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Things to keep in mind

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:01:43 GMT

- Atlantis is very cool. Thank you, Plato, for putting so much grist in the mill of insanity. I've found people seriously proposing that the Atlanteans had giant metal airships, which they flew with their psychic energy. Right

- The opening chord of I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For is a revelation. One of those little musical moments that make life so worthwhile. The fourteen-second mark, people. Go listen to it.

- What, you don't have a copy of the Joshua Tree. Good. Then you have no excuse to not buy the remaster when it comes out November 20. I'm thinking three-disc deluxe edition, myself. But that's me.

- When Denzel Washington ceases to have an expression on his face, be afraid. Be very afraid.

- Big, wide, 1972-type spread collars are sweet.

- On a Friday night, it's absurd to get home at 12.30 and find everyone already in bed.

- Twenty-three hours of the day I find the concept of getting up at six and generally starting the day right is very appealling to me. The hour when it is not is between 6 and 7 am.

There's Very Little To Say

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:24:03 GMT

It's true! I've seen it!

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:27:47 GMT

"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

Also, Jimmy Eat World is amazing. Pure catharsis.

Love is big, it's bigger than us, but love is not what you're thinking of

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:19:34 GMT

Please is one of U2's absolute best songs that noone has heard of. Which is a shame. Watch it and appreciate what Bono can write when he's not drowning in sentimentality.

Good grief...

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:28:25 GMT

I can't believe I actually did this...

You scored as Captain Wentworth, Captain Wentworth from Persuasion is summed up in one word: noble. He's a gentleman, brave, and independent, but he is also willing to set pride aside to try again for the heart of the woman he loves.

Captain Wentworth

67%

Edward Ferrars

53%

Willoughby

40%

Mr. Darcy

40%

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Who says pop music has to suck?

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:26:02 GMT

Ben Folds (and monkey) record Landed. Claire has sheet music for this. It makes my fingers hurt to look at it.

Island In The Sun

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:53:39 GMT

So. Painting is my thing this summer, as some of you know. I work all day, I sleep all night, I like to press wildflowers, and so on. I do seem to do more pressure washing than actual painting though, which is fine by me. When it's 30 degrees, wouldn't you rather be standing in a cloud of mist? It does tend to soak your shoes though. Which leads to the embarassing story.

I was pressure washing a tennis court. It's a long slow tedious dull repetive uninteresting mindlessly boring job, especially on a hot day, which that one was. No matter how hot it gets, though, it's always gross to have sopping wet shoes, so I took mine off circa 9 AM to let them dry for a while. I then proceeded to enjoy the whole barefoot-in-the-spray thing so much that I didn't put them back on. That makes 8 hours of barefootedness in the blazing sun standing on asphalt. Can you hear the sizzle? By the time I got home they were starting to hurt a little. By the time I woke up the next morning they were red, angry and swollen. And within a few days the King of the Blisters had erected his palatial abode on the top of my right food. Such conditions make shoe-wearage less than pleasant. The term agony comes to mind, in fact. I was gimped for a full week. Which wil teach me to try to be comfortable at work, should the temptation ever revisit me.

Also, Travis Barker of blink-182's drum skills validate the many unpleasntnesses of the blink-182 listening experience.

Continuing Adventures of Cookie Chris

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:32:24 GMT

The cookie has been eaten. Not by Claire, or Tasha, or anyone else who threatened it. It has been eaten by me. And it was delicious. How delicious? More than you'll ever know, because you didn''t eat it. I did. HA!

Well

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:13:46 GMT

I am still alive. Sorry to disappoint. But that, as Winston would say, is how the cookie bounces.

Now, off to find a cookie.

huh

Tue, 22 May 2007 22:57:01 GMT

There is (supposedly) an ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times."

The last two days have been interesting.

But there's always silliness to tide me over. I snort with laughter everytime I see this...