Dusty Chalk

Pfff -- I'll wait for the reports to come in, myself. And I fully expect one or two of you to pop the hood and let me know how modifiable it is. $300 == MSB Link DAC III, for me, still is. And that one is famously modifiable. Only no USB input.

Congrats on the surfing! ...and on the whole air traffic controller thing.

It's funny because it's true. EDIT: Okay, just because it's funny, here are the other items for today: ...because you know I'm going to have to destroy the evidence. ...because you know I'm going to want to keep a souvenir or two. ...because you know I'm going to have to clean up the above evidence-destroying. ...you know, just in case I need to change my identity...again. ...^.

I don't want to, I shouldn't have to, and I'm not going to. (crosses arms; pouts)

Download it, and upload it here. Please.

But if it make monkey less angry, then it good, no?

For some reason, this is in my personal recommendations from Amazon today: ...I wonder if it knows about Head-Case?

Anything is an instrument of death in the right wrong hands.

I like the label.

Wait, what? That's not an iPad, it says "Samsung" right on it. (Obviously I am missing the point, so...what, are you using the iPad as a remote for the Apple TV?)

Swallow the Sun, Plague of Butterflies \M/ I <3 this so much. Did I mention Orphaned Land came out during their finale? One was wearing a ski mask, another ski goggles, another one carried a sign saying "Ikea", etc. Silliness quotient was high that night.

Full-yard mulch. Back when I mowed lawns for a living, I had several repeat customers because I was really good about distributing the clippings and the leaves -- there's nothing worse than "clumpy".

Jailbait Zombie by Mario Acevedo -- bought this on a lark, it's actually quite entertaining Sent from mah Droid

Goddamn, that sounds good.

In about 5 minutes, Jean-Michel Jarre, the 10-10-10 project, live from London.

They look like mushroom clusters -- maybe someone was trying to grow more?

Dew et.

Does that mean you have to cover your mirrors in your house? I bet that gets you some weird looks.

Visit the physics lab department (3rd floor, IIRC), they were pretty open to nosy types when I went there (which, admittedly, was 25+ years ago). Also, the auditorium.

I hate that. The size and...erm...rigidity of the orifice? I.E. if they flap like lips, they make more of a noise; if it's "tight", then...SBD...? Just speculating.

I would just like to point out that the Stax mafia is no myth -- a thread entitled, "Last dynamic Headphone" has pretty much deteriorated into all Stax talk. You know, just in case the irony was lost on any o' youse. Carry on.

Room treatments? OH, C'MON...it was there, what am I supposed to do, pretend like I didn't notice?

Wisteria - pleasant surprise -- well executed black metal, very tight band, I'd say the drummer was better than Katatonia's. Little bit of a jazzy and freakout vibe coming from them, which is a pleasant adulteration from a genre that -- as much as I love it -- tends to begin to sound samey. Swallow the Sun - I've seen these guys before, but I didn't remember until I actually saw the guys and recognized them. It's the kind of music that really needs to be heard loud. But they need to headline so that I can hear Plague of Butterflies. Or at least play one of the parts from it. LOL @ "In the old days, vampires used to suck blood; now, they just suck." (beat) "...cock...and it was with that thought that inspired me to write this next song: New Moon". Jonas did guest co-vocals on one song (I forget which one). That was nice. Orphaned Land -- I'm actually familiar with these guys, they're Israeli (but I don't think they hold to any religious standing, as they let a lot of middle-eastern influences into their music, and at one point the lead singer [who is dressed in a baptism robe/shroud] says, "Yes, I am Jesus Christ, and they got it all wrong -- I fucking love fucking black metal. Mayhem fucking rules."] Although they did play Hava Nagila.). Lot of cheesy props (snake charmer, llama, etc....made out of tin foil and garbage bags). I kind of got the feeling that they upped the silliness quotient since this was (I am quoting now) THE LAST NIGHT OF THE FUCKING TOUR. Katatonia -- okay, that fucking ruled. They were better (or I was in a better mood, perhaps...or a little of both) than the last time I saw them (on the Great Cold Distance tour), despite Jonas not being able to sing this time (terribly off key), and the drummer...well, he was a little stiff. Especially after the excellent drummers that Wisteria, Swallow The Sun, and Orphaned Land all had. But still, they were in a good mood, and sharing it with the crowd, and of course at this point the silliness quotient went exponential (especially on the last song, for which I presciently went to the back of the venue -- anyone in the pit got dowsed with silly string). Highlight was the Swallow the Sun contingent coming out and taking over for Teargas -- the singer and drummer both took over their respective duties, so the drummer controlled the wah-wah pedal while the guitarist (I don't know which is which, but...the skinny one -- he's got muscles, but he's just ...skinny looking -- I'm thinking Jonas needs to quit stealing his food, because he gained weight since the last time I saw him...and that'll fuck with your hormones and your voice) played his solo. The singer from Swallow the Sun is really great, I learned from that song. There was more silliness, but I think what I enjoyed so much was the set -- they pretty much played all my favorites (except maybe In The White and Ashen). \m/