Grab Bag Fridays: Burned Rubber
(1 Cent): You Talk, I Talk, We Talk
Thanks for the questions (especially Crash) ... let's get to it.
Q: "Did you ever wonder why they print money green?" -- Crash N. Burnett
HCP: Actually, I have never wondered why they print money green ... until now. Hmm. Let me think about that for a second. Isn't green the color of being horny? Money makes me horny. It's perfect!
Okay, just kidding. But, seriously ... didn't it have to do with it being harder to counterfeit? Let's let our friend Google answer this for us. (Searching).
Ahh, the first result from my keyword search of "why is money printed green" answers our question. Thanks, Googs.
http://www.moneyfactory.gov/document.cfm/18/108
After skimming the article, it basically has to do with the old school ink they used in trying to lessen counterfeits and tradition. Go fig.
Q: "What's the HCP stance on the new Jay-Z album? I've heard mixed reviews on this one, what's the truth? Also, high hopes for Nas' new one later this month, or no?" -- Jamz
HCP: (Note: this question was posted before I wrote my review for Jay-Z's album Kingdom Come on Spmusic Monday 4 days ago). Jamz, you can go and read the review I posted, but will ellaborate a little more for you here.
I suppose you can say that Jay's lyrical abilities are always good ... and you get that here. After having some more time to listen to it, I still think the best songs come at the end because they're uniquely great. I guess I'll give it a mixed review in and of itself ... meaning, it is a good and bad CD. I'm not really feeling the first 3-4 songs (all produced by Just Blaze ... which is odd, because he's been putting out some good singles lately -- i.e. Diddy's "The Future" on Press Play); they all sound really similar and are just not catchy enough or don't have that unique quality where you think "I can listen to this over and over." A couple of the latter songs, though, produced by Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz, and Chris Martin are those types of songs. So, unless you're a huge Jay-Z fan, you're better off just buying about 4-5 singles off of iTunes or something. Personally, I'd still buy it again, knowing what I know now, because it's still an above average CD ... but it just wasn't anything spectacular -- especially with this being Jay's "comeback" CD.
As for NaS' new CD ... I do have high hopes. I've been a big fan of NaS as an artist, lyrically. Some times on his CD's, though, he'd get stuck with the same types of beats and it made for only average listening (see: album before God's Son). But, since he merged with Jay-Z (and Rocafella?) and has that radio/video hit entitled something like "Hip Hop Is Dead", it seems like my expectations are even higher. But, keeping in mind the overall quality of Jay-Z's last album, I wouldn't be surpised if it gives me the same feeling -- a couple of really good hits with too much filler for a "superstar" rapper. Time will tell.
Q: "http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/11/27/ps3_problems/ Talks about over heating and some other problems. Though they do seem to exist they sure aren't documented very well." -- Crash N. Burnett
HCP: (Note: this is in response to last week's grab bag ... referring to the PS3 and XBox 360 debate). So, yeah, that article does say it burns up ... but it doesn't really have a real author (it only says "From The Web" and has a link to some comment area) nor does it say where, when, etcetera, that I find important for reading reviews on tech products. Again, I'm not saying that it doesn't happen. Although, things like this make me want to wait for the 2nd and 3rd generation of the PS3's to come out even more ... you should always wait to buy things like this, so it gives the company time to fix all those bugs and whatnot. Thanks for the link.
(2 Cent): You Talk, I Talk, We Talk (Part 2)
Since this next question/comment is lengthy (with my response to it most likely being so as well) I decided to give it its own 'cent.' Feel proud.
Q: "2 Comments actually... 1. Though I can understand how a dream might make you feel a little weird after waking up, my irk is that people dwell on that and let their whole day be governed by how that dream made them feel. "It was a dream... GETOVERIT!" Some believe that dreams can tell a lot about your inner feelings or even give you clues about the future. I say if you have to look into your dreams to understand how your feeling you might as well go to a Gypsy/Fortune Teller and pay $20 to get thier prognosis. (It's better for the economy that way...) I seriously don't think that an 8 foot purple canary attacking me and Abe Lincoln on a space station made of marshmallow and caramel while Saturn tap dances to a slow waltz is going to help me understand how I'm feeling inside. In fact... it was scary and I'd rather not think about it........
2. That phone number sounds like some stupid prank trying to get people to go to the website. Watch out for posible virus attackes or "phishing" The only thing though is that they'd have to pay for the 1-800 number so if they aren't gaining anything from it then... Wha? Unless it's just trying to vamp up traffic to the site to try and impress an advertiser... no... It could be just a joke.
Have you ever heard of the person that was walking down the sidewalk next to a tall wooden fence. On the other side they heard voices chanting 12, 12, 12, 12, but couldn't see anything over the fence. They looked around and finally found a small knot-hole to look through. As soon as they put their eye up to it a stick poked them in the eye and the voices on the other side of the fence started chanting 13, 13, 13, 13...." -- Crash N. Burnett
HCP: Yes, I agree that dreams are just that -- dreams. Of course, don't tell that to MLK. I mean, you hear every now and then that some people have dreams that come true, or they let them in on the future, but come now ... they should'nt "govern" your day, as you said (unless you're Adam Sandler in the movie Click ... then it should govern your day and life because his dream was crazy intricate. Good times).
About your second part of the comment ... it wasn't the 1-800's website (note: read yesterday's Pet Peeve, '1/2 Cent' to know what this conversation is about) ... it was a search engine that looked up different types of phone numbers to see where they came from. Apparently, a lot of people (something like a half million) were getting calls from the number and were commenting what they knew about it. It's some telemarketing number from (possibly) HSBC (Household Bank). I hope it's not some type of scam ... that's why I always use a junkmail account and my work number for things. Ha.
Uhm, the story you related about the 12's and the 13's ... I can't say that I've heard it before. Dare I ask: is there a moral to that story?
(1/2 Cent): School Boy
Here's the deal. I have one week from today to finish my final paper for class. I then have the final exam for the same class on the 19th. I am signed up to take the GRE on the 28th, which leaves less than 3 weeks to prepare. Also, I'll need to work on my Letter of Intent and find a 3rd person for a Letter of Recommendation (to have everything I need for my application into graduate school). The deadline is the 15th of January, 2007. Oh, yeah, there's Christmas somewhere in all of that as well.
I'm debating with myself when I'll need to hold up on the blog entries so I can concentrate on the tasks at hand. Methinks I will do the Spmusic Monday on the 11th and the Pet Peeve Thursday on the 14th of next week. After that, I'll try to come back for a Grab Bag Friday on the 22nd ... then take off Christmas week for the holiday and the GRE. I'll keep everyone posted.
Thanks for reading and for the comments/questions. Have a great weekend and we'll see ya Monday. L-M-N-O-P-ya!
HCP
Thanks for the questions (especially Crash) ... let's get to it.
Q: "Did you ever wonder why they print money green?" -- Crash N. Burnett
HCP: Actually, I have never wondered why they print money green ... until now. Hmm. Let me think about that for a second. Isn't green the color of being horny? Money makes me horny. It's perfect!
Okay, just kidding. But, seriously ... didn't it have to do with it being harder to counterfeit? Let's let our friend Google answer this for us. (Searching).
Ahh, the first result from my keyword search of "why is money printed green" answers our question. Thanks, Googs.
http://www.moneyfactory.gov/document.cfm/18/108
After skimming the article, it basically has to do with the old school ink they used in trying to lessen counterfeits and tradition. Go fig.
Q: "What's the HCP stance on the new Jay-Z album? I've heard mixed reviews on this one, what's the truth? Also, high hopes for Nas' new one later this month, or no?" -- Jamz
HCP: (Note: this question was posted before I wrote my review for Jay-Z's album Kingdom Come on Spmusic Monday 4 days ago). Jamz, you can go and read the review I posted, but will ellaborate a little more for you here.
I suppose you can say that Jay's lyrical abilities are always good ... and you get that here. After having some more time to listen to it, I still think the best songs come at the end because they're uniquely great. I guess I'll give it a mixed review in and of itself ... meaning, it is a good and bad CD. I'm not really feeling the first 3-4 songs (all produced by Just Blaze ... which is odd, because he's been putting out some good singles lately -- i.e. Diddy's "The Future" on Press Play); they all sound really similar and are just not catchy enough or don't have that unique quality where you think "I can listen to this over and over." A couple of the latter songs, though, produced by Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz, and Chris Martin are those types of songs. So, unless you're a huge Jay-Z fan, you're better off just buying about 4-5 singles off of iTunes or something. Personally, I'd still buy it again, knowing what I know now, because it's still an above average CD ... but it just wasn't anything spectacular -- especially with this being Jay's "comeback" CD.
As for NaS' new CD ... I do have high hopes. I've been a big fan of NaS as an artist, lyrically. Some times on his CD's, though, he'd get stuck with the same types of beats and it made for only average listening (see: album before God's Son). But, since he merged with Jay-Z (and Rocafella?) and has that radio/video hit entitled something like "Hip Hop Is Dead", it seems like my expectations are even higher. But, keeping in mind the overall quality of Jay-Z's last album, I wouldn't be surpised if it gives me the same feeling -- a couple of really good hits with too much filler for a "superstar" rapper. Time will tell.
Q: "http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/11/27/ps3_problems/ Talks about over heating and some other problems. Though they do seem to exist they sure aren't documented very well." -- Crash N. Burnett
HCP: (Note: this is in response to last week's grab bag ... referring to the PS3 and XBox 360 debate). So, yeah, that article does say it burns up ... but it doesn't really have a real author (it only says "From The Web" and has a link to some comment area) nor does it say where, when, etcetera, that I find important for reading reviews on tech products. Again, I'm not saying that it doesn't happen. Although, things like this make me want to wait for the 2nd and 3rd generation of the PS3's to come out even more ... you should always wait to buy things like this, so it gives the company time to fix all those bugs and whatnot. Thanks for the link.
(2 Cent): You Talk, I Talk, We Talk (Part 2)
Since this next question/comment is lengthy (with my response to it most likely being so as well) I decided to give it its own 'cent.' Feel proud.
Q: "2 Comments actually... 1. Though I can understand how a dream might make you feel a little weird after waking up, my irk is that people dwell on that and let their whole day be governed by how that dream made them feel. "It was a dream... GETOVERIT!" Some believe that dreams can tell a lot about your inner feelings or even give you clues about the future. I say if you have to look into your dreams to understand how your feeling you might as well go to a Gypsy/Fortune Teller and pay $20 to get thier prognosis. (It's better for the economy that way...) I seriously don't think that an 8 foot purple canary attacking me and Abe Lincoln on a space station made of marshmallow and caramel while Saturn tap dances to a slow waltz is going to help me understand how I'm feeling inside. In fact... it was scary and I'd rather not think about it........
2. That phone number sounds like some stupid prank trying to get people to go to the website. Watch out for posible virus attackes or "phishing" The only thing though is that they'd have to pay for the 1-800 number so if they aren't gaining anything from it then... Wha? Unless it's just trying to vamp up traffic to the site to try and impress an advertiser... no... It could be just a joke.
Have you ever heard of the person that was walking down the sidewalk next to a tall wooden fence. On the other side they heard voices chanting 12, 12, 12, 12, but couldn't see anything over the fence. They looked around and finally found a small knot-hole to look through. As soon as they put their eye up to it a stick poked them in the eye and the voices on the other side of the fence started chanting 13, 13, 13, 13...." -- Crash N. Burnett
HCP: Yes, I agree that dreams are just that -- dreams. Of course, don't tell that to MLK. I mean, you hear every now and then that some people have dreams that come true, or they let them in on the future, but come now ... they should'nt "govern" your day, as you said (unless you're Adam Sandler in the movie Click ... then it should govern your day and life because his dream was crazy intricate. Good times).
About your second part of the comment ... it wasn't the 1-800's website (note: read yesterday's Pet Peeve, '1/2 Cent' to know what this conversation is about) ... it was a search engine that looked up different types of phone numbers to see where they came from. Apparently, a lot of people (something like a half million) were getting calls from the number and were commenting what they knew about it. It's some telemarketing number from (possibly) HSBC (Household Bank). I hope it's not some type of scam ... that's why I always use a junkmail account and my work number for things. Ha.
Uhm, the story you related about the 12's and the 13's ... I can't say that I've heard it before. Dare I ask: is there a moral to that story?
(1/2 Cent): School Boy
Here's the deal. I have one week from today to finish my final paper for class. I then have the final exam for the same class on the 19th. I am signed up to take the GRE on the 28th, which leaves less than 3 weeks to prepare. Also, I'll need to work on my Letter of Intent and find a 3rd person for a Letter of Recommendation (to have everything I need for my application into graduate school). The deadline is the 15th of January, 2007. Oh, yeah, there's Christmas somewhere in all of that as well.
I'm debating with myself when I'll need to hold up on the blog entries so I can concentrate on the tasks at hand. Methinks I will do the Spmusic Monday on the 11th and the Pet Peeve Thursday on the 14th of next week. After that, I'll try to come back for a Grab Bag Friday on the 22nd ... then take off Christmas week for the holiday and the GRE. I'll keep everyone posted.
Thanks for reading and for the comments/questions. Have a great weekend and we'll see ya Monday. L-M-N-O-P-ya!
HCP
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