Music: Tycho - Awake

For some great ambient rock that blends nicely into the background at work, I've really been enjoying the album "Awake" by Tycho. Because, really, I can't rock out to Hall and Oates' greatest hits EVERY day.

I'm hooked on "Pop Culture Happy Hour"

I got the recent podcast recommendation for NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour and I am hooked. I'm doing what I usually do with a new podcast I've deemed "subscription worthy" and catching up on the last few months of content on my daily commute. It's a great feeling to come across a group of folks who's recommendations I can trust because there's a nice mix of shared interests (television shows, musicians, etc.) but also different interests so that I can discover movies or albums I might otherwise be blind to. It also helps there's a good amount of humor and geekiness on the show as well.

Jacob vs. Cupcake

A very happy first birthday to my little boy Jacob

Stephen Colbert and Daft Punk

Why yes, that IS Bryan Cranston...as if we need more reasons to love that guy.

I was catching up on some articles this weekend after getting back from a two week vacation in Hawaii (more on that later), and this was easily the best thing I've seen in awhile:

The Colbert Report
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Talk about turning lemons into lemonade :P

For more info on the circumstances leading up to this amazing Colbert creation, read here.

New Thor movie trailer

The new Thor: The Dark World trailer looks fantastic: