5 Things: November 27, 2011

Hey kids, its about time for another 5 things... If ya don't know what that is, its the column where I wirte down five of the crazy, silly, yadda yadda yadda... know what? Go check previous entries and figure it out! On with the 5 Things!

1) Either we've been lied to all these years, or Santa Claus is a perverted deviant...

10 of Joey's Favorite 80's Songs (In No Particular Order)

Hey kids, I'm kinda bored outta my skull so I thought I'd make a list of my favorite songs from my favorite decade, and share it with you all... with video evidence - video evidence through the magic of the YouTubes! Anyway, the criteria for this list are as follows; No Michael Jackson, no Madonna. They were way too popular for this list, and at least in my case, I could make a list of just my top ten MJ songs, easily, so they're out. This list is much deeper and more ecclectic than that, and its meant to show that I'm not just some pop music hack who hears "Come On Eileen" while out at some shitty bar and thinks that means I know and love 80's songs. I'm a connoisseur dammit! (also no Madonna because I'm heterosexual). This isn't really my top ten, its just ten 80's songs I really like. Lately all I listen to is my 80's list on my iPod and at last count, there's 923 songs!  I'll also try to share a little memory, or at least tell what the song means to me and why it made the list. So check 'em out, in no particular order, after the jump, it'll be fun. 80's!!

5 Things; November 7, 2011

Hey kids, its about time for another 5 things... my semi-regular column where I throw five of the insane, ridiculous, ponderous and utterly absurd things that pop into my head out there for public consumption with the goal of (hopefully) making you all laugh... and/or think twice about crossing me for fear of the twisted revenge that's sure to spawn from my lunatic mind. No seriously, I will hurt you in creative and unexpected ways. But enough about that, on with the funny!

1) I find myself forced to ask, would being up shit creek WITH a paddle really be that much better?

Forgotten Toys of the 1980's Volume 2!

Hey kids, as some of you know, as well as doin my thing over here on a semi-occasional basis, I also do a bi-yearly column for my boy Mike D's blog, Cultual Complusive Disorder called "Takin You Back... Way Back" where I reminisce about some of the lesser know toylines of that greatest of decades, the 1980's.  A few months ago, I reposted my original column here in a slightly edited form, and now, as we gear up for Comic Con, I'm bringing you the rest of them to enjoy as well... justto get in a nice, geeky frame of mind. This was the second article, originally published on October 18, 2010.

I Made Some Art...

Inspired by the letter "C"

The Hell?

Jeez... I write an article about toys, or dick jokes and you fuckers can't wait to comment. I write a blog about doin' a little soul-searching and self improvement and not a peep outta you? You guys suck.

A Confession, of Sorts...

Hey kids, so I'm sure at least a few of you are wondering why I deactivated my Facebook tonight. Well, I hate admitting this, but I learned something about myself this week. It's something I don't like and I want to change, and getting rid of distractions like Facebook is a step toward that.  See, I never realized it before, but I'm a selfish person. Not intentionally selfish - and if you asked me, I would have never said that I'm the kind of person who's only concerned with his own interests and well-being, and I don't think the question "how does this benefit me?" has ever been a deciding factor in whether or not I did something for someone. But,the truth of the matter is that I have a thoughtless streak in me, a lot of the time I don't consider the feelings of the people around me, and that thoughtless streak has hurt people I care about and even in some cases driven them away from me completely. Not intending to be selfish is no excuse I want this to change.

The truth is it wasn't a decision I made lightly, but as many of you know, I spent quite a bit of time posting on Facebook, usually trying to make people laugh. I figure now, if I take that time I used to spend on Facebook and do something like, oh I don't know, call or text a friend I haven't spoken to in awhile, or make a list of my friends' kids birthdays so I can finally remember to send cards and gifts like I always intended to, or do any other number of things to just be a better me.

Hopefully another side effect will be having a little more time to actually write stuff on here. And I'm sure I'll be back on Facebook at some point, but not until I'm satisfied that I've developed some better habits... habits that don't make people think I'm kind of a dick. Man in the mirror kids, man in the mirror.