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JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-06-24 10:27:09
December 21 2010 01:04 GMT
#1
10 things you should know about (XVI):




2. favorite albums 2010

+ Show Spoiler [honorable mentions] +
Girls - Broken Hearts Club EP
Class Actress - Journal of Ardency EP
Caribou - Swim
Interpol - Interpol
Yeasayer - Odd Blood
Delphic - Acolyte
Grimes - Halfaxa

10



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2



1


#1 was an easy decision. I haven't been able to put down Beach House's Teen Dream since hearing the single "Norway" last year. every track is some masterwork in subtle, melodic pop — simple enough to love on first listen, but with the depth to reward months of obsession (every time I listen I find a beautiful new lyric/synth line/melody to dwell on). Victoria Legrand's voice carries the album; it's sublime.

it'd be a crime not to play Teen Dream straight through (click the album art to download), but I'll mention my four favorites anyway: "Walk in the Park", "Lover of Mine", "10 Mile Stereo", "Take Care" (is heartbreaking)

Beach House is playing seven more shows on this album, all in the US and all in February. in the name of all things holy: go to one.

See also: my favorite albums 2009
+ Show Spoiler [Beach House live on Conan] +




3. belated gift guide

yeah yeah, five days until Christmas is stupidly late for a gift guide. so maybe you'll just buy some of this cool shit for yourself, or get expedited shipping, or find it in a store. in any case:
  • Amana nordic scarves | $17 — attractive, well-made scarves for $17. a scarf is the quintessential xmas gift, and you can't go wrong here. check out the tartans too.
  • one of Ork's city neighborhood posters | $22 — cool for a sibling going off to college, or for anyone else who might want to remember home
  • crystal head vodka | $45 — for your drinking buddy
  • J. Press knit tie | $60 — this is just a wardrobe essential, for dressing up a jacket or dressing down a suit. see also: this alternative to a regular tie pin
  • you are beautiful pencils | $10 — I dunno, could be a cute little gift for your girl who is a student/likes to draw?
  • a 2 finger ring | $55 — speaking of: if I had a girlfriend this xmas, I'd definitely be buying her a 2 finger ring.
  • Netflix | $10/month — my brother got me a netflix subscription last xmas, and it ended up being one of the best gifts I've ever received. the on-demand selection is getting pretty amazing (I recommend In the Mood for Love, The Great Happiness Space, and britcom Coupling, for starters), and I went through all of both Mad Men and The Wire on netflix DVDs (just starting Deadwood — is this show any good?)
  • Take Ivy, photos by T. Hayashida | $14 — half style guide, half cultural phenomenon. when this book hit Tokyo in 1965 it caused a sea change in young Japanese fashion; now it's finally been reprinted in the US. inside: great photography, classic prep style, and comically idyllic descriptions of American college life. a good gift for someone looking to dress better, or any college student really.
  • Fox River four layer glove | $30 — just a very warm, very good-looking glove at a very good price. if your giftee uses an iphone, try these $20 UO gloves (I've a pair and girls comment on them without fail, no idea why)
  • all-black playing cards | $17 — just boss. (warning: no shipping to Australia. sorry Scaramanga)
  • this 2011 agenda | 19 euro — every week is accompanied by a connect-the-dots of some iconic art! and: attractive typesetting.
  • Barrett Alley disciple wallet | $95 — Barrett Alley makes leather goods (check out all his stuff) that are mad expensive because they're distinctive and will wear beautifully (last forever). this is a nice wallet made out of pretty thin leather — a fresh alternative to your typically massive tri-fold
  • Mad Men Season 1 | $ 17 — on sale from $ 40 at Amazon
  • subscription to GQ | $12 — something that you don't have to worry about getting shipped before xmas day, and probably the best American style magazine.
  • one of the watches I mentioned here (accompany it with some bands). or, for someone who needs a more formal watch (and is worth spending several hundred (!) on), one of these gorgeous uniform wares watches
  • any of the bags here



4. Dynamic Structure 29117



art by Willem van Weeghel




5. Doodling in Math Class



here for the complete series, they're all brilliant

See also: her various other cool vids
impossible fractals
how to draw an impossible triangle
not sure what this is, but it mesmerized me




6. favorite songs 2010




7. http://fraternite-ou-la-mort.tumblr.com/

(my brother and I share cool stuff with each other here)




8. body drum kit






9. http://teamliquidgossip.blogspot.com/

TeamLiquid Gossip Girl was a petty, flash-in-the-pan blog devoted to TL gossip. It hasn't been updated in about a year, and only has a handful of entries total. But some of them are interesting (including this rundown of rpf's famous facebook thread). Blog has too much of an agenda to take seriously, but for TL nerds it's really fun reading. (Does everybody already know about this?)




10. potpourri

+ Show Spoiler [rubber hitting the road] +
for ladies: http://www.iwanttobeher.com/

http://williameadon.com/inprogress/ip1.html

http://work.fourteensquarefeet.com/#812063/Poor-Me


"omfg ima play this song the day i get married"






watched this video while in a stupor from studying corporations 12 hours straight. cried laughing.

http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/index.html
is this supposed to be fun? it's totally maddening. I averaged 2.69 error on my first runthrough, and gave up there



http://yearinreview.twitter.com/

Sedia 1 - How to assemble your chair from Ville Tanttu on Vimeo.




hoooooooo boy is she off the deep end hahahaa so visibly annoyed at the interviewer's "hand pose"

http://everetthiller.imgur.com/my_holiday_party



http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/let-it-dough/

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11. CHRISTMAS BONUS!: Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas

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Download it

merry xmas TL! here's my favorite christmas album. it's the only xmas music you'll ever need. put it on, grab a hot drink, and enjoy hanging with your friends/family this holiday.

best wishes everyone




back in time: XV XIV XIII XII XI X IX VIII VII VI V IV III II I

****
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Glaven
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada554 Posts
December 21 2010 01:11 GMT
#2
Hot. As usual. Haven't looked at everything yet but just putting this out there right away.
Special Tactics
SubtleArt
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
2710 Posts
December 21 2010 01:12 GMT
#3
Another great blog in a great series, although that first girl looked a bit like a man Oo
Morrow on ZvP: "I'm not very confident in general vs Protoss because of the imbalance (Yes its imbalanced, get over it)."
Bright]
Profile Joined March 2010
United States118 Posts
December 21 2010 01:16 GMT
#4
Beautiful as always JWD. So classy! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you teamliquidians.
Track 1
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
December 21 2010 01:16 GMT
#5
On December 21 2010 10:12 SubtleArt wrote:
Another great blog in a great series, although that first girl looked a bit like a man Oo

girl: hey hi, will you buy me a drink?
SubtleArt: no sorry, you look a bit like a man Oo

hahahaha you must be kidding dude
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Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
December 21 2010 01:19 GMT
#6
That math doodling video is absolutely brilliant... However, if I took the time to learn them, I don't think I'd be all that great in the class itself.
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
16986 Posts
December 21 2010 01:23 GMT
#7
Ooh, Gemini by Wild Nothing?

Summer Holiday was playing in a coffee shop I was at back in...September? I absolutely loved the song and asked the barista what was playing. First time I've ever done that

As always, ♥ :D
Moderator
n.DieJokes
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3443 Posts
December 21 2010 01:25 GMT
#8
The doodling in math class blew my mind, thanks JWD
MyLove + Your Love= Supa Love
Oracle
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada411 Posts
December 21 2010 01:32 GMT
#9
The doodles are amazing, probably because im majoring in combinatorics (graph theory). So a little bias here and there.
Z3kk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4099 Posts
December 21 2010 01:32 GMT
#10
So much awesomeness! I hope this blog series lives forever and goes to MDCLXVI or something
Failure is not falling down over and over again. Failure is refusing to get back up.
LSB
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5171 Posts
December 21 2010 01:37 GMT
#11
TLGG was amazing... It must live on!
Once is an accident. Twice is coincidence. Three times is an enemy action. Bus Driver can never target themselves I'm sorry
cLemenZa
Profile Joined November 2010
England66 Posts
December 21 2010 01:39 GMT
#12
Another epic post, this will take me hours to get through, where do you find the music??
'The sun never sets on the British Empire,' 1919
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9756 Posts
December 21 2010 01:42 GMT
#13
heheheh i look forward to ever one ^_^
boomer hands
emperorchampion
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9496 Posts
December 21 2010 01:44 GMT
#14
Beachcomber's Windowsill is amazing, best album in recent memory. Thanks for all the blogs this year, lots of great music to listen to, and always interesting stuff!

Merry Christmas/Happy New Year!
TRUEESPORTS || your days as a respected member of team liquid are over
YoonHo
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada1043 Posts
December 21 2010 02:04 GMT
#15
Man, just looked at everything that you had on your list, some of them I've seen before, but most of them I've never even heard of. I want to talk about all of it but that's going to be way too long lol. I'm just going to thank you for all the amazing blogs :D.
IUFam Golf Wang~ NrGsteve
`Zapdos
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States935 Posts
December 21 2010 02:07 GMT
#16
Love your blogs as always, thanks <3
www.twitch.tv/thezapdos come watch me :]
Node
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States2159 Posts
December 21 2010 02:15 GMT
#17
<3 Beach House. Zebra's my favorite song on the album, I took the time to learn to play it on guitar and it's just so soothing to play it now and then. I had a chance to see them live, but didn't take it. Stupid college student budget. I intend to put up a blog regarding the bands I did get to see (one of the best years I've had for concert-going) at some point, so look forward to that.

Seriously, though, so much great music this year. It was a year of solid and established bands putting out really really solid albums. Not a very surprising year, but a damn good one. I won't disagree with your list outright, but I will say that I've been listening to Avi Buffalo's debut LP and Sufjan Steven's newest an awful lot lately.

Also, in honor of blog #XIV, I'm doing my damndest to get the peacoat you linked for christmas.
whole lies with a half smile
jon arbuckle
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada443 Posts
December 21 2010 02:19 GMT
#18
Who posted Lower Dens on the brotherly blog?
Mondays
Node
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States2159 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-21 02:22:09
December 21 2010 02:20 GMT
#19
Also, <3 the Doodling in Math Class video for the shout-out to Mr. Tusks. (just a TINY bit awesome)
whole lies with a half smile
wooozy
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3813 Posts
December 21 2010 02:23 GMT
#20
anyone else unable to get greensleeves.mp3 in the charlie brown christmas album? corrupt for me and tried re-downloading twice =(
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