Clocky

27-year old entrepreneur Gauri Nanda, a desi Graduate Student from MIT invents an alarm clock that jumps and runs away if you don't wake up. Funny and very practical! Available at clocky.net.

At Work (Playlist #2)

• Home Now, No Doubt (Return Of Saturn, 2000)
• Angel, The Corrs (Borrowed Heaven, 2004)
• Mysterious Ways, U2 (Achtung Baby, 1991)
• Possession, Sarah McLachlan (Mirror Ball, 1999) [Love love love this song]
• Hideaway, The Corrs (Borrowed Heaven, 2004)
• Girlfriend, Avril Lavigne (The Best Damn Thing, 2007)
• Money For Nothing, Dire Straits (Brothers In Arms, 1985)
• Wake Me Up, Norah Jones (Not Too Late, 2007)
• Sleeps With Butterflies, Tori Amos (The Beekeeper, 2005)
• Somewhere Only We Know, Keane (Hopes And Fears, 2004)
• Pictures [New Studio Song], Sia (Lady Croissant, 2007)
• Wires, Athlete (Tourist, 2005)
• Nothing Lasts Forever, Maroon 5 (It Won't Be Soon Before Long, 2007)
• A Sorta Fairytale, Tori Amos (Scarlet's Walk, 2002)
• Again, Lenny Kravitz (Greatest Hits, 2000)
• Everybody's Changing, Keane (Hopes And Fears, 2004)
• Find Your Way Back, Michelle Branch (Hotel Paper, 2003)
• You're A God, Vertical Horizon (Everything You Want, 1999)
• Half Light, Athlete (Tourist, 2005)
• Steve McQueen, Sheryl Crow (C'mon, C'mon, 2002)
• Breathe (2 AM), Anna Nalick (Wreck Of The Day, 2004)
• Sweet Misery, Michelle Branch (The Spirit Room, 2001)
• If It Makes You Happy, Sheryl Crow (Sheryl Crow, 1996)
• Change, Kimberly Locke (Based On A True Story, 2007)
• Danger Zone, Gwen Stefani (Love.Angel.Music.Baby, 2004)
• Hunter, Dido (No Angel, 1999)
• My Favorite Game, The Cardigans (Gran Turismo, 1998)
• Everything To Everyone, Everclear (So Much For The Afterglow, 1997)
• Pinch Me, Barenaked Ladies (Maroon, 2000)
• Gardenia, Mandy Moore (Wild Hope, 2007) [Surprised to find this, is pretty good.]
• Hope Has A Place, Enya (The Memory Of Trees, 1995)
• Buddha's Remains, A.R. Rahman (Between Heaven And Earth, 2004)
• Live To Tell, Madonna (Something To Remember, 1995)
• Stars, t.A.T.u. (200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane, 2002)
• Father Of Mine, Everclear (So Much For The Afterglow, 1997)
• Show Me Love (Extended Version), t.A.T.u. (200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane, 2002)
• Toxic, Britney Spears (In The Zone, 2003)
• My Oh My, Aqua (Aquarium, 1997)
• One Of Us, Joan Osborne (Relish, 1995)
• Happy Boys & Girls, Aqua (Aquarium, 1997)
• Learn To Fly, Foo Fighters (There Is Nothing Left To Lose, 1999)
• Breathe Me, Sia (Colour The Small One, 2004)
• Ode To My Family, The Cranberries (No Need To Argue, 1994)
• One Headlight, The Wallflowers (Bringing Down The Horse, 1996)

At Home Playlist #1

• Cupids Chokehold, Gym Class Heroes (The Papercut Chronicles, 2004)
• Baba O'Riley, The Who (Who's Next, 1995) [Heard this first on House M.D., awesome intro]
• Oceans, Rob Dickinson (Fresh Wine For The Horses, 2005)
• Worn Me Down, Rachael Yamagata (EP, 2003) [Heard this plenty randomly but got attached to it when I heard it on an episode of The O.C. and inspired this post.]
• The Story, Brandi Carlile (The Story, 2007) [Reminds me of a friend that I made the same time I discovered this song. The song is kinda like quiet stormy outcry, whatever that means.]
• Dump Opinion, Diana Anaid (Beautiful Obscene, 2004)
• Umbrella, Rihanna (Good Girl Gone Bad, 2007) [One of those average songs that gets stuck in my head. Annoyed a lot of people when I put this as a 'CallerBack' tune.]
• Before He Cheats, Carrie Underwood (Some Hearts, 2005)
• (I Just) Died In Your Arms, Cutting Crew (Broadcast, 1987)
• Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Sarah McLachlan (Mirror Ball, 1999) [My favorite singer / songwriter]
• You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette (Jagged Little Pill, 1995)
• Your Latest Trick, Dire Straits (Brothers In Arms, 1985)
• Don't Speak, No Doubt (Tragic Kingdom, 1995)
• Pictures, Sia (Lady Croissant, 2007)
• Your Eyes Open, Keane (Hopes And Fears, 2004) [Currently my favorite British Pop Group]
  
• Wires, Athlete (Tourist, 2005) [Favorite British Alternative group probably because of a sentimental reason - I went to see their concert with someone. sigh!]
• What Happens Tomorrow, Duran Duran (Astronaut, 2004)
• All You Want, Dido (No Angel, 1999)