the sugar loaf mountain

First things first, a mixtape for you to download.. Songs (4) perfect for a warm balmy night like this, or a romp on the beach. An ode, if you will, to the ending summer, to our dreams of lounging about in Rio, cocktail in hand, gawking at the Sugar Loaf mountain.. and lastly, to more days of hedonistic pleasure. I so want to go to a water theme park right now. Screw 325!

ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - WAVE
ANDREW BIRD - SKIN IS, MY
JACK JOHNSON - GOOD PEOPLE
LILAC SAINTS - JAMAICA
CASSANDRA WILSON - LOVE IS BLINDNESS
CALEXICO - ROKA
GILBERTO GIL - OSLODUM
STONED REVIVALS - GOODIL
SUEDE - EVERYTHING WILL FLOW
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - CHEGA DE SAUDADE
IRON & WINE AND CALEXICO - HISTORY OF LOVERS
CAETANO VELOSO - NAO ENCHE
FEIST - MUSHABOOM
CAKE - NEVER THERE
SISTER HAZEL - HAPPY
CAETANO VELOSO - BILLIE JEAN
BECK - TROPICALIA
IRON & WINE AND CALEXICO - 16, MAYBE LESS
CAETANO VELOSO - SAMPA
GIN BLOSSOMS - UNTIL I FALL AWAY
THE OBSERVATORY - ASK

Please give these songs a chance.

I had a little spiel about filial piety vs going back to Singapore but there's no time to write that now.

[ This article about web design circa 1996 is absolutely hilarious. (5) ]
[ More trailers: Babel, Children of Men and Running with Scissors. ]
[ There seems to be many recipes here, especially for entertaining. I'd try out some of them if we have a housewarming party. (6) ]



Not much to see here, it's where we went to last weekend. The best part is when the path in the gorge winds behind a waterfall. How cool is that.



This mofo is rockin' a class of 2009 shirt.

(4) Of course, these are for evaluation purposes only. If only I could do mixtapes for a living. I have a bunch of ideas. Here's one old one-- a sountrack to space travel. I already did that, back in the CDR days. Here's one new one-- 90s nostalgia. Gosh, those halcyon days. I think life was simpler back then.
(5) Via kottke.org. Best links ever.
(6) Complete with fireworks! We so need to celebrate national day.