Geez.

Recent Jeremy Enigk solo/keyboard version of the best Sunny Day songs. This guy can do no wrong. Except for maybe in the hair growing department.



Not recent version of Sunny Day playing the same song

Lost nerds

A few of my fellow Lost nerds have asked me lately where I get my vast wealth of knowledge from. I will direct you to the following webpages:

The AV Club's TV section. Here they review/recap each week, and have a pretty extensive message board section which usually have some pretty good insights.

Lostpedia. All you need to know. It has some theories related to each episode, but they're not great.

EW.com, specifically Doc Jensen's blog/analysis.

The Fuselage is Lost's official message board. I used to read it a lot, but it's fairly time consuming to find the good stuff on it, so I haven't spent a lot of time on it this season.

And I have recently been directed to (but haven't really investigated) these TV analysis oriented blogs: The House Next Door and What's Alan Watching?

Nerd it up my friends.

Dear Blog...

Dear Blog,
I'm sorry I have been neglecting you. It's not you, really- it's me. You're great, with your cool colors, and classy font. And we've had some great times, you and me. Remember that one time we talked about how pathetic that American Office is? That was great. And remember all the great shows you've helped me to solidify in my memory? That was cool too.

But as you know, I've been seeing this other blog for a while, you know, the political-type one, with all the opinions. There are other people who write for it too, and I'd be letting them down if I didn't devote time to it. And I don't really have a lot of free time in the first place, which usually means my relationship with you gets a little, back burner-ish. I apologize. For reals. You're special to me, and I do want you in my life. I haven't forgotten you, and I promise to try and show you that I care about you, in little ways, and more often. We can make this work, I know it.

Love always,
J

Sanity

American public, please learn about basic economics. It's really a much more simple subject than you are led to believe, and it's pretty interesting and applicable too. Your lack of even the most elementary concepts is what has brought us here today, and until you spend some time learning about more than MTV, the cycle will only get worse. This webpage/orginization is a good start.

Best Super Bowl Ad ever.

Best Music of 2008

Looking back at what came out this year, there really isn't a whole lot that I've been super excited about. Usually when I think about this type of thing it's hard for me to narrow it down to only 10... this year I don't even think I can even think of 10 that I feel genuinely belong on a "best of" list. Rather than a "10 Best Records of 2008" it's more like a "Better than the rest of the crap" type list. I guess I'll break it down into sub-categories to better spell out what I think. Seriously, a pathetic year for music.

Good:
Thrice- The Alchemy Index (half came out in 07, but the other half in 08, so it counts... sort of)
Sigur Ros-Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
Death Cab For Cutie- Narrow Stairs
Fleet Foxes
Sayvinyl- God Forbid
First Wave Hello- God Bless, Devil You
NIN- The Slip

Biggest Disappointments (should of/could have been amazing):
Damiera-
Mock Orange- Captain Love (but at least it's growing on me a little)


Get away from me:
Vampire Weekend
Coldplay
Guns N Roses (2008)
The Hold Steady


I have recently gotten, but I haven't totally absorbed yet (so maybe would have otherwise been on the list if I wasn't lazy):
TV on The Radio
Portishead
The Fireman
Amos Lee
Dead Confederate
M83
Ryan Adams


Songs I was obsessed with from time to time this last year (not necessarily released in 08):
Norma Jean- Robots 3, Humans 0
Paramore- Decode
Radiohead- All I Want
Leona Lewis- Bleeding Love
Owen- Never Meant
The Whigs- Right Hand On My Heart
Brighten- Love On My Mind
Mock Orange- Song In D
First Wave Hello- I Don't Want to Be Down
Fleet Foxes- Blue Ridge Mountains
Kings Of Leon- Sex On Fire
Thrice- Firebreather, The Whaler, and Broken Lungs
Jawbox- Mirrorful
The Beatles- She's Leaving Home
Alexisonfire- This Could Be Anywhere In the World
Saosin- Voices
Brand New- Jesus
The Life and Times- I Know You Are
Sia- Breathe Me

Guilty pleasures

Maybe if the singer would somehow overnight become in her mid-20s it would make the huge crush I have on her less creepy.