MLK Day

Right now, I’m listening to a concert. A concert in honor of the man they call the world’s biggest celebrity, Barack Obama. Minutes ago, I was invited by Disney.com to watch the “Kids Inaugural” online right now. I thought it was an inaugural, but it’s not. Not with Miley Cyrus performing live in front of a concert audience. And look who gets front row seating? Why none other than Mrs. Obama and her two children.

I really don’t get this. Before even being elected president Obama has one major achivemement: glorification. He’s had his face minted on a coin, he’s got a commemorative plaque, he’s got everything. Thus going to prove that you can have next to zero accomplishments and still have the world grovel at your feet. George W. Bush has a coin too, but good luck finding one that’s complimentary.

Tomorrow, Obama will be inaugurated with the biggest, most expensive inauguration in history. $170 million, courtesy of the recently bailed out Wall Street. So it doesn’t matter if you’ve turned your back on your base prior to getting into office. People will still love you, so long as you’re a cult leader.

I will not be watching the inauguration tomorrow. And no, it’s not because Obama wasn’t my candidate of choice. I swore not to be like the sore losers of the past eight years wearing T-shirts that say Bush is not my president. Obama is my president whether I like it or not and I will try to support him where I can. I’m just not watching because frankly I find inaugurations boring. I didn’t watch Bush’s inaugurations on TV. The last time I watched an inauguration, I was in the 4th grade watching Clinton get sworn in IN CLASS. And believe me I wished I was doing something else, cause that was just boring.

Today, I celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther Kin, a man who accomplished so many great things in his lifetime and will be honored for decades to come for them. I celebrated by taking a walk on Mount Tam with my family. Tomorrow, I’m going to the library to return some movies and coming back home to work on one of my own movies like any other day.

Congratulations, President Obama. You won the presidency and you won the hearts of many, but please…keep the change.

Youtube Video of the Year

I know it’s a bit late to wish a Happy New Year, but I waited so I could do so in my own special way. I thought of possibly creating a list of videos I’ve seen on Youtube in the past year that I thought were just so darn hilarious I’d like to show everyone, but I was too darn lazy to find five videos. So I decided to narrow it down to just one.

I wanted something that was both funny and to the point. Something that has to do with the year itself. “Bambi Hits Puberty” is downright hilarious for exploring the naughtier side of one of Disney’s most beloved classics, but considering the classic quality of the film, it doesn’t quite qualify. It has nothing to do with 2008, so it gets honorable mention.

So perhaps the video of the year should have something to do with politics. Well, I already showed everyone “Barack Roll” on this blog and I feel the need to post something new if the video of the year is to be a surprise. So that’s how I decided on this one. Perhaps you’ve seen this video:



Don’t recognize this fellow? Or maybe you do, but you just can’t quite place the face. I’ll give you a little hint:



That’s right, folks. That man in the video is our incumbent Vice President Joe Biden. Almost COMPLETELY wasted and butchering the advertisement jingle for a retirement home. And yes, the video itself is from right off the campaign trail. So now that you’re probably thinking “Wow, do I have high hopes for the next four years,” fear not. For that is not the Youtube video of the year I have chosen. No, instead I have chosen this one:



In typical Youtube fashion, this anonymous talented individual (who’s nickname “OBAMA0808008” seems to reflect a grade school child’s undying love for our new president but his videos show the exact opposite) has shown to us all that anything can be remixed and made even funnier.

So on that note, Happy New Year and may the next year be full of more hysterical videos like this one.