http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz sharing a soliliquy - a personal blog of shawnz Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:28:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was shocked to hear K'naan, the emerging Somalian singer/rapper, on KROQ - SoCal's modern rock juggernaut radio station. It turns out that FIFA has made Waving Flag the official song of World Cup 2010. Its an excellent choice of song from a talented musician, and it has ... http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=196 Coachella 2010 wrapped up 2 weeks ago and I'm just getting around to writing up my review/thoughts. It was a wonderfully mild weekend, with highs not surpassing 92 degrees. More importantly, Saturday and Sunday were overcast. I've never had a better Coachella weather experience. Kudos to Goldenvoice for moving ... http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=194 The elected Texas Board of Education has decided to rewrite student textbooks to represent conservative philosophy; for example, emphasize John Calvin over Thomas Jefferson and undermine the existence of the separation of church and state doctrine in the founding founder's thoughts. Its clear that what we learn in our ... http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=193 "Short Skirt / Long Jacket" I want a girl with a mind like a diamond I want a girl who knows what's best I want a girl with shoes that cut And eyes that burn like cigarettes I want a girl with the right allocations Who's fast and thorough And sharp as a tack She's playing with her ... http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=192 Its sad that the 2009 recap follows the 2009 predictions. This blog has been left for the dustbin, and for that, i apologize. . to myself, mainly. I've kept this thing going for a few years now, after starting my first blog (dystopia) in 1995, so I figure why ... http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=191 A sweeping wind came through Los Angeles yesterday evening and brought biting air, while wiping away the smog. And it reminds me of the feeling I have every four years, in fall, where I'm usually trying to figure out political choices between the least of several evils. But ... http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=188 Airborne Toxic Event, a band from Los Feliz, CA, has a series of acoustic versions of their songs that are completely amazing. The song below, gasoline, features brush hits on a snare and an upright bass, for a version that surpasses the album song. I saw Beck last ... http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=186 King of King is an amazing, gripping documentary about the title for the national high score for the original arcade version of Donkey Kong. As insane as that premise sounds, that is completely true. Billy Mitchell, as an awkward teenager, set the high score in Donkey Kong in 1982 that ... http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=185 http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=184 http://www.brainvomit.com/shawnz/?p=183