A few thoughts:The format of this entry will be a little different as we are short on time, and full on information capacity.
- The staff of FobbyTwinkie.blogspot.com will be taking the GRE's on the 24th of January. That is all that will be said, in recognition of lack of entries, quality of this entry, and will mark the date for the return of the gatekeeper and the keymaster.
- We are sad to announce that our name will soon become halfway obsolete. Hostess (apparently not of the mostest), the creators of healthy salad alternatives such as twinkies, sno balls, and wonderbread is declaring for bankruptcy. It's funny to think that those folks who watch Zombieland 15 years in the future may have no idea that twinkies were a real thing. Also, we are not seriously considering any name changes here yet, as the obvious option of choco-pie (refer to our inaugural post here) does not carry the same punch as our current name.
- It's been a bizarre month to be an Asian American. First the Papa John's debacle, and now this beat down out of Chicago. Speaking about the second incident, it is a little ridiculous that that sort of behavior is something we still have to deal with. A little more ridiculous is that the attack on video was in fact a retaliation for a 20 on 2 beat down that happened months ago. A reminder that no one is a victim any more. How is any of this real?
- Having recently watched The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, I will say that the opening sequence for that film was all kinds of wonderful. It may be the best cover of a Led Zeppelin song that this writer has ever heard. The urban sound that Trent Reznor put together was perfect for setting the tone for the movie and its heroine, and the sequence would have been a 10 right there... But Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) takes it to 11. Listen to it here, but really, the booming sound systems of the theater is the only way it is really done justice. Kind of like watching Transformers on a theater screen... as compared to watching it at home on your laptop. Lame.
- In that light, we've been listening to a lot of "Asian music" here at the FT headquarters (the segue being that Karen O is 1/2 Korean). There's the kpop thing, and then there's the stuff that's been in heavy rotation here. Lots of Nujabes, Dumbfoundead (via Silverbamboo), Clazziquai, and the Study Music Project.
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and Old Crow Medicine Show (not even kidding).
Consequently, most of it is great cruising music. Cuz you know...
we're gonna cruise right through this exam coming up!
Then we'll be back to maintaining the blog.
See you on the flip side, folks
