randomness

Hmmm, Optus sent out an email saying that our upload speed has been increased, but uploading to my site isn't any quicker (they mustn't be the limiting factor). But they've made the off-peak downloading time midnight-midday, which is very nice indeed. ETA: That was written last night, this morning, my upload time does seem to be able twice as fast. Wow, very cool.

This is totally and completely and utterly trumpeterofdoom's fault. Not mine. At all. I'm just easily suggestible.

In other news, Howie is literally pocket-sized. Click for HQ version.



More random files (there was going to be more, but the damn ftp failed during the night).

+ Evolution of Boybands - 49 meg
Part of a recent MuchMoreMusic program about boybands, this is the BSB/Nsync part. Nothing revolutionary, and I have issues with both their factchecking and opinions, but some interesting comments.

+ Don't Want You Back bootleg - 9 meg
Yes, I've posted this many times before. But it turned out I knew someone who didn't like this choreography! Poledancing! What's not to like? *g* So I had to rewatch Kevin straddle the pole, and Nick writhing, and then I figured I may as well post it.

Hopefully this isn't premature

Happy Birthday to the fabulous deliberatehips! I wish I could be there for the party. And Happy Birthday to one of my favourite crack-dealers, coreopsis! I hope that you both have great days.

More random footage
+ Frankfurt concert - 157 meg
A professionally filmed BSB concert from 1997, an hour long. I actually only got this recently and haven't watched all of it closely, but highly approve of 4/5 of the group performing in open shirts (Nick is excused on the grounds of underageness, but has a nice drum solo to compensate) and in some cases, showing off what underwear they're wearing. Of course, this is only after you've endured the entire group in overalls. Oh, boyband uniforms - I hope they never change. Fifty years from now, hopeful young groups of men, trying to make a living from their poppin' synchronised dancing and singing should be forced to don the overalls of shame.

marketing and boys

I'm sitting here trying to figure out how badly I can do on this take-home marketing test and still do ok in the course. It's worth 25%, and I did very well on the other 25% test, but don't have my mark for the group assignment (worth 50%), so it makes this estimation kind of pointless. And yet, still better than doing the damn thing. Which I really should submit tonight. Argh. I JUST DON'T CARE ANYMORE.

+ Brian kisses AJ - 3.7 meg
Fandom comes through yet again. Finally, we have better video of the Boys congratulation AJ on three years sobriety, and Brian kissing AJ (albeit with a hand sort-of over AJ's mouth). This totally makes up for this sucky-ass test which is killing me, thanks so much to isetadrift for sharing it around.

+ We've Got It Goin' On (Markus' Deadly Vocal Hot Mix) - 6 meg
Random remix from my edition of Backstreet Boys. I like it.