Archive for April, 2007

04
Apr

quick hits

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Watching: Battlestar Galactica Season 1. WOW, that show is fantastic.

Listening: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Reading: A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin and Getting Things Done by David Allen

Word Counts - Today: 0 | April: 0 | 2007: 0

02
Apr

music and other randomness

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The new Wilco (due out May 15) sounds absolutely great from what I heard on the Spring Music Preview of NPR’s “All Songs Considered” show. I cannot wait to get it. There are a few others I want to pick up:
- The new Shins album (out already) - I love love love the single.
- The new Patty Griffin album (out already) - She’s my hero, so of course I have to have it.
- The new Modest Mouse album (out this week) - They are playing the first single to death even though I really like it. The other track I heard previewed sounded very melodic…I like it.
- The new Bright Eyes (out in April) - the track I heard sounds REALLY good.
- The new Tori Amos (out in May) - I’m a long-time Tori fan, so I will definitely be picking this up.

Playing now on the iPod:
- Lily Allen
- Silversun Pickups
- “Wicked” Original Broadway Cast soundtrack
- Some old Sigur Ros and My Bloody Valentine that Shawn ripped to the iBook
- Podcasts for nerd stuff like Firefly, Buffy and Battlestar Galactica

Shawn is really putting his iPod to work now that he has a computer available to him that runs iTunes, and it’s spurring me to do more with mine. I am still loving my nano, even though I want my bigger iPod to be fixed (or replaced with an iPod video!!). It’s so pocketable and usable to me…not that the bigger one wasn’t, but I could really stick the nano in my pocket if I wanted to.

It’s amazing how small and compact my tech toys have gotten. These days I only really need 2 things…I’m rolling with a Pocket PC phone (thank you Gear Diary!) and a 4GB nano. I really could fit all my gadgetry in my smallest purse now.

I’m thinking of changing up the format of this blog…I may have to play with Wordpress and/or Tumblr the next time I have some free time.

Word Counts - Today: 0 | April: 0 | 2007: 0

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