I was in the Silver Platters on lower Queen Anne (fabulous store!) when I saw a display of stuff from the Damned. They just reissued the first album with a bunch of extra stuff. I don't own it on CD, so I was interested. Then I noticed something weird - this was the 30th anniversary edition. 30 Years! Holy crap! This stuff is ancient! I've ( Read more... )

Blue Sunshine by The Glove has always been one of my favorite records. It lends itself quite well to rainy days and introspection. It was recently re-released and re-mastered with a second disk of rarities and demos ( Read more... )

... is such a fuck-tard. It looks like he won't have enough signatures for his anti-gay-rights-initiative after all. There is still hope for this country.

I just finished filing my federal income taxes. This is the earliest I have ever filed. Woohoo!

So I just got the following notice from LJ when I posted the last entry ( Read more... )

Several months ago, I officially got sick of my job as a programmer/writer on the .NET Framework SDK. The .NET framework is pretty much baked, so there aren't a lot of exciting new features. In addition, I was getting burned out on being the security guru for my group. (You can only answer the same security questions a few times before it gets ( Read more... )

Anyone can win on questionable calls. Don't feel too good about yourself...

I just got back from spending four days in NYC with my mom. The trip was a complete surprise to her. She had no idea we were going until the day before we had to leave. I printed out the e-ticket and handed it to her at the 5 Spot. She had always wanted to go to NYC in the winter, so she was pretty shocked and happy.

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I had a great birthday.

Thanks to everyone who made it out to dinner, bought me a drink, or just wished me a happy birthday.

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