April 2011
1 post
Book Your Place In Space
Maybe I need to get out more.. but has anyone heard of this new industry, space tourism?
Apparently for the past decade or so, NASA has been thinking of using extra seats on space shuttles to send up tourists in order to raise funding for future missions. There have been occurrences in the past where the Russian Space Agency has sent a few people into space, for example, Guy Laliberté, founder...
November 2010
1 post
October 2010
2 posts
Was Chuckie crazy? I think not.
Does anyone remember that episode of Rugrats when Chuckie eats a watermelon seed and becomes afraid that a watermelon is going to grow inside of him? I don’t know about you, but for the next year or so after watching that I became extremely conscious about my fruit consumption. My dad would tell me that it was ridiculous and that something like that could never happen… well...
May 2010
2 posts
100 Abandoned Houses →
So I don’t know about all of you, but I love abandoned structures. Abandoned parks, abandoned houses, barns, anything. On the four hour drive up to my school we pass through dozens of small towns filled with these structures and I all want to do is jump out, roam around and explore. I stumbled upon a website called “100 Abandoned Houses” that displays a compilation of...
Sleep = Everything
I went to a seminar earlier this week about sleep, and it seriously rocked my world. I took notes and I figured I’d share what I learned with all of you because I found it really interesting. First off, answer these four questions:
Do you need an alarm to wake up? Do you constantly hit snooze multiple times before actually waking up? When you go to bed, do you instantly fall asleep? Do you...
April 2010
8 posts
Croatian Teenager Wakes From Coma Speaking Fluent...
(Telegraph News) “The girl, from the southern town of Knin, had only just started studying German at school and had been reading German books and watching German TV to become better, but was by no means fluent, according to her parents.
Since waking up from her 24 hourcoma however, she has been unable to speak Croatian, but is able to communicate perfectly in German.
Doctors...
Spray On Solar Cells
So we all know about solar energy, right? Solar technologies are able to capture, convert and distribute energy just by collecting sunlight through panels. Scientists have developed a new type of plastic solar cell that can harness the sun’s infared rays even on a cloudy day. Like paint, the cells can be sprayed onto materials and used as a form of portable electricity. Molecular...
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Fort Knox - Goldfish
March 2010
6 posts
The Skill and Beauty of Irezumi
So whether or not you’re into tattoos, you can’t deny the beauty of this Japanese body art. Tattooing, also known as “Irezumi” is a cultural tradition that has been developing in Japan for centuries. At first they were used as status symbols, and then as different ages and eras progressed, their meanings were constantly changed. For a while, tattoos...
I have a lot of goals in life and one of them is to eventually travel the world. I’ve never been to Europe or anywhere across our oceans. I’d love to go to Italy and explore my Italian roots, especially in February. I recently just heard about something called the Ivrea Carnival. Every February, an annual festival is held in Ivrea, Italy where they celebrate the rebellion of a...
“I would like to live in a world where every closet opens into someone else’s...”
February 2010
22 posts
Outer Space Exposure
So you know how in science fiction movies they sometimes talk about people exploding in space? Like if an astronaut gets a hole in their spacesuit, the pressure of the atmosphere will be too intense for the human body to handle, so the person will just explode? I recently saw a part of an old Arnold movie called Total Recall, and when one of the astronauts popped his helmet off, his head...
Don’t Forget Sister - Low vs. Diamond
Via Audio
For all you students who go to Binghamton University, they’re having a free show tomorrow in the Old Union Hall. There are three bands playing, The Tins, The Turbines and the headliner, Via Audio. To be honest, I’ve never heard of any of these bands before but I decided to check out Via Audio. After listening to some tracks from their first album, I sort of feel like the whole thing...
Born Ruffians
This three piece Canadian band describes their sound as “the best they could come up with”. To be a bit more descriptive, I would say their music is composed of playful lyrics and the classic guitar, bass and drums assortment. Their beats are up-lifting and create a fun listening experience that’s filled with hollers, echos and is free of the typical bells/whistling that comes...
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– Looking For Alaska
I’m always looking for cool ways to recycle. With most music being transferred digitally and purchased on cds, cassette tapes have lost their flare. Italian designer, Marcella Foschi has created these awesome wallets made out of old cassette tapes from different countries. They’re very cute but a little on the pricey side, about 40 bucks a pop.
You can buy them here.
People have...
Brimful of Asha - Cornershop (Fatboy Slim Remix) →
A-Trak
This guy has been around for a while but I just recently got into him. Alan Macklovitch, known as DJ A-Trak, is a turntabilist from Montreal. He won the DMC’s World DJ Championship at the age of 15, the youngest age on record. He’s also the very first DJ to win five world championships. That’s skill. He mixes some pretty good club music that would be a great alternative to some of the music they...
“Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.”
– Roger Miller
Coconut Records
When I first heard their debut album, I figured Coconut Records had to be composed of at least 4 or 5 members. It’s actually a solo-project composed by actor Jason Schwartzman. Although the name doesn’t ring a bell to most right away, he was actually in many popular films including last year’s hit, Funny People. He also used to be a member of Phantom Planet. I found this...
Notorious B.I.G. definitely makes Miley Cyrus more...
Eagles of Death Metal
These guys are sick! They’re actually not a death metal band at all. They’re composed of two guys, Jesse Hughes and Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme. It originally started off as a side project but ended up growing into something bigger. They’ve got some great solid percussion with lyrics that definitely aren’t to be taken too seriously. Their beats are catchy...
Watchwhy vampire weekend is my favorite band :)
Best Coast
I’m usually not too crazy about low-fi sound nowadays since the style is becoming more frequently used in the indie genre and it’s all starting the sound the same to me. The song, “When I’m With You”, however is undeniably catchy and sounds like a classic surfer beat hit from the 60’s. The single is definitely a gem out of their EP collection. The beginning is...
I hate my ghetto computer!! It somehow froze while I was looking through some posts and now almost all of them got deleted. I don’t even know how that’s possible. Luckily, I have some of them saved so I can still re-post some but still…. grrrr!!
December 2009
2 posts
Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin
So I’m extremely excited for this weekend because one of my long-time beloved indie bands is coming to Binghamton this weekend and they’re playing for free! They’re titled Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, referring to Boris Yeltsin, the first president of Russia. They’re a small band from Missouri that released their first album, Broom, in 2004. The first time I saw...