This week I learned nothing, because I am on vacation and my brain is turned off. I have been reading a lot though on the beach. So I guess I learned a little. I read a book about a Steven Callahan, who was lost at sea for 76 days (the book is called ADRIFT). I learned some ocean survival tactics and also that I would probably die out there after a few days. All the dude had to eat was fish, and guess what, I don’t like fish.
I finished that book in 4 days (all 237 pages). That was a new record for me (previous record: hunger games in 8 days).
Since I finished reading that I started reading ?uestlove’s (drummer from the roots) book. So far it’s a good story about his life and the music that got him to where he is now. Now I have a lot of new, old music to listen to.
Lastly, I found out that my homeboy, JFalz just had his first baby, Winnie Fallon. I can’t wait to one day meet this baby.
So I guess I did learn some stuff this week. Even with my brain set on off.
This week I learned that it was Perm Week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. If you don’t know this already, I am a huge fan of James Tiberius Fallon and everybody at the LNJF show. Jimmy Fallon is the reason I know what Perms are. It was a few years ago when Perm week started that I realized “Oh, that’s what a Perm is!”
Perms are awesome, and we should bring them back. However, the Perm is not the all star of Perm week. The all star is the Perm Week song, sung by the great Tuba Gooding Jr. (of the Roots).
Now, I feel like I should have Permed my hair before cutting it (is that how you say it? Permed my hair?) Getting a perm would have been totally awesome. People tell me they like my new haircut, but I’m sure if I had a perm even strangers would compliment my sweet hairdo*.
*side learning: I just learned that hairdo is one word, using google. I was guessing it was either hair due or hair do, but I never thought it would be one word. That’s crazy. I guess I have never had to write that before.
This video is of the final perm of the week. Watch it to hear the official Perm Week song, but keep watching. I think Day 5 was the best Perm of the week (and so did JFalz).
I call these “the lost learnings” because they are the things I have learned lately, but forgot to tell you about. Some of them I didn’t feel were important. Some were kind of stupid. Others I just forgot that I learned and have now been reminded of them (when I searched through my iPhone and iPad). So here comes a rapid fire short list of recent learnings:
–Fixies: I saw the movie Premium Rush recently, starring JGL (Joseph Gordon Levitt). In this movie he rides a fixie bike, with NO BRAKES! Some people say, “That’s stupid,” others say, “That’s Bad Ass!” I started off thinking it was Bad Ass, I did my research (online) to learn all about fixies, I was about to buy one, but I wasn’t ready (NO $$$). The other night I saw a good friend of mine from high school. I asked him about his bike, which looked like a fixie. He said “fixies are stupid” and he explained to me why. So, now I don’t think I want a fixie anymore (maybe a single speed or a roadie?)
–Florida SuperCON: This last weekend I went to Florida SuperCon, which is just a mini version of Comic Con that takes place in Miami (Comic Con is where nerds go to learn about nerd things). What I learned here is that there is now such thing as “sexy lady nerds.” I was expecting everyone there to be fat and smelly (well about 72% of the people there were fat and smelly). Of the 28% of people who weren’t fat and smelly, most of them were dressed as comic book people, movie characters or something I didn’t know about. Some were dressed in slutty halloween costumes (the nerd versions). It was really weird and awesome all at the same time. I can’t wait to one day go to a real San Diego Comic Con!
–Dogs Drinking: If you are ready to have your mind explode (from science) watch the video above. I was watching Time Warp videos one day at Razorfish (Time Warp is an awesome show from Discovery channel that shows you everything with slow motion cameras), and Sweet D told me to check this one out. How many of you thought that dogs drink water by making their tongue go up? WRONG! (Everyone thinks that, unless you seen this video, or are scientists). After seeing this video, not only was I amazed, but it made so much more sense. Have you ever tried to drink water like a dog, but the wrong way? Now try it like this (Tongue down) and see what happens.
–Doorwomen: In my building in New York we had a doorman, we actually had about 6 different doormen. Once you’re building has a doorman, or doormen you start to notice other buildings with doormen. One thing that I never saw in New York, a door woman.
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