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Baby Pictures! Age: -4 Months (Plus a Rant)

April 26th, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by Kamen

Earlier this month we had a new set of “pictures” taken of the soon to be baby. So first off…. IT’S A BOY! Also, after the pile of more specific images were taken for more important reasons, like verifying that, in fact, everything looks perfect thus far, they were kind enough to give us a couple of shots of our very own…

This is the little guy from the front.

And here he is from the side!

It’s amazing how much things have changed since last time we had pictures taken back on New Years Eve…. It’s also amazing how though only separated by some skin and tissue, the baby seems far away and almost not real.

We’re getting to the real part though… and quickly. I have taken interest in new things too… strollers, carriers, those weird sling things (Some of which look very questionable if bought by the wrong person). We have picked more normal looking stuff so far, but man there’s some weird stuff out there. Strollers that look like they belong on ET’s space ship that start at over $1000.00. How about the fact that everything seems to have something that requires batteries… Sorry, I don’t need a light show, sing song, vibrating play pen… a normal “keep my kid confined” play pen will do just the trick. Never thought there would be so many options in the bottle category either.. there’s drop-in, air-vac, glass, BPA Free, Wide, Air System Super Anti-Colic… Take your pick, it will probably be the wrong one. May as well buy them all.

Whew.. Anyway, the baby market is, like pretty much every other retail market, saturated with way more choices than we happen to need. I am so thankful for the news that our baby looks perfectly normal so far. Looking forward, I anticipate finding the K.I.S.S. method will apply and will work gloriously. That’s “Keep it Simple Stupid”. Bells and whistles have been around for a long time and though some come in handy on occasion, most are nothing but a waste of plastic or whatever it happens to be made out of.

One more thing… This is going to be awesome!

Tags: Baby, Family, It's a boy, Kamen, Sonogram

Screaming at the Box

April 14th, 2009 / 2 Comments » / by Kamen

Do you ever go to drive through food establishments? I do occasionally and though I should probably be completely avoiding them with nicknames like Taco Hell, Taco Smell, McDeath, Kentucky Fried Crap, etc., I still end up doing the lap of shame for lunch from time to time.

So here’s a question for all of you Fast Food Foodies… How often do you have to repeat yourself?

Not sure why, but I swear I repeat myself EVERY time I go for a burrito. And I’m not talking about them mistaking one thing for another. I am talking about entire sentences that seem to have fallen off track before they got to window guys ear. Here’s an example… I pull up to Taco He.. ahem… Bell and when prompted to do so, I ask for a 7 layer burrito with no guacamole, a bean burrito, and maybe a drink. The response, after a notable pause is as follows…. “You want a bean burrito and a wha?” in the laziest voice I have ever heard. C’Mon! Your job is to listen to orders and punch the appropriate pictures on the register. I know “a lot” is going on in there, but don’t ask me to order if you have your one headset ear focused on things other than what crap I want to buy…

After it happened several times at more than one establishment, I decided to opt for a simpler system. No more specialty orders like burritos without guacamole, I’m sticking with the numbers ordering system. I find the number I want and say it when asked. I don’t say it lightly, sheepishly, or with the window up, yet the word “Wha?” still manages it’s way into the reply. What the crap!? So what now!?

The solution is to yell, you know, like people talk to blind people on television. Super loud and slow… I… WOULD…. LIKE… A… NUMBER…. 7… WITH… A… COKE…! The main drawback to this method is the unavoidable shame that comes with broadcasting your order to not only the headset inside, but to everyone in line waiting to order. I have decided to accept this reality and simply wear sunglasses and a hat on those days when Supersize, Milkshake, and Extra Fries are part of the order… I just hope this doesn’t become habit and I happen to “slip up” and yell my order inside as well. Though it might be kinda fun.

Tags: McCrap, McDeath, McDonald's, Taco Bell, Taco Hell, Taco Smell

Jitterbug Driveby

April 9th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Kamen

Source: Soul Assassins

One of my homies, Roger Jao, who used to work for Cypress Hill’s marketing company is a big music collector and happens to have a lot of friends who are DJs. He has an extensive catalogue of themed playlists that he’s compiled, and he hired a group of his DJ friends to mix them as part of an ongoing, downloadable mixtape series. This one here was the one I did called Jitterbug Driveby which features classic swing, jazzy hip-hop, party rock and some official DJ SOLO blends. It’s a bangin, feel-good summertime mix, so get it while it’s HOT!

[audio:Jitterbug Driveby.mp3]

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Jitterbug Driveby Tracklist:

01. Intro/Lucas With The Lid Off – Lucas (Us3)
02. Minnie The Moocher (SOLO RMX) – Cab Calloway
03. Don’t Mean A Thing (SOLO RMX) – Duke Ellington
04. Lust For Life – Iggy Pop
05. Walking The Dog (break) – Cab Calloway
06. Life Goes To A Party – Benny Goodman
07. Last Night – The Strokes
08. Intergalactic (break) – Beastie Boys
09. I Am Music – Common
10. Seed 2.0 – The Roots
11. Mid-Town Philly (break) – Soho & Boys II Men
12. That’s Hot Music – Soho (Solo RMX)
13. Me, Myself & Shay-Shay (Break) – De La Soul & Dr. Buzzard
14. Cherchez La Femme – Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band
15. Weird Side – Eyedea
16. Dumb It Down – Ugly Duckling
17. Rappin Duke (break) – Rappin Duke
18. Charleston Butterfly – Parov Stelar
19. Let The Sunshine In (break) – The 5th Dimension
20. Traveling At The Speed Of Thought – Ultramagnetic M.C.s
21. Get A Move On – Mr. Scruff
22. Do Your Thing – Basement Jaxx
23. Song 2 – Blur
24. Reefer Man (break) – Cab Calloway
25. Get Off Of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones
26. You Really Got Me All Day – The Kinks (SOLO re-edit)
27. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction (Live) – The Rolling Stones
28. Dynamite – Junior Senior
29. What I Like About Hip- Hop (DJ SOLO Mashup) – The Romantics and Dead Prez