Memoirs of a Nerd: October 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Thom Yorke - Cymbal Rush Live in Hollywood

I was listening to their NPR Live recording AGAIN, and this song came up. He played it when I saw him NYC, it was simply fantastic. Yea I know the camera dudes got ADD or arthritis but this was the best combination of video and good quality sound I could find. I will also post the lyrics to this song because they're great. Thom is truly a master of his craft. Zone out to this one.

try to save but it doesn't come off the rug
try to build a wall that is high enough
s'all boiling over
s'all boiling over

try to save your house
try to save your songs
try to run but if follows you up the hill
s'all boiling over
s'all boiling over

your loved ones
your loved ones

a normal conversation
a normal conversation
you should a took me out when you had the chance

all the rooms renumbered and the loosers [sic] turned away
dont turn away dont turn away
you should a took me out while you had the chance

there were ten in the bed and the little one said roll over

Fav Commericals

So I was in one of the local coffee shops around where I live at one night a couple weeks back. of course this was sometime after 1AM, trying to keep my focus going after the school's library had closed for the evening. Long story short, I barely got anything done because there were too many distractions going on. I just happen to see a guy in there killing time using Youtube, watching 1 of my all-time favorite commercials.

Nike did a advertising campaign with world famous director Joga Bonito. Here are too that he did that I liked the most

Shout Out to Brazil's futbol team.

Vans Authentic Suede Pack Pt. 2

At first I was only interested in the burgundy tics. but after a second look, all 3 colors are dope even the mustard yellows, if rocked correctly of course.

Aston Martin One-77

Sex on wheels....

Monday, October 27, 2008

Warner Bros. Acquires Ninja Scroll rights

Alex Tse, Screenwriter for Watchmen, will be writing the script. Ninja Scroll is cult classic as far as kung fu/anime/ninja films go. And is arguably one of the best Japanese Animated films of all time. I've only seen it a hand full of times, although not recently I do remember loving it. I just feel like this is a movie that could easiy be screwed up by making it live action. I think one of the commenters from the site I found out aboutt this from said it best:

Dear Hollywood, please come up with new ideas for making movies. Stop making remakes, reboots, videogame movies, movies based of animes or movies based off foreign movies. Thanks

Telsa S

The Model S, an all-new 4-door 5-passenger zero-emissions luxury sedan powered by a lithium-ion battery pack. Unlike the Tesla Roader, which is built in partnership with Loutus Lotus in the U.K. and based on a stretched Elise platform, the Model S will ride on a platform developed by Tesla. Tesla says the Model S will get about 240 miles per charge while still offering "exceptional performance." Numbers being bandied about include 0–60 mph in less than 6 seconds. The Model S will have a base price of about $60,000 (versus the Roadster's $109,000 price tag) when it goes on sale in late 2010.
Siccckk.
This is the second car that I will purchase after I make it big, after the Nissan GT-R and right before the Audi R8.

Blackberry Bold (A.K.A. iPhone Killer) is about to drop

FINALLY!!! After many delays, its official drop date is NOVEMBER 4th. So everyone can go out and get their vote on then stop by their nearest AT&T store and pick one up on their way home. Told my mom to wait, and grab this one unfortunately she can be impatient at times, and she just got the curve. And as for me, it sux cuz my contract isn't up till this coming February. But you can bet it will be taken under serious consideration for my next phone. Hopefully it'll be a bit cheaper by then to.

Pricing:
$299 with a 2-Year Contract
The mail-in rebate is for $100, and if you're not down with a 2-year agreement, the Bold will run $375 with a 1-year contract (and the same $100 mail-in rebate), and $550 with no contract.

Features:

In addition to the renowned BlackBerry productivity applications — including phone, e-mail, messaging, organizer and browser — the BlackBerry Bold from AT&T will boast such AT&T services as:

· Simultaneous Voice and Data Capabilities — When connected to AT&T's 3G network, customers can conduct a phone conversation and at the same time check e-mail, browse the Web or use another data application, including when tethered to a notebook computer.

· AT&T Navigator Global Edition — Powered by TeleNav, the only GPS-based service available from a U.S. wireless carrier to provide international navigation capabilities. AT&T customers can get spoken or text-based turn-by-turn directions with automatic missed turn rerouting and a local business finder service in 20 countries.

· Seamless Wi-Fi — Allows AT&T customers who turn on the BlackBerry Bold smartphone’s Wi-Fi feature — 802.11 a/b/g — to connect automatically to home or campus networks. AT&T customers also will be able to access more than 17,000 AT&T hot spots nationwide, including nearly 7,000 participating Starbucks locations plus thousands more restaurants, airports, hotels and other convenient locations across the U.S.

· CV — CV (Cellular Video) from AT&T gives viewers access to thousands of video clips — news, sports, weather, entertainment and more — directly on a BlackBerry Bold smartphone via streaming video.

· AT&T Mobile Music Services — An industry leader in mobile music, AT&T boasts the largest catalog of offerings available today, giving customers mobile access to enjoy XM Radio Mobile™, song identification through MusicID, music videos through MobiTV and over-the-air access to the extensive music databases of Napster Mobile® and eMusic® — just to name a few.

AT&T Navigator, CV, AT&T Mobile Music services and more than 90,000 additional choices are available through AT&T MEdia Mall directly from the BlackBerry Bold or online.

Schmoove Boat Shoes

Schmoove always add their own twists to simple shoes. This time its the Boat shoes they have laid their hands on. These shoes are so much more aggressive that the regular Sperry Striders. They look more Pirate ship shoes than Boat shoes to me. Love the laces and the other details on this. Plus they're actually on sale here.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

This Weeks: Women of the The Sartorialist

This a new thing I'm gonna start doing. Young and Old, I'm not gonna discriminate, these women exemplify style, beauty, confidence, and elegance. I had a conversation with one of my boys awhile back and both agreed that any girl I'm interested must have their own style, and I shouldn't have to tell her what looks good, she should already know what looks good on her. That's not to say she'd have to spend all kinds of bread on clothes, simplicity can be key, what matters most is how it is put together and how she carrys herself. Most times, I see peoples clothes as a visual extention of ones personality and character, if that makes sense lol.

3sixteen Holiday 08 Lookbook

^^^That jacket looks incredible.

This is probably the most impressive line I've ever seen from them. They've really step their game up. I'd cop pretty much everything.

Kanye West - ROBOCOP

uuuuuhhhhhh WTF is this?? this cant be on the record. can it?? I'm thinking this record might be one of those records that you listen to like 2 years from now and then you'll think it's the shit. or maybe not.

All Day I Dream About Sneakers

^^^^Sick Colorway, definetely my fav

All Day I Dream About Sneakers is a new collaborative project from adidas Originals and Lifelounge, inspired by the brand’s avid creeds of ‘Impossible Is Nothing’ and ‘Celebrate Originality’. The project showcases the story and kicks created by the world’s original sneaker freak, Herr Fritz Träumer – a mythical and enigmatic sneaker designer who dedicated his lifetime to constructing the most original range of sneakers ever seen.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

This Weeks: MUSIC ON REPEAT.

Pretty much everything on all these albums are GOLD. I really liked certain songs on alot of these albums for a long time. But it really wasnt until recently till most of these albums as a WHOLE clicked and I really got the message/concept they were trying to convey.

Marketing at it's best

As part of Gap’s recent “Vote for” launch, a campaign that provides a platform for Americans to express their passions, opinions and ideas this election year, Gap has teamed up with musician Matt White to write and produce “Songs Of Freedom.” The unique song is about the power and importance of self expression and recognizing those who came before us.
From Oct. 24 through Nov. 4, Gap’s New York City concept store, next to its flagship store at 54th & 5th Ave, will give Americans a chance to express themselves in a voting booth of a different kind. Visitors to the store can purchase and create their own personalized “Vote for” t-shirt with Gap’s whimsical t-shirt generator. After casting their vote on how to fill in the blank including color choice, font and “campaign theme song,” guests can watch as their blank “Vote for” t-shirt enters the generator and undergoes a self-expression makeover by a series of robots with their campaign theme song blasting in the background.
Additionally, “Vote for” t-shirts inspired by the thought leaders and celebrities featured on gap.com/votefor, including Bill Maher, Norman Lear, Cameron Sinclair, Perez Hilton, Mark Cuban, Olivia Munn, Kristen Bell, The Cool Kids, John Picard and Minka Kelly will be on display.

Such a simple idea, but brilliant. bet they're gonna sell bunch of these. If I was political I'd buy one. They still got me though, the PRODUCT RED stuff had me convinced I was saving the world. And I was sorta I guess. I'm a sucker for good causes.