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Indeed. I find that sort of thing interesting, but I also have a severe distrust of history.

I think I know what you mean. You'll have to excuse my stock intro-to-American-Government-TA response.

Anywho, I can't sight-read. If I had a simple piece of music in front of me, I could eventually figure it out, but otherwise I try to come up with my own shorthand if things need to be written down. It also depends on what instrument it is. If it's a keyboard progression, I need to write it; if it's a guitar riff, I'll usually be able to just remember it.

On the plus side, I've got recording capabilities here both on computers and keyboards. So, if things start getting complex enough, I'll be taking the time to get a version down to (digital) memory. That's also very convenient for collaborators---one can use memory cards from keyboards or make mp3s.

edit: A few years ago, though, it was all about the boombox.

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Some one-dimensional observations for you:

In '04, freaking a state like Oregon outlawed gay marriage. This year, Brokeback Mountain leads the Oscar noms.

At Sundance, there was a film blasting Starbucks' using beans from Africa (where conditions are cruel). Starbucks was a sponsor of Sundance.

Definitely Mr. Burns.

I'm a big boy!

So nice you thanked me twice.

Are you having fun?

I think I did alright... but the final word comes towards the end of February. There was a lot of competition. We'll see.

i know what you mean. i have a grass plant. yes, grass. it makes me feel good that i can take care of it.

so what's the happenings man?

Hehe. Me too.

you know, i have the attention span of a gnat and generally kill plants. when i first got the orchid i babied it, misted it, found just the right spot for it. . . .

then i got distracted. i looked at it again three months later, and it was blooming! i must have a lot of natural humidity in my sunroom.

Match Point looks like it will be a good film. And Scarlett Johannsen is in it, so that's pretty much all the motivation I need.

I've seen the Deadwood a few times, and it's a pretty good show. HBO just seems to have the whole series thing down to an art form. Myself, I'm waiting with anticipation for season 2 of Rome...

madison is a cool town.

ha, I too have a tooth that hurts when i chew + just switched to firefox

I LOVE The Kills... best. best. best.

how was madison?

Actually, I haven't read Alexander, there's something about the New Urbanists that I just don't trust [though Duany's Transect concept is interesting. You really do need to get your hands on a copy of Variations on a Theme Park edited by Michael Sorkin. It's about as old as Edge Cities. Mike Davis also touches on some of these issues, though everything I've seen of his is focused on LA [totally off subject, my favorite chapter title: The Case for Letting Malibu Burn in Ecology of Fear]. I really do think you'll find the Sorkin book useful. Good luck.

I suppose that's better than nothing.

drunk wrong numbers can be FUN. too bad they always get all embarrased and just hang up. . . .

I suppose that is true. The ass has been known to be kicked by me, occasionally.