Review: Colbie Caillat’s “CoCo”

If you like Jack Johnson, you will love this CD. It’s the first CD in a long time that I can listen to in its entirety. And if you don’t trust my opinion, she’s been on top of the iTunes charts since the album’s release. It’s full of pleasant and catchy “mellow-dies” – [...]

My dad is hilarious

My dad sent my mom, my brother, and I an e-mail telling us that he had a new e-mail address. This is what it said:
Hello Helen. Ian & Jason,
My new email address is _________________.
The DSLExtreme has already been killed.
Please acknowledge and take note.
Ben Alas, Jr.

Movie review haikus

Thank You for Smoking
Quick-witted satire
of smoking politics and
the choices we make.
Shrek the Third
Um, funny sometimes,
but forgettable. Paid zilch,
and I still felt robbed!
Hairspray
Infectiously fun,
rose-tinted look at our past
and how far we’ve come.
Borat
Funny and shocking!
Don’t miss the deleted scenes;
watch the DVD.

Better than Guitar Hero

If you’ve ever been to my house for a party, you know what Guitar Hero is. You also know what Guitar Hero II is. Guitar Hero III is being made, but it’s not being made by the same team. Instead, the team that made Guitar Hero I & II is making a [...]

3 things to unlearn from school

I’m quite opinionated about the current school system and how it (poorly) prepares people to live fulfilling lives. But that’s a blog for another day. Until then, I found this fantastic commencement speech (pdf) for a high school graduation. He closes the speech by identifying three things that students should unlearn from [...]

What’s good on TV

DVR changes your life. I used to only watch television shows on DVD, never wanting to make time to watch them when they air. Now that I have an HD-DVR to record shows, I’m watching shows I would’ve never had the time (or desire) to watch otherwise.
So You Think You Can Dance is one [...]

Some interesting observations

I just got back from Vegas, where I stayed at Treasure Island, which is suffering from an identity crisis of poor branding and an inconsistent image. Which according to Wikipedia is also known as “ti,” but who calls it that? And why hasn’t the Mirage improved their volcano show?
Here are some other observations:

That [...]

Colbie Caillat

If you aren’t familiar with Colbie Caillat’s music, her style is quite similar to Tristan Prettyman. Caillat’s platonic relationship with Jason Reeves is even the same as Prettyman’s platonic relationship with Jason Mraz. Although she’s been well known for a while, her first album comes out on July 17th. I was stoked [...]

I love Feist

I’ve listened to Feist’s music for quite some time, but I don’t know why it took me so long to get her latest album The Reminder. It’s really great, and I can’t stop listening to it. I won’t try to give it a review because everything’s been said, but I did like what [...]

Dream bedroom

What I would give to wake up here. Even though this is a cafe.  In Austria.