Dosh - India India

the best part about shuffle on an iPod? Discovering nostalgia. Dosh has always been close to my heart. The guy produces an amazing sound. India India is easily one of my top five favorite songs by him.

KJ Got Robbed

SF ain't no joke. People always think of SF as being a place of peace and hippies. But those people never went to the Tenderloin. Or cared to notice all the sketchy bums roaming around. Well, Mayor of Sacramento, Kevin Johnson was robbed over the weekend. And while helping someone get in a cab.

Johnson said he noticed a man "well into his 70s" struggling with two bags and holding a book. Johnson said he helped the man on the train and later determined that the man was heading in the same direction. At the Powell Street station, they left the train and began to walk.

On his blog, Johnson continued: "I noticed he was slowing down. I offered to take his bags and his book, plus my own stuff. We walked further. It was obvious he couldn't walk to Sutter Street, about four blocks away. ... I suggested we find a taxi. I found a cab and put the gentleman's bags in the trunk. I gave the driver $20 to cover the four blocks and a tip. When I turned around, my bag was gone.

Sad day man. But in this day and age, we have to be aware.

via sacbee.

Tomorrow

"Tomorrow will be the most beautiful day of Raymond K. Hessel's life. His breakfast will taste better than any meal you and I have ever tasted."

Tyler Durden - Fight Club

This is my tomorrow. No.more.brief.

Except I probably will sleep right through lunch since my first class is canceled. But you get the point.

Outkast - the Train f/ Sleepy Brown

Sometimes you find amazing stuff you didn't know or forgot you had.



The horns are amazing. And Sleepy Brown never hurts a song.

Shuffle It Up Vol. 1

Five songs from the shufffle

1) Push On f/ Anthony Hamilton - Nappy Roots
2) Love Is... - Common
3) The Circle - The Juggaknots
4) Ohhhhhhh - Vast Aire
5) February Stars - Foo Fighters

Proverbs 15:32

He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.

Can We Really Call It a Failure

Screwing up on health care reform (thus far - and by the way, this is a whole different debate and will not be covered at this time)

Failing to fully vet nominations

Confusing decisions on Afghanistan

The list could continue (I'm sure, I just have been overwhelmed with school and work lately and haven't been checking in-depth. Nor do I have the time or interest in keeping a running list. Also, I have a crappy memory and I'm tired), but seriously, can the Olympic Committee's choice of Rio de Janeiro really be viewed as Obama's failure?

I mean, last I checked, the committee has the ultimate decision. And when's the last time the Olympics were in South America? Last I checked, there are a lot more places on earth than just America. And American's had its fair share of times as Olympic host.

Also, he kind of had to show up to lobby for the Olympics. Basically every other major head of state was out lobbying for their country - it would look funny if he stayed at home.

Really, he may have failed in some other respects, but don't blame Obama because he couldn't convince the Olympic Committee that Chicago was the best choice.

David Byrne and Brian Eno - Life is Long

I've been truly fascinated by this song since it came out. Half of me feels that it has an adult-contemporary-genre-like sound and there's something almost obnoxious about the melody. But the other half of me just enjoys the sound for whatever it may be. At the very least, it's a pleasant song.

Transplants - DJ DJ

Something like 5 years after the fact, I finally appreciate the Transplants in some capacity. I had the CD and I could never get through the whole thing. Then I ripped it when I was home during Spring Break and I'm suddenly listening to it again. Weird how things work out like that.

Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1

Funeral still ranks as one of my favorite albums of all time. Even the snobs at Pitchfork agree that it's the second best album released since 2000.



Probably the best opening track to an album that I've ever heard.