies are as well.

So read HGL.

Happy Go Lucky

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(picture taken by 6 year old; hooray for Teacher Appreciation Day)

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Don't let me blow your mind too much. Know who was originally Marty McFly in the 'Back 2 The Future' movie? Wasn't Michael J. Fox...

It was Eric Stoltz.

They filmed a good chunk of the movie before they decided Stoltz wasn't cutting it, so he got replaced with Fox (who went on to blow our minds).

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No question whatsoever. It's 'Schweine' by Glukoza.

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Finally, the movie we've all dreamed about.

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From 'Penetentiary 3', a movie so good they automatically made it the third in line and then filmed two prequels to it.

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