July 11th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tayo
I present to you:
Top Ten chart material, wouldn’t you say?
Now I need you to watch the second video:
I’m all for foolishness every now and again, but where does that line need to be drawn?
Are you thinking about what you are consuming?
Thanks to @OwlAsylum for sending me the two vids.
July 10th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tayo
Allow me to present you the “Handsome Guy” mask from SPFX Masks. Great mask that very realistic. Great for movies, right?
But it’s also available for sale.
*blank stare*
Can you imagine all the potential f*ckery that this could cause? Of course, your average petty thug wouldn’t be able to afford these masks at prices of upwards $600 (one is as much as $1200), but someone whose really motivated? No good can come of this.
SMH. Well, if you’re interested in getting one (really, are you?), check out their website: SPFX Masks.
June 21st, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tayo
In the course of my conversations, I tend to use the phrases “you understand?”, “you get it?”, “you feel me?” or any variation of the previous (depending on the audience, of course). To me, if I’m trying to communicate a point, if I’m trying to argue you down or whatever, I feel that you’ve got to be able to understand what the hell I’m talking about.
There was a recent “The Nanny” episode I watched (thank you Nick at Nite”), where the titular character said something to her boss/husband that made sense to the folks watching in TVLand but made no sense to him. His response was “Darling, I know that made sense in there [he points to her head], but I’m out here!” And I think that’s what a lot of bloggers do. They make a post about something and write it as though their readers have reserved seating in the control room of the blogger’s mind and can see the thought processes involved in the statement. When I read a blog post, I’ll be honest, I tend to skim unless there is a reason why I need to carefully scruntinize each paragraph, sentence and punctuation mark. And often, I can misunderstand the point because I don’t have a similar mindset or share a common background or experience. I would give you an example to illustrate what I’m talking about, but alas, I’m on my BlackBerry and don’t have any readily accessible.
I know many of my readers are bloggers themselves, so I have a question for you. If you are blogging for an audience, meaning that you want people to read and care what they think about your posts, are you making sure that your audience can understand what you’re saying? Do you re-read over your posts and edit accordingly? Or do you commit verbal diarrhea on the keyboard, hit “Submit” and never look back?
And I know this was a real quickie post (like I said-posted from the BB), but it was just something that ran across my mind (like Jill Scott likes to say) 
June 19th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tayo
Blown away just doesn’t cover it. His name is Mike Tompkins and he’s remaking songs using only his voice, his mouth, and various small instruments (in this one, it’s water glasses!!) He’s phenomenal and someone needs to get him a record deal, tv show, something… let’s make it happen!
The Original:
The Mike Tompkins cover:
Check out more of his videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/pbpproductions
June 16th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tayo
A little over a week ago, I embarked on a 27 Blogs in 27 Days mission. The point of it was simple: blog once a day for 27 days… so we’re at day 8 and I am officially 3 blog posts behind. The reason? I’m going to say lack of motivation.
I was told: “Just put something out there!” which would satisfy the blog-a-day requirement. But me? I like to hold myself up to a higher standard. When you see a post from me, it’s not so easy and quick. Let me not lie, there are some that are easy and quick, especially the ones from my Tumblr. But in general, I pride myself on putting effort into my posts and doing research to ensure that what I’m saying isn’t unfounded.
I read other people’s blogs and think to myself that it seems so easy for them to bare their soul or tell an interesting story about something that’s happened in their life. How easy it is for them to liken a pop culture topic to something personal or how easy it is for them to glean a relevant convo about a current event.
Sometimes, I don’t feel like sharing so much of my life in a public arena. I admire those who can, candidly and touchingly. Sometimes, I don’t have an opinion that I feel is worth sharing. Example: the BP oil spill. Yeah, it’s a crappy situation, yeah, BP should be doing more, damn, look at the poor birds. Thing is, so many other bloggers have said the same exact thing. So I feel that a post from me would be somewhat pointless if I don’t provide a more…unique viewpoint. Sometimes, I’d rather just watch Fresh Prince re-runs and chill instead of pulling 500-some-odd words out of my head about God knows what…
I asked others for topics. And got a ton of great suggestions. And I have 3 posts waiting in my drafts because I could find the words to make it past the first paragraph.
All of this complaining (and yes, I’m admitting that it is complaining) is all to say that I am right back where I started at the beginning of this post: trying to get over an acute lack of motivation. I will be back and break through this writer’s block as writers usually do. And I plan to make up for the lapse in posts ASAP!
So tell me, what do you do to get motivation or get over writer’s block?
June 14th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tayo
Way back in the day, when I swore I was going to be an MTV VJ, I used to make music video tapes. You know like how you would hold your cassette recorder up to the radio trying to capture songs for your mixtape? Yeah, I did that… with VHS.
This song and video were one of the songs that stood out to me. Why? Because at my mom’s PhD graduation party, when the kids got segregated into another room to amuse ourselves, I played my VHS mixtape and this video came up and I remember how all us kids were dancing around doing the dances and even the dance that the stupid little robot was doing. Ahh, memories.
The song is experiencing a surge in popularity thanks to a Bing commercial (you can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN28Ad3TNrQ) but I’ll always remember it from my teenager years.
June 11th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tayo
Hey… you… yeah, you.
Staring at the clock willing it to be 5 o clock already….
Watch and enjoy… maybe even sing along.
June 11th, 2010 / 2 Comments » / by Tayo
They’re going to make me choose… is the grass REALLY greener on the other side (*ahem* #TeamiPhone)?
I currently have Sprint and I love love love my plan. Unlimited data included? What else could a techie geek girl ask for? Seriously… I have a 450 minutes monthly plan and rarely, if ever, use more than half of those minutes each month; check my data usage… it’s redonkulous! But anyway, as awesome as the plans are, the phone selection, not so much.
Every 2 seconds, Verizon comes out with a new phone that makes me go “why the crap can’t Sprint have that phone?!?!” or “Oh my Gosh, the Android makes phone calls, plays music, integrates all your social networks and performs open heart surgery ALL at the same time??!??!? C’MON!!!” And if it wasn’t a lament about Verizon’s new phones, it was cursing Apple and AT&T out for having a secret blood oath that will not allow any other cell phone provider to get the iPhone.
So I got myself a Blackberry and was happy for a while. Until my Blackberry started acting like an unruly teenager and freezing me out. What do you mean I can’t run 10 different apps and keep every.single.text.and.email forever? So of course, my coveting for the iPhone increased. Three of my co-workers each came in with a shiny new Android phone and my coveting for an Android phone increased… maybe I could afford the Sprint’s early cancellation fee and make a mad dash to AT&T or Verizon?
Sprint, like a jealous lover, realized my eyes were wandering and said “Listen here, I’m bringing out the Evo, the best phone that ever existed [Sprint's words, not mine, lol], come back into my loving arms…”
So now, I don’t know what to do. I would love to get my hands on an Evo, but I’m wary of first releases with technology. And I have until July before I’m upgrade eligible… what’s a girl to do?
Do you have an Evo? An iPhone? An awesome Android phone? Tell me what you love about it (otherwise known as bring me over to the dark side!! )
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