I feel this so hard. Hearing it once is fine but after that, you kind of feel like shooting someone while calling them a motherfucker. |
This year I am going to start to treat this blog as a job. I found that to be my problem in the past. It was something that I did casually and I often would have ideas and then be too busy or more honestly too damn lazy to write them down. So this year every day for at least 1 to 3 hours a day (or night) I'll dedicate myself to this page. Whether I write out some original ideas or whether I make it commentary on news or if I simply find some stuff on the internet that interests me. I want my site to become a place that my friends and fans come to in order to find and learn about interesting shit that they might not have otherwise found. I want to add my commentary to whatever I find suitable. So without further adieu, I wanted to start this off with introducing some interesting stuff that I've recently been looking into.
The Picture of the Day
If you've ever seen any of my other pictures then you'll know exactly where I got this. |
I'm not sure what it is with girls either making a duckface or sticking their tongues out in seemingly every other picture on the internet but our friend here on the leftside of the picture has taken it to new levels. Lick a friend!! If any of my friends licked me while taking a picture, the next shot would be of me punching him in the throat.
I first learned about this guy while listening to my favorite podcast (and sort of my inspiration for doing this in the first place) the Joe Rogan Experience. His name is Issei Sagawa and he is a confirmed psychotic cannibal. In 1981, Sagawa murdered fellow college student Renee Hartevelt in Paris and over the course of three days cut off and devoured pieces of her and saved other choice cuts in his fridge. He was caught dumping the leftovers in a lake. The story itself is chilling and disturbing but I feel that most of us are so jaded with crazy news stories that we cannot ever truly grasp the horror of crimes. This short 30 odd minute documentary is an interview with the monster. He gives details of his crime along with personal illustrations with such a matter of fact attitude that it sends chills up your spine. He admittedly has no remorse for his crime and by watching it, one could definitely conclude that he would like to do it again. And he very well could, because guess what? He never served prison time for his crime. He was immediately sent to a psychiatric hospital in France after his apprehension and declared insane. However the French, in their infamous hospitality, did not want to foot the bill for keeping this madman locked up and deported him back to Japan. Japan is known to take care of their own and after a short stint in one of their hospitals, they released him and he's been free ever since. This documentary covers not only his crimes but his life since the "incident", as he calls it. He has made a living off his own infamy writing books about his crime, starring in cheesy Z level Japanese movies exploiting him as a cannibal, and even did a porn with an unsuspecting actress who only learned of his crimes after the sex was done. So gather up the family, get some popcorn, and watch this fun-filled, happy-go-lucky documentary...or not. You should probably watch this alone and with a side of horror and disgust.
The Joe Rogan Experience
This definitely will not be the last time I mention the JRE as it continues to amaze me with every episode but I felt that I have to mention it in the first blog of the year. If you've never listened (and according to statistics only me and about 10 other people in the entire state of TN listen to any podcasts), you have to. As a matter of fact, if you don't listen to this one then find one that you do like. Podcasts are, to me, the best form of entertainment, information, and distraction that can be had for free. Go to iTunes, go to podcasts and you'll see literally hundreds of great shows...all for free. You pay nothing!!! Anyway, go find one and do it, you might learn something!! This clip hear is one of a series of 2012 year in review videos for the JRE so I figured it would be a good taste for people new to the experience.
The 9 Wildest Things Fox News has said in 2012 from the Huffington Post
The Lumineers
Now on to something more cheery...I know that I am probably just old or out of touch but I recently discovered this band while bullshitting around on Spotify. Apparently, millions of other people heard about these guys before I did and have watched this video and bought their album but dammit, it's better late than never. I just picked up the CD today (I know it's available to listen to for free on the internet but sometimes I like having a physical copy. Stop judging me!!) Holy Batman's Nutsack, Robin!! This is a tremendous album. There doesn't seem to be one moment of "suck" on the entire thing. I do however, recommend watching this video with your eyes closed because it is about as lame as it gets but the song is great.
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I feel you on this one. I am attempting to get more of a plan together to invest more time toward my blog as well. Maybe we can push each other! So far I have listened to the Joe Rogan experience the last two days (even though there hasn't been any new ones), found cannibals to be extremely creepy, and the fact that he fell through the cracks of Justice even creepier. The Lumineers are pretty sick and will devote some ear to them for sure. Keep it up!
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