You heard it here first, folks. Web design is killing me! It’s been years! What happened to the good old days when HTML was acceptable? Now I have to find ugly, cluttered templates and tweak them because I don’t know CSS well enough. 
So it’s been a while since I’ve actually updated this blog, other than to talk about my eternal quest for caffeine. Here is a run down:
Wow! I can’t believe how many people are searching for “Blow energy drink mix” and arriving at my little machinima blog. I’m somehow the top search result for it, so the traffic has been pouring in. I guess I should post my review of it now that I finally got it.
I ordered it at like 4am one day and was so tired that I read the instructions like 20 times, yet still misunderstood them. Realizing that I may not get my free t-shirt with the 24 pack, I sent an email out minutes later requesting the specific t-shirt and size. By the time I woke up, I had an email stating that they would add the t-shirt in no problem, and that it had shipped! I received it on Tuesday afternoon and couldn’t wait to tear open the box. Actually, there were two boxes. One for the tee and one for the Blow.
This is what I will do to your live music event on Friday night if you don’t attend:
Ohhhh yeah. Geek karaoke at it’s finest.
I received a MySpace friend request a couple of weeks ago from “I Love Blow”. Curious, I went to their page and it turned out to be a new energy drink, with a twist… It’s a mix with three times the caffeine of Redbull, but you can put it in any drink! It’s the same price as Redbull too, but I think they’re offering free shipping until the 9th? The reason it’s so controversial is because Blow is a nickname for cocaine and they package it as a white powder in a vial. It’s marketing designed to get attention, and it’s receiving it.
I ordered the case of 24, simply because it’s worth it for the free t-shirt. Watch this video for more insight. Any predictions on when this drink mix will be removed from the market because of it’s name and appearance? Does seeing this sort of thing upset you? Has anyone tried it and can tell me if it tastes good? I really love my energy drinks and Redbull gets so expensive.
I’ve been trying to keep up with all this web 2.0 stuff and somehow merge it with Second Life. I think Facebook is much less offensive than MySpace and is better at connecting people. With that said, I’ve created a group for Alt-Zoom announcements and Machinima-related things. Some of you may be full on groups, or have announcements turned off, so you won’t see the events scheduled. This way, you can just check the Alt-Zoom page to see if there’s a class or ask advice.
Thoughts? Questions? Comments?
Slate Magazine, How Facebook could crush MySpace, Yahoo!, and Google, June 2007
“For all the hype about Second Life, Facebook and MySpace are already the closest things we have to “virtual worlds.” Sure, Facebook doesn’t have large-breasted 3D avatars and a sky and buildings and its own currency. But the whole point of the Internet is that you don’t need all that stuff. If I want to buy something, I go to Amazon, not some virtual store.”
ValleyWag, Hanging out with the kids in Second Life, June 2007
“Someone on my LinkedIn network posted a question asking if anyone had done any recruiting on Second Life. It took willpower not to respond to the effect of: if your firm is seeking a bi-curious furry with a penchant for light S&M, you might want to look there. “
From December 06 to February 07, moo Money and Nylon Pinkney were co-anchors for Edelman’s The Grid Review. Nylon left before I did, but when they introduced the new format, I was too burnt out to do Machinima for at least two or three more months. After I left, both mine and Nylon’s work was mysteriously removed from both YouTube and Blip.tv, as well as our blog entries and our bio pages. I’m assuming that this was to make way for the new format, but I still receive inquiries as to where it went, so I’ve uploaded mine to my personal YouTube page. I hope you enjoy!
[splashcast EKMC2563MC]
I learned a bit of CSS to change my MySpace layout, but I’ll admit that I’m a total newb at it and forgot it all. I also REALLY suck at DIV overlays. With that said, I’m sick of the look of my Wordpress blog and was thinking of overhauling it, but I’m at a loss as to how to do it.
Any Machinima lovers want to make me a nice layout that is Wordpress.com friendly? I’d be eternally greatful. 
If Second Life were a high school and Prokofy Neva were the Principal, this is what his list might look like:
Noospherists: Overachievers. Congrats! You’re at the top of the class, guys. You get things done and you have a bright future ahead of you.
FIC 2.0s: Student Council and Jocks. You’re the cool kids. You may not own a business, but your work with others is high profile and you are well-connected. You might not go as far as the honor roll students, but you’ll still have time to party, right?
FIC 2.1s: The bad boys. You’ve been caught smoking in the bathroom and etching your name into your desk. You’re still connected, but your affiliation with the drama club often gets you into trouble.
FIC 1.0s: Underachievers. You thought you could sail through your senior year and it didn’t work out. The principal has just informed you that you’ll be repeating the grade.
With that said, is anyone up for a themed graduation party? We could do yearbook photos and tell everyone our goals for the future!