Sunday, June 15, 2008

Listening To: Radiohead - Lucky Mood: "gettin' through it all" So I am considering killing my version of blogging... There are many reasons for the idea but the two main ones are - A. I don't have the time to dedicate myself (obviously) to lengthy posts about what is going on day to day in my life. I barely have time to do the things that get me through the day. B. I may be a little forward looking here but I am announcing (before most others) that I think blogging is somewhat done with in society. The idea being - blogging has become to spread out. It isn't a matter of someone reading one or two good blogs anymore... There are easily MILLIONS (perhaps billions) of blog posts per day that are interesting but no one has the time to read them all. Even if you have every newspaper in the world delivered to your front step, would you ever get to them all before the next day's papers would show up. I know a few people are using RSS tools to skip to the items they want, but even then when you are scanning hundreds of "headlines" to find something that may peek your interest isn't that a buzz kill? If you think about it, the reason people are moving away from TV so quickly is because there are so many channels.. but what does everyone always say "there is nothing good on to watch". It is the same idea... From the perspective of the internet and blogging we are in the 1980's. There was a boom in the number of channels available and people tried to watch as many as possible. I don't know how to "fix" the information overload but I can tell you this - there are people who can actually write and those who can not. Blogs are like the American Idol of the internet - people put their thoughts ("crap") out there and hope to be picked as a quality selection. For 99.9% of the "crap" out there - you would end up with the discarded contestants (myself not excluded). If you have something to say - don't try to make it interesting. Let the information engage the viewer, not your sensationalism. If you want to share something I would recommend a lightweight version of blogging where we can take your musings in small quantities (i.e. Twitter).

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Listening To: Jack Johnson - Angel Mood: tired & sore... So there have been quite a few things going on in my life since I posted a real entry. Yes, I have been pretty damn lazy with this. For most of you who know me, if you want to catch up with my "minute-by-minute" happenings then Twitter is likely your best bet given that I can update it from my phone and it is much easier than posting a whole blog. Additionally, I grabbed a new camera (Canon SD750) and have been using Google's Picasa to manage most of those photos. Luckily Google, in it's infinite wisdom, created an API to the PicasaWeb site so I decided to migrate my photo gallery to use that, for a number of reasons. The most important, once again, it is just easier. I won't need to post my pictures in multiple locations and Google is offering a bit of storage for free. I am keeping all of my previous pictures up on the website here, for now, just in-case someone was looking for something. The last thing or two, I was in a bit of a car accident last night. Everyone is ok, for the most part - no broken bones or anything like that but the Benz is not doing so well. Considering that I was hit by a train (no joke) and the car isn't in a million pieces (nor are any of the people involved) I think everyone made out ok. It is still going to take a while to fix it. The good news is, and this is some completely bizarre/serendipitous thing... I was planning to get another car (for the summer) the next morning. It is a good car, despite it's age... but yes... I am now the proud owner of a 1985 Black Corvette Coupe (removable hardtop). The entertainment factor of saying that still have not worn out yet. I have big plans for this car... they involve (and are not limited to): massive amounts of AC/DC, Van Halen, GnR and/or any other bad ass 80's band I can get my hands on. Unfortunately, some where between 1985 and today I lost ALL of my cassettes... Yeah, I know - WEIRD... So I'll need to hunt down my iPod to cassette adaptor to truly rock out! Anyways... This post has been going on FOREVER. Keep On Rockin'!

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Monday, January 21, 2008

Mood: Tired (not the lack of sleep type) Sometimes I wanna pack it all up Get on a bus and move to Vermont Or Maine, or any of those states back east That I remember Sometimes I wanna go back to school An east coast college with some history I'd be satisfied, I know, in the simple things Longtime sunshine upon me Sometimes I wanna build a house With a wood stove or a fireplace In the middle of the living room, An old piano Sometimes it don't seem so bad Settle down with a good woman Leave this lonely life behind Forever and ever Longtime sunshine upon me Sometimes I wanna get in a car Close my eyes and drive real fast Keep on going 'till I get some place Where I can truly rest Longtime sunshine upon me

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Sunday, February 25, 2007

I'm a good man in a dark room in a big town under a full moon it's a friday and I'm almost home I'm in a good place full of head space got a brand new pack in my suitcase but it's dinner and then it's bed alone How do you break a mended heart? I'm bored and want something to do I wanna fall, fall asleep asleep in the arms, the arms of a woman a woman who doesn't, doesn't deserve my love I wanna lie, lie to myself myself and someone else just to feel something, something that hurts me the hurt makes me feel alive Gonna make it, like I need her gonna miss her the moment I meet her and it's only gonna get worse from there I'll be rappin' there in the shower she'll be here by the end of the hour I can do better but I can't do better now How do you break a mended heart? I'm bored and want something to do I wanna fall, fall asleep asleep in the arms, the arms of a woman a woman who doesn't, doesn't deserve my love I wanna lie, lie to myself myself and someone else just to feel something, something that hurts me the hurt makes me feel alive So long is over nice to skip the chance you get to know you why did I think this was true? Because I want to I wanna fall, fall asleep asleep in the arms, the arms of a woman a woman who doesn't, doesn't deserve my love I wanna lie, lie to myself myself and someone else just to feel something, something that hurts me the hurt makes me feel alive I wanna fall I wanna need I wanna laugh, cry, say goodbye beg, lie, cheat and steal

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Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Smile Like you've got nothing to prove No matter what you might do There's always someone out there cooler than you I know that's hard to believe But there are people you meet They're into something that is too big to be Expressed Through their clothes And they'll put up with all the poses you throw And you won't Even know That they're not sizing you up They know your mom fucked you up Or maybe let you watch too much TV But they'll still look in your eyes To find the human inside You know there's always something in there to see Beneath The veneer Not everybody made the list this year Have a beer Make me feel tiny if it makes you feel tall But there's always someone cooler than you Yeah, you're the shit But you won't be it for long Oh, there's always someone cooler than you Yeah, there's always someone cooler than you Now that I've got the disease In a way I'm relieved Cause' I don't have to stress about it like you do I might just get up and dance Or buy some acid washed pants If you don't care Then you got nothing to lose And I won't Hesitate Cause every moment life is slipping away It's ok Make me feel tiny if it makes you feel tall But there's always someone cooler than you Yeah, you're the shit But you won't be it for long Oh, there's always someone cooler than you Yeah, there's always someone cooler than you Oh, there's always someone cooler than Life is wonderful Life is beautiful We're all children of One big universe So you don't have to be A chump And you know (You know) That I won't (I won't) Hesitate (Hesitate) Cause every moment life is slipping away (Away) It's ok (It's ok) Make me feel tiny if it makes you feel tall 'Cause there's always someone cooler than you Yeah, you're the shit But you won't be it for long But there's always someone cooler than you Oh yeah, there's always someone cooler than you Because there's always someone cooler than you Cooler than you Boy Cooler than you Girl Cooler than you Sir Cooler than you My Lady OH! Nerds gone wild Yeah yea

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