Category: Video

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 16: A Song You Used to Love but Now Hate

There are plenty of great ‘80s tunes but whenever either one of these plays on my iPod's ‘80s playlist, I immediately skip them just because, while once cool in my book, they just don’t cut it anymore. Modern English – “I Melt with You” (1982) Once great, it's been used in commercials for Burger King … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge, Day 16: A Song You Used to Love but Now Hate →

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 15: A Song That Describes You

I was raised Catholic and adhered to all of their little rules and the weird assertions we blathered in church, like “we look for the resurrection of the dead.” Great. The Catholic zombies are coming. Just great. But as I got older, I began to stray away from the church and most likely for the … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge, Day 15: A Song That Describes You →

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 14: A Song Nobody Would Expect You to Love

There’s a lot of cool stuff that comes from Japan: Godzilla, Mr. Sparkle, crazy English, weird candies, and plenty of great music. Today’s post pays homage to a song from the Far East, courtesy of Kyu Sakamoto. “Sukiyaki” (1963) While I don’t understand a single word he’s singing, I’m pretty sure I can pronounce all … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge, Day 14: A Song Nobody Would Expect You to Love →

Netflix Changes Pricing and Plans

Well, has it been an eventful week or what? In addition to being a Virgin Mobile customer and getting the news of an eventual price increase on monthly Beyond Talk plans, I’m also a Netflix customer and wasn’t all that happy to see this nifty e-mail in my wife’s inbox: Yup. If we want to continue … Continue reading Netflix Changes Pricing and Plans →

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 13: A Song That is A Guilty Pleasure

Of all the posts, I think I had the most trouble with this one. Maybe. We all have them and some are more embarrassing than others. As for mine, well, I’ll let you be the judge – and don’t judge to harshly, okay? Survivor – “I Can’t Hold Back” (1984) You can say whatever you … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge, Day 13: A Song That is A Guilty Pleasure →