Music for 4/30/09

Has She Got a Friend?

Hurrm

Nearing the end here. A check list has been set up. I have most all of the things I need. I'm getting antsy to get out. Only a few more belongings to move back. I don't know where I'm going to keep everything. I've another bed that will be occupying space. Perhaps it'll go in the "rec room." My last day of work is today. Head down. Let's power through this.

Six String Samurai

Should be coming in the mail soon.

Music For 4/26/09

Weezer

The Greatest Man That Ever Lived

2012? I Have to Wait That Long?

This better be worth it.

Computer Problems

Last night I was writing a paper on Common Sense. What should have only taken one hour at most took me three. It had nothing to do with "writer's block" or anything like that. It had to do with a computer on the Fritz. A couple nights ago my trusty laptop of four years decided to start freezing up every few seconds. I'd be typing or watching a video and it would cease any action. And rather than catching up with my keystrokes after each freeze, it would be selective of them. That's pretty annoying when you're on a roll with some sentences/paragraphs and you find that half of the sentence you'd just typed got cut off and jumbled. Slowly but surely I finished the paper without completely forgetting what I was writing. For about two hours I struggled to figure out what was wrong with my computer as every time I'd go to print the computer would shut itself off. Finally around 1 am after several attempts to restart the PC, I discovered that at an angle my computer ran perfectly fine. So after finally being able to print the damned thing I ran a virus scan and stacked some CDs to let the thing run all night. Come 8:30 am, the thing was and is running just dandy. What's wrong with this thing? I don't know, but I only hope that this baby will just get me through May. Stay strong, my pet.

Music For 4/20/08

I didn't realize the date until I started typing the title. I'm sure most of Southern California is stoned right now. And I'm sure I'm going to hear about everyone's adventures with marijuana tomorrow. This has no influence over the choice of music. I just felt like giving you guys some Cheap Trick and noticed the day.

Finished

Well I got it all worked out. My ma wanted me to add some songs, but she didn't nay-say anything I threw in there, though I questioned my own judgment on a couple songs. Here's a list:

1) Clap Your Hands! - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
2) That's How You Know - From the Enchanted soundtrack (Ma's entry)
3) She Called Up - Crowded House
4) You Can't Stop the Beat - From the Hairspray soundtrack (Ma's entry)
5) Walking to Do - Ted Leo/Pharmacists
6) Sweet Lady - What Made Milwaukee Famous
7) Heart - Rockpile
8) The Square Root of Two - The Two Man Gentlemen Band
9) Short Skirt/Long Jacket - Cake (Ma's entry)
10) What's Shakin' on the Hill - Nick Lowe (one of my questionable ones)
11) 1922 - Charlie Parr (one of my questionable ones)
12) Backwards with Time - The Avett Brothers
13) We're Going to be Friends - The White Stripes (Ma's entry)
14) Dry Bed - Billy Bragg
15) I've Just Got to Tell You - Dr. Dog

It turned from a 30 minute to a 45 minute CD with Ma's additions, but I guess she's just going to skip around to the ones she wants to play. Maybe I shoulda snuck in the Violent Femmes's "Add it Up". That sure would've gotten the kids and parents all in a ruckus. Well. Until next time.

Fashion Show

My ma has asked me to put together a half-hour set of songs to play at her elementary school's fashion show. Here we have "innocent" kids modeling what is deemed appropriate attire for the campus. And here I am. With itunes. Trying to find kid-appropriate music to fill in 30 minutes of tykes trotting down a makeshift runway. It's harder than it seems. I'm trying to exclude all songs that mention the words "beer (drinking and the like)," "cigarettes (smoking and the like)," swearing, or anything else that might be construed as influencing younglings to do anything they legally shouldn't be doing. It's harder than it seems. It also has to have some sort of bouncey, poppy sound or a White Stripes's "We're going to be friends" sound to it. I guess the only thing my ma has been given to work with by her co-workers is Michael Jackson. That and she seems to like Cake's "Short skirt, long jacket" but as she used it last year she needs new material. I thought about using Rockpile's "Teacher, teacher" (what with the "school" theme) but thought parents watching/listening might get the wrong impression. Again with the school theme, The Two Man Gentleman Band's "Prime numbers" I thought could work...but quickly thought again. Though their song "the square root of two" might work. Not only is it sweet, it's educational (it's mathemagical)! I'm gonna get back to this here thing. Let you all know how it goes.

Two Weeks

Put in my two week notice today. It felt good. I know I've done this several times in the past, but I won't be going back this time. I promise. I've begun moving my belongings back home, and while I don't really look forward to living with my folks again as my actions will be under constant scrutiny and there will be more opportunity for me to run into the brother, I am looking forward to free, hearty meals, my faithful and trusty dog, and...well...that's about it.

My Baby

I know it's been a long time coming, but I finally got the photos ready to be posted. I'm still at my limit on flickr, so I'll just post a few on this here thing. If you couldn't guess (or if I hadn't already told you) my purchase before spring break that I retrieved on March 31st was my very 1st firearm. I bought a Remington 870 Express and two days later Sam and I decided to take 'er for a test run. I love my gun. She has no name as of yet, but she sure is fun to use and almost as fun to clean. The feeling I got when going to pick it up was indescribable. It was interrupted by some mook who wasn't buying anything and dicking around with his son who decided that there was enough chit-chat between the two of 'em when I made my way to ask the kind staff member of Bass Pro to collect my gun for me. Oo, so you had the #3 ticket while you weren't doing anything when I walked up with all of my essentials ready to purchase. You didn't buy anything anyways. Anyways, that niusance was made up for when we went through 125+ shells in 2 1/2 hours. Here're some photos:

A photo of my hind-quarters (and what a photo!)

Sirena with Sam's 10/22

Sam with my baby

Sam and Sirena reloading

As Sam said, this looks like a movie poster. Almost

I Promise

I'll have photos up soon from the 2nd desert trip. Sorry it's taken so long. I accidentally left my camera at home and couldn't upload them, and now that I have it with me I still haven't had time to get it done. Probably not for a couple days. Probably tomorrow I'll get it done and have them posted by Thursday.

Music For 4/10/09

Smooth, Andy

Now you're gonna go and screw everything up that you worked so hard for. I need to disappear. For a long time.

Hello

I'm sorry I've been neglecting my duties here. Not that I really have any duties here. I've been...busy...doing...stuff.... I promise I'll have something for you people soon. For you. And you. And you. Maybe not you, but you! You with the Orangutan!

Music For 4/2/09

When I saw the notice of Birdmonster covering Bruce Springsteen (Sara, I know you're probably more annoyed with the Boss than anyone what with the class you had, etc.) I neglected it for awhile. Today I just checked the cover and the page that it was on, there were a few other folks I like who happened to be doing this fancy stuff. So here are three covers of the Boss (who should change his name, cuz I'm the Boss).

Birdmonster

The Promised Land

The Avett Brothers

Glory Days

Ted Leo
(For some reason this one's not embeddable, so I'll just leave the link to the page and you can all just check it out if you want. Not that I'm advocating more time than you should ever have to spend brushing up on Bruce Springsteen)
Dancin' in the Dark

Victory!

I will have photos up soon...of greatness. And I must say: I enjoy being away from the computer. Activities are "teh shiz."