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Pitch Perfect

The film revolves around the Bellas, an all-female a capella group from Barden University. Reeling from a humiliating loss at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, the group struggles to find new members the next year. Beca, a Barden freshman, has no desire to go to college, but is forced to attend by her father, a professor at the university. Wishing to instead move to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a DJ, she takes up an internship at the school radio station, where she meets fellow freshman Jesse. When Beca's father finds out that Beca has not been attending classes, he offers to let Beca go to Los Angeles if she joins a club and proves that she wants to be involved. After some persuasion from Aubrey, the group leader, and Chloe, she joins the Bellas, along with a group of other women who do not fit the Bellas' typical mold.

At practice, Aubrey's controlling nature gets on the nerves of the other girls. She is constantly critical and insists that they use the same set list the Bellas have been using for years, which clashes with Beca's contemporary style. Meanwhile, Beca hangs out with Jesse—who has joined the Treble Makers, the Bellas' main rival—despite Aubrey's warning to the group not to get involved with Treble Makers. Beca plays several of her own mixes of contemporary songs for him, and he compliments her for her talent. He then tries to get Beca to watch the ending of The Breakfast Club, his favorite movie, after Beca tells him she does not like movies because they bore her and she never gets to the ending.

Despite their issues, the Bellas attend the regional a capella competition. On the way to the venue, the group stops for gas where Fat Amy is hit by a burrito by Bumper, a member of the Treble Makers in their own bus. After the other girls clean her up, they continue on to the venue but run out of gas since Fat Amy forgot to actually put any in the bus. They're then forced to call the Treble Makers to drive them to the venue. In spite of their bland set list, the group manages to place second at the regional a capella competition.

At the semifinals, Beca notices how bored the audience is with Aubrey's traditional arrangement, so she provides impromptu back-up, mash-up vocals. The Bellas come in third in the competition behind the Treble Makers and another group. Even though the audience was pleased, Aubrey was not and Beca quits the group. The Bellas make it into the Nationals after the other group was disqualified because their lead singer was discovered to be in high school, not college. They get together after spring break, but this time, Beca is not included.

During this time, Beca begins working as a DJ at the university radio station, playing her music on the overnight shift, and also steadily distancing herself from Jesse. She finds a copy of The Breakfast Club and watches it. She realizes how much she needs the Bellas in her life. Her father convinces her to rejoin the Bellas, who she finds falling apart. The now complete again Bellas have a heart-to-heart and decide to kick things up a notch with Beca's 21st-century mash-ups. At the National Competition, the Bellas sing a piece arranged by Beca, including "Don't You (Forget About Me)", the theme from The Breakfast Club. The Bellas win the competition and Beca and Jesse reunite with a kiss.

Warehouse Sale

Cocoon 1

Pengen punya ‘tempat persembunyian’ super nyaman? Kayaknya ide dari sebuah perusahaan asal Swiss, bernama Micasa Lab ini keren banget! Yap, Micasa Lab baru selesai merancang sebuah ‘living pods’ yang dikasih nama Cocoon 1. Bentuknya simpel, seperti gelembung sabun. Tapi keistimewaannya nih, selain di dalamnya kita bisa bersantai sambil membaca buku dengan bantal biru dan kuningnya itu, kita pun bisa menaruh barang-barang di laci yang tersedia, bahkan bisa berWi-Fi-an dan memasak di dalamnya. What an awesome idea!

Gimana nggak keren, kalo pods ini juga dilengkapi dengan power pack yang memiliki daya bisa menyalakan listrik hingga 40 jam. Atau kalau ingin memasak di dalamnya, listrik bisa menyala sampai 20 jam, dan kita bisa memasak dan menyalakan air hingga 30 menit. Dan asiknya lagi, Cocoon 1 nggak Cuma bisa ditaruh di dalam ruangan, tapi bisa kita bawa ke tempat outdoor, seperti di halaman rumah, taman, kolam renang, sampai tepi pantai. Love this!

Source:
http://cocoonlife.ch/#concept
http://www.designboom.com/design/cocoon-module-living-by-micasa-lab/

Mini Donut Factory

Yum! Sore hari duduk berdua Mommy, sambil nge-teh dan makan donut di halaman pasti menyenangkan. Apalagi sekarang udah ada lho mesin otomatis pembuat donat, yang bisa kita taruh di rumah. Bentuknya juga lumayan mungil, yaitu “Nostalgia Electrics MDF-200 Automatic Mini Donut Factory”. Gimana nggak semangat makan donat, kalo mesin ini aja bisa membuat donat hanya dalam waktu 90 detik!

Yup, setelah kita memasukkan adonan, mesin ini pun akan membentuk adonan berbentuk bulat, menggorengnya, yang memang hanya membutuhkan waktu 90 detik. Canggih ya?

Kalo tips dari gue, setelah donat-nya jadi, coba masukkin deh dalam plastik, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, or cocoa powder, and then a few shakes, voila! Donat super lezat dan hangat bisa langsung disantap! Nah, harga Mini Donut Factory sekitar Rp.951.000-an, dan bisa kalian order disini:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Q8XBRK/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=inspiratio0b1-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B005Q8XBRK&adid=0Y44EEX42WH615RD5VDH.