Time for Tea: A Santa Barbara Fire

 
Although the Gap Fire from earlier this year was much closer to my residence (<2 miles), it was well controlled and less violent throughout the duration.
 
In contrast, the Tea Fire came out of nowhere, and 70 mph wind gusts pushed the fire directly into residences due to the sundowner winds that blow from the top of the mountains all the way to the coast.

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I am completely safe as the fire would have to move from the east side of the city all the way to the west side of the city to come near to me.

The saddest thing to me is that this fire has already destroyed buildings and dorms and displaced Westmont College students. It has burned more than 100 residences.
 

 
I learned of the fire shortly after local news broke the story about 10 minutes after 6pm, which is quick considering the fire is estimated to have started/reported about 5:50.

Today, many of my coworkers didn’t come in to work, presumably because they needed to evac, or are waiting at their homes because they are in the warning zones.
 

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nerdy nymphs: Brandy

Who doesn’t love Brandy?

Whether you enjoy the distilled wine, or the R&B pop diva and star of Moesha, you can appreciate the fact that both of them are in the World of Warcraft.

That’s right, the Grammy winner is admittedly obsessed with the game as seen in the following video from MTV Multiplayer:
 
 

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A Super Mario World Louis Armstrong Spoof

Who doesn’t love a good music spoof with one of the best video games evar?

See a gallery of Nintendo Inspired cars:
Who is the girl with this car and what is her AIM screen name?

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nerdy nymphs: Christina Aguilera

According to blog MTV Multiplayer, an interview with pop heiress (the one from the late 90s that isn’t crazy), Christina Aguilera revealed her preference for the Nintendo DS and Target.

While she may not have the same level of cult obsession that her rehab-prone pop-twin has, Christina was always my favorite between the two and has demonstrated a more professional and respectful personal life. She even picked Mario Kart DS as her top pick, so who wouldn’t spin out over this nerdy nymph’s Star Power?

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its about the music, man!

There is lots of fun music (not necessarily “good”) out there, and here I have a mix of both.

First Up: YtCracker and MC Lars with Manifest Destiny

While I’m not much an MC Lars fan, this duo put together a great song for the album DG album ($1).
I’m not good at figuring out exactly what it is that does it, but the rap style reminds me of the Beastie Boys.

 
BassHunter’s DOTA

First, is a music that is more fun than good, but the story of Basshunter’s DOTA is that of a Swedish gamer singing about his obsession with a WCIII mod called “Defense of the Ancients“.

His popularity overseas skyrocketed, and eventually he came over to the US to do an English dance/trance song.

Kate Nash
 
Secondly, in the realm of European music I found Kate Nash who has some great songs on her MySpace, beginning with her version of “Baby Love”.

Her charm is undeniable and her music is heart felt.
 

Volt Per Octaves
 
A little lot closer to home, is the best Moog band in Santa Barbara.
They are fun, and because it is all family in the band and has a 70s funk sound, you get the feeling it was inspired by The Partridge Family.
 

Rocket Propelled Radio - Nerd Rock/Rap

RPR is a streaming radio that is dedicated to streaming artist-submitted content for Nerd/Geek Rock/Rap/Metal.

You can find bigger artists and smaller artists, MC Chris, MC Frontalot, Ytcracker, Zealous1, and other big names in the nerdcore genre.

As a side note, EPP’s ZED album is pretty bad, and fortunately, it doesn’t get a lot of play on RPR.
The title track is good, but there is too much non-music skits going and detracts from the point of a “music’ album.

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