Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Mr Lonely

I've been trying to build up a solid playlist on youtube and came upon Lonely by Akon. I think it's pretty amazing how current artists can totally revamp old songs, in this case (which probably many people don't know about the older version) Mr Lonely by Bobby Vinton. I was also surprised by how tame the Akon version sounds now, only 4 years later, when at the time I remember it breaking the mold. Funny how music progresses so quickly over time


Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I have nobody for my own
I am so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
Wish I had someone to call on the phone

Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier
Away from home through no wish of my own
That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I wish that I could go back home

Letters, never a letter
I get no letters in the mail
I've been forgotten, yes, forgotten
Oh how I wonder, how is it I failed

Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier
Away from home through no wish of my own
That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I wish that I could go back home



Gotta say, I prefer Akon's version.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Twitpic

Share photos on Twitter!



If you already have a Twitter account, you can simply go to Twitpic and sign in using your Twitter username and password. I was too excited about blogging about this so I haven't spent very much time exploring this new feature, but I LOVE posting pictures to share with other people. It will be refreshing to put them somewhere other than Facebook (somehow I feel pictures lose meaning on Facebook because everyone puts up tons and tons of pictures). Here's to hoping Twitter won't become too much like Facebook via applications galore.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The best blogs on the web

My goal for tonight was to go through my many bookmarks (120+) & delete everything that was old/irrelevant/etc... but of course I must check out each site before deleting the bookmark... which ultimately led to my finding the most overwhelming website I have come across in a long time... blogs.com



This site is the Mothership of all blogs, and not only has an endless list of different "top 10 blogs on __ topic", but has a search engine so you can specifically type in key words to find the best blogs written on that subject. OVERWHELMING! Looking through the top 10 lists, I found the best blogs about Japanese technology & culture, digital design, and blogs so green they'll make you want to go plant a tree. So if you want to become completely overwhelmed by how vast and diverse the internet is becoming, definitely check out this website (and the many many places it will take you). Looks like my list of bookmarks is going to be growing rapidly instead of shrinking and becoming more organized anytime soon. Oy.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Welcome

I don't have much time, but I wanted to get my blog up and started so here is my official post of welcome!!