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We Were Promised Jetpacks – It’s Thunder And It’s Lightning
We Were Promised Jetpacks is an indie rock band from Edinburgh, Scotland, comprising Adam Thompson (vocals, guitar), Michael Palmer (guitar), Sean Smith (bass) and Darren Lackie (drums). The band’s debut album, These Four Walls, was released on 15 June 2009 on Fat Cat Records. I recently just came across them while I was digging through [...]
Sufjan Stevens – Vesuvius
The Age of Adz (pronounced odds) is Sufjan Stevens’ first full-length collection of original songs since 2005’s civic pop opus Illinois. This new album is probably his most unusual, first, for its lack of conceptual underpinnings, and second, for its preoccupation with Sufjan himself. Vesuvius off of The Age of Adz pulls you in right [...]
Lemolo
Lemolo followed me on twitter this last week and I noticed they were local to Seattle so I decided to check them out. When I first hit play I was honestly skeptical when a extremely simplistic electronic beat started. In hopes that it would get better I waited to see if it would build but [...]
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Day 3 Biking – 31 Days of 31 Activities
Since I’ve moved back to the Northwest my road bike has been sitting in the garage. So, for my third day it seemed fitting to pump up the tiers and take the trusty bike out for a spin down at the Cedar River Trail. I haven’t had such a calming experience like that for a [...]
Read MoreHohm – Condo & Apartment Update
By popular demand Hohm is now available for condos and apartments. The screen shot below show that in “The Essentials” section you can now select a condo or apartment for the “Type of home”. When you select a condo or apartment the questions throughout Hohm will be modified to better fit those living situations. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqQ4vBsXNbE&hl=en&fs=1&]
Read MoreDay 2 of 31 Days of 31 Activities
So the story goes on the second day that the initial idea had to be ditched since Cory and Karl ran supper late. However, I had a backup event in my pocket and we drove out to Bellevue, WA to Sky High Sports. If you haven’t been to this place you need to go at [...]
Read MoreSeattle City Lights Announces Data Feeds
Today Seattle City Light is the first utility to announce that it is offering customers the ability to link their electricity consumption data with Microsoft Hohm.”Our customers understand that energy conservation means lower bills and less impact on our environment,” Superintendent Jorge Carrasco said. “We want to help them use less of our product by [...]
Read MoreTag Talk
Another show another day… Yesterday Nadia and I started a new show at Microsoft called Tag Talk (below is our first video). In this initial video we talked about some recent developments with Tag in Golf Digest and Get Married. Watch the video below for more details. Let us know what you think and if [...]
Read MorePoo Poo Point – Day 1 of 31
Today was the first day of the 31 days of 31 activities. I started the project when I was traveling the last couple of days but it didn’t seem fitting to put them in since it wasn’t in the northwest. Anyways my long time friend Cory and I met up at Poo Poo Point in [...]
Read MoreWest Coast Green Intro
The past couple of days I’ve been out in Fargo, ND. I wanted to post a little sample of what I’ve been working on prior to heading out to West Coast Green. I hope you enjoy the sample video and there will actually be a whole series coming out shortly. Keep an eye out as [...]
Read More31 Days of 31 Activities – Schedule
For a personal project/experiment I’ve decided to do 31 activities in 31 days. This is a rediscovery of the northwest for me since I’ve recently moved back to the Seattle area (note first five days will not be in the Northwest). After each event I’ll post up a new video for everyone to see, hopefully [...]
Read MoreNeed Ideas for 30 Days of 30 Activities!
In less than two weeks I’m going to be starting my new project for October; 30 days, 30 activities. I wanted to post this up to see if anyone has some suggestions. I’ll be posting my calendar of events publicly next week. Main events are hiking, overnight hiking, rock-climbing, bungee jumping, kayaking, mountain biking, road [...]
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