Darth Drabek

I actually like the other song better, the one with lyrics. They both rock pretty well; I just think

The Afghan Whigs - Summer's Kiss Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men The Pillows - Come Down Which, I am led to believe, is from one of those Japanese animated cartoons of which many of you are fond.

I'm often five to 10 minutes late for work. On those occasions, I try to stay five to 10 minutes late to make up for it though. The big boss is content as long as we are sitting at our desks for eight hours a day and looking busy. I'm sure they notice me slinking in at 9:05 a.m., so I make sure they notice when I'm leaving later then my co-workers. Of course, the boss of daily operations is in the office an extra half hour before everyone gets there and a half hour after everyone leaves, so I don't think I'll be upstaging him anytime soon.

I'm back at work, suffering from a post-honeymoon inability to get anything done.

The Finn Brothers - Only Talking Sense

I'm not much of a Desire fan either. As far as that era of Dylan goes, I'd take Street Legal any day. I mean "Mozambique?" Come on!

Skipping lunch to get more work done in a vain attempt to make my deadlines. Hmm... maybe I shouldn't be posting then. "Ah, but what's a few seconds every now and then," says the little devil hovering above my shoulder. I listen to him more often than I should. Also, drinking way too much coffee on an empty stomach. I'll pay for that later.

I gotta say, that's something I haven't tried... I just hope it wasn't to "Mr. Mastodon Farm." There is no need to confirm or deny that statement. Please. On another Cake-related note, doesn't "Commissioning a Symphony in C" always make you feel like you're playing The Legend of Zelda? Steve Earle - South Nashville Blues (again) those southside girls, they suit me just fine those southside girls, they suit me just fine as long as i got money, they don't whine

Hells yes. That song spoke to me back in junior high. It said, "Hi, I'm Alternative Rock! How about you ditch that Metallica crap and come over to my side of the dial! I know you'll like it over here... we've got pastries!" Steve Earle - South Nashville Blues

The Whigs - Written Invitation

1. The "funny guy" who yells "Play 'Free Bird'" up at the band. It's just so original! No one has ever done that before. I'm sure everyone thinks you are very, very clever. 2. Meatheads at concerts who take the concept of "mosh pit" as an equivalent to "gladatorial ring." 3. Also, on a related note, tall people at concerts who don't see anything wrong with impeding the view for the vertically-challenged crowd (of which I am a member). For crying out loud, you can dunk a basketball. Have some decency and go stand in the back. 4. People who think they are more qualified to coach a team than the actual coach. I believe there is an inverse relationship between the actual amount of knowledge one has about the strategy of a particular sport and the likelihood of verbally entreating the coach to "grow a pair and throw the ball" --- regardless of whether the situation calls for it. 5. Cable companies who cut you off when your bill is not even a week late. The check was in the mail, honest!

Teaching college kids non-survey courses.... now that's the life! You should have people who are genuinely interested in the subject material, and the truly determined students who are paying their own way will be a bonus. Now how to deal with the trust fund fratbags who are just killing time until the next kegger... Dude, do you even know who I am? My dad owns a dealership, dude! Make sure to schedule a few tests during "pledge week."

Muser has gone on a ridiculous rampage! The Posies - What's Going Awn

I thought as much. I'm leaving work for the day!

For crying out loud.... you guys should be politicians, the way you love insulting each other. See, there - we're back on topic!

Wow.... kirottu has just destroyed any chance that smiley had of becoming popular. ... Or maybe he's made it the most popular smiley on the boards!

Andrew WK was a guilty pleasure of mine back when that first album of his came out. It was pure, unadulterated rock. He put on a helluva live show, too. For a while, I was totally convinced that he was faking it. Then I realized he was just genius. Rx Bandits - Apparition

Then what are they going to do to fill that time? Those type of bars are gathering places as much as drinking establishments, and I just don't think smokers will forgo social contact because of the ban. If anything, they'll go there to bitch about the smoking ban! Okay, I agree that many of the people who would vote for a smoking ban are not bar patrons by nature. But maybe those folks will go out to enjoy a beer and watch the game now that the air is clearer, so to speak. Edit because my quotes were atrocious.

Here's how I look at the smoking ban issue. It's not going to stop smokers from going to bars. The number of smokers who boycott bars will be negligible. The ban will bring people to bars who don't normally go, however - those folks who don't like to smell like an ashtray when they leave. So basically, it's win-win for bar owners. The smokers will huddle outside to have their cigarettes, then belly right back up to the bar. Heh, most of the bars I know will reek of smoke for years anyway, because years and years of it has soaked into the walls. In Ohio, we had two choices: SmokeFree Ohio, or SmokeLess Ohio (that's honestly how they were promoted). SmokeFree Ohio was the full-on ban, and SmokeLess was a amendment to the state constitution allowing smoking in bars and restaurants. The thing that irked some people about SmokeLess Ohio was that as a constitutional amendment, it would overturn city ordinances - for example, the city of Columbus passed its own smoking ban several years back. That ban would have been overturned had the SmokeLess initiative passed. Although... at least one city in Ohio has repeatedly voted down proposed smoking bans, and now their population's mandate is being overturned. So that's a bummer for them... but it's for their own good, right?

Yep. The ceremony was considered a success however, because none of my friends spontaneously combusted upon entering the church. Yes, yes and yes to that last one too - just not for me. :joy: Ah, yes, and such a woman she is. Good thing too, because if she wasn't, removing the garter with my teeth would have been quite disgusting. We're just taking a trip to a bed and breakfast next weekend. No trips to Tahiti, because we're a poor young couple struggling to make it on our own, like Johnny and Sheena in "Living on a Prayer," except I haven't had to pawn my six-string yet. P.S. I see the new smileys have arrived! ELO - Don't Bring Me Down

Take away, take away Take away this ball and chain Just kidding, folks. I'm enjoying married life (or at least newlywed life) so far, and the wedding and reception went smoothly. Also, I've been enjoying the new album from the Rx Bandits.

I did like the Venture show clip, although I admit I didn't get all of it. I'd add this to the list of funniest cartoon episodes ever. It's the "Lost in Time" episode of Sealab 2021 - all 11 minutes of it. I remember sitting in my dorm room watching this on cartoon network with my friends, laughing so hard I was crying. Sweet dreams, dopplegangers.

Man, between you and Kor I've got more music than I have time to listen to it... but as country singer Joe Diffie (of "John Deere Green" fame) once said: "I'd like to have a problem like that." Erasure - Love to Hate You Hmm... sounds like the stuff that the indie kids are hyping these days. Guess it all comes around again, eh?

Man, it's been forever since I listened to Fishbone. While you're here, I'll ask a question. Is Double Nickles on the Dime really as essential as it's street cred says it is? I've heard very good things. Meat Puppets - Backwater Edit: Oh, and here's the interesting back story on that Ted Leo song. The name always left me scratching my head, and now I know what the heck "Tell Balgeary, Balgury is dead," really means! It's from a quirky British folk tale, I guess. Fun read.

That's probably my favorite song (that isn't a Warren Zevon cover ) on the new Pete Yorn album. Although "Ice Age" is up there too. Bob Dylan - I Threw It All Away (from Johnny Cash's old variety show)