October282009
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Chiddy Bang - “All Things Go”

I’m calling it now: This group is going to be big.
October272009

Sausage Stuffed Apples

Today my dad and I made these, and they were super autumnal and crazy delicious. Note to self: Double the meat, and serve with only one apple per person.

October252009
11PM
4PM
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WEEZER AND WEEZY!!! IN THE SAME SONG? HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?

I want nothing more than to throw this on at max volume, obtain optimal intoxication, and have a stupidly crazy dance party. I guess that’s what next weekend is for…
October212009
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This one will make you move. Tell me what you think.
October112009
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Imogen Heap - “Hide and Seek”

Listen to this by yourself. This is occasionally nice to listen to during the daily commute-shuffle, but it’s just not the same song without undistracted exploration.

Easily one of the most calming, relaxing songs in my library, and yet also one of the most provocative, this song is worth listening to many times in many different emotional states. Each time I listen to this, I continually discover new color in the timbre of Heap’s voice, new levels of meaning and insight in the lyrics, and new feelings in myself.

Plus it’s just fun to pretend she’s using T-Pain’s autotuner.

Close your eyes and wait for goosebumps at 2:50.
September212009

I DID NOT WRITE THIS. IT IS AN EXCERPT FROM Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother. I really enjoyed this passage and the entire novel in general. It is technically a young adult novel, but I think anyone bored or curious should definitely check it out. I read it in a day this Summer because I couldn’t put it down. If you ever decide to do something as stupid as build an automatic terrorism detector, here’s a math lesson you need to learn first. It’s called “the paradox of the false positive,”…

July292009

The first day in Spain was amazing; life-changing, even. I didn’t even know what to expect from the next three days in Spain, let alone the rest of the voyage!

While I spent the first day simply roaming around and exploring, the rest of my stay was much, much more structured because I was on an SAS-sponsored trip for three days and two nights where we visited Sevilla (Seville), Cordoba (Cordova), and Granada. These are basically the three major cities in the Andalucian region of Spain…

July12009

I’m writing this almost an entire week after we arrived in Spain, mostly because I’m an idiot. I’ve also been really busy with schoolwork and whatnot, but I’ve finally found some time to recount my AMAZING time in Spain.

We arrived in Cadiz (cAdeezth) on the morning of the June 24th, and I woke up to see the area around the port from my cabin window. This was especially exciting because it was the first time I’d seen Europe first-hand. I was immediately stricken by architecture I could see…

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