In keeping with my New Year's resolution to drink more before 5pm, I'm having a mimosa and refining my TOP TRACKS OF 2011..I tried to stick to music released in 2011 but there may be a few that are a little older. Sue me!
Jelly- what did I miss here? I'm sure a ton. Fill in the blanks, mamacita!
I'm On One- DJ Khaled (this song makes me feel like I'm somewhere really fun having a party even when I am in my car driving to work and don't have any purple in my cup)
Sleazy Remix- Ke$ha (The orignal remix from 2010 with just Ke$ha and Andre 3000 is amazing as well because Ke$ha gets to rap more, but how can you deny this super group...and the best rhyme of the year goes to Lil' Wayne with "smoking neon, Kings of Leon, Dynamite Napoleon")
A Certain Person- Light Asylum (an African American Alison Moyet, how can you go wrong? I love Yaz and I love this whole EP)
Long Heels, Red Bottoms- Trina (Trina is hitting her stride...and in really high heels which makes it even more impressive. The ultimate bad b#tch...can't wait for the full album)
Good For My Money- Baby Bash (Bashtown was a great album too, now that I think about it. So many good tracks...this is my fave though. Luv me some BB)
Man Down- Rihanna (Thanks for pointing this one out to me, Jelly! Anyone who says Rihanna isn't talented needs to listen to this one. Brumm bumpa bum)
The Real Her- Drake (I love Andre 3000's rap on this one, he is on a ROLL in 2011, hope he releases something of his own soon! And this album is really good, "Cameras" "I'm So Proud" ...tons of goodness)
Fancy- Envy & Fancy (first heard this one on Basketball Wives when Royce twerks it to Ludacris and shows all the girls how much more flexible she is than them. it was WAR after that...love me some Basketball Wives in 2012!)
Still In Love With You- Sade (Have always loved this Thin Lizzy track...and Sade doing it makes, well not BETTER, but more Sade-ish so that's great)
Teenage Dream- Katy Perry (Would I let my 8 year old daughter listen to this? Tough call, probably. With a speech beforehand* but I don't have an 8 year old daughter and mommy is kind of slutty.)
Claudia Lewis- M83 (this is a remix/remaster/release something or other of an album that came out 10 years ago but it's a great album and this version came out this year so it counts. If you aren't familiar with M83 listen to "Graveyard Girl" just once and you'll be hooked.)
Compliments- Tank (man, he really gets it doesn't he? i wuv woo, Tank)
Shut Up- R. Kelly (In addition to Love Letters, Kelz did another full album "mix tape" and this track is the gem...although "So Magical" a close second. It's on the web somewhere...not easy to get though, you have to want it. Now about that R. Kelly Cruise in October, I am socking it away in my piggy bank, where there's a will...)
I'm Beaming- Lupe Fiasco (He took me a while to get in to, sounds too polished and Kanye-ish at first listen but upon further listening a few songs stand out this being the best. Why it's a bonus track I'm not sure.)
In For the Kill (Skrillex Remix)- La Roux (I hope she's not a flash in the pan, this gal is rad. There are a zillion remixes of this track but this one is my fave)
Friday, December 30, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
OSU posts 100 years of farming research, homemaking advice online
This is really cool...and easy to use, I went to this link and just picked one thing at random and it's a really interesting article from 1957 about how to grow pole beans in Oregon. Well I guess it all depends on what one finds interesting.
FULL ARTICLE:
http://www.agweekly.com/articles/2011/12/22/news/ag_news/news44.txt
CORVALLIS, Ore. - More than 6,000 documents from Oregon State University that cover a century of agricultural research and homemaking advice are now available to the public online.
Dating as far back as 1888, the publications were produced by OSU's Extension Service and the university's agricultural research centers around the state. The materials include annual research reports and instructional guides covering everything from agricultural techniques to housecleaning.
The project was the result of a partnership between OSU Libraries and the university's department of Extension and Experiment Station Communications (EESC).
"These publications represent more than 100 years of communicating the university's research advancements for the benefit of Oregon's communities, natural resources and economy," said Peg Herring, the head of EESC. “Now they're digitally preserved, searchable and free to anyone in the world with an Internet connection."
The topics of the publications offer a glimpse of Oregon life over the past century and will delight Oregon history buffs. "Bulletin No. 1," issued in 1888, outlined how OSU's newly created agricultural research centers would operate. "Low Cost Menus for One Month," published in 1933, advocated giving three teaspoons of cod liver oil per day to young children to ensure healthy development. And a 1971 booklet titled "30 Days to Reality" explained what a credit card was and how it worked.
Oregonians can also find information from current publications to help with modern life. Recent titles in the database include "Canning Seafood" and "Composting With Worms."
All publications are available through OSU's institutional repository, ScholarsArchive@OSU. A direct link to the EESC publications is: http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/3904. Users can also find names of specific publications through the library catalog (http://oasis.oregonstate.edu/) and Internet search engines. The descriptions for out-of-date publications contain a disclaimer advising readers to search for the most current information in the OSU Extension catalog (http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog).
"It's a great publishing model, and a valuable partnership between EESC and OSU Libraries," said Sue Kunda, digital scholarship librarian. “The most current research-based information is in the OSU Extension catalog, and all publications are preserved online for the benefit of the university and the public."
FULL ARTICLE:
http://www.agweekly.com/articles/2011/12/22/news/ag_news/news44.txt
CORVALLIS, Ore. - More than 6,000 documents from Oregon State University that cover a century of agricultural research and homemaking advice are now available to the public online.
Dating as far back as 1888, the publications were produced by OSU's Extension Service and the university's agricultural research centers around the state. The materials include annual research reports and instructional guides covering everything from agricultural techniques to housecleaning.
The project was the result of a partnership between OSU Libraries and the university's department of Extension and Experiment Station Communications (EESC).
"These publications represent more than 100 years of communicating the university's research advancements for the benefit of Oregon's communities, natural resources and economy," said Peg Herring, the head of EESC. “Now they're digitally preserved, searchable and free to anyone in the world with an Internet connection."
The topics of the publications offer a glimpse of Oregon life over the past century and will delight Oregon history buffs. "Bulletin No. 1," issued in 1888, outlined how OSU's newly created agricultural research centers would operate. "Low Cost Menus for One Month," published in 1933, advocated giving three teaspoons of cod liver oil per day to young children to ensure healthy development. And a 1971 booklet titled "30 Days to Reality" explained what a credit card was and how it worked.
Oregonians can also find information from current publications to help with modern life. Recent titles in the database include "Canning Seafood" and "Composting With Worms."
All publications are available through OSU's institutional repository, ScholarsArchive@OSU. A direct link to the EESC publications is: http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/3904. Users can also find names of specific publications through the library catalog (http://oasis.oregonstate.edu/) and Internet search engines. The descriptions for out-of-date publications contain a disclaimer advising readers to search for the most current information in the OSU Extension catalog (http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog).
"It's a great publishing model, and a valuable partnership between EESC and OSU Libraries," said Sue Kunda, digital scholarship librarian. “The most current research-based information is in the OSU Extension catalog, and all publications are preserved online for the benefit of the university and the public."
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Sparkley Blue Hydrangea
ain't it purdy? i think so...it's a white hydrangea that has been spray painted and glitterized. i saw it and just couldn't NOT take it home with me.
NPR: Sugar Hiccup by Cocteau Twins, The Real Her by Drake feat. Lil'Wayne and Andre 300, Compliments by Tank
Friday, December 2, 2011
UPDATE: Disneyland!
Here is the 2011 Anton's 4th Birthday version...we sure did have an exciting, memorable, fun, exhausting, exhilarating, Disneyrific time!
Super excited for our trip...Anton, my dad, and I will have just as much fun as Ann and Mark I'm sure!
Super excited for our trip...Anton, my dad, and I will have just as much fun as Ann and Mark I'm sure!
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