2.04.2009

D'Angelo's musical genius

I've always been a huge fan of D'Angelo. His was the first concert I went to that really inspired me. His songs create a soulfulness that's palpable and you just cannot help but get lost in its grooviness. Anyways, I was listening to "Africa" (seriously one of my favorite songs of all time) and I went on a hopeful google search to see if he was ever going to come out with another album. What I found was the image below posted on his website and now I'm a happy boy. I also remember hearing a while back that John Mayer was going to collaborate with the man himself, which would be phenomenal. I hear a lot of D'Angelo's neo-soul influence on Mayer tracks like "I Don't Trust Myself" and "Vultures." I'm waiting in full anticipation for the new album.

2.03.2009

Freerice.com - Donate rice for free (no gimmick just do it)

Not too long ago, I was looking for some of the top websites (research for creating my own) and I found this beautifully simple site called freerice.com. Basically you just play trivia games and for every question you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated on your behalf. I've found no reason to believe that this is a fraud or that they aren't making full good on their promise. The rice is provided by the ads at the bottom of the page. What an amazing and uncomplicated idea. A bonus is that the games are guiltlessly (new word) addictive (although identifying the eastern European countries can be frustrating...so bunched together).










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