Writer’s block. What step should I take from here? I know the things that are on my mind, but I’m just to scared for the world to see them. I can’t think, I can’t write, all I can do is look at the blank page. I’ve done nothing wrong, said nothing wrong, done nothing but stand there and do nothing. Maybe if I just take some courage and write what I will on one page, my writers block will be released.
Cordially, Sam
I don’t know how I didn’t hear about these things before, but if I had between $700 to $800 bucks lying around I would totally buy one. The device makes the real motions and sounds that any ordinary typewriter would, minus the putting in the paper and the USB connection. You can also buy a converter kit for around $80 bucks that allows you to make any manual typewriter into a working keyboard; pick your poison. This must be on every hipster’s list; that is if they have a Mac, PC, or iPad.
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Monday April 30th is derby day in Manchester, England. Alex Ferguson and his Red Devils will be playing Roberto Mancini and his “City” boys. This is a crucial match when pertaining to who will lift the Premier League title this May. If you have the day off or are able to catch the match, you should do so. It should be one hell of a night!
by the look of the picture, you would think it was a boxing match!
GLORY,GLORY MANUTD!!!
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Well, first of all, I hope that if you’re reading this, you’ve already seen Jason Segel’s most recent comedy “The Five Year Engagement”, because I’m about to give away a major plot point here. SPOILER AHEAD, LEAVE NOW…..we good? Ok.
I have somewhat of a bone to pick with the study conducted in the movie, which was true; based on an actual social psychology test conducted by director Nick Stoller and Jason Segel. It is known as The Doughnut Theory.
The theory goes as follows; a box of stale doughnuts is placed in front of a group of people who are told that if they just wait 20 minutes, a box containing delicious, fresh doughnuts will be brought out. The point of the study was to determine a person’s personality based on whether or not they’d go for the stale doughnuts or wait for fresh ones. Most of those who decided to take a stale doughnut were found to demonstrate personalities which mirrored those of children; they were impatient, unable to retain focus, and were found to have a history of non-commitment and failure.
Now, the problem that I have with this is that there are a ton of conclusions that could arise from this theory, and I’m writing this basically to defend the supposed “failures” of this study. In order to do this, I started with myself. I placed myself in the situation and thought; what would I have done? And after some thinking, this is what I concluded;
I would’ve sat there and thought about my surroundings; how many other people are in the room? Where are the doughnuts located? Is anybody else going to get up and get one? And most of all, how many of these people are going to judge me if I got up and took a stale one? I figured first, that it didn’t matter how many people would be in the room, I would’ve been less inclined to get one if nobody else had gotten one, anyway. I’d rather not be judged- and I’m not at all talking about being judged because of weight issues, I’m talking about being judged because the doughnut was stale. Now, if I had waited for fresh ones, my train of thinking would then have come full-circle and I’d have to make some quick decisions; how many people are grabbing fresh doughnuts? If I did decide to get one, I’d only have a few seconds before everyone who chose to get one would sit back down and then I would again be alone in my quest to walk the few steps to be judged for going for the giant, deep-fried, but at least now fresh, ball of carbohydrate.
I realized that ultimately, I wouldn’t have taken a doughnut at all, and that made perfect sense to me because I would’ve sat quietly like I normally do, and would have ignored the smell and gone straight to trying to figure out the personalities of those who had chosen to grab a doughnut, stale or otherwise. I would’ve congratulated them in my head for being brave enough to just get up and get one and not care about what other people think. Then, I would’ve congratulated myself for having patience and will-power, and figuring that I was better off anyway since, as I recently learned, it takes 37 days for a single doughnut to be broken down within the human body. After all, I’m not that big of a risk-taker and i prefer being polite over being aggressive (in most situations, anyway).
And this is where I think the study is the most subjective and where I’d like to defend the stale doughnut people; like I mentioned before, the way I see it, is that people who would’ve just gotten up to get a doughnut at all, are the go-getters. Whether it was a stale or a fresh doughnut, those people knew what they wanted, and they got it. This indicates that they know how to think fast in situations and know what they have to do to complete things, thus, entirely invalidating the conclusion that those who grabbed stale doughnuts are lazy at all. Sure, you could argue that it was just a doughnut and doughnuts could be considered as incentives, but it doesn’t make those people any less clever. If they had a history of failures, those failures obviously had no impact on their confidence and that’s a point on their personality as opposed to people who wouldn’t even bother to get a doughnut in the first place. They were the ones bold enough to stand up and take the lead. They’re the pioneers; give them a little more credit.
I’d like to know what Jason Segel thinks about the theory and whether or not he would’ve really eaten a stale doughnut. Obviously it made some kind of impact because it was the driving theory of the film.
”What will it be for you today? Stale or fresh doughnut? Choose wisely…”
BuzzWhack.
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A British symposium of thirsty bloodsuckers
The British comedy “Shaun of the Dead” infallibly is a mock-heroic twist to the zombie film “Dawn of the Dead.” The lead characters, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are phenomenal. They add a dry, British style humor, which builds a foundation for the films comedic situation. The film is buoyantly exaggerated, which adds amplitudes of brilliance.
At first, Shaun does not realize that there are zombies strolling, mumbling, and gazing past him. He waltzes, unswervingly around them, not even realizing his neighbors have turned. Not only were his neighbors noticeably morphed, there are sirens, blood baths, and town destruction all around him. Ed on the other hand, becomes aware of the invasion quickly. When Shaun finally becomes notices the unusual happenings around him, they form an unstoppable, bat swinging, sucker punching, Connery duo. Well, it’s not exactly the Sean Connery combat you were probably thinking. When they begin storm trooping the city, they have no earthly idea what they are doing. For instance, they decide to trash the zombies with Shaun’s vinyl records, logical, right? Most Zombie thrillers, it is almost next to impossible to take out hoards of blood sucking monsters. But In “Shaun of the Dead” Ed and Shaun can take them down pretty easily, with just a bat and shovel.
The film is unique, in that, the details are very enrapturing. The way they deal with slaying of the people turned “bad” is hilarious. Instead of tirelessly fighting against evil, they nonchalantly ward off the “undead.” It is also very intriguing that instead of changing characteristics, the humans stay in the same physique. The movie scarcely portrays a civilization unaware of the polluted community they live in. This adds a paradox to the World around us. Are we sometimes unalarmed by the pain, hate, discrimination, and disgust? Do we sometimes wander in a mindless existence?
In conclusion, the movie is fun, witty, action-packed, and entertaining. Obviously not everyone has the same tastes, but this film has an attraction most would enjoy. A news anchor in the film informed the community, “The attackers can be stopped by removing the head or destroying the brain.” You can take that comically, philosophically, or ironically, nonetheless, enjoy this blood pumping film!
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After some careful analysis, it was discovered that North Korea and her military were duped. They seem to believe that their arsenal of long-range missiles are for more then just parades. Top analysts from around the world say otherwise. By taking a second look at photos and videos of the missiles during, yet again, another military might parade in Pyongyang. It appears that the missiles were constructed with mismatching pieces, much like when you try to build a castle with Legos and Mega Blocks (Legos are better, it’s a fact!) It must be extremely disappointing for the North Korean military to hear this. The foot in the mouth act can only go on for so long, also if the foot goes deep enough it will end up where it started. Hope Kim Jong Un can get his money back from the all-mighty Casco.
Art by DIVIDUS, NORTH KOREA 2.O
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The newest action-packed, monster terrorizing horror film:
“The Cabin in the Woods,” is not your average cheesy, isolated cabin, horror film. The movie offers layers of plot twists, amongst humorous and unique personalities in the lead characters. The most compelling and “edge of your seat” part of the movie was frankly trying to understand the multiple clichés the movie portrayed, all whilst staying glued to the fabulous and witty narrative.
The movie was chained with violence and hysterical depictions of desolation amongst the zombies…to say the least. Their amusements disentangle throughout terror and chaos and the plot twist is brilliant. Once they enter the elevator and descend into another world, every fear you can imagine is unleashed.
The people in the movie start to contradict what their first impressions had insinuated as well. Each character evolves throughout the movie, keeping the audience unsure of what is going to come next. The stoner and the nice girl turn out to be more than just your typical stereotypes of college students.
Give the movie a shot; you are ensured to be amused nonetheless. Most scary movies I do not enjoy, but “The Cabin in the Woods” raptures in unusual and thrilling artifice.
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This weekend I was down in Austin, now I’m all for being anti establishment… but shit! I was at this place that was soooo hipster, I had to practically serve myself. I had to split the bill myself… then I dropped my debit card under the deck… The dude was like “daaaaamn, that sucks”…. fucker. After fishing my card from underneath the random deck… I yelled “fuck this establishment, fuck this town, and fuck you hippies!”. To which the dude looked at me and said “yeah man, I dig that”…
I left no tip… cool music though.
liveProud, dieFree, beanerROCK
Is this what R. Kelly was singing about when he wrote “I Believe I Can Fly”? I would hate to see the piece of art that comes to R. Kelly’s mind when he peed in that girl’s face. o_O
Art by Riccardo Guasco, “I BELIEVE I CAN FLY”
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Momiji Dolls are inspired by the traditional Japanese Kokeshi dolls. They’re hand-painted, made from heavy resin, and each contains a tiny slot under it’s base where you can write a note or a ’wish’ to a friend on the piece of paper provided and gift them the doll as omiyage (better known as a momento or souvenier), as a token of love and friendship.
BuzzWhack.
I wish I could fly. The sky’s seem like a calmer place then the ground. How the air would be cold, and the oxygen unbearable. I just wish I could Fly. The ability to escape. Alone with the clouds and the deafening winds. All I want to do is fly, and fall, and fall, and fall.
Cordially, Sam
