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Last night I got a horrible case of Sunday evening blues, which I can't quite seem to shake even now that the work day is 2.5 hours from ending (but who's counting ( Read more... )

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I'm pretty out of it. Today is my favorite coworker's last day, so a bunch of us went out last night after work and then stayed out for a very long time. I decided that getting out of bed warranted Maple Frosted donuts from Dunkin Donuts. I showered, ran out and back, and then settled into the couch cushions for a while, breakfasting with my ( Read more... )

I'm overjoyed that it's 48 degrees out and promising rain. I broke out my stripey tights and another new birthday dress that has been patiently waiting for a change of season.

Last night, we watched 28 Weeks Later, which I would argue is just as fantastically horrifying as its predecessor (No creepy cute Cillian this time though -sigh - He needs ( Read more... )

Sooo... Nickpants is selling his new guitar on craigslist. Here is his lovely ad. It is a beautiful guitar. I will miss it. But he needs to be true to his semihollowbody self. With this sale, he'll be able to buy the epiphone he wants at Chi Music Exchange, and the world will be a better place ( Read more... )

Ben has been unable to practice for a couple of weeks, making this is a very quiet time in the A. household. We have done a little home recording, but the instruments are still chilling in the living room from the last show we played. It's kind of nice to have a quiet time ( Read more... )

My last post either bored you to tears or depressed you to tears. For that, I apologize ( Read more... )

This is the month before I turn 30. As I think about the future, I keep running into this horrible wall called My Debt. I've decided to devote the entire month to studying up on debt reduction and taking steps to fight it. I've been working on this a long time, but I need to work smarter, not harder ( Read more... )

So today some friends and I were discussing Miles' Pitchfork Fest article in Sharp Darts. (It's good. You should read it. He's a great writer.) Anyway, this discussion devolved into a conversation about Girl Talk, since Raymer concludes his GT performance wrap-up by saying: Populism is one thing; what he does is more like panderingI couldn't ( Read more... )