Archive for August, 2007

Dancing about driving in circles

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.
I’m not sure who originally said this - I first heard it attributed to Elvis Costello, but I’ve heard many others given credit for it in the years since.
My co-worker is currently listening to a Nascar race. On the radio.
If anything could ever be more exciting than […]

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All those squeaky little ones and zeroes

Friday, August 17th, 2007

The CD turned 25 yesterday. (via Scott Andrew)
As everyone else has turned this into an occasion for nostalgia, so shall I…
I bought my first 2 CDs ever during my family’s last few months living in Taiwan, in the summer of 1988. The CDs were the albums “Window” and “Pure White” (loosely translated) by one of […]

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Ur out of ur element, Donny

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Lebowski theme week continues!
I just unearthed this image from the mess of icons on my desktop. It was created a few months back when I was fooling around with a LOLCat builder (link to a newer one at BigHugeLabs, as the original LOLCat builder seems to be down at the moment). And yes, I do […]

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Takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

A post at the Arts and Faith messageboard points out an article about The Big Lebowski written by The Dude himself, Jeff Bridges.
Looking further into the article, it appears to to be excerpted from the foreword to a new book on all things Lebowski.
I’ve already wishlisted it.
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Just what I needed

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Sometimes, the only thing you need to clear your mind of all the crap within is a nice long walk.
Carla and I are sitting in this Sunday with the worship band at our old church, so I stayed in Portland after work to rehearse last night. After rehearsal got out, I noticed I was […]

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