As I predicted back in June, Wipeout would be a smash, run away hit. And it was, peaking with something like over 10 million viewers a week.
This morning, I was tipped by myself, that they’re casting for Season 2!!!!! The problem is, I live in Brooklyn, which is no where near, San Diego, Burbank, or the west coast. Please, Wipeout producers- fly me out there. Reasons you won’t be dissapointed:
- I’m in top physical shape, sort of. I’ve started running the past few months, and that counts for something.
- I supported John Henson on the Soup years ago, and un-mute the television when Jill’s Mercury car commercial’s come on
- As noted by the casting call, I can swim. I used to go to the pool, every day, and jump off the high dive during the Summer between 9th and 10th grade. Yes, I was bored. It seriously, was like every day.
- I’ve supported Wipeout from day one, as I might have mentioned, and deserve to be rewarded in the best possible way. Why won’t you just do this for me? Email me at mikeayers[at]gmail.com
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Air Canada, an airline that flies in the air, announced recently that they’ve taken all life vests off their planes- in order to cut down on weight and fuel. So, if you want to stay afloat, its Bring Your Own Life Vest from here on out. But you’ll have to check it. That’ll cost ya.
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Via my inbox, this weekend Miranda Lambert will be working her crazy ex-girlfriend frustrations out on XBOX 360 Live. And I want to join in the fun, but can’t! No XBOX! Microsoft- please get in touch, and we can arrange you getting me one.
Miranda’s having a good summer- after speaking with me last November, “Gunpowder & Lead” is burning up the charts a year after it was technically available, and now she’s Microsoft’s Country Artist Something or Something.
Lambert is known for being a gun enthusiast, so its no surprise she’ll be playing Halo 3- no Nintendogs for this gal.
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On the way home from Prospect Park today, a man by the name of Arthur stopped us, offering a joke. It goes like this:
There’s two coins on top of a roof- a penny and a quarter. The penny jumps off, committing suicide. Why wasn’t it the quarter?
A: It had more cents.
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Do you have a band? Are you an artist? Do you need a bio written for some sort of purpose? I’ve been writing a few band / artist bios lately, and its been working out well. Email if you’re interested:
mikeayers@gmail.com
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The other night I had the worst dream of my life. No. It was actually the lamest dream of my life. The worst dream happened when I was six or seven. My parents were out of town, and for some reason, I dreamt that my bedroom was under attack- by Ozzy Osbourne. “Metal” was just becoming really popular, and I was very unsure of bands like WASP and Megadeath, of which I learned about by reading the back of bus seats. Ozzy busted in my room with what was either a tommy-gun, or, a sub-machine gun and started firing.
No, the other night, I dreamt I was trying on a few pairs of shoes. Nothing outlandish- usually my “go to’s” - Converse or Puma’s. A few weren’t right for me, so I tried on some different pairs. That, could be, the lamest dream ever.
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From what I can tell, I think these dragon-lizards, are the precursor to whatever attacked Manhattan in the Cloverfield movie, which also, I think is probably true.
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As Season 2 of Mad Men is about to start, several features are appearing around town. Take a gander.
Emily Nussbaum on Elisabeth Moss/Peggy, as well as an argument of the merits of Pete Campbell
Vulture chats with Jon Hamm / Draper.
Blige Ebiri on Christina Hendricks / Joan the Queen Bee
And I’m sure more to come.
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The new issue of Wired came to my mailbox, continuing their trend of putting people who don’t really represent anything to do with tech culture on their cover, as you can see with this month’s display of Time Out New York dating columnist Julia Allison. In the last year they have put on Pam (Jenna Fischer) from the Office, Steve Carell, also of The Office, and Martha Stewart on their front pages, always in an effort to bolster a sort of charticle feature that usually answers some sort of “how to” question. This month looks at “how to be famous on the Internet.” Okay. Great. I think the Martha Stewart issue featured a one page article on how to be totally DIY. Awesome. But what’s particularly frustrating about this issue- the “famous on the Net” issue - is that the best article Wired has published in years, is Brian Raftery’s “One Hit Wonders” piece. Both from a written stand point, as well as just a great, in depth piece about the conference/convention for Internet celebs (now and forgotten) - was run last month.
So, in summary, Wired, you need to step up and do logical covers. We get you’re trying to reach new audiences, but its really starting to make no sense. And, when you have a great article, please include in the issue it should go in. I realize that you might not see it as coinciding, as its the “how to” issue, but really. Thanks. I feel better now.
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Finally, robotic beings rule the world! Affirmative!
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