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When I was young (not all that long ago) the one CD that was in the car year in year out was the Carpenters Christmas album (a tradition that continues to this day) so I thought we’d end off the year with a final Christmas-themed Music Monday with a song from what I feel is [...]

Because I can’t feature Jason Mraz enough on this blog – here’s a song from Vimeo called Happy Holidayz.
Just in time for Christmas too.

I unearthed this “gem” from way back in March 2007. Strictly not music per se and if you weren’t from SMU or entered the school after June ‘07 you might not get all the jokes.
However, if you remember the days in SMU where dancers used our glass panels as mirrors and we could cross the [...]

Awesomest. Food. Ever.
(if this is your creation please tell me so I can link to you!)

I’m a huge fan of Lost (but you know that already), and I think what makes Lost stand out compared to every other show out there is the music.
Since season one, the very talented Michael Giacchino has scored music that not only brings the exact emotion required for each scene, but he’s also steadily composed [...]

Last week I got a call from a sales guy at True Fitness.
“Hello is this Daryl?”
“Yes?”
“Er you had a two week trial with us previously right?”
“Yes…”
“So did you become a member?”
“No. But you already knew that if not you won’t be calling me right?”
“Er….”
Seriously?! Stop insulting my intelligence. I know you’re calling me for a [...]

The girlfriend, Miss iammyy, has insisted that she deserves a blog post, so I thought I’d share what happens when we go shopping at Ikea.
To add context, I was looking specifically for this cushion+surface thing for your laptop which helps provide a flat surface to use a laptop on, while providing a cushion for your [...]