American Idol Double Takes

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

And we’re back with some more look-a-likes. I have to admit…the only thing I got out of this last season of the Bachelor was doing the Similarity post on some of the women. I’m going with my better judgement this time and am planning on not watching the next season. With all the crazy things going on right now I think it’s good for me to do mindless things like this. If you come up with more let me know and I’ll add to the post.


Robert Downey Jr. and Danny Gokey


Jason Segal and Matt Giraud


Ron Perlman (as the Beast) and Michael Sarver

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By Lauren in Funny, Lists

The Year in Music

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Being blessed to have a job where I can do this, I typically leave the music cranked up all day in my office while I’m writing code. I’ve noticed recently that I tend to get obsessed with an album for about 2 months and then will move on to something different.

Isn’t it strange how listening to certain albums can take you right back to the point in your life when you first discovered them? For instance, listening to One Part Lullaby by The Folk Implosion takes me right back to working at the movie theater in my Junior year of High School; listening to The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips takes me right back to the weeks Lauren and I began dating. It’s wild how music can do that.

Anyway, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the last year to see what albums had the most playtime for me. Click the links throughout the list if you want to listen yourself… I recommend all of them!

In Rainbows

Jan-Feb 2008 - In Rainbows - Radiohead

This one comes as no surprise since Radiohead is definitely one of my favorite bands; I became obsessed with them in college, and if you did any work in the DMS lab at Union, you’ll know that they were pretty much all that we listened to in there (when Donnie Darko wasn’t playing, of course). I think this is their best album since OK Computer. Favorite track: House of Cards.

Sound of Silver

March-May 2008 - Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem

I picked this up on a whim on day at work and listened to it for weeks straight without listening to anything else. If you want something upbeat that WILL stay in your head for months, this is the album. Favorite track: Someone Great.

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By Eric in Life, Lists, Reviews

A Few Similarities on “The Bachelor”

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

If you’ve been watching this season’s The Bachelor, you may have noticed the same thing Eric and I did - there’s several bachelorettes that look extremely similar to celebrities. A couple might be stretches, but I think we accurately pin pointed these look-alikes.

Eva and Naomi

Eva Mendes and bachelorette Naomi

Sandra and Nikki

Sandra Bullock and bachelorette Nikki

Amy Grant and The Bachelor's Jillian

Amy Grant and bachelorette Jillian

Patrick Swayze and bachelorette Stephanie

Patrick Swayze and bachelorette Stephanie

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By Lauren in Funny, Lists

10 Things I Love About OS X

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

So, chances are that you may be receiving or considering purchasing a new computer for a loved one this holiday season. My obvious recommendation to you before you consider picking up a Dell or something from a Black Friday ad at Best Buy is to go for a Mac. It should come as no surprise to you that I’m making this recommendation due to my persistent gushing about everything Apple on this blog and my twitter.

First, a little background that you probably don’t care about (you’re probably just reading this to kill some time anyway, so who are you to complain ;-) ). I was an avid Windows user until the Fall of ‘05; truth be told I really hated Macs before then. I always thought OS X was slow, unstable and just not as powerful as my rock solid copy of Windows XP. However, Apple fixed all of my concerns with OS X Tiger; the operating system had matured with enough powerful features to lure me away from the Windows world I had been attached to for so long.

Let me be clear… I don’t necessarily dislike Windows; I still work in XP almost every day doing debugging, and it’s a fine, generally stable operating system once you’re used to it. I just feel that OS X has grown over the last few years to be the OS that everyone should be using. The user interface is just so much more powerful and well thought out that I lose productivity when I have to work on a PC for an extended period of time.

With all of that said, here’s a list of my favorite OS X features as they relate to my field and experience. Feel free to agree or disagree in the comments below!

10 - Stacks

To be honest, I wasn’t a big fan of stacks until just a few days ago. They’re basically just little expandable icons than sit in your dock acting as bookmarks for commonly used programs and folders.

My feelings changes once I began organizing my new MacBook Pro. I now have a stack for frequently accessed FTPs and a stack for my freelance client directory, both of which save me an average of 10-15 seconds each time I use them. More so, I don’t have to lose my train of though to open programs and dig through frequently accessed files. I’m a big fan now.

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By Eric in Geek Stuff, Lists