Week Sauce: 2/9/2014 - 2/15/2014

We're halfway done with February people. I can almost smell Spring (sniffs the air and makes The Rock's face). I'm sure Mother Nature will have a few parting gifts for us as we exit winter. Any who, here's the best and the worst from the past week. Seems to be more worst than best, but to quote the great Keith Murray, "it beez like that sometimes." You're welcome.

Week Sauce: 2/2/2014-2/8/2014

Welcome back to my random and rapid-fire rundown (alliteration, bitches) of the most buzz-worthy events of the week. Let's get to it shall we.

Week Sauce: 1/12/2014 - 1/18/2014

Happy MLK Day! Well, either it was slow news week, or my eyes and ears were on vacation. Needless to say, I don't have much for you today. I didn't really feel like digging, so here's a short list of what were the most memorable forgetful stories of the week. You're welcome.

Week Sauce: 1/5/2014-1/11/2014

It's been a while since I've done one of these. I think the rust will show. So without any further ado, here is the best/worst of what I considered news from last week. You're welcome

New Year...New Name...New Game

Happy New Year everybody! Many of you may already know that I am not one for making New Year's resolutions, so please believe that what has taken place is in no way some fake ass promise to you or myself to be better. I mean let's face it, I'm as good as it gets, so the only promise I can make is to give you more. I've had this plan in motion for while, it's just a coincidence the name change happened on January 1st, so suck it

When I started Conscious Residue, it was mainly just release therapy for myself, but the more I wrote, the more curious I grew as to what this could evolve to. I was able to provide a space for other creative and like-minded individuals to express their thoughts on various subjects and contribute great content (Dustine, Tim, and Jeff), and two others who claim they will eventually write something for the blog (I'm not going to name any names, but for argument's sake, let's just call them Allycia and DeMario). With these new partnerships, CR was able to get over 12,000 unique views in 2013.


I know what you're thinking, "12,000!?!?! That ain't shit! I seen a kitten wearing a bow-tie and tube socks on YouTube get 12 million views in 2 days." To that I say blow me. I think 12,000 views is not bad for a medium (the Internet) that is geared towards a partially illiterate audience and having a strict marketing budget of posting on Facebook. My goal is to at least double that in 2014.

Which brings me to the name change, #Culture. Even though I love the name Conscious Residue, it just didn't have that ring to it like major online media brands Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, or Grantland do. Let's face it, Conscious Residue sounds like an album title from a pretentious jazz artist or a new strand of marijuana some hippy in Montana cultivated.

Yes, technically the name #Culture dumbs it down, but it still gets our point across. In Twitter terms, the hashtag (#) means trending or the current hot topic. Not only will we showcase trending topics, but I hope to have #Culture itself trending in 2014.

We will still rant about dumb pop-culture nonsense, hit you with the standards (Week Sauce, The A.D.D. Report, Daily Throwbacks, etc...), and give you a few new things (WacGyver Podcast and live event reviews). Who knows, we might be able to get Jeff Donovan to complete his 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days reviews list...wishful thinking.

I'm excited about the work I plan to put into this blog this year, and hopefully one or two of you will enjoy the outcome. For the first time this year...you're welcome.

Week Sauce: Year End Edition

Welcome to the year-end edition of Week Sauce (yeah, yeah...Year Sauce doesn't have a ring to it, so fuck what you think.)

2013 was not all good. A lot of people/things/events tried to ruin the year for all of us normal folk. This year-end list will expose the 10 most despicable people that tried their best to make a mockery of my intelligence. I decided against assigning each entity a ranking because, let's face it, shit is shit. In my book the number one piece of shit is no worse than the number 10.

Before we get started, I know some of you will call me a "hater" or question my sense of humor, and to that I say you can get the dilz. 

Let's get started, shall we.

The Pledge

Hello everybody. I know, it's been a while since I last posted. The time between posts wasn't caused by writer's block or anything like that, I just let shit get to me.  Today, I'm here to say...never again!

Right now, I make this promise to the entire Conscious Residue audience (yes, all eight of you), I will never go that long between posts again.  What kind of blogger deprives the world of the fruits of their gift because of a missed opportunity?  Not a good one, and in case you forgot, I'm good...damn good!

Here's my first disclaimer, I won't be able to hit you with 3-4 posts a day like I did when I was slangin' food, but let me reassure you that you will get a full dosage of Conscious Residue nonetheless. From the Daily Throwback to Week Sauce, all your favorite serials will be back, and hell maybe a few new ones.

Well, there you have it, I'm back, bitches!  I'll let you decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing.  It's been a minute, so hold up...let me clear my throat...here it comes...you're welcome.

Week Sauce (4/7 - 4/13)

Shit is blowing up in Boston! That's next week though.  Can't wait to see what brown skinned person is blamed for that one.  Enough with the foreplay, let us begin.

Daily Throwback: Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West & Common - I Make Her Say

Good morning and happy Monday.  Today, the Shuffle God presents us with the only song that I find Lady Gaga's voice tolerable.  This song was in constant rotation in my car the summer it came out, and after today it could easily find its way back.  Enjoy.  Week Sauce will be coming today, and maybe another Just Sayin'. You're welcome.