If you’re in the DC area, please come out and catch the band’s last show on Saturday night (June 29) at Kilroy’s in Springfield. It’s about 15 minutes from everywhere in Northern Virginia — I think they use some kind of time warp to get that to work, but they …
Saw Monster’s Ball last night, and it was excellent. Halle Berry was fully deserving of that Oscar. It’s a very raw movie though, both emotionally and visually. The direction and camerawork are fantastic, and the score was also excellent. Billy Bob Thornton and Peter Boyle were also both great, with …
Lot of meetings today. Too many meetings! Slashdot this morning had an interesting link to a story regarding Micro$oft’s new Palladium load o’ crap, designed to cut the testicles off the free software movement (especially Linux, which they fear above all else since it (a) works better than most of …
To preface at least one of the few movies I’m going to review in capsule form tonight, let me just say that I am not a heartless brute. I am, in fact, a big softie when it comes to just about everything emotional. I cry at movies… well, maybe not …
I’ve removed the MP3 of my new song until I can re-record it with my brand new mic, a Superlux CM-H8A. It really rocks, especially considering I only paid $99 for it at my wonderful local music store, Bang! Music. I’m just too ashamed of it (the song, not the …
Wow, I’m really getting behind here. I try to post every day but lately I’ve been wrapped up in a neat project at work that’s occupying all of my time, including lunch breaks and sanity breaks for practice. Maybe I should have a catheter installed. ? Currently it’s working on …
I have a Gateway Solo 9500 notebook and lost the plastic second hard disk modular tray at some point while moving offices back in October. I called them up this morning and not only did I not have to wait long for operator assistance, but they got me hooked up …
I read an incredibly interesting and provocative article about the historical significance of references in the latest Star Wars film. It’s definitely worth a read and a mental chew. Please find your own urn before biting off a piece and settin’ a spell. I was fortunate to meet a really …
Last night was pretty productive; I got a new song written and (very hastily) recorded. It’s highly incomplete and the melody needs some real work, but I finally have taken advantage of my new digital recording setup to do a quick demo. From there to finished product is just a …
Almost done with my second round of presentations for my August lectures. Whew! These are much harder to do than the last ones… more diagrams and technical information, which means more fact checking and reshuffling. They should be pretty good when I get done. Tonight Eleya agreed to let me …