Dusty Chalk

My teacher had me learn quite a bit of Bach, especially the two-part inventions. Never thought about playing them on an actual organ, I ought to give that a try. And yes, for the longest time, various renditions of Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony were excellent test pieces I used.

Much Tindersticks

Egad, do I ever love ‘moody’.

Turn the Page used to be my theme song. I actually had a kid ask me -- in front of his dad -- "why do you wear your hair like a girl?" I looked at his dad, then looked back at him and said, in my monster voice, "children should be eaten and not heard". Or maybe I said, fuck you, you little shit. I forget what I said. I fucking hate kids. Me: Sharon Van Etten, (it was) because i was in love -- RIYL Devics and morose coffee shop singer/songwriter type music.

"Path Not Taken", in particular, sounds very Japan.

Kung Pao chicken and brown rice from the steam bar at Wegmans -- $5.88 -- win!

Wow, I really dig this.

Dew et.

iPod Touch -- "iOS 9.3.5 ; Your software is up to date." XD Yes, I checked, it's only a 5th gen.

Poor turtle. (Aye keed, aye keed...)

Cool! I mean...cool.

Malcolm Young.

Oh, okay, that's even better, since that's closer to my iPod Touch.

Which iPad?

I am currently listening to Tidal on my iPad through Bluetooth to my JBL Everest Elite 750NC. Tidal is lossless, but Bluetooth isn't, so the only thing I would change is to make that a wired setup with a DAC/Amp, and perhaps a hosting computer. The nice thing about an Android or iOS device is that you can locally store the albums. This is actually my work setup, I'm just too lazy to set up a home headphone system, but I will probably do so this weekend.

I waited for 11.1 on my iPad, with no crashes, and no measurable deterioration of battery life (though I think maybe a little). Is it possible it's so far gone you need a fresh install?

Egad! Casually noshing for 7.5 hours? Sounds like heaven.

Unholy carp, I have a vague memory of hearing this on WHFS way back when, I love Britpop. Instant fan.

Congrats, Mr. & Mrs. Reks!

Cables matter! XD

I'm on a Pineapple Thief binge, after receiving their live CD/DVD, Where We Stood and watching it 2ce in a row this weekend. They didn't have enough of the space rock from their back catalog (like the epic "Remember Us"), so I'm taking care of it myself. "Wednesday 23rd" is particularly beautiful little slice of music. Both tracks can be found here: