My Favorite Music Of 2020

 This is a little late.  Oh well.

Artist: AWOLNATION

Album: Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders

Highlights: "Battered, Black & Blue,"  "The Best," and "Pacific Coast Highway In The Movies" 

Artist: Drew Citron

Album: Free Now

Highlights: "Kiss Me" and "Don't Know A Good Thing"

 

Artist: Katie Gately

Album: Loom

Highlights: "Waltz" and "Flow"

Artist: Lady Gaga

Album: : Chromatica

Highlights:  "Fun Tonight," "Sine From Above," and "Stupid Love

 

Artist: Lido Pimienta

Album: Miss Colombia

Highlights:  "Coming Thru," "Para Transcribir (SOL)," and "Eso Que Tu Haces"

 

Artist: Perfume Genius

Album:  Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Highlights: "Jason,"  "Nothing at All," and "One More Try"

 

Artist: Tennis

Album: Swimmer

Highlights:  "How To Forgive" and "Matrimony II"

 

 Artist: The Weeknd

Album: After Hours

Highlights:  "Alone Again" and "Blinding Lights"

Edited on 8/8/21

7 Scenes From Nature Too Ridiculous To Be Real (But Are) 

United Simulator of America - Watch as the states go to war against each other.  What state will reign supreme?

For me, North Carolina took over the country.

Spring 2021 Couture

My favorite Couture looks for Spring 2021:

Spring Fashion

 My favorite Spring 2021 looks: 

 

Some fun and interesting looks for Spring 2021:

 How Deep Is The Ocean?

Judge My Spotify - let this tool judge your taste in music.

 

My results: 

 > Your spotify was adult-skateboarder-retirement-home-

nobody-puts-baby-in-a-corner bad.

> Thank your obsessions with Green Day, adult standards, and (I've Had) The Time of My Life - From "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack for that.

> Based on your listening habits, I can also tell you your spotify was...

> stuck-in-the-fifties bad

> napping-in-your-mancave bad

> your-gen-x-is-showing bad

> conscious-uncoupling-rock bad

> bono-worshipper bad

> Here's what else is going on in your aural trash fire:

You listen to these tracks too much:

• Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
• I Believe in a Thing Called Love by The Darkness
• When I Come Around by Green Day
• Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
• Baba O'Riley by The Who

You stan these artists to an uncomfortable extent:

• Green Day
• Chuck Berry
• The Rolling Stones
• Daft Punk
• Alanis Morissette

You are 22% basic. Yeah, you've got some obscure artists like De Novo Dahl, but your real top ones are ultra-mainstream like Coldplay..

You're stuck in the 2000s. You know there's been good music since Franz Ferdinand, right?

Analysis finally complete.

Thanks for letting me see your music I guess.

Shutting down

 

My Thoughts:

I think I have only listened to "Time of Your Life" and "Don't You (Forget About Me)" once in the past few months, but I guess that was once too much.

I am not Gen X.  I am not that old. How dare you.

It is not my fault Spotify insists on putting "Baba O'Riley" in my Daily Mix all the time.

Has there really been good music since Franz Ferdinand?  I have doubts.

Chimera Painter  - Create your own monster.

8values - See were you stand on 8 political values.

 

My score:

 Cardboard Castles For Cats

Inspirobot  - Generate random inspirational quotes.

 Check out the panoramic view of the National Library of the Czech Republic

Rain Simulator - Play in the rain while staying dry.

What's the Weather Like on the Opposite Side of the World? 

True Facts About The Angler Fish

How to Recognize the Artists of Paintings 

What Fruits and Vegetables Looked Like Before Domestication 

Create your own online aquarium! 

Fall Fashion Bits

 My favorite Fall 2020 Couture looks:

My favorite fall models:

Fall Fashion

My favorite fall looks:

 

 

Looks that I think are interesting:

Use this tool to discover new music.

Take a virtual tour of Machu Picchu

Angry Baby Elephant!

Some of the oldest garments in the world.

ASCII Art - Convert images to ASCII art

My picture:

What Form Would Your Daemon Take?

My Results:

  Owl

Your daemon would take the form of an owl! Those who have owl daemons are intelligent and precise, though unlike other bird daemons they exude pure logic. They are observant and critical, preferring subtly and independence when it comes to pursuing their goals.

Owl Type:

 Barn owl

Your daemon would take the form of a barn owl! You are a loyal and perceptive individual who tackles adversity with patience. More so than others with owl daemons, those with barn owls are shy and passive, notorious planners that aren't particularly ambitious, but able to be flexible and adapt to changing situations. They are devoted to their loved ones and dependent on their support.

When deciding on your daemon's appearance, consider your barn owl's plumage. Barn owls can be melanistic or albino; a melanistic barn owl may be indicative of a secretive and ostracized person, while an albino barn owl may be indicative of a self-sacrificing and innocent person.

Fashion Bits

My favorite S/S 2020 Couture looks:




My favorite S/S 202 models:

Quiz: Can You Identify These Politicians, Athletes and Celebrities?

My results:

You answered 44 of 52 questions correctly, better than 91% of Times readers.

The people I got wrong were:

• PewDiePie
• Lionel Messi
• Markplier
• Emma Camberlain
• Deval Patrick
• John Delaney
• Michael Bennet
• Steve Bullock

Spring 2020 Fashion

My favorite Spring 2020 looks:





My favorite looks that are a little bit different:

5 Creepy Moments From History You Never Learned In School

The Chipmunks slowed done is surprisingly awesome. - I would totally listen to this willingly

Have fun and get frustrated playing with this typewriter simulator

Create a soundscape

Explore latitude and longitude with this tool

Cyanide & Happiness Random Comic Generator

Cute baby cheetah at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Resort 2020

My favorite Resort 2020 looks:

Tales of Madness From Behind the Scenes at the Oscars

Create photo-realistic landscapes using this tool.

Fall Fashion Bits

My favorite couture looks:



My favorite models:

Play Tetris for free!

https://strobe.cool/ - Try out this psychedelic optical illusion. 

Fall 2019 Fashion

My favorite looks for Fall 2019:


My favorite looks that are a bit different:

Use Google Maps to visit Cat Island! - Explore the area and see how many cats you can find.

An interactive tour of Rembrandt's The Night Watch.

Creepiest Science Experiments Ever - Very interesting. It seems science is on it's way to being able to explain different supernatural phenomenons.

Generate your own short story!

Here is my story: "Two Down-to-earth Uncles Shouting To The Beat"

Mandala Gaba - Mandala making tool

The Christmas Catalog Archive - Relive the past with this archive of department store Christmas catalogs.

Pre-Fall 2019

My favorite Pre-Fall looks for 2019:

"Harry Potter and The Portrait of What Looked Like a Large Pile of Ash"

A bot attempts to write a Harry Potter story.

Spring Fashion Bits

My favorite Couture looks:


My favorite models of the Spring 2019 season:

Spring 2019 Fashion

My favorite Spring 2019 looks:
 


Looks that I think are interesting:

Have You Ever Seen A Commerical So Cute It Made You Cry?

Optical Illusions To Blow Your Mind

Monsters From Around The World

http://mapfrappe.com/ - Compare sizes of geographic locations

Find out how accurate movies claiming to be "based on a true story" really are.

Vice Headline Generator

Vice is known for having absurd headlines.   Here's a website that will help you generate your own Vice headline.

My headlines:

We Acquired 7 Super 8 Videos That Confirm William Shakespeare is into Queer Children

Lil Wayne's Gym Buddy is Not a Child Porn Fanatic, But He is a Serial Killer

How Condoleezza Rice Thought Marilyn Monroe was a Transgender Scatologist

We Documented a Buddhist Creative and Didn't Save Them From Having Sex with Snoop Dogg

Over-the-Hill and Gay: Zurich's Rocket Scientists

Explore Anne Frank's secret annex with this interactive site

Resort 2019

My favorite Resort 2019 looks:

Triangulate a picture

My picture: 

Fall Fashion Bits

My favorite Couture 2018 looks:



My favorite models for Fall 2018:

Fall Fashion

My favorite looks for Fall 2018:




My favorite interesting looks for Fall 2018:

People Don't Know How To Spell Pregnant

The Metamorphosis of Escher - Explore the art and life of M.C. Escher

PaintsChainer - color a picture online

Elephant puppy

Favorite Music of 2017

My very late and incomplete list of my favorite music released in 2017.

  Edit: Updated list to add more music.

Artist: Various Artists
Album: Fifty Shades Darker Soundtrack
Highlights:  "What Is Love?" by Frances and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" by Zayn and Taylor Swift
The only good thing about these movies are their soundtracks

Artist: Foxygen
Album:  Hang
Highlights: "Upon A Hill" and "Avalon"

Artist: Goldfrapp
Album: Silver Eye
Highlights: "Faux Suede Drifter" and "Systemagic"

Artist: Gorillaz
Album: Humanz
Highlights: "Momentz" and "Ticker Tape"

Artist: Imagine Dragons
Album: Evolve
Highlights: "Believer" and "Rise Up
I get the feeling that Imagine Dragons are going to end up like Nickelback.  They are wildly popular now, but in ten years they are going to be a punchline and everyone will deny they ever liked them.

Artist: Japanese Breakfast
Album:  Soft Sounds From Another Planet
Highlights: "Road Head" and "Soft Sounds From Another Planet"
"Road Head" is the saddest song about giving road head ever.

Artist: Lana Del Rey
Album:  Lust For Life
Highlights: "Lust For Life," "In My Feelings," and " Tomorrow Never Came"

Artist:  Lorde
Album: Melodrama
Highlights: "Writer In The Dark" and "Perfect Places"

Artist: Magic Giant
Album:  In The Wind
Highlights: "Set On Fire" and " Glass Heart"

Artist: Perfume Genius
Album: No Shape
Highlights: "Go Ahead" and "Choir

Artist:  Sampha
Album: Process
Highlights:  "Kora Sings" and "Take Me Inside"

Artist: Sweet Crude
Album:  Creatures
Highlights: "Weather The Waves," Isle Dans La Mer," "One In The Hand," and "Finger Guns

Artist: Thievery Corporations
Album:  The Temple of I & I
Highlights: "True Sons Of Zion" and "Love Has No Heart"

Artist: Valerie June
Album: The Order Of Time
Highlights:  "Astral Plane" and "Two Hearts"


Honorable Mentions:

• "Fire Escape" by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
•  "No Reason To Run" by Cold War Kids
• "Be Our Guest" by Ewan McGregor
• "LOVE." by Kendrick Lamar
• "The Cure"  by Lady Gaga
• "Candy Pieces All Smeared Out" by Mew
• "3000 Megatons" by Pond
• Mr Lonely by Portugal. The Man (Feat. Fat Lip) 
• "SPL" by Vorhees
• "Spell It Out" by You Me At Six

The Sound This Image Makes - Sometimes weird, oftentimes funny.

context is for losers

How Some Famous Places Used to Look Like

Spring Fashion Bits

My favorite Spring Couture looks:




My favorite models for Spring 2018:

Spring Fashion

My favorite looks for Spring 2018:





Looks that I thought were interesting:

Linify - Create art using lines.

Mine:

Time Traveler by Merriam Webster - Find out what year a word was first used in print. 

Suprise!

What Goes On - Reference pages for what goes on in Beatles songs.

Let your flag fly

Music Shuffle Game

Rules: Put music on shuffle and answer the following questions.

1. This song describes how you die. - "People Are People" by Depeche Mode
 Am I going to be killed by a bigot?  That sucks.

2. This song describes your love life. - "Diet Mountain Dew" by Lana Del Ray
The first verse of this song is "You're no good for me/Baby, you're no good for me/You're no good for me/But baby, I want you, I want."  That doesn't sound promising.

3. This song will play at your wedding. - "O Fortuna" by Carl Off
Very ominous way to start a marriage.  Maybe because I'm marrying someone who's no good for me.

4. Add “in my pants” to the title of this song. -  "Good Vibrations" by Beach Boys
Good Vibrations in my pants!

5. This song will play at your funeral. - "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga

6. This is your theme song. - "Lonely No More" by Rob Thomas
How depressing.

7. This song will play when you think of someone you love. - "Rapture" by Blondie

8. Add “with a shovel and a screwdriver” to the title of this song.  "Sunday Morning" by No Doubt
Sunday Morning with a shovel and a screwdriver.  Maybe I spend my weekends building stuff in the backyard.

 9. This song describes your past week.  - "Please Please Me"  by The Beatles

10. This song will play when you’re missing someone. - "Jaws Main Theme"  by John Williams
Wow. 













   
   

The Oracle of Bacon

Play the Kevin Bacon Game

7 Times History Went Straight Slapstick

The Sorting House Quiz

This Sorting Quiz Will Tell You Which Hogwarts House You Truly Belong In

My results:

You Are 35% Ravenclaw, 27% Gryffindor, 21% Slytherin, and 17% Hufflepuff!

You believe above all in the importance of wisdom, which is why you undoubtedly belong in Ravenclaw, but your sense of adventure means you may also have an affinity for Gryffindor house. You are a thrill-seeker – you love to travel and there’s nothing more exciting to you than new experiences – and believe that adventure is essential in the pursuit of knowledge. You are brave, but would never intentionally put yourself in danger, placing you firmly in Ravenclaw.

Your slight compatibility with Slytherin house suggests a determination to succeed, though not at the expense of traits from your more dominant houses.

Fall Fashion Bits

My favorite Couture looks for Fall 2017:

My favorite models of the Fall season:

Resort 2018

My favorite Resort looks for 2018:

Make your own flag!

Project Implicit

Take A Test - Take quizzes to discover any biases you might have based on race, gender, religion, and other topics.


My results:

Arab/Muslim: Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Other People over Arab Muslims.

Native American: Your data suggest a strong automatic association for American with Native American and Foreign with White American.

Weapons: Your data suggest little or no automatic association between Weapons and Harmless Objects with White Americans and Black Americans.

Weight:  Your data suggest no automatic preference between Fat people and Thin people.

Religion: Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Judaism over Islam.

Gender/Career:  Your data suggest a strong automatic association for Male with Career and Female with Family.

Race:  Your data suggest no automatic preference between Black people and White people.

Sexuality:  Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Gay people over Straight people.

Age:  Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Young people over Old people.

Skin-tone:  Your data suggest no automatic preference between Dark Skinned People and Light Skinned People.

Gender/Science: Your data suggest a strong automatic association for Male with Science and Female with Liberal Arts.

Presidents: Your data suggest no automatic preference between Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump.

Disability: Your data suggest a strong automatic preference for Abled Persons over Disabled Persons.

Asian American: Your data suggest a strong automatic association for American with European American and Foreign with Asian American.

Fall Fashion

My favorite looks for Fall 2017:




Looks that I think are interesting:

Art Icons

I collect icons. More icons than I'll ever need. When I see an image I like, I save it, I crop it, and I resize it. I'm not going to use all this icons, but maybe  you can find an use for them. Save them to your computer and have fun.  They feature artwork from a wide rage of eras. 



These icons are 80 x 80

1)       2.)   3.) 

4.)    5.)  6) 

   

1.)  Love Sonnets by Marie Spartali Stillman, 1894
2.)  Two Ballet Dancers by Edgar Degas, 1879
3.)  Automn by Rosalba Carriera,1700s
4.)  Fruit by Alphonse Mucha, 1897
5.)  The Moon and the Stars by Alphonse Mucha, 1902
6.)  La Belle Femme

Click below to see more:

Draw a picture, get a photo image of your picture.

Paint with fractals

11 Christmas Foods That Should Exist But Don't

Buzzfeed Title Generator - Create your own fake Buzzfeed title.

I got:

36 Problems Only Cover Bands Will Understand

The 12 Most Important Things On Mars

12 Celebrity Impersonators Who Need To Be Banned From Celebrating Halloween

The 49 Most Adorable Cheeses Of 2013

The 43 Most Confusing Potatoes Of This Century

That's a lot of adorable cheese and confusing potatoes

Test Your Emotional Intelligence

Can you read facial expressions?

Best Music of 2016

This is late, but I have been busy.

Artist: Andrew Bird
Album: Are You Serious
Highlights: "Puma" and "Roma Fade"

Click below to see the rest.

Creepy Trends in Art

Spring Fashion Bits and Pieces

Spring Couture:




Favorite models:

Pre-Fall Fashion

What TV shows are popular where you live?

Can Google guess what you are drawing?