45 posts tagged “awesome”

It's really refreshing to be ecstatic about something. I interviewed for a part-time job last week and I found out today that I got it! With bills to pay, and full-time grad school coming up, I was a little worried about having enough time to work, go to school, socialize, and still be financially comfortable. Well, with my hour rate being $20, I only need to work 20 hours a week. Actually, that's what they require me to work. I would be financial fine with 15 hours per week. Ah, such a good feeling.

Woot!

This summer has been great, though it has caused me to not blog as much. I moved into an apartment with my best friend; I meet a girl who is really cool; I developed a social life; and I got a nice paying part-time job. The only downside is that graduate school starts next week. But my academic spirit will most likely be renewed by getting into the swing of things for school, which will get me thinking about things again. Needless to say, I'll be blogging more often.

As a matter of fact, I started reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche. The man essentially tried to rewrite the Bible. It's an interesting and confusing read -- so many parables! I'll be blogging about it some time this week.

Here are some tunes that I am jamming out to:

When I'm bored, I look for cool music on Youtube. Today I found a really cool R&B artist. This guy is extremely talented. His voice is soulful and the background music that he creates is astounding, not to mention, he has a superb ability to take a regular song and put his own soulful spin on it.

Check out these three covers. They are my favorite.

Sunny - Bobby Hebb (cover by Airto)

I was checking out Jason Mraz's twitter (I gave in and made a twitter) and found a link to his blog .On his blog, he talks about a variety of things: his music, life, and spiritual topics. He even answers questions from his twitter, which I think is pretty cool.

Anyway, I was skimming through his blog and I was surprised to find the following:

Our economy-based society doesn’t make it easy for us to live worry-free lives. Somewhere between the ages of 6 and 16 we pick up all kinds of story and baggage that sit with us our whole lives. Is my job a cool job? Are my clothes cool or appropriate for this place? Do I read the right books? Do I hang with the right crowd? Whatever the answer, it’s just one interpretation of how you THINK life should be. There’s nothing in this Universe that can support the way something SHOULD be other than the honesty and your joyous reaction to it being whole.

Life itself is empty and meaningless. Truly. It’s you who give meaning to something. The world you see before you is entirely defined by your interpretation of it. Otherwise, life just is.

Some people don’t care for sports. They see the game as meaningless. Others see it as the most important activity on the planet. Some people really love fancy cars while others can go their whole lives not caring what kind of box they’re transported around in. You see what I’m saying? Go easy on yourself. Love yourself at 28. Tell the world that it is a peaceful and playful age, not a hard one, and watch it transform around you.

You’ve asked a very serious question and hopefully this brief answer shines some light on the power you have to create endless, beautiful possibility for yourself. Nothing is wrong in your world unless you tell yourself it is wrong. There are no wrong questions. There are no wrong answers.

I bolded my favorite parts. Is Jason Mraz part existentialist? Perhaps. What I find interesting is how he uses "power." I'm pretty sure it's the same usage of the term that Nietzsche intended. How cool!

I made pizza last night for dinner. It turned out really well, and now I can finally say I've found a really good dough recipe. I'm not a huge fan of commerical pizza. The dough always tastes so fake to me; it's almost as if I can taste all the preservatives and oddities in the dough. Thus, I enjoy making my own pizza from scratch. Interestingly enough, it doesn't take long to make pizza. It's just a matter of waiting for the dough to proof.

I used this pizza dough recipe. You can either split up the dough to make two thin crust pizzas or just make one thick crust pizza. Either way, you'll enjoy this recipe!

Lightandstorm showed me the following clip today. I must say, I haven't laughed this hard in a while. I need to start watching this show!

The Black Eye Peas have always had a hip-hop style to their music, but with their latest album, they have completely turned heads by producing electronic/techno-ish music. I'm not a huge fan of their latest album (it isn't a good example of electronic music, and I find most of the songs to be highly annoying). However, my brother introduced me to one of the songs on their latest album that is actually a great techno song. The song has an awesome beat and melody, as well as the traditional dark techno, electronic sounds. As far as originality  goes, I'm pretty sure they ripped off ideas and sounds from Justice and Daft Punk. Both bands are extremely popular, so I'm down with the sound of the song, but the sound isn't anything new.

Well, enough with the critique. The song is awesome!

Having nothing to do at work, I decided to search for new music. Not too long in my search, I found a band called The Bird and the Bee. Funny name for a band, eh? I thought so. Their music is a fusion of popular electronic sounds and retro-sounding melodies and riffs. The band has a very, very unique sound. It's pretty cool.

I went through all their songs on iTunes and ended up only really liking (as in I can listen to this song more than a couple of times) one song. The beat is killer and the harmonies are pretty cool. Check it out.

If you haven't heard of Ronald Jenkees or seen his videos on Youtube, you are definitely missing out. He is an amazing musician and has a wonderful personality. Watching him have so much fun really makes we want to learn to play the piano!

Check him out.

President Obama said the following in his commencement speech at Notre Dame, which was amazing.

For if there is one law that we can be most certain of, it is the law that binds people of all faiths and no faith together. It is no coincidence that it exists in Christianity and Judaism; in Islam and Hinduism; in Buddhism and humanism. It is, of course, the golden rule--the call to treat one another as we wish to be treated. The call to love. To serve. To do what we can to make a difference in the lives of those with whom we share the same brief moment on this earth.