"The Speed of Overrated"

Coldplay released a new single last week called "The Speed of Sound," and its popularity has been nothing short of incredible. One article suggested it might even break the all-time iTunes Music Store download record. Now don't get me wrong, I like Coldplay, but this new single is nothing to get excited about. I was just as anxious as everyone else to listen to their "new" material, only to be served up a nice dish of 3-years-ago. There absolutely nothing groundbreaking, new, or interesting in "The Speed of Sound" as compared to Coldplay's other albums. I'll of course keep it in my library and listen to it from time to time, but, if the rest of their upcoming album is just like this single, they wasted precious studio time. In the meantime, I'll listen to the new (and different) Dave Matthews Band material, finally in the iTunes Music Store.

Update (5/18): The Dave Matthews Band album is a letdown.

Me on CNN

Me on CNN

Yesterday I filmed the National Rube Goldberg competition that was here at Purdue. I thought CNN would be using one of my shots, but instead I ended up right in the middle of this pic. Still pretty cool. Here's a link to the video.

And CNN link.

Star Wars Fans: Part 1.5

You remember when I mentioned that Star Wars fans were probably already waiting in line for Episode III? Well they are. The best part is, according to our trusty cnn.com, the fans are waiting at the wrong theatre. Supposedly Episode III will be premiered in the ArcLight theatre rather than the Chinese. I understand there is some history with people making up rumors about which theatre is the true premiere location, so perhaps this "news" is nothing more than a practical joke. Even if the Star Wars fans (who are refusing to move theatres) are right about ArcLight being the correct venue, we can still laugh at them for camping out 7 weeks ahead of time. Get a job.