Tuesday's Tunes: John Mayer - In Repair

Ok, I know a lot of people have a love/hate (or in some cases, hate/hate) relationship with John Mayer, but I quite honesty enjoy his music and believe him to be a very gifted musician.

So with that said, I'd like to share with you one of my favorite songs, "In Repair" a great song about love, heartache, and the healing process. (I originally had the YouTube videos embedded in the post, but the formatting was all funky, so please click on the links below to check out the musical goodness):

John Mayer - In Repair (Live at Webster Hall, NY)

And a special bonus for the musicians and songwriters out there, a little video about how John Mayer went about crafting the song:

• In Repair (One Song: One Day) In the Studio Pt1
• In Repair (One Song: One Day) In the Studio Pt2

Viva, Las Vegas

I returned this past Friday from a week-long work trip to Vegas. I share with you now some highlights:

• Saw Stephen Colbert during my delay in the Houston Airport
• When we finally got onto the plane after the delay, the lady next to me started flossing her teeth...in her seat...
• Had dinner with my in-laws at "The Buffet" at the Wynn hotel & casino
• Heard a great talk by James Cameron about how he got into directing and some very technical details on how he filmed the movie "Avatar"
• Attended a concert with Maroon 5 by the "beach" at Mandalay Bay. Yes, they haven't had any new material out in awhile, but I think they were perfect with the venue and lead singer Adam Levine seemed to have a good rapport with the crowd
• Found out my breaking point for going without any real Asian food is a threshold of about 5 days

Tuesday's Tunes: Muse

A quick nod to my friend's blog no carrots, please and her Music Mondays posts, which inspired this (hopefully) weekly feature.

Songs from Muse have recently made a come back on my heavy listening list, namely the radio-friendly "Uprising". I haven't caught them live yet, but I've vowed to try and see them this year if they come through Boston again.

In the video below, upon being told to mime to a pre-recorded track, the band plays a prank on an Italian TV show by swapping their instruments roles:

There's also some great concert footage from their 2007 concert in Wembley Stadium. Be sure to check out leading man Matt Bellamy's sparkling red Fender Jazzmaster guitar and matching red suit:

Valentine's Day 2010

[Note: I started a draft for this post in early March, but better late than never, right?]

For our first Valentine's Day as a married couple, we wanted to start tradition we could easily repeat for years to come. We don't like to battle the crowds in the restaurants and typically don't make too much fuss over the day, but still wanted to take sometime out to honor and be thankful for our relationship. The solution: to try cooking a new dish together. Our inaugural dish: Taryn's favorite brunch item, Eggs Benedict.

And now some pictures of our tasty results:

If you'd like to take a crack at it, here's Alton Brown's recipe for Hollandaise sauce.