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What’s you’re favorite kind of dog?

Last week was crazy!

Myrtle Beach.
Chicago.
Lollapalooza.
Amazing food.
Cubs game.
The National aftershow.

Lots of amazing highlights from last week! Enjoy.

BOOK, ARTICLE, or STORY: While at the beach I read “Here Is New York” by E.B. White. This beautifully written piece illustrates how much has changed but yet still remains the same in the city that never sleeps.

Also, check out this great blog post from Seth Godin on creating work that is irreplaceable. CLICK TO READ.

MUSIC: Arcade Fire’s new album “The Suburbs” was released last week. I’ve listened to it a good bit and it is definitely worth your money.

Also, I saw lots of amazing performances last weekend at Lollapalooza. I’ll recap my highlights on Tuesday or Wednesday night along with an awesome video from The National’s aftershow I attended.

VIDEO: In honor of Shark Week enjoy this little video.

FOOD: Let’s just say, Chicago has some amazing food!

Friday night after Lollapalooza we picked up a meat lovers pizza from the famous Geno’s East Pizzeria. Honestly, this was the best pizza I’ve ever tasted. I can’t even begin to describe how amazing this pizza was so to better help you understand Geno’s greatness watch this video from Man vs. Food.

On Saturday morning I had an incredible breakfast at Ann Sather’s. I went on a cinnamon roll overload! For starters, I had a side of their amazing cinnamon rolls followed up by the main course, “French Toast Fantasy”. The “French Toast Fantasy” is 2 giant marscarpone-filled cinnamon rolls dipped in french toast batter, grilled to perfection with granola, blueberries, and strawberries on top. If you’re ever in Chicago you have to check out Ann Sather!

Sunday is here once again so it’s time to review my pop culture highlights of the week. Plus, a look at an amazing birthday gift! Enjoy.

BOOK, ARTICLE, or STORY: I didn’t have time to read much this week but I did come across this thought provoking Valedictorian speech from Erica Goldson, a graduating senior from Coxsackie-Athens High School. If you’ve ever questioned the American educational system then read this. If you haven’t, then still read this. (Thanks to Jack Smith for posting this.) Read HERE.

MUSIC: Thad Cockrell’s latest album “To Be Loved” is available for free download over at NoiseTrade. Download HERE.

MOVIE: Inception – Finally got to see this film and it lived up to 100% of the hype. If you haven’t seen it yet get off the couch and go check it out!

PICTURE: Check out The Minister’s Treehouse in Crossville, TN. Built by 60 year old Horace Burgess, the tree house has taken 14 years to build and he plans to keep adding on. Wish I would’ve had this back in the neighborhood growing up.

(Photo by Chuck Sutherland)

BIRTHDAY BONUS: Yesterday was my 25th birthday and I received one of the most amazing gifts of my life. I have been searching for about 5 years for one of my favorite childhood snacks, Dunkaroos. And not just any type of Dunkaroos. Chocolate fudge Dunkaroos, which are far more rare. To my surprise, my amazing girlfriend tracked down a bulk size pack of them! I was in total shock. It’s the small things in life that make my days and years. Thanks Kaitlin!

So that’s my list of favorites from the past week.

What were yours?

Hello all! It’s time to recap my favorites in music, food, tv, movies, and more from the past week.

Music: I’m really loving Arcade Fire’s new single “Suburbs” from their upcoming album by the same name. LISTEN HERE.

I also spent a good amount of time listening to the new (old) album, “The Medicine“, from John Mark McMillan. Great, honest stuff.

Books: I haven’t had too much time to read lately but I have been slowly moving through Seth Brogan & Julien Smith’s book, Trust Agents. Highly recommended for anyone working in social networking and online media.

TV: Mad Men returned tonight and was without a doubt the TV highlight of my week. I also spent time catching up on my favorite cooking show, Dinner With The Band. DWTB airs Tuesday nights at 10:30 p.m. on IFC

Food: I swung by Twin Oaks in Bridgeport after a friend’s wedding for an amazing pizza. I went with the pepperoni and sausage. Always amazing.

Picture: Here is my favorite picture from the week. Unlike the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, do you dislike the font comic sans? If so, then this picture is for you.

(via Passive Aggressive Notes)

So what were your highlights from the week?

Leave a comment and share your favorites.

Check out this time-lapse video that shows the moods of the United States based off of 300 million tweets.

The data was collected by a group of researchers from Harvard and Northeastern.

Side Note: Fellow West Virginians, please take note that our state is never happy! Come on, cheer up!

Source: http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/amislove/twittermood/

No matter what mood I’m in or how many times I’ve seen it, I can always watch Forrest Gump.

The stories draw you in and the characters feel like old friends.

It’s beautiful to see how one life can influence so many others.

Easily, we forget that we have the potential to be a positive influence in the lives of those around us, and for me, this movie reminds me of that fact.

James Truslow Adams said, “The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.”

How are you spending your life?

Will people feel the reverberations of your existence when you’re dead and gone?

Or, Will your influence end when you are six feet under?

You are all aware that Haiti, a country I love, was rocked by an earthquake one month ago.

Tons of amazing work has been done to help rescue and care for earthquake survivors.

But there is still more to be done and YOU can be a part of saving lives.

Over 700,000 people still have no reliable shelter to give them protection from the harsh weather conditions in Haiti and privacy for life.

These are people just like you.
Like your mom.
Like your dad.
Like your brothers and sisters.

Why is this so urgent?

Great question!  In less than 16 days the rainy season starts in Haiti which means those 700,000 displaced people, many of whom are still suffering from serious injuries and complications from the earthquake, will be stuck out in the rain with no shelter.

So here is my challenge.

I am looking for at least 10 people to donate $20 to buy TWO tents.

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UPDATE!! We have reached our goal of buying two tents and have now finished buying tent #5!! You guys are amazing!

More people are still asking to get involved so we  have up’d our goal to SEVEN tents.

So we are looking for 10 more people to donate $20 to buy TWO more tents.

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These tents will be bought and shipped directly to an amazing organization,
A Home In Haiti.

This is a legit non profit that has taken on the challenge of collecting over 200,000 tents in 15 days for the 700,000 homeless in Haiti.

Please check out their website so you know what this is all about: http://ahomeinhaiti.org

So there it is, all laid out.

We need 10 people to help buy 2 more tents.

These two tents will house 6 people each. **Click here to see the tent**

Just think, 10 of us can give 12 people a home.

A lot of you reading this are young and broke but we can pull together and do this.
We are all in this together.

It’s that simple.

Please be apart of this amazing opportunity to love our neighbors.

If you live in the Clarksburg/Bridgeport/Fairmont area get a hold of me via Twitter/Facebook/Blog to donate your money to buy the tents.  I will meet up with you in person.

If you live further away and want to be apart of buying these tents together as a group send me a message and we will work something out or you can mail check/money to:

ATTN: Andy Walker
Clarksburg Baptist Church
P.O. Box 327
Clarksburg, WV 26302

**Once the tent purchases have been made I will email everyone a copy of the receipt to maintain transparency.**

Also, if you would just like to give by yourself that is awesome as well…Just go to http://ahomeinhaiti.org and make your donation!

Got Questions? Email me at Andrew1582@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

Thanks!

I just watched this short video called “The Story of Stuff” and man was it challenging.

“The Story of Stuff” deals with our consumerism and the problematic system behind yet.

I am sure if I looked a little more in to this video I wouldn’t agree with every aspect of it, but there is no doubt that we have a problem with consumption.

Look in your house. Your closet. Under your bed. Your office desk.

We have crap everywhere that we barely use or will never use again. And that is a problem.

So take 20 minutes and watch this video.

Be challenged and share your thoughts.

Last Thanksgiving I decided I would take one photograph.

Every day. For the next year.

I failed…Here are the results.

viva. from Andy Walker on Vimeo.

I’m sure many of you wish you were in Austin this weekend for the Austin City Limits Festival featuring some of the most amazing bands such as Andrew Bird, The Avett Brothers, The Dead Weather, Girl Talk, Kings Of Leon and more.

Since you can’t make it to Austin, Hulu is providing live streaming from some of the best concerts at ACL. Starting today at 2 p.m. come back and check out the video player below for streaming concerts.