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Folksy music post

Lately I've been in major folksy music discovering mode, for some reason. Here are a couple of good songs I've found recently.





I also found out not too long ago that Reverie Sound Revue released a new LP last year. Lisa Lobsinger has one of the most amazing singing voices ever. Here's a track from the LP:



(p.s. Also debuting a wider layout on this blog!)

More new Broken Social Scene

Loving these new tracks:

Spoon - "Written in Reverse" video

They recorded this song live for the video, and they sound awesome. Spoon is one of my all-time favorite rock bands... super excited to see them in April!

Some recently discovered cool music

Pandora is awesome.


Harvey Danger - "Wine, Women, and Song"


Spoon - "Tear Me Down"


Caribou - "Odessa"


The Whitest Boy Alive - "Fireworks"



And while I'm on a music-related post, Broken Social Scene has released a track from their upcoming new album:

Empty street

A photo from the last time I was home:

Her Morning Elegance

Really cool video:

Movies to see over break

I'm so excited for finals to be over... and I haven't even taken them it yet.

Up in the Air

George Clooney? JASON BATEMAN?? No other words needed.

Nine

I saw the Saraghina clip from the original Fellini film in my film class last semester. I'm pretty interested to see Fergie in that role. Also because I really like all the actors in this adaptation.

Sherlock Holmes

Guy Ritchie + Robert Downey, Jr. = win.

Not being productive at all

Three-hour lunch/chat/gossip session with Chuck today has led to me to overanalyze things. Facebook stalking is not helping. I need more guts. Either that, or more overt hints.

Really I should be focusing on studying for my (one) final which I've had over a week now to prepare for...

Fun with Illustrator

Way more fun than studying.


(op art tutorial here)


(swirly border tutorial here)


This one was just random.

Something A La Mode

Really cool French electronica band:

New toy + autumn pics in December

I'm super excited because my parents got me a Sansa Clip+ (8GB version) for my birthday!





Here it is compared to my 4-year old Zen Micro:



Woohoo! It's so tiny and awesome!

Also I don't know if Berkeley just didn't get the memo, but there are finally some good autumn scenes going on around campus (or at least north side). Here are a couple:

2 down, 2 to go

Just submitted my grad school applications to Berkeley and Stanford. I think that was the most dense essay I have ever written. Trying to cram proof that you're going to be a super awesome grad student into two single-spaced pages is not easy. (I cheated a little and narrowed the margins.)

Just MIT and UCSD left...

Caravan Palace

Interesting song:

Another sunset picture

from 10/27

Berkeley sunset pictures (10/26 and 10/27)

Version A


Version B


Panorama

In the Pocket

Pretty cool video:

Variations on a theme

i.e. playing with Photoshop


Original, unedited photo (taken 3/12/08):




Brightened, with more contrast:




Softened, maybe wedding photo setting:




Vintagey, possibly from an indie band's cd sleeve:




Something from the cover of a bad teen vampire novel:

Let's Go Sailing

Sather Gate at night