teh r0x0rz

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:19:58 GMT

Its too bad there are no more good venues in Orlando, cause I kindof had the idea that I wanted to see a show before I moved...

Pfft!

Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:06:22 GMT

So who else is pumped up about the PSP?

money

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:36:33 GMT

So I ended up getting that Creative Zen 40 GB player. It gets here on Friday!
My new Wallabies jersey got here the other day and it fits extremely well. I wore it into Walgreens when I bought some things and received a few nice comments on it!
I'm getting the PlayStation PSP when it comes out on the 24th and hopefully the THUG Remix game if it's out already.

Needless to say I've got to stop spending money or else I won't have any left for Australia..

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:43:38 GMT

I am soooo disappointed!

I ordered a replica Australia Wallabies rugby jersey, 2005 home version, and just got it today. Pulled it out, tried it on and discovered it's WAY TOO BIG for me!

Argh!

I hate being so skinny.

Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:45:09 GMT

I refuse to do one of those "2004 end of year review" things - mainly because I am lazy, and plus I can't remember EVERYTHING that happened to me this year.. but also because 2004 was the loneliest year of my life and I don't think you guys would really get much out of it.

Here's hoping that 2005 will bring me everything I wanted from 2004 yet didn't get.

Mon, 08 Nov 2004 12:10:35 GMT

How awesome is the weather just now? I slept with the windows open, its 65F in my apartment and I'm wearing shorts for the first time in years. Nostalgia here we come!

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:27:25 GMT

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!

Just so you know..

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:27:20 GMT

I am not dead.
I lit fireworks and shot roman candles on the 4th. I saw Spiderman 2 a few days ago and got funny looks as I was leaving the theatre.. My car broke. I got it fixed and paid $700 so I am bummed. I've been reading a ridiculous amount lately. I'd have a few new books if I didn't have to pay to get my car fixed.. so if anyone wants to get me some books, be my guest!

A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
The Universe in a Nutshell, Stephen Hawking
Simulacra and Simulation, Jean Baudrillard
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World, Kevin Kelly
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, JK Rowling (it's not out yet? dang!)
Dune (Remembering Tomorrow), Frank Herbert
The Book of Dust, Philip Pullman (whenever it comes out)
and The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory, Brian Greene

Since I haven't paid attention to this livejournal lately, tell me what you have been up to!

maybe i am back

Fri, 11 Jun 2004 06:04:57 GMT

today is my birthday.. i'm turning sixteen, FINALLY!!

$2,200+ towards australia so far. i want to stay there for a very long time.

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 01:29:09 GMT

"You come at last," she said. "I have waited too long."
"It was a dark road. I have come as I could," he answered.
"But you are too late," said Morwen. "They are lost."
"I know it," he said. "But you are not."

But Morwen said: "Almost. I am spent. I shall go with the sun. Now little time is left: if you know, tell me! How did she find him?"

But Húrin did not answer, and they sat beside the stone, and did not speak again; and when the sun went down Morwen sighed and clasped his hand, and was still; and Húrin knew that she had died. He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said; and he closed her eyes, and sat unmoving beside her as the night drew down. The waters of Cabed Naeramarth roared on, but he heard no sound, and he saw nothing, and felt nothing, for his heart was stone within him. But there came a chill wind that drove sharp rain into his face; and he was roused, and anger rose in him like smoke, mastering reason, so that all his desire was to seek vengeance for his wrongs and for the wrongs of his kin, accusing in his anguish all those who ever had dealings with them. Then he rose up, and he made a grave for Morwen above Cabed Naeramarth on the west side of the stone; and upon it he cut these words: Here lies also Morwen Eledhwen.

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 09:21:08 GMT

For the time being, this journal is:

Friends Only.

At least all the older entries are. I might continue making things 'friends only' or I might not. We'll see. Sorry this had to be done but I'm not entirely comfortable with just anyone reading all of that junk I've been posting since 2002.

Sun, 17 Nov 2002 06:40:10 GMT

"there are so many outdoor activities for kids and adults. one of our family favorites is snow tubing. only people in minnesota would love that."
Beth Hansen
3470 river rapids dr. n.w., coon rapids

"i enjoy the changing seasons -- very different from laos, where i was born. here, i fish in the summer and go ice fishing in the winter. i just can't get enough of it!"
Jonny Moua, assistant manager
1401 maryland ave. e., st. paul

"the neighborhood where i work is like mayberry on "the andy griffith show". everyone knows one another and i see many of the same customers every day."
angelica rael, beauty advisor
734 grand ave., st. paul

"i love my customers. i've only been in this country for three years, but this job has helped me learn about the people of st. paul and discover how friendly they are."
betty geberemeskel, service clerk
522 snelling ave. s., st. paul

"minnesotans are some of the nicest people i've met in the united states. i emigrated from india in 1983 and have felt at home in minneapolis ever since."
auggie moothedan, store manager
10686 university ave. n.w., coon rapids

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 06:51:57 GMT

This is an article written by Steve Albini after Spiderland came out. It appeared in the March 30, 1991 issue of Melody Maker

Since about 1980, America has been host to an ever-increasing parasitic infestation of rock bands of ever-dwindling originality. It seems there is no one left on the continent with an aspiration to lay guitar that hasn't formed a band and released a record. And that record sounds a little bit like Dinosaur Jr.

Trust me on this; all but maybe three of those records are pure bullshit.

My primary association with rock music is that I am a fan of it, though listening to the aforementioned nearly killed that. In its best state, rock music invigorates me, changes my mood, triggers introspection or envelopes me with sheer sound. Spiderland does all those things, simultaneously and in turns, more than any records I can think of in five years.

Spiderland is, unfortunately, Slint's swansong, the band having succumbed to the internal pressures which eventrually punctuate all bands' biographies. It's an amazing record though, and no one still capable of being moved by rock music should miss it. In 10 years it will be a landmark and you'll have to scramble to buy a copy then. Beat the rush.

Slint formed in 1986 as an outlet and pastime for four friends from Louisville, Kentucky. Their music was strange, wholly their own, sparse and tight. What immediately set them apart was their economy and precision. Slint was that rare band willing to play just one or two notes at a time and sometimes nothing at all. Their only other recording, 1989's Tweez hints at their genius, but only a couple of the tracks have anything like the staying power of Spiderland.

Spiderland is a majestic album, sublime and strange, made more brilliant by its simplicity and quiet grace. Songs evolve and expand from simple statements that are inverted and truncated in a manner that seems spontaneous, but is so pricise and emphatic that it must be intuitive or orchestrated or both.

Straining to find a band to compare them with, I can only think of two, and Slint doesn't sound anything like either of them. Structurally and in tone, they recall Television circa Marquee Moon and Crazy Horse, whose simplicity they echo and whose style they most certainly do not.

To whom would Pere Ubu or Chrome have been compared in 1972? Forgive me, I am equally clueless.

Slint's music has always been primarily instrumental, and Spiderland isn't a radical departure, but the few vocals are among the most pungent of any album around. When I first heard Brian McMahan whisper the pathetic words to "Washer", I was embarrased for him. When I listened to the song again, the content eluded me and I was staggered by the sophistication and subtle beauty of the phrasing. The third time, the story made me sad nearly to tears. Genius.

Spiderland is flawless. The dry, unembellished recording is so revealing it sometimes feels like eavesdropping. The crystalline guitar of Brian McMahan and the glassy, fluid guitar of David Pajo seem to hover in space directly past the listener's nose. The incredibly precise-yet-instinctive drumming has the same range and wallop it would in your living room.

Only two other bands have meant as much to me as Slint in the past few years and only one of them, The Jesus Lizard, have made a record this good. We are in a time of midgets: dance music, three varieties of simple-minded hard rock genre crap, soulless-crooning, infantile slogan-studded rap and ball-less balladeering. My instincts tell me the dry spell will continue for a while- possibly until the bands Slint will inspire reach maturity. Until then, play this record and kick yourself if you never got to see them live. In ten years, you'll lie like the cocksucker you are and say you did anyway.

Ten fucking stars.

Mon, 06 May 2002 20:23:26 GMT

i'm going to start a math-rock crew, and we're going to be like the sXe kids with writing on their hands, but we'll have plus and minus signs instead of X's.

who's in?

Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:16:17 GMT

"Who told you that goddamn lie?
Nevermind. I know who said it.
I think I'm gonna stick a knife in his heart,
Then I'm gonna send him back to Ireland in a body bag."

"He's from Scotland."

"Well, tell that stupid mick he just made my list of things to do today...
I'm gonna pop a cap in his ass."

huh?

Fri, 12 Apr 2002 18:17:31 GMT

From?: SMiller38461616@aol.com
To?:? youaredeformed@hotmail.com
Subject?:? Re: Tom Selleck?
Date?:? Thu, 11 Apr 2002 17:04:44 EDT

Please don't misunderstand me, I enjoy Tom Selleck. My mom likes him too. We saw him at a racetrack. Is that not just the place you would expect to see him!!! He looks like he would be a good Dad. I couldn't help but notice that you live in Orlando. Do you want to go to Disney World with me? It would be fun. I'm fun! ?Bye Bye. My name is Shauna. I hope your name isn't Tom that would be too weird.