4 Door Coupe!

My wise guy little brother used to yell "4 door coupe!" whenever a Mercedes CLS would drive by. "Coupe" is an Americanized version of the adjective form of the French word "couper", meaning "to cut".

Anyway, I'm a Porsche purist and would own neither the abominable Boxster, the Cayenne, the least-objectionable Cayman, nor the fakest-of-all-time 944.

I do, however, consider the 928 (of Risky Business fame) and the iconic 959 to be true Porsches along with the legendary work of art, the...911. I salivate slightly when thinking about the 911.

Anyway, due to the popularity of the CLS and Maserati's Quattroporte (not actually a coupe, but an imaginatively-named 4 door sports sedan whose name means "4 doors"), many other manufacturers are planning on introducing their own sports sedans or 4 door coupes(!). Here's the Porsche Panamera (I know, crappy name). Please click on the photo to view the rest of them on NYTimes.com. WARNING: they all have crappy, crappy names -

Sexy Shuffle

4 gigs for 79 bucks. Wow. Click on the photo for more info.

Lowell Boyers

He's my cousin. His art is awesome. Click on the image to be directed to his website -

It's Super Official

He's Baaaaack

This commercial is awesome -

Touchdown!

This is a really cool animation that recreates the miraculous landing on the Hudson River of US Airways flight 1549 -



The company that produced it is called Scene Systems. Check out their website.

Instant Starbucks

I like instant coffee. It's a lot easier than making a pot and there's virtually no clean-up. I wonder if this will sell well, considering it's significantly more expensive than most brands of instant coffee -

The new product, called Via, will be sold at Starbucks stores in packs of three for $2.95 and packs of 12 for $9.95, according to the Wall Street Journal. Customers can "brew" the coffee by emptying the granules into hot water.

Pastelle (or is it Past Tell...)

Calling All Billionaires

I'm wondering what this house (currently under construction on exclusive Indian Creek Island in Miami Beach) suggests about the real estate market...[click on photo for more, uh, photos]
Here's a description from one broker's website -

UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON PRIVATE INDIAN CREEK ISLAND. THIS WILL BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOME IN MIAMI HISTORY FEATURING LIGHT FILTERING LOUVERED WALLS, ENTERTAINMENT AND FULL CATERING KITCHEN, CERTIFIED GREEN HOUSE, ROOFTOP LAWN AND JACUZZI, OUTDOOR CASCADE, PANIC ROOM, SERVANT ROOM, CHROMATHERAPY SPA & MASSAGE ROOM. THIS HOME WILL LEAVE YOU SPEECHLESS.

A Champion

God, I love this guy. Kanye wrote the following on his blog today -

THIS IS MY LAST DAY IN PARIS AND IT'S BEEN CRAZY. I'VE MET SO MANY DOPE PEOPLE. I FEEL SO INSPIRED BY THE TRIP... I'VE BEEN THINKING OF RAPS, BEATS, CLOTHES, VIDEOS ,STAGE DESIGNS AND PHILOSOPHIES ... I ALWAYS FEEL MY BEST WORK IS MY NEXT WORK... I'VE MADE SOME GOOD CHOICES AND SOME MISTAKES... I'VE BEEN LOVED AND HATED.... I'VE BEEN HAILED AND RIDICULED... I'VE BEEN INVITED TO SHOWS AND AS USUAL ASKED NOT TO COME... I'VE BEEN ATTACKED FOR BEING ME... FOR BEING BRIGHT RED IN A GREY WORLD.... I AM NUCLEAR ENERGY... WHEN INCAPSULATED IN AN IDEA OR BOX LIKE A STAGE OR SHOE DESIGN I CREATE MAGIC... WHEN LEFT FREE SOMETIMES I BURN THINGS... IT'S THE NATURE OF A TRUE ARTIST... I AM NOT PERFECT AND I WILL NEVER BE WHAT I WAS TAUGHT MY WHOLE LIFE AND THAT WAS TO BE "CHRIST LIKE"... I'M FINE WITH JUST BEING THE BEST ME! I ACCEPT AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY MISTAKES AND LEARN FROM THEM. I WILL NEVER ATTACK NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND THEIR ENERGY...I FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DON'T THINK FOR THEMSELVES BUT MERELY BASE THEIR OPINIONS ON WHAT THEY WERE TAUGHT. LIFE IS A GAME! IF EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD WHAT I WAS DOING WHEN I WAS DOING IT THERE WOULD BE NO CHALLENGE THEREFORE NO GAME. IT IS THE CRACK IN THE WALL THAT ALLOWS LIGHT TO SHINE THROUGH... SOOO THANK YOU SENSATIONAL NEWS REPORTERS ... THANK YOU GOSSIP SITES... THANK YOU BARBER SHOPS... THANK YOU TO ANYONE WHO THRIVES ON THE DOWNFALL OF OTHERS FOR I WILL NOT FALL!!! YOUR PESSIMISM IS MY POWER... YOUR PRESUMPTIONS LEAD TO MY REDEMPTIONS ... I DON'T LIKE THE OBVIOUS... I LIKE THE TENSION... I LIVE FOR THE FIGHT... I AM A SOLDIER OF FREE THOUGHT IN A CLOSED MINDED WORLD AND I AM READY FOR WAR... I HAVE LOST EVERYTHING SO I AM FEARLESS ... YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE UP AGAINST... I WILL SPARK A GENERATION OF THINKERS WHO WILL QUESTION TRADITIONAL THOUGHT UNTIL THEY FIND THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SOMEONE TO PROVE WRONG AS I HAVE DONE FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE... YOU FEEL THE WORLD WILL NEVER CHANGE.. YOU FEEL MISERY IS THE ONLY COMPANY... AND I AM HERE TO PROVE YOU ALL WRONG... (I'LL GIVE THE SECRET TO MY DEMISE FOR ALL THAT WISH I WOULD JUST DROP DEAD.... ACCEPTANCE!!... IF YOU COULD FINISH MY SENTENCES THERE WOULD BE NO REASON TO START THEM. ) THANK YOU PARIS ONCE AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME ACCESS TO THE GREATEST ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS THIS EARTH HAS TO OFFER... THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION BECAUSE GENIUS LOVES COMPANY

01.30.2009

Obamicon

This is pretty awesome. Even though I voted for the other guy, I'm pretty excited about having such a cool president. Check out this site by clicking on the poster I made in honor of him and my favorite movie.

808s & Heartbreak

Buy it. It's awesome. "808s" refers to the Roland TR-808 drum machine, which Kanye used on every track. I learned here on Wikipedia that Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" was one of the first hit songs to employ the 808 in production.

T-shirts White People Will Like

Nice Sweats

Fellow Jumbo Jessica Biel was showing some love to her alma mater while walking with some random dude. I'm kidding about that last part. Just so you don't think I'm an idiot. I mean, I did go Tufts. Did I mention that I went to Tufts and that Jessica Biel went there? She was only there for a year though, I think, so I'm surprised, but I did see her at Spring Fling during my senior year. Probably a good move since she's made a lot more money than I have since then and I have like 2 majors and stuff. Cool.

Here's Hoping...

I'm still nervous about President-elect Obama, but this is the kind of stuff that totally endears him to people. He is one hell of a politician. Plus he winks and I saw him chewing gum getting out of his motorcade the other day. He sure is cool.

Obama-McCain: New Meeting Set to Bury Campaign Ax

That is gracious. Interesting news is that Hillary Clinton is a possible Secretary of State pick. John Kerry and Republican Chuck Hagel are also in the running.

Miamiopoly

This would have been cooler in the 80's.

http://www.monopolymiami.com/

Hoping and Changing

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

I See a Little Silhouetto of a Man

This is so awesome. I was considering "Live at Wembley" Freddie Mercury for my own Halloween costume this year. Where does one find a yellow jacket like this? Probably easier for a celebrity like Katy Perry.

Speech!

This is the kind of stuff that makes this country so f'n awesome -

McCain-



Obama -

Cult of Personality

I'm not claiming that McCain voters are necessarily well informed, but I'm pretty sure they'd catch the fact that these views are the exact opposite of the ones on which their chosen candidate is running -