The Pompomist

No. Seriously, guys. Toyota, the automobile company, also makes prefab homes… actually they’ve been manufacturing them since 1975. Who would’ve known?! I found out last Wednesday through this article in the Wall Street Journal.

Boys, if you are wearing your favorite old white t-shirt for dinner, now you don’t have to worry about being underdressed anymore with this napkin at your neck! You’ll actually look like you made the effort to dress up. You can purchase a package of 20 (five of each design) of these napkins for $6 over at Spoonsisters .

The Adicolor company gathered a group of directors and independent artists who were assigned one of seven colors (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink, Black or White). The idea was to created a film based on their emotional and creative response to that color. All films were released back in 2006 one at a time over a two month period.

Roman Coppola (son of Francis Ford Coppola) and Andy Bruntel created this short film for Adicolor based on the theme of ‘Red’ called “The History of Red”. Roman has directed videos for The Strokes and Daft Punk.

Via Boicozine

If you so happen to have taken Ian Curtis’ headstone, could you be so kind as to return it to the cemetery?

Times UK has informed that the police is looking for a suspect who stole the headstone of deceased Joy Division singer Ian Curtis from a graveyard in Macclesfield, England earlier this week. The headstone reads: “Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80. Love Will Tear Us Apart”.

A special note to whoever stole it:   You’re a…

• Guys, I freaked out when I saw this ghost video at Chopstix. I think I won’t be able to sleep at night. Watch on the video… you know you want to…

• The mystery of the Budweiser Dude is finally revealed (read the comments to find out).
• Did you know that one of this season’s Shear Genius contestants actually works at the hair salon that I go to? Yes, guys… Dee from Shear Genius… how cool is that?! This morning I got a haircut and my hairstylist’s spot is right next to hers. Too bad I didn’t bring a camera. (Thanks for the awesome haircut, Maribel!)
• For all your security needs:

  Yep, they f***ing do it ALL.

‘Feel It All’ – Feist

Talk about catchy, holy cow! I have been listening to this track several times, everyday for the past week or so. It’s something about the tambourine, the bells, or the light drums, or the innocent retro feel. And the video is great because is a single take, handheld with a mix of complicated and simple at the same time.

‘Wraith Pinned To The Mist (And Other Games)’ - Of Montreal

Of Montreal is a great Indie band but frequently dismissed as too sugary pop for most. I personally think this song is consistently lovely and entertaining. Just let it play while you’re working and it’ll make you day much happier. I guarantee it.

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(If you click it, it will grow.)

Apparently the creative minds (obviously men) over at O.B. find it appropriate to suggest that women can use highly absorbent items for period relief. Thanks to tampons, absolutely nothing can escape a woman’s vajayjay. Nothing!

Horrendous.

I mean, how in the World does the idea of thousands of gallons of chlorinated water in my lady parts make me want to buy this product? Most women would know better.

This house called the ‘Living Room’ is located in the historic district of Gelnhause, Germany. Designed by Seifert Stoeckmann, this modern house was clad with a powder-coated-aluminum skin and perforated by 52 windows set in a checkerboard pattern.

The most interesting part of it is the bedroom hanging in a sliding drawer that can be opened over the street. How cool is that?!

Via Cool Boom

There’s something seriously wrong about this ad. I don’t know… you tell me.

September 13, 2001:

“The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our Number one priority and we will not rest until we find him!”

- G. W. Bush

March 13, 2002:

“I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and I really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not our priority.”

- G. W. Bush

June 15, 2008:

“Get Osama Bin Laden before I leave office.”

- G. W. Bush

Can you imagine living in a place where your view changes constantly? The Rotating Tower is a ‘first-of-its-kind’ skyscraper with floors that will rotate independently of each other. Designed by Italian architect, David Fisher, the rotating floors will constantly change its shape with each floor rotating 360 degrees independently. The motion will also generate enough electric energy for itself as well as for other surrounding buildings from at least 48 wind turbines located between each rotating floors, as well as solar panels.

The Rotating Tower will have a central concrete core surrounded by 59 independently rotating levels. The floors will be produced and constructed as modules in an industrial factory. These pre-fab units will then be shipped to the construction site and assembled on the central core, which will be built on-site using traditional techniques and housing the elevators, stairs and all utilities.

When completed, the rotating tower will have 68 floors and 1,027 feet high. It will house a 6-star hotel, offices, apartments and five penthouses. Each penthouse will have designated parking on the same floor with vehicles brought up and down in special elevators.

The architect expects for this Dubai building to be completed by 2010.

Yes, folks. Is that time of the year, so consider yourselves warned! We are exactly one month until my birthday… again!

What a depressing thought. Twenty-nine. 2-9. Two-nine. Almost three decades old… three-tenths of a century old. What little coolness I have now will cease to exist.

But let’s put that aside for now. What I will get into now is possible birthday presents, so please work out among yourselves who’s getting what…

• A piece of chocolate cake. Like I said last year, I love cake and making wishes, but not the year. I mean, TWENTY NINE people!
• Phone calls, emails, regular mail, comments and/or a visit to congratulate me and to tell me how super-awesome I am (bring some Cuban coffee while you’re at it.)
• Birthday celebration at this place.
• Pizza at Andiamo
• A bottle of Killian’s / Bass or a Long Island at Frankie’s.
• Of course, there is one thing that I’ve been wanting for months and it is…… (Drum roll please)…… a pimpin’ ride.

I would like handlebar streamers, please. And one of those little metal license plates that says J. Awesome on it. And flowers on the basket please.

(You should be writing this down. Seriously.)

Now, Why I think I deserve presents? Well, aside from being your awesome friend, I’ve written a lot of stuff on here, bringing you quality entertainment for free at the risk of employment status, romantic prospects, and my health. But that’s about it. I recommend putting your loose change in a coffee can.

My birthday is Tuesday, July 29… and I approve this message…

Post-punk music pioneers, Devo, is suing McDonald’s for ripping off their trademarks for… what else? A Happy Meal American Idol toy called ‘New Wave Nigel’.

The toy has a big resemblance to the band’s signature look made popular in the early 80’s, representing a character wearing the band’s famous ‘energy dome’, signature sunglasses and even plays a song that sounds kinda Devo-esque.

What McDonald’s apparently didn’t know is that the little hat and sunglasses are copyrighted and trademarked. The best part of this story is this quote from band member Jerry Casale:

“This New Wave Nigel doll that they’ve created is just a complete Devo rip-off and the red hat is exactly the red hat that I designed, and it’s copyrighted and trademarked. They didn’t ask us anything. Plus, we don’t like McDonald’s, and we don’t like American Idol, so we’re doubly offended.”

Now I love Devo even more.

Via Stuff

Hair color for your vajayjay… unbelievable.

(If you click it, it will grow.)

Now here’s the new addition to my extensive music collection! Cut Copy is an awesome Australian band mainly considered Indie dance and/or electropop with a strong influence on 80s new wave and post punk.

I personally think their music clearly has a New Order influence to it with danceable rhythms. I wouldn’t stamp them with a genre because they’re different and are unique, which are traits I often look in a band.

Their new album ‘In Ghost Colours’ was released March 22nd and my favorite track is the one below (although I have to admit the music video is kinda bland).

The record is new yet timeless, familiar yet fresh, and fun from start to finish. Dancing shoes aren’t required, but they should be.

I’m officially back from a much-needed vacation! Yeap, back to 12 hour work-days… what? That sound you hear? Oh! That’s just me screaming.

So, what did I cover from the agenda?

• Good Japanese food at Monster Sushi. (Check!)
• Many cocktails in Manhattan with Kira and Vekina (Well, cocktails with Kira and Amanda… Check!)
• A frappuchino while I walk down Fifth Av (Bummer)
• House party at my sister’s house in Jersey! (Well, going out to dinner with my sister and the fam… check!)
• A little somethin-somethin from Canal St, Chinatown (Check!)
• A beer at McAnn’s (A beer at the Upstairs Bar, so Check!)
• A run through Central Park (Bummer)
• A cup of expresso while sitting outdoors at a restaurant with Hilda in Hoboken (Bummer)

Five out of eight… Not bad! You’ll find a flock of posts on The Pompomist in the upcoming weeks.

Thank you for your patience!

Jamie Awesome

Well, Greenpeace has a new campaign to protect the world’s oceans, which involves evaluating and rating the most popular grocery stores in the US on retail seafood sustainability. To my surprise, Publix (my local supermarket) was ranked the worst grocery store on this matter.

Greenpeace is suggesting to do the following:

Ask questions. Next time you’re in the grocery store, ask the seafood counter or store manager about the type of seafood offered and how it was caught or farmed. If they don’t know, ask them to find out for you so you can make sustainable choices.

Okay, that means that next time I go to Publix to, for example… buy Tilapia, my conversation would probably be something like this:

Me: Good morning! I would like to order some Tilapia but first, I would like to know how was this fish caught?
Seafood Department Dude: Uh, I don’t know.
Me: Oh yeah?! Then I guess I need to see a manager!
Seafood Dept. Dude: Uh, Okay.
Manager: What seems to be the problem ma’am?
Me: Well, I asked your employee how this fish was caught and he didn’t know. Greenpeace is telling me to ask you this question. How can I make a sustainable decision if I do not know the answer? I need an answer!
Manager: Ma’am, this Tilapia was farm raised.
Me: Meaning what?
Manager: Like it was raised in a farm?
Me: Oh, I see.
Manager: We have a special now of 2 pounds of Tilapia for $4 dollars.
Me: Coolness! Give me 4 pounds, please!

Here’s a good reason to head to NYC this summer: Olafur Eliasson’s ‘New York Waterfalls’ will be exhibited for the first time tomorrow. That’s right, running from 7am to 10pm every day until October 13th, the $15 million dollar installation will be placed in four locations: the Brooklyn Bridge (as shown below), at Pier 35 near the Manhattan Bridge, between Piers 4 and 5 near the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, and one on the Governor’s Island.

Too bad I came back from the city so early…

Photo via The New York Times

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Mark my words… skinny legs are on their way out sooner than you think. Every young person is now wearing the skinny legged jeans, but this fashion trend is slowly changing thanks to the world’s top designers who have decided that enough is enough. Like Prada, for example: the world renowned fashion house is bringing back enormously voluminous boot cuts with elaborate prints. Definitely not for the conservative.

Do I like it? Nay.

1. Hire Lord Norman Foster.
2. Wait until Lord Foster gets the idea from R. Buckminster Fuller and designs a ‘diagrid’ curtainwall wall.
3. Construct the beautiful 46-story tower on and in a 1928, six-story historical landmark.
4. Market the ‘Green’ aspect of the tower. Oh! And make the grand lobby space inaccessible to the public while you’re at it.

What a disappointment…

A reflective tic-tac-toe made with half shapes, which reflect to the surface creating the whole shapes. Designed by Shahar Peleg from Peleg Design.

Be afraid no more! Now with these blow up dolls, you don’t have to be scared of driving the HOV lanes alone during those peak hours.

Via Tree hugger

(PS: You guys are sick!)

Watch this!

Matt Harding traveled the world and made a video on every country he visited which started a dancing sensation!

14 months in the making + 42 countries + a cast of thousands… How cool is that?!

Your welcome…

I’m off to New York City for the rest of the week, then up to Connecticut for work. And I am very excited!

That’s right. Getting a healthy dose of the Familiar will do me some good, therefore posting will be low on the priority list. Maybe later, maybe tomorrow night, maybe Sunday, but I promise I’ll take care of you.

So, what’s in the agenda?

• Good Japanese food at Monster Sushi. Yum!
• Many cocktails in Manhattan with Kira and Vekina
• A frappuchino while I walk down Fifth Av
• House party at my sister’s house in Jersey!
• A little somethin-somethin from Canal St, Chinatown
• A beer at McAnn’s
• A run through Central Park
• A cup of expresso while sitting outdoors at a restaurant with Hilda in Hoboken

Yeah, there’s no way I will get through half of the above, but I’m going to give it a shot.

Bring It On!

PS: And nope. I am not flying American Airlines…