This summer has been great for music. The new Arcade Fire is an album that has started to grow on me. They have always been a band I liked but really didn’t listen to that much. After hearing The Suburbs I think I’ll be going back and re-listening to their other albums a bit more. You can listen to The Suburbs in its entirety below. Make sure to check out the song Wasted Hours, which is a bit of a stand out on the album to me.

Let me level with you. (Sorry I couldn’t resist.) It’s been a bit of a crazy month so far. My wife and I just about finished the master bedroom upstairs (I’ll post about that when it’s done) and we’re getting ready to rip apart the bathroom. Monday our new counter tops for the kitchen finally came, but there was a problem. I didn’t level the old cabinets. Our house is 100 years old this year and the cabinets though they aren’t as old as the house are no spring chickens themselves. They were so off level that the installers took the counter top back and told me I needed to level everything before they could install. Feeling a bit embarrassed and disappointed I’ve spent my evenings this week getting the cabinets ready so that the installers can come back next week. You can see how off the cabinets are in the photos. My plan once I have all the wood in is to sand down the sides, fill the gaps and paint it all to match so that it looks seamless. At least all this has helped me get good at cutting freehand on the table saw.

To see previous posts about our DIY “renoing” click here.

I’ve seen a lot of time lapse video. What sets this one apart are bright colored running suits, geese and a sweet catchy song. I’ve been slowly working on a catchy song mix to listen to as I paint the house and this is definitely on the list.

I saw this video on Gizmodo. On June 21, David Kassan streamed a live finger painting on an iPad. I’m not sure I like the idea of painting on an iPad, but it is pretty amazing. I would miss the real paint.

I have to thank Andres Guzman for sending me a link to his site a couple weeks ago and apologize for not posting about it sooner. Andres has a great body of work that’s right up my alley. I especially like the movement in his drawing. He’s got some great subject matter as well, from Zombies to reporters to skateboard related stuff. Check out his site here.

Just saw this video the other day and thought I’d share. The song is pretty good, but the video is a lot of fun.
You can check out the site here.