This is the type of guy I am.
I read the other day that The Beta Band is breaking up, citing the difficulties in being a hardworking band that has crafted a string of critically successful albums that just didn't perform commercially.
The only Beta Band song I'd ever heard was "Dry The Rain", on the "High Fidelity" soundtrack. I loved it.
But even with...
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I read the other day that The Beta Band is breaking up, citing the difficulties in being a hardworking band that has crafted a string of critically successful albums that just didn't perform commercially.
The only Beta Band song I'd ever heard was "Dry The Rain", on the "High Fidelity" soundtrack. I loved it.
But even with...
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dogslife:
I believe the Fret stocks them, so I'll just have to make a trip and see if it's as good as I want to believe it is. Right now I'm at the stage of figuring out what I should be looking to get in exchange for my old Fender Deluxe 112. The shimmer of the clean channel will make it hard to part with, so this search will be thorough and slow-going.
But the treble pot needs cleaning/replacing, and the reverb's taken to rattling like a snare drum, so maybe I'm just being sentimental about my first amp.
I've heard nothing but good things about Tech21, so it's at the top of the list of candidates. Instead of waffling I should probably do like my brother's done so many times before: take amp to store that stocks possible replacement; trade; wait at least one year before repeating. His first two amps (inexpensive Fenders) he kept 2 years each; then there was the SWR combo and the Polytone that were enjoyed each in their own way for a single season cycle. He seems to have finally settled on an Acoustic Image, which he's had for a couple of years now. Though I think he's got his eye on the new model...
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But the treble pot needs cleaning/replacing, and the reverb's taken to rattling like a snare drum, so maybe I'm just being sentimental about my first amp.
I've heard nothing but good things about Tech21, so it's at the top of the list of candidates. Instead of waffling I should probably do like my brother's done so many times before: take amp to store that stocks possible replacement; trade; wait at least one year before repeating. His first two amps (inexpensive Fenders) he kept 2 years each; then there was the SWR combo and the Polytone that were enjoyed each in their own way for a single season cycle. He seems to have finally settled on an Acoustic Image, which he's had for a couple of years now. Though I think he's got his eye on the new model...
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daniyell:
NICE!!!! I saw the Cure a few years ago at the amphitheatre, it was wicked. And I'm sorry! But i really am trying to switch my Pixies tickets, I have a ton of friends going on Thursday!
So I went to try and get my Cure tickets the other day. The ever-so-helpful nitwit at the Ticketmaster booth asked for the credit card to which I charged the ticket.
As my long-time viewers will no doubt recall, I no longer have said credit card, thanks to some random asshat. I thought this might be a problem, so I was prepared. I knew the...
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As my long-time viewers will no doubt recall, I no longer have said credit card, thanks to some random asshat. I thought this might be a problem, so I was prepared. I knew the...
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oryx:
you tell the best stories. they make me giggle.
dholokov:
How to spot the common Dholokhov:
1. Hair. Its hair is about eight months longer than in its profile pic. it is 'combed' in a style which makes co-workers remark "y'know, you could spend enough time grooming to make casual observers think you actually have a job." Although as it's concert day it might be a little more tidy.
2. Size. It is very small. Probably about the size of your friend Ginny. (The profile pic, in fact, is life sized).
3. Coloration. it will be wearing electric blue (rather than blueberry) 8-hole doc martens with neon yellow laces. If it can find it, it will also be wearing a "kiss me, kiss me, kiss me" tour shirt.
4. Natural range. In the standing room area/pit. Due to its size, it will probably be -
a) being knocked about helplessly in a mosh pit (if antiquated cure fans are able to start one)
b) possibly trying to sneak between people and up to the very front where its face will inevitably be squished against a barrier - or -
c) trying to jump up and down to get a look over the top of the taller people who invariably stand in front of it.
(Do I remember reading that you were in the 9th row or something? If so, I will scan behind me and look for the telltale shaved head).
Actually, I'll send you my email through your contact and if you want to we can arrange something. Me and my friend are a little shaky about when we'll show up. We don't know if we'll even leave work early, and we have to get to the amphitheater from our workplace in Scarborough. I would really like to catch Interpol and he wants to see Mogwai, but beyond that we're not sure about stuff...
1. Hair. Its hair is about eight months longer than in its profile pic. it is 'combed' in a style which makes co-workers remark "y'know, you could spend enough time grooming to make casual observers think you actually have a job." Although as it's concert day it might be a little more tidy.
2. Size. It is very small. Probably about the size of your friend Ginny. (The profile pic, in fact, is life sized).
3. Coloration. it will be wearing electric blue (rather than blueberry) 8-hole doc martens with neon yellow laces. If it can find it, it will also be wearing a "kiss me, kiss me, kiss me" tour shirt.
4. Natural range. In the standing room area/pit. Due to its size, it will probably be -
a) being knocked about helplessly in a mosh pit (if antiquated cure fans are able to start one)
b) possibly trying to sneak between people and up to the very front where its face will inevitably be squished against a barrier - or -
c) trying to jump up and down to get a look over the top of the taller people who invariably stand in front of it.
(Do I remember reading that you were in the 9th row or something? If so, I will scan behind me and look for the telltale shaved head).
Actually, I'll send you my email through your contact and if you want to we can arrange something. Me and my friend are a little shaky about when we'll show up. We don't know if we'll even leave work early, and we have to get to the amphitheater from our workplace in Scarborough. I would really like to catch Interpol and he wants to see Mogwai, but beyond that we're not sure about stuff...
Nerding out shamelessly right now. After all - Doom 3 is nearly upon us!
I'm hoping my office has a formal one-day in-office vacation policy for whatever day this week Doom 3 shows up on store shelves. This is my second-most anticipated release of the year (after Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas), and I can't wait to run a chainsaw through a few of my...
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I'm hoping my office has a formal one-day in-office vacation policy for whatever day this week Doom 3 shows up on store shelves. This is my second-most anticipated release of the year (after Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas), and I can't wait to run a chainsaw through a few of my...
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peggy:
Sorry, I got a little morbid tonight. Can't help it sometimes. 
And the Daily Show is really funny. It got better when Kilborn left.
And the Daily Show is really funny. It got better when Kilborn left.
Took the better part of twelve gruelling, sweaty hours, but my friend and I got the girl moved into her new place yesterday.
We went and got the rental van (I thought a cargo van would be closer to a minivan than a truck, and I was wrong), did our ritual pre-trip Quizno's lunch, and headed off to Ikea.
The Ikea was a ZOO. There...
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We went and got the rental van (I thought a cargo van would be closer to a minivan than a truck, and I was wrong), did our ritual pre-trip Quizno's lunch, and headed off to Ikea.
The Ikea was a ZOO. There...
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peggy:
So, ya going to help me in a few weeks when I move? 
peggy:
LOL....glad you like. There are a few extra shots in the psw group that I didn't put in my pics.
In a little while, I'll go to sleep next to her for the last time.
I'll wake up, we'll go pick up the rental van, we'll go to the Ikea, we'll come back, we'll move all her stuff out of this apartment and into her new place.
It's going to suck.
I gave notice on this place today. I wish that I was moving somewhere...
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I'll wake up, we'll go pick up the rental van, we'll go to the Ikea, we'll come back, we'll move all her stuff out of this apartment and into her new place.
It's going to suck.
I gave notice on this place today. I wish that I was moving somewhere...
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_sarah_:
Even nails bend sometimes, and that's perfectly okay. 
I'm here if you need me.
I know what it's like to live in a place after the ex moves out. That's how I ended up putting the bed in the living room for the last three months of a lease.
It really is hard, even if I'm not living with them. After my last ex and I broke up, I switched my room around and stopped wearing the body oil he liked.
I'm here if you need me.
I know what it's like to live in a place after the ex moves out. That's how I ended up putting the bed in the living room for the last three months of a lease.
It really is hard, even if I'm not living with them. After my last ex and I broke up, I switched my room around and stopped wearing the body oil he liked.
despairfactor:
Good luck hun!!
And I ended up getting a job.. so I'll have to put the assitant job on hold. But it's only temp, so after Sep, I'm unemployed again!
And I ended up getting a job.. so I'll have to put the assitant job on hold. But it's only temp, so after Sep, I'm unemployed again!
I find that I don't really have much to say these days, although I reckon I had to type something new to get that last depression-festival entry off of my page. 
Single for two weeks today.
I was bitching before that my apartment was too small. It sure seems a lot smaller, what with all the girl's earthly belongings stacked neatly in the middle of...
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Single for two weeks today.
I was bitching before that my apartment was too small. It sure seems a lot smaller, what with all the girl's earthly belongings stacked neatly in the middle of...
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despairfactor:
I think I'm over it already! And it's been a day. I jsut wanna get a job now. I hate being unemployed!
user28480482:
Be back soooooon!
PS. You kicked the coolness test straight in the balls!
Be back soooooon!
PS. You kicked the coolness test straight in the balls!
Long one today. Sorry. I wonder if HTML anchors could be stored in cookies as bookmarks. Hmm.
The journal commenceth:
In somewhere under 48 hours, I will have been single for a full week, for the first time in over four years. I'm crushed. I'm frightened. I'm ecstatic. I'm optimistic. I'm content. I'm miserable.
So it goes.
*IMPENDING METAPHOR ALERT*
Once could think of a...
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The journal commenceth:
In somewhere under 48 hours, I will have been single for a full week, for the first time in over four years. I'm crushed. I'm frightened. I'm ecstatic. I'm optimistic. I'm content. I'm miserable.
So it goes.
*IMPENDING METAPHOR ALERT*
Once could think of a...
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gigi:
Sombody's moving out housework?
gigi:
^ That hug smiley looks overly happy - it's supposed to be a consoling kind of hug! 
I have an IMDB entry.
I fucking rule.
I fucking rule.
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dholokov:
I doff my cap to you, sir.
user209834982:
what are u ing about? 
ing about? In the nicest possible terms, my girlfriend of 50 wonderful, tumultuous months and I have decided to give one another a bit of space, to see if that contributes to an admittedly necessary revitalization of our relationship.
In more vernacular terms, we broke up today and she's moving out at the end of the month.
It's a mutual deicision, and one with a lot of...
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In more vernacular terms, we broke up today and she's moving out at the end of the month.
It's a mutual deicision, and one with a lot of...
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dholokov:
Sucksville! Whatever happens, I'm sure it will be what was meant to be, and ultimately be the best thing.
sixfeetunder:
That Sucks!! I'm here to talk if you want to
superflea:
Nothing to see here. Move along.
This stuff is the shit, okay?
It's so freaking good it isn't fair to the other condiments.
I don't even like spicy stuff and I was fighting off the urge to just take a big swig off the bottle.
Mmm.
Oh - if you want to make me love you, I very desperately need this album and this soundcard.
Anybody who says money...
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It's so freaking good it isn't fair to the other condiments.
I don't even like spicy stuff and I was fighting off the urge to just take a big swig off the bottle.
Mmm.
Oh - if you want to make me love you, I very desperately need this album and this soundcard.
Anybody who says money...
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akirali:
Chili & lime? that sounds downright ambrosial!
That soundcard is uber fucking badass
And I'm loathe to admit it, but I've yet to see Scarface
That soundcard is uber fucking badass
And I'm loathe to admit it, but I've yet to see Scarface
peggy:
Hi....new name. Pass it on.
I hate you more now.
Also: The Beta Band is brilliant. I don't own any of their albums, but I would be the pretentious rekkid store clerk who would play them incessently.
Other bands in that vein include: The Doves & Elbow