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| New Poll: How Do You Like Your Coffee? |
| 2008-07-02 13:27:33 |
In the post “19 Waking Quotes About Coffee” and in its comments there are several quotes about how some famous person likes their coffee. Now, at last, we’ve made a poll to give you an opportunity to answer that question by yourself. So, how do you like your coffee?...
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| Some Facts About Coffee |
| 2008-05-21 07:29:22 |
What’s the world’s second most popular drink after water? That’s right, it’s coffee!
During the American Civil War, soldiers, having used up all their coffee supplies, used roasted sweet potato and Indian corn as a substitute.
The only US state in which coffee is grown commercially is Hawaii.
After petroleum coffee is the second-most-traded physical commodity in [...]...
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| Good Morning Album: Mika - “Life In Cartoon Motion” |
| 2008-05-18 15:26:45 |
Today, instead of a playlist, we offer you a whole album: Mika - “Life In Cartoon Motion”. Usually there are only some songs on an album, that are good morning starters. This time, believe it or not, the whole album is so positive that it is a must on the grayest mornings.
Probably there’s no need [...]...
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| Secret Of Good Tea |
| 2008-04-22 04:02:16 |
The very same tea doesn’t always taste the same - sometimes it tastes better than other times. Making a good tea isn’t so easy as it looks like, there are some rules to follow to get it right.
Use loose leaf tea. The quality of loose tea is usually better than teabag ones and it doesn’t [...]...
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| New playlist: Flashbacks of Synth |
| 2008-04-16 17:32:04 |
It was 80’s and synthesizers and drummachines were all the rage. Actually, we’re not trying to make this a monument of sythpop neither definite retrospective to rather controversial decade in music. Maybe you loved it, maybe you hated it or maybe you just didn’t really care because you were busy being 4 years old but [...]...
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| About Coffee Trough Penguin Eyes |
| 2008-04-03 14:51:16 |
Morning! Penguins here. Today we’ve got a great story for you how we… Stop, lets start from the beginning.
Couple of days ago we decided to go for a little walk. Just for fun, you know. Actually, we were going to search for the blue snow but that’s not important at the moment. So we were [...]...
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| How Bands Get Their Names |
| 2008-03-25 16:09:19 |
Chumbawamba: According to the bands official FAQ the name doesn’t mean anything. However, there have been several explanations about how the name came to be. One of them is (according to a Pop-Up Video on VH1) that “Chumbawamba” is derived from a dream that one of the members had, where doors of public toilet had [...]...
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| Make your own mp3-player! |
| 2008-03-18 13:29:45 |
I just came across the site that shows you how to make your own mp3-player.
The Daisy is a multipurpose audio player, which uses MMC or SD flash memory cards, has several interface modes for both human or machine control and is based on Microchip PIC18F45j10.
It’s an open source project with Creative Commons license. The source [...]...
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| New Playlist: Monty Python’s List of Play |
| 2008-03-16 15:15:26 |
Ladies and gents, it’s the Monty Python’s Flying Playlist. Oh, and just so you know, the parrot is still dead, but Black Knight’s flesh wound is healing quite nicely. No, it isn’t. Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. Yes it is…
And now for something completely different.
Bruces’ Philosophers’ Song [mp3]
Galaxy [...]...
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| How about some coffee syrup? |
| 2008-03-12 13:45:48 |
I don’t drink coffee with sugar, even though I use milk or cream. However, occasionally I like to sweeten it up with syrup. My personal favourite is peppermint, it adds interesting undertone to the taste, reminds a little bit those chocolate sweets with mint fillings....
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| How to buy a mp3-player? |
| 2008-03-10 16:03:22 |
Mp3 players come in different shapes and sizes, so there are a number of things to consider when buying one. Basically they could be divided into two categories – hard drive players and flash memory players. Both have their pros and cons. Players with hard drives normally have a large amount of storage but are [...]...
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| Not-So-Complete History Of Music (very short) |
| 2008-02-27 06:34:42 |
3rd century BC: somebody invented the organ, unfortunately we don’t know who. And anyway it was called Hydraulos. Something like water-organ? Strange…
Around 1200: until then only one melody and one note was sung at once. Then suddenly polyphony came into use, in other words more than one note at the time was played. Could you [...]...
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| To Tea Or Not To Tea |
| 2008-02-21 17:43:13 |
If you ask somebody what people drink in the morning, the answer is coffee. Other choices like juice, milk and tea will come after that. Why is tea so underestimated as a morning drink?
Maybe people like the bigger kick coffee gives them. Coffee has more caffeine in it than tea and therefore it reveals its [...]...
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| Alice Cooper vs. Cup Of Coffee |
| 2008-02-15 14:27:24 |
According to the poll results, three times more people prefer cup of coffee than Alice Cooper. Is Alice really that bad or coffee that good?
Yes, in the beginning they both are black and it’s much easier to add sugar and cream to coffee than to Alice Cooper… But could you imagine “sweet” Alice jumping around [...]...
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| 19 Waking Quotes About Coffee |
| 2008-02-12 17:36:48 |
I put instant coffee in a microwave and almost went back in time.
- Steven Wright
Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee in your hand and you start to sneeze?
- Jean Kerr
A morning without coffee is like sleep.
- Unknown...
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| Morning Movie: Groundhog Day |
| 2008-02-01 17:00:47 |
It’s cold out there, it’s February 2nd, the Groundhog Day… And it’s every day.
“Groundhog Day†is a comedy about weatherman Phil (Bill Murray) who goes to Punxsutawney to cover a story about a famous weather forecasting groundhog. It would have been one easy trip but unfortunately he got stuck in that day. [...]...
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| New Playlist: Good Morning, Mr. Marley |
| 2008-01-29 12:11:43 |
It’s nice to wake up with reggae rhythm by Bob Marley. Brings the sun out, fills the space with groove and makes you feel that - as Bob said - every little thing is gonna be alright.
This playlist is our tribute to mr. Marley:
No Woman, No Cry
Three Little Birds
One Love/People Get Ready
For whole list and [...]...
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| Arrival of the Penguins |
| 2008-01-24 15:20:04 |
Good morning! We are the Penguins, new co-authors of this blog. We’re here because we saw that you’ll need some old penguin-wisdom. It’s very useful in many situations. (For example when your tail is frozen then you’ll just have to… You know … or ask a penguin if you don’t.) Of course morning is the [...]...
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| 16 Interesting Sayings About Music |
| 2008-01-17 13:14:53 |
I love Beethoven, especially the poems.
-Ringo Starr
The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, ‘Is there a meaning to music?’ My answer would be, ‘Yes.’ And ‘Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?’ My answer to that would be, ‘No.’
-Aaron Copland
The trouble with real life is that there’s no [...]...
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| New playlist: Electronic Coffee |
| 2008-01-09 17:13:30 |
We’ve already got coffee-rock, now it’s time for electronic coffee. In this playlist you can find:
“Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” by Daft Punk
“Krupa” by Apollo 440
“Everybody Needs A 303″ by Fat Boy Slim
For whole list and more details see the WakeUpVibes page....
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| 21 Odd and Fun Facts About Music |
| 2008-01-07 16:42:36 |
The only guy in ZZ Top who doesn’t have a beard is Frank Beard.
None of Elvis’s films got nominated for Oscar, but he did win three Grammy Awards - for his gospel recordings.
John Lennon wrote “Good morning, good morning” after hearing a Corn Flakes commercial.
Marilyn Monroe got a white poodle named Mafia from Frank Sinatra....
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| Morning Movie: Good Morning, Vietnam |
| 2008-01-04 17:47:28 |
“Gooooooooood morning, Vietnam! Hey, this is not a test! This is rock and roll! Time to rock it from the Delta to the D.M.Z.!” It’s 6 a.m. in 1965 and Adrian Cronauer (played by Robin Williams) starts his career in a military radio station in Saigon during the Vietnam war. With excellent humor and good [...]...
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| Famous Quotes About Morning |
| 2007-12-31 08:25:02 |
Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
–Elbert Hubbard
There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast.
–Unknown
Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.
–Josh Billings...
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| New Poll: What Kind Of Music Do You Like? |
| 2007-12-27 17:28:16 |
We’d like to know about our visitors taste in music, so we’ve created a new poll. Please let us know what you like by voting for your favorite genre. If the style you like the most is not in the list, leave a comment about it to this post....
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| Merry Christmas Mornings! |
| 2007-12-23 11:25:23 |
…and happy wake-ups to all of you from Albert T. and the Penguins!
(Don’t ask about the Penguins)...
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| Size Doesn’t Always Matter |
| 2007-12-19 06:03:47 |
There are situations when you can’t do without caffeine. Maybe you have an exam next morning and you have to study or maybe it’s the Olympics opening ceremony on the other side of the Earth and you want to watch it in the middle of the night. Maybe there was a party last night and [...]...
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| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Playlist |
| 2007-12-14 08:21:32 |
As you might have noticed, Christmas is all around and there have been rumors that Santa Claus is coming to town. Long story short, we created a Christmas playlist:
“All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey
“Deck The Hall” by Nat King Cole
“Santa Claus Is Back In Town” by Elvis Presley
For whole list and [...]...
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| Call for ideas |
| 2007-12-10 16:04:13 |
We are sure that you have great songs you like to wake up to or with. Share your experiences with us in comments. We are happy to add them to our database in WakeUpVibes.com...
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| Good Morning in 102 Languages |
| 2007-12-05 03:17:59 |
How to say “good morning” if you’re in Germany, Japan or maybe even Tonga? Here’s a list that may help you out
Goeiemôre (Afrikaans)
Mirëmëngjes (Albanian)
Qilachxizax (Aleut)
صباح الخير [ṣabāḥul kẖayr] (Arabic)
բարի լույս [bari luys] (Armenian)
Kedamtookh brikhta (Assyrian)
Bonos díes (Asturian)
Sabahınız xeyir (Azerbaijani)
Egun on (Basque)
Добрай раніцы [dobray ranitsy] (Belarusian)
Shu-probhaat (Bengali)
Dobro jutro (Bosnian)
Добро утро [dobro utro] (Bulgarian)...
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| Morning with cat |
| 2007-11-29 15:14:01 |
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| Coffee vs. Music |
| 2007-11-29 14:16:47 |
Is music better than coffee or vice versa? Yes, it’s almost as emotional subject as is football better than sex but let’s put feelings aside and take it as almost pure science.
If you haven’t tried neither coffee or music and you want to try one of them, how to choose?
There are several species of [...]...
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| New playlist: Coffee-rock |
| 2007-11-27 06:16:42 |
We are glad to inform you about a new playlist “Coffee-rock” which among others includes:
“She’s Electric” by Oasis
“The Coffee and Tea Wrecks” by The Dandy Warhols
“Start Me Up” by Rolling Stones
For whole list and more details see the WakeUpVibes page....
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| Strange morning |
| 2007-11-21 05:15:38 |
I was in the middle of a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rudely broke the illusion and brought me into that very gray morning. It was so misty that birds seemed to be swimming rather than flying. Oh why did it have to be Monday again? I hate Mondays. Not because they’re Mondays but [...]...
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| And some mornings feel like this |
| 2007-11-18 15:22:51 |
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| Good morning recipe |
| 2007-11-16 15:14:25 |
No crazy alarm clock around
No hurry
Refreshing shower
Fresh coffee, tea or juice, whichever you prefer
Your favorite breakfast (you know better is it cornflakes, bacon with eggs or fresh fruit)
Sunshine
Fresh newspaper
Good music...
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| Some mornings just feel like this |
| 2007-11-15 15:09:58 |
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| Good morning! |
| 2007-11-14 14:49:35 |
This blog is an expansion of the site wakeupvibes.com, it actually just grew out of it. So, what’s this blog about? Morning and anything related to that, music included. We will try to keep it fun and light hearted, something to check out before going to work, school or wherever you might be going that [...]...
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