Dusty Chalk

Yeah, I have the same problem (not the allergic to beer problem, the "background" allergy problem) -- I'm basically allergic to air. I 'man up' and 'muscle' through it. This beer ain't drinking itself.

Lollers -- I filtered on Cowbell...well, that didn't last long... But srsly...added, playing with now, thanks for sharing. I didn't even know Spotify had apps.

I had some fresh grated parmesan on my gourmet pizza earlier, does that count?

Well, as with any large purchase, you really need to hear it first, but yes, it's worth adding to the list of things to hear. I remember hearing Juan's only briefly, but the two words I came away with was warm but clear. Alright, that's three words. And yeah, understood -- that's a lot of money into that DAC if you aren't going to use it. But it is standard not to use it amongst the people that I've known to have heard it.

Happy Birthday! (party favor noise)

That would suck! Sympathies to you and Haj.

Shell Shocker -- meaning today only.

WTF?

Congrats! Or maybe he just felt so comfortable like he was at home.

Yeah, that's the normal album mix, which is what I expected.

Yeah, from memory, the Eartube was colored, a la AudioValve, hardly what I would call wire-with-gain. Grace m903?

So that's the optimum Optimum?

Parallels + Trend Micro antivirus for $30 on NewEgg today, for you mac users.

I resorted to foreignors, but even Carla Bruni is a 2. WTF? So I went for some semi-obscure British comedians and I still got 2's for everyone. So yeah, this is why I don't play video games -- because I suck at them. Yeah yeah, I know, I know, don't hate the player, hate the game. I do. Doesn't help. To be good at this game, all that's required is a good memory. I do not have one. Big deal, that's what the internet is for.

Yeah, I noticed that one, too. That's a must-get for me. How long is part one, 19:14 or 20:06?

Lollers -- that either set the exact right mood or the exact wrong mood.

Okay, so the next one is going to be 2.35.

Congrats, Raffy! Yeah, sometimes we psyche ourselves out for nothing.

So what's the ratio, now, 16:9 or 2.35:1? My problem is that it's getting too big for my pockets -- those who are getting the 5 must have deeper pockets than I (double-meaning intended).

I get bored quickly. Everyone I could think of (everyone) came up '2'.

Wait, what? Black Sabbath on SACD?!?!? OMG OMG OMG OMG...

He's right, but it's not black and white. I listen to money news every day to see how the market is doing, and we're pretty much scraping bottom, like a ship in shallow waters when the tide is out, except upside-down if you're thinking of the sand bar as the indicator. I have to admit, I don't differentiate between DC area and national average. It's going to be a long slow process.

I want that French tickler.

Oh my.

Happy belated!