May 4, 20169 yr ^ Apparently since I moved away from the east coast "NYC" has become more synonymous with "Manhattan."
May 11, 20169 yr A guy I used to play in a band with just sent this out in an email to the diaspora today: Also, on a related note to entertainment, I started a business selling salvaged pallet wood recently, and one of my customers was Ludacris's wife. I personally delivered something to their estate in Atlanta today. The place was kind of ridiculous. You could tell that when it was new it was really nice but needed some updates and paint. Despite being in northern GA they had palm trees. Staff was definitely trained not to say anything more than the bare minimum.The 22 acre yard had everything a successful rapper could want. 10,000 square foot house and another massive guest house, basketball, tennis, pool, pond, and a huge sculpture for his rap label. I'm guessing he spends more time at his place in Hollywood, CA, though because this place seemed deserted.
May 11, 20169 yr ^Is Luda that affluent? Bet he ends up like Hammer. I bet he doesn't have the "mailbox money" coming in like he used to...I bought one of his first CD's back around 2003, so he got about 30 cents out of me. But I remember I made the mistake of buying it at Wal-Mart, forgetting that it therefore was the clean version!
May 11, 20169 yr ^Is Luda that affluent? Bet he ends up like Hammer. He did a few higher end B movies as well. Supposed to be a pretty sharp businessman.
May 12, 20169 yr ^Is Luda that affluent? Bet he ends up like Hammer. I bet he doesn't have the "mailbox money" coming in like he used to...I bought one of his first CD's back around 2003, so he got about 30 cents out of me. But I remember I made the mistake of buying it at Wal-Mart, forgetting that it therefore was the clean version! Just 30 cents? Wow. I know it depends on the contract and how much you write and produce your own music but 30 cents seems pretty low. I thought it was closer to a dollar. Tours, merchandise and all else aside, that would mean you're only making $300,000 pre-tax, once you go platinum.
May 20, 20169 yr i can't even ... ! https://youtu.be/H5L6PNw3-2I There's a curve at the end that doesn't look entirely natural. Magnetics or lasers may be involved.
May 20, 20169 yr ^ it does curve somewhat at the end. I'm no physicist, but I'd say that's probably some spin on the ball finally biting the air after a long drop, plus an optical illusion given the angle and perspective from that camera on the roof. You don't really see it on the shot from the ground as much. My hovercraft is full of eels
May 22, 20169 yr a silly post-it war: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/canal-street-buildings-are-waging-a-post-it-war.html
May 23, 20169 yr Good lord the street cars in New Orleans are only $1.25 and the cars come frequently and take you a good distance. How does that system stay solvent?
May 23, 20169 yr i can't even ... ! https://youtu.be/H5L6PNw3-2I There's a curve at the end that doesn't look entirely natural. Magnetics or lasers may be involved. That's the Magnus Effect kicking in. The ball begins to rotate at the end. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H9SF2YIKRY8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
May 26, 20169 yr a silly post-it war: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/canal-street-buildings-are-waging-a-post-it-war.html haha "It’s hard to say which of the buildings facing Canal Street has the better Post-it work, so we’re going to go ahead and declare Staples the real winner here."
May 26, 20169 yr Oh My God was the first issue of DC Rebirth amazing. If you're a comic book fan, you know it's been a bleak 3-4 years with that company, but wow was this a stunning and epic and touching start to their relaunch.
June 1, 20169 yr I'm getting the vibe that Amber Heard may be exaggerating Jonny Depp's abuse. Can't put my finger on why though.
June 2, 20169 yr This may be old but... If "Parks and Recreation" Characters Were Ohio Schools https://www.theodysseyonline.com/ohio-schools-parks-and-recreation-characters "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 28, 20168 yr skyslide opens on us bank tower in los angeles: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/travel/skyslide-skyspace-la-opens/index.html
June 29, 20168 yr http://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-rewards-program-2016-6 New Chipotle rewards program announced for this summer as they try to improve sales. Very Stable Genius
June 29, 20168 yr I don't really understand why Chipotle's sales dropped so far. Plenty of other chains have had similar issues and bounced back. I guess all of Chipotle's advertising that focused on the quality of its food (being local, sustainable, etc.) really backfired when the outbreak happened. But this rewards program does seem pretty desperate. It's not based on what you buy or how much you spend, but how many days you visit a Chipotle. To reach their highest level, you have to eat at Chipotle 12 days per month.
June 29, 20168 yr I think it's because there's so much wet stuff inside Chipotle that the contamination reinforced people's tendencies to thing wet stuff is undercooked.
June 29, 20168 yr I don't really understand why Chipotle's sales dropped so far. Plenty of other chains have had similar issues and bounced back. I guess all of Chipotle's advertising that focused on the quality of its food (being local, sustainable, etc.) really backfired when the outbreak happened. But this rewards program does seem pretty desperate. It's not based on what you buy or how much you spend, but how many days you visit a Chipotle. To reach their highest level, you have to eat at Chipotle 12 days per month. Yeah, the requirements are pretty crazy, though if you reach "hot" status or whatever it's called for each month, you'll get catering for 20 after the program is done. Is 36 burritos worth it?? Very Stable Genius
June 29, 20168 yr ^If you're college students, just share the card with all of your housemates. Then, when it's all over, you get 20 free burritos.
June 29, 20168 yr Where does the phony indie rock & reggae muzak come from in Chipotle? Is there some recording studio somewhere where there is some sort of indie rock Monkees making watered down imitations of what Beavis & Butthead so astutely dismissed as "college music"? Every once in awhile you hear an actual real obscure song from the 80s or 90s like that one Michael Penn (that "Someone to Dance With") song or something off Sinead O'Connor's first record.
June 29, 20168 yr ^hey now, as long as you're not criticizing the real Monkees, who were a made-up group by a bunch of network executives for a TV show, but actually were fairly talented. Every Thursday morning in my 7th grade homeroom class Winona Roberts (and wouldn't you know every time I see something about Winona Ryder I think of her) would host a recap of what happened on The Monkees the night before (although admittedly they were never fully accepted by true rock aficionados as legit) http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 11, 20168 yr ^hey now, as long as you're not criticizing the real Monkees, who were a made-up group by a bunch of network executives for a TV show, but actually were fairly talented. Every Thursday morning in my 7th grade homeroom class Winona Roberts (and wouldn't you know every time I see something about Winona Ryder I think of her) would host a recap of what happened on The Monkees the night before (although admittedly they were never fully accepted by true rock aficionados as legit) I can't figure out if Davey is really capable of playing the bass. Anyhow, the Monkees got props from the Beatles which was awesome for them. I loved that show.
July 11, 20168 yr Why do so many crossfit girls get tattoos everywhere? It's overboard to the point of being comical, and what happens when they no longer can continue those intense workouts. I'm sure the word empowerment is included in their reasoning.
July 11, 20168 yr Why do so many crossfit girls get tattoos everywhere? It's overboard to the point of being comical, and what happens when they no longer can continue those workouts. I saw something somewhere, but don't remember where - maybe a tweet or a meme - but anyway it said Crossfit is like Fight Club if the rules were the exact opposite.
July 11, 20168 yr I truly do not understand anyone who gets tattoos. I'm the only one I know without any. I don't understand why people still smoke, either. I took my son to a party over the 4th of July holiday weekend and almost every single person at the party was smoking, either real cigarettes or some form of e-cigs. I try not to judge and just live my life, but sometimes it's hard.
July 11, 20168 yr I truly do not understand anyone who gets tattoos. I'm the only one I know without any. I don't understand why people still smoke, either. I took my son to a party over the 4th of July holiday weekend and almost every single person at the party was smoking, either real cigarettes or some form of e-cigs. I try not to judge and just live my life, but sometimes it's hard. I have one. My daughter’s mom had nine. One was Ardyn’s name and birth date on her wrist, another a Bible verse. It’s self expression. Holly refused to get one in the traditional small of the back though. I believe smoking is having a resurgence in part because of the sanctimonious preaching of some of the anti campaigns.
July 11, 20168 yr I'm all for self-expression, but I cannot imagine wanting, for example, to wear the same piece of jewelry every single day the rest of my life (never mind how bad they look when you get old). I love expressing myself with clothing and jewelry, but who wants to wear the same outfit every day? To me, that's what it's like. Permanent decoration.
July 11, 20168 yr I'm with you. Totally tattoo free and never have the urge otherwise. I can't think of anyone I know that hasn't eventually regretted having one. To each his own though.
July 11, 20168 yr I can't think of anyone I know that hasn't eventually regretted having one. Unfortunately, I can
July 11, 20168 yr My youngest brother got a bunch of stupid tattoos over the past few years. He's 12-13 years younger than me and my parents had way more money when he was coming up, yet he went out and got these ridiculous tribal tattoos. He went to the most expensive prep high school in his city and works in sales. Who does he think he's fooling?
July 11, 20168 yr I'm all for self-expression, but I cannot imagine wanting, for example, to wear the same piece of jewelry every single day the rest of my life (never mind how bad they look when you get old). I love expressing myself with clothing and jewelry, but who wants to wear the same outfit every day? To me, that's what it's like. Permanent decoration. My tastes change, my views change. The last thing I need is 20-year-old me yelling something forever across my neck.
July 11, 20168 yr I'm all for self-expression, but I cannot imagine wanting, for example, to wear the same piece of jewelry every single day the rest of my life (never mind how bad they look when you get old). I love expressing myself with clothing and jewelry, but who wants to wear the same outfit every day? To me, that's what it's like. Permanent decoration. My tastes change, my views change. The last thing I need is 20-year-old me yelling something forever across my neck. Yeah, good thing I never had a political column in the college newspaper like I wanted. I was an idiot!
July 11, 20168 yr I'm all for self-expression, but I cannot imagine wanting, for example, to wear the same piece of jewelry every single day the rest of my life (never mind how bad they look when you get old). I love expressing myself with clothing and jewelry, but who wants to wear the same outfit every day? To me, that's what it's like. Permanent decoration. My tastes change, my views change. The last thing I need is 20-year-old me yelling something forever across my neck. Yeah, good thing I never had a political column in the college newspaper like I wanted. I was an idiot! I did, LOL. And the editor is on my Facebook list. Fortunately my views haven't changed too much. :-)
July 11, 20168 yr Are there actual numbers indicating that smoking is on the rise? Not in America, at least. http://www.rstreet.org/op-ed/cdc-data-show-fewer-vapers-and-smokers-in-2015/ Maybe due to e-cigs? http://news.health.com/2016/07/11/are-e-cigs-slowing-teen-anti-smoking-push/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 11, 20168 yr I'm all for self-expression, but I cannot imagine wanting, for example, to wear the same piece of jewelry every single day the rest of my life (never mind how bad they look when you get old). I love expressing myself with clothing and jewelry, but who wants to wear the same outfit every day? To me, that's what it's like. Permanent decoration. this works for Mark Zuckerberg (and apparently others), and look how successful he is! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/why-mark-zuckerberg-wears-the-same-clothes-to-work-everyday-a6834161.html http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a10441/why-i-wear-the-same-thing-to-work-everday/ http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 11, 20168 yr I'm all for self-expression, but I cannot imagine wanting, for example, to wear the same piece of jewelry every single day the rest of my life (never mind how bad they look when you get old). I love expressing myself with clothing and jewelry, but who wants to wear the same outfit every day? To me, that's what it's like. Permanent decoration. My tastes change, my views change. The last thing I need is 20-year-old me yelling something forever across my neck. This may be the absolute best definition of why I don't want one that I have ever seen.
July 11, 20168 yr The Fire Safe Cigarettes that kicked in during 2008 are so terrible that there's no way smoking is up. The only young people that stick with smoking are those jittery guys that are always moving around and never shut up. Everyone else that smokes started before 2008.
July 11, 20168 yr The Fire Safe Cigarettes that kicked in during 2008 are so terrible that there's no way smoking is up. The only young people that stick with smoking are those jittery guys that are always moving around and never shut up. Everyone else that smokes started before 2008. The vape-break culture seems pretty much identical to the cigarette-break culture. As before, people who smoke get more breaks than non-smokers. And as before, vapers still sit around complaining about management and whatever coworkers aren't present. They are a clan who believe that they and they alone possess the true insight into the company's inner workings.
July 12, 20168 yr Why do so many crossfit girls get tattoos everywhere? It's overboard to the point of being comical, and what happens when they no longer can continue those workouts. I saw something somewhere, but don't remember where - maybe a tweet or a meme - but anyway it said Crossfit is like Fight Club if the rules were the exact opposite. I've heard this as well. Other similar groups or "clubs" I have heard are people with rescue pets, vegans, and I can't remember a couple of the others now. Very Stable Genius
July 12, 20168 yr Why do so many crossfit girls get tattoos everywhere? It's overboard to the point of being comical, and what happens when they no longer can continue those workouts. I saw something somewhere, but don't remember where - maybe a tweet or a meme - but anyway it said Crossfit is like Fight Club if the rules were the exact opposite. I've heard this as well. Other similar groups or "clubs" I have heard are people with rescue pets, vegans, and I can't remember a couple of the others now. When I lived in Boston, it was a show of status to adopt a retired greyhound from the Wonderland dog track.
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