Mulholland Drive

June 22, 2009

Went to Mulholland Drive yesterday. Quite the view, I loved it. Click photo to see it on Flickr.

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Facebook.com/zacharytamas

June 14, 2009

Like millions of others, I snagged my own vanity URL at Facebook Friday night. I had planned to be there right at the beginning and try to snag just “zachary” but I ended up forgetting about it until it was too late. I knew I’d have no problem getting my usual username, but I thought [...]

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Final destination

June 11, 2009

So I read on London’s Times Online (via NPR) that a woman who quite luckily missed her flight on the Air France 447 Flight was killed in a car accident just eight days after she would have died in the plane crash. This kinda reminds me of the movie Final Destination, where the main character [...]

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A book you should read

May 23, 2009

I’m currently reading an interesting new book written by John August called The Variant. Some of you might recognize the name John August as he is the screenwriter for several popular Hollywood films, including Go, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Corpse Bride. Lately he’s trying his hand at writing books. On August’s website [...]

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Make extra money by selling textbooks on Amazon

May 22, 2009

At the end of this semester I was left with some books that my college’s book store wouldn’t buy back from me for a variety of reasons (they had reached their quota on that book, the instructor was using a new book next semester, etc.) I needed to get rid of a few so I [...]

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Review: One of the best Live albums I’ve heard in a long time

May 20, 2009

I am generally a Counting Crows fan, yes, but even I will admit there are certain recordings where lead singer Adam Duritz takes it just a little over the edge into cringe-territory. In his and the band’s defense, both have been through a lot since the days of Mr. Jones (from their first album) and have matured quite a bit. Their live album New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall, however, is truly a culmination of their careers and their musical genius.

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