(via ffffound)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
fanfarlo
[mp3] fanfarlo ::: i'm a pilot
It's an old school album opener, the kind of waltzing, slow-stomper (literally) that builds and builds... leading surely into what will be the (gentle) pop explosion of the following track.
(via: i guess i'm floating & sound bites)
It's an old school album opener, the kind of waltzing, slow-stomper (literally) that builds and builds... leading surely into what will be the (gentle) pop explosion of the following track.
(via: i guess i'm floating & sound bites)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Fool's Gold
PERFECT summer song...
Fool's Gold the band includes half of sunkissed LA group Foreign Born alongside former members of the Fall and We Are Scientists, among others. "Surprise Hotel" sounds like the name of a seedy seaside flophouse, where one could presumably hear this sort of shimmying Afro-pop wafting up from a stereo on the beach. (via: rcrdlbl)
Fool's Gold the band includes half of sunkissed LA group Foreign Born alongside former members of the Fall and We Are Scientists, among others. "Surprise Hotel" sounds like the name of a seedy seaside flophouse, where one could presumably hear this sort of shimmying Afro-pop wafting up from a stereo on the beach. (via: rcrdlbl)
FOOL'S GOLD: SURPRISE HOTEL from FOOL'S GOLD on Vimeo.
the apple 'lisa'
Apple Lisa, with a 5 Mhz processor and 1MB of RAM for blistering speed. Only $9,995.
circa, 1983
via: bb blog
circa, 1983
via: bb blog
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think of, say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, & that is our attitude… I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me & 90% how I react to it. & so it is with you… we are in charge of our attitudes.”
— Charles Swindoll
— Charles Swindoll
kurt vile
kurt vile ::: beach on the moon (recycled lyrics)
via: GvB
sounds like:
when u wake from a long and glorious slumber, then u realize u don't have to go to work, then u fall back into long and glorious slumber...
via: GvB
sounds like:
when u wake from a long and glorious slumber, then u realize u don't have to go to work, then u fall back into long and glorious slumber...
4th of July Margarita
Patriotic Margarita
Toast your country all year long with this red-and-blue beverage, one of many signature drinks featuring the vodka-based liquor HPNOTIQ.
To make this festive cocktail, follow these simple steps.
1. Puree thawed frozen strawberries.
2. Blend 2 tablespoons each of the strawberry puree, dark rum, coconut milk, pineapple juice, fresh lime juice, and ½ cup crushed ice in a blender until smooth.
3. Pour 2 to 4 tablespoons HPNOTIQ into a glass, and top with 2 to 4 tablespoons of the strawberry mixture.
from Coastal Living
Monday, June 29, 2009
Traffic Jams - Jamitons
I found this incredibly fascinating....
"Mathematics of such traffic jams are strikingly similar to the equations that describe detonation waves produced by explosions, said Aslan Kasimov, a lecturer in MIT's Department of Mathematics. Realizing this allowed the reseachers to solve traffic jam equations that were first theorized in the 1950s. The MIT researchers even came up with a name for this kind of gridlock - "jamiton." It's a riff on "soliton," a term used in math and physics to desribe a self-sustaining wave that maintains its shape while moving.
The equations MIT came up with are similar to those used to describe fluid mechanics, and they model traffic jams as a self-sustaining wave...
The MIT team found speed, traffic density and other factors can determine conditions that will lead to a jamiton and how quickly it will spread. Once the jam forms, the researchers say, drivers have no choice but to wait for it to clear. The new model could lead to roads designed with sufficient capacity to keep traffic density below the point at which a jamiton can form.
Kasimov found that jamitons have a "sonic point," which separates traffic flow into upstream and downstream components, much like the event horizon of a black hole. This sonic point prevents communication between these distinct components so information about free-flowing conditions just beyond the front of the jam can't reach drivers behind the sonic point. Ergo, there you sit, stuck in traffic and have no idea that the jam has no external cause, your blood pressure racing toward the stratosphere."
(via Boing Boing)
my awesome mixtape
[mp3] my awesome mixtape ::: me & the washing machine
An Italian band with similar infectious melodies as The Postal Service.
(via: i guess i'm floating)
An Italian band with similar infectious melodies as The Postal Service.
(via: i guess i'm floating)
Cowgirl Love
As much as I am a beach girl, I did go to college in Texas and have a love of all things western. The moment I saw this collection of photos, I knew a blog post was in order. If you have not yet been able to tell by my recent Chris Craymer posts, I love his work.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Top 10 Most Absurd Time Covers
Radley Balko and Jeff Winkler of Reason put together a fun gallery of the "The Top 10 Most Absurd Time Covers of The Past 40 Years," with appropriate commentary.
(via Boing Boing)
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