Kanye West is having a Radiohead Kid A moment with Yeezus. Y'all can quote me on that one.
Small fragments. Things I read, heard, or couldn't stop thinking about. These are too short for essays but too good to lose. Sort of like commonplace book meets tumblelog.
524 bits, and counting.
At what age does old man strength kick in?
When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire.
— Stars
Back in LA for a few days. Can't describe how much I miss this place.
Jay-Z and Rick Rubin recording "99 Problems."
Tame Impala sounds like The Beatles in the Magical Mystery Tour era combined with the Flaming Lips. Love this album!
I kind of hope that Paul McCartney takes Dave Grohl on his next tour. Can you imagine Grohl beating the drums on "Helter Skelter"? Man.
I want to wear a Superman suit and go skydiving.
Zojirushi water boilers are for people who are truly serious about warm beverages.
Earthquake or Caltrain?
The xx — "Sunset" (Live on KEXP).
The xx — "Fiction" (Live on KEXP).
That moment you realize "Tiny Dancer" is a never-ending song.
The last project I worked on at JPL was the Mars Science Laboratory, almost 6 years ago. Congrats to my former colleagues. Watching live.
NASA landed a rover on Mars using a sky crane. Kind of makes today's mergers, product launches, code deployments, and Git commits look lame.
Beach House's Bloom is an amazing album. Perfect music for getting stuff done.
Listening to the Beatles (Rubber Soul) with just the right earbud. It's an a cappella.
New toy.
Watching the eclipse.
Selling my Gretsch drum kit today. It's only poetic that the song playing is "Say It Ain't So."
Well hello, Austin, Texas. This is the first time we've met. I need this.