robot rant #1

for those of you who don't know me in the fall of 2004, i started referring to and introducing myself as a robot. this was definitely not too surprising for most people, since no one actually objected to my blatantly absurd declaration, and because throughout my freshman year i introduced myself as JENNY FROM THE BLOCK, since i did grow up in miami i would quickly add "technically it's jenny from down the block." so sharing with people that i was now a robot because i was too "cool/weird/ aerodynamic" to be human wasn't too much of a stretch for people to accept. the real reason for my robotic assimilation was my obsession with the 80's dance move "the robot" ( of holding one arm akimbo and swinging it back and forth very slowly) and that i feel so incredibly awkward most of the time that "becoming a robot" was an escape from the onslaught of constantly overwhelming of human emotion. not that i was an empath or anything but being part of the walking (emotionally) wounded can kinda suck.
we're all robots in our own right at times though, we all go through the motions of what's acceptable or cool or doing whatever we need to to fit in and become automatons. but my roboticism was an attempt to be totally original, purely individual and undeniably silly. both titles still stick and will always hold endearing memories somewhere in my brain, but for now i'll just stick to jennifer. don't worry i haven't grown up, i'm nowehere near that but have to pretend to be semi-professional in search for a job, which is why i have entitled my blog RANTS OF A FORMER ROBOT. i still have a great affinity and appreciation for those able to do it full time like the brilliant minds behind the musical madness that is DAFT PUNK.

Fader Magazine had a great interview with them last month which you can check out by downloading the entire magazine, that happens to have LIL WAYNE on one of the covers, or you can check out Busy P's daft punk tour blog: http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/category/daft-punk-alive

anyway i guess this post really has just turned into a robot rant about robots, so i'll stop but for your enjoyment here are a few incredible videos from the "robots" i respect the most. if you have the chance to see them live YOU MUST, IT'S WILL BE ONE OF THE GREATEST SHOWS YOU WILL EVER SEE IN YOUR LIFE!

"around the world" probably they're most famous song (until kanye west jacked the beat to "harder, better,faster, stronger") this vid is directed by another brilliant man from france michel gondry (the guy who directed "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind," "science of sleep" and the white stripes' "fell in love with a girl" & "hardest button to button")


"one more time"


"robot rock"