New song of the week (#2)

Band: The Answering Machine

Song: Oklahoma

I like most aspects of this band and I think they have a great sound -- coming mainly from their guitar's overdriven, cleaner sounding tones. I also dig thier name too and think it's clever.

They are tossed in the genre of "Art Rock," whatever that's supposed to be.

Jeffy

Right now, If I could take any vitamin out to dinner and a movie I'd take Vitamin B12

For all the Nutrition n00bs out there,

I am a vitamin junkie. These are reasons why I take Vitamin B complex supplements every other day.

Vitamin B-12

• It is donates methyl and aids folic acid in the synthesis of DNA and red blood cells.
• It helps form the myelin sheaths around the nerve cells in the body.
• A low level of vitamin B12 has been associated with depression and a severe deficiency has shown neurological dysfunction similar to Dementia (which makes sense if the insulators around your nerves are depleted causing them to fire off each other like electrial wires)
• The red blood cells that the vitamin helps to make carry more oxygen throughout the body.

Photo taken from About.com/chemistry

You can find Vitamin B12 in liver, kidneys (which makes sense because that's where they are stored in the body), chicken, eggs, some kinds of fish, and milk products.
It is a hard vitamin to absorb so a lot is needed and it is water soluble so it is easier to get rid of excess.

I got most my information from this site http://www.yourhealthbase.com/vitamin_B12.html which seems reliable since it was written by a person with a Master of Science and who is a chemical engineer.

Vegetarians and old people need it!

-Jeffy

UPDATE:

Just learned in Anatomy and Physiology that Vitamin B12 is digested through the large intestine and it is one of the main elements in making HEME PIGMENT in the blood. Heme pigment is the part of the red blood cell that can't be recycled so the body has to make it. Our bodies don't make B12 either. So more B12 = more heme pigment = more red blood cells = a whole lot of O2.

Justin Hayward-Young better known as Jay Jay Pistolet

Photo taken from lastfm

So one of my favorite artists of all time, I've just discovered, has formerly been in a band called "The Eldora Parade."
They are a happy sounding, rock and roll band that didn't last too long but I still like 'em.

So far my favorite song I've heard is "How To Ride"
Reminds me of Drive by Truckers meets The Format. Or something along those lines.

You can listen to them on PureVolume here:
http://www.purevolume.com/theeldoraparade

Or on Myspace here:
http://www.myspace.com/theeldoraparade

-Jeffy

Song of the week!

Band: Wild Beasts

Song: Though Dark Night

Well I like it, Danelle might not.
Well she might, she likes Tiny Tim.

-Jeff

baby, I'll never be your pie maker

This is one of my favorite photographs I've ever taken. I strongly believe that composition had nothing to do with it because the building is where it's at. This is the Wiltern Theatre on the corner of Wilshire and Western in Los Angeles. Seeing the building in person has caused me to gain a love for art deco architecture. If you have a chance to see this building or a show inside, DO IT!

-Jeff

tiptoe through the tulips

Paper flowers. Enough said.
- dan-l

pallet schmallet

As a broke college student in dire need of a bookshelf, I wanted something inexpensive but more charming than the particle board furniture I could find at Wal-Mart. I was at a bonfire when I spotted a pallet next to the stack of firewood and knew exactly what I would do with it. This could be done completely for free (if you have power tools on hand, particularly a saw) but I ended up dropping a little extra dough for wood stain and the lumber to make the shelves. Total cost: $20. I think the possibilites are endless with pallet furniture. Really.

- dan-l

Let's make a stand

I got this idea from http://finderskeepers.blog.com/. I found both the stand and the suitcase at the thriftstore. Total cost: $8.00


Update!

-Jeffy

Dumpster Dive Schwinn

This is my new project. It's a Schwinn I found in the dumpster with bent rims, a bad seat and rotted tires. I've replaced the tires and am going to buy white wraps soon but this bike is in so much better shape than when I found it. Cost so far: $20

-Jeffy

UPDATED

your bike is there for you when no one else is

GMC Denali, named "Danellie." Taken with an Olympus 35mm.

-Jeffy

The start of something

Hello world.

This is the collaboration of Danelle and Jeff. We have been friends for years and now are separated by some 300 miles. Danelle is a nutrition major at SUU in Cedar City, Utah and Jeff is studying nursing at CCC in Flagstaff, Arizona. We plan to post the happenings and interests of our day to day lives. Including our: crafts, foods and recipes, music, reviews, and photographs.

Thanks,

The slobs.