Jeremih - Down On Me (feat. 50 Cent)

So i made a mistake with registration. Reasonable thinking would lead me to believe that adding a class and dropping another would cancelled each other out, not so according to SU. There is a policy that allows you to get a refund for a mistake just like this, provided you were stupid enough to not attend class and forget to drop the class. A policy that rewards stupidity. My options are as follows 

A) have a professor lie for me

B) Pay $4200. 

I may or may not have forgotten I have a tumblr. Mase marks my triumphant return to the blogosphere. I’m gonna aim for one post a day.  

So its official: both of Will Smith’s kids have now accomplished more in their lives than I have. 

Pearson Education must really think their access codes are valuable. 

This baby was hidden behind 3 layers of cardboard. 

I want this. 

Wasn’t originally a fan of the new iPod Nano, but this just looks like the coolest watch ever. 

If payday ever comes, this might just be my first purchase. 

“The AED is charged up and you are ready to bring your patient back to life. Pre-order MONOPOLY: EMS Edition right now.”

Facebook ads know me so well.

Hmm.

I download a lot of music. Like an unhealthy amount. It makes my computers prone to viruses, and more importantly me susceptible to lawsuits from the RIAA.

The one thing I cannot stand is the 10 second shout out at the beginning of many songs I find. The artist, producer, beat maker, janitor or anyone remotely involved in the song decides to announce themselves to the world. Which brings up the question: Why?

One of my FAVORITE songs: This Plane by Wiz Khalifa has a “hey go buy my album” blip mid song from Wiz himself. 

I’m far from an expert; but I like to think that Marketing, Branding and Communication in general is something I’m fairly proficient at; and this just makes no sense. Do you really think interrupting the song makes people want to learn more about your or your website?

Essentially your putting a commercial in the middle of your song. And as we all know, commercials suck. They rarely reach their target audience, never give a good ROI, and are more often than not ignored or skipped via Tivo. 

Cee-Lo Green, of Gnarls Barkley fame, just released this song a few days ago. Usually angry songs, esepcially those titled Fuck You (Dr. Dre, Ludacris, Lil Wayne), are full of hardcore beats, angry lyrics, and are far from upbeat. 

Cee-Lo’s song takes a complete 180 to the notions above.