Online Fame | A 'blog written by Chris Rhee

Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) was released by Apple yesterday and I have a feeling I won’t bother upgrading until I buy another Mac system.

I’d rather run it on a dual G5 than my G4 PowerBook (like any Mac user in the world) and I’d rather get it as part of the default configuration than pay $100 and upgrade. We’ll see, though. Another Mac system may be out of the question for a while — I’ll check with my accountant.

I told my girlfriend about the new operating system yesterday and our conversation went like this:

Chris: Tiger was released today
Annie: Who’s that?

And that concludes the Obligatory Tiger ‘Blog Post.

When I work, I usually always play music or movies/television — working in silence is a little too weird for me. So for the past few days, when I’m not listening to music while I work, I’ve been going through episodes of The Sopranos from my collection. It’s been a while since I’ve got a dose of The Sopranos because they take a lifetime to get a season on television. I had forgotten just how much swearing and violence there is on this (great) show.

I only mention the swearing and violence (and I guess, nudity) because… the show is going to be syndicated on television (on A&E) in an edited format. I’m very interested to see how this works out… I just keep thinking about this episode of MadTV where they showed an edited version of The Sopranos for public television. I’d love to find that video again… Basically, “the show” kept skipping around because rather than editing the audio, they just cut out entire sections of “the show” that had swearing or violence.

On the other hand, I’m not looking forward to seeing them butcher one of the show’s funniest moments, where Silvio is playing poker (and apparently, he gets a bit upset when he’s losing):

[Tony Soprano tells Matthew to clean up some cheese that’s fallen on the floor, next to Silvio’s feet]

SILVIO DANTE: What the fuck are you doing?!
TONY SOPRANO: Sil, take it easy.

SILVIO DANTE: I’m losing my balls over here! This fucking moron’s playing hazel. Get the fuck out of here!

MATTHEW: I was just trying to sweep the cheese away–

SILVIO DANTE: Why? Why now? Leave it there.

MATTHEW: I don’t know, I was just–

SILVIO DANTE: What? Where do you get these fuckin’ idiots, huh? Where do you get them? He’s sweeping the cheese, I’m trying to get… leave the fucking cheese there, alright! I love fucking cheese at my feet! I stick motherfuckin’ provolone in my socks at night, so they smell like your sister’s crotch in the morning. Alright? So, leave the fucking cocksucking cheese where it is! [Silvio starts throwing more cheese on the floor] Here, here, here. Go ahead. Have a good time. [Silvio goes back to playing poker] $800.

DR. FRIED (a doctor who specializes in penile implants): Call.

SILVIO: Hey, why don’t you go fix a fucking dick or whatever the fuck it is you do.

I actually do have things to say, but I’m saving them for another weblog that I have yet to really start working on. See, I have six or seven projects that I’m trying to work on all at once, so this is just the calm before the storm…

I know what you’re thinking. “How can this moron-head manage to write for two blogs when he can barely keep up with one?”

Now it’s your turn to guess what I’m thinking about you, jerk-face.

Is it just me or does anyone else anticipate a better than average episode when this warning is read before the show starts?

Due to some graphic violence, viewer discretion is advised.

Thanks to everyone who sent in Pepsi iTunes codes when I begged for codes a month ago, I have almost twenty free song downloads to put to use.

Anyway, here’s what I got so far from iTunes:

• DJ JS-1, Pack FM & Tonedeff - “Basix”
• QN5 All-Stars - “Commercial Rap”
• Poison Pen - “I’m Fuckin’ You Up”
• Block McCloud, Diabolic, Poison Pen - “Y’all Don’t Know”
• Tori Amos - “God”
• Tori Amos - “Home on the Range (Cherokee Edition)
• Tori Amos - “All the Girls Hate Her”
• Tori Amos - “Over It”
• Barenaked Ladies - “Trust Me”
• Dido - “White Flag” (Live)

It’s pretty easy to spend lots of your precious time browsing through the iTunes Music Store. I can just imagine someone spending their entire paycheck in one night — iTunes just makes it that easy.

I’ve spent almost every free moment I have working, so being able to add new music to my playlist is great. Thanks again to all those kind 20oz Pepsi drinkers that made it possible.