...and I've already found some great local bands- Backward Masks and To Get Her Together.

Seriously, I'll be going to at least four or five shows a week!

As to be expected when you use an online service to book the cheapest flight possible, I'm going to have a four and a half hour layover in Salt Lake City (which, as far as airport clusterfuckery goes, actually isn't that bad, considering how big it is). Considering that my round trip from Seattle to El Paso was less than $250, I really can't ( Read more... )

Seriously, Theoretical Girl is the best thing happening in the UK pop scene...just as she was in 2008. Isn't that voice a dream? I just love her!

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The tortilla soup I made in the crockpot today turned out particularly good, probably because I made a few minor changes- added diced peppers, used diced tomatoes instead of tomato juice, added more jalapenos and cut the chili powder. The result was quite good and ultimately heartier, with a nice, hot peppery smell to it ( Read more... )

I've been in love with Telepathe since I first heard them back in 2007ish and have rooted for them heartily ever since. It's great that they're getting some of the attention they deserve.

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Aren't they wonderful?

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Even if the portion with Amy Adams sucks (as it very well might; her bit looks like something of a standard soulless American Rom-Com) you have Meryl Streep, that national treasure, portraying the patron saint of the kitchen. She nails her manner perfectly ( Read more... )

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...proves their worth once more and makes buying shoes much easier. I found 2 pair in my size that I really liked within five minutes. Furthermore, when I checked the order status an hour thereafter and realized that the second pair were listed as size 14D instead of 16D, I called them, waited only 3 minutes to speak with someone who fixed the ( Read more... )

Wow, there certainly are a fuckload of amateur "reviewers" on Youtube, and a lot of them ultimately know shit about the book they're reviewing. A particularly funny one included a review of The Left Hand of Darkness, an amazing piece of science fiction and one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. The reviewer's point of contention seemed to ( Read more... )

I'm on a download fest of SM StarS and first-third stage Sera Myu. The problem is that it's filling up my hard drive damn quick, which is to be expected. Ah well. I've a stack of DVD-R's that will stand as a reasonable facsimile of an external hard drive; all should be well, and I should be in possession of damn near all of the Sailor Moon media ( Read more... )