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Lauren O’Nizzle, Professional Creep….
Dec 22nd
I like the sounds of that 
Somewhere between yesterday morning and late last night, MTV starting running commercials for the new show I’m on. I know this because when I woke up from that fever-induced stupor this morning I had a freaking meter of text messages to scroll through.
“OMG ARE YOU ON MTV NOW?”
“There’s this chick who looks just like you on MTV. You have to see it.”
My brother’s was the best “Somebody said u were on MTV.”
Dude – didn’t I tell you that like, 4 times already? Boys.
So here’s what’ up, straight from the mouth of Press Release (which doesn’t actually have a mouth. Could you imagine? How creepy would it be to get a release with a real, moving mouth on it? AH!
I’ve still got a pretty high fever. Sorry.
“… Social networkers better beef up their profiles ‘cause the folks at MTV Canada are getting creepy with the all-new, original production MTV CREEPS premiering Thursday, Jan. 5 at 11 p.m. ET, immediately following the premiere of JERSEY SHORE. This weekly series takes creeping to a whole new level as a panel of judges analyze and vote on the worst, and best social media profiles in Canada. After its premiere episode, the weekly series settles into its regular time slot of Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET, exclusively on MTV. Encore viewings of all the above series are available after their on-air debut, at mtv.ca.
Produced in-house at MTV Canada, MTV CREEPS features a rotating panel of three, expert social media “creeps” (judges) that scrutinize the posts, pictures, and ultimately, the virtual lives of three, different social media addicts. Once each profile has been critiqued, the “creepers” decide whether to add, ignore or recommend their friends to remove them…”
I’ll blog more about this as the episodes roll out. For fear of saying anything too revealing, I’ll leave it at this: Filming this show has been one of the most fun things I’ve done in a very long time. Long live Creeps!
You can watch the trailer here, follow MTV Creeps on Twitter, or BETTER YET, check out the premier of MTV creeps on Thursday, January 5th!
It’ll be screening directly after the season premier of Jersey Shore. Yeah yeah, I know. Shut up.
#GuiltyPleasures #VinnyIsHot #JShoreIsHilarSTOPJUDGINGME
SMILE, dangit! (The Friday highlight reel)
Nov 5th
Yo Yaooow.
Check it! I was on the Urly show this week! I skyped into the Urleqsque headquarters in New York City to sing about garlic naan and make funny faces at the webcam. I was obnoxiously peppy and stuck my tongue out way too much, but I won tl;dr so I’ll consider this experience a win. Thanks a kabillion for having me on the show, Urlbots! I love you guys so hard.
It’s been a busy week up here in CaNAnaDUH-land for this smiley blonde Internet kid. For many kids, I’m sure. Big things are poppin’ behind the scenes… you’ll hear all about it soon enough, I promise (and will you EVER!).
But right now, It’s Friday Friday! Time for me to blog about what made me smile in meatspace and in cyberspace this week.
- The AmexCanvas challenge on Tuesday was awesome.
I love you Colin Mochrie.
American Express rounded up a crop of local bloggers and pitted us against eachother in a friendly digital design competition for charity. I like how Jen wrote it: “Toronto’s Twitterati Pack a Tent to Splatter a Giant American Express Canvas“. That’s exactly what we did!
We were called up to the stage by Colin Mochrie (love him!) two at a time and handed fancy digital paintbrushes. Mine reminded me of Sailor Moon’s sceptre, so I yelled “Moon… Prism… Power!” into the microphone before I started “painting”.
I think about 3 people in the building caught the reference… everybody else now thinks I’m a nut bar if they didn’t already. But that’s okay because… well, I’m kind of a nut bar.
I battled Tyrone Edwards from 1LOVETO, but neither of us won the grand prize ($5,000 dedicated to the United Way in our name).
The adorable Lisa from HipUrbanGirl swept the game with her sick splatters and the crowd went wild like “AHHHH! AHHHH! GO LISA YAY!!!!” I was psyched also, because I heart her. Congratulations bebe!
I may not have one the grand prize (or an iPad like Casie and Ticka, who drew the lucky scratch cards. Congrats to you ladies too!) but I DID have fun, and it’s always nice to catch up with my Toronto blogfriends IRL – especially when it involves free cookies.
image by hipurbangirl.com
Shout outs to Christine Estima, Jen from shedoesthecity, my HipUrbanGirls, Casie Stewart, Tika Simone, 1LOVETO, Summer from Trendhunter, and Aly Robb.
Want to make your own pretty painting and get the chance to win a trip to NYC / iPad / Amex gift card? DO IT.
Also, in real life awesomeness = MY LUNCH.
Yes, yes, it’s hyperstereotypical to post about my food but I swear to you friends – the curried carrot & ginger soup and Adzuki Sesame roti from The Annex Hodgepodge is truly blogworthy.
I’ve had the pleasure of trying three new vegan restaurants this week and have two more scheduled for next. I hear the corn soup at One Love is to die for. Am I right? I guess we shall see.
Working down at Queen’s Quay was nice with the water and all, but The Annex is a much hipper hood. More students, independent restaurants, and cool shops – Not so many suits, crappy franchises and tourists. I actually feel a Torontonian working in Toronto now.
It’s a good feeling
Other bomb happenings: A solid work week, free candy at the office (yay, post-halloween!), FINALLY getting to watch Scott Pilgrim, Lil’ Wayne getting out of jail (What up, Weezy!?), pimping my home office enough to finally use it annnd a whole bunch of other stuff.
Let’s move on to the Internet, because I’m running out of time and it’s really much more interesting than my rambling on about daily minutiae. Primarily because you can CLICK ON IT!
If the following things don’t crack open that face of yours, a doctor’s visit is probably in order. Now, it’ll cost you a pretty penny for a “sense of humour” implant, BUT if you can find a crooked dentist, a tank of nitrous is relatively cheap and trust me – it’ll do the trick jusssst fine.
If all else fails, I think whipped cream is on sale at No Frills right now.
I am Hungary (I want to be friends with these people):
Lane Community College’s Tobacco Free Campus rap. (How does this only have 8,325 views? I’m having a conniption over here! Soooo funny to watch everybody’s mom play NWA)
VISUAL PUNS. Do you get these?
The coolest math teacher ever. He’s my crush of the month, btw. Effing brilliant, this guy:
This music video for Hermanos Inglesos’ Wanderland by Kristof Luyckx. Not so much funny as it is fantastic – but it’s sort of funny too. Especially minute 2:17. wtf?
Hermanos Inglesos feat. MeMe – Wanderland from Kristof Luyckx on Vimeo.
Same deal with Benga’s Baltimore Clap video. Dooope, but not funny. Not funny at all 
Benga — Baltimore Clap from Tempa on Vimeo.
I saw Benga live this summer. He’s amazing.
Last but not least, the Puff Dog meme – for this alone:
Honourable mentions go to Teenage Meme, The pink play-doh at my new desk, and Robyn on Gossip Girl.
I’m out. Gymming it up before I hit the road.
I’m getting out of dodge this weekend. The cold’s a coming so I’ve got to go home and fetch my mittens, coats, snowboard gear and the soup that my mom will make for me. I hope she’s reading this and makes me soup. She’s the best. Best cook I know and she can make TWO emoticons now. The most important ones of all:
I love my mommy. And I love you too, Internet friend.
<3 Always,
La Bunadee
The parody meme…
Aug 19th
Social Network Trailer Spoofs take the interwebz by storm : Are you ready to LOL?
Comedic web videos – those of the well-produced, smart and independent variety – are like fine wines to us here are laurenoutloud.com.
Not because we like to smell them and then taste them and spit them out and brag about how old they are to our friends (weird), but because we are, as ze wineos and foodies call zemselves, les “connoisseurs”.
Connoisseurs of Interweb hilarity.
And like a oenophile may prefer reds to whites, merlot to shiraz, I too have my preferences.
Watching animals close-up with a wide angle lens is great for about 10 seconds (longer, if you’re not completely sober) but what really floats my goat-filled boat are the witty, creative pieces put forth by all of these awesome online comedy troupes and small video production companies. (I also like animutation, but that’s more of an aesthetic thing… and a 90′s Internet kid thing… and a weirdo thing.)
The point to all of this rambling is that I like clever parody videos a whole darn lot.
In elementary school, my friend Kate and I used to make TV commercial spoofs with my mom and dad’s gigantic old video camera (purchased in 1985, jeez!).
In 1996, it was incomprehensible to me that anyone would ever be able to edit videos on a home computer – let alone broadcast them to millions of people around the world, easily and for free.
I love that technology has taken us here. I love it so hard that I would marry it if this concept were somehow personified.
Rambling again. I know. Back to the point…
Remember a couple of weeks ago how I was loving on Justin Timberlake’s sweet fro the trailer for the upcoming Facebook-story flick The Social Network?
Welll my affections have been swayed.
It was only a matter of time before something so earnestly cheesy, so culturally relevant among hyper-ironic netizens like you and I, went memetic and spawned a whole crop of hilarious spoofs.
The Auction Website trailer. The Video Website trailer. The Twit Network trailer.
Not a weak link among ‘em, they’re all fanstastic – though I must admit I am particularly fond of the Youtube version:
“The Keyboard Cat wants more money!”
“Do you like being a joke Keyboard Cat? Do you Want to go back to that? You were NOTHING before… I MADE YOU!”
Bwahahaha.
The Ebay Trailer, also awesome.
“Product as described…”
“A+++++++ Seller.”
And of course, the Twitter trailer. The production value on this one is super high. So funny.
“The Fail Whale is showing up! — No, what is the Fail Whale? Why do you always go limp when we have fights.”
“If you put a ‘tw’ in front of any word it makes it infinitely cooler. Check this out: hey, can I get a twhiskey?”
“You Retweets have seriously confused all of my followers”
“HASHTAG!!!”
Love Always,
- The blognerd
sick soundtrack for facebook flick (+ timbfro hottness)
Jul 17th
Have y’all seen the trailer for David Fincher’s the social network yet?
you probably should, if only to moon over Justin Timberlake’s sweet little anglofro (i’d call it a jewfro or an afro, but timbo is neither jewish or african so… yeah) or any one of the ridiculously good-looking people that are about flash across your screen.
Like a hottie buffet for your brain, this one. Unbuckle the belt on your retinas right now, ladies and gents – the feast begins… (who the eff wears a belt inside their eyeball, btw? *judging you*)
As visually stimulating as this clip was, what really got me to watch it past the initial eye-rolling “oh PUH-LEASE – a freakin’ FACBEOOK MOVIE?” moment was the siccckly eerie choral cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” playing throughout.
I tend to be a visually inclined person by nature, but I do appreciate some good aural stimulation (*physically kicks mind up out of the gutter*)
Naturally, I Googled the shite out of said song and learned that this particular cover of Radiohead’s 1993 hit was done by Scala and Kolacny Brothers – an obscure Belgian girl’s choir headed up by two guys called Stijn and Steven Kolacny. It was recorded in 2002.
Nice choice, musical director (or whoever was responsible for selecting the viddy’s tuneage). The song itself is a noted favourite for many within the film’s target audience (which I can only assume is Millennials, GenX-ers, and the odd hip Boomer or curious teenybopper, judging by the content and promotional strategy thus far). It’s enduring – timely both now and, obviously, in 1993 where the film takes its roots.
I was only 7 when Radiohead dropped that track, but it’s one of my all-time favourite songs. I grew up listening to it, not really even understanding a lot of the subtleties until I was a lot older… kind of like those old episodes of the Simpsons and Seinfeld that I watched repeatedly as a child but didn’t really “get” until I was a teenager. (“Mommy, what’s a shrinkage?”)
Annnnd I’m babbling now, so I’ll go get on with my day. My parents are coming to visit in a few hours! They’re taking me to see Miss Saigon and then out for dinner. Hopefully, they’re bringing me some stuff from home… like Oatmeal the bear. I’m having trouble sleeping without him…
I totally just ripped that pic straight out of 2006. My dead myspace page is like a time capsule from 2nd year undergrad. Adorable and mortifying at the same time.
I wonder if Facebook will ever become extinct? Replaced by some new service and relegated into the dark abyss of interwebs past… used as a hosting service for indie bands and FOX show advertisements?
Nah… it’s TBTF… Like the Lehman Brothers or Merrill Lynch!
Wait, what?….
Whatever – it’s not like Myspace Tom ever had a film made about HIS life now is it? A film that has both ANN PERKINS and LONDON TIPTON in it, to boot!
I’m not even being snarky – I effing love Rashida Jones – so hard. And Brenda Song is cool too, even if I only know her as the Asian Paris Hilton of my Saturday morning TV line-up.
I don’t want to wait until October to see this flick. But I will, because I’m nice like that… and also, not magic.
<3 Lauren O’Yorke
Facebook -> Internet: “Om nom nom”
Apr 23rd
Brace yourselves, e-homies.
It appears as though the digital aristocracy has been cooking up some very big plans for the future of our dear ol’ world wide web.
The infrastructure that supports your online life is changing and the implications of this could be huge.
If you haven’t been following the open graph API story yet, you need to start paying attention.
Basically, Facebook is taking over the internet. No seriously.
More than one billion “like” buttons are expected to be in place web-wide by the end of today.
The data miners are trekking to Mark Zuckerberg bearing Frankincense and Myrrh, and the entire Googleplex is shaking.
It’s time to roll out the red carpet for Web 3.0…
The magical Semantic Web we’ve long been promised is finally coming to fruition thanks to Zuckerberg and company, but it’s not exactly the way that Tim Berners-Lee described it.
Open graph will make for an intuitive web, but it won’t necessarily be an open web. It feels more like an Orwellian web than anything to me.
As our social networks become tied to our daily web activities, online browsing will become more convenient, sure – but at what cost?
Facebook isn’t running this show for kicks and giggles, if you know what I’m saying…
I’m not suggesting that anything malicious will be done with the data we provide, but the simple fact that so many people are routinely handing over so much information about their habits and likes to one private company is troublesome.
Our online lives are merging with our offline lives at an alarming rate. If it hasn’t happened already, the cybersphere will soon become as legitimate and important than the real world public sphere – if not more so. In fact, there’s been a lot of debate surrounding the notion that the internet is in fact the contemporary public sphere itself.
The nature of human communication is changing so very very quickly. While I embrace new media technologies in a very big way, I also find some of this stuff a little bit unnerving – especially when it comes to things like privacy issues and data mining.
This whole technological revolution we’re living through is cool, but scary cool – Like playing Doom3 or any of the Resident Evil games.
Except we’re not members of the S.T.A.R.S. team trying to take down the Umbrella corporation and cure a city filled with Zombies infected by the t-virus.
We are the zombies – and the Umbrella corporation doesn’t need to infect us with a virus to control our minds.
They just have to entice us with their shiny, pretty toys…
Okay, enough of my weird post-apocalyptic metaphors. I’m being melodramatic. Y’all know I love my iEverything
What I don’t love is the stupid baby SCREAMING at the table across from me.
“No mas, No mas” the mother keeps saying – but the demon child keeps on screaming.
Hey Señora – here’s an idea: remove yourself and your demon seed from the coffee shop that’s filled with studying students before our sleep-deprived asses rise up and cover you both with sticky notes and highlighter!!!
Well, I think I’ve offended enough people with this blogpost. I’m going to quit while I’m a jerk.
Oh – one more thing, just in case big brother is already watching *looks around*:
I’ll be voting Zuckerberg/Jobs in the 2011 race for President of the Internet! *cough*
Nizzle, out!
