a new best friend. too bad you can't order those from the internet.
instant mastery of the ukulele.
a better job.
a million dollar gift certificate to the apple store.
released from my sprint contract without having to pay (and then an iphone).
internet that doesn't drop every 10 minutes or so.
Monthly Archive for November, 2008
The opening shot of World War III has been fired. Who would've thought the end of the world would have been brought to an end by one W. Axl Rose?
As for the album, it's pretty awesome. I think if this would've come out in 1993 (instead of that godawful "Spaghetti Incident?"), my 17 year old self would've thought it was the pinnacle of musical expression. Now that I'm 31, it just puts a nostalgic feeling in my heart. "Chinese Democracy" is a really catchy, kick-ass song. Most of the album though just seems like Axl doing all the old Guns 'n Roses tricks. I mean he even samples Cool Hand Luke again in the song "Madagascar" (the same fucking line no less!).
All that being said, this was one album I was anticipating. Of course, I've been anticipating it for 15 years but c'est la vie. Axl, crazy as he may be, put out an entertaining album. He proved that he can still do that scream that no one can replicate and really, that's all I wanted…even if it does bring about WWIII.
Last night I made a trip to the local video game proprietor in order to procure my copy of the ultimate nerd game World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. I found myself among the unwashed masses (that's not a metaphor, it's quite literal). There were about 50 of my fellow geeks gathered around inside Gamestop waiting to get their hands on the new release at midnight. Some were showing off how badass they are at being pretend rock stars (and they were quite good). A few gathered around a Mario Baseball game. Some were trying their hand at being a Jedi knight. It was a complete band of misfits. I felt like the coolest person in the room and that doesn't happen all that often.
At 11:55pm the lead nerds had us line up into somewhat orderly lines so they could pass out the game. It seemed very much like communion. You walk up to the counter, King Nerd passes you the holy wafer, and you are saved. Well, at least until the next big game comes out. I was about seven dorks from the front. Each person that walked up received the game with both hands. They would turn around and practically convulse with joy. Some made little squealing noises. Some had the most blissed out look on their face. It was roomful of nerdgasms.
I got to the front of the line and took my game. I cracked a smile. Even I, the coolest man in the room, was not immune to the promise of the new game. Nerdgasms for everyone.