(SuperSizedMeals)
January 7, 2010
People Put Way Too Much 411 On Social Networks . . . . .
1. A Break-Up
@babyhunnyxo69 it’s not u, it’s me, 2 sum it up, I’m seeing some1 else.
Breaking up with your girlfriend via a tweet makes breaking up with a woman on her voicemail look chivalrous. It’s one thing to want to keep it short and undramatic, it’s another thing to say it in under 140 characters. If you can’t bear the thought of telling her to her face, try i.m-ing her. Nothing says I’m sorry like a sad smiley face followed up by a kissy face.
2. Pregnancy Scares
Erica is late…cross your fingers I’m not preggers.
Considering Facebook doesn’t have a pregnancy test feature yet, it’s wildly inappropriate to broadcast this online. Your one line sentence will send all your female friends into a panic as they contemplate if their nausea this morning was more than just a hangover. And the worst part is that all your recent hook-ups will have a full-on heart attack — which will ironically let them completely off the hook for child support.
3. Tragic situations
Join the “Pray Robert survives his suicide attempt” Facebook group.
Signing onto Facebook for the sole purpose of poking your crush takes a dark turn when you’re invited to join a deeply upsetting group. This is no “Austin blacked out, lost his phone, needs your digits” Facebook group. It’s basically a casual way for a priest to eventually draft a eulogy using Facebook wall posts. Instead of creating a Facebook group that places your friend’s sickness on the same level as a Farmville invite, try making an old-fashioned phone call.
4. Daily schedule
Crystal is waking up too early (ugh) to go to the gym, then shower, then work, then lunch, then more work, then home, then new episode of Jersey Shore!
Unless your schedule involves something out of the ordinary (shower, work, hook-up with Michelle Obama), no one cares. Sure everyone is super happy that you can function like a normal human being, but no one is going to give you gold stars for managing to complete basic human functions. So unless you would like to openly invite a stalker into your life, quit letting everyone know your second to millisecond schedule.
5. Bodily Functions
Brendan regrets drinking that keg of coffee yesterday, can’t move more than 5 feet from this toilet.
Unless your Doctor writes prescriptions based on your Twitter updates, there is no need for this level of over-sharing. No one wants to hear when you have the PeptoBismol rundown (cue the music: heartburn, nausea, indigestion, diarrhea). Not to mention you lose huge “I’m so sick” credibility when you’re clearly well enough to type a coherent sentence on Twitter.
6. Level of Drunkery
Alissa is cracking up that she blacked out at her company holiday party
This would be a wildly cool status if we were still in high school and people still drew penises on your forehead when you were drunk. But, unfortunately you’re an adult now and the people around you expect you to be able to drink without ending the night riding in an ambulance. Have some respect for yourself and use your status to draw attention away from yourself and onto someone else’s drunken behavior.
7. Messages to Celebs/Athletes/Musicians
Sam is shame on you Jon Gosselin.
Unless you’re one of Jon Gosselin’s 29 children, it’s highly unlikely he’s reading your Facebook status. In fact, there’s a pretty strong likelihood that he has no idea that you even exist. Instead save your knack for online lecturing to make your friends feel bad about themselves. Nothing makes people engage in a little self reflection like a “Laura, you were a massive bitch last night” status.
(Guyism)
The Sports Monster For Better Or For Worse Continue To Evolve . . . . .
Sports' Newest Hangover: Toxic Tequila
"What am I talking about? Simple, the Tila Tequilization of American sports.
Because TMZ is about to debut TMZSports and the way they cover sports is going to be a game-changer.
Let me explain. Right now, ESPN defines what is and is not a sports story. And while all of us take shots at ESPN, the network generally covers sports action as opposed to celebrity-related angles connected to sports. In other words, the primacy of their coverage is the games and the personalities that emerge in connection with those games.
We've all gotten used to this dynamic and ESPN owns their audience. That's you and me. Primarily male, obsessed with games and their highlights, interested in the personalities of our athletes but only if those athletes are good enough at what they do to be interesting off the field.
The game is the thing.
That's all going to change with TMZSports.
Instead of the game action as the hub of all sports coverage, the non-game action is going to become the hub of all stories. That's how we get Tila Tequila and Paris Hilton in celebrity magazines. That's how a sports meritocracy based on talent is going to all come crumbling down. TMZSports will create stars who don't already exist based on their off-field action, and turn their dramas into an off-field sports opera that has little to do with actual game results."
(SI)
"What am I talking about? Simple, the Tila Tequilization of American sports.
Because TMZ is about to debut TMZSports and the way they cover sports is going to be a game-changer.
Let me explain. Right now, ESPN defines what is and is not a sports story. And while all of us take shots at ESPN, the network generally covers sports action as opposed to celebrity-related angles connected to sports. In other words, the primacy of their coverage is the games and the personalities that emerge in connection with those games.
We've all gotten used to this dynamic and ESPN owns their audience. That's you and me. Primarily male, obsessed with games and their highlights, interested in the personalities of our athletes but only if those athletes are good enough at what they do to be interesting off the field.
The game is the thing.
That's all going to change with TMZSports.
Instead of the game action as the hub of all sports coverage, the non-game action is going to become the hub of all stories. That's how we get Tila Tequila and Paris Hilton in celebrity magazines. That's how a sports meritocracy based on talent is going to all come crumbling down. TMZSports will create stars who don't already exist based on their off-field action, and turn their dramas into an off-field sports opera that has little to do with actual game results."
(SI)
R.I.P. - Paula Sladewski . . . . .
"Paula Sladewski, a 26 year old former Playboy model was found in a Miami trash ban dead and severely burned. How burned? They had to use dental records to identify her."
(DonChavez)
2K10 PGA Tour Season Starts Today . . . . .
January 4 - 10, 2010
The Plantation Course • Kapalua Resort, Maui
Kapalua Resort is pleased to welcome the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) as the new title sponsor of PGA TOUR’s season-opening, winners only event on January 4 - 10, 2010 at The Plantation Course. About 34 PGA professionals will be competing for the first title of the 2010 season. The elite field will be competing for their share of $5.6 million.
(Kapalua)
Cities Can Change . . . . .
Blacks Are No Longer The Majority In Harlem
"In a major demographic shift for a neighborhood that has long been "synonymous with black urban America," the majority of Harlem residents are no longer black, according to the Times. In a decade when Harlem's population grew more than it has since the 1940s, the number of black residents has fallen to its lowest point since the 1920s.
In 1970, black people made up 64 percent of the residents living between East 96th Street, West 106th Street, and West 155th Street. As of 2008, blacks constitute just 41 percent of the population. The paper notes that "[c]hange has been even more pronounced" in Central Harlem — an area north of 110th Street bound by Fifth and St. Nicholas avenues — where the Latino population has surged by 27 percent while the white population has more than doubled since 2000."
(GoThaMist)
"In a major demographic shift for a neighborhood that has long been "synonymous with black urban America," the majority of Harlem residents are no longer black, according to the Times. In a decade when Harlem's population grew more than it has since the 1940s, the number of black residents has fallen to its lowest point since the 1920s.
In 1970, black people made up 64 percent of the residents living between East 96th Street, West 106th Street, and West 155th Street. As of 2008, blacks constitute just 41 percent of the population. The paper notes that "[c]hange has been even more pronounced" in Central Harlem — an area north of 110th Street bound by Fifth and St. Nicholas avenues — where the Latino population has surged by 27 percent while the white population has more than doubled since 2000."
(GoThaMist)
Hopefully They Won't Get Tried As Adults . . . . .
Suspected teen bank robbers still on the loose after Cincinnati holdup
"Bank robberies by females are rare enough. But teenage female bank robbers who allegedly walked into a suburban bank and handed the teller a note before heading out with a bagful of cash on Tuesday were a double whammy for area law enforcement investigators who continued to scour the area for clues on Wednesday.
Quantcast
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office released a grainy black-and-white bank surveillance photo of one of the alleged robbers and slightly expanded the age range of the robbers: 14 to 16 and 12 to 14 years old. Barnett, said the younger girl was about 20 feet from the teller and her image was not captured on tape. No weapon was seen nor implied in the heist."
(Cincinnati)
"Bank robberies by females are rare enough. But teenage female bank robbers who allegedly walked into a suburban bank and handed the teller a note before heading out with a bagful of cash on Tuesday were a double whammy for area law enforcement investigators who continued to scour the area for clues on Wednesday.
Quantcast
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office released a grainy black-and-white bank surveillance photo of one of the alleged robbers and slightly expanded the age range of the robbers: 14 to 16 and 12 to 14 years old. Barnett, said the younger girl was about 20 feet from the teller and her image was not captured on tape. No weapon was seen nor implied in the heist."
(Cincinnati)
El Pollo Loco Adding Asada To Their Menu . . . . .
El Pollo Loco chickens out, adds steak
"The Costa Mesa-based chicken chain plans to announce today a major menu change as it adds four steak meals to its menu.
What the cluck? Has the chicken chain gone totally mad cow?
“We’re not putting our chicken out to pasture. It still rules the roost,” Chief executive Steve Carley said in a statement."
• Two Steak Tacos — Prepared carne asada-style with cilantro and onion and served on corn tortillas. (no photo). Price: $3.99
• Grillmaster Steak Taco — Layered with melted jack and cheddar cheeses and topped with pico de gallo and guacamole and served in a grilled flour tortilla. Price: $2.49
• Sirloin Steak Bowl – The chain’s signature Spanish rice and pinto beans topped with sirloin steak, fresh cilantro, onions and Pico de Gallo salsa. Price: $4.99
• Steak & 3-Cheese Quesadilla — Jack, cheddar and cotija—grilled quesadilla stuffed with steak and served with guacamole and sour cream. Price: $5.99
(OCRegister)
"The Costa Mesa-based chicken chain plans to announce today a major menu change as it adds four steak meals to its menu.
What the cluck? Has the chicken chain gone totally mad cow?
“We’re not putting our chicken out to pasture. It still rules the roost,” Chief executive Steve Carley said in a statement."
• Two Steak Tacos — Prepared carne asada-style with cilantro and onion and served on corn tortillas. (no photo). Price: $3.99
• Grillmaster Steak Taco — Layered with melted jack and cheddar cheeses and topped with pico de gallo and guacamole and served in a grilled flour tortilla. Price: $2.49
• Sirloin Steak Bowl – The chain’s signature Spanish rice and pinto beans topped with sirloin steak, fresh cilantro, onions and Pico de Gallo salsa. Price: $4.99
• Steak & 3-Cheese Quesadilla — Jack, cheddar and cotija—grilled quesadilla stuffed with steak and served with guacamole and sour cream. Price: $5.99
(OCRegister)
Google's Awesome New Program On Display At CES 2010 . . . . .
Google creates buzz with wireless store
"(CNN) -- You know Google as a search engine giant, an e-mail provider, and even a verb -- but as an online store?
As the company showed off its sleek new Nexus One Tuesday, its first entry into the smartphone market, Google also created lots of buzz by announcing the device would be available for sale through its very own Google-hosted Web store.
So much buzz, in fact, that some technology analysts argued the store was a bigger deal than the phone.
"From a macro level, it's a much larger story that Google is finally getting into the e-commerce world and that they're starting to sell products directly to the consumer," said Scott Steinberg, publisher of DigitalTrends.com.
"You're looking at a company that basically is expanding into every possible category and is attacking major players in multiple spaces on virtually every front, so it's only natural that they would move into e-commerce."
Google's store lets users take a 3D tour of the Nexus One, check out some of the apps available and, naturally, order the device, at $529 a pop."
(CNN)
"(CNN) -- You know Google as a search engine giant, an e-mail provider, and even a verb -- but as an online store?
As the company showed off its sleek new Nexus One Tuesday, its first entry into the smartphone market, Google also created lots of buzz by announcing the device would be available for sale through its very own Google-hosted Web store.
So much buzz, in fact, that some technology analysts argued the store was a bigger deal than the phone.
"From a macro level, it's a much larger story that Google is finally getting into the e-commerce world and that they're starting to sell products directly to the consumer," said Scott Steinberg, publisher of DigitalTrends.com.
"You're looking at a company that basically is expanding into every possible category and is attacking major players in multiple spaces on virtually every front, so it's only natural that they would move into e-commerce."
Google's store lets users take a 3D tour of the Nexus One, check out some of the apps available and, naturally, order the device, at $529 a pop."
(CNN)
Easy To Say Hard To Do . . . . .
No. 1 lesson I will teach son about women
"For the sake of my future son -- a hypothetical if ever there were one -- I will keep it straightforward and tell him the one thing he needs to know about women. It is something his old man has learned over years and years of wrapping relationships around trees: Listen to the women in your life.
Of course, if I had followed my own dad's example, and just did what he did, which was pay my mother undivided attention when she spoke, I wouldn't have had to learn things the hard way."
(CNN)
"For the sake of my future son -- a hypothetical if ever there were one -- I will keep it straightforward and tell him the one thing he needs to know about women. It is something his old man has learned over years and years of wrapping relationships around trees: Listen to the women in your life.
Of course, if I had followed my own dad's example, and just did what he did, which was pay my mother undivided attention when she spoke, I wouldn't have had to learn things the hard way."
(CNN)
The World Cup Might Be More Giving Than Usual . . . . .
Fears that World Cup could increase spread of HIV
"(CNN) -- Advocates for sex workers in South Africa have warned that this summer's World Cup could be a public health disaster.
With up to half a million football fans expected to visit South Africa for the World Cup, and up to half of South Africa's prostitutes carrying the HIV virus, there have been calls for the country to decriminalize prostitution to help tackle the spread of HIV.
Eric Harper, director of the Cape Town-based Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), told CNN that the World Cup would inevitably lead to a demand for sex workers.
"And where there's demand there will be a supply," Harper told CNN. "It could be a potential recipe for disaster both for the clients and the sex workers," he added.
Harper told CNN that while there are no accurate figures for the number of sex workers in South Africa, his organization believes there are 3,000 in Cape Town alone.
The UN estimates that in South Africa 5.7 million people are HIV positive, more than in any other country. A 2005 University of Michigan study found that 46 percent of female sex workers in Johannesburg had HIV.
Those figures, coupled with the expected influx of visitors for the World Cup, are causing concern for some South Africans.
Harper said HIV is just one of the dangers faced by South Africa's sex workers. As well as the risk of contracting other STIs, there is the chance of unwanted pregnancies and the ever-present threat of violence and rape.
Prostitution is illegal in South Africa, but the law is currently being reviewed as part of a larger assessment of all sexual offenses. Harper believes decriminalizing prostitution can help control the spread of HIV."
(CNN)
"(CNN) -- Advocates for sex workers in South Africa have warned that this summer's World Cup could be a public health disaster.
With up to half a million football fans expected to visit South Africa for the World Cup, and up to half of South Africa's prostitutes carrying the HIV virus, there have been calls for the country to decriminalize prostitution to help tackle the spread of HIV.
Eric Harper, director of the Cape Town-based Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), told CNN that the World Cup would inevitably lead to a demand for sex workers.
"And where there's demand there will be a supply," Harper told CNN. "It could be a potential recipe for disaster both for the clients and the sex workers," he added.
Harper told CNN that while there are no accurate figures for the number of sex workers in South Africa, his organization believes there are 3,000 in Cape Town alone.
The UN estimates that in South Africa 5.7 million people are HIV positive, more than in any other country. A 2005 University of Michigan study found that 46 percent of female sex workers in Johannesburg had HIV.
Those figures, coupled with the expected influx of visitors for the World Cup, are causing concern for some South Africans.
Harper said HIV is just one of the dangers faced by South Africa's sex workers. As well as the risk of contracting other STIs, there is the chance of unwanted pregnancies and the ever-present threat of violence and rape.
Prostitution is illegal in South Africa, but the law is currently being reviewed as part of a larger assessment of all sexual offenses. Harper believes decriminalizing prostitution can help control the spread of HIV."
(CNN)
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