Procrastinating

Music is such an important part of life, not just for entertainment purposes, but because music also affects our well-being. Different genres and songs affect mood. Music is a way of coping with things because it's as if someone else understands exactly what you are going through. Whether it's losing someone, being happy, heartbroken, or just going through a difficult time, there is a song that can help. Certain songs become correlated with times in your life and whenever you listen to that song, you are instantly brought back to a time when you heard it.

When I am stressed or have a lot of work to do, normally I turn to electronica music. Well, techno, electronic, electronica, dance, house, trance, electro, rave music, whatever you want to call it. Today I've been listening to Deadmau5, (dead mouse not deadmau-5) to get me through an all-nighter of studying. It's amazing that creating noise and mixing beats produces such a beautiful sound. It's hard to describe, but you feel so light and airy when listening to it.

Circa 1950, Karlheinz Stockhausen, a German figurehead in electronic music said his listeners told him his electronic music gave them an experience of outer space, sensations of flying, or being in a fantastic dream world. It feels as close to living in the moment as you can get.

"Many of my listeners have projected the strange new electronic music which they experienced into extraterrestrial space. Even though they are not familiar with it through human experience, they identify it with the fantastic dream world. Several have commented that my electronic music sounds 'like on a different star' or 'like in outer space,' " said Stockhausen. 


This type of music is very conducive to studying and is actually very peaceful. Right now I'm obsessed with this song. It's called Happiness in Brazil, a mashup with Alexis Jordan's Happiness and Deadmau5's Brazil (2nd edit).



Deadmau5 and Alexis Jordan - Happiness in Brazil (Al Vanjel Edit) by Al Vanjel Tweet This

Cheap and Cheer-Full

B & H Vegetarian Restaurant is easy to miss, blending in with the store fronts on Second Avenue in the East Village. I was skeptical upon stepping into the narrow restaurant, but for $7.50, you can get a delicious and satisfying meal- perfect for a college student's budget. It is a great place if you are looking for some comfort food.

For an atypical experience, sit at the counter and watch while your food is made. I ordered a B & H Special omelet filled with onions, peppers, tomato and mushroom. It comes with a generous side of thick and flavorful home fries and fluffy challah bread. The challah was so delicious and served with butter.
I gave into my sweet tooth and also ordered a cookie that I couldn't figure out what was in it but couldn't stop eating. My meal came to $8.95, WHAT A DEAL for a good-quality meal in New York City. I will definitely return with guests for an authentic Jewish deli experience. Tweet This

Cutest Advent Calendar of 2010

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me A PAIR OF LIPSPIKES 120MM and a partridge in a pear tree. Tweet This

Something to get you through the day

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Sunrise on a Saturday Morning

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