The Return of….What I’m?

After a two week sabbatical due to travel, sickness, and a shocking lack of electronic consumption, it’s time to catch up with what I’m…

…Buying
Wonder Showzen Season 1- For a guy who calls himself an MTV devotee I’m a little late to the ball on this one, although in my defense it was on MTV2. Wonder Showzen takes kids shows and skins them, turns their intestines into rigatoni and washes it all down with a bottle of gasoline. To say this show is not remotely intended for children is like saying there are a few stars in the sky. This is a show for those of you who remember how good educational programming used to be and how fucking horrible it’s become today. Until Elmo bites it, make mine Wonder Showzen.

…Reading
silentbobspeaks.com- I don’t want to make a habit of pimping Kevin Smith since he already does a fine job of that himself, but he’s currently got a six part (and counting) blog series on the drug addiction of his hetero life mate Jason Mewes (aka Jay). It’s Smith at his finest, laugh out loud funny one minute and agonizingly painful the next.

…Pushing
Snakes on a Plane- I thought everyone and their mother was in the know and down with SoaP, but to my amazement I’ve talked to a number of friends in the last couple of weeks who had not heard of the most anticipated summer blockbuster. My apologies to everyone reading this that’s already hip, but here’s a quick rundown on the plot: Samuel L Jackson is transporting a witness in a government case and the people that don’t want him to testify unleash…wait for it…SNAKES ON A PLANE! The studio’s been so impressed by the current internet buzz that they just went back and did some reshoots to ensure an R rating and to hopefully capture Sam telling the snake to get off his MF’ing plane. See you on opening day!

…Listening To (The Raiding My Friends iTunes Collection Edition)
Top 5 On My iPod
1. Warning- Green Day (Somehow I missed this album back when it debuted but I always loved this song mostly due to its great video.)
2. Disarm- Smashing Pumpkins (Here’s a song I didn’t care for at the time but it has aged wonderfully.)
3. El Schorcho- Weezer (I honestly could not have told you the name of this song if it wasn’t for iTunes or its inclusion on the Mark Romanek video retrospective that came out a few months back.)
4. Folsom Prison Blues- Johnny Cash (I thought Joaquin did an amazing job singing in Walk the Line but there’s no substitute for the original.)
5. Hey Man Nice Shot- Filter (I’ve always been confused about the NIN connection to this song. Did Reznor write it or produce it or was it just a knock off? Either way it’s a great song.)