June 28th, 2009 by Jason
I’ve always loved loved loved words. I love them on so many levels. I love reading, creative writing, wordplay, poems, song lyrics, etc. Its been quite a while since I’ve posted any word-creations other than inspiring articles/blog-posts, and I felt like changing it up. So here’s ‘Always Finish First’ a semi-wistful, ultimately-happy song I wrote to music that currently only exists in my head, but hey, enjoy.
And there’s more!
Here’s some words regarding SpiritSentient’s Evolved Clothing. It touches on some of the key differences we like to focus on
Biggerized versions here and here.
June 27th, 2009 by Jason
My love all things creative, artistic, inspired, etc. is well-known. As is my love for sharing. Combine the two, throw in some talented musicians… and you get this post. Enjoy
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Alyssa Bernal - Absolutely stunning covers, her style is very flowing, playful, honest… umm feminine
Recommended Youtube - I’m Yours [Jason Mraz], Please Don’t Leave Me [Pink], Love Story [Taylor Swift]
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Richard Cheese - Creates fun/funny/skillful lounge version of pop/alt. songs. Many people have heard of this guy…
Recommended - Chop Suey! [System Of A Down], Naughty Girl [Beyonce], Smells Like Teen Spirit [Nirvana], What’s My Age Again? [Blink182]
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Viktoria (Vika) Yermolyeva - Gah… stunning classically trainted pianist takes on all the best hard-rock, prog, metal, and alternative you can imagine. Her adaptations are truly beautiful, she catches every nuance, every solo, every bridge from the original band and incorporates it into her tablature. Can’t say enough good things… Wow. (Great to show people who can’t appreciate the beauty of harder music until its translated to piano or something
Recommended - Fade To Black [Metallica], One [Metallica], Nutshell [Alice In Chains], Raining Blood [Slayer]
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Marié Digby - Talented chick built some great recognition covering various songs she likes (Lil Wayne ‘My Life’ — so unexpected :D)
Recommended - Umbrella [Rhianna], My Life [The Game + Lil Wayne], What I’ve Done [Linkin Park], Love Hurts [Incubus]
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David Sides - Similar to Vika, David creates piano renditions of popular songs, but more in the vain of hip-hop and rnb.
Recommended - Superstar [Lupe Fiasco], Dead And Gone [T.I.], Closer [Ne-Yo], The Climb [Miley Cyrus]
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Angie Aresenault - Canadian, played in Montreal + Toronto (Cameron House!) recently… Love her Muse cover.
Recommended - Starlight [Muse], Human Stain [Kamelot]
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Adam Monroe - More polyrhythm piano, with absolutely killer vocals… love that he tackled a Tool single.
Recommended - Vicarious [Tool], Message In A Bottle [Police], Everlong [Foo Fighters]
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Andrew Carter - Solo cello covers. Hawtness and skills.
Recommended - Skeletons [Yeah Yeah Yeahs], Bruises [Chairlift], Scenic World [Beirut]
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And some one-offs that are really interesting…
Mmm… I love covers. A beautiful variety of spins and takes on already well-done songs. Love to know if you have anything to share… Enjoy!
June 24th, 2009 by Jason
This is just a short post, mainly to pimp out Chris Guillebeau’s website: The Art Of Non-Conformity. It’s awesome. Really awesome.
Chris is masterful at explaining how to live a life you love, often unconventionally, yet somehow practically and feasibly. He’s one of the most inspiring bloggers out there and his site’s been featured in all sorts of media publication (New York Times was a big one…)
He recently wrote an article called: All The Things You Don’t Need which I kind of wish I wrote, hehehe.
Highly recommended,
Wishing you all an awesome day.
June 15th, 2009 by Jason

Buddhism can be summed up with the phrase, “we are all one”. That sentence may appear simple at face value, but it contains so many more layers.
Christianity can be boiled down to “love thy God, and love thy neighbor as thyself”. Just like above, this sentence embodies the majority of what Christianity is about. In the same way, this post has many layers.
Sharing is fun might sound like the punchline to a Dr. Seuss book but it’s so much more. Keep reading →