harder better faster stronger.

i don't remember how i came across this video; i don't even listen to daft punk. but it's cool how these two girls wrote the words of the song on their bodies and made a routine out of it.

it's that time of year again.

my 2007 top ten albums:

10. "i'm only a man" -emery


9. "neon bible" -the arcade fire


8. "chase this light" -jimmy eat world


7. "rodrigo y gabriela" -rodrigo y gabriela


6. "sounds of salvation" -cassino


5. "resolution" -hidden in plain view


4. "the alchemy index vols. I & II fire & water" -thrice


3. "cartel" -cartel


2. "everything starts where it ends" -lovedrug


1. "cities" -anberlin

a vail of hope and a vail of pain.

the arcade fire "neon bible" interactive site.

labor-less weekend.

the at&t guy came in friday morning, so we now have cable and internet through at&t u-verse. it's a pretty cool deal. we got two cable boxes, one of them with dv-r capabilites in which we can record up to four shows at once. we can also set up the box through the internet to record shows by signing into our account. and if we missed a show, we can find out if someone we know that has u-verse caught it and they can send it from their box to ours. but here's the kicker that had us sold: free installation. unfortunately our cable outlet in the living room is pretty old and needs to be rewired, but our landlord doesn't want to spend the money to get it fixed. that makes our cable and internet cut out sometimes and it's especially annoying when it goes out in the middle of a show.

anyway, it's labor day weekend and i've done a bunch of nothing. friday i worked at the pool for a few afternoon hours then came home and played with the u-verse for the rest of the evening then turned in early, as seems to be the trend with my sleeping habits lately.
saturday was a bit more exciting because college football was back! i worked for time and a half at the pool, came home and ate some grilled ribs, went to the tcu-baylor game, and then to the roustabouts show at the aardvark. after that everyone came back to our house since we're right around the corner from the aardvark. i just sat on the couch and waited for them all to get bored and leave because i was ready to sleep.
sunday involved nothing beyond getting milkshakes from sonic, watching the discovery channel, the science channel, and a fantasy football draft.
however today, it's probably nose to the grindstone time. what mostly needs to get done is a need to pick up the house from saturday. and i really should work on my graphics projects, but we'll see if that happens.

king of the keytar.

Create Your Own PaloozaHead - Visit Lollapalooza.com

props to johnny and lindsey.

stomp out loud.

if stomp were to ever come to the dfw area, i'd definitely go see them.

summer internships

so i've been interviewing around for internships and here's where i've hit so far:
warren douglas
range
2c design

also, my uncle scott called me the other day and said "he knows a guy" and is trying to get me to internship up in milwaukee. there are plenty of pros and cons with this situation. the pluses are that the guy told scott they'll pay me 12-15 dollars an hour, and while i'm there i'd be living with either scott and meg or my grandparents which means free lodging and food. on the flipside, the place he wants me to intern at turns out to actually be a printing press called burton & mayer inc. i haven't actually talked to the guy yet, but on first impression from their website and the type of company they are, i don't think it's what i'm looking for. also, what would i do with myself for three months during those times when i'm not at work besides go to summerfest and a lot of brewers games? what are your thoughts?

and if there are any other places i should check out for an internship, please, let me know.

the art of versions.

i was browsing the apple homepage this morning and found an article in which two guys named neal ashby and matthew curry designed the cd packaging for a band called the thievery corporation influenced by the black and white line drawings of the beatles' revolver album.


they built a site dedicated to the art of the new cd package for the thievery corporation's new cd versions. it's pretty amazing what they did. check it.