WOW! Everyone is already talkin about it, but all I see are major city stuff. I work in Gettysburg, PA and felt this earthquake that shook the east coast. It was also felt in York, PA and Dallastown, PA. My facebook feed exploded with people that felt it. Quite the experience. Let’s see what happens next.
Earthquake!!!
Aug 23
My Kids LOVE Pingu
Aug 15
Jordana and Max recently discovered Pingu on Netflix. They love him.
WY Gets Reimbursement Check
Aug 15
I recently read an article about West York Area School District receiving “a reimbursement check from Met-Ed for more than $700,000 because the district had been overpaying on its electric bill for months“. Apparently they are trying to think of ways to use the money. While I do not know the current financial state of the WY Area School District, as an alumni and parent, I think I have an idea that may be do-able.
Why not create a program where students who rank well or work hard get a big chunk of cash towards their college education? The district could award this cash at graduation and in the mean time, put the money into an account to earn interest off of it. Not only would this be good for the students, but I’m sure would shine some very positive light on the school districts reputation.
Now I know the idea is easier said then done as some questions of fairness or eligibility may arise, but I think the idea is very positive. It is at least worth a look into.
About a month ago, a friend of mine working for a big company called me to asked if I could do some illustration fix ups for him. Not having done any technical illustration in years, I told him I’d give it a go. Then he said, “Cool, I can get you probably $45 an hour” at which point my head exploded. After doing the job and receiving the check, I figured I’d open myself to the world of Freelance Technical Illustrating. I’ve attached a few examples below of my work in the past. My hourly rate is $45/hour.
The only downside is my availability. As I work my full-time job at Wide Open Communications, my available time to Illustrate is pretty much 6pm till whenever I go to bed and of course on weekends. So if you’re looking to have some Technical Illustrations done, please let me know.
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Want A Google+ Invite?
Aug 10
Are you STILL not on Google+, but want an invite? Well I got you covered.
Click the link below and it should get you started…
https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/ngemlink?path=%2F%3Fgpinv%3DHA3kAss3NA8%3A4uqd7DjkuWE
Then be sure to add me in a circle!
Physical Media is dying…
Aug 8
I read a post today at NYMag.com talking about how the American people are renting movies more then buying them…
“During the first six months 2011, consumers spent $4.2 billion renting movies, compared to $4.1 billion buying them. The results can be attributed to the rising popularity and convenience of rental services like Netflix and Redbox (and — cough — illegal downloading).”
After Netflix raised their prices, I personally started hitting up Redbox (and love it). I used to LOVE buying and collecting DVDs and Blu-ray, but with digital downloading/streaming becoming bigger and more convenient, my spending on physical media has pretty much ceased. I even traded in all my DVDs and Blu-rays for cash.
The only reason physical media sells (at least in my opinion) is due to special features. Which gives me and idea and hopefully, somehow, Hollywood hears about it (or at least thinks alike).
Why not make the special features available for digital distribution? You could make a website where the special features are displayed and cost a buck or two OR have an advertisement in front of the video. Possibly the film companies could create an app which streams these special features to phones, tablets and game consoles.
Either way, something is going to have to be done if you want these special features to bring in some extra income as they did for the DVDs because face it, physical media is dying.
source: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/08/americans_spending_more...
My music library as of late has consisted of old Hip-Hop songs that I’ve been listening to since the early 2000s. There has been SOME new music though including the new Bad Meets Evil album, the new Limp Bizkit album, the new 311 album and various songs by Jae Rellz, Yelawolf and Hollywood Undead.
HOW THE FUCK EVER, all that has changed since my man The Science (from York, PA) put his newest release, Burn While Listening up to download (FOR FREE). It is without a doubt the best listening experience I have had in a very long time. Now my review maybe slightly biased as I have been friends with the dude since 4th grade, but I know good music when I hear it.
As long as I have known him, The Science has been into music. If you cut him he bleeds music notes and you can hear it in his end product. He writes, produces and edits all his own music AND he lays his own lyrics. The dude is so multi-talented it’s SICK.
The Science’s style is unlike anyone else that is out (at least that I have heard). He has found a way to combine Hip-Hop, Reggae and Rock into one intense drum-busting eargasm.
In his latest project he combines this music styles into a mixtape style album. The album starts as if you were scrolling though radio stations looking for something to listening to. While radio surfing around, you end up hearing funny advertisements, clips of comedy movies and DJ New Shit calling into radio stations. Once the static settles, he gets into a music track.
He has cruising songs (like Cruise Control), weed smoking/romance songs (like Roll it up) and even club bangers (like B.W.L.). The stand out song to me is titled Paper Planes.
After hearing this track I had to call him personally to let him know how much I enjoyed the album. It’s just excellent. I urge you to check it out, download it and listen the fuck out of it. If you haven’t heard of The Science yet, but sure to check out his previous releases, The Photoelectric Effect: Volume I and The Photoelectric Effect: Volume II.
I’m also intrigued to know what you thought of the album, so please leave your comments below with your thoughts.
Filed under: Friends of Mine,General — Stefan @ 1:05 pm
