Dusty Chalk

Happy birthday! (party favour noise)

I think of this sample every time I read the words, "quit being poor", finally got tired of not knowing what the song was, so I Googled it.

A little salty...IIRC, BFB is usually not that salty.

KSIA == "Keep Shelly in Athens", Jeff.

Fucking hell, it's a bit of a mystery. I'm in a group on Facebook with the maker of his signature pedal, and there isn't a single word on it, and you can't get it -- it was made exclusively for him. But I have learned a few things -- he splits the signal, and puts the clean sound and distorted sound through two different amps, so that's a big part of it. I believe he low passes the lead (dirty) sound and high passes the clean, bass sound, but that's obviously not the whole of it. EDIT: OH HOLY SHIT, apparently the bassist/vocalist, Steve Fromage, is in the group too, I interact with him all the time. Unholy carp, I hope I haven't said anything insulting, although I don't think I did, because I really like them and just bought all their CDs.

Fucking brilliant video

I love the groove of this one:

My jam is "Drinking Song" by Rob Dougan (anyone who's hung out with me while I was spinning on tt.fm probably knows it by heart). Not that they're related at all (they aren't!). I just thought it was funny that the song titles make them sound like they are. Me, now: Trans Am, Futureworld -- I have very pleasant memories of seeing them several times in the 90s after this release, and they would bookend the concert with synthpop that would gradually morph into their more guitar-oriented indie music, and towards the end of the concert, would morph back into Kraftwerkian electronica, and it was such a unique, yet totally Trans-Am-ish experience, that I will probably take this memory to my grave.

I lived in a townhouse for years, from 1988 to 1993, IIRC. It's exactly as you say -- I really liked the lack of lawn care (HOA took care of the front, I used a weed wacker on the back forty...square inches), but occasionally the neighbor liked to listen to things loud -- I suspect I was the bigger problem. Also, parking can be a problem, depending how things are set up. (We didn't have reserved spots, so it was last come, walk far.) Some units are really well built, though, I've been in one where I've never heard them. Downside you may not have realized is in the DC area, there's a big temperature differential between the upstairs and the downstairs. We ended up having to get a window unit for the master (topmost floor). At 2500 sq. ft., you might consider multiple units. I suspect if this is in the South, you'll have the same problem. Also, talk to your dad! He'll give you honest answers, won't he? Tell you whether he can hear the neighbors and how much. Also, if you both trust each other, you can save a lot of money by not getting a realtor. Single biggest expense when real estate is sold directly. You still need everyone else, just not the realtor.

I tend to go for the most power and capacity that I can afford, in an attempt to future proof, but that's more of a Windows mentality, because Windows software has a tendency to act like a liquid -- take up the form of its container. Apple software tends to have much better longevity (from everything I've heard), so I think you just answered your own question -- i7 and 8G, for battery life and lack of overkill. (i5 don't really take that much less power, they're just i7's that failed quality control.) And who knows, if you get garageband, you may want the extra power.

Not shown: falling off later when the vehicle slows and stops

Didn't the first one have electric piano in like every song, or am I thinking of someone else?

yes -- since when do you not prefer meat?

Correct.

Lollers at them all cheering

I didn't start really feeling my age 'til around 50. I credit not having kids.

Did you riot? No, seriously, Stravinsky is a genius.

New London Grammar

I like all three of those artists, so wasn't expecting anything less than to like it, and I did. Unrelated, this is classic Steven Wilson/Lasse Hoile:

Yeezh, and thanks for sharing.

I'm not that familiar with Monitor Audio, but they've always reviewed well. Sounds sweet. How far away from the television will you typically be sitting? There are calculators for determining the best size screen for a distance.

A diabetic gave a couple of these to me yesterday -- I felt bad taking them, but then I thought, "it's like taking biscuits from a diabetic", and laughed internally. And then thanked him. They were really good.

Been listening to these on Spotify, and so far I've listened to the top 10 tracks by each band in the first row and enjoyed every one.