Since the current dinner challenge du jour is to do something interesting with a loaf of gourmet bread (Pearl Bakery ciabatta) over a course of four days*, I wanted to experiment with making a tasty spread to put on the bread ( Read more... )

I am realizing that the productivity at the office suffers when I have theme songs from 3-2-1 Contact and the old-school ZOOM (seasons one through six, from the 1970s) stuck in my head.

"Come on and Zoom, come on and Zoom, Zoom!"

I just received word from a fellow colleague that our employment status will be revealed tomorrow. I'm not stressing out about the final decision one way or another, since I will eventually be moving to New York. Whether that happens in nine months or 3-5 years from now will depend on tomorrow's news ( Read more... )

Considering that many of my friends on my F-List are huge proponents of dying her/his hair, and being a former redhead/greenhead/bluehead/bleachhead myself, I found the latest Willamette Week's Rogue of the Week entry to be of particular interest. Apparently, the entity which runs the Portland International Airport (Port of Portland), is cracking ( Read more... )

(during a routine password-related call with a customer....)

Me: "It will take me a moment to unlock your account."

Customer: "Okay...."

(The sound of a pop song playing over the radio in the background. All of sudden, someone else in the room starts singing along to the song.)

Me: "Okay, go ahead and try to log in now."

Customer: "Sure. It ( Read more... )

Sometimes I feel so lucky to be a tagalong for The Prids! I can't wait to open up for them this Friday ( Read more... )

...New Moon On Monday!

Today is a Duran Duran holiday. I wonder if I can take the day off work? ;)

Holy shit. I think I am in love ( Read more... )

The show last night was our best ever. Thanks to everyone who was at the show!

Now comes the album-making phase for The Tar Plains....

Since my mind has been preoccupied as of late with ideas about tracking, mastering, producing, engineering, and eventually releasing The Tar Plains CD sometime next year, I decided to polish up on the ways of the studio quirks. Reading The Daily Adventures of Mixerman will probably put me in a jaded state of mind in absolutely no time ( Read more... )