The Twelves on the Essential mix 19th December 2009

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Top 10 Television Cop/Police Dramas « The Pulp List · Sports, TV, Music & Movies

Makes me sad I'm on the 8 year graduating plan :(

Congrats on graduating dude...S#*t's gonna get real now...you have fun with that :)..

http://1x.com/photos/latest-additions/33641/

mmmmm pepperoni somethings...mmmm summer being here..

http://noblepig.com/2010/03/30/pepperoni-pizza-puffs.aspx

lol wtf est avec this rabbit? Its pretty random..

Pop Art

We're Nazis, Not Jedis - best 2009 Internet memes

All you Armageddon fanatics forget about 2012! I’ve seen the future, and it’s pretty much in videos online (hereafter referred to as “le meme du l’ internet”. Videos of babies laughing and cats playing pianos are pretty much what I’m sticking around for!

Ditch that tube your with and come hang out with the nerds-because YouTube.com clocked in last year at 6,427,623 independent video streams. That’s a lot of video streams, and I would know because 6,427,622 of them were from that one time we all got super stoned and just kept hitting refresh again and again and again and again and again…….and again and again and again…….

If you want to be reminded of how strange and quirky the world can be, look no further. Here are a look at my personal top 5 internet memes from 2009:

(depending on the country you are in, some of these videos may or may not work for you.)
(cant watch it? sucks huh..don't you wish you had moved here instead so you could watch these videos..)

Hitlers iPhone Broken:
Best quote ever “were Nazis, not Jedis”

JK Wedding Entrance Dance
J and K’s interpretive spin on the wedding march began to sound strangely like Chris Brown’s: One night. Take a listen for yourself. This internet meme will have you humming “ For-ev-ev-ev-ver” all day long.

Keyboard cat: the mercy kill of the internet, saving countless fails from further embarrassment.

Streeter Theeter: Overgrown Guy Girlfriend 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eA1WkzAeRQ&playnext_from=TL&videos=TRDdtZTRZZA

embedding was disabled by collegehumor.com...baahhh copyrights..

O-Rly
It’s funny because it’s an owl. But owls don’t talk. Silly owl, he sounds like the fun type of person I should be hanging out with, not these “people”. That’s it, from now on; I’m only friends with silly talking owls. Done!

Congrats

Lest we ever forget,the important people in our lives...

Congrats Meryl Borak and Olga Sapozhnikova On graduating today



Alanna, since you graduate on Sunday, Your just gonna have to wait :p



Don't forget that I <3 you guys lol..

A look back : a passionate tale

Freshman Derek had no idea what he was doing

When I left high school and Dubai for my new life abroad, my career plans were nonexistent. I wanted to bridge my love for Audio into a career, and could find no way to do that.

No idea at all..

When at University in Buffalo NY, One evening in Jan ’07, a drunken conversation was struck up with a stranger at a party I was at. I told him about my love for Audio and music and he exploded saying “that’s crazy, I work doing live sound for the university- there’s 5 of us and we need people”. I got in touch with Jessie Almeter the next day and he told his boss, Matt Rubinstein about me.

Jessie and Niam

I was hired the next week and trained in live audio whilst getting some much needed income from a part time job for the next year and a half. Connections made from this job allowed me to branch out to eventually work at the Center for the Arts in Buffalo NY and become the broadcast director for the university Radio station managing everything technical and audio.

Chilling with Tyson from the All American Rejects after a show we worked

Doing my Radio show '07

When I moved to UBC and Vancouver, the knowledge of these previous jobs gave me a jist of where to find them. As they aren’t usually posted jobs and are highly niche, it was tough, but I was able to score a well paying gig with UBC AMS as a tech for their live shows. Unsatisfied with my level of involvement however, I kept searching until I got the private number of the Director of Recording and Audio at UBC. I camped outside his office and proved to him why I would be a great candidate for his team of 4 student audio engineers. He hired me in September ’09 and I’m currently working here as an Audio engineer in training. David Simpson is, to me, more of a mentor than a boss. He is a prominent name in the Canadian Audio industry and one of the ‘chilliest’ guys I know. I currently get paid fantastically to do something I absolutely love to do and am able to do it whilst studying no sweat.

Mr Party Pants Vancouver

In the spring of ’08, I took a class called Comm 299 which is all about job hunting. It’s a class that helps you polish up everything about yourself for a business setting. The final for passing this course is to apply for a job and get an acceptance or rejection letter and submit the cover letter, professional resume etc. It was great because I used all the information I learned from Philippe Desrochers (the man with the plan) to find out exactly what I want to do with my life and how to get there.
The suit

I’m now certain that I want to be the marketing manager of a professional grade Audio design and development company either in Canada or in the US such as Energy audio, Meyer Sound, Definitive audio etc or abroad: Trace Elliot (London), Focal Audio (France) etc. I am currently doing everything I can to make sure I’m sitting in an office of one of these companies within the next 5 years. The studio I work at

I know it may seem like a lot, but I believe this is just the beginning for me and my professional career. Although these plans are the focal point of my life, who knows, something may come along tomorrow that’s even better and I’m ready and excited to hit it head on!The Family

Swati and I

Amanda and I

To all the people in my life (mentioned above) who have helped me get where I want to be, I thank you immensely from the bottom of my heart. To Rachana Sippy: all your career advice all those years ago still resonate today.
To the most special people in my life: my folks: Donald Mascarenhas and Patricia Mascarenhas, my closest friends, Swati Kumar and Amanda Thompson: Thanks for supporting me through all of this and through everything to come.

Without each and every one of you, I’d never have found my passion. Thank you!

Mexico 2010 Winter Olympic Games

The Chronicals of the eloquent underdog

The Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Spoiler:

2010 Olympics Spoilers

The 2010 winter Olympics are upon us. All the world is in anticipation for the opening ceremonies tonight. At least that’s what Vancouverites would like to believe. Winning the contract to host the 2010 games was not an easy feat, as John furlong leads us to believe, yet for some reason I cannot understand why anyone would challenge us for it. Lets face it, none of us believe these are the real Olympics.

Don’t get me wrong, I like the Olympics and the ideals they imbibe. I’m just not the biggest fan of the Corporate Agenda which the Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) have turned these games into.

I was in attendance at the final dress rehearsal of the Opening Ceremonies and here are a couple of Spoilers for you enthusiasts out there.

1. Bryan Adams performs “ I’m still a washed up Canadian pretending to be American” in a duet with Nelly Furtado - who took time off her extended vacation in obscurity to be with us

2. KD Lang proves to us yet again that her sexual orientation is the only interesting aspect to herself as she butchers Leonard Cohen's “Hallelujah”

3. Sarah Mclachlan was great on the piano. She really was. The artsy attempt at the portrayal of the prairies however, was reminiscent of an LSD trip I had at a farm in 1964. Watch out for squares of bushels of wheat amongst piano crescendos and a dancer who pretends hes running, then flying.

4. I cannot remember who else performed…yes it was that good

5. The rendition of the Canadian National Anthem however was easily the best ive ever heard, so If you have 3 hours to kill, Id suggest tuning in for that.

6. The First Nations people of our great nation are portrayed as stoned and Juvenile yet again by Corporate Canada. This also happens to take up a bulk of the ceremony. Do not be fooled by what you see, Native people are still regular people..VANOC just spends 2 hours making fun of them.

7. 4 Latex “totem poles” erect from the ground as actors from the 4 major first nations tribes welcome ‘the world’ to Vancouver. Their striking resemblance to adult entertainment tools for women will totally take your focus away from the fact that these actors are probably the least “first nations” any could be. None the less, I highly commend VANOC’s exuberant expenditure on those 3 story women’s adult recreational devices. When this is over, you could auction them off as the worlds most expensive dildos.

8. The sound, Lighting, Use of pyrotechniques etc. are all exciting and keep you on your seat. The cheesiness of the segments however far offset them. VANOC has really turned the Cheese up on this one, playing on Patriotism and “peace” making one wonder if any of this pleases anyone.

Vancouver Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong criticized spectators for leaking details of Friday’s highly anticipated event.“I don’t think it’s classy,” he told media on Wednesday. I don’t think you wasting our tax dollars on this cheesy remake of a cirque du soleil was classy Furlong.

I usually am a citizen with integrity. I went into this event hoping to see our country and what makes it great. Instead I am seated in row 439 with absolutely no breathing room amid an old Nova Scotian couple who took it upon themselves to be the “Photo Natzis”. Apparently the rule “ no photography” was really the only thing that mattered Wednesday night. There were ‘photo natzi’ volunteers assigned, 3 to a section, to ensure that any photo takers had their cameras confiscated. First off, had it not been for said “photo natzis” and their condescending approach a photo I took, I wouldn’t have leaked photos and spoilers. After the self deputized fogies behind me took it upon themselves to rain on every ones parade, I felt it my patriotic duty to repay the favor with this blog update.

All in all, if you can do something else for the 3 hours between 6pm and 9pm tonight, I’d suggest doing that.

Thank you VANOC, for ruining the 2010 games for me

Mexico 2010. You gotta be there!

Under Construction

I'm currently writing my first piece on why the Vancouver 2010 Olympics aren't all their cracked up to be. check back tonight for the full story!