Oh, forgot to mention... while shopping, I bought a nice detachable massaging shower head...
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... stop looking at me like that!
Cleanliness is next to godliness!
Tuesday, October 16
Wow. I went to one of the outdoor shopping places in town tonight, and it was bustling with activity. There were snack booths set up outside of the stores, a sound system was set up with a DJ (playing classic rock mostly... I picked out a Beatles song and an Eagles song), couples eating dinner in the various resteraunts' outdoor areas... and it's a Tuesday! I guess I'm just not used to living in something that resembles a real town, having grown up in a crappy farm worker town and all. I think I'll have fun when I have someone to take to these places. With luck, it won't be too soon. If all else fails, I can always go back to Quizno's. ;)
I am starting to warm up to "dream pop" (or "ambient pop") a bit. Stereolab's Dots and Loops and The Sea and Cake's Oui reverberated off my apartment's walls today, in-between some Don Caballero. The Sea and Cake is just very... pleasant to listen to. While I can't see eye-to-eye with people that think it's a resounding masterpiece, it is (as AllMusic puts it) a "sophisticated pop album". John McEntire (of Tortoise fame) plays in this band, playing percussions and doing all the studio tricks and stuff. Woodwind instruments (clarinet, flute, sax) and a trombone augment the core guitar-and-keyboards sound. Pleasantly. :)
Observations from today's use of home chemicals and cleaners:
(1) Round-Up works fast. Them weeds turn yellow within an hour.
(2) Woolite carpet cleaner foam spray is magic. It did wonders for my car's floor mats, as well as the carpet by my front door (the trees around my apartment drop sticky berries during the summer, and so they would often end up on the bottom of people's shoes and create stains on the carpet). It now joins an elite pantheon of chemicals/cleaners that I call "magic" (previously, the title was held solely by Armor All).
(3) Krazy Glue (not really a cleaner or chemical, but it's my bloody blog, so it's my rules) has the amazing property of sticking to skin approximately 6 times better than it sticks to anything else. I couldn't believe how much trouble I have had glueing cleanly-broken pieces of plastic back together... can't get them to stick for the life of me, but boy, are my fingers stuck together firmly during the entire process!
(4) Related to number 2... three things every car owner needs: car polish, carpet cleaner, and Armor All. Along with a simple wash and vacuum, a dirty car can become a clean and fresh and shiny car with these three items. To really put it over the top, add Febreze to the equation.
(5) Body soap is divine. Drop your manly tough-guy act and get with the program.
(1) Round-Up works fast. Them weeds turn yellow within an hour.
(2) Woolite carpet cleaner foam spray is magic. It did wonders for my car's floor mats, as well as the carpet by my front door (the trees around my apartment drop sticky berries during the summer, and so they would often end up on the bottom of people's shoes and create stains on the carpet). It now joins an elite pantheon of chemicals/cleaners that I call "magic" (previously, the title was held solely by Armor All).
(3) Krazy Glue (not really a cleaner or chemical, but it's my bloody blog, so it's my rules) has the amazing property of sticking to skin approximately 6 times better than it sticks to anything else. I couldn't believe how much trouble I have had glueing cleanly-broken pieces of plastic back together... can't get them to stick for the life of me, but boy, are my fingers stuck together firmly during the entire process!
(4) Related to number 2... three things every car owner needs: car polish, carpet cleaner, and Armor All. Along with a simple wash and vacuum, a dirty car can become a clean and fresh and shiny car with these three items. To really put it over the top, add Febreze to the equation.
(5) Body soap is divine. Drop your manly tough-guy act and get with the program.
You know how people will stand and pass out Bibles (or mini-Bibles) outside of colleges, grocery stores, etc.?
Well, I think it's high time that someone started handing out copies of Faust's The Wümme Years: 1970-1973 box sets.
Wonder if Recommended Records would be interested in donating some copies of the set for such an endeavor? I know Chris Cutler would have to smile at the idea... :)
Well, I think it's high time that someone started handing out copies of Faust's The Wümme Years: 1970-1973 box sets.
Wonder if Recommended Records would be interested in donating some copies of the set for such an endeavor? I know Chris Cutler would have to smile at the idea... :)
Monday, October 15
I got paid today!
That's actually not a lyric... that's just something I cheered to myself earlier today. I have a chunk of disposable income (finally!) and can get some cool stuff for my apartment (and perhaps a Game Boy Advance... I find that I'm paying too much attention in lecture hall classes, and could use a diversion).
The first thing I did buy, however, was a copy of My Bloody Valentine's Loveless (been living off of MP3s until now). It's a good thing I didn't stop at Tower Records... might have raided the indie racks for some Neurot label stuff. I'll probably order some CDs from Wayside in the days to come.
Interesting... I mentioned the fact that I've lost weight here at the blog. Well, I mentioned it to some family, expecting some of them to be kinda surprised. Well, everyone (when asked separately!) all said that they've noticed already. Gee, if I lost enough that it's been visible to everyone, how about someone saying "hey, you're dropping pounds!"? And here I thought I was probably gaining some pounds during all that time.
On a different, but perhaps not altogether unrelated note, I think the girl working at Quizno's (sub sandwitch store) was hitting on me this evening. Nothing overt, but a sort of "I want to cozy up to you as much as possible in the span of 2 minutes". The giveaway hints were the fact that she pretty much desperately said anything to keep a conversation going (at one point, stooping to ask "Where's Jacksonville?" upon observing my Jaguars T-shirt, and turning that into a conversation). It was past 8:30pm, her shift was almost over, and while someone would normally be just be gettin' the last customers out of there and preparing to leave, she did everything to keep me around as long as possible. Sorry, sweetheart, but there are other girls I have my eye on (one in particular). It was kinda nice, though... I sure didn't mind the attention.
That's actually not a lyric... that's just something I cheered to myself earlier today. I have a chunk of disposable income (finally!) and can get some cool stuff for my apartment (and perhaps a Game Boy Advance... I find that I'm paying too much attention in lecture hall classes, and could use a diversion).
The first thing I did buy, however, was a copy of My Bloody Valentine's Loveless (been living off of MP3s until now). It's a good thing I didn't stop at Tower Records... might have raided the indie racks for some Neurot label stuff. I'll probably order some CDs from Wayside in the days to come.
Interesting... I mentioned the fact that I've lost weight here at the blog. Well, I mentioned it to some family, expecting some of them to be kinda surprised. Well, everyone (when asked separately!) all said that they've noticed already. Gee, if I lost enough that it's been visible to everyone, how about someone saying "hey, you're dropping pounds!"? And here I thought I was probably gaining some pounds during all that time.
On a different, but perhaps not altogether unrelated note, I think the girl working at Quizno's (sub sandwitch store) was hitting on me this evening. Nothing overt, but a sort of "I want to cozy up to you as much as possible in the span of 2 minutes". The giveaway hints were the fact that she pretty much desperately said anything to keep a conversation going (at one point, stooping to ask "Where's Jacksonville?" upon observing my Jaguars T-shirt, and turning that into a conversation). It was past 8:30pm, her shift was almost over, and while someone would normally be just be gettin' the last customers out of there and preparing to leave, she did everything to keep me around as long as possible. Sorry, sweetheart, but there are other girls I have my eye on (one in particular). It was kinda nice, though... I sure didn't mind the attention.
Sunday, October 14
Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Remember how she said that we would meet again....
Why the Pink Floyd reference? Err, I dunno. The only Floyd albums I've listened to in the last few months have been Atom Heart Mother and Obscured By Clouds, neither of which contain the song that the above is taken from (that's from The Wall). This is just a random lyric that appeared in my head.
Listened to Tortoise's Standards, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso's Io Sono Nato Libero, Sigur Rós's Ágætis Byrjun, and Cul de Sac's Ecim. The Tortoise, Banco, and Sigur Rós are all known quantities to me. The Cul de Sac was a bit new. It's a CD I've had for a while, but have only listened to once. Second impressions? Good but very uneven. There are great moments of Krautrock-influenced stuff, but other parts are lame or annoying (couple songs with painful vocals). Their most recent album, Crashes to Light, Minutes to Its Fall is much better - at least, that's my opinion, based on my one listen to it and my two listens to Ecim. Cul de Sac certainly deserves some more listens, that's for sure...
Remember how she said that we would meet again....
Why the Pink Floyd reference? Err, I dunno. The only Floyd albums I've listened to in the last few months have been Atom Heart Mother and Obscured By Clouds, neither of which contain the song that the above is taken from (that's from The Wall). This is just a random lyric that appeared in my head.
Listened to Tortoise's Standards, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso's Io Sono Nato Libero, Sigur Rós's Ágætis Byrjun, and Cul de Sac's Ecim. The Tortoise, Banco, and Sigur Rós are all known quantities to me. The Cul de Sac was a bit new. It's a CD I've had for a while, but have only listened to once. Second impressions? Good but very uneven. There are great moments of Krautrock-influenced stuff, but other parts are lame or annoying (couple songs with painful vocals). Their most recent album, Crashes to Light, Minutes to Its Fall is much better - at least, that's my opinion, based on my one listen to it and my two listens to Ecim. Cul de Sac certainly deserves some more listens, that's for sure...
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