oddityodyssey

Sometimes I wish I could get away with wearing as little as possible. On an unrelated note, it's bloody hot and muggy.

I love fucking with language. I love good puns and lateral usage of words. It's the confusion it strikes in others, which they hate. I suppose that's what I get for reading too much about language.

I've gnashed my teeth, cursed the gods, wrestled with demons and angels, screamed, prayed, poured my heart out and fallen into the deepest holes of despair. All for a woman. And I've done so well aware of the futility of it. A sign my dad put up above his bench decades ago says that determination and persistence alone are omnipotent. Makes for a good business...
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Found out a little bit ago that the first song a friend's newborn boy ever heard was Bill Evan's "Peace Piece" off the April mix I made specifically for the little one. I had slightly edited the song to include a fade in/out of Julien's heartbeat as the last note of the piano decayed. That is incredibly special to me. I think I'm going to...
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Oh, since this came up in conversation before the show last night I figure I should put this down in writing before I forget about it again. My sister and I had to explain our rules of dating to an 18 year old girl who is living with us (long story). Of course there are exceptions but that's just how it goes. So, here are...
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God it was good to see Centro-Matic last night. Yeah, they played a lot of newer stuff that I've never taken a liking to, but they also threw in some real gems. I've heard the achingly beautiful slow version of "Rock'n'Roll Eyes" but never the album version live. That was followed with "Part Of This Accident" then later "Infernoesque Grande" and "Flashes & Cables" in...
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Best advice I've ever been given about business: get rid of your headaches, even if they're people. I think that easily applies to personal life.

One of the many ways I'm not normal even amongst the abnormal: I still make mix tapes (well, CDs, but you get the idea). Sent off four mixes to a few friends early in April. Had another mailed out to a mix CD club I'm in (yeah, I'm that nerdtastic when it comes to music). Liked making that one as a friend and his wife...
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Morning meeting with an employee. Hate playing management but sometimes you have to step up, even if it's to knock someone down. Always a fun morning when you have to remind an employee that they're not the boss and to check their emotions with customers.

Hrrmh, May. Never liked this month. Bad things always happen; to me, to my family, to those around me. This year is different. A friend and his wife are at the hospital right now: baby time! New LCD Soundsystem album drops mid-month, though I already got a preview copy from a music blog reviewer. Work is sorting itself and turning profitable again.
Taking stock though,...
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