A nice beat to jump off this Monday! A little weird, but thats what makes it cool. Unique is good. Normally Skrillex is more dubby, but I'm diggin this for a tired Monday. Enjoy! Let me know what you think.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Emphasis on Sounds
So per the recommendation of world traveler Joe Hucik, I have decided to a) rejuvenate this blog and bring it back from the dead, and b) spin a musical emphasis into it, rather than just rambling about meaningless stuff no one cares about! Obviously I will continue to ramble about meaningless stuff, sucks for anyone who actually wastes their time reading this blog.
Since we all know my taste in music is 2nd to none, and spend copious amounts of time blowing cash on itunes/beatport, listening to a plethora of podcasts, and roaming hypemachine, soundcloud, etc. for new stuff; I will be previewing then posting my favorite songs/albums of the musical world.
We'll start it with Michael Cassette's album called Temporarity which dropped late in 2010.
It's a very smooth album in terms of flow and sound. Each track blends very very nicely with the others. His sound is pretty unique, almost as if you fused old school trance rhythms with a disco beat. Of course not every track is to this description, but take a listen. My personal favorites are "Through the Windows", "Shadows Movement" and "Ghost in the Machine". "Through the Windows" is a pretty popular track and has made its way into some popular itunes podcasts and DJ mixes.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Wow its been a while, but its NBA TIME!!
I'm not right about much in sports. Partly because I'm dumb, partly because I get off on making ridiculous predictions, and partly because sports always teaches you to expect the unexpected. BUT
I do have to say I was right on the money with one prediction and opinion, and that was Tyreke Evans being a stud for the Kings. Before the draft everyone was on the Ricky Rubio bandwagon, and justifiably so. The kid's potential is undeniable, but when Geoff Petrie came back from Europe after a trip to scout Rubio and Brandon Jennings, Petrie was much less interested in both, which had me a bit weary. Outside of Quincy Douby, Petrie's draft record is just about flawless, so I trust his judgement. Enter Tyreke Evans, a guy I had an eye on since winning the McDonalds All-America game MVP in high school. After watching his pre-draft workout with the Kings, I was sold. I understand people's complaint that he wasn't a "true" point guard, and we needed a pure passer like Rubio. The fact of the matter is that he was a flat out stud in his workout with other prospects (flynn), and when you win 17 games in the previous season, you shouldn't be drafting a guy for need, you should be drafting the flat out best player you can get, because 17 wins means you dont have many good players. Besides, how many "true" point guards are there in the NBA that are worth noting besides Nash, CP3, Deron Williams, Rondo, and Baron Davis? Look at some of the last few NBA finals PG's: Derek Fisher, Billups, Tony Parker, Rafer Alston, who are all scoring PG's, not pure passers. Throw in some other good PG's like Devin Harris, Mo Williams, Rodney Stuckey, Aaron Brooks, and Louis Williams, all who are scorers.
I also was somewhat on the Jennings bandwagon before the draft, but knew there was no way we would have taken him at #4. I did not expect him to drop to #10 though. After watching the guy since he was a soph at Oak Hill, he was easily the best HS point I had ever seen (yes, better than CP3, and I watched CP3 a good amount of times in high school games on tv). He was busting moves out that I had never seen anyone do in games. While he did screw himself by "forgoing" his chance at Arizona (some say failed SAT), and did have a poor season in Italy, its not like his talent disappears after a year. Based on raw talent alone I would have figured he would have been a top 6 or 7 pick easy. Way to go Knicks. Jennings + D'Antoni ball would have been a dream come true for Spike.
That is enough on this topic, I apologize for the run on, but I had to because it was the only thing I was right about in sports over the last few months. Also, I'm just very worked up because Tyreke has inspired me to become a better human being.
Best points about the NBA thus far:
-JR Smith changing his name to "Earl Smith" for a game, then changing it back once he probably realized Earl Smith just doesn't sound good.
-Tyler Hansbrough being on the Pacers, meaning America doesn't have to see him, his immaculate hustle plays, and top level intangibles 3 times a week.
-Tiger Woods doing it with porn stars. Wait, thats not NBA. Still worth a mention. Kind of disappointing for the most wholesome guy in sports, but hey, at least we still have Tim Tebow.
I do have to say I was right on the money with one prediction and opinion, and that was Tyreke Evans being a stud for the Kings. Before the draft everyone was on the Ricky Rubio bandwagon, and justifiably so. The kid's potential is undeniable, but when Geoff Petrie came back from Europe after a trip to scout Rubio and Brandon Jennings, Petrie was much less interested in both, which had me a bit weary. Outside of Quincy Douby, Petrie's draft record is just about flawless, so I trust his judgement. Enter Tyreke Evans, a guy I had an eye on since winning the McDonalds All-America game MVP in high school. After watching his pre-draft workout with the Kings, I was sold. I understand people's complaint that he wasn't a "true" point guard, and we needed a pure passer like Rubio. The fact of the matter is that he was a flat out stud in his workout with other prospects (flynn), and when you win 17 games in the previous season, you shouldn't be drafting a guy for need, you should be drafting the flat out best player you can get, because 17 wins means you dont have many good players. Besides, how many "true" point guards are there in the NBA that are worth noting besides Nash, CP3, Deron Williams, Rondo, and Baron Davis? Look at some of the last few NBA finals PG's: Derek Fisher, Billups, Tony Parker, Rafer Alston, who are all scoring PG's, not pure passers. Throw in some other good PG's like Devin Harris, Mo Williams, Rodney Stuckey, Aaron Brooks, and Louis Williams, all who are scorers.
I also was somewhat on the Jennings bandwagon before the draft, but knew there was no way we would have taken him at #4. I did not expect him to drop to #10 though. After watching the guy since he was a soph at Oak Hill, he was easily the best HS point I had ever seen (yes, better than CP3, and I watched CP3 a good amount of times in high school games on tv). He was busting moves out that I had never seen anyone do in games. While he did screw himself by "forgoing" his chance at Arizona (some say failed SAT), and did have a poor season in Italy, its not like his talent disappears after a year. Based on raw talent alone I would have figured he would have been a top 6 or 7 pick easy. Way to go Knicks. Jennings + D'Antoni ball would have been a dream come true for Spike.
That is enough on this topic, I apologize for the run on, but I had to because it was the only thing I was right about in sports over the last few months. Also, I'm just very worked up because Tyreke has inspired me to become a better human being.
Best points about the NBA thus far:
-JR Smith changing his name to "Earl Smith" for a game, then changing it back once he probably realized Earl Smith just doesn't sound good.
-Tyler Hansbrough being on the Pacers, meaning America doesn't have to see him, his immaculate hustle plays, and top level intangibles 3 times a week.
-Tiger Woods doing it with porn stars. Wait, thats not NBA. Still worth a mention. Kind of disappointing for the most wholesome guy in sports, but hey, at least we still have Tim Tebow.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Do I need to rationalize sleeping?
Over the years I have been a part of many debates, but the most furious deal with the "sleep in vs. wake up early" arguement, which has been fuming for ages. Now, I admittedly am a person who loves sleeping. I don't even know if its fun or exhilarating, because I'm asleep while I do it, but either way it is awesome and is probably my favorite thing to do besides eat. On more than one occasion I've run into people who prefer to wake up somewhat early on the weekends because they "dont like to waste half of their day sleeping". Some of these people like to belittle us sleepers saying it is totally unproductive to sleep in until 11 or 12 on a saturday. My arguement to them: what the heck is there to do at 930am on a saturday morning? Oh thats right, sit around, watch tv, make breakfast, check e-mails, etc. (aka do nothing). Sleeping for an extra 2 hours is 30x more productive than doing that stuff. Not only are you rejuvenating your brain with longer durations of REM sleep, but you are really missing out on nothing by sleeping in. Besides, if you wake up early, you're just going to be tempted to take a nap later, which will cause you to...drumroll....waste part of your day sleeping!! or...drumroll....be unproductive becuase youre tired!!!
Let's recap:
SLEEPING IN-
Pros: Awesomeness, sheer enjoyment, mental benefits, cool dreams, cool nightmares, good exercise, oil free skin, awesomeness.
Cons: None** other than missing out on waffles at your local breakfast joint.
WAKING UP EARLY-
Pros: Pancakes, Waffles.
Cons: Lack of cool dreams, inefficiency, mental lethargy, being addicted to caffiene, insanity, warts, watching saturday morning television.
** http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090820161333.htm
Let's recap:
SLEEPING IN-
Pros: Awesomeness, sheer enjoyment, mental benefits, cool dreams, cool nightmares, good exercise, oil free skin, awesomeness.
Cons: None** other than missing out on waffles at your local breakfast joint.
WAKING UP EARLY-
Pros: Pancakes, Waffles.
Cons: Lack of cool dreams, inefficiency, mental lethargy, being addicted to caffiene, insanity, warts, watching saturday morning television.
** http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090820161333.htm
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Well this is a little odd...
http://cbs5.com/watercooler/underwear.month.space.2.1108260.html
Looks like there really is hope out there for those of you who aren't into the changing underwear on a regular basis thing. But before you jump all over these new space underwear, I say give the changing underwear thing an honest try for a couple weeks, I think you'll like it.
Looks like there really is hope out there for those of you who aren't into the changing underwear on a regular basis thing. But before you jump all over these new space underwear, I say give the changing underwear thing an honest try for a couple weeks, I think you'll like it.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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