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Industrial Noise
Driving home last night I listened to a Combichrist CD for the umpteenth time lately. And I realized that you know it's really good industrial music when you can't tell if the noise you're hearing is coming from your speakers or if something is dreadfully wrong with you car. -
Happy Six Six Six!
A little quiz yanked from gothbert, even though I should be geting dressed for work. This girl even looks like me from the mid-90s, after I grew out the quasi-mohawk.
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New Music
I heard a couple of bands at Convergence who knocked my stockings off (Bella Morte and Combichrist). Everyone there seemed to know who they were, but I had no clue. I used to get this info from my ex-husband, but he doesn't keep up much anymore so he can't really clue me in on things I'd like to listen to. How do *you* find out about interesting ( Read more... ) -
The Simpsons Intro - Live!
A co-worker sent me a link the other day of some people who filmed a live-action version of the Simpsons' intro. -
Tidying up a bit
Mild housecleaning of people I don't see or talk to much anymore. No offense meant. -
Poisonous Kiwi
A few nights ago, as I sat in the kitchen floor feeding Ophelia, I ate a kiwi fruit. I didn't peel it, I just ate it as if it were an apple. Oddly, it kind of burned my tongue, as if it were to "citrusy" or something ( Read more... ) -
Winter SolstiCelebration 2005
Long before there was Christmas, Hanukkah or even New Year’s Day, there was Winter Solstice, the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year. On this date, the Sun in its apparent passage east to west across the sky has gone from being nearly overhead in the hot summer to shifting downward a little more each day until its path was as low ( Read more... ) -
Telephone Etiquette
So how many of you look at the phone to see who it is before you answer it? I'm sure everyone does, since a lot of us use a cell as a primary number. I've been wondering this lately; is it too informal to pick up the phone and say, "Hey, so-and-so!" Alternately, how archaic is it to pretend that Caller-ID doesn't exist?
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Devo is touring! But...
I just wrote Devo a rather lengthy plea via email to see what I could do to get them to play in Dallas. They still tour, but never play anywhere near here.
Wish me, and all local Spuds, luck.
ADDENDUM 5:03pm:
Ohmygodohmygodohmygod! Jerry wrote back! It isn't good news, really, but here's what he had to say:
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Dallas Auto Show 2005, aka Outsider Art
Each year the Dallas Auto Show attracts new car buyers and car aficionados from around the area. I am one of the latter, as I am not in the market to buy another vehicle for awhile. Most people like to compare features, look at colors, and sit in the driver's seat of cars that they are considering, or dream cars that they may never be able to drive ( Read more... )