book alert: the brief and wondrous life of oscar wao

since i have had a little extra time over thanksgiving break i have tried to do a little reading. i picked up this book a while ago, but i haven't been able to give it any attention till now. i'm only about 75 pages into it, but i am actually enjoying it. the book incorporates a lot of spanish into the text. for those of you you that don't speak spanish this might be a little bit of a problem. since i have only read a little bit of this book i attached the link to the nytimes review. check out the review and if it sounds cool than definitely check out the book!!!!

ny times book review of the brief and wondrous life of oscar wao

please watch this!!!

i really couldn't resist posting this!!! kanye west is simply amazing. he might say a lot of stupid stuff, but i can put up with it as long as he keeps pushing the limits of creativity. the part when young jeezy comes in is pretty sweet. whether you like rap or not you need to check this out!!!!

please read this!!!

anyone who knows me knows that i am not a mitt romney fanatic, but i do greatly respect the man, and i would be more than willing to vote for him in the future. the recent auto industry situation has begun to interest me a little. as this issue has been forced into the headlines i have started to question the idea of bailout vs. bankruptcy. recently, mitt wrote an incredible piece for the new york times. i especially like what he said about increasing energy research spending from $4 million to $20 million. maybe mitt himself should head back to detroit and put things in order. its not like he really has anything to do until 2012 anyways.....

ny times mitt romney article

video alert!!!

i just saw this on a track bike blog. i really liked it so i thought i would post it here. enjoy!!


Fixed 2 from Charge Bikes on Vimeo.

video alert: brendan canning: churches under the stairs

so i know that i have posted on here about broken social scene before, but i couldn't resist putting this video up. i love the way this video was shot. the white background with the idea of two bands battling is pretty interesting. you got to love kevin drew and brendan canning going at it. its also a pretty good song!!

also, check out brendan canning and kevind drew's solo albums. they are basically extensions of broken social scene. they are both pretty good albums.

style alert: mr. campbell

the other day we were sitting around chatting when kirk walked into the room. we all started laughing when we saw what he was wearing. it was so funny that i had to take a picture of him. pay attention to the baggy sweats with brown dress shoes. i think kirk could be on to something.

p.s. happy 25th kirk!!!!

art alert: basque health department

i saw this on a site and it simply amazed me!!! this is some amazing architecture. this is pure insanity both inside and out. only in europe would the build something like this for the health department building. gotta love it!!!

check out some more pics here!!!!

video alert!!

my friend just showed me this video and it is pretty amazing!!! it is kind of long, but be patient, it is worth it!!! enjoy!!!

song alert: kanye west ft. kid cudi: anyway

oh man, this song is interesting. kanye west has a new album coming out the middle of this month (808's and heartbeak). many have described it as a concept album. most of the leaked songs have featured kanye singing rather than rapping and most of the beats are simple old school drum beats combined with synthesizers. some of the songs have been pretty good, while others have been a little more questionable. i really don't know how i feel about this song yet. i am kind of leaning to the sweetness side as of right now. let me know. just click the link below to check it out!!

kanye west ft. kid cudi: anyway

music alert: bon iver

i had read a ton about this, but for some reason never picked it up. well needless to say, i finally copped a copy and it has been extremely enjoyable. this is some good ole indie folk recorded on low budget equipment in a cabin in the heart of wisconsin. please check out this album!!! the song "skinny love" is amazing

http://www.boniver.org/

art alert: spiral jetty!!!!!!

i was just sitting around with one of my friends and he showed me pictures of a trip that he took to see something called the spiral jetty. this is a piece of artwork constructed on the banks of the great salt lake. after construction it was under water for 30 years before reappearing in 2004 when the water went down. i was completely amazed by this!!!! i had no idea such a thing existed. i think we are going to try and drive out there this weekend before it snows and the water level rises again in the spring. check out the wikipedia entry on this. it is unbelievable!!!! i can't believe i never knew about this until now. can't wait to go see it this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!

spiral jetty on wikipedia

artist follow up: frank gehry

a few weeks back i posted some stuff about an architect named frank gehry. i was recently searching the blogosphere and found that kanye had posted a little bit about one of mr. gehry's recent project with the world company building in tokyo. check it out!!! you gotta love the fluidity of this piece!!!

frank gehry bench

don't know who to vote for?? let mr. friedman tell you!!!

obviously i am a huge fan of thomas friedman, so once again i am posting a link to his newest article over at the times. want to know who to vote for??? let mr friedman tell you!!! in this latest opinion piece, friedman simply giver the attributes that the future president should have. check it out, it is pretty interesting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/opinion/02friedman.html?hp