Of course neither of them are playing in San Diego. Who wants to join me in LA next weekend?


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I think I've made posts before about what a small town San Diego is, but I think I finally have one that really, really exemplifies what I mean. I'm still kind of in disbelief about this one myself. It's going to get hairy, so I'll try to make it as clear as I can ( Read more... )

While it was not a great game by any stretch of the imagination, I'm extremely happy for my mom and the rest of her side of my family that the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl today. I'm just sad that I couldn't get my hands on any Iron City Beer to celebrate appropriately ( Read more... )

I came home last night after doing some food shopping, and was so wiped out that I just wanted to lay down on my bed in the dark and listen to some music. I was thinking that I wanted to listen to something mellow or quiet, possibly folky or acoustic-guitar oriented, with a female vocalist. After perusing my CD collection, I realized that I didn' ( Read more... )

Ignoring the goofy name, I think we've found the official zombie squirrels t-shirt.


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I finally gave in. I sold out. I joined the cult.
But I'm still pretty excited about it.

In other news, I had read about the Buddha Machine a while back in one of those free magazines that they have at the record store, and was really fascinated. Then just last week I read a review of it in Pitchfork, and decided I had to get it. I got mine in ( Read more... )

This could be my longest LJ dry spell since I've started this journal. I've posted some tidbits here and there, but nothing of consequence for some time. ( Read more... )

From the Best of 2005 at Nerve.com, on the list "Five People Whose Motivations I Came to Better Understand in 2005":

The Creature From the Black LagoonWhere does the Creature from the Black Lagoon go when he needs some chill time? He goes to a cave. A cave under the inky black water. A cave where no motherfucker can find him. And should some ( Read more... )

This song is making me very happy right now.

Jens Lekman - "Black Cab"

I have to kvetch. My trip back home was slated to start yesterday with a 4 pm flight from DC to Atlanta. It's now 3:30 am Pacific time the next day and I'm just getting home from the airport. I will never fly Delta Airlines again in my life. The people, for the most part, are unhelpful, they managed to lose my luggage both coming and going, and ( Read more... )