New Obsession: Bo Burnham.

I have this new obsession that I've recently acquired. A few days ago my brother introduced me to this stand-up called "Words, Words, Words" by this guy named Bo Burnham. Now here's a little tidbit about me.. I love an occasional laugh from a funny comedian every now and then, but Bo is more than just a typical "funny guy". His comedy is very innovative in the way that he doesn't just stand on a stage and tell stories and jokes like most comedians, he expresses his comedy through songs. Now you may be thinking "songs.. doesn't that make him a singer?" and I suppose it does. However, that's what makes him so different. He's combining comedy and music into one, in a very unique way. And let me tell you, this guy is a word mastermind. He takes these words and concepts and puts them together into a song while still being humourous.. it's crazy how talented this guy is.

While indulging in my current obsession I found out some background information on this one Bo Burnham, all thanks to the About Me section of his website (:  He started by posting videos to YouTube which became instant hits, so he then began touring colleges and various venues attracting more attention from fans. Then four days after turning 18, he became the youngest person to record his very own Comedy Central special. Now he has his own CDs and DVDs of his songs and stand-ups. All these accomplishments having happened within the past six years, since he first starting posting videos in 2006.

Please Note: Different people have different opinions of funny. I am not a very sensitive, easily offended person, especially when involving comedians. HOWEVER, if you are that type of person you may find Bo Burnham's comedy to be offensive and maybe even "cage-rattling". In this case I wouldn't necessarily recommend him to you, but hey you can still check him out.. who knows, maybe you'll still like him (:

So this post is getting pretty long and I could probably write about this kid for many paragraphs more, however I'm not going to put you through that, haha. So let me sign off by leaving you with a few links to Bo, so you can explore the amazing-ness of him yourself!

Bo's Website
Bo's YouTube
Bo's Blog
Bo's Twitter

Okay, have fun discovering Bo Burnham (:

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New Year, New Writings.

It's 2012. A new year. A new opportunity to make resolutions in hopes that this time next year we can look back at what we wanted to accomplish and proudly be able to say we did it. This year I've made a resolution to write more. I love writing and I love to read others' writing as well, whether that be a blog, a book, an article, whatever. I love words, they are very intriguing to me. Being able to express yourself through as little or as many words.. that fascinates me in a way. So this year I resolve to write more. I have this love for writing, but I don't find myself doing it very often. I keep all these words in my head, thoughts in my mind, and never write them down. However, this year that's going to change. I resolve to write at least once a day.. or at least try to.

This is the year that I'm going to exercise my love of words, express myself, and write them down for the world to see. So basically I've created this blog, with inspiration from one of my best friends Noura Bayoumi, as a place to write down all the random thoughts of my mind. So... welcome to my mind.

Here's to a new year. A year full of writings.

Check out Noura's blog as well, after all this is what inspired me! (:  

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