Finally Posting
I haven’t posted in 3 days. I’ve been trying to post more often but keeping a blog up to date is harder than I thought! If anybody is reading my archives, some of the videos and pictures didn’t transfer properly when I moved from Blogger to WordPress. I’m working on fixing it but it will proably be awhile. My old site is still up though. The old Crispy’s Corner
Anyway, here are this week’s videos.
Father MC feat Jodeci – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Check out the clothes! aaah…I remember when those combats boots were considered dangerously fashionable! Videos used to be so simple.
Monica – Angel of Mine
There’s some nice dancing in the video…unlike the Chicken Noodle Soup
I was talking the girls last night about this….Who the hell drinks soda with chicken noodle soup?
“Unfortunate” photo in IKEA catalogue
I guess I was too busy looking at the couches and bookcases to notice this…
‘Unfortunate’ photo wasn’t tampered with: IKEA
CTV.ca News Staff
An IKEA catalogue with a photo that appears to show a dog with a larger-than-normal, human-like appendage has not been tampered with, according to the furniture giant’s Canadian office.
The first photo in the 2007 catalogue — a two-page, front-cover foldout — shows a young family lounging on a bed with a dog. The dog, which appears to be a greyhound or whippet, seems to have one distinctly human male characteristic, prompting some to suggest the image had been tampered with by a mischievous employee using a program such as Photoshop.
Ikea Canada says that’s simply not the case. “The picture has definitely not been tampered with,” Debbie McDowell, corporate communications manager for the Swedish retailer’s Canadian office told CTV.ca. She said the photo was shot in Sweden, where the catalogues are put together.
“We saw this particular photo when the prints came through here in Canada. …But we can definitely say this is a picture of a dog’s leg, and it is not something else.”
About six million copies of the catalogue have been distributed in Canada, and 175 million go out globally — all with the same opening picture. (read entire article)
I just happen to have my IKEA catalogue right here and I was kind enough to scan it…. Normally, I would warn that it’s not safe for work but it’s just the dog’s leg right?? (click on image for a larger view. Cause I know y’all want to inspect it!)
12:20 – It’s officially Thursday
Although I don’t get too many comments on these posts, I’ve been told that these flashbacks to the 90s are appreciated so I will keep them coming.
This week’s video picks:
Uptown Anthem – Naughty by Nature (I used to love the movie Juice…until BET started playing it all the damn time)
Vision of Love – Mariah Carey (pre-boob job)
Ms.Fat Booty – Mos Def (This song just squeaked into throwback Thurdays with this 1999 release!)
Comic Relief
I’m was determined today to send out resumes galore because I need a job! Anybody need a web designer?? Anywho… I was pretty productive today. Turned off the TV, music and instant messenger. All I had on my mind was resumes and cover letters. Then I hear this unpleasant sound of “music” from my neighbors upstairs. I guess someone is learning to play the piano (with an emphasis on “learning”). Well, it kinda threw off my concentration so I decided to take a little break to post. I don’t watch too much of those late night talk shows but I happened to catch some Jimmy Kimmel the other night. I didn’t realize that it was so funny. Check out some of these clips:
Jimmy Kimmel, Unecessary Censorship
Jimmy Kimmel, the former Destiny’s Child member
B-Day
No, this is not a review of Beyonce’s new album. Today is MY birthday (27). I’m keeping it low key this year. Dinner and movies and tommorrow I’m going to Wonderland (amusement park). Woo hoo!
Dating Sucks
Last night I was thinking about how much dating sucks. The awkward conversations, the “get to know you” phase, the “so, what do you like to do for fun” and all those other dumb questions. The wait-3-days-to-call games….blech! I don’t have the energy to play this game anymore. Although the girls and I have commiserated over this many times I was curious to see what others thought about it. In the age of a million and one blogs, I decided to do a google search and see if I could find any blogs on this subject. What I ended up with was a bunch of google results for online-dating websites. So I thought, what the heck, let me see what’s out there.
I have in the past perused the online dating scene before, just as a lurker though. On this one site, I had to have a profile to view other people’s profiles so my account name was A. Keys. Ha! Slim pickings… It seemed like everyone was either cheesy or just looking for a sex partner. It was funny looking at people’s profile but the funniest part was that I saw 3 guys that I knew from school. Two had a picture of themselves shirtless (I hate that shit…I think it’s so cheesy) and the other one declared that he was an “African King looking for his Queen” and then continued to describe how intellectual he was. Can you say CORN and CHEESE??? I’m pretty sure one of the shirtless guys had a girlfriend at the time too. Anyway, my A. Keys moniker seemed to get interests despite the blank profile. But as I said before, these online freaks don’t need much to go on sometimes.
I used to check my account for jokes just to see who was contacting me on that site. It was funny because although my profile name was A Keys, I still listed my ethnicity as Asian. All the “love interests” that I recieved on that profile were 40+ white men talking about their travels to Asia. *rolling eyes* I put on my profile that I wasn’t a mail order bride but I still received those “I love the Orient” emails. I stopped checking shortly after that because it really wasn’t that funny to me anymore.
Anywhoo, this time around I was on a different site and as I was looking at different profiles, there’s seemed to be a few decent guys on the site. Then I started thinking, maybe online dating isn’t so desperate afterall? We are living in a technological society…maybe this can just be another way to meet people??? Then I saw one of those shirtless school buddies that I mentioned above AGAIN on this site. Damn! He is everywhere! This time he was more specific in what he was looking for. His status was “not single/not looking” but what he was looking for from the site was an “intimate encounter.” Hmmm… maybe that’s why he calls me out of the blue every couple of months or so…when the pickings are slim on the website perhaps??
Well, I’m still undecided about this online dating stuff. Any thoughts?
Another Thursday
Here’s today’s videos:
Neva Go Back – Special Ed
Where I Wanna Be – Donell Jones (this song isn’t that old but as long as it was release before 2000, that qualifies for my Throwback Thursdays)
The music industry…
… is good for …ahem…”not so attractive” men cause groupies don’t care how they look.
I have this friend that loves Beyonce and loves to look at pictures of Beyonce so last night we were on her website (beyoncephotos.net) looking at her album release party pictures. There was a picture of Ne-yo doing his standard pose:
I told her that everytime I see a picture of him he’s throwing up a deuce.
By the time we saw the 2nd and 3rd picture of him doing the same asshole pose, I was laughing and telling her “I told you so!”
But when we saw that ALL the pictures of him had the same pose, it was just too much!
I wonder if he realizes he does that all the time or does it just come as naturally as smiling for the camera??
And then this picture of Chamillionaire made her jump back in her seat and shout “GATTDAMN!!!”
He’s doing the same pose too.
Do you know what today is?
I’ve been neglecting my Throwback Thursday videos but I remembered this week. Before I post the videos I’m just going to say that I’ve notice a dramatic increase in visits to my blog in the last couple days. However, there are barely any comments on my page to prove that. I suspect that most of y’all are looking for this, you perverts! (Just kidding, I looked at them too)
Ne-yo’s infamous “I’m not gay cause I get head from girls” side-kick pictures. Check them out over at Concrete Loop.
The last time I complained about people not leaving comments, someone decided to leave me a comment to tell me that my blog sucked. I guess ya gotta be careful for what you wish for. Anywhoo….here’s this week’s videos!
Nas – It Ain’t Hard to Tell
Shai – Baby I’m Yours
Crispy’s observations and blubberings
I have this theory that Juelz Santana is Canadian with all that ay, ay, ay stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwuEQeZcn8U
That damn bandanna perched on the top of his head drives me crazy. I think he likes to accentutate his little peanut head. Look ladies! Diplomat thongs! On sale for $3.99!! *rolling eyes*
And Noreaga made a whole song out of saying “what ” way before Lil’ Jon did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZDbNsqQ57o
I saw a girl wearing a red skort (skirt in the front, shorts in the back) at a club in Hawaii. A skort?? I guess if leggings can come back so can skorts?
Being fabulously bitchy is the new black – We can’t just simply say something looks bad anymore. One must make comparisons such as, “She looks like her vibrator just died.” (Classic Janice Dickenson on America’s Next Top Model)
Michael Kors on Project Runway is my new favorite fabulous bitch.
“You’re a mess just standing” “Commes de Garcon goes to the Amish country.”
Quotes courtesy of the always fabulous Rich over at FourFour.
I’ve realized that I watch a lot of reality TV, I’m shamed to admit. This season of Project Runway features cutie pie contestant Michael Knight.
I normally don’t have crushes on men that make me question their sexuality but perhaps I am being stereotypical by assuming that he might be gay becase he’s a designer?? According to Michael he is straight and single and also said “The hood side of me wants to say, ‘Why — are you trying to screw me, is that why you’re asking?’ ” Yes Michael, that might be why.
Something about that one big tooth of his…I actually think he and his toofus is adorable.
Ummm…maybe he just grew up around a lot of women….
Never believe what you see in magazines
While I was in school, my favorite part of the program was Photoshop. My dream job would be a photoshop person at some magazine. Photoshop is evil though. I feel a bit mean because I don’t think I’d like it if someone photoshopped the hell outta me but when I saw this picture of Ne-yo’s sister, I saw it a chance to practice my photoshop skills. I think I was able to make the changes look natural. What do y’all think??
(pic source)
Before & After
Here’s the progression of the changes
It just goes to show, how real are the people we see in magazines?
