tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69735822007-02-13T20:10:04.972-05:00shwangBlogger1441tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-54922252279004948522007-02-04T23:50:00.000-05:002007-02-05T00:09:44.807-05:00

So I didn't really watch the superbowl because I don't really care about sports but I did flip to it during the half time show and catch the performance by prince. Holy Fucking shit it was one of the greatest things I've ever seen on many levels. Let me start by saying that I am not a fan of prince. I don't have anything against him or anything I've just never been into his songs or really

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1131664633802565032005-11-10T17:35:00.000-05:002007-02-02T02:55:26.257-05:00

What the hell is that supposed to be? A groundhog? This is the reason you see some people with their shirts buttoned all the way up to the top button Why the hell is that dolphin asleep on the sun? As you can see this tattoo was well worth the pain it would have been getting a tattoo on the fucking palm. Candy tattoos? Really? Do you really like that shit enough to commit it to yr body for

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-75231963861424042602007-01-24T13:21:00.000-05:002007-01-24T13:32:29.907-05:00

Like many people I'm a fan of found items. The other day I was at a thrift store and I found a photo album that still had some pics in it. They all come from New York City in what appears to be the 80's. Here are a few of them.

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-27169064367859735062007-01-15T17:18:00.000-05:002007-01-15T18:03:10.699-05:00

So everyone is familiar with Craigslist, its the internet's largest online classifieds and it really has everything. Recently I started browsing the "Strictly Platonic" sub-section of the Personals. I browsed the latest listings of all the major cities in the USA and Canada and I discovered some interesting facts: There are a surprising amount of people looking for complete strangers to get

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-14477512441233968382007-01-08T01:27:00.000-05:002007-01-08T02:03:23.279-05:00

So recently I did some re-tiling here (the bathroom and the kitchen) and seeing as I wanted the highest possible quality product I went off to the dollar store to buy some vinyl tiles. The tiles were 3 for $1 and with any product with such a steep price tag they come with a 1 year warranty. Now the funny thing is according to the packaging the tiles must be installed in a very specific and

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1165263476279834862006-12-04T14:55:00.000-05:002006-12-04T15:18:07.946-05:00

This is the kind of story I love. In Sept 2002 a guy from Montreal named Warren Hill was at a Chelsea, New York Street sale where he picked up a couple records: a Leadbelly 10", a Modern Lovers LP and a record marked "Velvet Underground. 4-25-66. Att N. Dolph". He paid 75 cents for each album. So after doing a bit of research it turns out that the record is extremely rare. It was created with

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1128720460031114122005-10-07T16:15:00.000-04:002006-11-27T14:00:16.920-05:00

I don't have any tattoos and I don't plan on getting any in the near future or at any time for that matter. I have nothing against tattoos or people that have them I just have never heard a plausible argument as to why to get one. If I really really like a piece of art I would hang it on my wall or if I had an uncontrollable desire to show the piece of art to the world I would put it on a

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1138817546236086912006-02-01T12:11:00.000-05:002006-11-27T13:59:00.423-05:00

In my opinion a celebrity tattoo is probably never a good idea, but some are exceptionally bad. * I'm not going to criticize someone for being a fan of Weird Al but don't you think a T-shirt would suffice? * I think that the Celine Dion tattoo must have been drawn from memory or something because it barely resembles her. * Lastly to the person with the Kevin tattoo: Do you realize that you

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1151968612643536962006-07-03T18:59:00.000-04:002006-11-27T13:56:53.286-05:00

Sulu really seems to be forcing a smile for this one. This tat looks like it was made with ink from a crayola marker (I've never seen a tat so faded). Here's a couple of dolphin related numbers. In the second one it looks like they're stomping grapes to make wine. These two come from the "special needs" Tiger collection. I truly don't get it. This last one just may be the perfect

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1164653687973137202006-11-27T13:19:00.000-05:002006-11-27T13:54:48.526-05:00

are those the floor plans to a house? Or am I missing something? Maybe the low budget version of Prison Break? I wonder what Freud would say about this image. Woman on top, Sausage on the bottom. Transsexual desires? One thing is for sure. A tattoo will definitely make you more BAD ASS! A couple of monster chest pieces. I dont really get the deal with the zombie James Brown (from his

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1163475408448812462006-11-13T22:19:00.000-05:002006-11-13T22:36:48.630-05:00

So my left ear cleared up today after spending 2 WEEKS with it blocked. I will spare you the details of the affair but it was like having an earplug in only one ear for two weeks... it totally sucked and I'm thankful its over. So I haven't updated because I've been feeling uninspired and have just moved to a new place in a new city so I've been trying to get a lot of stuff sorted out. But I

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1161842085129181022006-10-26T01:36:00.000-04:002006-10-26T01:58:00.833-04:00

I've mentioned before that you can't get Count Chocula around here anymore so I was surprised to learn that Lucky Charms are now available in Chocolate. Which lets face it is the exact same fucking thing as count chocula. I also figured that if I was going to be putting this shit into my body I might as well take it to the next level and make it with chocolate milk. Oh yeah the Leprachaun may

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1160543275841161432006-10-11T01:02:00.000-04:002006-10-11T01:07:55.906-04:00

You have a chance to own a piece of art history. Check the link to this item on eBay

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1159484561760420722006-09-28T17:31:00.000-04:002006-09-29T01:00:26.293-04:00

I want to talk about ketchup chips for a moment. In the food world Ketchup chips are quiet anomalous as they are two degrees of simulation. Ketchup is a simulated tomato sauce product and ketchup chips are simulated ketchup flavor. I've always believed that if we moved to three degrees of simulation the world would instantly implode. So if there's any food scientists out there working on a

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1158434958741452302006-09-16T14:51:00.000-04:002006-09-28T19:03:32.283-04:00

Severance has been described as "the office" meets "Deliverance", a comedy/horror/thriller where a group of British office workers go on a weekend retreat in the mountains of eastern Europe for a team building workshop only to be hunted by a bunch of psychotic ex-militants. This film mixes the comedy and horror pefectly (unlike black sheep which I saw earlier). Both elements are balanced nicely

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1158432674463540322006-09-16T14:08:00.000-04:002006-09-17T12:34:29.306-04:00

The Fountain is the much anticipated third movie for director Darren Aronofsky (who did Pi and Requiem for a Dream). From the Imdb plot summary: Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world. This is actually a really hard film to explain, I think you have to see it to really

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1158430050992802772006-09-16T13:43:00.000-04:002006-09-17T12:32:36.180-04:00

American Hardcore is a documentary about the Hardcore Punk Scene in the USA (and Canada when they refer to D.O.A.) from 1980 - 1986. The film feature interviews with most of the key players and features rare live footage (but not really a lot). There are a few interesting interview moments and some decent Bad Brains footage but as a film this movie was very poorly put together (which is

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1158428448933727962006-09-16T13:17:00.000-04:002006-09-17T12:25:55.166-04:00

The basic story to Trapped Ashes is Seven strangers on a Hollywood movie studio tour are trapped inside an infamous House of Horror and forced to tell their most terrifying stories to get out alive. So in a Tales from the crypt style 4 different stories are told. Each of the stories and the wrap around story are done by a different director: Sean S. Cunningham, John Gaeta, Monte Hellman, Ken

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1158275186899595252006-09-14T18:13:00.000-04:002006-09-17T12:25:21.430-04:00

Set in 1983 against a backdrop of Thatcher era Britain This is England Focus' on 11 year old Shaun who is trying to deal with the loss of his father (who died in the Faulklands war) as well as being bullied at school. Before long he falls in with an older gang of boys and girls who act as a kind of surrogate family and protect him from being picked on and although many of them are skinheads

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1158083161825739682006-09-12T12:39:00.000-04:002006-09-12T13:53:26.943-04:00

Again a world premiere from yet another first time feature film director Nacho Cerda. from the official website: An American film producer named Marie returns to her homeland, Russia, where her Mother’s dead body has been found under bizarre circumstances. She never knew her, having been adopted and brought to America as a baby. The only clue to what might have happened is an isolated,

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1158078880262359262006-09-12T12:19:00.000-04:002006-09-12T12:34:40.356-04:00

German Director Volker Schlondorff tells the story of a shipyard worker Agnieszka Kowalska (based on Anna Walentynowicz) and her actions that help move Poland toward Democracy. Although the info/story was somewhat interesting the film wasn'tt great.

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1158077883563499032006-09-12T11:57:00.000-04:002006-09-12T12:18:03.663-04:00

I attended the world premiere of New Zealand director Jonathan Kings feature film debut "Black Sheep". The basic story is that an experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into blood-thirsty killers that terrorize a rural town in New Zealand. The film is a mix of comedy, horror and gore that pays tribute to many films in the same vein of the past. Weta workshop (of Lord of the

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1157827926138927212006-09-09T13:28:00.000-04:002006-09-09T14:52:06.473-04:00

When my brothers and I got tickets to the 31st annual Toronto International Film Festival one film was at the top of all our lists. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. The problem was that the movie was at the top of a lot of peoples lists. Even though we had advance tickets and had our choice of films before the general public it was still sold

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1157228280040224572006-09-02T15:35:00.000-04:002006-09-02T16:18:23.580-04:00

I first heard Daniel Johnston in 1995 when 2 of his songs ("Casper" and "Casper the Friendly Ghost") appeared on the "Kids" Soundtrack. I bought that soundtrack as soon as it came out because at the time I was a really big Sebadoh/Sentridoh/Folk Implosion/Lou Barlow fan (I was a 17 year old stoner at the time... what else would you expect). Anyway when I heard that the soundtrack was coming out

shwangtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973582.post-1156392161127990602006-08-23T22:42:00.000-04:002006-08-24T00:02:41.903-04:00

Lately I've had some encounters with some pretty down and out creatures. To start off a few weeks ago I walked to the store for some late night groceries and on the way came face to face with 2 sknunks who seemed to be fighting each other (or loving each other) either way I figured they might be about to go off if I was anywhere near, so I got the hell out of there. If that wasn't strange

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