Artist: Elliott
Song: Drive on to me
Album: Elliott (False Cathedrals)
It's Friday! I am quite fond of Fridays, as are most folks that have weekends off. Today's weather has been pretty good - too nice to be working, that's for sure. It makes me so happy that Summer (my least favorite season) is gone and Fall (my most favorite season) is upon us. 'Tis the season of campfires, weenie roasts, s'mores, pumpkins, brown and orange leaves, cool days, chilly nights, apple cider, long sleeves, great conversations, and (this year) the next Christopher Guest movie. I love Autumn!!! One might say to me, "Why don't you marry it, then?" To which I would reply, "Because I'm already getting married to Janae." That'll end that little argument :)
There are a couple of albums out that I need to pick up this weekend. Mute Math and Weird Al (both came out on Tuesday). Now that I got paid today, I can go get them :)
I don't have much else to say right now, as I have to be getting back to work (lunch break's over). I should be able to post again tonight.
In response to Mr. Schmickle's comment from my post entitled "Monkey News!", I am not calling anyone monkeys. The title is from a segment from "The Ricky Gervais Show", which was mentioned in the editorial comments about Karl Pilkington's book. Anyone who has not had the pleasure of hearing Gervais' podcast, well - you're just plain missing out. And missing out is not near as fun as making out. For anyone who cared to know. Cheers.
29 September, 2006
28 September, 2006
Monkey News!
So Todd gave me a great idea (and he didn't even know it). I'm gonna start posting what I'm listening to as each entry is coming to a close. I have over 2,000 songs on my iTunes here at work, so hopefully you will see some fairly eclectic song entries. Well, here it is for today:
Artist: Billy Corgan
Song: A100
Album: TheFutureEmbrace
I'm getting excited about a new book that's out (the hardback came out this month and the paperback is due out next month). I normally don't get too worked up about books, as I rarely have the attention span to pick one up for more than about 5 or 10 minutes at a time. This one is unusual in that about 5 or 10 minutes at a time is probably all one would need to feel a proper level of satisfaction with each read.
I will do a little plugging for said book. This book will not only challenge your thinking, but has a very real potential to change your life forever. I'll include the synapsis from Amazon.com below:
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Editorial Reviews
Book Description
In this pithy and hilarious book, Karl Pilkington is in conversation with (the often bewildered) Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the writers and stars of The Office and Extras, unwittingly outwitting even those comedy Goliaths as he struggles in vain to make sense of the world around him.
Unencumbered by erudition and impervious to logic, Karl ambles down a heuristic path to enlightenment under the edifying influence of Ricky and Steve. His pronouncements on such diverse and contentious topics as population control, simian affairs within human society, the sartorial deliberations of solitary spacemen and how long you can stay alive with your head chopped off, are matched in the vehemence with which they are proposed only by the degree to which they are ill-conceived.
Featuring Karl's original illustrations, imaginative scribblings and the best conversations of the world record-breaking Podcasts, The Ricky Gervais Show, this is a unique trip into the world of one of our most innovative thinkers, visionaries and prophets, or as Gervais knows him, "the funniest man I've ever met."
About the Author
Karl Pilkington has led an extraordinary and curiously individual life. As a child growing up in Manchester, he regularly missed school to accompany his parents on caravanning holidays and left without collecting his exam result. Now making up for lost time, Karl's thirst for knowledge is sated by that most reliable fountain of wisdom -- the internet, and regulated by Ricky and Steve's diligent, if ruthless, appraisals of his new-found theories and beliefs.
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So there you have it. A must-read for everyone who can read. Cheers.
Artist: Billy Corgan
Song: A100
Album: TheFutureEmbrace
I'm getting excited about a new book that's out (the hardback came out this month and the paperback is due out next month). I normally don't get too worked up about books, as I rarely have the attention span to pick one up for more than about 5 or 10 minutes at a time. This one is unusual in that about 5 or 10 minutes at a time is probably all one would need to feel a proper level of satisfaction with each read.
I will do a little plugging for said book. This book will not only challenge your thinking, but has a very real potential to change your life forever. I'll include the synapsis from Amazon.com below:
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Editorial Reviews
Book Description
In this pithy and hilarious book, Karl Pilkington is in conversation with (the often bewildered) Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the writers and stars of The Office and Extras, unwittingly outwitting even those comedy Goliaths as he struggles in vain to make sense of the world around him.
Unencumbered by erudition and impervious to logic, Karl ambles down a heuristic path to enlightenment under the edifying influence of Ricky and Steve. His pronouncements on such diverse and contentious topics as population control, simian affairs within human society, the sartorial deliberations of solitary spacemen and how long you can stay alive with your head chopped off, are matched in the vehemence with which they are proposed only by the degree to which they are ill-conceived.
Featuring Karl's original illustrations, imaginative scribblings and the best conversations of the world record-breaking Podcasts, The Ricky Gervais Show, this is a unique trip into the world of one of our most innovative thinkers, visionaries and prophets, or as Gervais knows him, "the funniest man I've ever met."
About the Author
Karl Pilkington has led an extraordinary and curiously individual life. As a child growing up in Manchester, he regularly missed school to accompany his parents on caravanning holidays and left without collecting his exam result. Now making up for lost time, Karl's thirst for knowledge is sated by that most reliable fountain of wisdom -- the internet, and regulated by Ricky and Steve's diligent, if ruthless, appraisals of his new-found theories and beliefs.
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So there you have it. A must-read for everyone who can read. Cheers.
26 September, 2006
Straight Outta Lynwood
I am a little irritated I didn't get much time to blog yesterday (and I wasn't able to at all on Sunday), but maybe this will make up for it. I posted yesterday, primarily for Big Daddy Harshman, but I'm glad other folks enjoyed it as well. Today's post is related to yesterdays because as of 12:01 this morning, Weird Al's new album hit stores - yay! I don't know that I'll get as much out of this album because I don't listen to the radio except for select shows on KSGF (mainly Boortz and Savage) and a few Saturday programs on NPR (Whaddya Know, Car Talk, and Prarie Home Companion). Why would that matter, you ask? Well, Al's art centers around his uncanny ability to parody mainstream artists and songs. Since I don't listen to much mainstream music, I won't know many of the songs he's making fun of. I only understood "White and Nerdy" because I have heard a bunch of white guys in their souped-up Neons and Civics (complete with fart-tube exhaust system) blast that ridiculous Chamillionare song through their tinted windows. I will say with 100% confidence that Al's rendition is much better.
I don't get paid until Friday so I won't be able to pick the album up until then, but I am looking forward to it. I also will probably get a copy of the Weird Al Show on DVD - fantastic stuff. I'd just like to say how much I appreciate Al for being so gosh darn clever with his lyrics - and is still able to keep them G rated for the most part. I love that. Big Daddy Harshman and myself have a long-standing pact that he and I would go see a Weird Al concert together sometime. Well, buddy; maybe this album tour will realize the fulfillment of our agreement - let's see how close he's gonna get to Springburg!
Best wishes to you all for a great day doing whatever you're doing. I should see most of you tonight at Gaylon's. Cheers.
I don't get paid until Friday so I won't be able to pick the album up until then, but I am looking forward to it. I also will probably get a copy of the Weird Al Show on DVD - fantastic stuff. I'd just like to say how much I appreciate Al for being so gosh darn clever with his lyrics - and is still able to keep them G rated for the most part. I love that. Big Daddy Harshman and myself have a long-standing pact that he and I would go see a Weird Al concert together sometime. Well, buddy; maybe this album tour will realize the fulfillment of our agreement - let's see how close he's gonna get to Springburg!
Best wishes to you all for a great day doing whatever you're doing. I should see most of you tonight at Gaylon's. Cheers.
25 September, 2006
23 September, 2006
First Day of Fall
So looking at the calendar today, I discovered it is officially the first day of Fall, my favorite season! I thought the official first day of a particular season was always on the 21st of the corresponding month (Spring - March, Summer - June, Fall - September, Winter - December), but I guess not. I don't really care, I'm just glad Fall is finally here. Colder days, beautiful colors amongst the trees, and... I will soon get some chances to fine-tune my recipe for hot cider and hopefully make it official (up until this point I just kinda put a bunch of complementary ingredients together and don't have any actual measurements of any kind). Time will tell.
On a more irritating note, I'm posting this at work (I don't have a computer of my own) and one of my co-workers just came in and started asking me questions about a customer's order. I'm off the friggin' clock! Today I am only here to take advantage of my boss' PCs and high-speed internet access, I am not here to act like I'm working (that's what being on the clock is for :) I'll try not to bore you with too many details, but we had a customer place an order for a single drum. I received the order correctly (as far as I can tell) and processed it, but for some reason (that's going to bug the crap out of me until I can find out what it is), I transfered the item out of inventory and sent it back to the original vendor because I thought it was an accidental double shipment (we had another customer order the same drum at about the same time). Why would I do that when it was attached to the customer's account? That was a month and a half ago and the customer called us today asking where his drum was. I have had salespeople screw up orders all the time, but it's never been my fault before. At work, I usually do a really good job at covering all my bases, but I some how failed this time. This problem could have waited until Monday to present itself, like when I'm getting paid to deal with it. Now I'm gonna be distracted all flippin' weekend.
I guess that's what I get for coming in to work on my day off just to use the computer. I'd like to say I've learned my lesson... but somehow I doubt I can give up access to a computer and super-fast internet that's just a few blocks from my apartment just to avoid work issues. I justify it with the fact that when I do come in on a Saturday, it's not every week; and when I do come in, it's only for an hour or two.
Enough about work. It's the first day of Fall! Hopefully the temperature will start dropping soon, we had a couple of awesome days this past week that made me crave October/November weather something awful. By 'crave', I mean 'baseball bat', and by 'baseball bat', I mean 'hot ham water', and by 'hot ham water', I mean 'really look forward to', and by 'really look forward to', I mean 'crave'. That's all for today (unless I'm at a computer later today and feel like posting again). Happy snipe hunting!
~Moosey Goosey
On a more irritating note, I'm posting this at work (I don't have a computer of my own) and one of my co-workers just came in and started asking me questions about a customer's order. I'm off the friggin' clock! Today I am only here to take advantage of my boss' PCs and high-speed internet access, I am not here to act like I'm working (that's what being on the clock is for :) I'll try not to bore you with too many details, but we had a customer place an order for a single drum. I received the order correctly (as far as I can tell) and processed it, but for some reason (that's going to bug the crap out of me until I can find out what it is), I transfered the item out of inventory and sent it back to the original vendor because I thought it was an accidental double shipment (we had another customer order the same drum at about the same time). Why would I do that when it was attached to the customer's account? That was a month and a half ago and the customer called us today asking where his drum was. I have had salespeople screw up orders all the time, but it's never been my fault before. At work, I usually do a really good job at covering all my bases, but I some how failed this time. This problem could have waited until Monday to present itself, like when I'm getting paid to deal with it. Now I'm gonna be distracted all flippin' weekend.
I guess that's what I get for coming in to work on my day off just to use the computer. I'd like to say I've learned my lesson... but somehow I doubt I can give up access to a computer and super-fast internet that's just a few blocks from my apartment just to avoid work issues. I justify it with the fact that when I do come in on a Saturday, it's not every week; and when I do come in, it's only for an hour or two.
Enough about work. It's the first day of Fall! Hopefully the temperature will start dropping soon, we had a couple of awesome days this past week that made me crave October/November weather something awful. By 'crave', I mean 'baseball bat', and by 'baseball bat', I mean 'hot ham water', and by 'hot ham water', I mean 'really look forward to', and by 'really look forward to', I mean 'crave'. That's all for today (unless I'm at a computer later today and feel like posting again). Happy snipe hunting!
~Moosey Goosey
22 September, 2006
Shiggity shiggity shwaa
I'm in a pretty good mood today, as I am most Fridays. I don't know how long I'll keep up posting every day, probably as long as people keep not reading this blog. That makes enough sense to me.
I'm really excited about my tux for my wedding, it's friggin' sweet. I am not typically one for dressing up (I just feel awkward), but I can't wait to get into that tuxedo. Not only am I excited to be married on that day, but I'm anxious to see how our wedding will turn out. We are trying not to be too traditional. We aren't doing any traditional wedding music, our colors are somewhat uncommon for weddings (as far as we know), and the tuxes will look snazzier than a duck with a peg leg and an eye patch.
I was hoping for no ring bearer or flower girl, but I think Janae talked herself into having a flower girl, so we compromised and aren't doing a ring bearer. I mean, the flower girl (after Janae explained it to me) made some sense, but neither one of us could figure out the symbolism behind the ring bearer. Other than having a distracting little brat running around with rings on a pillow - that aren't even the actual wedding rings - I don't know what the point of having one is. So, we aren't having one.
Janae is being very accomodating and letting me pick out most of the music (with her approval, of course) so that makes me feel good that I have some say in what goes on. I can't understand why guys don't usually care about any wedding details. They just assume it's the bride's childhood dream to plan their own wedding (and it probably is), but that doesn't dismiss the fact that it's his wedding too! I can't imagine getting married and not having a say (or even caring) about wedding details. Anyway, our wedding should kick much booty - not just because the music will be awesome or my tux will be sweet or Steve King will be dressed up, but because (yep, here's the "Awwwww" moment) Janae and I love each other. Yay :)
Well, I suppose that's enough sappy sap-stuff for one post. If I am able to tonight (and I probably will be) I'll post another entry for my own amusement ('cause I know nobody reads this) and phalangical exercise. That's right, I said 'phalangical'. I think I may have just invented a new word. Double yay :)
I'm really excited about my tux for my wedding, it's friggin' sweet. I am not typically one for dressing up (I just feel awkward), but I can't wait to get into that tuxedo. Not only am I excited to be married on that day, but I'm anxious to see how our wedding will turn out. We are trying not to be too traditional. We aren't doing any traditional wedding music, our colors are somewhat uncommon for weddings (as far as we know), and the tuxes will look snazzier than a duck with a peg leg and an eye patch.
I was hoping for no ring bearer or flower girl, but I think Janae talked herself into having a flower girl, so we compromised and aren't doing a ring bearer. I mean, the flower girl (after Janae explained it to me) made some sense, but neither one of us could figure out the symbolism behind the ring bearer. Other than having a distracting little brat running around with rings on a pillow - that aren't even the actual wedding rings - I don't know what the point of having one is. So, we aren't having one.
Janae is being very accomodating and letting me pick out most of the music (with her approval, of course) so that makes me feel good that I have some say in what goes on. I can't understand why guys don't usually care about any wedding details. They just assume it's the bride's childhood dream to plan their own wedding (and it probably is), but that doesn't dismiss the fact that it's his wedding too! I can't imagine getting married and not having a say (or even caring) about wedding details. Anyway, our wedding should kick much booty - not just because the music will be awesome or my tux will be sweet or Steve King will be dressed up, but because (yep, here's the "Awwwww" moment) Janae and I love each other. Yay :)
Well, I suppose that's enough sappy sap-stuff for one post. If I am able to tonight (and I probably will be) I'll post another entry for my own amusement ('cause I know nobody reads this) and phalangical exercise. That's right, I said 'phalangical'. I think I may have just invented a new word. Double yay :)
21 September, 2006
First blog!
So, this is my first web log - practically ever. I think for the sake of my fingers, I'll refer to it as a 'blog. Yeah, that sounds pretty original. Blog. Bloggy-blog. Bloggity, blog-blog blog. Blog, blog, blog, blog, blog, blog, blog. That's one of those words that sounds weird the more you say it. Kinda like blouse, blunder, blueberry, and janglehopper.
In case you weren't aware, I'm getting married next summer! Pretty crazy stuff. I imagine it would be a little more enjoyable and stress-free if I wasn't spending the better part of the next 8 months about 1200 miles away from my fiance. People keep telling me, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." That may be true, but right now it makes this heart grow lonely.
I'll try and refrain from further bouts of sad rants from here on out. I guess I'll end this first post on my pretty much first ever web log. Safe journey space fans, wherever you are.
~Moose
In case you weren't aware, I'm getting married next summer! Pretty crazy stuff. I imagine it would be a little more enjoyable and stress-free if I wasn't spending the better part of the next 8 months about 1200 miles away from my fiance. People keep telling me, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." That may be true, but right now it makes this heart grow lonely.
I'll try and refrain from further bouts of sad rants from here on out. I guess I'll end this first post on my pretty much first ever web log. Safe journey space fans, wherever you are.
~Moose
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