A vibrant portfolio site of Joel Watson, a web designer/developer hailing from central Kentucky.

Chris Willman’s review of “Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark Tour“:

When 2001: A Space Odyssey came out, it was famously advertised as ”the ultimate trip.” For his headlining chunk of the Glow in the Dark Tour, Kanye West also takes fans on a galactic voyage, folding his hits into a wacked-out space opera that’s the ultimate ego trip.

Kanye fires back on his blog:

If you can’t have fun and lose yourself at this tour it’s a good chance you’re a very miserable person. I actually feel sorry for you guys. Your job forces you to not have fun anymore. Grab a drink, holla at some nice girls, and party bitch!! You don’t know shit about passion and art. You’ll never gain credibility at this rate. You’re fucking trash! I make art.

“Put On” (Ye’s verse is so damn annoying with the digital manipulation.)

In three months I have lost almost twenty pounds thank to the stairways at work. My office is located on the fourth of the six-floor building. When I first started my job, I noticed that most people take the elevators more than the steps. Since the steps and the elevators are opposite from each other, the steps are always less busy. As a result, I use my feet more than my finger (to press the elevator button). Then one day I realized that why not use the stairway to exercise? This is something I have never tried before. Little did I know it turned into my exercise routine (at least for now).

Since not too many people uses the stairway, I was able to do what I have to do without people thinking there is some nutcase running up and down the building. At two o’clock each day, I would run up and down the building three times or about 525 steps both ways. The first round I run every step, starting from the top to bottom. When I run down the steps I could feel the fat drops in my gut. Running up requires more strength so I have to stretch when I reach the top. The second round I skip every other step when running up. The third round I alternate between the two. Just three rounds and twenty minutes, I sweat like a pig afterward.

Running steps not only helping me loose weight, but also helping me to stay awake after lunch. Usually by one o’clock I couldn’t stay awake. When people see me, they thought that the wedding is stressing me thin. I just nod and smile. So the stairway does work.

Our man HmL has signed up for the Multiple Sclerosis ride again this year. He will challenge himself by “riding 140 miles over 2 days.” By helping him reaching his goal, you’ll also help “to not only support research for tomorrow, but also to provide important programs and services which address the challenges of people living with MS today.” Donate whatever you could.

Only in Saudi Arabia (These guys are nuts)

The second installment of Charles Mingus on NPR Profiles:

In succeeding years, he fashioned a body of work to rival Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk in rhythmic and structural originality. Like Ellington, Mingus constantly developed new works, and designed music around the unique strengths of the musicians in his ensembles. At times, he left parts of his compositions unscripted, counting on bandstand inspiration.

Listen to the program here.

CNN clip shows Jeremiah Wright as an entertainer.

Olivio’s rich buttery taste.

Drop by a Baskin Robbins near you from 5pm to 10pm for some ice cream.