cant wait for kids

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1kXRmw/www.eatmedaily.com/2009/09/psychological-experiments-in-self-control-the-marshmallow-test/

i really like the kid who keeps smelling it

nemo!

hello agian

well hello!

dan won fantasy, but i am going to win streak!

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/9GNfty/youshouldhaveseenthis.com/
i rocked a bunch of these!

e.a.g.l.e.s.eagles

-jake

p.s. does anyone actually read this?
p.p.s.

playoffs & favorites

the Jets have made the 2009 NFL playoffs. This is amazing news. The game was FREEZING, but it was absolutely worth it. I can say I was at, most likely, the last game EVER played at Giants Stadium.

In other news, i was thinking about year end lists, and i thought i'd do one more. Songs. These songs were my favorites from 2009.

1) The Avett Brothers - Ten Thousand Words

2) Regina Spektor - Dance Anthem of the 80's

3) Vampire Weekend - Cousins (not sure if this counts, but i got it in 2009)

4) Phoenix - 1901

5) Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher than the Stars

6) Wilco - Wilco (The Song)

7) Jonsi - Boy Lilikoi

8) Passion Pit - Make Light

9) P.T. Walkley - Somebody

10) John Mayer - Who Says

notables: Phoenix - Liztomania; Paramore - The Only Exception; Passion Pit - Sleepyhead; Pearl Jam - Amongst the Waves; A Fine Frenzy - What I Wouldn't Do; The National - Ashamed of the Story I Told; Kings of Leon - Use Somebody

I probably forgot a bunch. Hope you enjoy the list. Definitely check these out.

peace, love & lists...Go Jets!

m.w.w.

J-J-J-Jimmy & the Jets

So, yesterday Rear Window was on TCM before I went out for New Year's Eve. This got me thinking. Last year, i watched Mr. Smith Goes to Washington before i went out to celebrate the eve. So from now on, every New Year's Eve before I get the party started, I am going to watch at least one Jimmy Stewart movie. Because, hey, what better way to say goodbye to a year than a great Jimmy Stewart movie. Next year I'll aim for The Philadelphia Story, or, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. This way Jimmy Stewart can be to New Year's Eve, what Bing Crosby is to Christmas (and every other Holiday, really). It's a simple analogy:

Jimmy Stewart : New Year's Eve :: Bing Crosby : Christmas

I like it. Plus now that its 2010, the year I graduate, I'm looking to start all the tradition I can, because in a few short months, it all changes (which I type as I'm sitting here listing to "O Tannenbaum" by Vince Guaraldi...I'm just not ready to let go of the holidays yet).

Anyway, I hope you had a really nice New Year's. Mine was pretty good. The best part was finding out my friend has an extra seat for the Jets' game Sunday night. I am going to the Jets' game!

Also, I tried two new varieties of Sam Adams: Boston Ale, and Brown Ale. Both were very good. I'm quickly finding out that Sam Adams does not brew a beer that I do not like. Next on the list is Cream Stout, or Imperial White. Probably Cream Stout because I don't have to go as far to get it as the Imperial White.

Have a great New Year's Day, and a great 2010.

peace, love, Jimmy & Jets,

m.w.w.

the Year's end

This is probably my most pretentious blog entry ever. The end of this year signaled the end of the "aughts." Why are they called that? I don't know. Anyway, one of my favorite parts of the end of the year, besides having a few weeks off from school, is the abundance of year end lists by music and movie reviewers. This year was special because we got both the year end lists, as well as the lists at the end of the decade. If there's one thing i enjoy reading, its a year end list. This year, the few that I read were all absolutely ridiculous. Rolling Stone said their number 1 album of the year was U2's new album, which i cannot even remember the name of. Pitchfork, of course, said the number one album of the year was the new Animal Collective album (the same was true for Spin magazine, as well i believe). Finally, Paste magazine had the Avett Brothers, "You and I and Love" as their number 1 album. First of all when it comes to U2's new album it's important to consider the fact U2 doesn't even like their new album. Pitchfork is going to love anything Animal Collective puts out. The Avett Brothers album is good, but I believe that there were a few far better albums that came out this year (the more ridiculous thing Paste did was call the Avett Brothers album the number 8 album of the decade, but that is neither here nor there). With all this in mind i guess i just wanted to make a list of all the things media related that i found interesting and fun this year!

Music (probably going to be different than what i "tweeted"). In terms of music, 2009 was nowhere near as great as 2008.
1) Regina Spektor - Far
2) The Decemberists - the Hazards of Love
3) the Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart/Higher than the Stars EP (Pitchfork put the Fleet Foxes LP and EP on their year end list last year, so i figure if they can do it, so can i.)
4) The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns (this album was something i got way towards the end of the year, and i listened to it a bunch of times, and really started to like them).
5) Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (this is actually isn't a GREAT album, i just think 1901 and Liztomania really make it notable.)

Some other good albums this year were Wilco's Wilco (the Album), Bowerbirds' Upper Air, The Avett Brothers You and I and Love, Real Estate's Real Estate .

Movies!

1) (500) Days of Summer

2) Adventureland

3) Zombieland

4) Up!

I didn't see many movies this year. Knowing was good as well, but not something I think i would put as one of my favourites.

Television

1) Glee

2) Modern Family

3) Community

-These 3 shows have no particular order. All of them are excellent TV shows.

Video games also had a good year. The ones i got were The Beatles: Rock Band, Left 4 Dead 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. All very fun.

Overall, 2009 was not that great for music and movies and stuff. Here's hoping 2010 is better.

Have a safe and happy new year.

peace, love, & multimedia,

m.w.w.

well, now what do i do?

Merry Christmas. I hope you had a wonderful day doing whatever it was you were doing. Santa brought me some very nice things, including a few Yankees things i can use to rub in all you Philly people's faces. Let me also say, it's nice to have a Jets jersey that doesn't say Favre on the back. One really great surprise gift was the first season of 8 Simple Rules, that show with John Ritter. I used to watch it when it was on, and its really cool to re-watch these episodes. Its one of the first shows I followed and watched. Its quite hilarious. Also, I have two seasons of Mad Men, as well as two seasons of Lost to get through. Not to mention Firefly when I get back to the bronx! So much TV to watch.

Anyway, Christmas was great. For Christmas Eve I went to two parties at family friends houses. Both were good fun. For Christmas the family and I went to my uncle's house and spent the day reading cards with movie quotes on them, some of which were eerily relevant (quotes from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, as well as the Hoffman favorite, "They call me Mr. Tibbs."), playing Christmas bingo, listening to Christmas music, and watching Elf. But really, i want to take this opportunity to talk about some tasty beers i got to sample! One great thing about being home is the selections of beer that they have around here. I got to try 2 different types of Sam Adams, the Honey Porter, as well as the Pale Ale. Both were really good. The place in town has such a nice selection of Sam Adams, as well as beer in general. I wish I could by single bottles like in the bronx so i could try them all! I also tried Magic Hat's Hefeweizen, which was very tasty as well. I'm not very big on Magic Hat, but this one was very good.

Hope your Christmas was just wonderful. It was for me. This Christmas season was one that i'll remember for a long time. Thanks everybody!

peace, love, and leftovers,

m.w.w.