Dusty Chalk

Hey, did you ever see Voivod? I have come to the realization in the last couple years that I love Voivod inordinately much (more than Opeth, more than Gojira, more than Within Temptation, more than Epica,...not sure if more than Katatonia, though), and I just found out they were at 70,000 Tons of Metal in 2018, did you go that year and did you catch them? Just curious.

I wish they enforced that “keep the box clear” law around here.

Nice jammies, and nice jams

The price is going to be...I hesitate to say, 'incalculable'...

Mother Nature didn't call Miss Utility?

Planet P Project, Pink World -- easily the most under-rated of all double-record concept albums. Very dated production, but the riffs rock. "Everywhere you look you can see his face." "It's a little like Santa Claus faded to pink." "We've got the cutest little cameras hanging everywhere oh yeah...after a while you just forget they're there oh yeah..."

Happy birthday, Peter! (party favour noise)

Happy birthday, Carl! (party favour noise)

Happy birthday, IAIAIAN, or however it's spelled! (I really need a new set of glases.) (party favour noise)

Sad for no pic of chili, but that shore is some nice looking iron skillet cornbread.

https://timstwitterlisteningparty.com/pages/replay/feed_940.html

ohmigosh, so much better. I hate those vocals. Thank you for that. Frost* provided an instrumental version in the deluxe edition of their latest album, Day & Age. Kinda proggy, highly recommended.

I found out I had cheap mapo tofu within walking distance, so I tried it for the first time today. It was...cheap and kinda generic tasting, but still delicious.

microsoft edge.mp4

It has to be a laptop, right? You sometimes (and hope to return to) DJing out, right? So it can't be a Mac Mini or mini desktop (+ keyboard + mouse + mousepad + portable monitor), right? Yeah, I don't know what to tell you, I tend to stick to the tried and true. So I ended up pre-ordering an Asus. I've been following the Framework laptops. I wouldn't put a whole lot of credence into his investment, though -- that's more of a vote of confidence in their business model of perpetual upgradeability, than it is in the machine itself. That said, I do kinda really dig that modular, perpetually upgradeable platform. Tres cool. And having used both Windows and MacOS, I would suspect you will be reminded of things with the Windows OS that will frustrate you inordinately, that you haven't thought of, yet.

Scott Walker, The Drift

Really cranky today, so put on some comfort music.

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As long as they're wearing yoga pants, amirite?

A friend of mine paid me in Costa Rican coffee. They're pretty delicious:

I actually own that on DVD. I really liked it! Fortunately, they only did the first three books. Before things got really weird.

Argh, I meant subs. I mix up "neck" and "bridge", too. DERP

Always liked that album. Me: some Rush, some other stuff, but mostly new to me hard rock band, In Search Of Sun. Really digging this. Hard rock is the sweet spot for me.