dirty laundry

Officially, I suck at Tumbling

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:20:00 -0500

Exam week is over, yeah, but now I have Formula SAE competition in Michigan for another week. Hopefully I can update from there…? In the meantime, go read a book or 692.

/edit: Alright I cleaned and reanimated my freaking Twitter. I can’t take another week without the interwebs…

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-11)

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:18:14 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-11):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr

Nas/Nujabes - Book of Rhymes/Who’s Theme I’ve been...

Mon, 05 May 2008 09:12:00 -0500

Nas/Nujabes - Book of Rhymes/Who’s Theme

I’ve been shamlessly biting this one kid’s music recently… and it’s really been paying off =) Check the chill mashup.

Oh, and still exam week, so I’m still boring…

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-4)

Sun, 04 May 2008 20:32:42 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-4):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr

Free the Robots - Jazzhole Some chill, jazzy, electro...

Fri, 02 May 2008 03:48:42 -0500

Free the Robots - Jazzhole

Some chill, jazzy, electro breakbeats for your 4 A.M.

Bogus is...

Fri, 02 May 2008 03:41:12 -0500

being sexiled the night before my hardest final. If he isn’t out of there in three minutes… I’m walking in, febreezing them, and going to bed.

One down, FOUR TO GO

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:53:00 -0500

Finals, finals, finals, finals. I’ll be interesting in a week or so, I swear.

(Also, I really need a job this summer… I’m a fast learner and relatively smart, so holler at me if you need extra help with uh, pretty much anything haha)

tore, sort, rot rots, bee, bees, seer, bear, ace, bay, cay, ray,...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:00:00 -0500

tore, sort, rot rots, bee, bees, seer, bear, ace, bay, cay, ray, beef, reef…

queef

UIUC Formula SAE places third VIR! Yeaaaaaaaaah ^__^ Even WITH...

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:50:00 -0500

UIUC Formula SAE places third VIR!

Yeaaaaaaaaah ^__^ Even WITH a loose chain and rolling second gear through all of endurance. Teams going to Detroit in two weeks better watch out… hehehe.

More photos by Professor Norman Miller xD…

Bboy JATO tearin it up at Breakin’ the Law: 5inal...

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:02:00 -0500

Bboy JATO tearin it up at Breakin’ the Law: 5inal Sentence

One 430EX Speedlite purchase, two hundred miles, and three hours later I found myself in Madison, Wisconsin.

And let me just say, it was worth it.

^ IL Breaks V On April 5th, DJ Franco De Leon set up in the...

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:56:00 -0500

^ IL Breaks V

On April 5th, DJ Franco De Leon set up in the Illini Union, and U of I had itself a nice little breakdancing competition. Some of the best crews in Chicago were there, as well as breakers from all over the Midwest. It was the best competition UC Hip Hop had ever put on, and I, for one, was still feeling the love…

I met a ton of badass people, took a ton of (somewhat) badass pictures, and had the rare opportunity to do it all over again at Madison’s upcoming event. Breakin’ the Law: 5inal Sentence was this Friday, and I had a pretty tough decision to make: a solo four hour (according to Google Maps) road trip forgoing any studying versus a breakdancing competition…

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-27)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:34:17 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-27):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr

UW Madison is 80% white. Going from a breakdancing competition...

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:34:00 -0500

UW Madison is 80% white.

Going from a breakdancing competition to walking around the main drag of campus town was kind of a shock.

College is the time for impromptu road trips.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:43:00 -0500

College is the time for impromptu road trips.:

See yall on Sunday? I hope I make it back okay…

Also, WHAT AM I DOING?!

"I loved it. I didn’t care what I was playing. I got off on being on the air, because one..."

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:40:00 -0500

“I loved it. I didn’t care what I was playing. I got off on being on the air, because one man’s Creed is another man’s Stone Roses. There was somebody aching for me to play Creed, and when I did, it was the best thing that happened to them for the next couple of hours. I loved just being on the air. Best job in the world.”

- Josh Venable, the DFW dj responsible for the best radio show ever: Josh’s Adventure Club.

I discovered KDGE and Josh during the middle of seventh grade, and my life (and love for music) was changed ever since then. (Read: I heard The Smiths.) I put him on almost every Sunday evening from seventh grade untill I moved out of Texas. By the time senior year hit, he was one of the only reasons I would turn on the radio- there was always a great playlist, a band I haven’t yet heard of, and some amazing Adventure-Club-only performances.

He has since left the area (fuck you, Clear Channel), but the Adventure Club is still going strong in LA, every Sunday from 7-10 pm WST.

500 yen cup of tea in Kyoto, Japan I wanna go baaaaaaack x__x...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:33:21 -0500

500 yen cup of tea in Kyoto, Japan

I wanna go baaaaaaack x__x (Updates are gonna be slow until finals are over haha)

/edit: I removed the embedded player because it was annoying....

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:37:00 -0500

/edit: I removed the embedded player because it was annoying. Adult Swim, for the record, autoplay is bad =/ You can stream the music here.

Ghostly Swim

Alright, so it’s not a video, but just as sweet… above is a streaming player of Adult Swim’s (yeah, what?) newest album: an excellent chillout collaboration with Ghostly International, which you can download for free.

Definitely check out track 7, Deastro - Light Powered. Happy listening =)

TED | Rives: Is 4 a.m. the new midnight? While we’re on...

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:53:27 -0500

TED | Rives: Is 4 a.m. the new midnight?

While we’re on the topic of TED, this is probably one of my favorite talks. Also, think about that one recent primaries commercial…

TED: Vilayanur Ramachandran - A Journey to the Center of Your...

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:36:20 -0500

TED: Vilayanur Ramachandran - A Journey to the Center of Your Mind

Interesting and ingenius talk about Capgras Syndrome, phantom limbs, and synesthesia… and the possible scientific root of creativity.

Oh, great. Do I really want this?

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:37:13 -0500

Oh, great. Do I really want this?