Things that make me happy

When I was travelling around the country teaching speech and debate [no seriously, i did that], I had a tradition with Drew, my best friend on the team. That tradition involved our inability to sing coupled with our partial knowledge of the lyrics to “My Favorite Things.” I’m told the result was hilarious, but we [...]

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Ok I know this is old school, but when you’re a poor college student looking to give a really nice gift, you sink low.
I want to give an important girl in my life a laptop – as close to free as possible, for her to be able to continue to develop her photography skills. She [...]

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Coldplay

How does Coldplay make such beautiful music?
They have the whole package it seems; their lyrics are beautiful but relevant, their music flows so well.
Examples? How does Chris Martin make howling so beautiful towards the end of The Scientist?
How did they know that 3 repetitive chords would have such a powerful effect in Fix You.
How [...]

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