Home sweet home

Here are the pictures from my trip to New York.
Some highlights:

Scaring the hell out of my mom and friends as I navigated the NY subways for the first time from JFK to Manhattan with my phone turned off at 3 in the morning. No one heard from me for 4 hours. My mom [...]

On vacation

I’m leaving for New York today, so I won’t be blogging again until I get back on Wednesday. Until then, check out this awesome office-made video.

15 tips for waking up early

I just started a new job, and I’ve had to learn how to wake up early, now that I start at 7:30am with an hour-long commute. Accustomed to starting my days at noon, this has been a challenge, to put it mildly. Luckily, I found these 15 tips to assist my change of [...]

Deconstructing the Sopranos finale

The Sopranos finale is the first and only episode of the series I have seen.
As I watched the episode, I was constantly confused, especially since I didn’t know who anyone was. Watching the episode with my cousins, I learned that the big deal about the episode was waiting to find out whether Tony Soprano [...]

A gorgeous ballad by a gorgeous girl

I had a few Katie Melua songs in my library for a while now, but hadn’t really given her music a good listen. I assumed she was just another independent female artist with a few good songs, just waiting to be used at the end of a Grey’s Anatomy episode. I also kept [...]

How to have a great job interview

Earlier this summer, I had my first bad job interview. I didn’t prepare. Because of this embarrassing experience, I thoroughly prepared for my next one, and I got the job. So I want to keep you from making the same mistake. I want to help you prepare.
If you are offered a job interview, I’m [...]

Background music done right

The music on this website is stellar. Too bad most are too obscure for LimeWire.
My personal favorite is “Welcome Aboard” by the Love Unlimited Orchestra.
Here’s a video of one of the songs (“D.A.N.C.E.” by Justice):

Movie review haikus

Knocked Up
Funniest ever,
heartwarming and clever, and
haikus can rhyme too.
Tsotsi
Familiar story
told refreshingly about
the power of choice.
Babel
A tedious Crash,
with some compelling moments,
without a payoff.

The family

Rest in peace, Tito Tony.

Street Fighter break dancer

If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s equally hilarious and heart-breaking.
How is that possible?  You’ll see.