Dusty Chalk

Why would he want that?

Thandi Newton and Evan Rachel Wood were both phenomenal in this episode. "Limit your emotional affect, please." I actually shuddered at that transition. And then, before I even have a chance to catch my breath, "Why would I want that?"

I find myself giggling at least once per episode.

Episode 4 music, besides soundtrack: player piano cover of "A Forest" by the Cure at 53:30 "Habanera" from Carmen, Bizet

Wouldn't that have to be brown supremacy? And I learned my H8 on the street, don't need no fancy degree for that...

(follows discussion with interest)

There's a certain beloved forum member who's a big animal rescue advocate -- we call him the cat whisperer -- and there are several of us who have adopted exclusively rescues -- I would call us "satellite" animal rescue advocates -- so the overwhelmingly positive reaction does not surprise me.

Was trying to watch Truckfighters live on Facebook, but ( a ) their microphone was completely overwhelmed, and ( b ) their connection kept hanging up, and it wasn't anything to speak of in the first place. Alas, looks like a good show, though, I'd definitely like to see them if I ever get the chance (they're from Germany, so they'd have to become big enough for that to be worth it, which it isn't for most bands).

I <3 this thing you are doing. Very impressed that they're already beginning to use it.

Happy birthday! (party favour noise)

I'll take you all's word for it that such a thing exists, but until I taste such a biscuit, I will be standing by my opinion. EDIT: I take that back. You all are the same crowd that think Crisco is the greatest thing for cooking, and I just don't appreciate Crisco the way you all do (childhood memories of your ma's baking aren't as hallowed as yours?), so on the one hand, I do believe that you all prefer biscuits to corn bread, but on the other, I think you're wrong that I'd feel the same way.

Is that what it is? Is that why I don't "get" Brent's love of biscuits? I have had good biscuits (by my standards), but I don't catch myself ever saying "that's a really good biscuit". No matter how good it is, it's still just a biscuit. Cornbread, on the other hand...I have actually said it more than once about one particular cornbread recipe (Hard Times in Rockville -- the chef was experimenting a little bit, threw in some dessert-y type spices -- cinnamon? Whatever it was, it was really subtle.).

Might as well be -- good corn bread >> good biscuit. EDIT: Actually, I should probably ask first -- can Brent have any? No? Then it's a biscuit.

Dani Joss, Liquid Photography -- one of my favourite albums of electronic music evar. Dark, sparse, ambient as all, atmospheric as dark matter. I don't even know how to categorize it -- ambient experimental?

Thank you again, everyone, and to those that enjoyed a beer or other alcoholic beverage that I could not, I thank you for drinking on my behalf! I did enjoy them vicariously. XD (I finished that bottle of Les Garrigues that I started a couple days ago.)

Yeah, well, I know it looks high tech and technical and cold, but one of the reasons I love it so much is that it has a very organic, almost electro-acoustic sound to it, even when just using the straight humbucker pickups. So I would argue that it "lends itself to a particular style of playing". It's certainly a very "fast" neck, and would fit well with those types of players, but I think you'd be surprised at how old-timey guitar it can sound, so would fit with other styles as well.

Moar hear

Sense8 -- this is a very weird show. I am totally enjoying it. I am especially enjoying the comediic bits. And right in the first episode, a musical number! Very Bollywood. (Not the whole show, just the straight out of nowhere musical number.)

I'm not sure what that style is. The sigs were Adrian Belew and Vernon Reid. A coworker of mine who also happens to play a Fly plays jazz. I play weird instrumental covers of stuff. That's about the entirety of my data set. As that same co-worker said, there are no bad Parker guitar players. (Admittedly, he hadn't heard me play. But I know what he means -- there's something about the guitar that makes me want to play better.)

Ken Parker, and his guitar, the Fly (still my favourite), poster child for underappreciated, innovative guitar: https://reverb.com/news/the-difficulties-of-innovating-guitar-makers-and-the-burden-of-nostalgia?post_id=10211193383169904_10211193399610315#

Thanks, everyone!