"Paradise"

Just discovered Ana Laan on one of my favorite music sites, The Sixty One.

There's something really soothing about this song. Her style sounds a little like Lily Allen (but nicer), Bebel Gilberto, and Andrea Echeverri. You can check out a few more songs on Ana's MySpace page.

Have a listen and let me know what you think.



You can find my profile on The Sixty One here.

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For Dog lovers!

I think this is my new favorite show. I'm not sure how frequent the episodes are released, but so far I like what I've seen

We've thought about taking Jango to the Dog Days event at the A's game, but I never mustered up the courage to see how she would behave. At home she hates it when cheer or applaud. I can only imagine what she would think in a big stadium. Oh, she also has a phobia of the sound of drums and the A's usually have a nice little drumming contingent in the bleachers. Maybe when she's really old we'll bring her.

In her defense, we did bring Jango to an outdoor movie night for a screening of Sixteen Candles last year. We even sat by the speakers and she endured all the yelling, screaming, and car crashes very well.

E

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the sixty one - a music adventure

I rarely rave about a website. I frequent many, but quite honestly few ever blow me away. However, today my sister sent me an invite to thesixtyone and I absolutely love it! If you want to discover new music, this site is for you!

The interface is really simple and clean. First of all, you can listen to all the songs on the site - the entire song! Plus, the player allows you to browse other pages without interrupting the current song you are listening to - genius! While you navigate, you can still see the current song playing on the upper right hand corner.

Any artist can add their music to thesixtyone and there's plenty for your listening pleasure. The goal is to get the song onto the homepage. Once you're a user you can "bump" your favorite songs up the list, but it'll cost you. Just so that it's not just a popularity contest, each user is given points. You earn points by bumping songs, listening to music that hasn't made the homepage (called "The Rack"), inviting friends to join, and for sharing music.

Each time you "bump" a song, points are deducted from your user account. Songs on the homepage are typically 5 points. Off the homepage, it'll be higher. One song I bumped on the "The Rack" cost me 49 points! Bumping a song helps the artist too. As the artist levels up, they can add more songs to the site.

I also like the little pop-ups on the bottom right hand page that sometimes give factoids about the song, or comments from the artist. It kinda feels like VH1's pop-up videos, but not as obnoxious.

Some songs are free for download (courtesy of the artist), others are available through Amazon.com.
If you're like me, finding good music is not that easy. There are a few other features on the site that make it interactive, but basically its a site to share a lot of good music. That's what it's all about, right?

Thanks again Kerotab!

E

Elvis the skunk

8/21 UPDATE: the saga continues 

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I guess i'm a bit ignorant, but I just don't understand. Rescuing a skunk to be a house pet?

"...I found him in the middle of the street the poor thing didn't even have teeth so I raised him on goats milk..."

This post is a joke right?

E

When you have nothing to say...

...well, maybe I have a little something to share.

I spent most of the week with an annoying head cold. In the haze of sudafed and nyquil, I really feel like I accomplished next to nothing. Unless you consider a beat down on the germs squirming around in my body, an accomplishment.

Since I was stuck in bed, with tissue and a plastic bag (for a trash can) I turned my little attention span to the SYTYCD finale - Go Sabra!  Yup, that was pretty much the highlight for the week.  But in all honesty, those dancers are pretty inspiring, even though I feel like a big fat cow after watching any of those routines. Cap that with a little crazy Mary Murphy, and you've got a show that is starting to rival "Dancing with the Stars"!

I did change the look of this site, and for now I'm satisfied. After 2 years of staring at an umbrella pitched on a beach off the Great Barrier Reef (see my homepage), I decided I needed a fresh look.

The current yellow template works for my mood now, but I'm still scouring the internet for other interesting blog templates. Hmm, maybe I had something to say after all?