"See, this kind of thread makes me hope for an 8 seed so that we can shock SJ right out of the playoffs. This board would have the biggest collective orgasm in the history of the western world."
indeed, friend. indeed.
~~~
ok, and the coachella lineup. why do they do this to me every year? they get just enough great acts so that i'm interested in going, but it's never so undeniably amazing that i just HAVE to go. well, except the year they had trent. but it's like, paul mccartney? YES PLEASE! and i'll take the cure and the yeah yeah yeahs. and i'm curious to see the kills. and i guess throbbing gristle. but it's not like all those are on the same day. if they were...that'd be a different story i guess. why oh why don't they do coachella when the weather is less, you know, SCORCHING? and why is the parking situation such a goddamn motherfucking pain in the ass? ok so i'm not going to go. unless somebody else drives? oh i dunno. :( EVERY YEAR i have this dilemma!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
yay linda!
today i got the perfect haircut. the lady cut my hair EXACTLY the way i instructed her to. i don't think that's ever happened to me before! :D
Monday, January 26, 2009
things
1. i really miss little oscar moller. i hope he's off the ir and back to causing trouble very soon.
2. i'm seriously considering going to the winter olympics in vancouver next year. i have to figure out how much packages cost. because the ticket prices on stubhub are nasty. but stubhub is always very much overpriced.
3. looking back at the last two stanley cup champions, the ducks and the redwings had one very important thing in common: both nabbed first place in their divisions early and never let go. this season, the sharks are off to a flying start. well, fuck, the season's past the halfway point, and the sharks boast an astounding 34-6-5 record. that means this team has only lost in regulation 6 times. that. is. crazy. so if history is to repeat itself, we can expect the sharks in the final round. if they do make it, i want to go! i'm calling it now like i did back when the ducks made it all the way. except, this time i won't be foolish enough to believe that i can get a face-value ticket from ticketmaster. (that said, i'm really hoping the sharks will fall short yet again this season, and that the redwings will go all the way. that would be so hot.)
4. it's time for tr to let us know the tour dates!!! i'm really hoping they'll be doing the nin.com presale thing again.
5. for some reason, i really want to see that mall cop movie. i know it's going to be terrible, but i think mall cops who take their jobs too seriously are hilarious.
6. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008670150_edita26abort.html
i'm so glad palin is gone!!!!!!!! i know she's unrelated, but just... YAY!!!!
Friday, January 23, 2009
lol
"dear band members,
remember that we're putting on a show for the ladies, too. show them your luscious booties.
-tr"
remember that we're putting on a show for the ladies, too. show them your luscious booties.
-tr"
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
i knew this already, but...
http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/
i'm blown away. he already said a lot of this.
but to see it in writing, on the official webpage of the white house...
i just can't believe that i read the white house agenda and i agreed with most of it.
i spent so much time so amazingly pissed off at what the last administration said and did. it's such a strange new feeling to hear the president's plan and actually want him to go through with it. we'll see what he can deliver, but for now i'm just happy that i like his talk. :D
i'm blown away. he already said a lot of this.
but to see it in writing, on the official webpage of the white house...
i just can't believe that i read the white house agenda and i agreed with most of it.
i spent so much time so amazingly pissed off at what the last administration said and did. it's such a strange new feeling to hear the president's plan and actually want him to go through with it. we'll see what he can deliver, but for now i'm just happy that i like his talk. :D
YAY!!!
out with the old, in with the new.
good luck, barack!
although, boo on rick warren. what, pat robertson wasn't available?
good luck, barack!
although, boo on rick warren. what, pat robertson wasn't available?
Monday, January 19, 2009
shaniqua don't live here no mo'
the 400 gigs are fabulous. still downloading. can't wait to play with it all.
but in the meantime...
1. how about those rehearsal recordings from the with teeth era? i'm having soooo much fun with these. and now have i've had the opportunity to compare live recordings of the jeordie/aaron/jerome lineup vs. jmj/robin/freese at length, i've come to some conclusions.
i've listened to the same songs, side by side, to hear how aaron played them versus how robin plays them. i used to think i was just being really hard on aaron because i missed robin, and that's partially true, but now that robin is back and i can listen to aaron's work objectively, i'm still not impressed. i used to think his style was just like, attitude. but looking back it's just messy and actually pretty unoriginal. there are still maybe two parts where i like what i did, but overall his contribution to the songs was really limited. robin OWNS those songs. aaron just kind of played them. peace out, friend.
yeah, my love for him is well documented. but you'll notice this is a picture of him from the gnr era. i thank that era because it made robin a better musician and it influenced his play in nin a little bit. oh, and north's solo before "only" ain't got shit on robin's.
i really don't have many legitimate complaints about jmj. yeah, he has stupid hair but he's a good musician and has the best back-up singing voice i think nin has ever had. good for him. i can't even complain that's boring to watch because i think he actually does a bit more than jeordie. but i still miss jeordie. and that's because (and i don't know how he achieves this) jeordie's bass had the coolest tone. listening to these recordings (and just thinking back to the millions of shows i went to during those tours), i realize how much the basslines pop. they sound especially dirty and crunchy and heavy and sexy. jmj and jeordie will both play the same bassline, and though i have no complaints about jmj's technique, i just think it's a shame that his bass doesn't stand out a bit more. especially when i got really used to waiting for certain basslines. i miss the dirtiness of it.
i like jerome on the drums better. that's it. i don't speak drummer, so i don't know how to explain why, but the best way i know how is that jerome uses less tink-tink high pitched drums and uses more deep, earthy sounding ones. his drumming is distinct and he is responsible for a lot of my favorite drumming moments that josh tried to capture, but never fully mastered. i think josh is the technically superior drummer (i mean, i think, i don't know) but i think jerome was better suited for this band.
so my regret is that we never got a jeordie/jerome/robin lineup. because that shit would have been a-mazing!!!
2. i'm so late to the party, but i downloaded IEMs from irvine and the cabazon soundcheck. please don't beat me up over it, trent! the cabazon one is pretty useless, but the irvine one is awesome! i love how loud tr's vocals are and how you catch so much more detail listening to these recordings.
but in the meantime...
1. how about those rehearsal recordings from the with teeth era? i'm having soooo much fun with these. and now have i've had the opportunity to compare live recordings of the jeordie/aaron/jerome lineup vs. jmj/robin/freese at length, i've come to some conclusions.
i've listened to the same songs, side by side, to hear how aaron played them versus how robin plays them. i used to think i was just being really hard on aaron because i missed robin, and that's partially true, but now that robin is back and i can listen to aaron's work objectively, i'm still not impressed. i used to think his style was just like, attitude. but looking back it's just messy and actually pretty unoriginal. there are still maybe two parts where i like what i did, but overall his contribution to the songs was really limited. robin OWNS those songs. aaron just kind of played them. peace out, friend.
yeah, my love for him is well documented. but you'll notice this is a picture of him from the gnr era. i thank that era because it made robin a better musician and it influenced his play in nin a little bit. oh, and north's solo before "only" ain't got shit on robin's.
i really don't have many legitimate complaints about jmj. yeah, he has stupid hair but he's a good musician and has the best back-up singing voice i think nin has ever had. good for him. i can't even complain that's boring to watch because i think he actually does a bit more than jeordie. but i still miss jeordie. and that's because (and i don't know how he achieves this) jeordie's bass had the coolest tone. listening to these recordings (and just thinking back to the millions of shows i went to during those tours), i realize how much the basslines pop. they sound especially dirty and crunchy and heavy and sexy. jmj and jeordie will both play the same bassline, and though i have no complaints about jmj's technique, i just think it's a shame that his bass doesn't stand out a bit more. especially when i got really used to waiting for certain basslines. i miss the dirtiness of it.
i like jerome on the drums better. that's it. i don't speak drummer, so i don't know how to explain why, but the best way i know how is that jerome uses less tink-tink high pitched drums and uses more deep, earthy sounding ones. his drumming is distinct and he is responsible for a lot of my favorite drumming moments that josh tried to capture, but never fully mastered. i think josh is the technically superior drummer (i mean, i think, i don't know) but i think jerome was better suited for this band.
so my regret is that we never got a jeordie/jerome/robin lineup. because that shit would have been a-mazing!!!
2. i'm so late to the party, but i downloaded IEMs from irvine and the cabazon soundcheck. please don't beat me up over it, trent! the cabazon one is pretty useless, but the irvine one is awesome! i love how loud tr's vocals are and how you catch so much more detail listening to these recordings.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
estupe!
just want to say that ^ was dumb and made me roll my eyes every time i saw it. it was a very manson thing to do, actually. we get what you're saying, dude. we don't need the super cheesy visuals to go with it.
~~~
oh, and as much as i love dogs, cats definitely win the "WTF?!/why are you so funny!?!?" contest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNmLuNdiL8
Friday, January 16, 2009
:)
http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?id=30581
i'll say it again. men + dogs is the cutest thing ever. especially big, tough hockey men with puppies. nobody can resist a puppy!
~~~
also, i have probably watched these clips one million times and they never stop being hilarious and adorable. (if you're gonna watch them, watch the hq versions, obviously)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE4zww1Srs0
(seriously, TRY to imitate that dancing! then invite me over to watch because it'll probably be really entertaining.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYmxHmSJJ2U
i'll say it again. men + dogs is the cutest thing ever. especially big, tough hockey men with puppies. nobody can resist a puppy!
~~~
also, i have probably watched these clips one million times and they never stop being hilarious and adorable. (if you're gonna watch them, watch the hq versions, obviously)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE4zww1Srs0
(seriously, TRY to imitate that dancing! then invite me over to watch because it'll probably be really entertaining.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYmxHmSJJ2U
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
405 GIGS?!?!?!?!
trent reznor is such a badass. seriously, i love him so much it's embarrassing. but how can you not love an artist who is good to his fans! it is so much fun being a nine inch nails fan!
i can't wait to start watching all this stuff! it's downloading veeeerrrrrryyyy slowly. (thank you michael for being a crazy person with so much space to download stuff to!) YAY!
but i've been listening to the audio from the shows and it sounds SO GOOD!
frhttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=GXTEEA01
^that's the second part of the audio from sacramento's camera 1. i missed so many of the subtle details when i was at the actual shows. it starts with the warning, which is SO GOOD live!
ok, enough about that. i look forward to watching the many, many versions that result from everybody playing with this footage.
~~~
i had to go to traffic school on saturday. did you know they have a gay traffic school? when i saw that on the list of options, i couldn't believe my eyes. GAY traffic school?! the instructor was this old lady that reminded me a lot of joan rivers. same sense of humor and they even sounded alike. she didn't really teach us anything. just talked about movies and theater and palm springs (and other gay stuff) and showed us footage of high speed car chases and driving bloopers and stuff. overall, it could have been a whole hell of a lot worse. hanging out with a bunch of gay men all day was fun.
~~~
right now my dad has a bunch of people over to watch the chargers game. :/
every time this happens, he and his friends try so hard to convince me to watch the game, and every time i end up finally giving in and then being miserable. i just want to scream "I HATE FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!" but since i'm still pretty sick right now, i might be able to just hide upstairs in bed without being accused of being rude. and you know what i'll do up there? watch HOCKEY. so >:P on your football game! (though now i'm looking at the field in pittsburgh and it's gotta suck playing out there in that weather when you're used to sd weather).
~~~
ok i don't really have anything else to say.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
my beloved kings and flyers
tonight i (finally!!!!!) got to see the flyers play in person for the first time ever. i've loved them for years but since they're an eastern conference team, (until the schedule changes this season) they only came out here every few years.
i can't believe how much they let me down. :(
2nd best power play in the league but no power play goals tonight.
top goal scorer in the league with jeff carter... but no goals out of him.
not really much snarl out them either. they just weren't the team i've been watching on tv for all this time. they only played well enough to force overtime, but they never busted out the spanking that i was expecting. though their fans didn't let me down. flyers fans have a reputation for being among the most annoying of all fans ever. i kind of loved them and kind of loved to hate them. stuck in the middle.
but all this means that the kings were doing something right, and this makes me happy. it's weird watching your favorites duke it out. the kings held the number 2 power play unit to no goals and the top scorer to no goals. our goalie was PHENOMENAL!!!!!!! and the kings won in the shootout. i can't even begin to explain how great it is watching a shootout that doesn't involve jason labarbera's ridiculous belly dive business. quick faced his first nhl penalty shot and shootout and was exceptional. i think i want to marry him.
so i was (mostly) happy with the kings but terribly disappointed in the flyers. oh well.
~~~
by the way trent, what is this "small holiday gift" you said was coming??? the holidays are over pal.
i can't believe how much they let me down. :(
2nd best power play in the league but no power play goals tonight.
top goal scorer in the league with jeff carter... but no goals out of him.
not really much snarl out them either. they just weren't the team i've been watching on tv for all this time. they only played well enough to force overtime, but they never busted out the spanking that i was expecting. though their fans didn't let me down. flyers fans have a reputation for being among the most annoying of all fans ever. i kind of loved them and kind of loved to hate them. stuck in the middle.
but all this means that the kings were doing something right, and this makes me happy. it's weird watching your favorites duke it out. the kings held the number 2 power play unit to no goals and the top scorer to no goals. our goalie was PHENOMENAL!!!!!!! and the kings won in the shootout. i can't even begin to explain how great it is watching a shootout that doesn't involve jason labarbera's ridiculous belly dive business. quick faced his first nhl penalty shot and shootout and was exceptional. i think i want to marry him.
so i was (mostly) happy with the kings but terribly disappointed in the flyers. oh well.
~~~
by the way trent, what is this "small holiday gift" you said was coming??? the holidays are over pal.
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