by Hotin Tong A collection of random thoughts, daily misadventures, and peculiar musings from my life. Snark, sarcasm, and snooty technological elitism included at no extra cost. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3777429-1"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Tumblr (3.0; @xhotin)http://xhotin.tumblr.com/“I’m sick of following my dreams. I’m just going to ask them where they’re going and hook up with them later.”<br/><br/> - <em><strong>Mitch Hedberg</strong> (via <a href="http://quote-book.tumblr.com/post/274366399/im-sick-of-following-my-dreams-im-just-going-to">Quote-Book</a>)</em>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/274970460http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/274970460Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:36:25 -0500quotelifefunnymitch hedberg<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kubr9iI0c41qzle7ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> <strong>Ted:</strong> You know how everyone has that guy or girl who, no matter what happens, you always remember them being the perfect one for you?<br/><strong>Robin:</strong> Mike Schatz.<br/><strong>Marshall:</strong> Lily.<br/><strong>Barney:</strong> That girl right over there. </p> <p>(via <a href="http://howimetyourmothersource.tumblr.com/post/274432131/">How I Met Your Mother Source</a>)</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/274967615http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/274967615Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:33:26 -0500himymtvphotofunnyquote<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktk55iR2s31qz7lxdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://blog.yimmyayo.com/post/254207991">Yimmys Yayo</a>)</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/274097812http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/274097812Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:29:38 -0500photosexyblack-and-white<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktaduykGwk1qz8gzxo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lol-comics.livejournal.com/"><strong>UNO</strong></a> – LOL–COMICS!</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/273955760http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/273955760Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:53:59 -0500comiclifefunny“If they really want to end the war in Afghanistan, they should put it on Friday nights on Fox.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://twitter.com/sween/status/6355797744">Jason Sweeney</a> (via <a href="http://blog.davebc.com/">chartier</a>)</p> <p>I laughed.</p></em>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/273869500http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/273869500Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:52:35 -0500twitterpoliticsfunnytvterminator: the sarah connor chroniclesdollhouse<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://xhotin.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/270914165/tumblr_ku7epkI1RC1qz8gzx&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Beirut</strong> – Postcards from Italy</p> <p>It’s been a couple of years, but this track from Beirut’s debut album <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulag_Orkestar">Gulag Orkestar</a> is just beautiful as the day I first heard it. The song’s <a href="http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858598319/">lyrics</a> paint such an incredibly vivid love story.</p> <blockquote>And I will love to see that day<br/> that day is mine<br/> when she will marry me outside with the willow trees<br/> and play the songs we made<br/> they made me so<br/> and I would love to see that day<br/> her day was mine</blockquote>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/270914165http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/270914165Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:00:56 -0500beirutmusiclovelyrics“If your relationship is more of a hassle than what you put up with at work, you’ve got it completely backwards. How thick are you that you’re staying with someone that’s more work than actual work!? Yeesh, sometimes I wonder about you kids.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://fromtheoldman.com/post/270519174/">From the Old Man</a></em>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/270859535http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/270859535Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:09:12 -0500lifequoterelationships<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku53yuwM7W1qz8gzxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/12/04/yao-mings-bike/">Yao Ming’s Bike</a></strong></p> <p>(via @<a href="http://twitter.com/kottke/status/6343898512">kottke</a>)</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/269260729http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/269260729Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:13:41 -0500yao mingfunnyphoto<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku42dojeN31qz8gzxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://donttagmeinthisphoto.com/">Don’t Tag Me In This Photo</a></strong></p> <p>Just awesome. (via <a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/12/dont-tag-me-t-shirt.html">swiss-miss</a>)</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/268611769http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/268611769Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:41:48 -0500facebookphotoapparel“(760): Professor used “ROFL” while grading my paper… Do I even go to a real college?”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://textsfromlastnight.tumblr.com/post/267801581/">Texts from Last Night</a></p> <p>The answer is no, no you don’t.</p></em>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/267934920http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/267934920Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:50:49 -0500tflnschoolfunny<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xHCu28bfxSI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xHCu28bfxSI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHCu28bfxSI&fmt=22">Neutra Face: An Ode to a Typeface</a></strong></p> <p>This is the most incredible Poker Face parody ever.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://kottke.org/09/12/neutra-face">Kottke</a>)</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/266830878http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/266830878Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:38:00 -0500typographyvideolady gagafunny<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qqqcyJ1Zg_w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qqqcyJ1Zg_w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.voiceskins.com/celebrity/snoop-dogg-voiceskin.html"><strong>Snoop Dogg VoiceSkin</strong></a> for TomTom GPS devices</p> <p>I can’t decide if this is really lame or incredibly awesome. If only there’s a hidden ‘easter egg’ mode where Snoop Dogg helps you find the best weed in town; it would make my decision <em>that</em> much easier.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/snoop-dogg-the-gps-industrys-secret-weapon-against-google/">Engadget</a>)</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/265855072http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/265855072Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:52:49 -0500snoop doggvideotomtomgpstechfunnyMarijuana<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt0ai0pKR91qz6h81o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/265747957/uncertainty-vimeo-header" class="tumblr_blog">matthewb</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://secretenemyhideout.com/post/241624150/awesome-use-of-the-vimeo-player-in-the-header-of">Zach Klein</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>AWESOME use of the Vimeo player in the header of this page.</p> </blockquote> <p>Thanks! As Ronen <a href="http://reblog.ronenv.com/post/259868405/zachklein-awesome-use-of-the-vimeo-player-in">mentions</a>, this came our way via <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/projects">Tumblr Projects</a>, and all of the modifications to <a href="http://www.jacobbijani.com">Jacob</a>’s Redux theme were done by <a href="http://tumble.sneak.co.nz">Mike Harding</a>. It’s a great way to get a custom look without having to start from scratch with a new theme.</p> </blockquote> <p>Ingenious. The trailer looks pretty good too, and I’m a total sucker for ‘behind-the-scene’ production blogs.</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/265848158http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/265848158Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:47:16 -0500joseph gordon-levittmoviephototumblrvideodesign<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktya8vQMOF1qz7q8fo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/11/30/facebook-redesign-3/">Mashable reports</a> on yet another Facebook redesign. Their designers must be the most indecisive people known to man.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://redesignrelated.com/post/264206922/">redesign:related</a>)</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/264231311http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/264231311Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:03:29 -0500facebookdesignweb<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktwyxiELPK1qzdr4go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Big Bang Theory! Melted my ice-cold heart just a little bit.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://fuckyeahhappy.tumblr.com/">fuckyeahhappy</a>)</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/264206081http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/264206081Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:45:37 -0500the big bang theorymemephotocutekittens<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktwukeHssQ1qzl30ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.printliberation.com/featured/i-survived-the-bush-administration.html?SID=eb7914a649a4eb6708a08dcbc572d3b6">I Survived The Bush Administration</a></strong></p> <p>One day I’m going to get sick of wordy tees, but today’s not that day.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://tumble.revoltpuppy.com/post/263709632/">Rag Times</a>)</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/264120841http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/264120841Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:43:24 -0500apparelpoliticsfunnytypography<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktp02sHmp01qz8cqp.png"/></p> <p>Say what you will about Weezy, but his latest mixtape <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Ceilings">No Ceilings</a> is straight up <strong>fire</strong>.</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/257603980http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/257603980Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:33:25 -0500lil waynemusic<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktmccb6Qdh1qzofwqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.bradcolbow.com/archive.php/?p=168">Social Media Fatigue</a></strong></p> <p>Or Why I’ve Stopped Using Facebook Since Late 2008.</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/255889633http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/255889633Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:52:39 -0500chartwebfacebook“I’m really good at yelling at customer service. Persuasive reasoning with a tone of frustration and discontent. Maybe I should switch to pre-law. Only you would appreciate this text.”<br/><br/> - <em>My <a href="http://opaque.tumblr.com">sister</a> is a bitch, but she puts it to good use. Love her.</em>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/251020265http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/251020265Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:47:00 -0500lifequotebitch<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kteyy4HOxZ1qz50xjo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.patrickmoberg.com/internet-vices">Internet Vices</a></strong> by <a href="http://patrickmoberg.tumblr.com/post/250871846/internet-vices">Patrick Moberg</a></p> <p>If that’s so, I’m doing a whole shitload of drugs.</p>http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/250954226http://xhotin.tumblr.com/post/250954226Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:06 -0500webtumblrtwitterfunnylistdrugs