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The songs I’ve purchased with my last set of iTunes Pepsi caps:
Chemical Calisthenics, by Blackalicious
In addition to being psyched about seeing Shadow in two weeks, I’m really psyched about seeing Blackalicious.
My Name Is Jonas, by Weezer
Best song they ever did. No, fuck you, it is.
Pardon Me, by Incubus
Ditto. Wish they had the acoustic version for sale.
Popular, by Nada Surf
I bought this as a half-gag, and then I realized it completely kicked ass. Burned by my own musical choices.
Sucked Out, by Superdrag
Not quite as good as Popular, but pretty rockin’.
The Man Comes Around, by Johnny Cash
Bought largely because of its inclusion in the opening credits of Dawn Of The Dead; out of all the Johnny Cash I’ve heard, probably the only song I can stand listening to repeatedly. Of course, after I bought it, I realized I had it on my work machine already. D’oh.
Tom’s Diner, by Suzanne Vega & D.N.A.
TIME WARP BACK TO 5TH GRADE.
Explode (Sessions@AOL), by Nelly Furtado
My favorite song off her new album, all acoustic-like. Fantastic.
Bottle To The Ground, by NOFX
Got stuck in my head long ago when I was listening to WICB. Now I can excise the demons.
Blister In The Sun (MTV2 Version), by Guster
I’m not fond of Violent Femmes. But I love me some Guster!
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand, by Primitive Radio Gods
Sort of sad and languid, a good half trip-hop song.
Live On Stage, by Dilated Peoples
I play NBA Streets Vol. 2 just to hear this song. No more.
So yeah, if you needed ideas for what to use your Pepsi caps on, now you know!

Just discovered this while working on my taxes.
Open the Calculator in OS X. Add 7511.97 and 2306.42.
What do you get? 9818.389999999999.
I’ve had at least 4 people confirm the same thing happens on their machines. What a fantastic bug.

Last night marked the debut of the second season of Bullshit!, the fantastic series on Showtime hosted by Penn & Teller. If you haven’t seen Bullshit!, it has some similarities to MythBusters – the primary focus of the show is debunking things. But while MythBusters targets scientific urban myths, Bullshit! targets shams like speaking to the dead, bottled water, and Nostradamus. Of course, it being on Showtime and vocalized largely by Penn, there’s a boatload of swearing and some drop-dead funny jokes.
For instance: last night’s episode, which targetted PETA (and boy, did they slaughter them – pun slightly intended), began with the guys coming out in all leather, and proceeding to eat a gigantic plate of ribs.
Aside: I’ve had a pretty long standing obsession with P&T. My first exposure was renting the video version of Cruel Tricks For Dear Friends, which mostly went over my head at the age of 10 but I loved regardless. I began buying the books, watching the other films (I was in shock when Teller spoke at the end of P&T Get Killed), and integrating it into my sense of humor. In 7th grade I had to give a speech one time for English class, and it required and attention grabber – so I did the “stab yourself in the eye with a fork” trick* to mass confusion. It’s one of the few memories I’ve held onto from 7th grade.
Back on topic: As the TV landscape right now contains such programming as “The Apprentice” and “Everybody Loves Raymond”, I am not ashamed to say that Bullshit! is one of the very few shows I will watch with any regularity.
The first season was just released on DVD; I give it my highest recommendations. Pick it up immediately – and be sure not to buy it from the mega-retail chains who have the censored box. That in and of itself is bullshit.
(* The stabbing yourself in the eye trick is detailed in How To Play With Your Food, which is the second book. Very simple trick – out of sight from whoever is with you, simply cup a coffee creamer with your thumb and index finger on your weak hand. Make a loose fist with the rest of your hand, as if you were making the universal symbol for masturbation. You should have enough room to stick a fork through your fist. Then, simple bring the creamer hand up to your eye, quickly grab a fork, quickly ram it through your cupped hand into the creamer lid, and squeeze the creamer a bit. Works wonders.)