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THE BEST OF…HIPSTER RUNOFF

Carles — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:49:06 +0000

Carles is one of the most important bloggers in the history of the blogosphere. His posts are consistently meaningful in a meme economy where memes are forgotten within hours of posting. His memes and posts digg deep into your alternative soul, and stay with you forever. It’s difficult to do what Carles does–he’s consistent, empathetic, and his writing transcends anything ever done by any other human. After every post, an army of entry level commenters leave comments like ‘nice post’ or ‘this post sucks.’ No other blog is critiqued like a work of art on a daily basis. HIPSTER RUNOFF is more than just a meme pooper.

As the year 2k8 winds down, we will take some time to celebrate the year behind us. We will help Carles to find out which of his posts made the biggest impact on the alternative eCommunity. While there is a sidebar full of ‘memorable posts’, only the readers know which posts are memorable. Help HIPSTER RUNOFF. Let HRO know which posts were memorable 2 u.

Foreward by Carles, CEO, CFO, COO, Online Editor of HIPSTER RUNOFF

What was ur favourite post of 2k8?
What was ur least favourite post of 2k8?
What does Carles need 2 change in 2k9?
Is HRO ‘too formulaic now’?
Should Carles post a suicide vlog on vimeo/youtube?
Will HRO die in 2k9?
What does HRO mean 2 u?

<3 u / h8 u / miss u

I just want to be a part of your family.

Carles — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:37:17 +0000

I’m not sure if yall have noticed, but I HIPSTER RUNOFF is going to start pushing a ‘progressive conservative alternative agenda.’ I want ‘authentic family values’ mixed with ‘authentic altness’ so that we can strengthen or local scenes, & help every1 feel like they are part of a special movement that is bigger than ourselves.

I want us to reach out to people from our past who we didn’t connect with, and even to our parents so that they can understand that we have found a better way to live life. We need more alts in the world, and we need to let them know that they can be a part of the family.

I was particularly touched by an email from an HRO reader who is trying her best to make the world a little bit more alt. She made her mother an authentic Birthday Card.

What can u do 2 make the world a better place?
R u going to make ur family a slideshow in Keynote for Xmas?
R u going to promise 2 make ur mom 1 bloghouse mixtape per month?
Are you going to go around town and hang up meaningful signs typed in Helvetty?
Now that Barry Obammy is Pressy, we have to do more to make sure that we r making the world a better place. If a black man can become President, then I believe every mainstreamer can become alt.

We need more Arts N Crafts funding in our suburban communities 2 fight depression + suicide.

We’re all proud 2 b an American now that Barry Obammy is Pressy

Carles — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:10:09 +0000

[Photo by lastnitesparty]

God Bless The HRO

by CRLS

(to the tune of “God Bless the USA”)

If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I’d kinda worked for all my life/went to design school 4.
And I had to start again, (transfer colleges)
with just my lil alt and my entry level alt GF.
I’d thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
‘Cause the electro bolt flag still stands for altdom,
and mnstrms can’t take that away.

And I’m proud to be an Alt,
where at least I know my mind is free. (from corporate bullsht)
And I wont forget the electrowarsoldiers who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the Alt.S.A.

From the blogs on the hypemachine,
to the douchey clubs of LA.
Across the party pix HTML templates,
From meme to viral meme.

From Seattle down to Austin,
and New York to L.A.
Well there’s authenticAlt in every American heart,
and its time we stand and say.

That I’m proud to be an AltBro/FGGT/authenticAlt/Altbag,
where at least I know I’m free (spirited/liberal).
And I wont forget the blipsters/AZNs who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to u and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the Alt.S.A.

And I’m proud to be and Alternative member of society,
where at least I know I’m differentiated.
And I wont forget the cool/aloof dads who died,
who gave that right to me (via inheritance).

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend my personal brand still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this blog,
God bless the HRO.

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MORE TITTIES AFTER THE JUMP

Luv hoodies that show nip <3 <3

“Should I take a sexie picture while sitting in a sink basin?”

“was just tryin 2 b sexie…didn’t mean 2 ruin my butt 4 the rest of the nite :-( . h8 life”

seen n e kute ______ lately? Remember that time lastnitesparty posted an awesome anus?

The Olsen Twins Have Lived Meaningful Lives BC they chose to be ‘alt’ instead of ‘mainstream’

Carles — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:13:17 +0000

I was reading PEDESTRIAN.TV, and I saw that the Olsen twins are about to publish a meaningful scrapbook:

The latest venture being a coffee table book titled “Influence” which seeks to share the Olsen’s own pop culture influences (everyone from Terry Richardson, Karl Lagerfeld and Radiohead).

I rlly need 2 start to think about which pop culture references have had huge impact on my life. Should I start listening to more abstract Radiohead lyrics that I can apply meaning to? Just need 2 make a coffee table book/meaningful scrapbook.

I feel like I can really gain from reading the Olsen Twins’z memes, since they had a gifted childhood, and now life an authentic alternative life. They have access 2 anything they could ever want. The Zaniest accessories. The kutest males. The finest drugs. The best Buffalo Exchange outlets. Autoacceptance to any respected alternative university in the world. They have it all, yall.

We need to jump on this opportunity to get inside of their heads.

N e ways…Pedestrian.tv obtained pictures from Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen’s book. I thought I’d post them so that yall can ‘relate’ to them.

Do yall feel ‘closer’ to the Olsen twins now?
Don’t u luv when the special-est people in the world share their beautiful minds & memes with u?
Isn’t it refreshing to see that even ‘celebs’ have zany, random, meaningful thoughts going through their heads?
How old were u when u made ur first/last meaningful scrapbook?

Remember when the Arcade Fire changed the way we valued music?

Carles — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:14:42 +0000

I’d give anything to go back to the days when music was allowed to be meaningful.
I’d give anything to go back to the days when music was meant to inspire medium-sized clubs of people.
I’d give anything to go back to the days when I ‘just wanted a moderately cute+indie GF’, even if she was the ‘a little bit too chubby’ type who ‘coloured her hair’ and ‘took her trivial position at a college radio station seriously.’

I’d give anything to go back to the pre-Blog era and really just take a moment to ‘appreciate it.’ Back before there was ‘hipster’, and blog centuries before the ‘alts.’ We were just ourselves, searching for a way to represent our complex outlook on life.

I’d give anything to go back in time, and appreciate chorus-driven indie rock. The collective voices were the sound of my angsty soul that was unsure of my alternative future. They were calling out for a little bit of direction in an uncertain time. Would we ever find the authenticity that we were looking for?
Wake Up – The Arcade Fire

HUMAN AFTER YALL

Carles — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:50:42 +0000

In today’s Mainstream=Alt eInstallation, the blggr/webartist “The CRLS” attempts to connect with humanity by using a ‘lil guy’ from the hit film Electroma. In this tiny robot, we can all see a bit of ourselves’. We all have hopes, dreams, fears, wants, needs, and more questions than answers. Maybe there is more ‘yall‘ in humanity than we even realize.

H U M A N A F T E R Y A L L

by CRLS

HUMAN // AFTER // YALL

Third Eye (Blind/Alt)

Carles — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:44:31 +0000

[Street Clash Image Street Fashion Blog]

It’s important for both sides of the impending Electro War between France and Australia to remember that there will be serious repercussions if either side decides to use nuclear weapons. I’m really worried about the electroFallOut if things go wrong. I know that some alts have gold skin, and fake eyes as accessories, but if we become contaminated, it might change our personal brands forever.

If I had 3 eyes, would my shutter shades/wayfarers/FGGT goggles stop working? If I had g0ld skin, would girls/gheys still want 2 tug me? h8 thinking about change. I am only now starting 2 ‘feel comfortable with who i am, and what my personal brand has evolved into since age 12′, so if I had to overcome any sort of ‘deformity’, it would be rlly tuff. Kinda like when ugly people ‘try to fit in’ with mainstream crowds, then they don’t, then they try to fit in with alt crews, but then they realize they are ugg and can’t fit in any where, and end up listening to krappy music.

Right now, this bro is a ‘freak’, but what if we lived in a future where every1 ‘was a freak.’ Then ‘normal’ would be redefined, and we’d have to redefine ‘alternative’ too. Just a lot of busy work that I’m not sure I’d have time 2 complete.

s00 w0rried about nucular fallout. g0nna suck. Every1 needs to realize that wars are SRSLY serious. Wish I could talk to Barry Obama in one of those debate thingies to let him know what our real problems are. h8 politix…kinda wish the government was ‘a blog’ and we could just vote on things using polls, and if u had a complaint, u could just leave a scathing cmmnt.

XX BONUS ART INSPIRED BY HISTORICAL EVENTS XX

miss u

I AM THE MEME ECONOMY

Carles — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:07:20 +0000

EVERY DAY YOU SHOULD LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR, AND SAY

This post has been brought to you by MAINSTREAM=ALT, an eArt Gallery presented by Carles of the popular weblog The Hipster Runoff.