06
Jan
05
Jan
99
I made a mixtape for you. Well, not you, but the rest of you.
The flow follows a night out for me. Starts off a little slow and cheesy, then gets kind of electro, frenetic, and mashed up, and then finally ends up on a slower tip.
Tracklisting
- Magic – DJ Agent 86
- Static – So I’m Jo
- A Cause Des Garçons – Yelle
- Fixin The Thrill (Villians remix) – Dragonette
- Remedy (Crimes Against Disco remix) – Little Boots
- Groove Is In The Girls – Dunproofin’
- Phantom On The Bottom – DJ Paul V.
- Intergalactic Human – DJ Earworm
- Insight Tricks – Zenit Incompatible
- Diskow Heartbeat – Celebrity Murder Party
- Hanging On The Fax Preset – GaraGara
- Tell Me – Panic Girl
- Pearl’s Dream (team9 remix) – Bat For Lashes
- I Like Watching You (Diamond Cut remix) – Cinnamon Chasers
- I Can’t Tell You Why (revised) – Chromeo
09
Feb
I tripped this weekend…
…and for once it didn’t involve my clumsiness or LSD. This weekend Aprilla and I had a flavor tripping party. We used my place, and she did most of the prep work. If you haven’t done it before, I highly recommend you try it. Basically, there is a fruit called the Miracle Berry, and it effects the way you experience sour and bitter foods. About 20 of us gathered in my loft to try it out.
At the designated time, I read off the directions and handed out the frozen berries. I felt like I was performing Communion. Basically, you bite into the fruit, avoiding the rather large seed, and swirl the pulp around in your mouth for a couple of minutes. The fruit was fairly bland itself.
After that we hit the food. The list of things we had included citrus fruits, brussels sprouts, stout and bitter beer, tequila, Sourpatch Kids candy, Sriracha (hot cock sauce), vinegars, mustard, and cheeses.
We also threw in some things that were just odd to see what if any effect the berries would have, things like fish oil, unsweetened chocolate, and anchovies.
I, of course, had to start it off with the anchovies. Wrapped around an olive. Two things that I detest. Yep – they were still awful. Next I went for a wedge of grapefruit. And pow! It was like the nectar of the gods. So good. Everyone seemed to have their own particular favorite – except poor Cara. The berries had no effect on her.
The Bridgeport Blackstrap Stout was like an adult milk chocolate and the Redhook ESB had a sweet finish instead of the normal hoppy bite. Although others claimed cheap tequila would go down like a mellow wine, most everyone agreed that it was still kinda ass.
I used the Sourpatch Kids as early warning system. At the beginning of the night, they were simply sweet gummis, but as time went on, they gradually become more and more puckery. After consuming mass quantities, we kept the party going and headed out for more drinks and music.
Thanks to all who came, especially those who traveled from Seattle and Norway. It was a blast.
02
Feb
Save The Words
Oxford University Press is running http://savethewords.org to promote literacy by giving people a chance to adopt older words that have fallen out of use.
I am all for adding meh and wonky and email to the dictionaries, but it shouldn’t be at the expense of older words. It’s not like there is a letter shortage and they need to be repurposed.
So I adopted two words. Yeah, I roll like that. Use them in your daily life, and adopt a couple of your own.
sevedical – speaking cruel or harsh words
and
magistracide – the killing of a master or teacher
28
Jan
Thinking about having kids?
Baby from summer of tears on Vimeo.
29
Dec
Not Hired
18
Dec
Seems like old times…
Sparklemotion is back in action and its like we never left the game.
Jen, Joe, Colin, and I got the trivia team back together to play at The Hutch tonight. With 5 competitors, all regular teams, we hoped for merely a respectable showing. After all, its been a few months since we’ve played.
Fear not… Sparklemotion destroyed the competition. And the prize was so much bigger. $100 towards our bar tab (with the leftover being put on a gift certificate). Its too bad that I am currently on the wagon.
All in all it was a good time. We’ll have to see if this becomes a regular event like our old Monday nights.
15
Dec
