Longbored Surfer

01. Rolling In the Deep » Adele
02. Party Rock Anthem » LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
03. Firework » Katy Perry
04. E.T. » Katy Perry featuring Kanye West
05. Give Me Everything » Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
06. Grenade » Bruno Mars
07. F**k You (Forget You) » Cee Lo Green
08. Super Bass » Nicki Minaj
09. Moves Like Jagger » Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
10. Just Can’t Get Enough » The Black Eyed Peas
11. On the Floor » Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
12. S&M » Rihanna
13. Pumped Up Kicks » Foster the People
14. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) » Katy Perry
15. Just the Way You Are » Bruno Mars
16. Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You) » Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E
17. Raise Your Glass » P!nk
18. Born This Way » Lady Gaga
19. F**Kin’ Perfect » P!nk
20. What's My Name? » Rihanna featuring Drake
21. Look At Me Now » Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
22. Down On Me » Jeremih featuring 50 Cent
23. How To Love » Lil Wayne
24. Someone Like You » Adele
25. Good Life » OneRepublic
26. The Lazy Song » Bruno Mars
27. Till The World Ends » Britney Spears
28. The Show Goes On » Lupe Fiasco
29. The Edge of Glory » Lady Gaga
30. We R Who We R » Ke$ha
31. Black And Yellow » Wiz Khalifa
32. Tonight Tonight » Hot Chelle Rae
33. Blow » Ke$ha
34. Lighters » Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars
35. If I Die Young » The Band Perry
36. Stereo Hearts » Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine
37. The Time (Dirty Bit) » The Black Eyed Peas
38. Coming Home » Diddy - Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey
39. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) » Pitbull featuring T-Pain
40. Only Girl (In The World) » Rihanna
41. 6 Foot 7 Foot » Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz
42. Just A Kiss » Lady Antebellum
43. Dirt Road Anthem » Jason Aldean
44. Dynamite » Taio Cruz
45. No Hands » Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale
46. I Wanna Go » Britney Spears
47. I’m On One » DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
48. You Make Me Feel… » Cobra Starship featuring Sabi
49. Yeah 3X » Chris Brown
50. Moment 4 Life » Nicki Minaj featuring Drake
51. I Need A Doctor » Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey
52. Just A Dream » Nelly
53. Motivation » Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne
54. Stereo Love » Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
55. Jar Of Hearts » Christina Perri
56. Roll Up » Wiz Khalifa
57. Sexy And I Know It » LMFAO
58. Rocketeer » Far*East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder
59. All Of The Lights » Kanye West
60. Hold It Against Me » Britney Spears
61. More » Usher
62. What The Hell » Avril Lavigne
63. Written In The Stars » Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner
64. Bottoms Up » Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj
65. DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love » Usher featuring Pitbull
66. For The First Time » The Script
67. Honey Bee » Blake Shelton
68. Don’t You Wanna Stay » Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
69. We Found Love » Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
70. Pretty Girl Rock » Keri Hilson
71. You And I » Lady Gaga
72. Like A G6 » Far*East Movement featuring Cataracs & Dev
73. Without You » David Guetta featuring Usher
74. Back To December » Taylor Swift
75. Teenage Dream » Katy Perry
76. Crazy Girl » Eli Young Band
77. Cheers (Drink To That) » Rihanna
78. Who Says » Selena Gomez & The Scene
79. Barefoot Blue Jean Night » Jake Owen
80. Knee Deep » Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett
81. Country Girl (Shake It For Me) » Luke Bryan
82. Remind Me » Brad Paisley Duet With Carrie Underwood
83. In The Dark » Dev
84. Backseat » New Boyz featuring The Cataracs & Dev
85. Headlines » Drake
86. Best Thing I Never Had » Beyonce
87. Don’t Wanna Go Home » Jason Derulo
88. Where Them Girls At » David Guetta featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj
89. She Ain’t You » Chris Brown
90. Take A Back Road » Rodney Atkins
91. Please Don’t Go » Mike Posner
92. Sure Thing » Miguel
93. Price Tag » Jessie J featuring B.o.B
94. God Gave Me You » Blake Shelton
95. She Will » Lil Wayne featuring Drake
96. Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not » Thompson Square
97. Animal » Neon Trees
98. You and Tequila » Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
99. Colder Weather » Zac Brown Band
100. My Last » Big Sean featuring Chris Brown

I haven't blogged about him, and don't really plan to, but here's a fun photo of him.

He's just as awesome and cute as he looks.

It's a simple concept, but one I didn't articulate on my site.

A musician is more likely to dream up new songs by strumming on the guitar than by writing notes on the page. A chef is more likely to invent a new recipe by trying a bold variation on an otherwise known formula - while actively preparing the invented dish, not while sitting in the park with a pen and a notepad. A painter, no doubt, benefits by investing some mental energy in deciding on subject or approach, but I think that the genius of Mona Lisa happened while standing at the canvas with paint.

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Building isn't just for final decisions, it's also for arriving at better decisions. Don't just build to keep what's built; build to think, and build to answer questions.

I couldn't agree more.  [Via]

I still have anxiety when it comes to using my real name online. I still stick a variation of my very first email address (which got deleted by a hacker, back when you couldn't undelete/recover AOL screen names). It was pedro423. A combination of a nickname I've been called my whole life, and my grandparents' house number.  [Via]

I think I might just like DKNG's style. You might remember the Cake poster I linked to a bit ago. This newer poster for The Black Keys (whose Brothers album I thoroughly enjoy, and you may as well), has a similar feel. I like the touch of having the artists (barely) in the illustration as well. (I also really like that the whole design process played out on dribbble (click the rebounds link).)  [Via]

Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, tells his story of being an undocumented immigrant in the United States. It's a fascinating and compelling argument for some form of immigration reform. This isn't the usual sort of thing I link to, but it was too interesting to pass up.  [Via]

I've been quiet on my blog. I blame Twitter. I'm not sure I've ever waited four months to finally tell everybody about a new mix for Mary. This time I did it accidentally (I'll explain). Much like the other mixes I made for Mary, I wanted to share with each of you. Maybe you'll find a song or two you enjoy. I gave it to her on Valentine's Day this year, and managed to surprise her yet again with a mix. It took a lot of effort on my part to not let her see it (at the time our computer was in the most public place possible, which provided very little warning that she'd walk around the corner and see me working on it).

Kind of similar to Record Envelope, except for the actual album covers themselves. I love this collection, and already see lots that I'd happily use as inspiration.  [Via]

Recently I visited the Columbia Restaurant in St. Augustine, Florida, and was fortunate to have somebody suggest this salad for my meal. To my surprise and pleasure, they give the recipe away on their own website. If I'm ever there again, I'd still order it (and get the shrimp like I did the first time).

Joey Ellis designed this t-shirt, with proceeds benefiting the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services. A good cause, and a good looking shirt. Just $20.  [Via]