January 2009
68 posts
last night.
last night was the cinnamon band show. i told a lot of friends about it. i expected a few would actually show up. what happened made me feel really awesome. a LOT of my friends ended up coming, to the point where i looked around and i was surrounded by all of you. i just wanted to say - it meant a lot. lord knows, going to a show on a thursday night where they don’t serve beer to see a...
ZOMBIES! RUN!
polaroid of the day / zooey deschanel
hey KENNY! get a shot of HER for your polaroid-of-the-day project. good lord, what a beautiful woman. i have been watching weeds lately and she has a little guest appearance as a crazy alaskan ex-girlfriend who is being chased by a bounty hunter. so amazing. i heard something hilarious the other day from kenny. apparently, last summer our mutual friend brandon edited the wikipedia entry for...
tonight!
tonight is the cinnamon band show. come out, show some blog love!
g'night
this song is so beautiful. i need someone to make me a mix cd of all sad steve earle songs. anyone? anyone? bueller?
G.P.O.Y.W. civil war edition
gmail, i love you.
adding yet another reason to love gmail to my already long list of reasons.. gmail just announced that it is rolling out “offline gmail”. so, let’s say you’re at a place without wi-fi, or maybe you’re traveling on a plane and wanted to spend that time to compose e-mails. in the coming days you should be able to access gmail in your browser while offline using an app...
i almost joined twitter a few minutes ago.
WE MUST PUT A STOP TO ALL OF THIS SOCIAL NETWORKING BEFORE IT KILLS ME.
my job.
dr. steve brule
ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
it’s been a little while since i’ve blogged about work-related things. there’s been some big changes going on at my agency and i’ve definitely been swept up in them. for a few weeks there, i was on pins and needles thinking that i was going to get let go in a massive sweeping layoff. that is still possible, but i’m trying not to think about it. some very good...
beard update.
the day may be rainy and dreary, but the BEARD IS STRONG!
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craigslist missed connections.
people ask me why i live in richmond. here’s one reason:
rock band 2.
so i bought rock band 2 on saturday. perhaps it wasn’t the best financial decision i’ve made in recent months, but we had a shitload of fun this weekend creating our band and playing together. we had an impromptu rock band party on saturday night and had an epic time. everyone in the house has their “hero” rock’n’roll characters and then their actual real-life...
battle of the bad headlines!
this might become a regular feature here at phil’s blog o’ fun, so feel free to chime in. today, in addition to all the other shit going on in my life, i had the pleasure of reading two headlines that made my stomach sink. now, good reader, it’s up to you to decide… which bad headline makes you feel more awful? we’ll tally the votes. i’ll add my own color...
bad monday.
it’s definitely one of those mondays where you’re feeling the weight of the world crashing down on you. it’s getting to the point where i can’t keep listening to NPR on the drive to work because it’s the most depressing shit i’ve ever heard. since i’m having a depressing monday, i thought i’d share some depression with all of you. i discovered...
saturday afternoon listening party.
persian rug?
bill’s parent’s “donated” a persian rug to us. it’s wall-to-wall. HELP!
this is what happens...
… when you shave your beard.
HIGH-FIVE INAUGURATION!
HIGH-FIVE INAUGURATION! - watch more funny videos
things to be happy about on a friday.
i bought these e.l. fudge cookies yesterday at kroger. i fucking LOVE these cookies. but i have zero self control, so i hid them in my desk drawer. my plan was to keep them around in case i get a craving for sweets. in theory, this box of cookies should last me WEEKS. out of sight, out of mind… right? not so much. i can hear them inside my desk drawer. they are singing keebler elf...
reposted from mari
hahaha i love this. “miss you units”.
hahaha
record label.
so things with my record label are slowly trudging forward. during last week’s layoff scare, i halted everything in fear of losing my source of income, rendering my record label rather useless. having survived the first round, however, i’m feeling a bit safer and re-started things. my friend brendan is building my website and i’m very excited to unveil that when it’s...
live music.
as a reader of my blog, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that i really enjoy stumbling across live performances on the internet from musicians i like. that’s one of the best things about youtube and other streaming video sites. it’s so easy to capture something incredible and intimate and then be able to share that moment with others. there’s a lot of different sites...
going widescreen.
so i decided to tweak the blog slightly to create more room for posts. i was sick of my pictures and videos getting cut off due to lack of space. if things look weird on your browser or something, please give me a heads up. i finally tweaked it to the point where it looks okay, and i’m way stoked on the additional room. big thanks to the folks at http://bguide.blogspot.com/ for their...
ask scott rattler!
so everyone knows the world’s greatest most influential rock’n’roll band RATTLER. but, do you REALLY know them? scott rattler (of the band rattler) has decided to let you ask him some questions about what it’s like to live the rock’n’roll dream. the video also features an appearance from mickey “hollywood” fangs!
Ask Scott “Dream...
beardspiration.
growing a beard is hard work. it’s good to have other beards to look up to. here are a few: william fitzsimmons sam beam - iron & wine zach galifianakis will oldham
the art of seduction
an anonymous reader writes: phil, you’re such a gentlemen.. yet, there’s a fire behind those eyes. inquiring minds want to know… how do you seduce the ladies?
i’m so glad you asked. because it’s exactly like this:
“To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on...
thank god.
SNOW!
check it out: for tomorrow, just in case:
good vs. bad.
good: i didn’t get laid off today like i thought i would. bad: a lot of people i work with and care about very much DID get laid off. good: it’s supposed to snow tomorrow. first snow of winter! bad: i have to drive to work in it. bad: i found out today that my mom had to get a biopsy and is waiting for results. good: she is pretty sure it’s going to be negative and i...
design inspiration!
so, my amazing friend courtney just sent me an initial peek at her new website for her interior design business. i’m always so inspired by my friends who are starting new ventures - whether those are artistic, entrepreneurial, musical, or otherwise. seeing my friends push themselves to make awesome things happen.. it makes me want to do the same. hopefully 2009 will see some new and...
cnn.com and skittles
who writes the story highlights for cnn.com? because, seriously.. i want that job. what the FUCK? on a more serious note, i DO want a job working for skittles’ advertising department. i keep watching this over and over again and i keep laughing harder at how fucking BIZARRE it is.
breakin' records.
yesterday, this blog had the most visitors in one day than it ever has before. we’re GETTING FAMOUS, Y’ALL. i can’t wait till the checks start rolling in. ……… although.. if the economy has its way, those might be the only checks rolling in, to be honest. today, circuit city kicked the bucket. this is alarming on many levels. but it is particularly alarming to...
slow dance friday.
hello bloggers. in case you were wondering, it is “slow dance friday”! a few months back, as a way to be silly and boost company morale, i initiated something called dance party friday between myself and the various people i work with on a daily basis. the idea is that on fridays, you only listen to upbeat dancy music and you’re supposed to dance at your desk while you do your...
star wars retold.
Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.
beard update.
things are starting to get a little intense here in beard town:
i eat the prettiest lunches.
bon iver.
so.. i am terribly guilty of writing off bands that i’ve never heard. usually, i do okay, i think. you can’t check out EVERY band. you have to draw the line somewhere, right? i usually judge bands by their names. if it sounds indie in that pretentious indie way, i tend to generally avoid the band. because odds are i will likely hate it. i’ve never listened to an entire...
i have a blog because i am so fucking important
here’s the deal. i just read someone’s blog (none of you on the friend or follow list - no worries) and i was left feeling totally gross. here’s the deal. this blog is mine. it’s a representation of me on the internet. i write things about my life and the idea is that a few people find it interesting and i have a way to vent about my life, post funny things, and be...
transformer dreams.
so my roommate kenny and i share an adjoining bathroom that connects our two rooms. we both have different sleep styles - i am an avid music listener (at least for the 30-45 minutes it takes to fall asleep) and kenny is a TV watcher. i can’t fall asleep with a TV on. it drives me crazy. every night as i get ready for bed, i can usually hear the sounds of some random sitcom playing in...
iceland
we’re having an icelandic night here at the apartment. sigur ros and bjork are singing me to sleep tonight.
LAYOFF FEVER!
oh man. word on the street is that someone got laid off today in the dallas office. news traveled like wildfire via ichat. it’s the news we’d been kinda expecting to hear for a few weeks now. the assumption is, of course, that this will not be the only one. i’m trying to keep a positive outlook. i’m talented, i’m cheap… but that doesn’t necessarily...
who's hungry...
… for some CUTENESS OVERLOAD?!?
crabs.
adam gleefully participates in crab genocide.
beard update.
i almost forgot to mention.. since i began trying to grow my beard out, it has become my new euphemism for hanging out/chilling/doing nothing. for example: friend: hey, phil. what have you been doing all sunday? did you really spend the last four hours watching TV on the couch? phil: no, i was actually growing my beard. check out the progress! it’s great. i’m always busy doing...
weekend in review.
greetings blog world. i’ve been a bit remiss lately with my blog updates, opting mostly for posting amazing youtube videos instead of writing anything. the fact is, there just hasn’t been that much to say. work’s been quiet. life in general has been quiet. record label ambitions have been quiet. i decided this past week that i am going to try to grow my beard long. not really...
lykke li.
dear lykke li, i didn’t forget you. your voice doesn’t kill me. but it does make me want to do weird little dances.