February 2012
3 posts
Dance Central
Even though I’m tall, lanky, uncoordinated and a bad dancer, I secretly enjoy dancing. Yes, I’m mildly embarrassed by doing it, enjoying it, etc.
My mammalian partner and I (don’t worry, we are of the same species sicko) love to watch So You Think You Can Dance. I think we’ve watched pretty much every episode of every season.
Combine the love of dance, with my obvious...
YahZarah
Rdio has been great for me to help discover new music. I like to follow “similar artists” starting with artists I know I like. The latest I’ve found is an artist named YahZarah, who used to be Erykah Badu’s backup singer. Her latest album, The Battle of the Purple Saint James, is great. It reminds me of Janelle Monae’s last album that was my favourite album a couple...
Treme, David Simon and Professor Longhair
I have finished watching Season 1 of the David Simon show, Treme. Simon is the creator and a writer of my favourite show ever, The Wire. His current show, Treme, does not disappoint either. It follows the city of New Orleans, post Hurricane Katrina.
I love Simon’s style. He writes in a way that captures the deeply intertwined and dependent nature of real life, coming at a topic from the...