Here They Used To Build Ships

I love this piece from Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson.  You can find "Here They Used To Build Ships" on the soundtrack for the documentary "Copenhagen Dreams."

- Joel

 

Antfood - "Trek"

This song was created for an Emirates Airlines advertisement.  The song, in my opinion, is way better than the ad, which you can see below.  The piano riff reminds me of The Lumineers.

- Joel

Antfood - "Trek"

Bernie

I'm slowly learning to appreciate Texas.  Last weekend I saw the movie Bernie.  It contained the clip below that I'd say sums up Texas pretty well.

- Joel

New Tunes

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A pair of relatively new songs that caught my ear lately.

- Joel

Purity Ring - "Ungirthed"
Source: Wild Honey Pie

Grizzly Bear - "Yet Again"
Source: chromewaves

Balmorhea

I'm way behind on music.  I increasingly worry that I've lost touch, which is probably true.  But here's a new track from Balmorhea.

- Joel

Balmorhea - "Pyrakantha"
Source: Frontier Psychiatrist

Mount Elbert

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Yesterday I hiked Mount Elbert, the tallest mountain in Colorado.  Here are a few photos.

- Joel

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Kansas City

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Last week my brother and I spent a day visiting some of the great spots around Kansas City.  Here are a few photos.

- Joel

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Last Words

© Chris Harrell 

I love this print from Chris Harrell.  I'm tempted to buy it on Etsy but probably won't.  I have a hard time spending money on things to put on my walls, because I'm not good enough at organizing them to make a coherent, compelling presentation.  Anyway, if you don't recognize the words on the print, these are the last words from the novel The Great Gatsby.  Excellent book if I do say so myself.

- Joel

Photographer of the Day

© Weston Colton

Weston Colton.

© Weston Colton

© Weston Colton

Monument Valley

© Weston Colton

Per usual, I'm a sucker for photos of the American West.  Monument Valley is my favorite setting for Western films.

- Joel

© Weston Colton

Courrier

A friend of mine here in Austin directed a pretty cool music video for the band Courrier.  Check it out.

- Joel

 

Frank Ocean - "Forrest Gump"

I'm just getting into Frank Ocean's Channel Orange album, but I like what I hear so far.  Check out the track "Forrest Gump" below.

- Joel

Frank Ocean - "Forrest Gump"
Source: Wine & Bowties

The xx - "Angels"

The xx - "Angels"
Source: Oh My Rock

Beasts of the Southern Wild

I saw this movie today and it was fantastic.

- Joel

Songs of the Day

Lake Austin © Joel Thomason

MVSCLES - "sweet n sour"
Infantree - "Here Goes Nothing"
Source: earmilk

Active Child

Song of the Day

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Lykke Li - "Silver Springs (Fleetwood Mac cover)"
Source: earmilk

Vacation Part 2

© Joel Thomason

I'm back in Austin gearing up to start what you could call my first day of my legal career tomorrow.  It's sad that the adventurous portion of my summer is over.  But all things must come to an end.  Here are a few more photos from my time in Colorado.

- Joel

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Colorado

My summer essentially ends on Monday when I go to work at a law firm in Austin.  But I'm ending my summer with 10 days in Colorado - backpacking with some friends and vacationing with my extended family.  Here are some photos of the trip so far as documented by my phone.

- Joel

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© Joel Thomason

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© Joel Thomason

Instagrid

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Ever wish you could share your Instagram photos over the web without going through Twitter?  I have and I just heard about a way to do it.  Check out www.instagrid.me.  You can publish your Instagram feed on the web.  Big time photographers may not like it because people can download your photos from your feed.  But for someone like me who doesn't have much skill, it's a great way to get them to the web.  Check out my feed here.  And then create your own.

- Joel