August '09 Playlist

MySpace Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Mr. Pitiful - Matt Costa

Let Your Love Grow Tall - Passion Pit
Folding Chair - Regina Spektor
Little Bit - Lykke Li
Sleepyhead - Passion Pit
Any Fun - Coconut Records
Hearts on Fire - Cut Copy
Lift Me Up - Moby
Not Fair - Lily Allen
Skeleton Boy - Friendly Fires
Dance, Dance, Dance - Lykke Li
In for the Kill - La Roux
I Want You - Peter Bjorn and John
Saint Jerome - Coconut Records
Just the Past - Peter Bjorn and John
All Love - Ingrid Michaelson
Courtyard - Coconut Records
Curs in the Weeds - Horse Feathers
Over the Rainbow - Melody Gardot
Like Lavender - Horse Feathers
Time Flies - Lykke Li

Thanks to the Cinnamon Trees & the Bees

For those of you who know me well you know I can't live without cinnamon. I had this obsession even before I found out about all of its health benefits (which was today).... I can add it to everything, from sweet dishes to savory ones, it's just always that missing taste to complete my meals. Considering a similar obsession with honey, I've recently been liking the combo of both together a bit too much. I found a list of benefits that the combo can help with by either making a paste or mixing some cinnamon and about a teaspoon of honey with warm water:

• Arthritis
• Reducing cholesterol
• Curing cold
• Curing infertility
• Upset stomachs
• Strengthening immune system
• Promotes longevity
• Better digestion
• Reduces itchiness (of insect bites)
• Skin care
• Hair care
• Dental care
• Weight loss

How often do you find natural remedies that taste so good? Stock up.

Just Some Perspective

i-Phoners n' Touchers Text Your Hearts Out!

I'm sure there are probably a number of texting apps already out there for the iTouch but I just found out about textPlus brought by the Gogii platform. Looks like an easy app that should be checked out.

Gogii (Go-jee) comes up with innovative ways to text using the web. textPlus can be used by the iTouch and the iPhone, offers the option of writing texts unlimitedly in landscape mode, always notifies users about incoming texts and is private (it better be). Users can send texts over wifi, no 3G required. You can even create an instant chatroom and text with several people all at once - I don't think this is an option on the iPhone.

And yes... *drumroll* it's all free! Knock yourselves out at www.gogii.com.

How to Enjoy a Happy Life:

1. It's important to have a man, who can give you the fanciest things in the world including money.
2. It's important to have a man, who can make you laugh.
3. It's important to have a man, who you can trust and who doesn't lie to you.
4. It's important to have a man who is good in bed and who likes to be with you.
5. It's very, very important that these four men never find out about each other ;)

Credits to HS x

The Power of the Avocado

Many people ignore one of the healthiest fruit we know - the avocado. If you're one of those people, reading on is necessary. If you aren't... keep reading and feel smart :p

It's not all the time you find something with so many health benefits that can be easily manipulated into many recipes. Other than the fact that avocados provide us with all the good fats our bodies need, they also:

• reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases
• have toxins that kill cancer cells
• include necessary minerals like calcium, vitamin C and K, folic acid, copper, sodium, potassium,  and dietary fibers
• have Oleic acid which can be used to lower cholesterol level in the blood (fyi cholesterol is not an "old people" thing)
• have benefits that are apparently useful for anyone facing problems in the bedroom... if you catch my drift...
• are a great antioxidant
• nourish hair, nails and skin
• heal people who suffer from digestive and circulatory problems
• are green! One avocado tree sucks up the CO2 caused by a car driving over 2,600 miles over the course of a year

Some different ways to get that avo in your belly:

• guacamole
• in salad (green or fruit)
• in an omelet
• sliced in a sandwich
• made into a buttery spread
• smoothies

Crackberry Users - too funny!

MUTO A Wall Painted Animation by Blu

 Thanks Toolooz!

Blinded by the Light

Some people measure their power over others by their favorite music artists  (most of whom they hardly know themselves). For those growing up in the Middle East especially, power is measured by the money spent on their cars.

When I saw this gold-plated Mercedes I couldn’t help but get disappointed that there were no diamonds on the rims. How cheap...

Drive Thru Sushi!

Why does fast food have to be unhealthy? I think it's about time people make a change and introduce new fast food chains. Think of how much easier it would be to eat well if the food was that accessible.

My pick would obviously be sushi, a healthy clean drive thru that offers sushi grade fish. I'm still amused by people who go out for sushi as a special occasion. It is possible to find good sushi that isn't pricey. This would really be great for sushi lovers everywhere, not for the sushi snob or the cucumber role munchers who force themselves to enjoy it to be more "cultured."

Ok, I know its price could take a toll, but sushi is just one option!