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Is anyone amused by Geico commercials as much as I am?

Allison and I are going to Portland in July
We're staying in a hotel that's converted from a school.
It has a movie theatre built in and it is FREE.
What should we do and see there?

Allison and I got rid of our car.
I have never felt more free.

Unlike my pal Josh, who is seemingly in need, not want of a new pair...
I'm still on the hunt for new glasses and Rx'd sunglasses.
So, I can be vain in the sun as well.

About thirty days and I'll be in Kalamazoo.

I want to get a tattoo.

The Continuing Saga of Compact Disc Reduction

Adult. - D.U.M.E. - Just got it. Already, I don't value it as much as some of their earlier work... but I can't ditch it yet.
Aerial M - October EP - Keeper, valued alone for it's wicked "slowcore"* cover of the Mistfit's "Last Caress."
Aerial M - S/T - Keeper, I love Pajo's gtr. noodling on a rainy afternoon
Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth - Keeper. I dunno if its the gritty production or the even grittier vocals, but it's still fresh.
Afghan Whigs - Uptown Avondale - Keeper. Btwn "Band of Gold," and "Rebirth of Cool" are some pretty forgettable Whigs "soul" covers. But a mega-mix of "Rebirth" and the Stone Roses' "Fool's Gold" can always pump-up a party... and "Band of Gold" seems like it would find a good home on Gentleman.
Afghan Whigs - Gentleman - Keeper. "I'm a GENTLE -MAN!," "THIS IS WHAT JAIL IS REALLY LIKE," "Tonight I go to Hell. For what I done to you. This ain't about regret. It's when I tell the truth." Lyrically: Bare-nekkid-soul -- spirit, not sound, and by the end -- spent. "Well baby, now it's through." Musically, this is the 90's sound I wish to remember.
Air - Moon Safari - Bye Bye. Kitch factor high. Make out album, indeed. Essential? Nah.
Air - The Virgin Suicides - Keep. Sure, it's a kitch filled creep-fest, but the eerieness of the Giovanni Ribisi sample in "Suicide Underground," the motorik pace of many of the tracks, and the flow of the middle passages makes it a dark dream worth revisiting.
Air - 10000hz Legend - This is Not My CD. I'm unsure how this made it into my collection, but if you're interested in returning my remastered Clash - Sandinistas, AmAnSet's - From Our Living Room to Yours, or Luna's - Penthouse**, I'll be more than happy to give you back this CD, or trade it in good faith that it's yours, or just give it to you 'cuz I don't want it.
Air - Talkie Walkie - Gone Daddy Gone.
Air Miami - Me. Me. Me. - KEEP. KEEP. KEEP. Mark Robinson and Bridget Cross' work here is very much like a Perfect Teeth II, showcasing their mix of hooky, blistering guitar strum paired with boyant bass-lines, and meloncholy dirges. Vocal stylings here are some of my favorites, although Mark is still very much unrestrained with his potty/dirty-mouth/mind.

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* My favorite of the "cores," but still a horrible name for a genre.
** Yeah, I'm talking to YOU, Cali-boy. Otherwise, I don't know where these are.

Two Down, Umpteen More To Go.

So, I found the joy that is the Cobble Hill Theatre here in good ole' Brooklyn. Not a "HI-TEC" theatre, but comfortable.
Shows that start before 6pm are a mere $5.50, after that $8.50.
That's pretty cheap for New York. Average is about $10...
but if you're aware of cheaper -- lemme know, eh?
So, Sin City and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy get marked off the list. I thought that both were entertaining, but not anything to expound further upon. Marv, Hartigan, and Kevin being excellent prototypes for future cyberpunk roleplaying characters. HHGttG for Adams fans only... sorry to say.
NRRD-OUT!

So, I'm copying my good friend Tim and making my way through my CD collection alphabetically. This accomplishes two goals; ensuring that I have indeed listened to everything in my collection more than once, and then that I can make an informed decision on whether I need to have these albums in my collection. Now that I have a job that affords me the luxury of buying music, I'm quickly running out of space on my CD racks. I left Michigan with just a little bit of space left, and it has quickly evaporated since February. I can do one of two things. Eliminate the non-essentials or buy another CD rack.
Buying another CD rack is problematic because Allison will not be happy about it... and I will work hard at filling that one too.
So it's a win, lose, win situation. I win. Allison loses. I win. *hee hee*
I probably will only buy another CD rack if the same one is still available from IKEA. By far, it's the best design I've encountered. Surprisingly enough, it's help up being moved about and mounted/re-mounted on several different walls quite well for it's inexpensive price.

Oh, and seeing how I'll be giving the thumbs up and thumbs down to these discs... lemme know if you're interested in purchasing any of them before I take them to the record store. I will be fair to you in pricing, but not unfair to myself either.

Todays listening:
!!! - Louden Up Now -- Verdict: Bye Bye.
Add (N) to X - Avant Hard -- Verdict: Keeper.
Add N to (X) - On the Wires of Our Nerves -- Verdict: Essential
Add N (to) X - Insult to Injury -- Verdict: Throw Back
Adorable - Against Perfection -- Verdict: Pop Indulgence. Keepin' It.

taped up, nrrrd stylee

So, I broke my glasses at work the other day.
I've settled down, but I wasn't very happy about it for a while.

I really liked my glasses and even though I've been seeing more and more clear frames about the town, I still thought mine to be quite "Mothersbough" and quite fetching on my face.

*sigh*

So, I've resorted back to my old wire frame glasses, which are fine... for now...
I was smart enough when I got my latest frames to get the old frames fitted with the current 'script making them viable until I find a suitable replacement for the broken pair glasses.

I don't think I'm going to go for clear glasses again, nor will I go back to the horn-rimmed/"birth control"/thick black plastic style frames.

Allison wants to see me in round wire frames -- I guess kinda like John Lennon's?
I had glasses like this in high school.

Mike has already suggested thick red frames ala 1970's Elton John... and I think I'll pass on that suggestion... as "fun" as it might be.

Any thoughts on a new style for Eric?
Send me pictures.