Well, the big plan for the weekend was to get the bills paid and the Christmas cards in the mail. Neither has happened yet, and about all I really accomplished was dragging Jim to the MOB gathering at Keegan’s. Just as we were about ready to leave, I noticed a message on my cellphone from one of the former bartenders from the Sporty who was in town for the weekend, so we trooped down there to see her. After consuming what the booze-o-meter tells me was a full week’s worth of booze (for a normal person), I headed home to sleep.
Sunday, more sleep. Generally low-energy kind of day. Again with the not getting things done. Got a call from a friend in the evening who was trying to convince me to join the sunday-night gang but begged off. The best email of the weekend was from the friend for whom I’d bought a cool present, but wasn’t sure if she’d like it or not. She loved it, so that made me happy. And now, it’s time for me to sit down and write a bunch of checks so the bills can go in the mail, then clean myself up and get to work only mildly late. I’m starting to think the Christmas cards will be New Year’s cards this year, but I guess we’ll see. Not sure why, but I just haven’t been very excited about writing them this year.
The linkage today is all music-oriented, which I find somewhat odd. I didn’t mean for it to happen, but that’s what I found interesting while surfing yesterday and this morning.
- Wish this had been around a couple years back: GramoFile automates recording LPs to separate ready-to-burn tracks, removing clicks and pops as it goes. [flutterby]
- The story of InSoc vs. TV is pretty interesting. I figured the producers of reality TV shows were scummy, but this gives you a good idea of the special sort of scum they are. [jwz]
- David Dodd has spent A [long] strange trip, annotating Grateful Dead lyrics. Ten years, but he finished the book and has published it. His website has more, and the book has even more. [fark!]
- How very odd. The Fender® Hello Kitty® guitar comes in pink or black. The Badtz-Maru bass in just black. This literally made me scratch my head wondering wtf Fender is thinking, and then pondering whether it might be a good idea. [steveo]