Not just a xkcd fangirl...

I know I've been posting a lot of links to xkcd comics and yes, I know, I'm addicted. It's very tragic, but 99% of the time the comics are hilarious and... are worth it.
Buuut, I found another webcomic the other day and I'm so glad that I did. It started with my introducing my good friend Mary, the one who lives in the US, to The Game. Yes, that one. Sorry for those of you who just lost, but it's relevant. Anyway, I thought I would be safe from her making me lose (which she was apt to do constantly, through any way shape or form while I was in Canada. Text message every 30.01mins was the more popular method) back home in New Zealand, but no. She linked me to this comic, Rock Paper Cynic. It was amazing when I first saw it and now that I've been following it (and read the backlog, it's only to october last year though, sigh), I've fallen in love.

It reminds me of xkcd in some ways. Xkcd is referenced in one of the comic commentaries as well. It fits well with my sense of humour and.... (possibly the best part) it's CANADIAN.

Yay!

Mr Vintage Makes My World A Brighter Place

When Flight of the Conchords can't kick a blue mood, Mr Vintage sure knows how to. I love cruising around the site and reading the t-shirt descriptions. Here is a description for a 't-shirt of the day' shirt that I was sorely tempted to buy - IF I was from Gisborne.
I bought many a shirt from them while I was away in Canada. They have a whole kiwiana section that most kiwis I met were happy to wear and were mostly loved by those who saw us wearing them

"On October 8, 1769, an enlightened cat (Captain James Cook) first set foot on New Zealand soil after him and his mates were cruising around. The way I hear it went down is that Jim was back in his quarters kicking it with a cold cup of Hennessey, when all of a sudden he got the call that land had been spotted. After getting himself in order, he slipped on his shades and popped up to check it out. He quickly rewarded William Gisborne with naming rights, and declared that Gisborne would now be forever associated with wild New Years Eve parties in which underage fools get their crunk on and listen to dub. What a poignant moment in NZ history."

Here's a picture of the shirt:

Mr Vintage - Home of awesome t-shirts.
www.mrvintage.co.nz

Another reason to love xckd...

Another brilliant xkcd comic about converting to metric. When I was in Canadia and the US, I refused to get used to their backwards measurements (which are still used in invasive amounts in Canada even though they are SUPPOSED to be metric) and just guessed or avoided them altogether.
I wonder if there is an equivalent for conversions to imperial...
I guess temp wise you know that -30 F is cold and anything over 90F is incredibly too hot and should be avoided at all costs. I think when I was with Mary is was around the 80-94 mark. Not cool.
And yes, at -40 C spit does go clink and towel that are wet and put outside freeze and then you can shatter them. Bananas too.


Click on the image to read the whole thing (or better yet, go to the xkcd site), I'm too lazy to alter it right now. Maybe tomorrow...

Converting to Metric

http://xkcd.com/526

Daft Punk Is Playing At My House

Ah, I wish it was at my house but I guess in my rez room will be enough for now.
Daft Punk is playing in my rez room! Doesn't quite have the same ring to it, does it?

Anyway, this track is by the LCD Soundsystem and is another one of those tracks I can't get enough of. I discovered it in 2006 but haven't been listening to it as often as I should have.




Some fun facts about this song:
It's LCD Soundsystem's fifth single
It reached number one on the British Dance Chart.
It was nominated for a grammy.

Yay wikipedia.

Also, there is a Soulwax remix of the song, which is pretty cool of course. I do prefer the original but still love what Soulwax does.



This is a funny video from youtube with the song. It starts playing 16 seconds into the vid. I wouldn't mind finding out what the song that plays before it is though...

Why I love xkcd...

Reason #27:
This is exactly how I wished exams or tests would turn out. Instead we got questions about Manu and the Sky Tower.

Substitute

http://xkcd.com

This also takes me back to the 7th form calc days. Who couldn't miss Mr McLaughlin and his chicken dance while wiping the board off. Or miss Yaz sitting next to you for an hour each day prodding your arm and tell you she's bored only to get told off as soon as you open your mouth.
Those were the days.



(Psst, hey Yaz, wanna take a calc paper with me next year??)

Why I love xkcd....

Reason #137:
I can click "random"and see strips like this and even though I've seen it before, more than once, it's hilarious all over again.

90s Flowchart

http://xkcd.com

Love it.

Only by the Night

I bought the new Kings of Leon album the other day and think it is on the good side of amazing. My favourite songs from the album have to be Closer and Sex on Fire.

Closer seems to be one of those slow, hypnotic songs that I can listen to over and over again. Apparently it's about a lovesick vampire. It seems like one of those songs that have a sense of longing to it, it's reflected in the lyrics as well.
Sex on Fire takes a slightly different vein. It's energetic and has a really catchy riff that is going to get stuck in my head for days unless I listen to something else equally as catchy, I can tell.
Apparently it was their first song to get to number 1 in the UK too. It definitely deserves it.

These two songs stand out for me on the album. I know that Sex on Fire was their single, but since I've been away I haven't been listening to the radio or anything. I feel like I should be because I'd love to see what's going on in the local Vancouver scene, I just don't have access to radio. Shall fix that asap, me thinks. Anyway, Sex on Fire still stood out as an awesome song, and had that recognisable Kings of Leon sound/lyrical content.
It's not hard to guess what the song is about and the sound of the song seems to fit the lyrical content quite nicely. Kings of Leon are good like that.

The only song I can't seem to get into is 17. The other songs are great, but this one might be the sort of song that grows on ya after a few listens. It's the beginning of the song that doesn't sit well with me, I think. Everything after the first 20 seconds or so is good. I like the way the line "Said I could call you baby, I could call you, dammit, it's a one in a million" is sung as well.

In any case, this was a good purchase. As has every Kings of Leon album I've bought to date. Because Of The Times was wicked and Only By the Night is quite possibly even better. Another few listens will help me decide that.

Kings of Leon will definitely always have favourites with me. Like the Strokes, they always seem capable of pulling out these amazing songs that get firmly lodged in the head and just sound sooo good.

This is Closer, definitely my favourite song off the album so far.