Tue 20 Feb 2007
I had an idea for naming a band that I think would be funny if implemented either in real life, a movie, whatever. Name your band something - doesn’t really matter what - and come out with a memorable album name. For your next album, call it the same thing, but change your band name to something quite different from the original.
Tue 2 Jan 2007
I decided to try out a music recommendation service called iLike, using Google to get around their home page’s Application Error (Rails) (whoops!) to download the app.
It seems like a so-so thing. You get to listen to previews of other songs on iTunes that are similar to the one you’re currently listening to. That’s enough to make it interesting, but not enough to keep it around. The one added thing that pushed me into keeping it is that, in addition to the songs on iTunes, it has recommendations of songs that are free (where they come from, I know not), and will even download them into iTunes for you. Sweet!
I recently downloaded one that had a title that is similar to a journal entry I was thinking of writing: “Song For My Future Wife”, where the future wife is, of course, an unknown person.
Sun 11 Jun 2006
Sat 1 Apr 2006
I saw Avenue Q in Vegas last weekend, and it was great! It has just the right amount of cynicism, sarcasm, and irreverence without going overboard. Kelly said that the cast was largely different from the time she saw it in New York, but that Rick Lyon, the creator, was still playing Trekkie Monster and Nicky. Rick is a great performer and looks like a dork, which only makes the voices he is able to do that much funnier.
The performer who captured my attention, however, was Brynn O’Malley. This is partly context-driven, but even accounting for that she did a wonderful job as Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut. Her face conveyed the attitude of the character very well, which contributed to her expert handling of the puppets. Did I mention that she’s great looking too? That’s Brynn, not Kate Monster 
The only thing that bothered me (and Kelly) was her persistent use of the palm-down-forward-hand thrust to emphasize a point. Granted that the character’s hand was static, leaving her with limited movement options, I still felt it was overused and it grated on my nerves a bit.
That minor annoyance aside, I greatly enjoyed the show, and probably blushed the one or two times Brynn made eye contact with me. We had front-row seats, so I could see the actors quite well (and vice-versa, minus the spotlights). I noticed converse shoes, some really garish two-inch-sole Nikes, and an American Eagle sweater. Being that close was kind of surreal.
Thanks Mom, Susan, and Kelly for a great weekend! Happy birthday Mom!
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Tue 28 Feb 2006
No, it’s not some knock-off that Microsoft came up with. It’s a darn good video which captures pretty well the differences between Apple and Microsoft.
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