| Puscifer |
[Nov. 5th, 2009|07:13 pm] |
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Good God. Puscifer tix are $50! |
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| Poetry |
[Nov. 4th, 2009|11:36 pm] |
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I probably haven't read any substantial amount of poetry in 6-7 years. I missed it. The immediate and abstract quality of poems is hard to find in prose, and translates so well to music. |
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| Grados |
[Nov. 4th, 2009|09:14 pm] |
Well, the time has come for some repairs on my beloved Grado headphones.
They've developed an intermittent short, so sound in one ear drops occasionally when the cord is jostled. The earpads are worn down to nothing (I've had them since 2001), and one of the little plastic caps to keep the earpiece on the headband was a casualty of backyard listening this summer.
It's $30 bucks for repairs plus $20 for new earpads (steep!). Priced JUST low enough that I'll repair them rather than purchasing a pair of the upgraded SR-80i's. There is slight temptation to branch out, but a quick search reveals that these are still widely considered the best headphones under $150. Hopefully I can get them in the mail later this week. |
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| (no subject) |
[Nov. 2nd, 2009|07:10 am] |
See ya later, October.
A whole month without an LJ post. Kinda a shame to let annoying-yet-addicting Facebook pull my attention away from this journal, since I've had it for 9 years and it's kinda a nice record. October went by quickly. I had a strange schedule, which I don't really mind all that much because it breaks the weeks up a little bit. Lots of call nights, which have become less nerve-wracking.
I actually played a little more guitar last month, which is good. Still a ways to go as far as regaining a more natural "feel" around the fretboard. I've also made a concerted effort to eat a little better - not that I eat badly - but I'm skipping a few of the 'cravings' for junk food, sweets, etc (Whiffie's fried pies and Potato Champion at 2am Halloween notwithstanding). I've made small but perceptible progress towards exercising a bit more, and that also needs more work. For the first time in my life, I've put on a few extra pounds, and I need to do something about it. My friend Jared wasn't kidding - there's some kind of metabolic 'switch' that gets flipped at age 30.
Anyway - gotta go to work. More later, in a month or so... |
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[Oct. 1st, 2009|07:14 am] |
Had a dream/nightmare that the world was ending last night. It doesn't bother me all that much to have such dreams, but I'd rather not follow them up by reading about more earthquakes in the morning.
Oh well. At least my eggs are good. And it's now my favorite month! |
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[Sep. 29th, 2009|10:13 am] |
Meat dreams are made of these
Chicken cordon bleu and a burger with cheese
Seven kinds of seafood from the seven seas
Everybody's cooking up something |
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[Sep. 16th, 2009|10:20 am] |
I took an impromptu vacation day today to extend the anniversary celebration; didn't inform Meghan until this morning. I set my alarm for the normal time, snoozed it a couple of times, and then just shut it off and slept. I waited for Meghan to roll over and say "Oh no it's 7:45 you're late for work!" Then I let her know it wasn't an issue today.
Stellar meal at the Farm Cafe last night - one of several Portland places that makes a point to use almost exclusively local ingredients.
Appetizers:
Smoked salmon and fried risotto balls
Baked brie with berries, hazlenuts, and bread
Entrees:
Fire roasted halibut with grilled veggie succotash
Wild mushroom gnocchi in herb white wine
Dessert:
Chocolate souffle with coffee ice cream
Stumptown coffee
For breakfast this morning, I've got fresh tomato sauce simmering, in prep to bake in some runny eggs and serve over crusty bread.
Can you tell I'm hungry? |
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