inappropriate use of technology.

A lot of great things have come about due to advancements in technology. Our lives are easier, more efficient, and pleasurable due to many inventions.

Where would we be without the cell phone,the internet, an iPod, or digital cameras? well, you wouldn't be reading this blog right now! i can't even imagine a world like that!!

Then there are the a* holes who go and ruin things for everyone. they take advantage of a good thing and make it dirty and shameful. forget about the prevalence on porn on the internet. that's nothing. it was bound to happen. and at least you can "enjoy" that in the privacy of your own home.

but now there is so much mobility, we can do anything, anywhere. including ... watching porn.

recently, while driving down the expressway, i notice a car that has those tvs installed the back of the head rests. cool. not really my thing, but alright.
i look closer ... and porn is being played on the tvs!!! wtf?!?! this guy's homies are in the back, chillin' to big bootie porn! and totally in my view! i think this is an accident just waiting to happen. some dude is going to get distracted by some DDD jugs and *crash*!

it's just wrong.

a week later, i am on the metro north, on my way home from work. there is this guy seated in the row next to me. he is watching something on his zune (first of all, a zune? that's just lame.) he kept laughing out loud, and then he would look around to see if anyone was paying attention to him. no one was. well, at least not obviously. i was curios to know what could be so funny. so i tried to discretely peek onto his screen as he kept flipping through different files.
freak.
he was also checking out porn!
what's up with this! just because we have the ability, i don't think it is right necessary for people to get their rocks off anywhere!

but apparently, i was late on noticing this trend. while perusing through google images, looking for a good picture to go with this post, i came across this story of a boy busted for bringing his psp to school, filled with porn!

i'm sure he was popular.

listen to me? am i just getting older? turning into a prude?
absolutely not!

i just don't like pervs. especially sitting nest to me on the train!

camera envy.

last night, shane and i adventured to greenpoint, brooklyn to the polish national home - home of the warsaw, a huge, old, concert venue. you see, i like to make christmas go on forever, so by taking him here, shane finally got to appreciate one of his christmas presents ... tickets to see camera obscura!


(flashback to christmas morning!!)

the night should have been filled with nice tunes, an easy going crowd, and of course tons of picture opportunities!

turns out i had my grumpy pants on. i just had something to say about everything!! but come on, can't a girl have a bad day?!?

let's just start by having a look at some of my photos from the evening.
you all know that i loooove to take pictures at concerts, even if i take the risk of having my memory card taken away! and i have taken pretty good pictures as well! i know they aren't the best, but they were good. well, then i go and get shane this ultra cool, 10.0 megapixil, sony cybershot, and suddenly my pictures look like shit! i have competition!!! i don't like this at all!!!

here are some of my measly photos. i am too embarrassed to post many of them.


this one actually isn't that bad, just trying to get the stage and the backdrop.


a bunch of heads - oh wait! the band is in there too.


a slightly better photo of the band.

ok, on my behalf, these really weren't the best photo-taking conditions. the audience stood flat all the way to the back, so i really couldn't see very well since we were in the middle. also, the warsaw didn't have the best lighting, and usually i can get the good photos when there are lots of good lighting. so no biggie.

but aside from my jealousy of shane's crystal clear and close up shots, i was just annoyed with most of the people around me! these 2 douches behind us were really getting on my nerves! how can i best describe them ... ok, well you know the type, some typical a-holes, from the south, maybe Tennessee or something, maybe frat boys, who go to a place with a specific type of people that you know will be there (a concert with tons of emo-hipsters for example!!!) and just loudly make fun of all of them! WTF!?! why go! they just kept saying how dumb everyone was and making fun of them, when in reality, they were the people that stood out! plus, i really hated the fact that they had that real southern, "eeeooooooowwwww - yeeeehaaaawwwww!" after each song.

then my feet really started to hurt. why must i wear cute shoes to a concert??? why?!?! every time ....

plus, the concert was loooooooonnnnnggggg ......!!!!!!!!! i mean, the opening band played for over an hour! duuuuude!

don't even get me started with the coat-check-line-jumper!

but i had fun! really! they played my favorite songs and i had $4 vodkas!!!

then we had to schlep all the way back home.

we have to wait in grand central for about 30 minutes for our train.


shane peruses through his photos.


it's crazy to see grand central so quite at night, when during the day is packed and people are bustling all over the place!


at least we had time to try out the whispering gallery. you are to stand at opposite corners of the corridor and then you can hear each other whisper. shane demonstrates here. he doesn't realize i am right behind him!!!
and it works!

just to let you all know, after a semi-good night's rest, i was in a much better mood today! i didn't get mad at anyone today!!!

all in my head.

as the week went by, there were several things that i though of and meant to blog about. but alas, there was no time!
here is a collection of thing i came across during the week that struck me as strange or just plain stupid and i thought i would share with you:

• i though that people carried around those dumb little dogs to pretend like they have a baby? but then, when you finally have a baby - or two - should you put the dog down and carry the real thing??
  

• while watching fox news earlier this week ( i know, i know! i was just flipping around channels!), they had this ridiculous segment showing how palisades mall is a potential terrorist threat and needs to be more secure! WTF! this is just another way to instill fear in americans! i'm sure terrorist are secretly plotting to blow up a fucking mall in the suburbs of new york! they would definitely be hitting a powerful american institution.

i can't find the story on the fox website, but here is a related article.

• i had to go to the doctor on monday - don't worry! i'm just fine! but i have new insurance and had to find a doctor, quick, who accepted my new plan. (always a difficult task!) since i didn't have time to research new doctors all day, i decided just to go to DOCS, the walk-in center that has offices all over the city. i heard that they were fine for normal, easy visits. ew. highly NOT recommended! my doctor was soo gross! in fact he had a big hole in his dirty old shoe!! like a homeless man! i know it wasn't some prestigious place, but come on! doesn't a doctor get paid enough to buy a new pair of shoes? unacceptable!

• and i discoved a new (old) band this week while perusing through iTunes. if you totally want to rock out, check out rock goddess !!! they completely remind me of my motley crue, lita ford, vixen, headbanger days! these girls can belt it out! listen to their new album,

the original rock goddesses
on itunes.

so fancy.

remember that seinfeld episode when elaine's boss, mr pitt starts the trend of eating his snickers bar with a knife and fork? it was mad! who does this? why must you be so fancy?

i think mr. pitts long lost neice was on the metro north today. i look over to the other seat to find this woman, struggeling to pour her cranberry juice into a plascit cup, out of the small, since serve bottle. completely unnecessary! i snickerd (no pun intended!) and was just waiting for someone to plow through the isles and knock that red juice all over her clothes.

all it took was a second. someone bumped into her arm. she looked up all annoyed, like "jeez! watch out! i'm pouring juice!" but nothing spilled.

she continued to drink and pour ...

so odd.

you must be mistaken!

do you ever have something happen to you that can be potentialy bad or dangerous and you have horrible reflexes or reactions to the situation?
well, today, i was waiting out in shane's jeep as he stopped in the store. there was a guy crossing the street, in the middle of the street, while having a conversation on his bluetooth so he obviously wasn't really paying attention to what was going on around him.
the guy was getting close to shane's door but i just thought that he was just trying to stay out of traffic as he walked to his car. then, he opened shane's door and started to get in the seat! all while still having his conversation via the stupid bluetooth!
dude, a stranger just walked into my boyfriend's car while i am in it. and my first responce was, "excuse me!" i barely moved or tried to grab ... anything! i didn't even try to yell! my "gra the cell phone" responce didn't even happen!
luckily the guy was super embarassed and jumped out! "oh my god! sorry!" I watched him and he had the same jeep as shanes. so it was a very stupid accident.

the story was complete when he drove away, he honked and waved to apologize. someone wrote in the grime on his back window, "gaymen rule". sucker!

work this!

i previously commented on the crazy exercise machine found at brookstone, the iGallop.

i recently made a little visit to brookstone to try out the iGallop for myself.

the results? non-stop laughter!!



sorry that the video is sideways. i used the video function on my camera and i don't know how to rotate the picture! you get the idea though!

weirdness.

i was in brookstone the other day and discovered a crazy new product that they sell. it is called the igallop. iwasn't quite sure what it was a first. was it another strange massage thing? and new ergonomic chair? no, it was excercise equipment!

basically it is like riding an elecronic bull machine at a country western bar.


... i think just not as fast and without the chaps and boots.

you are supposed to really be able to tone up your butt and abs by maintaing your balance as the machine moves all over the place. interesing ...

so watch this video and see what you think:

morning sickness?

...no, my puking was just caused by this - the first thing i saw on the web this morning. ugh. wtf, brit-brit?

snack time.

people just love to eat on the subway, and ususally they eat such weird or smelly foods! enough with the fried chicken, french fries, tins of nasty chinese or spanish food. can't we all just agree that the only food allowed on the subways should be:

• granola bars, nutrigrain bars, or any kind of morning breakfast bar you can eat on run with minimal odor and mess. i understand you have to eat on the run - just save the bacon, egg , and cheese for the office!
  

• candy bars - snickers satifys. we all need a quick fix.
  

• and i will allow cheese or onion-free chips. but stop with pouring the bag into your mouth!
  

tonight, i noticed this woman doing something strange on the 4 train. she kept digging into her big purse and then stuffing something into her mouth. i thought it was gum at first. then i realized it was cold cuts! she must have had a deli in her bag, because she kept pulling out slice after slice. does anyone else thing that is a little odd???

i could use a laugh today!

god, do i love japanese practical jokes!



while i'm at it ... time to bring back the girls!!!

i can't get enough of this video!

to be a kid again!

shane and i took a walk through battery park on wednesday.
there must be something about a park that makes you digress in age by about 20 years!!!

we were amazed by all the fun things that people left behind!

first we found these little shoes sitting on a bench.

they're little star wars shoes! some kid is probably super upset to have lost these shoes!
umm, but on that note, how did he get home? barefoot?!

well look at that!

a little pair of poopy pants!!! great! some kid got his roll-up cargos dirty and the nice nanny decided to leave them on the bench

next ...

the lone doll. so sad.

the park had these great gargoyle like dog heads lining the wall that have spouts in their mouths that spray water! these downtown kids have it all.



wait ... an idea!

grab mini rake to pick up soiled pants ...



pant on dog spout!


yeah, fun times!

but that's not it!
you can't go to a playground after hours and not go on the rides!


check out the cool old school looking merry go round!


awesome!

aww yeah ...



down the spiral slide!


and flat on your ass!

enough fun for one night!

hold on! our mission of finding random articles of clothing continued while walking back.


el solo sombrero on west broadway.

cheers!

I found this on gawker this morning. classic!

MisShapes Madness!!

ryan and i had way too much fun on saturday night.

my first MisShapes party!!

hot!!


my bad attempt at taking a picture of the guy behind me on the sly for ryan. but that wasn't the right guy!


you know i love shoes ... check out ryan's shoes!!!


ryan and friend


ok, this is where the night takes a turn ... and i get a little tipsy
this guy and his friend bought us shots. can't pass that up!

(yeah, you can see the "drunk" in my eyes)

and this didn't help the situation. but it sure tasted good!


happy times!!


sophia lamar on the tables. i love the tat of the cherries on that guys neck!!




soon, it was time to go home.
i stole a cab from some trannie who was pissed because the cabbie chose to take me over her since i was going to brooklyn. hey, tough breaks, kiddo. plus, i needed to get home fast... it wasn't a pretty sight.

can't wait til next time!!!

random stuff #2

Saks says "You're baaaaaaad!"
page six

Century 21 thinks that after 4 years, "people probably can just laugh about it now" and use a horrible play on words.
low culture

Those Japanese are so wacky!!! This is a great idea for a game show!
"Who is faking it?!"
here

need a hobby?

try your hand at guessing if these pictures found on the web are real or fakes.
(note - you will not find tara reid's boobs on this quiz, that would be too easy).
i scored a 66%. how good are you?
urband legends