Monthly Archives: January 2015

January 3, 2015 · 6:02 pm

Burning CDs

I wasn’t around for mixed tapes, but CD burners were just starting to hit the mainstream market when I was in eighth grade and ninth grade. It was around 1999 and MP3s were still a new thing. I was one of the smart kids who took advantage of the technology to make a profit. I would get a list of fifteen to twenty songs, download them, burn them onto a disc, slap on a label, and sell it for ten bucks. It seems like a big profit, but it would take a long time to burn a single CD. It took about twenty minutes to download a song off Napster with a 56k modem and it would get messed up if anyone picked up the phone. It could take up to six hours to download eighteen songs and another hour to actually burn the CD. Luckily most people wanted the same songs. It was mostly Blink 182 and Shaggy if I remember correctly. Now it takes less than a minute to download a song, and most people don’t even bother to do that anymore because they can stream it instantly or watch the video on YouTube. Technology keeps on pushing forward. Burning CDs seems so quaint but I kind of miss it.

Critically Rated at 14/17

Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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January 3, 2015 · 6:00 pm

Cracking a Beer

Cracking a beer is something that should be taken seriously. Opening a bottle of beer is a commitment. You’re investing time and money into another round. It’s not something that you should be taking lightly. There’s no going back once you’ve opened a beer. You either have to drink it or waste it, and it’s practically illegal to waste beer. There’s not a law against it, but there should be. Don’t crack open a beer if you can’t drink it. It’s as simple as that. Or give it to me if you can’t finish it. And yes, this post was inspired by a beer that I cracked open at 1:47 a.m. last night. I regret nothing.

Critically Rated at 11/17

Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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January 2, 2015 · 10:47 pm

Jiffy Pop

Jiffy Pop is a brand of popcorn. It’s not microwavable and it’s not pre-popped. It comes in an aluminum pan with a foil cover that you can heat up over an oven or open flame. It’s the best tasting popcorn in the world if you manage not to burn it. That’s because it takes considerate skill not to burn it. You’ve truly earned it if you make Jiffy Pop right. That makes it taste better. Jiffy Pop used to be common in the household. Now you mostly see it while camping or at bonfires if you see it at all. There’s no need to manually cook popcorn if you have a microwave handy. Jiffy Pop had its glory days. It’s time we all moved on, but there’s nothing wrong with a little nostalgia from time to time.

Critically Rated at 12/17

Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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January 2, 2015 · 10:46 pm

Evaporated Spit

I was walking down the street the other day and I hocked a loogie. I was phlegmy and feeling under the weather and I had to spit. It happens. It happens all the time. It happens so much that I realized that almost every square inch of the sidewalk must have been spat on at some point. In fact, there probably are trace remnants of evaporated spit upon every paved spot on this earth. Everywhere there is concrete, there is evaporated spit or some other bodily fluid. It’s a bit unnerving but you know it’s true. Try not to fall on the ground and you should be fine.

Critically Rated at 5/17

Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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