Sunday, August 31, 2008

Welcome to My Life

I fondly remember a project I had to painfully endure in high school, for music class. Well, each one of us had to sing in front of everyone, with a song of our choice. Our grade was based on not just vocal prowess (which meant us guys with a less-than-appealing music box stuck in our throats already were in trouble) but on—curiously enough—showmanship. Meaning, you can suck at the singing part, but if you gesticulate wildly and act like it's a one-man show on Broadway, you can still walk away with an A.

I had delusions of grandeur, say the least, and opted for a mellow ballad, you know, so I could finish the song without my voice grating. The "What were you thinking?" moment came when instead of bringing in prerecorded music—which is what 95 percent of the class did—I chose to learn its chords on a freaking organ.

Note, before that project came into our laps, I had no idea how to play the organ, nor did I care enough to give it a try. My rehearsal was very mechanical, as if I'm memorizing Mathematical formulas (okay, this part, your fingers should be this way and touching this, this, and this key) because it was the best way I know how to learn to play without having to go through the basics. So when I eventually memorized the final set of notes for the very last word, I thought I was set.

But life being life, it never is that simple.

Let's just say that come "performance" time, I choked, panicked, forgot the lines, and worst, it was painfully obvious that I had no clue how to play an organ—and the people seated in the front row of the class knew and understood that fact all too well. I barely made it with a passing C grade.

After that fateful day, I squashed all hopes of learning to play a musical instrument; and vowed never to let my delusions of actually singing for an audience get the better of me.

If I would be given the chance to do it again, however, I would gladly sing the main lead's part in this video. But instead, I'll just have somebody else provide the music, and use the recorded material for the girl's part.

Warning: Lyrics contain profanity and adult subjects.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

My Life According to Google

A real entertaining thing to do on a lazy Sunday morning, from Jess.

Type in the following and choose the first choice (that makes sense) that appears on the list

1) Type in "[your name] needs" in Google search:
-- Myron needs help.
(Nyahahaha! I'm going coo-coo!)

2) Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search:
-- Myron, looks like the majority of the posters want you to take your messy message and, SHOVE IT!
(No thanks. No poster will ever be in the vicinity of my hiney bottom, thank you.)

3) Type in "[your name] likes" in Google search:
-- Myron likes to write
(Ah. My life.)

4 ) Type in "[your name] says" in Google search:
-- Myron says stop.

5) Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search:
-- Myron wants out pictures from dogs photos on webshots
(Photo album name, obvs.)

6) Type in "[your name] does" in Google search:
-- Myron does not have contacts at this time.
(I'm out of the social networking loop.)

7) Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search:
-- Myron hates renewable energy.
(Touché.)

8) Type in "[your name] goes" in Google search:
-- Myron goes into the stands and moves among the fans providing impromptu comedy
(Ooooh. As much as I'd like to think I'm good at improv/impromptu, I really honestly would rather be a spectator (and hopefully not the focus of the attention of the ones doing the sketch).)

9) Type in "[your name] loves" in Google search:
-- Myron loves mom Dog T-shirt
(Heh. It's not enough that guys get "I love mom" tattooed on their 'ceps, now we gotta subject dogs to this, too.)

10) Type in"[your name] is" in Google search:
-- Myron is a mild-mannered guy who drinks chocolate soda and until very recently lived at home with his parents in suburban New Jersey.
(This is _so_ spot-on, minus the mild-mannered part. Love choc'lit soda and I live with my 'rents in the suburbs of New Jersey. Cool!)

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Dude, the Bargain Shopper: James McAvoy


Rumored to follow in the footsteps (literally) of Elijah Wood as The Lord of the Ring's Frodo, James McAvoy is most recently seen on the big screen as Wesley in the movie adaptation of Wanted.

This is, in Dude, the Bargain Shopper's opinion, a nicely styled image perfect for the coming Fall season.

Dude, the Bargain Shopper recommends:


Double breasted overcoat from Topman (80 GBP or $155). A car coat in the same pattern—minus the epaulets and the belt—is available for $1960 (not exactly a candidate for Dude, the Bargain Shopper) at Alexander McQueen.

V-neck T-shirt from American Apparel ($19). Not quite the color, but is close enough. Try the Sea Foam or Mint color as well.

Coated denim from Armani Exchange ($125). Straight-leg denim with a slightly slim fit. Nice contrast with the roomy trench.

Obviously you won't go out barefoot, unless you're a barefooter. The white low tops in the Armani Exchange photograph works with the rest of the outfit.

James McAvoy photo from a Google Images search. Unsure about original source.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Waiting with Bated Breath for Stylista...or not


If there's one show I'm really, extremely, awaiting its Fall unveiling, it's Tyra Banks's Stylista. I just saw the teaser at the CW website and I have to say, it's shaping up to be a joke reality show. 

Sigh, trust Ms. Banks to wreck an otherwise interesting Reality TV concept.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Fall 2008 Preview

I'll post my own Fall Buyer's Guide soon, but in the meantime, the awesome folks at men.style.com have this: