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Monthly Archives: August 2006
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I keep meaning to make a post or two about MySpace. This one still isn’t one of them. But in the meantime, I’ve found two current artifacts from the Interwebs that capture the overall MySpace experience brilliantly. Exhibit A: Gym Class Heroes. “New Friend Request.” You’ve never heard of them, but they (with this track, …
Speckles? Is That You?
"Loss Cat" in CounterStrike, I Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. In the online shoot-em’-up known as CounterStrike, players can mark their territory with images called sprays. About twenty of these sprays come standard with the CounterStrike install, mostly consisting of skulls, targets, camping tents and so on. But with very small amount of time and effort …
Name One Book (The Meme)
Nikki tagged me the other day. Life’s been a little busy, so I am just now getting around to accepting the challenge. Here goes nothing … Name One Book: … that changed my life? I would say Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. Oddly enough, I sought out this book during my senior year …
You Be Who You Will
The Cheddar Master Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Slow news day? For lack of anything better to report, MSNBC has blown the proverbial lid off of a secret practice in the MMORPG world. Hard as it might be to believe, they’ve discovered that some male players prefer to create female avatars! Shock! Horror! :faint: This is …
Wish you have good health in autumn!
Another week, another well-wishing spam with seasonal sentiment. Thank you, Mr Cheggendendii. I assure you (I do assure) that if I ever have need of an assortment of printed circuits, both rigid-flex and single-side, I shall contact you posthaste. I hope everyone enjoyed your week of “Summertime.” When time allows, such themes are well worth …
Who Are These People?
08-12-06_1859.jpg Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. I don’t know. But they were standing outside of Chili’s on Saturday night. Their number kept growing. They made us nervous, I must confess. And as more spilled out of the restaurant, their volume diminished significantly our ability to make snarky comments about them.
Art of The Sun
Cooler today. For a moment, my coworkers and I considered eating lunch outside. But the wind that hit our faces as we stepped out of the building soon died down, allowing the parking lot to reclaim its convection oven status. Oh, well. Remember yesterday, when I said there were two perfect renditions of “Summertime?” You …
Ella Enchants
Today, a break from the established method. Two tracks. One musician. Both from Porgy & Bess. It would be enough to give you Ella Fitzgerald‘s version of this week’s seasonal tune. It is a duet featuring Louis Armstrong on vocals and trumpet. But I can’t listen to this album of mine without letting it spin …
Dog Days (Of Summer) Prevail
Another day, still too hot. Dog days, indeed. I really ought to put more into these introductions, but the music speaks volumes without. Besides, just look at the time … And so, here are two goddesses from the pantheon of jazz. [audio:svaughn_summertime.mp3] Sarah Vaughn – “Summertime” – from Sarah Vaughn Sings George Gershwin. She had …
