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katbaggins

My Life in Brief

Jan 23, 2009 18:24

I started a new job two weeks ago, and I've found myself with no time to update Livejournal in any substantial way. I'll write all about the job (and the cushy cushy office) in an f-locked post later, but for now I have to say something I never thought I'd say: I'm sick of British accents. Seriously. I know! We're across the hall from the new ( Read more... )

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busby1013 January 24 2009, 03:38:15 UTC

Do you listen to "The Business" from KCRW? Perhaps that's the only show that's not mind-numbing. And NPR's Fresh Air sometimes hits on good guests, but only like once a week. Otherwise, I'm so on the "I don't get why anybody listens to music radio" bandwagon. Of course, this from the girl who's been in complete control of her listening pleasure since the iPod was invented. I find it's more rewarding to discover music organically, like through special events in your life that have a song playing in the background or album suggestions from friends and family or something you really liked from a movie or TV show that stood out in your mind. But you know that already ( ... )

neosquirrel January 25 2009, 22:48:37 UTC

I prefer KPCC infinitely over KCRW for NPR. Granted, they don't play music best suited for a hookah party for three hours every morning, but they do have Marketplace, Day To Day (gone in March), and my favorite on the evening drive, The Story. Oh, and repeated airings of Cartalk and Garrison Keillor's show, as well as This American Life.

K, if you're looking for a new station, try the Sound at 100.3. They play a lot of the songs you don't hear anymore from our childhoods and teenage years, and even college for those of us old enough. I'm not fond of their "block" programming they seem to be adding more of though-- I don't need that much 70's music in a row-- I can find that elsewhere on the dial!

Oh, and I too got on the Mad Men bandwagon recently-- I bought the Blu Ray set of season 1 for $15. Nothing like a YoSafBridge in high def.

...I have a crush on Peggy.

anniefee January 25 2009, 03:04:38 UTC

i love the radio. i don't like npr, generally, because of pretty much what you said - the bland, emotionless talking drives me nuts. i always think of the snl skit of the two radio women in ugly sweaters. i think i like the radio because the music is in the same general category of what i like but because i'm not personally tied to it, i don't feel like i have to be paying attention to it. it's background noise that's pleasant. some people i know leave their tv on for the same purpose (i have a friend who leaves the hallmark channel on all day; my mom leaves cnn or foxnews on all day). when i want to listen to something in particular, or if i'm in a mood for something i won't hear on the radio, i put in cds. i don't listen to my mp3 player much because it doesn't have a random feature on it, so i can only listen to music alphabetically (annoying) and i don't listen to my itunes because my computer speakers don't work. however, i don't feel like by listening to the radio i've either surrendered control of what i listen to (obviously, ( ... )

ewanspotter January 25 2009, 07:55:21 UTC

I'm almost done with season ONE of Mad Men and it hasn't quite hooked me. It's decent, but I'm not feeling the uber love. It took at least until episode five or six (when you heard about Don's past) to really interest me. But I'll finish it, they're short seasons anyway.