Fun with TextEdit

I hate TextEdit... But tonight I had a spark of genius. I cut and pasted some hip-hop lyrics from Leo's Lyrics into text edit-- Busta Rhymes Dangerous.



Then I used the speech tool to make it talk. If you've ever wondered what it would sound like to hear Stephen Hawking dropping a verse, this is about as close as you're gonna get. Let the comedy ensue.

Album of the Week: 3.0

Wowzers. Do you have a tough time keeping track of all your music? Like it gets pushed to the outer realms of your library only to be rediscovered weeks or months later? That happened to me today. I sat down to do a little writing, and shuffled through my music to get in the groove. Luckily I stumbled across a one of those forgotten gems. I'm talking about Caribou's Andorra. This album kinda sounds like the Byrds got in a street fight with Jose Gonzalez and no one could figure out who the front man would be (in a really good way). This album ranges from psychedelic, poppy tunes that seem reminiscent of a 60's love fest (Melody Day) to dreamy, almost melancholy, Radioheadesque electronica beats (Niobe). Definitely check it out from your local bittorrent, use some of your monthly eMusic downloads, or do whatever you do to get your music.

Hindsight is 20/20

Ok. I made some pretty harsh comments about 07. And I'm going to go on record about it. I was wrong. 07 was rad. I'm sorry, 2007, for dismissing you as a marginal year. A lot of really exciting stuff went down under your jurisdiction. A lot of good times with a lot of good people. You people know who you are. A lot of miles on the road to the West Coast, and Alamosa. Who could forget those masterfully crafted playlists that kept our sanity intact through those tedious miles between Vegas and L.A.? Hell, 2007, you even gave me a new top five favorite movie (No Country For Old Men). We even got a really good western out of ya. And a Tarantino/Rodriguez flick. I failed to see the greatness of the year without a solid look. 2007, you were great. I hope your cousin, 2008, is at least half as good as you were. Here's a few more best of 2007:

"The beauty is in the subtlety of the arrangement." The best quote of 07? Perhaps.

And the Album of 07? Was it the Louis Vuitton Don's Graduation? Nay. It was Radiohead's In Rainbows. I just ran across an amazing video on YouTube. It reaffirmed Radiohead's numero uno ranking on my favorite bands list. Scope it out. Watch the Scotch Mist in its entirety when you get bored at work on Mondee.

The year that was: 2007

It's in the books, folks. This post came about from a convo with a couple of good friends. We started wrapping up the year over some burgers and fries. Here's some of the best that 2007 had to offer:

Best Movie: No Country for Old Men.
Best Concert: Rock The Bells.
Best Album: Kanye West's Graduation. Radiohead's In Rainbows was up there too.
Best Restaurant: SLC's Red Iguana. (some of the best mole`, and one of the cutest hipster hostesses around).
Best purchase: It was a toss-up between my Jordan Vs and my OZ wheels. (The wheels edged the Jordans out by a few RCH).
Biggest Regret: Sitting around on my ass too much- not enough cardio (too much blogging).
Favorite word: Again it was a virtual tie between two perennial cuss words queef, and F--K.
Best Web Site: Hands down, unequivocally PANDORA.
Best Book: Chuck Klosterman's Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs.
Best Magazine: Vice. Check em out online Viceland.com
Fashion Must-Haves: American Apparel plain T's and, of course, sneakers.

Let's be honest, 2007 was marginal. It wasn't a banner year for a lot of stuff. I'm not saying it was a bad year, but it wasn't one to write home about. Let's just say it was worth a few bullet points on some kid's blog.

Album of the week: Week 2

I've been working on a project for one of my classes. One of the final "deliverables" for the class is a CD boxed set (featuring two CD jacket designs, CD labels, and a container). Our teacher assigned us the bands. By luck, I drew Nirvana. I've been listening to Nirvana since I was in about sixth grade, so this was a great chance to put together a strong concept. I chose to design the Nirvana "Heart-Shaped box set." During the entire design process, I've been listening to a lot of Nirvana for inspirado. Without a doubt, Nirvana's Nevermind is the album of the week. There's been enough said about this one, so I'm not even going to kick that dead horse. Just listen to it. If you grew up with the album, you know. Here's a gander at some of the pics of my album design. Enjoy.

Sweaters and Good times.

Tso What?

I'm thinking about getting a kitten. Not just any kitten. I want a Siamese. an Applehead Siamese (the ones with the round head, not one those wedge-headed ones). I did some research on Siamese and they really intelligent. Apparently they're a lot like dogs. Some even fetch. Supposing I go through with this plan, I'll have a little fuzzball running around the pad. What would be the name of such a terror, you aks? General Tso. I did some reading on this guy too. Apparently he was a real sunofabitch. But, he was a brilliant military strategist, to say the least. I think this would be quite fitting for a wee little ball of mischief (plus General Tso's Chicken is one of my Chinese takeout staples).

SOD is Five to One by the Doors.


This is the intro song the marching band plays on David Chappelle's Block Party.