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Dear SHOEbuy.com, You’re Terrible
I ordered boots from shoebuy.com nearly 2 weeks ago. A few days ago, I sent them a nice e-mail asking why they haven’t shipped them yet. No response! The original confirmation e-mail said that they would ship in “1-5 days.”
At this point, I don’t even know if they actually have them in stock. For a big site with so much advertising, you’d think they’d have better customer service.
I drew a nice picture with explosive diarrhea expressing my sentiments for this online retailer.
I’m in NJ at the moment where it’s easier to ship things and going back to Brooklyn permanently on the 11th. If they don’t tell me what’s going on by Saturday, I’m going to try to contact them again to cancel the order.
Swagbucks: An Online Loyalty Rewards Program – Review
As I’ve probably mentioned before, I’m really poor. That’s what happens when you quit your job and try to do any kind of freelance artistic work.
Recently, I’ve been looking for ways to get supplementary income that don’t involve retail and sadness, and as desperation kicks in, I’ve been looking at things like Amazon Mechanical Turks and online survey sites. One of the ones I’ve come across that offers surveys is Swagbucks.
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Now you’ve probably gotten an e-mail from one of your friends at Swagbacks and written it off as spam, but there’s a reason it’s one of the fastest growing companies in LA: The points system is very diverse.
The surveys alone are really slow. Around 60 points a piece, you’d have to take 10 of them to get a $5 gift card. However, the contracts they have with retailers (point values often in the hundreds) are pretty impressive. For example, I needed a Macbook battery and was going to go to the Apple Store anyway. A week later I needed printer ink, and found they have a couple generic ink company contracts too. If I had an iPhone, I’d be downloading their advertised apps like crazy.
Now, there’s a lot of crappy loyalty programs out there. UPromise, for example, is awful. (As of 2008, the average member earned only $47 towards future college expenses.) I had a Borders Rewards card before they went under and you had do something like spend $100 before you got a coupon. But for this one, I got a StarBucks gift card pretty quickly just for buying stuff I already needed. They do PayPal cash deposits too for a little more.
Their Daily Deals sections is pretty decent also, including Froobi–I got a $10 earbuds/iPod charger combo there. So suck it, Groupon, I got Swagbucks.
They do point matching, so if you do decide to join, do me a favor and do it through the referral link?
http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/scandalousmuffin
Meanwhile, I’m enjoying my free Starbucks Lime Refresher.
MC Chris The Monster Hunter Tour 2012 at The Knitting Factory
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Here’s my full review + heckler story + info on his recent reddit drama.
Remember, I get paid for this (unlike all my other projects), so remember to hit the “like” the button on the Suite101 page:
MC Chris The Monster Hunter Tour 2012 at The Knitting Factory
In a middle of the act, a young woman in a Batgirl T-shirt threw a plastic cup in the air close to the stage. An empty cup had been tossed onstage earlier, but this one had liquid which reflected blue in the stage lights as it burst through the air.
“You don’t throw a cup at digital Woody Guthrie!” the performer exclaimed.
The crowd was torn with boos for the woman and cheers for mc chris. He instructed the audience to clear a path so the woman had an exit route for the door. The woman instead climbed up onto the stage and appeared to ask for the artist for a hug, but he brandished a portable stage fan defensively to “blow away the stench.”
Read more at Suite101: MC Chris The Monster Hunter Tour 2012 at The Knitting Factory | Suite101.com http://suite101.com/article/mc-chris-the-monster-hunter-tour-2012-at-the-knitting-factory-a410081#ixzz2176M8u8D
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Floor Guide – Suite101
My Tianeptine article was #1 this past weekend on Reddit Psychology hot list. If you’re a Redditor, do me a solid and go Upvote! http://www.reddit.com/r/psychology/comments/wlsgn/tianeptine_the_antidepressant_that_reduces/
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I visited MoMA this past weekend and now all I want to do is remain unemployed and sit at home and make art all day. #firstworldproblems
It inspired me to write another Suite 101 article. I’ll get back to the Health & Wellness category soon, I swear.
I also need to get into the habit of taking my own pictures for articles, like this one.
At 630,000-square-feet, MoMA’s contemporary and spacious 6-floored building holds a vast array of 19th-21st century artwork. This prestigious museum encompasses a plethora of mediums including installations, paintings, photography, architecture, and vanguard digital media. If you have never visited an art museum before or are an art connoisseur on the prowl for new and exciting experiences, this floor-by-floor guide will provide the details on what New York’s MoMA has to offer.
Read more at Suite101: Guide to the Manhattan Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) by Candice Hall | Suite101.com http://suite101.com/article/guide-to-the-manhattan-museum-of-modern-art-moma-a409980#ixzz20wHLSzsr
Top Three Favorite Mash-up Groups
Have non-political post for Friday.
I listen to a fair amount of indie and post-hardcore, but I do like a good remixed pop song at a club or party. The age of youtube has spawned so many remixes, it’s hard to find groups that are consistently good. Here’s 3 of them that I really enjoy and want to share.
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HappyCatDisco
I just discovered these guys (guy? gal?) while trying to find melodic Skrillex remixes that don’t completely ruin the dance vibe with washing machine noises. This was exactly what I was looking for.
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Looking at their Youtube and Soundcloud uploads, I see that they’re not quite as big as the other two groups I’m going to talk about, so I felt the need to list them first. Also highly recommend the Michael Jackson/Skrillex and the Kanye/Jay-Z/random dub on their Soundcloud.
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DJs from Mars
Nirvana + Timbaland? Really, it works surprisingly well.
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They have more of a rock spin than most mash-ups groups I’ve heard. They do more traditional House mash-ups too like David Guetta vs. Avicii – Where Them Levels At.
On a sidenote, I think New Yorkers should keep their eyes on Rock the Rock NYC, because I can’t name any other NYC festivals for specifically rock/electronica.
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The White Panda
I saw them live at Bamboozle this summer and they were the best thing there. Like this, complete with panda masks:
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Every major pop song they touch turns to gold. Listen to their top 10 streaming on their website. My favorite track is “Stereo Hands” (remember 720 HD). Their album “Pandamonium” has 40 tracks less than 2 minutes each, transitioned together, perfect for a party.
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