Month: January 2016

I’ve never seen a musical live before

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That changed not long ago, as I got to see The Book of Mormon traveling show here in Atlanta.

Look out, becoming all cultured and classy, and shit, watching musicals now.

Obviously, The Book of Mormon is about as far from sophistication as pigs are to flight, but it was still nice to actually visit the Fox Theater for something other than a comedy show for a change.

Needless to say, I found the show to be absolutely hilarious, and I’m glad to have seen it.  I probably would not mind seeing it again if it were to pass through Atlanta in a few years.  Part of my enjoyment probably had to do with the fact that I knew absolutely nothing about the show; I knew it was going to be offensive and without regret in terms of choice of words, but I had no idea it was written by the South Park guys, either.

Whatever though, I thought Book of Mormon was pretty awesome, and this post pretty much exists to say “hey, I did something, and I want my six readers to know that,” without having to do so on social media and feel like I’m just fluffing.

*yes, I’m aware that picture is not of traveling cast, because Google can’t seem to find anyone that’s taken any pictures of the traveling cast, much less in Atlanta

It’s still going to remain Murder Kroger

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Long story short: Kroger on Ponce de Leon AKA “Murder Kroger,” to undergo massive teardown and reconstruction as fancy-schmancy office building.

The biggest flaw of this whole idea is the fact that a Kroger is going to be re-built into this supposed mixed-use office/commercial space.  If Kroger just sold the property, and closed up shop, would it really only be feasible for the Murder Kroger moniker to really die (no pun intended); and even then only the most grasping and dedicated folks would continue to refer to the property as something that doesn’t exist there anymore.

But keeping a Kroger on the patch of land known as Murder Kroger only solidifies the fact that it will remain being called Murder Kroger, no matter how modern, how chic and how new and clean the eventual new mixed-use space will be.  The city can put the nicest, most cleanest and shiny new businesses in the heart of Ponce, but it doesn’t change the people that go to it.  Without fail, hipsters will shop at the new Kroger, still making sure to remind their friends that this is still Murder Kroger.

The funny thing is that even after the reconstruction of the place, all it’s going to take is one more killing in the parking lot, to remind everyone that it’s still Murder Kroger, no matter what manner the environment actually looks.  And given the fact that there’s been four deaths in the past 25 years in this one parking lot, it’s only a matter of time until another unfortunate demise occurs there again, irregardless of its surroundings.

Try to say “X-Pac” without laughing

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If you’re a wrestling nerd like me, you’ll find it quite challenging to accomplish.

But anyway, what miraculously brought X-Pac to recent light is this story that came out about the alleged wrongly-accused suspect from Netflix’s Making A Murderer.  Now I actually haven’t seen this yet, but much like House of Cards and Master of None, I have a high amount of faith in Netflix’s programming, so I am interested in watching it when I have the capacity.

Supposedly, Brendan Dassey, the subject of the show, and the allegedly falsely-accused who is incarcerated, also happens to be a big professional wrestling fan (which clearly bodes well for all wrestling fans not wanting to be associated with potential murderers).  Aside from the trauma of being allegedly falsely-accused and allegedly being the fall guy for other, more allegedly guilty parties, one of Brendan’s anxieties include the fact that he is going to miss the next Wrestlemania, due to, well, imprisonment.

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Happy Recognized Moloch Day 2016!

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It’s that time of the year again, where the vast majority of Americans think that this black guy with a dream really accomplished something,while his lordly and almighty demon god allows humanity to exist for yet another year.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about or are curious to what the true meaning of “MLK” is, then please to be taking the time to enlighten one’s self to come to a higher state of existence.

Now if you’re actually trying to reference the good Doctor, I expect some clarification to be utilized, specifying the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Otherwise, those who are lazy, and type out “MLK Day” need to understand that the Demon God Moloch existed just a little bit longer than King did, so he kind of has the lock down on the letters MLK in sequence.

Whatever though.  Unlike prior years, I actually had to work today, so even the demon god didn’t have mercy on this unfortunate soul, to have to go to a job he’s fast disliking severely and wishing to take his talents elsewhere.  Meanwhile, on the hindsight spectrum, one of chief reasons for unhappiness at the old job is actually being rectified, which is notable on the statewide news, leading to some additional grumpiness.

Logos, selective hearing and non-constructive criticism

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In my humble opinion, a logo should mean something.  That being said, I do in fact believe that the business world is full of hundreds upon hundreds of “meaningless” logos and identities.  If it’s a company’s goal to create a logo that stands out, that’s understandable and justifiable, but when the day is over, there’s still a chance that it’s essentially meaningless; if what’s created doesn’t symbolize anything, then it’s imperfect in my opinion.

Whenever I think about logos out there, that I think are “great logos,” off the top of my head, the featured above ones stand out.  I don’t like the Mets as a team, but damn if I don’t think their logo is a fantastic blend of meaning, symbolism and an aesthetically pleasing color combination.  The skyline features symbols of the five New York boroughs, a bridge overlapping them to symbolize connection between them all, the Mets word mark in classic script, all encapsulated within a fairly subtle baseball silhouette.

FedEx seems like a fairly inconspicuous word mark logo, but when the arrow within the E and X in Ex were explained to me, it was one of those can’t not see it anymore moments, which is subtle genius, because the arrow represents the forward progress of shipping logistics.

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I’m kind of glad it’s over

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I don’t feel like I should go out and drop another $20 on a monumental long shot, all because of the hopes and dreams of an exorbitant, life-changing payout. Not to mention that I kind of already had it lucky, because of my $100 payout from the first ticket, I was kind of playing with house money; but I had it in my mind that if nobody kept winning, and the jackpot kept growing, it wasn’t going to be the end of the world if I dropped another $20 each week.

So in the end, I spent $60 on three drawing cycles, but because I won $100 by virtue of matching four numbers, I came out ahead $40. Now imagine how much shittier I’d have felt by spending $60 without any sort of payback? That would’ve sucked. $60 is like, new-release date video game, dinner for two with the mythical girlfriend, or dinner for one at a Brazilian steakhouse.

Silly as it might’ve been, I actually had hope, that I might be the lucky draw out of the odds of 292 million, that I could win this. I mean, I can’t imagine that if there wasn’t even the most tiniest sliver of hope, anyone would play at all, but it still seems like a silly notion to have hopes like winning the lottery.

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I have a hard time believing this is real

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Source: Whitesboro, New York, votes to keep village’s seal, despite allegations that it is racist, as it features a white man choking a Native American.

My first thought when I came across this story was that there was no way this could actually be true.  No place in America could really be represented by such imagery, right?  A white man choking a Native American, surely, there’s nothing wrong with that?

I honestly thought this was a fake, The Onion-like satire post that was kind of trying to go the route of Parks & Recreation, and all of the horrifically shameful murals all over Pawnee City Hall.  I mean, why wouldn’t artwork of a white guy choking an Indian go hand-in-hand with public bare-knuckle fighting between men and women?

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