| shit to do that seems impossible when i list it all at once |
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| 11:52am 19/11/2009 |
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1. install seven 2x4 acoustic panels in the studio
2. install security system
3. organize, tie and label all cables in studio (there's literally about 40 of them)
or i could just smoke and play the new call of duty game. dammit, so lazy. |
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| 10:27pm 14/11/2009 |
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Why are people more freaked out by knowledge of drugs than drug use? I can be telling a person some interesting facts about the drug they're CURRENTLY INGESTING and they act like I'm some kind of drug fiend for knowing them.
Researching drugs before you use them is crazy, but taking drugs you know nothing about is just fine. Makes sense. |
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| Fuck the pigs! |
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| 07:23pm 13/11/2009 |
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I think I have swine flu. I got the regular flu shot a few weeks ago but they wouldn't give me the swine flu one, and now I've got a 102 fever despite taking shitloads of Dayquil. There goes my evening/weekend. =(
I haven't even been hanging out with any cops or anything, wtf. |
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| Note to self |
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| 10:04am 13/11/2009 |
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If you seem to be getting sick, you probably shouldn't get totally wasted and pass out in a bunch of extremely restrictive clothing (neck scarf, head band thing, gloves, corset, tights, bracelet, etc.) with your head at a horrible angle and insufficient blankets to keep warm. This may lead to a night of absolute torture, half-waking up with the chills and needing to pee badly but unable to do anything but desperately grasp for anything to keep warm.
This is one of the worst headaches I have ever had. Wow. |
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| 01:12pm 12/11/2009 |
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someone was explaining why they wear a cross necklace.
"I'm not Christian, but I just love crosses."
I said, "Yeah I know what you mean. I'm not Christian either, but I have a total hard-on for human sacrifice". |
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| Stupid veterans |
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| 01:43pm 11/11/2009 |
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What have they ever done for me, besides fuck up my day by closing my bank on a Wednesday with their stupid holiday? Grr.
Anyone know of any good Veterans' Day parties tonight? What's that, there are no parties? Nobody cares you say?? That's right, veterans... nobody cares. |
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| The Eagles fucking suck |
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| 10:51pm 09/11/2009 |
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My client listens to them a lot, and it drives me mad. I can tolerate a lot of shitty music, but The Eagles get under my skin... it actually ruins my mood to hear them, and not just because their annoying songs get stuck in my head.
My observation of The Eagles, which becomes more clear and grating with every forced listen, is that they are not- nor have they ever been- real artists. They are businessmen and performers. Their songs often sound reminiscent of music written by real artists, but it is distinctly hollow- there is no soul present. I ascertain that they carefully studied the music of real artists, figured out what makes hit songs hits, and then engineered their music on that basis for the sole purpose of becoming famous and making lots of money.
Now, there's nothing wrong with an artist wanting money, who doesn't? But I get the distinct impression that they aren't actually expressing anything, they merely pretend to because that's what people like. They are very adept at faking it, they have fooled millions of people... and that perhaps pisses me off even more. Even in their live recordings (which my client has soooo much of) there is no feeling expressed in their music, they really sound like a cover band playing their own songs.
And ALL their songs are fucking catchy hits, ALL of them. They are a hit song machine, with emphasis on machine. They are just a couple steps above Nickelback, in that their music was mechanically engineered by themselves (as opposed to a corporate focus group) and they pandered to a generation that actually valued soul and creative expression in their music, unlike the youth of today.
I also searched google expecting to find hundreds of sympathetic rants, only to find NOTHING. I am apparently the only person who has this strong a negative observation about The Eagles. And that just makes me angrier, because they seem to have fooled the entire world with their vapid emulation of musical genius. I hate The Eagles and hope they all die, except I know that when they do my client (and everyone else) will just listen to them that much more. Their popularity is a reflection of a shallow consumer culture that thinks itself deep... which can be said about a plethora of modern bands, but The Eagles were the pioneers, and should have known better.
demonsextoy: i could probably write an entire book about this
demonsextoy: lol... "Why The Eagles Suck" by Cale ******- find it at a bookstore near you!
meatsafemurdrer: haha
meatsafemurdrer: you could think or something more clever
meatsafemurdrer: "why the eagles can't quite kill the beast" by Cale ******
demonsextoy: what, and dress the book up to be more than it really is?
demonsextoy: then i'd be no better than the eagles themselves |
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| American clove smokers, have no fear! |
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| 07:22pm 07/11/2009 |
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Yes, Obama has banned your precious kreteks, but you can still order them legally from Indonesia! I did, it came out to about $22.25/carton (as opposed to $70-80/carton when they were legal for sale in the states). Indonesian Djarum Black is much better than the Djarum Black they used to export for the U.S. market. They even threw in free samples of several other kreteks!
Photographic evidence. This is from http://www.rokokzone.com btw. You have to use Western Union to wire them money and it seems kinda sketchy, but they are totally legit and awesome.
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| fuck you, western union |
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| 07:39pm 28/10/2009 |
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western unions website lies, they gave me a location which has not been active for months, and another which closes earlier than their site says so by the time i got there i couldnt send money- even worse is that the complaint form on their site allows no alpha-numberic characters with the exception of hyphens and commas- no periods, apostrophes or even breaks are allowed, forcing you to complain in the form of awful run-on paragraphs like this one, |
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| note to self |
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| 01:49pm 27/10/2009 |
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most of the time change only sucks because i have a tendency to revert to old, inferior patterns. make new patterns instead, it's fun. |
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| Way to balance the budget |
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| 09:41pm 21/10/2009 |
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I imagine it went something like this...
"Alright, California is going bankrupt... we need to find a way to save money. Any suggestions?"
"How about an organ harvesting program? We find the location of illegal immigr-"
"No no no. Don't get me wrong, it's a novel idea and ice IS very cheap, but we tried this last year and there was just no getting around the red tape. Any other suggestions?"
"How about the elderly and disabled?"
"I'm listening..."
"Specifically the ones who receive IHSS funding, you know... so they can afford to pay people to help them stay alive. That's a lot of money..."
"It is! But we can't just take the money... we need an excuse."
"I'VE GOT IT! We deduct the Medi-Cal share-of-cost from the IHSS checks, and leave the poor bastards to figure out where to come up with the remaining money they need to pay their caregivers!"
"BRILLIANT! So dissolvedego's client, for example, would have $551 PER MONTH taken from funds meant to pay for his assisted living. That's nearly HALF of his entire social security deposit, lol!"
"LOL indeed! But what about the programs which are in place for people who meet the federal poverty guidelines, which relieve said individuals from owing a share-of-cost in the first place?"
"NULLIFIED!"
"HA-HA! We've done it!!"
And so my client wonders what he will do next month when he doesn't have enough money to pay for the help he so desperately needs in order to survive. Will he buy less food? Will he beg family members for money? Will he hope that myself and the other caregivers are willing and can afford to help him for free? Who cares, it's win-win for the state of California... right? |
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| laser eye removal jam session |
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| 03:21am 02/10/2009 |
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i regret not setting up my gear to do a proper track... did a rough jam session tonight which turned out kind of awesome. it's rough with the drums recorded as one track... and not mixed or EQ'd properly (i won't even bother with that until i fix the acoustics in my studio and get a mixing computer). but here is an idea of the sort of creative process that will go into laser eye removal.
just imagine this track with 50x better production, eviler, with much tighter drums/guitar, and hopefully a vocalist. my album will be something like that.
http://virb.com/lasereyeremoval/audio/446667 |
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| 09:55pm 15/09/2009 |
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could this night get any shittier? we shall see... |
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| 02:23pm 31/08/2009 |
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Adapting to huge life changes... trying not to stress too much. I LOVE my new place. Friends in the bay area (or passing through) should totally visit. I now have a very cozy living room with two couches, one of which has a hide-a-bed. This is the best pic I can get with the dim lighting and my crappy cell phone camera.
I can even smoke here, though I personally am banning regular cigarettes for their stinkiness. Exceptions made for cloves and perhaps rolling tobacco. For you dirty Marlboro smokers I've got a bench and some chairs outside in the huge front yard. Come on by and I'll serve you a white mocha in a skull and crossbones mug.
The music studio still needs a lot of sound-proofing... I got a noise complaint my first night here. I'm thinking acoustic foam and some good rugs should solve that problem. |
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| This ever happened to you? |
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| 11:08pm 11/08/2009 |
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I just got a bridge toll evasion notice, $25 fine plus the $4 toll from the last time I crossed the bay bridge. They got a picture of my license plate and everything.
The problem? I PAID THE FUCKING TOLL!! I gave them $20 and got $16 change back. Motherfuckers... and I bet when I contest it saying "Actually I DID pay the toll" they will just say "Nuh-uh!" and uphold the penalty. |
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