Hmmm....
Three day weekend coming up! What to do?
How about this? I'm sure I'd have enough time to get them all in over the course of three days...
Maybe not. I'd most likely get stuck at sloth and never get out of bed.
Then again, what's wrong with that?
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Album of the Week: Amy Ray
By the way, the album of the week is the one I've been listening to the most during the week, not necessarily what I consider the best of the week. I actually had a harder time getting my head around this one than her other two releases. Her last CD, Prom, was so personal and hit me so deeply right from the start that I was geared up for more of the same, when I should have come to this one without any expectations.
Interestingly, once I stepped back and just listened to this one, I found it does have the same kind of impact on me as its predecessor. It just makes its mark differently. It's not that it's more subtle--Ray always pretty much wears her heart on her sleeve--but it comes from a different place.
Interestingly, once I stepped back and just listened to this one, I found it does have the same kind of impact on me as its predecessor. It just makes its mark differently. It's not that it's more subtle--Ray always pretty much wears her heart on her sleeve--but it comes from a different place.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Peter Parkour?
Being as perennially out of touch as I am, this stuff has probably been floating around the blogosphere for years already. However, I just found it and thought it was pretty cool. It's kind of hard to watch and not think about all those super-hero comics in your closet. And then you wonder if one of them would put on a costume and come over to your house and...
...um never mind.
Here's the same crew doing another one.
Some folks will go to any lengths to get a boyfriend!
...um never mind.
Here's the same crew doing another one.
Some folks will go to any lengths to get a boyfriend!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Album of the Week!
Or should that be CD of the Week? Whatever!
From A Larum by Johnny Flynn
"The Box"
"Tickle Me Pink"
From A Larum by Johnny Flynn
"The Box"
"Tickle Me Pink"
Monday, August 18, 2008
This kind of post requires disclaimers
Which would be as follows:
1. I am not depressed or melancholy or moody or any of that stuff. (For right now at least.) I'm not sure what brought this string of vids to mind. Sometimes, I start out mindlessly surfing and end up on YouTube. A song will pop into my head and the video will lead to another and another and another. This time they all seemed to center around break up songs. You gotta go with the flow, man.
2. NOTHING in my personal life inspired this I swear! It's just that after looking at four or five of these things, I just had to post them for some odd reasons.
3. I know I owe some posts on other matters. They're coming, honest. It's just that there's another major one that's blocking them and, while I really should not post it due to potential repercussions, I'm convinced I can find a way to do it. The idea has gotten hold of me and won't let anything else in or out until I either vanquish it or figure out a way to post it. (I've posted some links recently that hint at the contents.)
4. Yes, I know my taste in music has its cheesy dimensions. Oh lord, how I know, especially when the 80's are involved.
So, anyway, it started with OMD:
For some reason this song was very significant for a group that I hung with in college for a while.
That led to Green Day and a song that actually did help me through a major depression about ten years ago. (one of these days I need to do a post of my personal depression-buster songs.)
Which somehow led to my favorite Pat Benatar tune. I'm telling you, the eighties, man. I can't shake 'em loose sometimes. I love the children's choir in this one. It's the perfect cheesy touch.
And if you're going to do cheese, you have to have some hair metal, in this case Poison:
And then this led me to my trifecta of high school break up songs. First ABBA:
Then Barry Manilow (My secret shame: I am a closet Manilow fan):
And finally, The Commodores, and a song I used to sit with two or three female friends and cry over. (And there were people I went to high scholl with who were surprised when I came out of the closet. Go fig.):
And that's the bunch this time. You survived. I survived. And somehow, maybe, your opinion of me survived too. If you thought this batch was maudlin, you should have seen what didn't make the cut!
1. I am not depressed or melancholy or moody or any of that stuff. (For right now at least.) I'm not sure what brought this string of vids to mind. Sometimes, I start out mindlessly surfing and end up on YouTube. A song will pop into my head and the video will lead to another and another and another. This time they all seemed to center around break up songs. You gotta go with the flow, man.
2. NOTHING in my personal life inspired this I swear! It's just that after looking at four or five of these things, I just had to post them for some odd reasons.
3. I know I owe some posts on other matters. They're coming, honest. It's just that there's another major one that's blocking them and, while I really should not post it due to potential repercussions, I'm convinced I can find a way to do it. The idea has gotten hold of me and won't let anything else in or out until I either vanquish it or figure out a way to post it. (I've posted some links recently that hint at the contents.)
4. Yes, I know my taste in music has its cheesy dimensions. Oh lord, how I know, especially when the 80's are involved.
So, anyway, it started with OMD:
For some reason this song was very significant for a group that I hung with in college for a while.
That led to Green Day and a song that actually did help me through a major depression about ten years ago. (one of these days I need to do a post of my personal depression-buster songs.)
Which somehow led to my favorite Pat Benatar tune. I'm telling you, the eighties, man. I can't shake 'em loose sometimes. I love the children's choir in this one. It's the perfect cheesy touch.
And if you're going to do cheese, you have to have some hair metal, in this case Poison:
And then this led me to my trifecta of high school break up songs. First ABBA:
Then Barry Manilow (My secret shame: I am a closet Manilow fan):
And finally, The Commodores, and a song I used to sit with two or three female friends and cry over. (And there were people I went to high scholl with who were surprised when I came out of the closet. Go fig.):
And that's the bunch this time. You survived. I survived. And somehow, maybe, your opinion of me survived too. If you thought this batch was maudlin, you should have seen what didn't make the cut!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Uncharacteristic? Maybe!
But this* is what I've been listening to for the past week or so.
*Actually, I mean the whole CD.
*Actually, I mean the whole CD.
I can't explain why some things get stuck in my head, they just do!
In other words, Keith and I are just fine, so don't worry, just enjoy some heartbreaking honky tonky bluegrass!
"I'm Not Over You" by Rhonda Vincent
"I'm Not Over You" by Rhonda Vincent
Saturday, July 26, 2008
This is possibly the oddest thing I've ever seen...
And certainly one of the creepiest...
Nun babies?
Nun babies?
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
I'm Having Trouble Sticking to My Diet
Think I can get them to install vending machines like this at the office?
I need all the negative reinforcement I can get!
I need all the negative reinforcement I can get!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Recovery in Progress!
Brief Updates:
Old hard drive has been extracted from dead laptop. Now hooked up externally to new laptop.
Rescuing files.
Next step: making back up. (Finally!)
Still can't figure out how to rescue old emails and bookmarks. Sigh!
Regular posting resumes tomorrow.
In the meantime, enjoy Kentucky Sassafras, third place finisher for Kentucky Bluegrass Band of the Year. (And in my opinion got ripped off...)
Old hard drive has been extracted from dead laptop. Now hooked up externally to new laptop.
Rescuing files.
Next step: making back up. (Finally!)
Still can't figure out how to rescue old emails and bookmarks. Sigh!
Regular posting resumes tomorrow.
In the meantime, enjoy Kentucky Sassafras, third place finisher for Kentucky Bluegrass Band of the Year. (And in my opinion got ripped off...)
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Roaring Back!
Just got back from a weekend camping trip and attending the state fiddling championship. On the way out of town, I bought a new laptop, which I am now using to post this. It's quite nice. I just need to see if there is any way to recover all my old files (and post drafts) from the old one and I'll be back in business!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Technical Difficulties!
My laptop seems to have up and died, leaving me with two options, neither one of which is conducive to lengthy posting posting at this moment. I'll be back as soon as I can.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Thoughts I Ewlly Shouldn't Have in My Head When I'm Going to Work
Drive-By Truckers: "Nine Bullets"
I was at this performance, which took place at the world's greatest music store!
I was at this performance, which took place at the world's greatest music store!
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Calling Roger Green!
I spent some time on my vacation planning and writing up several posts for the blog, but decided to hold off on posting any until I was back at work. I figure that it’s better to have a little bit of a stockpile built up. I’m not likely to ever become a daily blogger at this late in the game. Hell, it’s not even a goal of mine at this point. Still, having several things I can put up with a little tweaking here and there can’t hurt anything.
Every solstice, Roger Green, much beloved blogging figure and presidential candidate, opens his blog up for questions from his readers. I actually had several things I wanted to ask him this time, but the timing didn’t work for me. However, I know that by the time the next solstice rolls around, I’ll have forgotten what it was I wanted to ask. So, I’m going to try and call him out with a post.
It’s all for you and it’s all about you, Roger! You can answer in the comments or on your own blog.
You’ve done some writing about biking, including a really good post a while back with tips and such. As someone very new to biking, I had some additional queries I wanted to bounce off you. I started riding again last year, and currently ride just about every day, usually to work and back, if nothing else. I’ve started doing lots of my errands and running around on the bike as well. Anyway, I’ve had some questions related to things that come up when I ride. So, here goes:
1. Distance-wise, how much do you ride on an average day? What is the most you’ve ever ridden in one day? (Either all in one stretch or in smaller increments with stops in between?) When you ride a lot in one day, how tired are you the next day?
2. Speed-wise, how fast do you go, on average? Do you feel pressured to try and go faster than you are able to or than you feel is safe when you are riding in traffic?
3. How do you deal with nerves when you’re riding in traffic? Do you ride on streets that are typically very busy? Do you try to plan routes around heavy traffic areas?
4. Do you look at weenies like me, who will ride on some streets but not the ones that are really busy, with contempt?
5. I have a hard time keeping a steady course when I have to look over my shoulder to check traffic and sometimes when I signal turns. It’s gotten better the more I ride, but do you have any advice? I’m afraid of drifting into a parked car or into the other lane on narrow streets due to this.
6. Does Carol ride too? Keith and I have a lot of fun riding together.
7. Why is it on windy days, that no matter which way I turn, I'm always riding directly into the wind?
And, in the spirit of your post a few days ago, a list. You just did the EW "modern classics list" this morning, forcing me to re-write this part of this post at the last minute, but there's another recent EW list I'd love to hear your opinions on. If you’ll do me the pleasure of looking it over and devoting a post to them, with notes indicating which ones you own and what you think of them, I’ll do the same in return, for both lists. Deal?
EW’s top 25 country albums you have to hear, even if you don't like country music
I will say in advance that there are some choices that I find highly dubious, but I’d like to hear your thoughts too.
Every solstice, Roger Green, much beloved blogging figure and presidential candidate, opens his blog up for questions from his readers. I actually had several things I wanted to ask him this time, but the timing didn’t work for me. However, I know that by the time the next solstice rolls around, I’ll have forgotten what it was I wanted to ask. So, I’m going to try and call him out with a post.
It’s all for you and it’s all about you, Roger! You can answer in the comments or on your own blog.
You’ve done some writing about biking, including a really good post a while back with tips and such. As someone very new to biking, I had some additional queries I wanted to bounce off you. I started riding again last year, and currently ride just about every day, usually to work and back, if nothing else. I’ve started doing lots of my errands and running around on the bike as well. Anyway, I’ve had some questions related to things that come up when I ride. So, here goes:
1. Distance-wise, how much do you ride on an average day? What is the most you’ve ever ridden in one day? (Either all in one stretch or in smaller increments with stops in between?) When you ride a lot in one day, how tired are you the next day?
2. Speed-wise, how fast do you go, on average? Do you feel pressured to try and go faster than you are able to or than you feel is safe when you are riding in traffic?
3. How do you deal with nerves when you’re riding in traffic? Do you ride on streets that are typically very busy? Do you try to plan routes around heavy traffic areas?
4. Do you look at weenies like me, who will ride on some streets but not the ones that are really busy, with contempt?
5. I have a hard time keeping a steady course when I have to look over my shoulder to check traffic and sometimes when I signal turns. It’s gotten better the more I ride, but do you have any advice? I’m afraid of drifting into a parked car or into the other lane on narrow streets due to this.
6. Does Carol ride too? Keith and I have a lot of fun riding together.
7. Why is it on windy days, that no matter which way I turn, I'm always riding directly into the wind?
And, in the spirit of your post a few days ago, a list. You just did the EW "modern classics list" this morning, forcing me to re-write this part of this post at the last minute, but there's another recent EW list I'd love to hear your opinions on. If you’ll do me the pleasure of looking it over and devoting a post to them, with notes indicating which ones you own and what you think of them, I’ll do the same in return, for both lists. Deal?
EW’s top 25 country albums you have to hear, even if you don't like country music
I will say in advance that there are some choices that I find highly dubious, but I’d like to hear your thoughts too.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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