What a crazy-random-happenstance

Today I am celebrating my 21st birthday. Like. Woah. I’m so old now. But thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! And if you didn’t… you are a birthday ruiner!

But I can now officially go out for drinks with all of you, so let’s celebrate everything!

Did an interview with John Cranford tonight, it went pretty well. I think something got messed up with recording it though, which upsets me. But thanks to everyone who tuned in!

So far my birthday rules have been…

1) Only cute/hot guys can be on my team (Unless they are Patrick, who called being on my team).

2) Get out of homework free pass needs to exist.

3) I don’t think I had a rule three.

4) Time should stop when I want to take a nap. Someone needs to grant me this power.

5) I can become Mayor of everything.

Now here’s a lovely bunch of photos by the awesome Vicky Jenkinson for Urban Velo‘s “I Love Riding In The City”.

I almost forgot. Spoked! is this weekend (March 4-6) and will be starting with Veer and Died Young, Stayed Pretty Thursday night 7 p.m. at River Club. But on Saturday there is going to be an all day bike artisan trade show and I’m going to have a table where I’m selling spoke cards and small prints (and taking orders for larger ones). So check out spokedsav.wordpress.com for more information and how you can get a vendor table ($25 donation, but you can easily split it with someone).

MEN WHO DON’T DISAPPOINT ME was a one time spectacular aired from the magnificent hours of 10 p.m. to Midnight on February 23. DJ Rambler took a break for the night and allowed The President and DJ Canuck to invade the airwaves with men who don’t disappoint them- Neil Patrick Harris, Alex Suarez & Ryland Blackinton, Bruce “THE BOSS” Springsteen and Tracy Morgan were among them.

Want to hear more of this glorious show? Comment on this post and perhaps in the coming quarters it will be revived or even *gasp* become a regular shift!

We started off the show with a reason of why we don’t like certain men… and then moved on to showcase the men who don’t disappoint us.

This post was also featured on SCAD Radio

1. Male Primadonna by Subtle Sexuality (From The Office)

This song contains all the reasons why some men disappoint us… yet we still kinda need ‘em.

“You’re a male prima donna
But I can’t help but want ‘cha
I’m an independent diva
But I still kinda need ya
Together we’re apart
It’s tearing up my heart
I’m in hell and nirvana
’cause you’re my male Prima Donna”

2. Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit by Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris)

Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother) may be a womanizer, but he’s our favorite womanizer. He has had a perfect week (Which honestly, let’s give him props), he always knows how to compliment a lady and always wears perfectly pressed suits (Unless he’s down in the dumps or trying to beat the Murtaugh List).

He gets an A+++ for looks, a -1000 for womanizing, and an A for charm. Thanks Barney Stinson.

3. Save Ginny Weasley by Harry and the Potters

The Harry Potter series is one of my all time favorites. And seeing Harry and the Potters was one of the best experiences I’ve had. A tiny church basement in Brooklyn, an opening band made up of a keytarist, a guitarist, a man with a megaphone and sock puppets, and dancing with one of the “Potters”- so much fun.

Also, who can resist their charming Gryffindor ties and grey sweaters? Not this Gryffindor.

This reminds me.. where’s the nearest Wizard Rock concert?

4. Razzle Dazzle by Richard Gere (From Chicago)

He may play a jerk without a heart in Chicago. But he’s Richard Gere.

That is all.

5. Lobster Building by Uncle Monsterface (Letter Green, I Love You)

Aaand… here’s that opening band.

I think you can see from the picture how amazing they are. While they sang their song “Derockracy” they had an American eagle flying on a screen behind them with the American flag and a sock puppet show.

I’ll also link you to one of their songs so you can tell how amazing they are from their lyrics.

Uncle Monsterface

6. All Over Again by Locksley

These Madison transplants currently live in Brooklyn and are the loves of my life.

OK, maybe that’s exaggerating. But I do love their music and their live performances.

The drummer is charmingly adorable and always takes the time to speak with fans, the guitarist and bassist are super sweet, and while the lead singer is a little cocky what else would you expect? (Just kidding, Jesse) The best part about them? They’re all taller than me. WIN.

7. (You’re) Timeless to Me by Christopher Walken and John Travolta

This combination is part of the reason why I love this movie so much.

8. The World Has Its Shine (But I Would Drop it On A Dime) by Cobra Starship

I’ve seen Cobra Starship too many times for them not to make a list of men who don’t disappoint me. Vicky-T is the sole lady in this group (Although sometimes we could count Gabe Saporta as a fancy lady) and the fact that she can put up with all of them means that they must be a good group.

Alex, Nate and Ryland are some of the sweetest guys I’ve met, even if I did make fun of him for not having a sharpie marker.

9. Werewolf Bar Mitzvah by Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan)

He’s Tracy Morgan!

10. Go the Distance by Hercules

Hercules is one of my favorite Disney movies. And I love Greek Mythology.

Done and Done.

Also, he’s kinda really bumbling and learns that being cocky isn’t necessary! He can be confident but all that matters in the end is true love!!

11. Rambling through the Avenues of Time by Flight of the Conchords

Just look at this picture!!

This is one of my favorite TV shows, and I love this song. So adorable! The only way they disappointed me is by having the show cancelled.

12. O Come All Ye Faithful by Twisted Sister

I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist.

13. These Days Are Dark by Harry and the Potters

No picture necessary, we all know these guys and why they don’t disappoint me!

14. Let’s Dance to Joy Division by The Wombats

Look how adorable they are!

This song is just too cute.

15. Empty Sky by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

When you look up “THE BOSS” in the dictionary, you see a picture of Bruce Springsteen.

Ok, maybe that’s not true… but when you google “THE BOSS” he’s the first thing that comes up.

We’re going to blame UK for this one (Uncle Keith, for those of you not in the Fonseca Family circle). From a young age I have been bombarded with Bruce Springsteen in all forms- deadly car trips where we sing along, going through the archives of Bruce material, crotch shots from the Super Bowl…

But no matter what he does, I always love me some boss. Therefore, he is a man who does not disappoint me.

16. All of This by Blink 182

Travis Barker. Drum solo. IN THE SKY.

17. This Too Shall Pass by OK Go

I can always count on these guys to provide an entertaining music video.

MARCHING BAND FTW!

18. Neutra Face: An Ode on a Typeface by Bearded Poker Face Parodies

They have taken a guilty pleasure song of mine (PokerFace) and turned it into a slightly more acceptable version (Neutra Face).

“I lay it out like they do in magazines
check out this typeface it’s like smoking nicotine (I love it)
using Adobe’s not the same without a Mac
if it was lead it would be lined up on a track”

Neutra Face: An Ode on a Typeface

19. Freeze Ray by Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog)

Neil Patrick Harris. Again.

I love Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog. It got me through the writer’s strike and gets me through sad days where I want to follow along with the story of a villain.

Laundry day
See you there
Under things
Tumbling
Wanna say
Love your hair
Here I go
Mumbling

20. London Bridges by This Is Ivy League

I’ve already talked about how adorable Alex and Ryland are. And this is their solo project.

21. Toy Food by Neil Cicierega

Neil also does Potter Puppet Pals. So this is adorable.

22. Worthy of Survival by Bear McCreary

This song is from the Battlestar Galactica soundtrack. These men may sometimes be disappointing, but we love them anyway (Except for Gaius Baltar).

23. Put Down the Remote by Neil Patrick Harris

So here was the first, and quite possibly only edition of MEN WHO DON’T DISAPPOINT ME.

Somebody I’ve been checking out recently is this comedian/actor/singer/writer/all around cool dude/bird owner Nick Thune.

He does this pretty cool comedy style (also pretty funny) with his guitar. Reminds me of “Pachebel’s Rant” by Rob Paravonian, and his vocals are kinda like Demetri Martin (Boundary Girls->this one’s for you!).

He’s got a video up on Funny or Die (Reminds me of SPORTS!, a favorite of Tim & Eric) and his CD Thick Noon is available now. He’s also going to be in ATL on the Lewis Black tour on March 6 (and maybe in Savannah? I can’t tell). Ch-ch-check it outt!

I was reading the Huffington Post this afternoon, and they have an article about “The 9 Douchiest Things John Mayer Has Said“. I have to say, this one is my favorite:

“Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you’re really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I’ve got a few missing. It’s ok though, because I’ve got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet the 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation… so when I meet someone who’s an 8-color type… I’m like, ‘hey girl, magenta!’ and she’s like, ‘oh, you mean purple!’ and she goes off on her purple thing, and I’m like, ‘no – I want magenta!’”

He makes sense… until the 3rd sentence. Thank you, John Mayer.

With Built in Sharpener!

For some reason when I think of the phrase “googling yourself” I think of all those TV sketches (and my dad) asking if googling yourself was a bad thing.

This morning (Happy Valentimes, by the way. Or Singles Awareness Day. Or Anna Howard Shaw day.) I decided to test the googleability of my name. Previously, upon googling my name, one would find 700 American and Foreign IMDB sites for that ONE short film I was in. Thank you, Jim Cantiello.

So, in order of google-ness, here are the sites that appear when you google my name…

1) My Web site

Thank god. It’s taken awhile, but cailabrown.net has finally reached number one when you search my full name. Now to just finish it.

2) This Blog

Pretty good, right?

3) Facebook

Again, a nice and easy way to contact me.

4) www.scadradio.org

I spend enough time there, makes enough sense that my name would come up a lot.

5) Matt Mullenweg’s Web site

This is where I kinda got tripped up. I’ve met this guy once, talked to him a few times but (No offense, Matt) I hardly know him. I just think it’s funny that number 5 on the list is his site.

6) Twitter

With how much I tweet, this was hardly surprising.

7) askcbi.org

College Broadcasters. Which reminds me, I need to update my profile on the site.

A pair of shoes

For real real.

9) Matt’s Web site, again.

Both ma.tt and his wordpress.

10) My IMDB page

Thank god, this has moved down the list.

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In addition, since it’s Valentines we are on the lookout for all awkward moments. There was just a major denial at the Bean with a very cute indie emo guy with glasses and this girl with a headscarf (we can’t see her face).

He asked “So that’s a no for tonight?” and she slowly said “…yes…”

Poor baby. But he just looks so adorable and heartbroken and buried his head in his hands! We feel so bad! And therefore Myrriah wants to go up to him and pinch his cheeks and say “Ohhh lookat how cute he is! How could you say no to a face like that!” and then wrap her scarf around her head and sing “Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match…”

Comment with awkward Valentines Day stories and I’ll read them on air tonight (Locals Only, on scadradio.org from 8-10 p.m.)

Also, officially changed my DJ name to “The President”. Well, unofficially… it’s changed in radioactivity. Now to tell everyone else.