The Festy wOw! [F]enomenon

First thing's first, I guess. "What is a Festy wOw!"?


Exhibit A: (please note that the "O" is bigger than the cookies)
Short answer: the bastard stepchild long-lost-twin of an Oreo.


Long Answer: A chocolate sandwich cookie made by COMPANIA DE GALLETAS NOEL S.A., CARRERA 52 NO. 2-38. MEDELLIN, CO. 


Not to be confused with it's brother Festy Chocolate, the Festy WOW! is made of two chocolate cookies sandwiched together with white cream filling. It is usually found next to the Festy Vanillas and Festy Strawberry in small stores in Spanish speaking neighborhoods that are somehow able to find every imported food south of Texas but will not have a decent bunch of grapes. 


The Festy w0w! typically comes in twelve individually wrapped "2Go" packs stuffed into larger blue and white bag with bright, outlined letters.


Now this is how Festy Wows changed my life.


During my first couple weeks of working at DY, we had to represent OSP at after-school program recruitment fair for 6th - 12th graders at a nearby community college. That's how I met this guy:




Classic, no? Now clearly this gem was too busy giving himself the title "Party Lifesaver" and gluing oversized confetti onto hoodies to actually "hit me back" after my 2nd email. But at the time of the recruitment fair he was trying to get kids to join his dj-ing program at the table next to ours. After the event was over and he ever so politely barged into our conversation (name-dropping Travis from Gym Class Heroes) we decided we should be friends... and that he should give me free dj-ing lessons and his copy of the newest Adobe Suite. 
At least that's what I got out of the conversation well that and his card:

Yes you can find him on Skype, AIM, website #1, website #2, website #3, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Ustream... or you can reach him by cell or email)


And yes, that is a purple glossy two-sided business card with a ghost on the front.


Honestly it's the only way to go these days.
(if he ever stumbles across this he should be thankful for the free advertising)




Well of course since this was my first couple of weeks at work and this is the first guy in which I expressed some kind of interest, I didn't hear the end of DJ Scoop (The Party LiveSaver) for a couple of weeks. In fact on the first day we went to get "healthy" snacks for our middle school poetry program, about 2 weeks later,  my coworker decided that we were going to figure out my new DJ name... you know since I was going to get private lessons and all. But instead of thinking about kicking it with the purple ghost guy I made it my mission to explain why festy wows were a necessary bonus to our "healthy snack" restrictions.


I had to explain to her the beauty of the name wOw!. They could have stopped at  Festy Chocolate or Festy-Os. The letters, the font, the rainbow colors were carefully chosen to look like Oreos that are even _more_ fun to eat. The packaging was carefully crafted to appeal to children, the individual "2Go" portions for the parental approval. I was standing there expounding upon this piece of bilingual advertising gold that could not be found in any other store in a four block radius and all she wanted to do was talk about a damn DJ name!


I guess you can say we came to a compromise. We bought the cookies. She got to name me DJ Festy Wow.


The name stuck.  Renny / Scoop / RenyoirJr / PartyLifesaver / Casper/ etc. didn't.
Any questions? ;)

138th St Slush

FIND A FLAWED DIAMOND

A WILTING ROSE TO SAY

HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME

FOR THEY REMIND ME

OF ALL THE IMPERFECTIONS

I'VE LEARNED TO ADORE

Happy V-day... or you know, whatever.

12:35 AM me: yea

12:36 AM i'm all about the irony right now

12:37 AM Chibi: the irony?

12:38 AM me: non-emo almost anti vday but suprisingly very upbeat playlist that contains nothing but songs about dysfunctional/failed relationships

Dwnld here

Traxx:

1. My Very Good Friend the Milkman

Fats Waller

Ain't Misbehavin'

1995

2. Spiderwebs

No Doubt

Tragic Kingdom

1995

3. When They Fight, They Fight

The Generationals

Con Law

2009

4. You Sent Me Flying / Cherry

Amy Winehouse

Frank

2007

5. Postcards from Italy

Beirut

Gulag Orkestar

2006

6. Band of Gold

Freda Payne

Band of Gold

1970

7. Stuck in the Middle With You

Stealers Wheel

Stealers Wheel

1972

8. What Have I Done

Anna Ternheim

Leaving on a Mayday

2009

9. Blind Mary

Gnarls Barkley

The Odd Couple

2008

10. If You Rescue Me (A Capella)

Science of Sleep Soundtrack

2007

11. I Want You to Want Me (Live)

Cheap Trick

In Color

1977

12. Love Affair

Regina Spektor

11:11

2001

13. Saturday Night

Misfits

Famous Monsters

1999

14. Baby It's You

Smith

A Group Called Smith

1969

15. She's A Rejecter

Of Montreal

Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

2007

16. (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden

Martina McBride

Timeless

2005

17. Come on Home

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

2004

18. Smile

Lily Allen

Alright, Still

2006

19. Cruel to be Kind

Nick Lowe

Labour of Lust

1979

20. Girlfriend

Avril Lavigne

The Best Damn Thing

2007

21. Detention: Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 3

Gym Class Heroes

As Cruel as School Children

2006

22. Porque te vas

Jeanette

Crias Cuervos YouTube Rip

2009

Xmas Presents 2009.

I know I'm late. I was too busy making them to post before Christmas and too busy living after. Enjoi!(If you want any of these I still know how to make them... I think I feel urge to make another duct tape wallet coming on anyway)

My Brain Likes Musicals (The Perfect Psych Experiment)

As I drag my half-dead thesis-ravaged body across a sketchily empty Cambridge Commons at 1:45 am on a Friday (sad isn't it?), in a moment of lucidity I realize that I'm singing the entire soundtrack from Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat... every word (including the brothers' names and those bloody colors)...on autopilot. Not only that, but I'd been singing musicals for the last 5 hours and hadn't even noticed. Ignoring the fact that people could probably hear me singing random things about cows and corn, nasty youths and fratricide (bonus points if you recognize the songs) I've come to the conclusion that my brain likes musicals... not me, my brain.

I honestly don't think I've ever memorized a musical on purpose. I see them once or twice and they somehow get stuck on repeat until they're permanently etched onto some gremlin-guarded memory cell. If I put any one of them in album order and play them straight through, I can see the whole movie in my head. Even now as I look through my iTunes "musical" genre I'm starting to believe that I have a certifiable illness.... here this should explain it better:

Across the Universe (know it + harmonies)

Cats (knew it when I was younger... haven't tried but probably still stuck)

Chicago (still as good as it was in high school)

Crybaby (the whole movie, but I don't have the whole soundtrack)

Dreamgirls (not consciously but probably all of it)

Evita (know it... the Madonna/ Antonio Banderas version of course)

Grease (possibly my first legit non-disney musical)

Grease 2 (comes after Grease)

Hairspray ( I tried not to like, I promise)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (teh awesome)

Jesus Christ Superstar (went through a phase. it was on repeat. don't ask)

Little Shop of Horrors (AMAZING! and yet so underrated)

Moulin Rouge (obligatory pop musical)

Phantom of the Opera (a classic)

Rent (doesn't everyone know all the words to this?)

Rocky Horror Picture Show (if you don't know, don't talk to me)

Sparkle (also one no one has ever seen)

Sweeny Todd (deliciously evil!)

TOMMY (completely bizarre but still stuck)

The Wiz (I can't get away from it, I've tried)

1776 (6th grade History throw-back)

There you have it. My brain, on whatever drugs it decides to manufacture for itself.

Until next time I remain,

-The Perfect Psych Experiment

Observations on a Chibi (The Aussie)

chibi, n.
1. Japanese A "short person" or "small child." The word has gained currency amongst fans of manga and anime. Its meaning is of someone or some animal that is small. It can be translated as "little," but is not used the same way as chiisana (tiny, small, little in Japanese).

2. N. American A gremlin, stinky, self-manufactured crackhead, college roommate

The Chibi (smidgetus africanus) originates from TZ on the east coast of Africa and has been in existence for 20 + years. The odd one in a family of 4 daughters, the chibi seems to have been the product of a mutated gene strain that makes her prone to lush-like behavior, intentional politically incorect dialogue and psuedo hyper-sexuality.

Personal Observations:

Fall '05 - Spring '06
First sighting of the Chibi was 09/05 Room C of W36. She believed herself to be among giants when she first encountered my family and myself (all of us of the altus negrus species) and approached us with a fearful timidity befitting her stature. The chibi appeared to be of a species with which I would be able to effectively communicate and soon after meeting the other species of W36, the chibi and I decided it would be best to occupy the same quarters. At first we encountered some differences of opinion due to previous cultural experience. But the Chibi proved to be the most interesting, tolerant, enjoyable, and sane of the W36 species set and she quickly became the person with whom I spent most of my time. By the end of the year, the Chibi and I decided to remain rooming companions for the upcoming year.

Highlights: The Owl the first week, blankets, W dirty sex, the futon, gimme dat, lion king alarm, porn and expresso (so wasn't there for that one), reach out and touch, corners, potato/vodka, xmas lights, 5 people 2 beds what?, disney girls, school house rock (3 is a magic number)

Fall '06 - Spring '07
The year began with a relocation of living quarters to the land of the quadlings. The room was substantially bigger and the Chibi and I were fairly satisfied. However this made waking each other from sleep exponentially difficult. Hence the practice of object throwing was invented. It started with the shoes. The Chibi and I did not have as many interactions due to scheduling conflicts, extracurricular activities and different choices of recreation activities but the love was still there...especially when finals came around.

Highlights: shoe bucket, next day recap, movie night, 300, south park, hall window, gchat, whitfield, Halloween (nun, school girl, cop, detective), new york, dreamgirls, promise video

Fall '07 - Spring '08
The first year the Chibi and I technically lived apart though we were still connected through the bathroom. Which also meant the first time we could independently control the room tempature. There was tropical storm in the bathroom everyday, apparently Chibis work best in tropical conditions. The sembiotic existence was extremely solidfied and the system of interaction became automatic. We also learned a very valueable lesson in how not to bite off more than we can chew. The second half of the year we were unfortunately (for the world) left alone to influence each other without outside guidance. 'Twas an "interesting" time in life and many boundaries were blown to bits. Was also the first year the Chibi was classified as the Chibi.

Highlights: T4, blow-out #1, boy-translation, theories, "interesting", planets, relationship book, monsoon in the bathroom, off campus, alternative taxis, barcelona, san sebastian, diseased child, gremlin, blockbuster, hostile takeover, shirts, double trouble, post-it note wall, tip shoes

Fall '08 - Spring '08
This is the last year the Chibi and I will be spending together. We have grown quite accostumed to and comfortable with each other. Somehow the strange relationship has gotten stranger and there are no signs that it will be returning to normalcy any time soon. There are doubts as to whether it will be possible to live with another species after living so long with a thing like a smidgetus africanus.

Highlights (so far): justice book, esl, respiratory, Palin, Fables, Ruby-syndrome, Aussie, rexy/lemmie, VH1 addiction, MVDVDs...

(belated) Good luck on your midterm Cheebs!
-The Aussie
Mogwai Sorry Song (stop denying your people!)
Gizmo
Gremlins

Bubble Fish Notes (The Doodler)

Jesus Saves, I Spend
St. Vincent
Marry Me