HIPSTER RUNOFF

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Yall. Feel stupid to ask 'dumb questions.' Weird how sometimes u just never ask certain questions because you are afraid ur gonna sound stupid for not knowing, but if u asked, u'd realize that 85% of the world was wondering the same thing as u. Our modern educational system has failed because we believe that any one who asks a question is 'an idiot' [via Nappy Dynamite voice].

but srsly.... does n e 1 know what DJs are doing when they are 'twisting knobs' and 'acting all emotional'? Like the lifeforce of a song is flowing through the knobs into their body where their soul meets their body. Wish I knew more DJ techniques. Wish my parents got me DJ lessons as a kid instead of 'piano'/'guitar'/'miscellaneous orchestral instrument' lessons. Sad that I was never talented enough to be in a band, so I wish I could at least play music that makes ppl happy.

Photo by sharkvsbear

While I am asking, can n e 1 else plz explain what DJs are doing when they 'hold 1 headphone up 2 their ear while bobbing their head and looking intently at their computer screen'? Sometimes I wonder if DJs are 'really doing anything' or if they are sort of just 'pretending to be really involved' to make sure that people don't remember that they are 'just playing music from iTunes.'

Still not sure if DJing is an 'art.' Can some1 plz tell me why we need 2 respect DJs/which DJs are 'worth respecting'? Might need to listen to more guido techno electro core house.

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ANOTHER SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO SHOW 4-6-2009

The HIPSTER RUNOFF radio show airs Mondays at noon and again at midnight EST on Sirius XMU. Iff you’re an XM subscriber, you can listen to Blog Radio on channel 43, and Sirius subscribers can still find us on channel 26. If u really want 2 hear Carles Show, u can get a 3 day trial membership.

U can always listen 2 my podcasts if ur poor.

Playlist after the jump

This post is intended to 'not meet your expectations.' The HIPSTER RUNOFF brand is meant to be authentic, insightful, and enlightening. Ultimately, it is an amorphous brand which can be 'anything that you want it to be.' However, I cannot be "every thing to every one" [via that EVERCLEAR song].

As HIPSTER RUNOFF continues to meet traffic goals, and expand, you will feel 'less unique' reading this blog. However, I am trying to work my way into your 'daily routine' on the internet so that you 'feel obligated' to consume the memes which HRO generates. Am I trying 2 'take over ur mind' or am I just 'trying 2 generate ad impressions'? I am not sure who I am or what I am trying 2 do. What should I do?

"What do u want from me?" - a person 'having a breakdown' in a mainstream film
Why do you come to the HIPSTER RUNOFF dot-com?
What does HRO mean 2 u?
Is HRO going 2 be too mainstream in 2k9?
Will u stop reading it?
Should I turn my website into a Microsoft Word document?

[Photo via SharkVsBear]

Dress me up
Make me pretty
Think the world of me
Cum on me
and in me
and on my face
and 'dehumanize me'
Find a new hole
Just as long
as u don't leave me
If it makes u happie
it can't be that bad
I feel s0 alone
in this world
even though 'the world' is 'watching me'
and gives me feedback [via comments]
if only they realized
that I am 'just a blog'
and I will never be
human after all.
-probably from a Madonna song when she was 'trying 2 be sexie' before she got all old

[Image by SharkVsBearVsKavin]
I remember in one of the worst films ever made, The American Beauty, there was a scene when a mildly alternative outcast focuses his camera on a plastic bag that is floating in the wind. The bag managed to represent life, America,beauty, and searching for meaning but being kinda lost.

I feel like the picture above represents how youth culture is moving forward. We r consuming, and just living. But there's something left behind--maybe a piece of u, me or every1 we know. Pieces of the people we love. We want 2 be young and listen 2 electro forever. We want metaphorical Grey Goose to be poured in our collective mouth as we bang our fists in unity. But that won't last. Or will it?

s0 worried that I'm not 'leaving my mark' on a group of people. I just have so much to offer. I want the world to see the way that I see it. I want them to see the cornucopia of humanity that I see when I hear BarryObama speak.

I want to go to Art School. I want to film things. I want to take pictures at provocative angles. I want to meet people. I want to have meaningful conversations with every one I meet, opening up a portal to truth that they cannot replicate with any other living soul. I want to share my life, and have people appreciate what I see. I want to challenge existing notions of what 'real' means. Most importantly, I want to be paid for 'being me' and 'sharing me.'

I want to buy an iMac. I want to learn Photoshop. I want to plan a trip by myself. I want to meet Che Guevara & Zach DeLaRocha. I want to watch Michael Phelps win a silver medal. I want to fill my autograph book with the signatures of all my favourite alternative celebrities. These are my dreams. What are yours?
Have u started assembling ur alternative bucket list? Life is short.

SRSLY tho...
Isn't it weird how stuff that people used 2 'take seriously' eventually ends up being a comedy? They should find a way 2 turn this video in2 a 'LolCat.'

American Beauty: A Movie that's basically a crappy, over-acted High School play that won an Academy Award or two.
<3 'beauty' <3

Fun Fact: Did u know that architecture students do not believe in 'beauty'?

I love Lovefoxxx, yall. I'm getting over Alice Glass. Even though Alice wears black makeup, Foxxxie finds a way to wear it in a more innovative way. Is she supposed 2 be a bumble bee, or a cheetah, or a leopard, or a Brazilian Girl?

eye dunno...

I'm not sure if that's a bowl on her head, or if she is a construction worker who is working on a Frank Lloyd Wright/Gehry building. Architects who build interesting-looking building are great because they really find a way to make pix of their building 'go viral.' Even though I don't know much about architecture, I do know what 'looks cool [via what looks 'different']'.

But ya. I like architecture & design. How abt u?
I just like thinking that buildings don't all have to look all boring and stuff. They can be zigzaggy and colourful, and just really 'interact with the space' and stuff like that [sustainability].

I love creating things.

'If I had more time, I would absolutely cherish the opportunity to major in both architecture AND design.'
-a girl who is about to 'go away 2 college' talking with a mentor-like figure who she respects too much even though he is just a high school art teacher

XX BONUS COMPLETELY UNRELATED UNIBROWED ALT XX

Does n e 1 know if the models at Fashion Week had unibrows? Not sure where trends start, but kinda worried about grls with unibrows...

[Photo by SharkvsBear]

Shark Vs. Bear is one of my favourite pix sites due to photo quality + layout + pictures of krazie people, without the overbearing e-personality of the traditional 'dude with a prty pxxx site.'

They posted an epic photoset which brought together a few of my favourite things.
1. Party Pix
2. Azn(s)
3. Stuff in mouths

Screen shot from STUFF IN MY MOUTH photoset:

What's ur favourite stuff in his mouf?
Should other photographers make a 'Stuff in my _______' photoset?

Go view more Stuff in SharkvsBear's Mouf

Click

Australia's finest son: Corey Delaney

A Guy who is taking the 'heartsrevolution' too seriously, ended up getting a HEART tattoo on his palm, and now traps at least 5 people per day in conversations about his quirky tattoo. You might have known him as the guy in highschool who always mentioned that 'the last time he shaved was _ months ago.'

A thirsty AZN who didn't want to pay for a bottle of Fiji Water.

Pix by SHARK VS BEAR