The Comet’s Flame

Wow. All I can say is wow.  This performance by Bon Iver is simply amazing.

Unfortunately, they only sing about half of the lyrics here for some reason. You can hear the whole song with less instrumentation if you wish.

I spent most of the afternoon today in Iowa City.  I had a few things that I needed to check/setup in my lab.  After that, I spent some time walking around downtown.  The weather was absolutely beautiful, and the city was surprisingly peaceful.  A few random people smiled at me.
I like being outdoors.
I like seeing […]

As some of you may know, I enjoy searching for interesting and unique indie music, and I feel that it is my duty to share some of my discoveries with you.
Put on your favourite hi-fi headphones and enjoy the ambient bliss of this song by English trip-hop band Massive Attack (with vocals by none other […]

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
-Albert Camus
While I don’t necessarily agree with that quote (there doesn’t seem to be an overabundance of warmth in my heart these days), I do believe that God has the power to control the seasons.  I am tired of winter, […]

Check out this adorable and quirky short film which I happened across while perusing music videos on YouTube.

A friend recently asked me what I looked like when I was a kid.  Well, thanks to my dad’s photography skills and my mom’s archiving/organizational skills, I was able to obtain some photographs which I believe will answer that question.

There are some things that I want to try to commit to in the new year:

Listen to the advice of those older and wiser than I (this, I think, deserves an entire blog entry, so I will try to write one at a later date).
Live more healthy (I have wanted to be a vegetarian for […]