Steve Ballmer: Microsoft CEO

So I'm sitting in the middle of my bio lab learning about the nervous system and senses while writing a philosophy paper and preparing to dissect an eyeball and an ear. Still I managed to come across this picture of a presentation given by Steve Ballmer after he had left the stage. Nothing really needs to be said to describe this picture, just another win for the mac community.

This American Life - Cat & Mouse

Here's an episode of This American Life done by the National Public Radio entitled Cat & Mouse documenting the lives of New York writers such as Earsnot and the NYPD vandal squad. It gives a pretty good look into the graffiti culture from both sides of the fence. At one point in the video they mention an artist named Lee and display a piece he did of a daffy duck like character with the words "Graffiti is an art and if art is a crime let god forgive all" which can describe the mindset of most street artists throughout the world. So appreciate the art around you, fight this gray scale society , and if you suck at graffiti stay off our walls.

A New Weiden + Kennedy Ad

You may not have heard of Weiden + Kennedy but you have definitely seen there work. They are the independently-owned, Portland-based advertising agency responsible for most Nike advertisements as well as some ads for Old Spice, Honda, Miller High Life, and Coca-Cola. They have coined the phrases "Just Do It" and the Spike Lee Jordan commercials as well as starting the yellow bracelet LIVE STRONG campaign. Their newest Jordan ad features Michael Jordan considering "Maybe its my fault..." people aren't as successful as he was. The overall tone comes off very inspiring as many of their ads do. Check out the new "Maybe it's my fault" ad below.

Some Upcoming Judd Apatow Movies

Judd Apatow is the man. He's written such movies as Heavy Weights, 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, the TV shows Undeclared and Freaks and Geeks, and has produced The Cable Guy, Anchorman, Kicking & Screaming, and Superbad. Here's a look at two new movies he has coming out that both look pretty hilarious.

Pineapple Express



Step Brothers


You Don't Mess With The Zohan

Save The Waves

With the weather getting nicer and summer on the way the beach is starting to become a thought in everybody's heads. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't think about the environmental consequences of such heavy tourism and development around our beaches. We all enjoy the beach, to some it's home, to others a place to go on weekends, a place to relax or have some fun with friends, so I'd say that it's pretty important that we appreciate all that our beaches have to offer. Small things make big differences so the next time you're at the beach try and pick up some trash or at least not leave your things laying around. There are several organizations that are dedicated to preserving our beaches, these people work hard year round to protect their favorite surf spots and keep the coast lines an enjoyable place, two that really caught my attention were the Save The Waves Coalition and The Surfrider Foundation. Save The Waves is dedicated to preserving surf spots and surrounding environments all across the globe, making an effort in preventing coastal development in popular surfing areas. The Surfrider Foundation is a non profit organization dedicated to protecting the worlds oceans, beaches, and waves. What struck me the most was the Surfrider Foundation's excellent advertising campaign which you can see below.

Narrow Stairs - May 13th

Death Cab For Cutie's album "Narrow Stairs" will be in stores on May 13th. After having an early listen to the majority of this album I must say that if you are remotely a fan of Death Cab For Cutie you are going to be pretty happy to say the least. Death Cab has made a reputation of not disappointing fans with their albums and it seems that it should continue that way. The track listing can be found below along with a video slideshow set to their first single "I Will Possess Your Heart" which is already getting radio play and is, in it's entirety, an 8 minute song worth listening to. If you haven't heard it yet check it out, the slideshow (which I did not make) is filled with pictures of San Francisco set to the song and it really came out nice.

1. Bixby Canyon Bridge
2. I Will Possess Your Heart
3. No Sunlight
4. Cath…
5. Talking Bird
6. You Can Do Better Than Me
7. Grapevine Fires
8. Your New Twin Sized Bed
9. Long Division
10. Pity and Fear
11. The Ice Is Getting Thinner

Got A Handful Of Stacks, Better Grab An Umbrella

Rain sucks, so why not have the sweetest umbrella on the block


This umbrella is designed for life in the city, walking along those crowded streets in a rain storm.

Here's a video to better see how it works.

This umbrella water gun was designed by Alex Woolley to encourage young adult couples to have more fun in the rain.

The brass knuckle umbrella was designed for the baddest dudes around in case someone tries to get tough in the rain.

If you find yourself looking for another obnoxious way to let people know how in love you are then the tandem umbrella may be just what you're looking for.

Finally, Guy De Jean, a French umbrella company has designed the "sexy" umbrellas featured below.

The Inside-Out Umbrella


The Corset Umbrella


The Double Layer Canopy Umbrella


The Sexy Lingerie Umbrella

You Can't Hear The Music But We're Playing The Same Tune

So last night was the Minus The Bear concert at Quinnipiac University and of course it was awesome. The venue for the show couldn't have been sweeter. The group of people that I went with got there just in time to see the opening act, and by time MTB got on stage, we were taking up a good portion of the front three rows. With the stage being at about knee level it was pretty much as close as you could ever expect to be to such an awesome band while they play. I've got some videos and pictures from the show hosted on Youtube and Flickr and a few of those can be seen below. For all the videos and pictures from the show you can find links to my Youtube and Flickr accounts in the list of links. I also made the new banner for this site this afternoon using GIMP, a sweet freeware program similar to photoshop.

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