Who says that globalization is bad?

Hey. So I figured this blog here could tie into what we were talking about in class the other day(globalization) and my last blog entry...


My friend Ian showed me this video on Friday. After watching, it instantly became stuck in my head. At the end of the video, Ian said "Who says that globalization is bad?!" I had to agree with him. I mean, if it weren't for globalization, I would not have had the oppurtunity to hear a Ukranian cover of Katy Perry's "Hot'n'Cold". Although it was a cover of a popular radio song, it instantly made me smile.

I usually get annoyed when I get pop radio songs stuck in my head for a long time. I may enjoy the song at first, but then it gets stuck in my head for too long.

However, I was perfectly content that I had this version stuck in my head. In fact, I was actually glad that I had it stuck there. I don't know what it is about that song, but I really enjoy it. Maybe its the accents or the different type of instrumentation. It's probably a little of both, but mainly I love covers of pop songs. That's it. Pop songs rule.

And speaking of catchy songs, even though it isn't a cover or foreign...

Please don't be mad if one or both of these songs get stuck in your head. Remember, I did not make you click those videos.

Peace. Love. Money.
Joe.

Bom bom beedom bom bom beedomdom...

Mainstream radio seems to be full of catchy songs. I never listen to it, but occasionally I do. Or someone else will start singing it. The songs get stuck in my head forever. Today I looked up Single Ladies by Beyonce because it is so damn catchy and I love the dance. It's ridiculous but awesome at the same time. They are the audio version of AIDS(sorry if that offended anyone)(I need to insert this bad pun..."Hearing A.I.D.S" perhaps?)

I love and hate mainstream radio for that reason. I mean, these songs have no real lyrical content, but they get stuck in your head for days. I have Single Ladies stuck in my head right now, in addition to Nobody's Perfect and Circus.

On a semi-side note, there is this girl that dances to all sorts of popular songs like that and puts them on YouTube. I don't know if this girl wants to be taken seriously or not, but I can't help but laugh at and watch the videos over and over again. I would post a video, but she has embedding disabled. So click here to view all of DogLover's videos.

I hope you enjoy as much as I have and do.

I apologize for spreading the virus, but remember that everybody makes mistakes(1234)

Peace. Love. Money.
Joe.

A little fishing town about 80 miles north of Anchorage. You've probably heard of it. Its called Fuck Your Momma.

So last night I was at my friends dorm. I don't know how we got into the thought process, but we decided to watch The Condemned.

Now, I didn't go into this movie expecting much. I knew it would be dumb, but figured it would be fun. Which, in fact, it was.

The basic plot is that a TV producer goes around the world and finds 10 death row inmates. He puts them on an island and they have 30 hours to be the last one alive. If they win, they get their freedom. StoneCold Steve Austin happens to be one of those.

Its pretty much Battle Royale but with freedom and money as an incentive.

I love how wrestlers become actors. I mean, wrestling is an act in itself. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has become a legitamite actor, and is very good in my opinion. John Cena? Not so much. I love Bill Goldberg in The Longest Yard. Its awesome.

This movie, however, was a lot of fun and worth watching if you want to laugh and watch people kill eachother.

In case you haven't noticed, I love bad movies.

Peace. Love. Money.
Joe.

I blame the schools.

MadWorld=ridiculous.

Just thought I would throw that out there. For those of you who don't know, MadWorld is a game made exclusively for the Wii. I find this awesome. But at the same time weird.

MadWorld is an extremely graphically violent game with vulgar language and minor sexual content. Almost a cross between Manhunt and NoMoreHeroes.
The Wii is a family system.

In MadWorld, you get to use a chainsaw, daggers, golf clubs, etc in addition to the environment and your fists to kill people. It's in black and white, but the blood is bright red. Crazy awesome right? Plus the commentators are awesome. Greg Proops and John DiMaggio being crazy vulgar. Awesome.

However, I have a problem with it. And by problem, I mean I'm jealous in a way. I own Manhunt2 for Wii. Its a fun game, but nowhere near as graphic as the original Manhunt on PS2. The game caused a lot of controversy, saying that it was too violent and that the Wii was a family system. So, they blurred and distorted the special item kills. It was a real downer. I mean you get an idea of what is going on and you can use your imagination, but still.
Look at those kills, then imagine them distorted so you can't really tell whats going on. That would be what Manhunt2 executions were like.

And then MadWorld goes ahead and comes out. And it rules so hard. What the hell?

I say screw the kids. Violence is everywhere. They'll need to get exposed to it at some point. Its like thos kids who are getting wicked sick from the cold because their mom's sanitize EVERYTHING. That's my opinion.

And if you have the Wii or know someone who does, I strongly suggest buying it, or atleast renting it.
Here are some trailers to give you a rough idea.



Peace. Love. Money.
Joe.

Aliens? Stonehenge? Astronauts?

So the other day, I was watching TV with my buddy. It was the History Channel. And the show was called Ancient Aliens. Yes, you read that right.

It was so funny. They were talking about how there are possibilities that aliens helped build the pyramids, stone henge, and Mayan temples.They also believe that the Mayans could have been aliens because they just vanished. They couldn't imagine how humans could have possibly built some of these marvels with the technology at the time. Crazy.

There is also some Mayan temples(i think), that are arranged identical to a constellation and something on Mars. Apparently, coincidence does not exist.

Plus, the whole time I was watching it, all I could think of was this video...


On a side not though, what happened to the History Channel. I can understand having documentaries and Modern Marvels, but AxeMen and Ice Road Truckers? Those are not history. Put that stuff on Discovery. Goddamn you, reality television and your invading of everything.

Peace. Love. Money.
Joe.

Your door's not thick enough to pretend you're not home when you're home.

First of all, don't hate me for posting about this...

I watched Gigli last weekend. To be honest, I didn't hate it. It definitely wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but it was nowhere close to the worst.

I watched it with a few friends and we all enjoyed it. We found it very funny, and came to the conclusion that it came out before its time. If it came out now, people may view it as a quirky comedy.

I can understand why people may not have enjoyed it. The trailers for it don't provide the audience with what the movie is actually about. One makes it seem like its about J-Lo being the ultimate badass. Another plays it off as a wicked cheesy romantic comedy. In reality, its neither of those. Its a little romantic comedy, but not really.

It's full of funny monologues and lines, which may or may not have been meant to be funny.(I'm guessing intentional)

However, this movie has a great cast. Ben Affleck, J-Lo, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, Justin Bartha (Riley in National Treasure) and Lenny Venito. Just with a look at the cast, you should be able to tell how fun the movie could be.

If this movie had come out later than it did, the director may have been viewed as a genius of sorts.

After watching the movie, we watched the trailer in the Special Features, and realized that it did not accurately display the movie.

So, just as advice, I suggest not taking the quality of movies at the word of others, and to look up a synopsis before seeing the movie, because the trailer may be inaccurate of misleading...

...I'm not saying to rush out and buy the movie or even rent it. But if it happens to be on TV, watch it. I'm not saying that you will like it, but give it a chance. Go in with low expectations, and you may end up being pleasantly surprised.

Peace. Love. Money.
Joe.