YouTube Gems: Dancing Lessons.

This one came to me in a dream. God, I loved this show.

Is it sad that I know this entire scene by heart?

I'm Gunna GET URKEL!

Tell 'em, Willy.

Adventuring in Alaska?

This is going to sound crazy. And it is.

About six months ago I thought to myself "Hayner, you need more adventure." But not like...Normal run of the mill adventure. I wanted to partake in something that few on this earth do, see something with my own eyes that not a lot of people have the opportunity to see. So I thought "What if I go see the Iditarod?"

You know the Iditarod, don't you?

They call it "The Last Great Race." Sleds, pulled by dogs, race over 1000 miles over the course of 10 days. I want to be there in Nome, Alaska when it all ends in 2010. There are many travel packages that include learning how to run a dog sled, lodging, food, transportation to eskimo villages, etc. I want to disappear to Alaska for a few weeks and experience the Last Great Race. And I think I'm going to.

I'll keep you updated.

Shiny Toy Guns - Season of Poison

The new Shiny Toy Guns album drops NEXT WEEK! Check it out below.

Youtube Gems: HALLOWEEN EDITION!

So my coworker Jenna complimented me in a very odd way today. She said I'm really good at finding the worst music on the internet. The problem is, she's right. But I love it all. In listening the the latest episode of Party Truck USA, I heard a song I hadn't heard in years. It's The Fat Boys, featuring Freddy Kreuger, rapping "Are You Ready for Freddy?" it's one of the most wonderful things ever. Don't believe me?

Isn't it picture perfect? This next one is just because it's been making us laugh quite a bit at work. This is part 1 of a three part series of my very favorite YouTube videos. It's about David Blaine. Watch and love it please.

Money For Nothing: Radio Prize Goodness

This one is going to sound like a no-brainer but I’m going to share it with you anyways. You know what’s awesome? Concerts! You know what’s expensive? CONCERTS. Christ, are they ever costly.

Here’s what I’ve learned however, radio contests are practically gimmes. Many people won’t take part in radio contests because they assume EVERYONE else is calling in. It’s just not the case. Especially now when, at least in Calfironia, you can’t talk and drive without a bluetooth. I’ve been able to take in MANY awesome concerts without dropping a single dime. Okay, maybe a little for parking. I’ve gotten to see people like Peter Frampton, BB King, Bob Dylan, and Roger Waters, Steve Miller Band, and Def Leppard. I’m a classic rock buff. Hell, I even got to see MEtallica in front of a teeny tiny crowd of 600 people! I haven’t paid a penny to see any of those people.

For the love of God, CALL IN! You’re only cheating yourself by not doing so. Additionally you can get fun things like CDs and DVDs or invites to movie screenings, etc. So next time you’re listening to your favorite station and the jock says “Hey, be caller number 9 and get this, this, and that!” Just do it. What’s the worst that can happen, you’ll be just as you were before you call.

Money For Nothing: Take Advantage of your rentals!

So check this, I'm of a few small pieces about ways to stretch the dollar to secure awesomeness. See, I don't make a ton of money but I like to do a ton of things. SO, all that said try this one out:

If you’re like I am then you have a 360 or PS3. I have a 360 myself and I love games! They’re fun! And I have friends who end up with all of the most awesome games on the day of release and more often than not I don’t. I can’t afford a few new games a month. Especially these days when a brand new video game costs in the neighborhood of SIXTY DOLLARS. That’s a lot of money.

However $9.25 isn’t nearly as much money and with the advent of Blockbuster’s ‘Life After Late Fees” it makes it possible to rent a game and hold onto it for a month. A whole month to buy and thoroughly play through a game. You’ll pay 8 bucks for the game and $1.25 for a ‘restocking’ fee for keeping the game past your due date. Make sure not to keep it beyond 30 days, though. Or you'll find yourself paying for the full price of the game!

I mark this one as a win for many reasons. I get to play the n ewest games I want to play at times when I may not be able to afford them outright, I also save myself if the game turns out to be a dud. Cause Lord knows sometimes games just turn out that way…Isn’t that right Spiderman 3?

Eagle Eye: Reviewish.

So last weekend I checked out Eagle Eye. All I knew about this movie is I dig just about anything Shia Lebouf is in and I dug the last thing I saw with Rosario Dawson. And Spielberg was involved in come capacity, though after the horrible Crystal Skulls picture this summer I'm not so sure that's a good thing anymore.

Eagle Eye is about a guy, Lebouf, who is framed as some sort of mega-terrorist. He's just a regular dude who is led, via telephone calls, to each step he takes to avoid being captured in an effort to prove himself innocent. Sounds kinda' wacky, right? Wacky doesn't even begin to cover it. It started out as a really good idea, but soon thereafter falls into the realm of completely impossible and rather foolish.

Spoilers? Highlight the following:
A massive super computer capable of hacking everything, and created by the government, has set up Lebouf using online shopping, computer controlled cranes, and the subway system. I wish I were kidding.

OK, end of spoilers. In all you aren't missing a whole hell of a lot. These kids got to be in a movie with Spielberg's name attached...But was it worth it? I don't think so.

4/10

Blog Meets World.

So, I decided I wanted a fancy new blog, the likes of which I might actually update. But I wanted it outside of the domain of MySpace. And I'm not really sure why. I've toyed with other blog ideas, but this one is largely going to be based around life updates. We'll see how it goes.

I'm gearing up for my mini-vacation to Los Angeles coming up in a few weeks. I'm pretty excited about it. I gave my car a bit of a test drive for it this weekend by driving to San Jose and the old beast did very well. I'm planning to visit the Queen Mary when I'm in town. It's the biggest destination I'm planning to check out.

What else is going on? Well, elections are coming up next week and I'll say it here. I'm voting Obama and no on Prop 8. Banning gay marriage is a terrible idea. I am rather anxious for this whole thing to be over with, however. I'm a big comedy fan and political comedy is great, however in an election year everything becomes about the election. I'm ready for some comedy not based about how terrible the president is (and he is) or how the elections will go.

I also really need to move. I think Modesto has run its course with me. I was applying for jobs like crazy a couple months ago. I need to get back into that mode. I don't really like where I've landed and there is not going to be an improvement from it where I am currently. So the time has come for something new and awesome.

And to close up, here's a pic of some coworkers and I at the Metallica show in San Francisco a couple weeks ago.