Monday, April 5, 2010
Waiting in Line--The Review?
As the #1 Fanboy, I staked my place in line early last week so I would be first to purchase the coveted goods. All weekend I huddled in my sleeping bag through the cold, wind, rain and finally heat all the while fighting off nerdy line crashers. I even had to listen to daily renditions of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" in 1323 different programming languages including I think, European but I would not be dissuaded from my mission! Yet here it is Monday, 7:00pm and CVS STILL HAS NOT PUT ITS EASTER CANDY ON SALE! WHAT'S UP WITH THAT???? SRSLY!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
The $6000 Tweet!
I've had a Twitter account for a few months and never really used it. I couldn't get into Twitticisms like “I'm enjoying my delicious Eggo now” that seems to be Lingua Franca of the Twitterverse. So my Twitter ID sat unused like my gym membership and my blog for most of the year until January 19th.
That night while watching the "Haiti: How Can I Help" telethon hosted by Larry King on CNN it seemed like the perfect opportunity to try some celeb Tweeting. I mean they even had a Tweet Suite for chrissakes (puns are big in the Land o' Twitter) to read viewer Tweets on the air. Maybe amongst Jennifer Lopez, Paula Abdul, Jared Leto, Maria Bello, Ryan Seacrest, Nicole Richie, Joel Madden, Snoop Dogg, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Ben Stiller, Mick Jagger, John Mayer, Jeff Probst, Ashley Judd, Kobe Bryant and others I could find someone (or their assistant) to at least Retweet one of my requests.
My chance at fame and fortune! Or at least a way to kill some time on the Tweekend. (Clearly my life is boring but we've discussed that before--see all blog posts here, 2009 and most of 2008).
Going for the low hanging Tweet I sent a message to Larry asking him to auction off a pair of his suspenders. I followed that up with the same Tweet to Ryan Seacrest and Jeff Probst.
@Jeff_Probst Larry King CNN Telethon Jeff please ask Larry King to auction off his suspenders at the end of the auction.
Twaiting for about an hour, am I hearing this right? Pay dirt! Jeff Probst read to Ryan Seacrest my Tweet on air. My Tweet was displayed in the background in HDTV. I'm in Twittercal mass!
Except Jeff got my name wrong.
Herbal.
HERBAL!
Some sort of combination of my first name with my fancy frenchified last name.
HERBAL??? Was that a Tweetsult? Had I been Twittsed?
Thanks Jeff. Or JeffPro!
Immediately I started getting emails—"Was that you, Herbal?" My FaceBook account also lit up like Herbs on fire. Even the French challenged Jeff Probst Tweeted me back:
"Jeff_Probst @herble Dude, look what you started. already at $1000 because of your idea"
Jeff Probst called me DUDE! Srsly! Okay, maybe I could forgive him for calling me Herbal.
I'm now King of the Twitterati as my Tweets bounced around the Twittosphere!
Soon we learned that it was Jared Leto who had purchased the suspenders for $1000 outbidding Ryan Seacrest.
Next Ben Stiller bought another pair of Larry's suspenders for $1000 and I'm feeling Twittastic!
Total: $2000
Auction momentum builds as Sean "Diddy" Combs announced that a caller buying a pair of Larry's suspenders was also going to pay $1000 for Diddy's sunglasses. Twitterphoria!
Total: $4000
In the below video Sean "Diddy" Combs ups the ante and said he has a doctor on the phone that would pay $2000 for a pair. Meanwhile I'm twitterpated!
Total: $6000
Diddy said the next 5 pairs would go for $5000 and the 5 after that for $10,000. I'm not sure if any of those sold at that price but regardless I'm Twitterific! Shortly thereafter the telethon ended and viewers saw Jared Leto leave carrying Larry's suspenders. Fortunately the world was spared from seeing a Larry King wardrobe malfunction.
Did I tell you that Jeff Probst called me “Dude?” What a Tweetheart!
Maybe I'm tweet-dropping here but I'm happy to say that my little Tweet raised at least $6000 for Haiti Relief! I'm not even Twittish that the news media thinks this was Ryan Seacrest's idea.
My name is Herbal, I'm a Dude and yes, I'm a Tweetaholic!
Jared Leto leaves the CNN Studio with his new $1000 suspenders.
That night while watching the "Haiti: How Can I Help" telethon hosted by Larry King on CNN it seemed like the perfect opportunity to try some celeb Tweeting. I mean they even had a Tweet Suite for chrissakes (puns are big in the Land o' Twitter) to read viewer Tweets on the air. Maybe amongst Jennifer Lopez, Paula Abdul, Jared Leto, Maria Bello, Ryan Seacrest, Nicole Richie, Joel Madden, Snoop Dogg, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Ben Stiller, Mick Jagger, John Mayer, Jeff Probst, Ashley Judd, Kobe Bryant and others I could find someone (or their assistant) to at least Retweet one of my requests.
My chance at fame and fortune! Or at least a way to kill some time on the Tweekend. (Clearly my life is boring but we've discussed that before--see all blog posts here, 2009 and most of 2008).
Going for the low hanging Tweet I sent a message to Larry asking him to auction off a pair of his suspenders. I followed that up with the same Tweet to Ryan Seacrest and Jeff Probst.
@Jeff_Probst Larry King CNN Telethon Jeff please ask Larry King to auction off his suspenders at the end of the auction.
Twaiting for about an hour, am I hearing this right? Pay dirt! Jeff Probst read to Ryan Seacrest my Tweet on air. My Tweet was displayed in the background in HDTV. I'm in Twittercal mass!
Except Jeff got my name wrong.
Herbal.
HERBAL!
Some sort of combination of my first name with my fancy frenchified last name.
HERBAL??? Was that a Tweetsult? Had I been Twittsed?
Thanks Jeff. Or JeffPro!
Immediately I started getting emails—"Was that you, Herbal?" My FaceBook account also lit up like Herbs on fire. Even the French challenged Jeff Probst Tweeted me back:
"Jeff_Probst @herble Dude, look what you started. already at $1000 because of your idea"
Jeff Probst called me DUDE! Srsly! Okay, maybe I could forgive him for calling me Herbal.
I'm now King of the Twitterati as my Tweets bounced around the Twittosphere!
Soon we learned that it was Jared Leto who had purchased the suspenders for $1000 outbidding Ryan Seacrest.
Next Ben Stiller bought another pair of Larry's suspenders for $1000 and I'm feeling Twittastic!
Total: $2000
Auction momentum builds as Sean "Diddy" Combs announced that a caller buying a pair of Larry's suspenders was also going to pay $1000 for Diddy's sunglasses. Twitterphoria!
Total: $4000
In the below video Sean "Diddy" Combs ups the ante and said he has a doctor on the phone that would pay $2000 for a pair. Meanwhile I'm twitterpated!
Total: $6000
Diddy said the next 5 pairs would go for $5000 and the 5 after that for $10,000. I'm not sure if any of those sold at that price but regardless I'm Twitterific! Shortly thereafter the telethon ended and viewers saw Jared Leto leave carrying Larry's suspenders. Fortunately the world was spared from seeing a Larry King wardrobe malfunction.
Did I tell you that Jeff Probst called me “Dude?” What a Tweetheart!
Maybe I'm tweet-dropping here but I'm happy to say that my little Tweet raised at least $6000 for Haiti Relief! I'm not even Twittish that the news media thinks this was Ryan Seacrest's idea.
My name is Herbal, I'm a Dude and yes, I'm a Tweetaholic!
Jared Leto leaves the CNN Studio with his new $1000 suspenders.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
You Missed My Birthday!
Again!
But Herb Sr remembered:
The Annual Birthday Call from Herb Sr:
(Ring)
"Hello"
"This is your Dad-Happy Birthday!"
"Aw thanks. How are you..."
" Whoops, commercial break for American Idol is over. Have a good birthday. Your card is in the mail."
(click).
But Herb Sr remembered:
The Annual Birthday Call from Herb Sr:
(Ring)
"Hello"
"This is your Dad-Happy Birthday!"
"Aw thanks. How are you..."
" Whoops, commercial break for American Idol is over. Have a good birthday. Your card is in the mail."
(click).
Monday, December 21, 2009
Snow People Who Look Like America Are Mocking Me!
It appears that DC Snow People resemble more and more the 64% of Americans who are overweight. Maybe I am just being overly sensitive due to the 7 pounds I have already picked up this Holiday season but I feel as though these Snow People are mocking me.
This portly man with a carrot nose at 13th and T NW reminds me that vegetables are not just for body parts.
This portly man with a carrot nose at 13th and T NW reminds me that vegetables are not just for body parts.
This snow person at 14th and V NW is bedecked with orange slices and olives--you know that stuff that just takes up space in your drink.
This is what happens to lazy Snow Children (14th and V NW) who spend too much time reading blogs.
Eventually those "fun" Hawaiian shirts have to come off revealing the extra high cankles. (14th St NW)
Next: Does Santa really see you when you are sleeping? Isn't that kinda pervy?
Sue Ann Nivens "The Happy Homemaker" on Snow
"Isn't it simply beautiful out there? I mean snow always inspires such awe in me! Just consider one single snow flake alone, so delicate, so fragile so ethereal and yet let a billion of them come together through the majestic force of nature they can screw up a whole city." (Sue Ann Nivens the Happy Homemaker on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show.")
Okay, snow we've had enough fun for now--will you please go away? Some of us have only have about 24 hours left to start Christmas shopping before we leave for Indytucky.
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