Yo we got lots of new music for you and your fin de semana. YAY! I can't wait. There's no particular theme today, just a buncha stuff to dump onto your iPods and jam with it! But just before you head out, please take time to read about Myanmar and how YOU can help victims who have lost their family members and homes. These are our brothers and sisters, and we have the tremendous opportunity and responsibility to respond to our fellow human beings. Give here, here, and here. Also you probably heard about the quake in the Sichuan Province of China. Read all about it and apply yourself. When you're done reading and educatin' up, get some music!

Metric - Monster Hospital (Mstrkrft Remix)
Jamie Lidell - Anohter Day
Shy Child - Drop The Phone
Mr. Hudson & The Library - Everything Happens to Me
Toi Et Moi - White Waves
Annie Stela - Keep Me Around
Soap & Foam - Everything Went Wrong
M83 - We Own The Sky
Husky Rescue - Summertime cowboy (Serge Santiago version)
Scratch Perverts - This Way (Dilated Peoples)
Kings of Convenience - Cayman Islands
Goldfrapp - Utopia (Tom Middleton Cosmos Vocal)
The Charlatans - Oh! Vanity
The Clock Work Army - Father Feed Me
Chin Chin - Appetite
Biography of Ferns - John The Barber
The Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Ur BF How 2 Dance w/ U (Twelves Remix)
From Bubble Gum to Sky - Even The Sunbeams
The Heliocentrics - Distant Star ft. MF DOOM & Percee P
Lullaby for the Working Class - Honey, Drop the Knife
MochiPet - Sharp Drest
Motocade - Soap Opera
The Courteeners - Not 19 Forever
PasCal - You Were Too Old For Me
Santogold - Your Voice
Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don't Stand A Chance
Jayber Crow - Saint Anthony
Alive In Wild Paint - True Love Will Find You In The End
Pacifika - Me Cai
Head Of Femur - Isn't It A Shame

Also if you are in the SoCal area, check out the Talent 1 Media filmfestival. Admission is FREE and BBQ crew will be there.

Labels: Fresh Friday, MIX, News

The Sarah Lucy and Mark Zuckerberg Interview that went to crap. After watching this, I realized Sarah Lucy...Let's just say I am agreeing with the media-ites on this one.


Read these news articles below...very interesting.
SXSW Crowd Turns On Reporter
Facebook Founder Keynote Ruined by Annoying Journalist
When Tech Journos Implode (The Lacy/Zuckerberg interview)
SXSW: Zuckerberg Keynote Descends Into Chaos As the Audience Takes ...

Yea so the guy is a little timid and such, and yes he needs to pop out of that mode and really be more Jobs-esque, or atleast try! I think Mark damages the company with his strange interviews but I still believe in the guy. Just a news break...MUSIC will come later!

Labels: News

Imagine if for one night you had an amazing dining experience that included a couple in the booth next to you getting engaged. However, digging a bit deeper you find out that this was the second proposal. Will this be the one that won't be turned out? How's about a $44.6 billion ring to push an "I do?" Now make this couple two of some of the most powerful people in the several industries including internetech. Well this morning, Microsoft reazlized once again, they just can't live without Yahoo! and they must have it!

If Yahoo! says "Let's give it a go 4.0!" how will they make it? Well I'm excited, they aren't your typical Brangelina and TomKat; they're huge billion dollar companies. With a 62% premium offer, and an almost 50% stock soar for Yahoo!, I'm sure Jerry and friends are heavily making wedding plans. But they'll probably take their time picking a dress, to see if it's the right one.

What does BBQ think? I'm asking myself so I'll answer myself. I think there is a 1-2 year massive integration on their hands if it goes down. The companies are looking to combine mega forces but while they figure out how to synergize and learn some pilates, Google will have more time to increase their skills. When two giants collide, they create earthquakes when they fall. So what does Microsoft want? And why are they willing to take the risks? Is it just the fact that they'd have more search engine share by numbers than previous? Is it the advertising? It's all of that and more. Whenever you combine the intelligence of two, you get one ultra...but to do this well is incredibly difficult.

Yahoo! is definitely the woman in this relationship. How dare I say such a sexist thing?! Calm down, they're an internet company, it's for the editorial. It looks to me that this is definitely happening. But will Microsoft remain faithful? Can Best man Steve Ballmer play well with bridesmaids? With employment cuts and low earnings, it's time to make your move Yahoo!
I hope it's a "Yes!"...This is The One! I love the fierce compeition. Yes!

Labels: News

Ever since Waxploitation's Genocide in Sudan release in '03, we've really appreciated their efforts in activism. It's an underlying fact that within success, it is completely crucial to use that power to cause change (or create it). I can't stress enough how important it is to continue to educate yourself on current situations in places where we are not. I truly believe people who live in "relative" peace are called to help and serve those who do not or cannot. However a lot of us do not have time (amongst other things), but I'm telling you right now there are many ways to get involved even while sitting at your computer.

Labels: causes, compilation, News

What's up friends, only 1 more hour of work and I'm out. In the meantime, ultimate awesome Coconut Macaroon vegan cookies from the Alternative Baking company, are keeping me company. The flavors keep getting better and better. If you are famous, and get paid to do what you love, why would you be indicted? Mr. Vick, shame shame, they are just dogs. Harry Potter and TOOTP was actually pretty good. Scientist came out with a new research about why we walk on two's instead of all fours. To save energy? The monkey chase gets dumber and dumber. The Bay Area has been designated as a terrorist target, again NO! NOT THE BAY AREA! We love that bay area.

I love bands with mysterious numbers of members, and about a month ago, the 20 something sometimes member group, The Polyphonic Spree, brought us their 3rd album, "The Fragile Army." More fun, chorus filled, more instruments, more experimental rock symphonic with emotional filled lyrics. Check them out now, highly recommended for road trips and jogs to keep your mind off the smog.
Section 24 (The Fragile Army)
Section 28 (Guaranteed Nightlife)
It's the Sun

By the way, does anyone know what BYOB means? I'm taking a personal poll. Let me nose.

Labels: Music, News

I just have a quick mix for everyone, it was a looong weekend but we're back. The film festival went swell, more pictures and info to come! I brought Hemp Plus and Albie's soymilk today to work today, and this Teas' Tea roasted green tea drink, I gotta say it tastes good especially caues there isn't any sweetners. Pictured above is Laura Burhenn from D.C. and she's gonna start off today's mix!

Laura Burhenn - Helicopters
Zero 7 - This Fine Social Scene
Cold War Kids - We Used to Vacation
The Electric Cinema - Brand New Blues
Isabel at Sunset - Meet the Gang
Free the Robots - Moon Child
Seu Jorge - Lady Stardust
The Antlers - Stairs to the Attic
The New Amsterdams - Lonely Hearts
Straylight Run - Cover Your Eyes
Portishead - Numb

Also Check out www.ConcertToEndSlavery.com. Did you guys see the line up of saturday's Live Earth concerts? How does Al do it? My buddy says it's all a scam, and there's some truth to it. They got the 3-year old British girl back! now Gas go down! And OC busdrivers are on Strike! Last FM is teaming up with Sony... which doesn't make them LASTFM anymore. Boo. The Man wins again. There's too much good stuff in the news! Go read! and have a great week!

Labels: COTM, Music, News

Tallest man in the world, Bao Xishun (7"9') got married recently to Xia Shuijan (5'6"). How interesting. Read here. She is half his age. whoop whoop
Recently a woman was saved by her dog. She was choking, and her dog pushed her over and pounded on her chest with its paws. Surely enough that piece of food was out. Amazing! Read here
STARWARS 30TH ANNIVERSARY!!! stamps debut in spring! I am going to collect them all!
Read here.
New Southpark Mobile phone game for your cellies. Check it out here.
This idiot dude from Austin stole a statue of Virgin Mary, painted it to look like a clown, posted pictures of it on Myspace, got found and pleaded guilty. His g/f pleaded as an accessory to the theft. I'm not a girl, but how could you be attracted to that dude? Read it here.
CSU Teachers are going on strike. None from Fullerton but interesting stuff, read here.
READ THE NEWS!!!

BONUS: This amazing video! Thank goodness for Youtube. Check out this video of Ellis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Aguas de Marco" (The waters of March). It is one of my favorite songs. Perfect. Watch now.

Labels: News, videos

Above: Duk Bok Ki w/ Hope friends! Two really silly people; Aldo, Nicole. Monday Night boys eating. Biking to downtown; one of the stops. I just have to point out one piece in the news: Michael Jordan got fined for mentioning freshmen Kevin Durant. 15G's from Mike please!

Labels: Covers, MIX, Music, News, videos

This week we made two scores! I got a orange rusty 65' Schwinn Varsity for $30 and a 70s women's Puch for $10!!!! Puch has a rich and interesting history dating back to the late 1800s and we were super lucky to get it! Last night we went for a ride! If anyone wants to go for a ride let's do it! YAYAYAYAYAY! If you want all the pictures, heres the link to download. Okay now for some news

One of the Iranian officials/advisors of 'art' recently went bezerko about the movie "300" because of it's insult to the Persians. First of all, everyone that has anything to do with America and Iran is an insult to them. Because Iranians don't like Americans. This is just my opinion...moreover the movie was awesome so that probably blinds my judgement and I am ethnocentric, yet again. +It's just a movie, we make WW2 movies all the time. Come on! George Bush Sr. is in Cali golfing in Palm Springs and he passed out. 90 degree + lack of water = it will do that to you. But he is doing well cause he has the best medical coverage I'm sure. 82 and going strong. Ford is making a pink car to get women drivers to drive it, as well as supporting Breast Cancer! Viacom is suing Youtube/Google for intentional copyright infringement. A beginning to no end I'm sure, but $1 bil is quite a chunk to start with. Sylvester Stallone is in trouble for smuggling hormone drugs into Australia. Okay idiots, he is 61 and promoting Rocky Balboa, how is he supposed to stay huge? He isn't smuggling it for a profit, he is just going to shrink if he doesn't have some supplement, COME ON! McDonald's might start to carry Pepsi, which could be a good idea, oh wait that makes American children hop onto diabetes II also. Starbucks is aiming to 40,000 more stores. CEO Donald says thats 6 shops and 350 new employees per day. Wow.

Okay time for Music:
Air - Once Upon a Time
Hafdis Hulud - Younger Longer
My Brightest Diamond - Golden Star
Tokyo Police Club - Be Good
Stars - Ageless Beauty
Readymade FC - The Only one Ft. Yael Naim
The Good, the Bad, & the Queen - Herculean
Bobby Baby – Later
The Sunshine Underground – Put in your Place
Sean Lennon – Parachute
The Safes – Fairy Tale Tomorrow
Peggy Lee – I’m a Woman
Milt Buckner – The Beast
Denali – Normal Days
Daedelus – Just Briefly
Chapeau Claque - Zigeunerliebe
Air – Alpha Beta Gaga (Mark Ronson Rmx)
Don’t Be Kate! – Dance Kate

Some french pop, indie pop, Electronic, great remix by Mark Ronson ft Rhymefest, some slower acoustic to enjoy, dance, and some Peggy Lee. Enjoy and have a great week!

Labels: Bikes, Music, News, Pictures

I think I want to get back into taking pictures. My friend Tim just got a new digital slr for his wife. How rad. The trees below were taken just yesterday at a nameless park in Placentia, My home town 2.0 for the past couple years. I've always liked biking passed those trees. So there they are. Yesterday William and I scored big. There was this really nice guy selling a Greg Lemond Elite 10 speed roadbike for $30!!! WHAT?! He looks confused in the picture...where's waldo haha. And last night everyone spent sometime riding it, and they all rode it comfortably cause they have longer legs. I think I am going to get a yellow or orange colored bike on Sunday, we'll see. Playstation 3 is doing a Second Life type of thing now. If you dont know what Second Life is, click it. Sony is going to offer it to all PS3 owner/subscribers. I think it is gonna be huge! It's like myspace + visual representations of yourself (avatars) in 3D with shopping, apartments, live conversation and sharing of personal media. "Home" is going to be the next big thing. In game ads and I think it's gonna be a machine of success.
If you haven't heard, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, seemingly pragmatist, for some reason decided to make some seriously idiotic PR moves and tell the world tha Japan is NOT sorry for comfort women and brothels during WWII. Women from China and Korea were taken from their homes, put into these brothels in Japan for the Japanese army during WWII. You can imagine the stories are HORRIBLE! This does not help Japan's asian neighbor relations. That guy needs to reverse and just apologize. Why would anyone want to just start crap? But I am not from Japan, they must have one hell of an argument. I only know the side I can see with my own perspective. egocentric? or just Abe is gone nuts? Link here for more.

Okay music, just a few songs, Listen!
But before some mp3s, check out the Chrome Children CD off the AdultSwim website!
Also get the free Def Jux, Definitive Swim CD totally free here
Brazilian Girls - Homme
St. Germain - Rose Rouge
Portishead - Sour Times
Gotan Project - Diferente
Bitter:Sweet - Dirty Laundry
Sasha Dobson - Been Here Before
Mice Parade - Tales of Las Negras

Have a great weekend!

Labels: Bikes, Music, News

Mia and Greg Looking around. How creepy and cool is that? I think I could watch this all day. Seriously, I know what happens, but I can't stop watching it. BADs First: The Verizon wireless commercial where the guy says "dude you want to hear Fall Out Boy? It reall pumps me up" or something like that, and they purposely make him look like a big jock idiot. Why would anyone want to identify with him? Who watches that and sees themself? well perhaps many people I have ran into but the commercial sucks, and so does Fall Out Boy.

James Cameron has made a documentry "Lost Tomb of Jesus" in which he tells some crazy story about how Jesus was buried and not resurrected, then he goes onto reveal that possibly Jesus and Mary had a child named Judah. I always thought James Cameron Sucked. But alas, whether he really believes all that or not isn't relevant. He knows, as well as the people at Discovery, that he is going to make a lot of money, and lots of people including those with faith, will watch. It's been done Da Vinci.

Barack Obama gets funding from Geffen's camp and now the Clinton's have a fast gait. Who cares, I can't even believe I care. Go Green parteeeeh (okay so they can be stupid too)

Kevin Federline visits Britney in rehab, how cute. Despite his loserness, and everyone bagging on him, I like the guy. He just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time forever. Good for him. Get that money!

Ann Greenfield, 34, middle school teacher in Kentucky was texting her drug dealer for some pot, what she didn't know: she was sending texts to a state Trooper's cell phone. The trooper thought it was fellow co-workers workin' the jokes but they decided to set up a meeting and bickidy bam that stupid lady is surrounded by cops. Soooo stupid

Westboro Baptist church runs a site called www.godhatesfags.com. It is incredibly disturbing beyond most things you could imagine. ...why why why?

Goods: TXU has joined the brighter side of the force, yay for wind power. Link

The Movie "Amazing Grace" was very good and I recommend it for all. Despite accuracies of Hollywood, the ending result is undeniable and was the truth. Good stuff, Ingrid and I saw it Saturday morning at 11am. $5 ticket, extremely spacious and ventilated theater, and mind stimulating...Saturday morning rules.

Yay for the "Departed" although I gotta say, they made the whole movie based off of the Chinese trilogy "Inferal Affairs" which kicked butt. The announcer lady said it was a "Japanese" film. Man such a small detail and a huge error. But yea Jack Nicholson is the bomb.

BitTorrent is offering over 3,000 movie and television show titles. $1.99-3.99 a pop. The rise of revenues here we come.

Virginia has become the first state to officially apologize for slavery. How amazing is that. People who are descendants from Slaves and descendants from slave masters coming together and realizing. Well not only realizing but making a serious step to so many things. Go Virginia!

M. Night got 2 razzies, 1 for worst director and 1 for worst supporting actor. But I love him. LOOOOVE him.

More bad news for peter pan, peanutbuter, It is getting recalled in China too. Sooo sad.

The International Court of Justice will deliver is ruling on whether Serbia is guilty of genocide in Bosnia during 92-95. Well of course they were. gees.

READ THE NEWS, PEOPLE!!!!

Labels: News

Happy President's Day, whatever that means! Yay America. Okay it is Washington's B-day, he's like super famous. Go $1 dollar bill! Educate yourself sucka. Some interesting things to note, The man who co-invented the TV remote, Robert Adler, died at age 93 from heart failure. Let's see, he help create the remote, won awards, contributed to culture and technology, I would say the failure in heart is non-existent. And!!! He died in Boise, Idaho. What a rad guy! As I was browsing through the Idaho Statesman website, I found an awesome quick 7 photo gallery. Each on sums up a feeling I've had. Take a look. In other News, XM and Sirius get serious (he..hehe). They finally merged. Ever heard of Second Life, think the Sims except more reality. Anyways AMD created some building in the game where people can visit and get interested in working for AMD. Wow. read here.

Ever heard much British female soul singers? Me neither but this woman rocks it with funk, jazz and blues. Listen to this voice!
Alice Russell - Hurry On Now

I am still mystified about Camille. Think Nouvell Vague. Think French!
Camille - La jeune fille aux cheveux blancs

Another one from Sasha Dobson, it's really good relax time music.
Sasha Dobson - End of Autumn

Local guys and they got this shoegaze drapery going on, with some pop!
The Airborne Toxic Event - Does This mean You're moving On?

I love these guys, so here's another for you.
Apples in Stereo - Skyway

I heard of this lady, and my friend Diana reintro-ed me. It's got some soul and pop
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Yours Records on

The new version from their Burning Birthdays EP, get it now!
The Harlem Shakes - Sickos

This band is ultra pop indie, but I like it! It sounds like 80s prom but cooler!
Lucky Soul - The Great Unwanted

Holy crap this song is ridiculous, but my buddy loves it and I now do too, go peers.
M.I.A. - Bucky Done Gun

New one from MAIA!!! YAAY! Different from her more acoustic sound but it's good fun!
Maia Hirasawa - And I found this Boy

Her voice will sound familiar. Maria Taylor of Azure Ray. Solo rules.
Maria Taylor - Lost Time

Labels: MIX, Music, News

Unless it is drugs of course. Boo drugs. My roommate Paul is from Irvine and 25 years later he has his first sushi, in Irvine. MakiMaki to be exact, in the Irvine Spectrum. We were with new people we met. And we had a fun time talking about TV, sake and wasabe. Among the rolls we had, I remember some spicy tuna, hawaiian chicken teriyaki, shrimp tempura, Avocado BBQ eel. Paul tried all of them and overall he liked it. Our waitress said the printer messed some thing up so we got a bunch of free sushi! When does that ever happen? I think we got like 3-4 roles free. The pic below is the shrimp crunch roll which they say is the best seller at the restaurant. On a side note, more than half the people who work there look Korean. I forgot that a lot of sushi places are owned by Koreans, historically that is a very interesting thing. Think about it.
Random News: Britney Spears shaved her head. Check this video.

GM might buy Chrysler and take back U.S. control from the Germans, and hopefully no more dumb commercials. Link

ConAgra, maker of Peter Pan brand Peanut Butter has a plant currently shut-down and under investigation cause of traces of salmonella in the peanutbutter!! NO!!!!! Imagine a world without peanut butter. Well My old roommate Lasse from Danmark thought it was "whatever" in taste and enstranged by the precious commodity it holds for America's tast buds. Perhaps we should all just be healthier and not eat peanut butter... haha no way that's stupid. what am I thinking.

2 Moles were removed from Prez Bush's forehead, and later found non Cancerous.

A man living in New York is going straight to jail probably because they found out that he funded 152,000$ to a training camp in Afghanistan. Come on guy, you are living New york and funding terrorism? Stoooopid. Link

And finally, Because of Dell's crappingness and falling to no.2 behind HEWLETT-PACKARD?!!! (CRAZY), The board over at Dell have called back on Michael Dell to bring the company back to reality. Go Apple!

Labels: Food, News

Coincidentally I saw this picture in the LBN news alert (credit Getty Images). A Japanese man reading the news from his capsule. Note the handle bars and steps to get down. When I first saw this picture, I thought it was a mini guy in a pet shop doggy cage. The women and men are separate and the women can book group capsules. I am uncertain of the Japanese male/female ratio concerned with the workplace, I presume it is mainly men but it would be interesting to research. There are 140 rooms for males and 24 for women. This completely encapsulates Japanese culture and mindset (no pun). It's energy efficient, it's small, it's quick, innovative, and just jawesome. Unfortunately, with where America is going, I think most of us won't be checking into that place. I think a new goal of mine is to get a room there one day!

Labels: Design, News

I previously have never seen this ad, possibly cause I was only 1 at the time. This is the 1984 Apple Macintosh commercial that was first shown during the SuperBowl. I watche it today at our training day for reps...which was super informational and I actually enjoyed it. There was a DE from Seattle named Kurt, whoop for the Northwest. Does the narrarators voice in this commercial sound very familiar? "For everything else theres Mastercard"...I think it's that guy.

I never realized how many MAC-overs Apple Macintosh computers have gone through. Check this wiki and be amazed (or bored) but I am way amazed. It is totally weird how I can't imagine not using a Mac...how strange. I got the new Ikea catalog...I wonder if the Ikea models buy Ikea furnitures.

Alright here is some new music to start off your week's.
Apples in Stereo - Same Old Drag
Camille - Pâle septembre (French)
Mark Ronson - Toxic (radio edit)
Darla Rose - I tried
Mark De Clive - Heaven ft. Bembe Segue
RJD2 - Ghostwriter (this song was recently on a commercial!)
Koop - Come To Me
The Silent Years - Sharks
Gustafer Yellowgold - I'm from the Sun
Múm - Scratched Bicycle/ Smell Memory
Mia Kim - Life Inc. (LIVE)

I recently found a band, or they found me on myspace, the Papermoons...I love songs called "California." I haven't heard many talented Asian American musicians, well, I mean there are tons but, I dono what I am trying to say but I really like the sound of Mia Kim. I really like her song "Life Inc." which you can download above! If you want more of her stuff click that Mia Kim link. Last but not least on the myspace music roll, Ola Hultgren, and his many projects. One of his former projects is Isolde but now you can check him out on his myspace. Good stuff.

Labels: Music, News

On Saturday I worked with Panache. I got to drive the van again! Mia and I drove it for a Bat Mitzvah, it was the longest one I've ever worked. We were there from 7am at the shop and back at the shop at 6:30pm. Whoaaaaaaaat! After seeing the dance themed party, I think I want one now too!
My latest tank on my TDI was 583 miles. I think that is around 40mpg. Not Bad!
I realized I hate a lot of things, one of them this week is TIME WARNER cable. Shun the monopoly. SSSHHH SHHHUUUNnnnnuh. Oh and here is a super funny video, still watch it every once in a while.

How many more people are they going to hang? I mean really the electric chair is no cakewalk but this whole hanging thing is just...yea. Saddam Hussein's half brother was hanged yesterday. When the trap door was released, the gavitational pull on his body caused his head to snap off his spine. Strange that most news sites talked about that part more than what he did.

There is this man named George Hood who recently broke a record for riding on a stationary bike for a near 85 hours. Now I know that is physically amazing, or is it? What would be the actual challenge to many athletes? Okay it is probably hard, really hard, but seriously what is to be proved by riding on a stationary bike? I think it's pretty strange useage of time, know what I mean?

Down at the exec labs: The producers of ABC's LOST are finally plotting the end of the show. Jack and his friends gotta get rescued right? If not how long can they drag it on? Good show now but the execs made the right choice. Play it safe. Sell syndication everywhere, make a crap load on iTunes and DVD sales and get ready for the next good show!

There are many sucky ways to die, one of them is definitely freezing rain showers. Sleet and rain crushing down on the pavement is no fun road to death. Record lows in California and storms running amok, end times? lack of global warming? Actually probably nothing from the ordinary, it's the winter time. Midwesters, stay warm and stay off the roads. In the meantime the ARMY really needs to send some serious emergency forces in those states. Thank God we are in California, however it is no reason to just "be fortunate" know what I mean?

Beckham is gonna be on the LA Galaxy, I don't think he will popularize MLS or soccer in the U.S.; First off we have football, and the superbowl is coming up and then the NBA playoffs not to mention March Madness. Second of all Coach Fabio of Real Madrid has it tough, and I don't blame him. Beckham, hate to say it, is going after the fame and fortune. I'd say man is always driven by something, and a lot of times it is money. I think he sold out!!! He left the "Real" arena of futbol, left Europe, and all of his fans just for a bunch of endorsements. BOO! I already don't care much for the Galaxy, much less news reporting about a new player. (and yet I opinion blast my thoughts on it)
Okay here are some new songs to feed your iPods or whatever.
Saw the Submarines play their firs residency at the Echo last monday, it was jawesome. And I love this feakin' song.
The Submarines - Brighter Discontent
Koop - I see a different You
Koop - Let's Elope
Tilly and The Wall - Lost Girls
Malajube - Pate Filo
Malajube - La Monogamie
Prefuse 73 - We Go our own way, ft. Kazu
Eleni Mandell - Girls
Eleni Mandell - Just a Dream

Enjoy and Happy MLK day!

Labels: Music, News, Panache, Sports, videos

Yesterday was a landmark for BSU...if for some crazy reason you missed this game, watch this video now! It's so amazing!

Labels: News, Sports, videos

Well I pretty much hate time! It goes too fast!!! It makes me sad and excited. Emotions are so funny. I just got back from Urbana '06 which was even bigger this year with 22,000+ people!!! A huger bookstore, tons more mission orga's, 40+ hotels, and the Edward Jones dome where the St. Louis Rams play. My life, my mind, my brain change around 5 times. Fortunately for you, they webcast the whole thing. Steaming goodness at the Urbana.org website. Definitely worth checking out when you have some serious time to grow. If you want to know what I learned, ask. The picture above is the Edward Jones stadium smashed up with people who want change. That was actually just last night. I got to serve communion to 22,000+ students with around 700 other servers. Like Urbana '03, it was purely incredible. This year's Urbana was in St. Louis instead of at the University of Illinois Champagne/Urbana. Logistically different, But God was there and that's pretty much all that matters. St. Louis is very different from Los Angeles. Nobody lives in downtown, it is rather strange. The pictures above are first a shot of downtown from the famous Arch. The gate of the west was definitely an awesomely huge sight. It was fun to hang out there. The other picture is the old Eads bridge that goes over the Mississippi to Illinois. History wohoo! Last but not least I have to show you guys some pictures of our Christmas Party. Paul's parents are in Germany, and I didn't go home cause the low flow so we had a small thing at our place. We bought some delicious angus beef (10%>fat!), made some burgers, margaritas,white russians, roast chicken (yay Panache)! I had a Portland Honey. Okay that's all for now, Gonna go watch the Rose bowl game. Then at 5:30 NOBODY MISS IT; BCS 36TH Annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl! Boise State vs. Oklahoma! GO BIG BLUE!!

Labels: Holidays, News, Urbana

NOC College+ Christmas party. I'm the one bending to the side on the right. Christmas parties are so fun and really strange. I don't know why so I am not going to start trying. The more frequent they are, the more normal they become. Yay Sean, Me, Paul and Mia are working together tomorrow at Panache in Newport! I recently watched Nausicaa even though it came out a year after I was born. It's another from Hayao Miyazaki, it was really awesome, and the girl from Matchstick Men, Alison Lohman was the main characters voice! Patrick Stewart is also a voice on this U.S. release.

Okay here is some music. Feed your ipod!
BusDriver - Avantcore
Cold War Kids - Saint John
Ensemble - Disown, Delete (Ft. Catpower)
Erik Satie - Premiere Gymnopedie (incredibly beautiful French composer late 1800's)
Loveholic - 늘 (Always)
Daedelus - Something Bells
The Indigo - マスターミュージック (Master Music)
The Format - If Work Permits
Summer Lei - 我的 80 年代 (Our 80's)
The Rapture - Don Gon Do It

Older Bonus!
Mat Weddle - Hey Ya (OutKast cover)

Labels: christmas, Music, News, Panache

That's a picture of me and my roommates at Paul's Christmas party. Today was cool cause I got to be the lead at one of the Panache events for some hours. It was cool. 380 people event for some manufacturing distro company. It was my second time and I got to drive the van again! wahoo!

I love reading the news, I would rather read the news with a good record playing and some tea than almost anything! Funny thing though, it is rare when I get that chance. Anyways I have read some interesting things in the news today so Check it out!

POM JUICE INTERNAL DIARRHEA ALERT! or HOAX: Animal-rights terrorists say they've contaminated 487 bottles of trendy Pom pomegranate juice sold in stores all along the East Coast, People who drink the juices will suffer "diarrhea, vomiting and headaches," the Animal Rights Militia promised in a communique. But health officials seemed unconcerned - city, state and federal agencies contacted yesterday said they hadn't heard of the threat, and the company that sells the juice suspects a hoax but is checking stores to see if its product has been tampered with. Animal-rights groups say mice and rabbits are being killed in tests aimed at supporting Pom's advertising claims.

IVERSON'S NEW HOME:One day after losing Carmelo Anthony to a 15-game suspension, the Denver Nuggets took a gamble and added Allen Iverson, a fiercely competitive star whose scoring brilliance comes with controversy.

ONE SMALL STEP FOR GOOGLE: Google is taking more than one small step in formalizing its relationship with a NASA research facility. This week, the search giant announced it signed a Space Act agreement with NASA Ames Research Center.
The two groups said they plan to work jointly on a range of technical problems from large-scale data management and massively distributed computing to human-computer interface. The collaboration will focus on helping NASA put more of its vast store of information on the Internet.

NO KID FOR YOU: People who are obese, single or on antidepressants will soon have no chance of adopting a Chinese child, foreign adoption agencies are reporting. Starting May 1, China is imposing new restrictions on foreign adoptions. The move comes as China is inundated with adoption requests from North America and Europe.

THE NEW FOUNDATION: Today, the first steel beams for Freedom Tower were installed at the World Trade Center site. Governor Pataki said, "Today the steel rises, the Freedom Tower rises from the ashes of Sept. 11, and the people of New York and the people of American can be proud." The first steel beam placed had the words "Freedom Tower" on it.

KOREANS SHOWIN' UP AGAIN!: Samsung on Tuesday released a new cell phone, the SCH-V960, touting its unique "optical joystick," which is used for navigating menus, as a "world's first." The phone also has a 2 megapixel camera, GPS and Bluetooth functionality, and a screen that automatically adjusts its brightness based on ambient light levels to conserve battery life. whoop.

KOMODO DRAGONS PT. 2: Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Komodo dragons, the world's largest lizards, are capable of virgin births, scientists said after two female specimens laid fertile eggs without mating. The dragons, the only two sexually mature females in European zoos, laid fertile eggs within a year of each other, U.K. scientists say in tomorrow's edition of the journal Nature. One of them had never been in contact with a male, and the other hadn't mated for at least 2 1/2 years, they said. WEIRD

CALLING YOUR IPODS:As 2006 draws to a close without an Apple-branded cell phone on the market—an announcement Think Secret stated in March would not happen this year—all eyes are on the first half of 2007 for the phone's release, despite no word from Apple on the subject.
Nonetheless, the prospects of Apple entering the phone market, which includes about two billion active consumers worldwide, has Wall Street and investors licking their lips. Together, they've pushed Apple's stock price up more than 50 percent in the last six months.

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