Here's another favorite of mine. I took it at Bear Trap Ranch near Colorado Springs, Colorado. It's one of my favorites because of the angle (I have a thing for high/low angle shots) and the greenish black-and-white filter I put on it.
It turned out sweet, and you TOO can experience the sweetness every day! Just go here and order it online, and a 8x10 glossy print will be on the way in no time.
#1 "Safe And Sound" by Chris Cornell from Carry On
I first found Chris Cornell after he sung the title song "You Know My Name" from Casino Royale. My friend had his solo album (I since then discovered Audioslave, and liked their first CD immensely), and it is mostly enjoyable, if mostly predictable.
This is one of the mostly forgettable songs. Weird balladish-vibe, boring lyrics, and inexplicable trumpets.
Cornell is better with Rage Against The Machine backing him.
#2 "Heaven Or Hell" by Lecrae from Real Talk
Lecrae is one of the most underrated rappers out there today. He's a Christian, and you can't help but tell. There's not one song of his that doesn't present the Gospel and can't lead you to Christ. He takes Romans 1:16 seriously.
This track is best summed up by it's hook:
"I hope that ya'll listening well, there's only two places to dwell Heaven and Hell And if you representing the first, I pray you're representing well Heaven and Hell."
#3 "The Incredits" by Michael Giacchino from The Incredibles
I love Michael Giacchino. He's a fresh composer that writes some varied and exciting stuff, including the scores to The Incredibles, Ratatouille, LOST, Fringe, MI:3, and a bunch of other stuff.
He's fresh, got great ideas, and he writes very uniquely for each project.
For instance, his score for The Incredibles (the first score of his I heard), is heavily jazz-influenced, with markings of old-school superhero music and action music. Just a really fun score.
And, as you can see from the track title, he names his tracks really entertaining things.
#4 "Main Theme" by Hans Zimmer from Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down is one of the essential guy movies, up there with Braveheart, Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, etc.
Hans Zimmer wrote a great, if predictable, score, that basically invented the rock/Arabic crossover music that's used so heavily in video games now.
This is one of his more creative tracks, with a woman and man singing in Breton, a celtic language. I have no idea why it's called the Main Theme, because the main theme is either bullets or Zimmer's pounding bass.
Still, it's haunting, and a cool contrast to the crazy war theme of the movie.
#5 "Up and Up" by Relient K from Five Score and Seven Years Ago
Good ol' Relient K. I've already posted why I love this band.
And this song is no exception. This is a great fresh start, motiviational, pump it up song. And on their B-sides album, it had a great acoustic version.
"I'm just trying to be a better version of me for you."
I'll be featuring some of my favorite photos I've ever taken, along with the link to my etsy store in case you want a print of it.
I really like this one. First of all, it features my awesome orange Converse All-Stars, my awesome shoes. It also has Strong Hall, the administration building at KU. I don't have the fondest memories of that building (I had a class in it, and it doesn't have air conditioning), but it's a landmark.
I took this during my last day of classes at KU, and it was taken from one of my favorite spots, Wescoe Beach. Which is actually just a huge concrete area in front of Wescoe Hall, a horrible-looking building. But it's fun to hang out there.
As you may or may not know, Omegle is a weird website that lets you randomly chat with a random stranger anonymously.
I decided to try an experiment with it and ask random strangers what they thought of Obama.
Here are the responses. Most are surprisingly civil.
#1 The Talkative Calm Person (a.k.a. the Internet Rarity)
You: What do you think of Obama?
Stranger: He is the worst president ever.
You: Why?
Stranger: His policies suck, he's hurting our country...
You: I'm doing this as a blog experiment for http://the-reactor.blogspot.com. Are you an American?
Stranger: Yes, I am.
You: Did you vote for him?
Stranger: No. McCain.
You: And what do think is America's future with Obama as president?
Stranger: Honestly... not good.
Stranger: If he suceeds in some of the things he wants to do, America may cease to exist.
Stranger: Which scares me.
You: What things would cause that, do you think?
Stranger: Well, we have already seen his economic plans do not work.
Stranger: Our unemployment is up, economy is done, companies are shutting down faster than ever.
Stranger: His plans he has set up are failing. The Cash For Clunkers thing? That lasted 4 days before we lost so much money, they had to stop it.
Stranger: And, with the health care policy, more people will become sick, and probably die from lack of treatment.
Stranger: He is doing nothing for education which continues to get worse in America.
Stranger: I could go on all day. lol
You: Well I think that's more than enough info. Thanks for your time, and be sure to check out the blog post!
#2 The Non-Starter (there were dozens of these)
Stranger: JULIANA
You: What do you think of Obama?
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#3 The Tangential Wanderer
You: What do you think of Obama?
Stranger: hey
You: What do you think of Obama?
Stranger: cool
Stranger: :)
You: Why is he cool?
Stranger: from?
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#4 The Racist
Stranger: yo
You: What do you think of Obama?
Stranger: I think his attempt to reform healthcare is admirable but hes a n***** so it will never get done
You: Alright, that's all I needed. Thanks.
Stranger: your welcome
#5 The One-Word Canadian
Stranger: hi
You: What do you think of Obama?
Stranger: hes alright
You: Why do you think that?
Stranger: idk
You: I'm doing this for a blog experiment on the-reactor.blogspot.com. How well do you think he's running the country?
Stranger: im from canada, so i dont know
You: Do you and your friends talk/hear much about him?
Stranger: no.
You: So do you have an opinion either way?
Stranger: naww
You: Alright. Thanks for your time.
Stranger: yep
#6 The Word-Of-Mouth Only Dane
Stranger: From?
You: What do you think of Obama?
You: I'm doing this for a blog experiment on the-reactor.blogspot.com.
Stranger: I dont know much about him
You: Where are you from?
Stranger: But I like that he wants to close Guantanamo :D
Stranger: Denmark
You: What is the general feeling about Obama in Denmark?
Stranger: Uhm, I think we like him pretty much ^^
You: Any particular reasons?
Stranger: Ehm, no idea xD
You: Just like him just because?
Stranger: I dont know, but I never hear anything bad about him
You: What kinds of things DO you hear?
Stranger: Nothing actually. But people dont like Bush over here..
You: Why is that?
Stranger: No idea
Stranger: I just hear people say that they dont like him .___.
You: Alrighty, thanks for your time. Be sure to check out the blog.
Stranger: Okay
#7 The Misspelling Anti-Bush Person
Note "quantanamo" and "irak."
You: What do you think of Obama?
You: I'm doing this for a blog experiment on the-reactor.blogspot.com
Stranger: I think he is better than BUSH
Stranger: :P but i wouldnt call him a messiah or anything
Stranger: :P
You: Why do you think he's better than Bush?
Stranger: for starters
Stranger: he is not from texas :P
Stranger: just joking about that part
Stranger: he has a fresh look on things
You: Any specific things?
Stranger: closing quantanamo bay
You: Any other things?
Stranger: removing the soldiers from irak :P
Stranger: anti-war thingy
You: And where are you from?
Stranger: removes the image of the former warlord america had :P
Stranger: former american
Stranger: living somewhere else
Stranger: :P
You: Where do you live now?
Stranger: Amsterdam
Stranger: Holland
You: Gotcha. Alrighty, thanks for your time. Be sure to check out the-reactor.blogspot.com for the post.
Stranger: yeah
#8 The New Yorker Who Likes Billy Mays
You: What do you think of Obama?
Stranger: got milk?
Stranger: ROPFL
Stranger: hes OK i guess
Stranger: i like bilyl mays better
You: Why do you like Obama?
You: I'm doing this for a blog experiment on the-reactor.blogspot.com
Stranger: why do i ?
You: Yes, why do you like Obama?
Stranger: bc hes a democrat he has the same views as i except internation health care
You: And where are you from?
Stranger: or free health care its a nice idea but no
Stranger: NY
You: What do you disagree with him about then?
Stranger: his health care ideas :P
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#9 The Baconface Rough Starter (who actually turned out to have good answers)
Stranger: BAcoNFacE?
You: What do you think of Obama?
Stranger: He deserves to be President rather than Hilary or Mcain.
You: And why is that?
You: I'm doing this for an experiment for the-reactor.blogspot.com
Stranger: Because Mcain's whole campaign was just his life story and how much he wanted to be president. D< & Hilary I just don't think should be the first woman president.
You: So why do you like Obama specifically?
Stranger: he's trying / going to fix the mistakes that Bush made and doing rather well if you ask me.
You: Doing well in what respects?
Stranger: He's done a lot of work in the short time he's been president. Already making actions to stop the war.
You: And what do you think of America's future with him as president?
Stranger: I hope that we can fix some things that he promised to fix during his campaign, like the war & healthcare & whatnot.
You: Alrighty, thanks for your time! Be sure to check out the post at the-reactor.blogspot.com.
#10 The Not-Sure-Who-Obama-Is Moon Person
You: What do you think of Obama?
Stranger: i love him
You: Why is thaat?
Stranger: he does good sex
Stranger: thout
You: Please explain.
Stranger: who is obama
You: He's the president of the United States. Where are you from?
Stranger: moon
Stranger: not bush
You: What's not Bush?
Stranger: gorge bush
You: What about Bush?
Stranger: i do not know
You: Okay, thanks for your time. This was for a blog experiment on the-reactor.blogspot.com. be sure to check it out.
