Burnin' and lootin'

Sunday, November 27, 2011

ASC's "These Go To 11: Songs Best Heard Extra-Loud"

What a great idea for a radio show -- ASC did a show of 11 songs that deserve to be turned up extra loud.

I notice that there is no good dance songs, though one can open up whole new genres of songs to turn loud when you consider that Kelly Clarkson (also love this review!) counts with Led Zeppelin.

I recreated what I could and added my own to a Spotify playlist. Any other thoughts?

I think this would be the all time winner! I bet that surprised you.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Postcards From A (Mini) Re-Woo-nion, 2011

Samuel leads Byron, Brett and James in the semi-daily flag ceremony.

Pete and Regina up the Chesapeake without one of their paddles.

Ian and Penelope not-so-subtly cheating at foosball by holding their opponent's players while Mayme attacks.

Mayme provides non-verbal feedback when presented with the option to eat a well-seasoned Maryland crustacean.

Unlike the crab previously pictured, no fish were harmed for this photo.

Taraksh ponders just for a moment what it would have been like to live in 7H Hibben and decides it is better to go home.

Molly ignores the call for "Killoff Family Portrait" and jumps into Emily's spot.

Ah, that's more like it!

James gave me a piñata for my birthday and proceeded to show me how it worked.

Mayme shows everyone how to do it for real while Penelope, in flagrant disregard for the rules, gets too close. Ethan bites his nails in anticipation for what comes next.

Someone put ladies underwear in the piñata. Regina gloats while Jen asks herself why she was so slow to snatch them.

Anna and Todd thank Emily for the short presentation she gave on airborne particulate matter.

Jen and Paul enter corn coma, avoiding Emily's presentation.

Brett enjoys quiet breakfast while Amon sings the children to sleep.

At any one time, the most we could pull together for a "group" shot.

We missed all who couldn't join.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Spotify Comes to USA!

Spotify arrived in America! I might be able to move back now.

“We’ve made it easier to listen, and we’ve made it easier for people to share,” Mr. Ek said. “Hence, people tend to get more into the experience, and they tend to find new music and build larger collections that they want to take with them. And therefore, they also pay more for music.”

If Apple’s iTunes ushered in digital music’s first phase as a large-scale business, then Spotify and other services like it could be its future. Rather than selling individual tracks to be downloaded, subscription services sell monthly access to vast catalogs of music, with whatever songs a listener wants to hear streamed directly to his computer or mobile phone.

Monday, July 04, 2011

Very Proud Girls!

Saturday, July 02, 2011

Can Björk Make Me Get An iPad?

...from their beginnings, the songs on “Biophilia” had a grand ambition: to unify music, nature (as described by science) and technology.

New Björk!!!

“Biophilia” is a possible paradigm for the 21st-century album, one that welcomes the interactivity of the Internet and harnesses the power and flexibility of devices that incorporate video, audio and user control far beyond the play button.

Just downloaded Crystalline.

How's this for a review?

We are finding it difficult to pinpoint the most mind-blowing part about her new single "Crystalline," and the upcoming new album Biophilia that it comes from. Is it that headspinning, left-field breakbeat ending that drops in unexpectedly? Is it the fact that Biophilia doubles as a "suite" of iPad apps featuring interactive features for each song? (Each song has a "game" that the iPad users can use to actually manipulate the song in progress). Is it the fact that there will be an accompanying traveling exhibition showcasing unique instruments? The correct answer to the question, it turns out, is "yes." Everything about Bjork's upcoming project presages the kind of great-leap-forward thinking that leaves everyone else in the dust; "Crystalline" is merely the first taste.

Friday, July 01, 2011

I Am My Hair

Going

Gone

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Babysitting Nicolò - Inception!

Grumpy boy who has been bad by not letting mummy sleep...

First, use pram to induce deep sleep!

Next, trivial games to make him think he's not dreaming (and that he's beating me a backgammon).

"Downwards is the only way forwards." Take him further into the next level of dream state with soporific version of "Everyday is Like Sunday".

"The seed that we planted in this man's mind may change everything."

"Dreams feel real while we're in them. It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange."

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Inspiring on So Many Levels!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Phil Simms and Bruce Dickenson

I would never really put analysis of the Super Bowl on my blog, but this is really deep. Who knew Phil Simms was also hip and down with cow bell? Collinsworth knew, he just didn't want to let on!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

I Have To Fly This!

Fly the friendly skies of Turkmenistan Airlines.

Google Translate tells me:

The state airline of Turkmenistan was established in 1991. It has several Boeing 737 and 757th In the spring of 2001 added a new B-757 and three short-range aircraft of type Boeing 717 fleet. The airport of Ashgabat is equipped with modern technology.

I better brush up on my German for those moments Google Translate can't help me and hope that I don't have to change my flight.

Even Zhezkazgan Air, which I had the extreme pleasure of flying a few months ago, has a website (and in three languages, none of which are German), schedule and VIP lounge. And as far as I know Zhezkazgan isn't a country.

And the biggest question is why would Germans be going to Turkmenistan? Gosh, I am full of questions.