Monday Mirecommendations Vol VI

Today's theme is design, both visual and audible.
I'm sure most of you have heard of Pandora by now. I used it for a while and still have the iPhone app, but I've moved on to Last.fm. It features a wider variety, doesn't repeat the same songs so much and features more non-mainstream music. It's actually where I discovered my new favorite audio-artist, Celldweller.




I'm a huge fan of hybrid music that mixes genres, and Klayton has pretty much mastered this art. The main course is usually a high energy rock/metal vibe with side dishes of everything from rap to electro to orchestra. All together it's quite a tasty musical meal. His work is featured in lots of movies and he also co-produced and cameos in Criss Angel's theme song for his Mindfreak show.



Here's a couple of other notable songs:


Ok that video is a little weird. Is he wearing a skirt? Erroneous!



On to the visual part. I'm getting a new apartment soon and fully intend on utilizing some Blyk wall graphics. Don't have the time or talent to customize your walls? They have tons of options to fit any wallspace, taste or mood and some of them are re-stickable! You can match the t-shirt you just bought from Threadless, recreate your favorite scene from Super Mario Brothers, or display some more famous designs, like those of Charles and Ray Eames. (You may have heard of their chairs.)

Monday Mirecommendations Vol V

Going to be a quick post because once again I wasn't able to finish my must-do list. I guess on the bright side I finished me and Aron's Future Lions entry at the cost of getting any sleep last night. I also get to walk to the South Beach office on Lincoln Road instead of driving 45 minutes each way to Palmetto Bay.

Anyways, I caught Clerks 2 on Comedy Central when I was working the other night. I never saw the first one, I guess because the fact that it's black and white initialy turned me off. But Dogma is one of my all time favs so I guess I'm a semi-fan of Jay and Silent Bob. I guess more accurately I'm a fan of Kevin Smith's kind of comedy.



Here's a scene where they make fun of Lord of the Rings.



I really do think the original Star Wars is better than LOTR and I didn't like the recent SW prequils at all. However, they failed to mention my totally favorite trilogy of all time, Indiana Jones (I don't completely count Crystal Skull because of the ridiculous ending). Maybe I only like trilogies starring Harrison Ford.

And here's the trailer for Dogma in case you've never seen it:



So I guess basically I have the movie taste of a frat boy.

Monday Mirecommendations Vol IV

Woo Hoo! It's been Monday for about 3 hours now. I thought all-nighters would end with my last quarter of classes. Clearly, this is not the case. If only I hadn't procrastinated so much, but I'll deal with that problem later.

Here's a great song that I heard all the time when I was living in Boulder about 6 months ago. But once I left I never really heard it again until I was driving home from the agency last week.



Now I know it's because the group is called 3OH!3 and they're actually from Boulder. I guess their stuff is finally going national! I downloaded a bunch more songs of theirs and I also recommend Punkbitch, Richman, Electroshock and Starstruck. They're kind of a blend of rock, rap and electro. Yay for more hybrid music! It's probably going to be my workout soundtrack for the next couple weeks.

Check 'em out on their website.

Monday Mirecommendations Vol I

Is there such a thing as being too random? Maybe. I was recently inspired by some of my blogging buddies to add a weekly segment to prove I can have some sort of method to my madness. Hence, this is the first entry for the Monday Mirecommendations.
Basically I'll highlight some of my favorite movies, music, artists, whatever.

I was watching TV the other day because it was raining and I've learned the hard way that pretty much the whole island freaks out whenever we get precipitation. One of my favorite underrated movies was on, Into The Blue.

An abundance of action, sweet plot twists, buried treasure, starring Paul Walker in board shorts and Jessica Alba in a bikini. What else do you need in a movie? It's kind of like The Beach mixed with a modern day Pirates of the Caribbean with a dash of the Discovery Channel.



And the best part? Karma bites people in the ass. Literally. They get attacked by sharks. Not as dramatic as Jaws, but still pretty cool.



I don't know what's up with the first schizo, over-photoshopped poster. This second one is much better. They look like two different movies. But they have one thing in common: cheesetastic taglines.