Dusty Chalk

Was told I'm getting a new laptop for work. 1200p screen, i7...I'm happy. My mom is in the hospital -- not so good.

You haven't seen my basement. That's actually pretty close...

Right. Which is why I posted -- it was my way of saying, "thanks for the clarification/rundown/whatever".

Lollers. Only you... ...alright, and yes, me too.

Women, eh?

Happy Birthday, Tyll!

I saw lots of filigree.

Do you think they hired the particularly good-looking UPS lady to sort of "manage expectations"?

Nice!

Glad you're feeling better.

Gougenheim malbec last night -- now that's a spicy malbec! But still...likey.

Soundwaves from the speakers make needle move back and forth. In my case it ended up sounding like bass boost. I would never do a needledrop with speakers on, for example. It can be made better or worse mostly with "distance from speakers".

Second pic makes me think, "...but I eated it". Thanks for the rec on oat bran -- I may well try that.

Yeezh -- acoustic feedback make headphones the preferable output device for vinyl. I've recorded it -- and you can, too -- try it to see how bad your system feeds back. Just listen at normal volumes, record direct, and alternately mute and unmute. So short answer is set up a needledrop system, and always get the vinyl. Unless you hear that a digital version is better.

That was, indeed, awesome. Also, somehow I missed this from back at the beginning of April: Moog.

Dude. Isn't that dubstep?

Jesus christ, a black refrigerator. Want.

You sowing?

I don't think she's going to go quite that far, but she's done other things right in front of me that I'd rather just not take the chance.

Sweet. I love a happy ending.

Rabbit in the Moon, Orisha -- bliss

I don't trust my housemate enough to leave it alone.

chili mac

Okay, I have to add my crockpot that I got for ... my birthday? Christmas? I forget...finally got to the point where I use it regularly. It's awesome.

You sure about that? That's awfully optimistic. What about the impending collapse? What if all the space aliens who have invested in earth try to collect their debt at once? Or the rapture?