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01/28/2009 (10:38 am)

The Cynic – 012809

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Ten random observations/questions by a beloved misanthropist:

01. If Rock Band or Guitar Hero have inspired you to pickup a real musical instrument, please don’t.

02. Meteorologists, economists and others in the business of speculation should be subject to random mercury poisoning experiments.

03. Someone should create a quiz show were well-known game show hosts are the contestants, and are thus potentially forced to reveal that they are just as incompetent and/or scatterbrained as those who watch game shows. Perhaps a know-nothing can be subtracted from the studio audience to temporarily act as host, prove he/she can read questions/answers from a cue card, and hopefully do his/her best to scoff at and belittle said celebrity contestants.

04. If you think your dog needs yoga, chances are better that you do.

05. “Only quitters quit!” I often ponder if this timeless, endearing slogan should be touted, as it could easily be adopted by serial killers, pedophiles, directors of ethnic cleansing institutions, and the like.

06. If you work at Au Bon Pain, do you perpetually smell like Asiago cheese?

07. If you care or are concerned about Steve Jobs’ health or Oprah Winfrey’s weight, you should check to ensure that part of your brain isn’t inadvertently being expelled when you blow your nose.

08. Am I good enough to go to Heaven?

09. Is my severe disgust with virtually all popular recorded music of the last decade a sign of taste, or that I am a washed-up, wanna-be, or a never-has-been?

10. If you believe that the world will end on December 21 or December 23, 2012, I truly hope that yours does.

01/27/2009 (3:10 pm)

CMSOM – 0109

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Sound:

Frank Zappa – Roxy & Elsewhere
Frank Zappa – Wazoo
Frank Zappa – The Dub Room Special
Frank Zappa – Zoot Allures
Jerry Cantrell – Boggy Depot
John Zorn – The Crucible
Sepultura – A-Lex
Jamie Saft – Black Shabbis
Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True
Various Artists – Singles [Original Soundtrack]

Vision:

“Freaks and Geeks”
“The Nazis: A Warning from History”
Righteous Kill
War of the Century
The Rape of Europa
Hamlet 2
Traitor
The Hobbit
“Lost” Season 4
Step Brothers

Prose:

Daniel J. Levitin – This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
Gerald L. Posner and John Ware – Mengele: The Complete Story
Kelly Fisher Lowe – The Words and Music of Frank Zappa
John Keegan – The Second World War
Various Authors / John Zorn (Editor) – Arcana III: Musicians on Music
William L. Shirer – The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich

Game On:

Quantum of Solace
Prince of Persia

01/05/2009 (11:10 am)

The Cynic – 010509

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Ten random observations/questions by a beloved misanthropist:

01. Nude models cannot protest low wages by stripping.

02. Note to movie studios: it is not worth it (and it’s annoying) to advertise or tout the various abilities of Blu-ray optical media via trailers/commercials on Blu-ray discs. If I’m already watching a Blu-ray disc, I don’t need to be sold on said format!

03. I’ve never been fond of air freshener(s) in the bathroom. I prefer the smell of fresh shit to synthetic, cinnamon shit.

04. If you frequently refer to yourself in the third person, you’re either an egotist, an asshole, or likely both. Facebook users that update their status every ten minutes, please take note.

05. As each day passes, I often wonder if my virtual friends are beginning to annoy me even more than my dwindling number of physical ones.

06. Having spent a lot of time recently in various and numerous medical offices (i.e. the doctor’s office), I am always highly amused when I witness a smug drone from the pharmaceutical industry dropping off/soliciting “free samples” of new drugs. It reminds me of how things get done around here, and how progress is made.

07. There is no hell. There is only a Christmas album by your favorite recording artist.

08. So help me God! So help me, God? So, help me God.

09. Valykyrie is a historical thriller, filmed on location at various historic sites (such as Bendlerblock) throughout Germany, starring an American actor (Tom Cruise) as a German World War II colonel who apparently speaks perfect English.

10. If I ever own a motorcycle, I will drive around on it listening to classical music.

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