I found this article on Google Reader from the Dumb Little Man: Tips for Life website.  It is 10 important life lessons taken from some of his quotes.

10 Amazing Lessons from Albert Einstein:

1. Follow Your Curiosity
   

   “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

   What piques your curiosity? I am curious as to what causes one person to succeed while another person fails; this is why I’ve spent years studying success. What are you most curious about? The pursuit of your curiosity is the secret to your success.

2. Perseverance is Priceless
   

   “It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”

   Through perseverance the turtle reached the ark. Are you willing to persevere until you get to your intended destination? They say the entire value of the postage stamp consist in its ability to stick to something until it gets there. Be like the postage stamp; finish the race that you’ve started!

3. Focus on the Present
   

   “Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”

   My father always says you cannot ride two horses at the same time. I like to say, you can do anything, but not everything. Learn to be present where you are; give your all to whatever you’re currently doing.

   Focused energy is power, and it’s the difference between success and failure.

4. The Imagination is Powerful
   

   “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

   Are you using your imagination daily? Einstein said the imagination is more important than knowledge! Your imagination pre-plays your future. Einstein went on to say, “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” Are you exercising your “imagination muscles” daily, don’t let something as powerful as your imagination lie dormant.

5. Make Mistakes
   

   “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

   Never be afraid of making a mistake. A mistake is not a failure. Mistakes can make you better, smarter and faster, if you utilize them properly. Discover the power of making mistakes. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again, if you want to succeed, triple the amount of mistakes that you make.

6. Live in the Moment
   

   “I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.”

   The only way to properly address your future is to be as present as possible “in the present.”

   You cannot “presently” change yesterday or tomorrow, so it’s of supreme importance that you dedicate all of your efforts to “right now.” It’s the only time that matters, it’s the only time there is.

7. Create Value
   

   “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”

   Don’t waste your time trying to be successful, spend your time creating value. If you’re valuable, then you will attract success.

   Discover the talents and gifts that you possess, learn how to offer those talents and gifts in a way that most benefits others.

   Labor to be valuable and success will chase you down.

8. Don’t Expect Different Results
   

   “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

   You can’t keep doing the same thing everyday and expect different results. In other words, you can’t keep doing the same workout routine and expect to look differently. In order for your life to change, you must change, to the degree that you change your actions and your thinking is to the degree that your life will change.

9. Knowledge Comes From Experience
   

   “Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience.”

   Knowledge comes from experience. You can discuss a task, but discussion will only give you a philosophical understanding of it; you must experience the task first hand to “know it.” What’s the lesson? Get experience! Don’t spend your time hiding behind speculative information, go out there and do it, and you will have gained priceless knowledge.

10. Learn the Rules and Then Play Better
    

    “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”

    To put it all in simple terms, there are two things that you must do. The first thing you must do is to learn the rules of the game that you’re playing. It doesn’t sound exciting, but it’s vital. Secondly, you must commit to play the game better than anyone else. If you can do these two things, success will be yours!

When the paralytic dreams that we all seem to keep
Drive on engines till they weep
With future pixels in factories far away

So call the mainland from the beach
Your heart is now washed up in bleach
The waves are rising for this time of year
And nobody knows what to do with the heat
Under sunshine pylons we’ll meet while rain is falling like rhinestones from the sky

I got a feeling now my heart is frozen
All the phoses and growsin
Happy and after native in my soul
I prayed on the unmovable
Yeah clinging to the adam’s of rock
Seasons seas just smooth Signs are change
I cant see now she said taxi
I that light is so I can take
Storm bring strange loyalties

I’m a scary gargoyle on a tower

That you made with plastic power
Your rhinestone eyes are like factories far away
(Here we go again)
(That’s electric)
(That’s electric)
(That’s electric)

Helicopters fly over the beach
Same time everyday same routine
Clear target in the summer when skies are blue
Its part of the noise when winter comes
It reverberates in my lungs
Natures’ corrupted in factories far away
(Here we go again)
(That’s electric)

Your loves’ like rhinestones, falling from the sky
(That’s electric)
With future pixels in factories far away
(Here we go again)
(That’s electric)
Your loves’ like rhinestones, falling from the sky
(That’s electric)
With future pixels in factories far away
(Here we go again)

Traditionally made out of alpaca, chullos are hats used in the Andes. They always have two long ear flats that help prevent body heat escape through the ears.

I’ve managed to survive the winter cold without a jacket or hat, until now. I know it sounds weird, but to an extent I am proud. Anyways…I searched for my chullos so that they could protect me from this brutal cold. When I tried them on, they felt pretty tight. Turns out that I had forgotten to try them on when I bought them.

I really don’t like having things laying around my room/house that aren’t being used, so I am giving them away. The grey one has a whole on one of the ears. Other than that, they are in perfect condition. I really don’t want to throw them out. So if your interested, hit me up!

P.S.

It’s been about 4 months and I still got some chocolate left. I am willing to share if you guys want. Just send me a comment or email or tweet or watever. I am very reachable.

OK Dear XML files, you win. I guess I was being lazy in trying to find a way to embed a YouTube playlist without the YouTube video player. I will post a how to write an XML RSS files as soon as I wake up. YouTube, you suck for not letting me feed my video player your RERE feed! Here is an example of the stuff you are causing!!!

Here is an example of a Vimeo Video:

I’ll be gone from KORB on Vimeo.

This is a video on YouTube:

Which do you think is the best player? I personally like Vimeo’s player. It’s simple, borderless, beautiful and you barely know the controls are there.  With that said, I have been trying to find a way to embed YouTube videos with a different type of player, one that resembles Vimeo’s player.
Now, I am running Wordpress some I’m on the hunt for some plugins that embed YouTube videos so that they resemble a Vimeo player.

First up is the WordPress Video Player (comes with Wordpress)

I am probably doing something wrong, because evertime I want to post a video through the WordPress embedder, I get a link.

Like this one: Growing up in the streets: Cusco

After a little googling, I found the perfect one.  Flash Video Player Plugin It has several skins, and you can customize it if you want. Here is a example.

And Last but not least, this is the HTML5/FLASH Player hybrid. If you have the updated version of either Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, or Firefox, you should be able to see this in HTML5. Which means, you would have been able to see the video without installing Flash. Unfortunately, I am having trouble with HTML5. The plugin I installed isn’t working properly for some odd reason. For now Flash wins. If you want to try it out, the link for the HTML5/Flash Player is HERE.

Just check the sites out: Make sure that your volume is not too loud!!

Uniqlo.com (Calendar)

Uniqlo.com (Clock)

Calendar Preview

Clock Preview

Artist of the Week is Back! At least for now. Out of the blue I found these guys called the Bronx/Mariachi el Bronx.

I don’t have too much info of them since I just found out about them an hour ago. The singer has an amazing voice and the band is awesome. I am a little confused as to what is what. This is what I got so far.

The Bronx is a rock band whom you would typically hear on games such as RoadRash and TonyHawk ProSkater. They are pure rock goodness. Mariachi el Bronx is a side project of the lead singer. The difference is that in the Mariachi, they are all dressed in the typical Mariachi outfit and are equipped with all typical acoustic mariachi instruments.

What do they sound like? To be honest, pure bliss. The songs are in English and the lyrics aren’t your typical mariachi lyrics. They are awesome. Trust me one listen you will be hooked. Here is a quick playlist I made of their videos. Oh yeah, their videos are awesome too.

Where to find them?

thebronxxx.com

MySpace/theBronx

Twitter/the_Bronx

UPDATE: I FOUND THEIR VIMEO CHANNEL THAT HAS A VIDEO BIOGRAPHY OF WHO IS EL BRONX.

Untitled from Our Videos on Vimeo.

Huayno is a genre of music that comes from the Andes of Peru, although it is also popular in Bolivia. It started out as a combination of traditional folk music and popular urban dance music. In a typical huayno song, you may hear the following instruments: flute, harp, panpipe, accordion, saxophone, charango, lute, violin, guitar, and mandolin. The guitar, violin and harp are by far the most popuplar instruments used in the genre. The vocals are usually high-pitched and sung in quechua and or spanish. I must admit that I like the quechua huaynos better than the spanish ones.

What does huayno sound like? Here is a song that you can listen to.

Siwarcito by Porfirio Ayvar

Here is another by William Luna. It is called Valicha or Walicha

Moving on, I’ve decided to play around with podcasting. I will be working on reconnecting people outside of Peru to the huayno we once heard when we were growing up. It will be a monthly thing, let’s see what happens. More info will be posted later in the week. I’ll probably end up making an english version as well to see if I can introduce world to huayno. The music is too beautiful to not share around.