I love Brett Dennen

I don't generally gravitate toward undiscovered musical talent (read: I'm a Top 40s junkie), but I've been listening to Brett for quite some time now and he always makes me smile.

Dawww, look at that red hair!

This must be how Brett gets his look.

He's awkwardly tall, has flaming red hair, and speaks with a bit of a lisp. He's adorable. He's a tree-hugging, peace-promoting hippie and I love it. His music has been featured on TV shows like House and Grey's Anatomy, yet people still don't seem to know who he is. He has toured with Jason Mraz and John Mayer and he'll be releasing his fourth album this summer; Brett has been around for awhile and he's fairly established in the music world. So why don't people know about him?

Oh yeah, he also designs all of the artwork for his albums.

He's a charity man and a goof. Check out his website; you can't not love him. He reminds me of Birkenstock sandals, tye-dye, charities, and global progress. His music is catchy and interesting; he doesn't write meaningless choruses or trite lyrics. "Ain't No Reason" is awesome because it makes me sad every time I listen to it.

"Ain't No Reason" - SO GOOD

He's even gotten Mandy Moore to perform in one of his videos. Not only is "Make you Crazy" one of his best songs (yeah, yeah, personal opinion), but it's also got an awesome music video to go along with it.

 

"Make you Crazy" - ALSO SO GOOD

Bahaha. Let's be friends.

Brett makes me want to walk around barefoot, hug people, and start a non-profit organization. He just seems like the nicest guy in the world. He's 31 years old, but he looks and sounds like he's about 18. There's just something so charming about a big, giant guy who wears funny glasses, likes plaid, and shuns footwear. Dirty hippie. I think he's great.

<3

Finals/Internet Broken Heart

WHY AM I NOT DONE WITH FINALS YET? One more project. Due Tuesday. I'm living in the dining hall again. It's no wonder finals are making me fat. I can't even justifiably blame it on the stress; it's a personal self-control fail.

But onto even more frustrating problems. Why, why, why can't my netbook seem to keep a stable internet connection in the dining hall? Granted, the internet isn't really vital to my project, but I would love to be able to listen to music online without it skipping and stopping every couple of minutes. Then I have to disconnect from the internet and reconnect. I don't get it. This does not happen on anyone else's computer. This does not happen with my laptop. Is my netbook just too small and frail to keep a stable connection? Instable internet makes me a sad panda. How am I supposed to procrastinate without my facebook and gmail? Oh wait, I spend more time DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING to the internet. Talk about a totally unfulfilling procrastination. 

I cannot take these blocks of silence. All I want is a continuous stream of music please. That's it. I won't even procrastinate (as much) if I could just listen to my music like a normal human being. This is actually beyond frustrating. Lightyears beyond frustrating. Stupid netbook. Stupid internet. Stupid dining hall. Stupid project. 

Also, I am in love LOVE love with the song "Stereo Love" and every time it skips on me, my heart breaks a little bit. Seriously. In fact, I'm listening to it right now. And it makes me want to dance and be productive and take a vacation all at once. That's conflicting. I want it on repeat. I'm in (stereo) love.

Want. Want so much.

The music video is also amazing. Here are some reasons why I can't stop watching it:

• Attractive male 
• Epic walking
• Beautiful Grecian (I think) beaches and white houses
• Epic stair-climbing

Where's my attractive male that I can walk (epicly) on Grecian islands with? I want one.

Other songs that I've been listening to on repeat for the past couple of days:

1. Kids - MGMT
2. Marry You - Bruno Mars (credit: Julian)
3. F*ck You - Cee Lo Green
4. Grenade - Bruno Mars 
5. Magic - B.o.B
6. Please Don't Go - Mike Posner (credit: Julian)
7. Memories - David Guetta
8. 2012 - Jay Sean
9. Animal - Neon Trees
10. Right Above It - Lil Wayne (credit: Jordan)

Power playlist right there.