Listening to and Liking: The Head and the Heart

Portland Style or lack there of.

All I ever see in Portland are dudes wearing tight jean shorts rolled up at the knee. When did guys decide it was okay to start dressing like chicks?

I'll be the first to admit that I don't have the best style. But I would rather have no style than awful style. Call it what you want call, but the sissy hipster look has got to go. It's time for men to start acting like men again.

Battleship the movie?????

I guess you can basically create any story you want about ships shooting at each other and call it Battleship. But the question still begs to be asked, do we really need a big-budget movie based off of a game that has literally requires no strategy? I think not.

My prediction: The movie is as boring as the game.

Demetri Martin = Funny

I'm surprised it took me this long to stumble across this cat. He's good at what he does, and he inspires me to make charts.

Olympus XZ-1

I want this camera. Why? I will tell you. I want to take professional looking pictures and video, but I don't want to deal with something big and bulky. I want my wife to be able to use it without being confused about lenses and complicated setting. I want to be able to control the aperture and F-stop. Unfortunately, I don't want to pay $500 bucks for a camera right now. But maybe someday I will. And when I do, I will look for this one.

Pressure Check

Japan flipped the script on the U.S. to take the World Cup Finals. It felt very similar to the U.S. vs Brazil game, only this time, the U.S. was on the receiving end. You have to feel good for Japan and their story. But you can't help but know that the U.S. team missed a giant opportunity.

It's hard to keep the momentum after so many botched first half goals. The ladies still put on a good show. And according to my wife, had way better uniforms.

Young the Giant

Good find D to the K to the J. This is a great track.

The Cave Singers: Summer Light

Saw them live last week. The music was good but the show would have been better in a smaller venue.

Friendship Bracelets

GQ is trying to convince me that dudes should be trying to pull off the wristband thing. I'm not buying it, especially when half of their top picks cost over $100... for a wristband! No thanks.Watches? Yes. Braided fabric? No.

America!

Nothing beats the 4th of July in small town. When you're in the city, it can often feel like an obligation. But in the country, it always feels a little more genuine.

Obsurd Signs

Straight from HappyPlace.com, here are signs for stupid people, made by stupid people. Who know how many of them are actually real. Furthermore, who really cares? They're funny. Click on the link to read them all.