Movies
Let Me In - I never like remakes, but this one is awesome (the original is a Swedish movie). This is a movie about a young girl vampire trying to make a friend with another young boy. It has a couple of scary moments, but it's so good and original. (BONUS: It's on Netflix Instant if you have that).
Attack the Block - It's awesome, action packed, hilarious, and British. You have never seen anything remotely like it. This is definitely a love it or hate it movie, obviously I am the former on it.
Warrior - This is officially the best movie with the worst trailer ever. Not that the trailer is terrible, but the movie is sooooo much better. I had no desire to watch it, but did it on a bored evening. Yes, it's an MMA movie, but that really isn't the point of the film. It's been called the 'Rocky' for the next generation, but I liked it even more than Rocky. Just watch it. My girlfriend cried multiple times througout the film, but it's the good kind of crying...where you are just so happy about what's happening. The ending....phew, man tears. This is without a doubt my favorite movie of 2011.
Albums
M83 - Hurry Up We're Dreaming
It's so good. This album is lyrical and ambient. It's great to drive to, study to, sleep to, run to, etc. This group has delivered every time. After seeing them on Jimmy Fallon, I now have to see them in concert at some point. (Spotify them)
Cults - Cults
Heard them on Pandora first, loved the song, got the album, and it was even better. They are a British group with a very cool sound...nothing like you hear on the radio. (Spotify them)
Naked & Famous
I probably listened to this album more than any other in the past year. It's like a Passion Pit/MGMT hybrid, but with a female lead. I never get tired of this. Favorites are #2 and #9. (Spotify them)
Honorable Mention: Drive Soundtrack
The movie was good, the soundtrack was fire. If you like 80's and/or electronic music, get this album. Track #1 is the jam.
Hobbies
Motobecane Vent Noir
I've been a mountain biker for a few years, but last year I got my first road bike. I was instantly obsesed. I bike more than I use my car now and it's aided in me losing more than 30lbs. It's really my favorite new thing period. I could talk about how much I love it for hours, but I'm trying to make these brief. But if you do ever want to go on a road ride, invite me. Here is my steed:
Vibram Five-Fingers KSO's
I started running a little over a year ago, I just run short 3 miles distances, nothing drastic. I dreaded it most every night I went, but since buying buying these shoes, I've really enjoyed running a lot more. Yes, most everyone that wears these knows they are ugly, but it really is a fun way to run, and helps you develop a more proper form when wearing them. I ran my first 5K in these in Chattanooga this year, finished 5th place overall, and 1st in my age group! <--I'm pretty proud of that.
I feel like I spent way too much time researching water bottles when purchasing some this summer, but there are so many options when you go looking. I finally settled on the Camelbak Podium (24oz). I like to be able to carry as much water as possible, so a 24oz bottle was convenient. They also have a great bite valve and no leak water system that is nice when throwing them in a bag or on my bike. There are lots of good brands, but I've been happiest with these so far.
Geekier Stuff:
Favorite Android Apps:Bacon Reader - Reddit is my favorite site on the internet, and this is the best way to see it on my phone.
Voxer - HeyTell tried to do the walkie talking thing, and it was a good effort, but Voxer does it way better. It looks better, works better, and shares files easily.
Super Swing Golf - This is one of the greatest touchscreen games ever. Seriously, just try it. It has awesome courses and best of all, it's free on Android.
Favorite iPad Apps:
Reeder - I read a lot of news/blogs on a lot of websites and Google Reader conveniently brings them all to one place for me. This app, Reeder, shows me my Reader articles in an awesome way that makes reading, sharing, and navigating them much more convenient than using it on a laptop/desktop. It's really one of the main reasons I chose an iPad.
Alien Blue - Reddit is the most amazing waste of time on the internet. There is something for everyone (literally, there are thousands of subreddits). This app is the best way to view Reddit, period. If I ever move to an Android tablet, I really hope this app is available for it. My favorite app ever.
SpringPad - SpringPad is great because it keeps me organized way better than any other system I've used. It has an Android app, iPhone/iPad app, Firefox app, Google Chrome app, and pretty much about any other platform you can think of. It lets you easily make lists, notes, save clips of articles online, bookmark products you need to purchase later, upload pictures to memo's, etc and syncs them all in the cloud. It makes it easy and convenient for me to access the notes and other data no matter what internet enabled device I'm using.
