http://mikkei.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:09:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Three and a half months flew by faster than I ever thought it could. When I first picked up Victoria Boutenko’s “12 Steps to Being Raw”, I had no idea what I was getting into. Nonetheless, a dynamic change has come over my life and I’m thankful for it everyday. Cruising ... http://mikkei.com/2008/07/24/journey-into-raw-foods/ I recently became the owner of a Waring Professional Juice Extractor. After living with the impression that a quality juicer was an unfeasible luxury, I was pleased to find that this one’s price was in the low seventies range. From the first time I used it, I was pleased with ... http://mikkei.com/2008/04/24/81/ XKCD presents "A-Minus-Minus" If only I were crazy enough to do this... E-bay used to seem like the most exciting thing online. We'll isn't it convenient that we have just been given a way to return it to it's former glory!?! Mystery packages! How sweet would it be if you could buy ... http://mikkei.com/2008/04/08/xkcd-rules/ This album has honestly left me not knowing what to say. I got an advance copy of the record and started listening to it five or more times a day. It's now been almost a week since it's official release and I've yet to review the record like I wanted ... http://mikkei.com/2008/04/07/anti-flag-the-bright-lights-of-america/ Broadway Calls - Call It Off I made this video a while ago while I was learning how to use some software for work. I dug it up today and decided to post it. In case you didn't know, Broadway Calls is probably one of the best bands in the world to sing ... http://mikkei.com/2008/03/19/broadway-calls-karaoke-it-off/ If I saw this coming at me in the darkness of night (or even in broad daylight) I would be utterly terrified. If I didn't know better I would say this was a demon machine sent from hell. This is the creepiest thing I've seen since the Pale Man in ... http://mikkei.com/2008/03/17/bigdog/ I can't contain myself. Literally. It is dangerous to do things like this at work. There is simply too much energy to be controlled. I've got that incredibly inspired, angry, empowered, and sad feeling; it only comes from music and it only comes in small amounts. You get a ... http://mikkei.com/2008/03/12/anti-flag-spit-in-the-face/ This came out in 1989! I can't believe I was only six! That seems baffling to me now. When was I ever that young? (I really think that there needs to be a separate punctuation symbol for rhetorical questions). I loved this book. Well, really it was more of a ... http://mikkei.com/2008/03/12/yukon-ho/ This sketch is heartbreaking in the middle. I don't know what else to say. This is one of those days when Jake and Amir are just too rad to even talk about. Sorry. Watch this and appreciate the music in it. Amir's Birthday http://mikkei.com/2008/03/06/jake-and-amir-amirs-birthday/ I've recently become involved in the development of some pretty neat vocal effects. While I didn't design any part of the software, I did do a lot of testing and tweaking. While I was working I just hit record on Cakewalk and captured some pretty cool noises. I ended up ... http://mikkei.com/2008/03/06/effectual-insanity/