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Julianna Barwick

I'm very much enjoying Julianna Barwick's album Florine. Although I'm bothered by musicians with boring, uncatchy names who refuse to come up with a title for their musical project (also known as a 'band name'), I will overlook it in this case because the sounds are so pleasing to my ear.

Florine sets a mood similar to the one I find myself in while listening to Brian Eno's Music For Airports, one of my all time favorite compositions. From what I can tell, her music is primarily many layers of vocals, with some piano, and perhaps strings, all utilizing a bit of reverb and moments of delay. Think of the vocalists for Sigur Rós, but with a woman's voice (not a huge stretch of the imagination).

The only drawback was the difficulty I had acquiring the disc, since there is apparently only one place from which to order a hard copy. Visit Ms. Barwick's website for details and more information on her, or go to her MySpace page and have a listen.

Magic Happens Here

While researching a very important topic–Patagonia, the region to which the fictional Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride retired–I came across this photo of a place called Desert Lake located in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina. The background features the 'emblematic' Mt. Fitz Roy.

Although it looks a bit chilly, there's something very mystical about it.

The Return of Zack Morris

To help Jimmy Fallon in his quest to re-unite the cast of Saved By The Bell (a noble cause, indeed), Mark-Paul Gosselaar (side note: why on earth is the hyphen between the first two names, not the last two...do people call him "Mark-Paul"?) made an appearance on Jimmy Fallon's late night show as Zack Morris.

Having grown up rushing home from school to watch every episode, I was happy to see Mark-Paul be a good sport and really go all out for this. If you were a fan of the show, you should definitely watch the clip.

Vice Squad

Perfectly worn-in jean jackets have a forcefield around them that enables you to stay at people’s houses for weeks without getting on their nerves. You can not do all the dishes you want and not buy any toilet paper ever and your host will just shake her smiling head and say, “What am I going to do with you?”

Hey everyone, it's Bob & David!

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