T-Minus LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO ROFLCon!!

I guess I haven’t talked about my involvement with ROFLCon too much on this blog, but I’m going to try to summarize it right now. It has consumed/is still consuming my whole life since October. Because of it, I’ve seen the wrong end of the sunrise every day for the last two weeks, and it is STILL the best thing I have ever done. (Warning: the rest of this entry is more than a little self-congratulating and possibly incoherent.)

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Debt-o-meter? REALLY?

Don’t expect these too often…but for today, I feel like sharing lots of things.

Nerddom

LCD Games - Prehistoric Edition :: Youtube
Really frickin cool compendium of very old-school games.

Politics

Barack OBollywood :: Ethan Zuckerman
This is way awesome. Just…just watch it.

Mike Gravel - Rock :: Ethan Zuckerman (Good day at Berkman, apparently)
Mike Gravel, ex-presidential candidate, stares down the camera and then drops a rock into a lake. There are no words for this level of crazy.

Dancehall

Mariah Carey ft. Damian Marley - Cruise Control :: from Yawd From Abroad
Con: Damian Marley, you are so talented and you’ve made so many good songs, so why do you keep collabing with crazy U.S. has-beens divas? Pro: Mariah Carey says “ting”–epic lulz. Hot mess.

Badman Commandments (and Vol. 2) :: Heatwave
Gabriel Heatwave has listened to hundreds of dancehall tracks to collect all the instructions on being a good badman. My favorite: “Badman don’t drink Snapple.”

Mavado featured in GTA IV ad :: HearingTest
Apparently, Rockstar loves Mavado’s music and he’s recording some tracks just for the game. Anywayyyyyy

Political Dancehall

DJ Green Lantern - We Need Barack ft. Mavado & Barack Obama :: Wayne&Wax (the linkthink champion)
Mavado redubs his On the Rock for Barack…!?!

So this is no *really* big deal, but…someone (I have no idea who!) commented on another blog using this blog as the URL, making it seem like I commented. I wouldn’t be upset, but the comment was kind of trifling and I don’t want to be associated with that crap…

Whoever it is looks like they go to Harvard and possibly knows me? The name they used was ChristinaCiao. I’m not upset, but I am annoyed. Don’t do it again, whoever you are. If you have the balls to be trolling on other blogs, at least be proud enough to own up to it.

Readers: Has this happened to any of you? How’d you deal with it?

In our efforts to encompass the diverse interests of the student body (are they finally admitting Harvard isn’t ONLY white suburban kids??) and reach out to every part of our community, we have decided to feature not one, but TWO artists, at this year’s big event. For Yardfest 2008, the CEB and the HCC are excited to bring together two impressive and engaging acts: Gavin DeGraw and the Wu-Tang Clan.

Gavin DeGraw is a rare blend in the music industry; a talented singer-songwriter with a pop-rock sound (Yep, sounds really rare) and soulful flavor, DeGraw’s music has received international recognition for its energy, emotional range, and real inspirational lyrics. His songs include “I Don’t Want To Be” (the theme song to the hit TV show “One Tree Hill”), “Chariot”, “Follow Through”, and more. His self-titled second studio album will be released this year, and its title track, “In Love With A Girl”, has already received critical praise.

The Wu-Tang Clan has proved itself as the most revolutionary hip-hop/rap group of the 90s. (I don’t understand how this is even in the same page as this crap about Gavin DeGraw. It’s almost like Harvard is saying the two of them are on the same level? This is false.) The original nine members are U-God, RZA, Raekwon, Ol’ Dirty Bastard (RIP 2004), Method Man, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, GZA/Genius, and Ghostface. The group’s 1993 debut album, “Enter the Wu-Tang Clan (36 Chambers)” showed their ability to mix different flavors of music into a hardcore and highly energetic sound. A multitude of solo projects and spin-off groups have found success in its following. The Wu-Tang Clan’s songs include “Protect Ya Neck”, “C.R.E.A.M.”, and “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit” (Did we really just censor the song title? BECAUSE THEY’RE GOING TO PERFORM HERE).

I go to a crazy school. This whole thing is just so…bizarre. And the detail they forgot to mention? The Wu-Tang Clan opens for Gavin DeGraw. WTF?! There are like 8 of them, and I don’t think Gavin has a song called “Gavin DeGraw Ain’t Nuthin ta Fuck Wit.”

At least it’s not Third Eye Blind–sucks to be you, MIT.