August 2008
52 posts
“Baba Yetu” by Christopher Tin
The...
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“If you’re on time, you’re late.”
– Anonymous
Watch“Announcement” by Common feat. Pharrell
I don’t know about you, but I think this video is really awkward. I’m going to try to pretend I never saw this video. Especially the two random dancer girls who were told to just do whatever the hell. It’s like a low-budget, poorly executed version of Kanye’s “Good Life” video.
“Wanderlust” (Ratatat Mix) by Bjork
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Game Theory in The Dark Knight →
Fascinating. I appreciated the explanation of game theory in the opening robbery scene, especially since I didn’t completely understand what was going on when I saw it myself.
World's Happiest Countries (2008) →
Denmark is #1 (again) and Iceland is #4 (again). The U.S. bumped up from 23 to 16. But overall, people around the world are happier. The rise is attributed to the freedom of choice and tolerance, not simply wealth.
"Days with My Father" →
This will break your heart:
Philip Toledano’s mother recently passed away and so he created ‘Days with My Father,’ a touching photo essay documenting the daily life of his 98 year old father who suffers from short-term memory loss.
50 things everyone should know how to do →
Funny metaphors from high school essays
Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.
He was as tall as a six-foot, three-inch tree.
Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.
Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master.
His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.
The little boat...
3 years apart. 2 different weddings. 1 ugly face.
Reinier was looking through his pictures on my computer when I heard him groan. “Aw, man. Look at this!” He told me how 3 years ago at Justin & Lauren’s wedding, he was mad cause he had an ugly face in his only picture with them. Not only that, it was the only ugly face he made in all the pictures from the wedding. Well, while looking through his pictures from...
Me: So Grandpa's face was passed down to Tito Sonny and then passed down to Reinier.
Rachel: You DO look like Tito Sonny.
Reinier: Except I won't be single in my 30s.
“C’mon. Just shake your booty and get out of there. Just shake it shake it...”
– Reinier, while watching Brazilian gymnast’s floor routine
“Don’t cry for me Beijing Chinaaaa!”
– sung by Reinier while watching a Chinese gymanast mess up her vault
Allan: Ian, could you rewind to Sacramone's vaults?
Stef: I wanna see the difficulty level.
Reinier: I wanna see her ass.
How to understand personal financial statements →
Tremendously simple.
How to swim more efficiently →
If you’ve been watching the Olympics, I’m sure you’ve been inspired to go for a swim. Well, after reading this article, I went for a swim the past two days and I’ve already improved my swimming experience dramatically.
FTZN Redesigned →
In case you didn’t notice, we redesigned the homepage.
“I Remember” by El May
Driving home...
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Here’s a funny anecdote from my Pennsylvania vacation:
So Reinier, Phil, Justin and I are hanging out on the porch, when Reinier notices a dark, worn bell on the floor. He asks about it, and Justin explains that it belonged to someone in Lauren’s family. “It still rings,” Justin says. “Go ahead and try it.” Reinier lifts the bell slightly off the ground and...
“You have a perfect body habitus.”
– Lauren’s dad, while talking to me about nutrition and health
Janelle: He took 50 pictures of himself.
Reinier: No, I took 44.
“LA itims are better than Washington DC itims. I mix with LA itims.”
– Tita Celi
Back in a week
I’m flying to Philly tonight for my niece’s baptism (pictured below) and I won’t be back til next Wednesday, so I made sure to leave you with a bunch of good links. See you!
Music for a week
Do you appreciate good music?
Neil Halstead’s new album. [MySpace] If you like Jack Johnson, you’ll definitely like this. (He’s also under JJ’s label.) The entire album is streaming off his MySpace page. Just leave it playing in the background while you’re on your computer.
“Where I Stood” by Missy Higgins [YouTube] This is one of those amazing...
Excellent advice for 20-somethings
1) Expose yourself to bulk, positive randomness and be ready to take advantage of it. (read)
2) Frame your decisions around cost of failure. (read)
3) Retirement advice. Felix Salmon confronts the traditional advice of saving as much money as possible for retirement.
“But the second thing you should do [after paying off your credit cards and all your other debt] is think seriously about...
Top 10 stupidest ideas on Flickr →
#1 and #3 are INSANE.
WatchI made this dance video out of footage from my cousin Reinier’s camera.
Featuring “Bassment Party” by the Cool Kids.
4 things I didn't know before today
Where the peace symbol comes from.
James Dean was bisexual.
Audrey Hepburn was named ‘the most beautiful woman of all time’ by a panel of experts in 2004. Their list is pretty good.
Liv Tyler (#2 on the most beautiful list) is a spokesperson for the Nintendo DS.
“Escapade” by Janet Jackson
If A...
CHENCHOW LITTLE ARCHITECTS
I absolutely love their work. And I have a new appreciation for shutters.
NYSOGYNIST →
My buddy Rich has a GREAT blog where he talks about his experience of moving from Cali to New York. Listen to him describe the city:
Meeting other people here, there is a weird understanding. Everyone has their own story of why they are here and what brought them here and what they are gaining from putting themselves into this situation. Sometimes it reminds me of a vibe from a backpacker...