Stuff from 18 September, 2007
This is the archive of tumbledry happenings that occurred on 18 September, 2007.
Soymilk
This is the archive of tumbledry happenings that occurred on 18 September, 2007.
The Eyeshirt is the worst iPod accessory product ever made. Mykala: “How much more lame can you be?” Watch the priceless commercial.
Okay but look at the comments for the commercial…. do you think those people are paid to say that stuff??
I agree with Mykala. Lame.
I forgot to tell you: Remember my big debate at Whole Foods as to whether or not to buy some and try it? And I was all “Where else am I going to try it?” Well, when I went home on Sunday, my dad busts a carton out of the fridge and asks, “Have you ever tried this stuff? I’m going to start putting it on my cereal.”
Soy milk. In the land of heavy whipping cream. Who would have guessed it?
Wow, couldn’t you just use a shirt with a breast pocket? I guess that is not as cool.
It looks like soup. Also, when did it become uncool to drink milk from cows?
I didn’t even need some to see how lame it really is.
In the past five years or so, I have experienced a recurrent and surprisingly urgent need to “figure it out.” It must be that the changing scenery and conditions of my young life cause me to attempt to assure myself I’m on the “right” path. As a result, I’ve taken a simultaneous keen yet shallow interest in philosophy: as if a cursory overview of the topic would yield the viewpoint for which I search. The Weepies sing that, perhaps, “this is not your year.” However, if I was to take guidance on life from media, it would not be that particular song (great though it may be). I would, in fact, take inspiration from the most profound (and, incidentally, most existential) comic I have ever read. That would be this strip of Zippy the Pinhead published on my Mom’s birthday, the 16th of September:
While slightly fatiguing to read when directly quoted, I’ll nevertheless reproduce Zippy’s conclusion here: “It’s not th’ journey or the destination that matters most — it’s th’ thrill of not understanding th’ paradox!” So, I’m where I started, but better equipped to move on: you figure it out for yourself, don’t you? I believe that doing so can be enjoyable. Let’s make it so.
That comic reminds me of a song by Cloud Cult called Transistor Radio. The guy sings about his deceased grandpa talking to him through his old transistor radio and going on some journey with him. He keeps asking his grandpa where it is they are going and he keeps telling him to wait. The guy eventually finds out that the journey was the destination, just like in the comic. You should check it out. But if you are going to talk about existential comics, have you completely forgotten about Calvin & Hobbes? THAT has to be the most existential comic series ever. And just the plain best.
Lame lame super lame.
I think iLounge’s point is that the new iPod Touch is not an advancement on the current generation of iPods, not about the lack of tons of features. I certainly don’t think it is an improvement. Any gains in this new device are immediately overshadowed by its failings: poor battery life, poor capacity, glitches with the screen complimenting a very pricy unit. You could buy a video iPod and get about 3 times the storage space and an increased battery life. That said, it certainly looks cool.
I like soy milk, but I have never seen it so dark before. And it does taste good on cereal. Nice work Mykala’s Dad.