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btb4:
Nothin' like Outlaw Country.
guitargeek:
You need to practice your guitar, too! Try playing along with that album, for instance...
my cable modem or something in the puter is on the fritz. it's ok again this morning but yesterday I'd have to click "repair connection" every single time I'd go to a new web page. Otherwise I'd get an error message. I might be absent for a while. No news really, been hitting the trails with the mountain bike every day since I've been back...
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notoriousdug:
It's even colored vinyl, does it get any cooler then that?
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kenyon:
thank you for the big :-)
more soonish xo
more soonish xo
guitargeek:
How the fuck did I miss this awesomest of awesomely awesome blawgs?
Fuckin' DUDE, you should make a tiny Burt Munro replica!
Fuckin' DUDE, you should make a tiny Burt Munro replica!
God damn you OCD! I have this ongoing project to get all my vinyl onto master WAV cds via a stand alone CD recorder I got before I had a computer (I don't think a computer is a good sound environment for recording - OCD here also), then convert to MP3s in the computer with track info. I can fit two LPs onto an 80...
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notoriousdug:
Pics or you didn't build it!
I have always wante dto run a bike on a road course but I know I would end up in the grass for daydreaming in the straights.
I have always wante dto run a bike on a road course but I know I would end up in the grass for daydreaming in the straights.
guitargeek:
You know about Exact Audio Copy, right? It's a frontend for LAME, and you can use it to compress .wav files to .mp3 files. Lots of flexibility for audio quality, like using variable bitrate to shrink file size while keeping the sound quality you want.
Wanna read something that'll really flip your lid? http://irene.lbl.gov/Library-of-Congress-Jan-12-2007.pdf Some scientists were listening to an NPR program about archivists at the Library of Congress and the challenges they faced when trying to get the music off of these ancient recordings, if they were lucky they'd get one chance to play a record, because the record was so fragile that the act of playing it would destroy it. So these eggheads looked at each other, then looked at the scanning electron microscope they were standing next to, and it dawned on them that they could take a picture of a record, then use software to create a "virtual stylus" with the perfect shape and weight to play in the virtual grooves. The results are nothing short of amazing.
I'm looking forward to hearing your UTMC compilation.
Wanna read something that'll really flip your lid? http://irene.lbl.gov/Library-of-Congress-Jan-12-2007.pdf Some scientists were listening to an NPR program about archivists at the Library of Congress and the challenges they faced when trying to get the music off of these ancient recordings, if they were lucky they'd get one chance to play a record, because the record was so fragile that the act of playing it would destroy it. So these eggheads looked at each other, then looked at the scanning electron microscope they were standing next to, and it dawned on them that they could take a picture of a record, then use software to create a "virtual stylus" with the perfect shape and weight to play in the virtual grooves. The results are nothing short of amazing.
I'm looking forward to hearing your UTMC compilation.
Ok, I'm done with politics in my blog for a long time, I promise!
Edited out: "blah blah blah blah"
...Anyhow, here's Mahalia Jackson singing "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho." It's good, but if your short on time (or patience for someone else's tastes) just listen to a quick verse or two to get the idea:
Now Grant Green's treatment:
wow.
Edited out: "blah blah blah blah"
...Anyhow, here's Mahalia Jackson singing "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho." It's good, but if your short on time (or patience for someone else's tastes) just listen to a quick verse or two to get the idea:
Now Grant Green's treatment:
wow.
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kenyon:
yeah . . . creatively upside down!
(i didn't buy it either. hence the frustration aspect. at least this will keep locals from recognizing me at first glance - that's creepy.)
(i didn't buy it either. hence the frustration aspect. at least this will keep locals from recognizing me at first glance - that's creepy.)
guitargeek:
Sorry, should have put in more info...
Yeah, the infusions ended a few months ago and the doc switched me to plaquenil. Awesome side effects from this one!
Yeah, the infusions ended a few months ago and the doc switched me to plaquenil. Awesome side effects from this one!
abdominal cramps, diarrhea, heart problems, reduced appetite, headache, nausea and vomiting, altered eye pigmentation, acne, anemia, bleaching of hair, blisters in mouth and eyes, blood disorders, convulsions, significant vision difficulties, diminished reflexes, emotional changes, excessive coloring of the skin, hearing loss, hives, itching, liver problems or failure, loss of hair, muscle paralysis, weakness or atrophy, nightmares, psoriasis, reading difficulties, tinnitus, skin inflammation and scaling, skin rash, vertigo, and weight loss
When I was taking the infusions of abatacept, I'd have intense side effects for a few days, then I'd start to feel better, then I'd have a couple weeks where I felt pretty good, then not so good, then it was time to get another infusion. With the plaquenil, it's pretty similar but not as intense and it never goes away.
There's no really great alternative to the medication situation. I'm afraid that if I stop taking the plaquenil that the doc will put me back on prednisone...
So it is.
Congrats to everyone. If President Obama is half the leader y'all expect he'll be a great one. Despite the fact that I couldn't in good conscience grant him my own consent, I'm proud and very moved that so many of my fellow citizens obviously voted for the man and not against the man's race. I'm glad the election wasn't a close one....
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Congrats to everyone. If President Obama is half the leader y'all expect he'll be a great one. Despite the fact that I couldn't in good conscience grant him my own consent, I'm proud and very moved that so many of my fellow citizens obviously voted for the man and not against the man's race. I'm glad the election wasn't a close one....
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_holden_:
You sound a lot like a couple I hang out with a lot. Their basically my parents at this point, but they've been saying a lot of what you are saying in your blog. What impresses me though is that all of you have tried to stay optimistic that's pretty admirable in my opinion. Thanks for taking the time to read all of that and yes my Maine Coon is fine. 
samling:
*glare*
i'm about to put you in the least restrictive environment...
i'm about to put you in the least restrictive environment...
I'm getting ready to head to Glamis for the first time this season. El Burrito still has no roll cage, I promised myself I'd have one in before this year, fuck. Rice Dessert (the baja bug) still needs some details worked out, mostly just wiring. This is a spur of the moment trip, if I'd known a week a ago I would (read: might) have...
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guitargeek:
I can always count on you to look on the sunny side! 
_holden_:
Glad you went and voted. I'm pretty proud of my I Voted sticker.
I really wanted to post Britney Spears' new video, but I'm kinda self conscious in my crazy hot pop star fascination. You can see it on youtube though. It's like the #1 song on the meaningless charts, I'm happy about that. She so crazy.
Anyhow, I've posted these folks before, but there really isn't anyone who can better explain how if you really rock you...
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devilsreject:
89-93 went fuel injected. in 94 Ford decided to ruin the mustang name.
I am not sure if the chassis are identical, but i would imagine they are close, unfortunately i don't want to make this thing into a race car just yet. I need some fuel efficiency and i need smog equipment too, we have emissions tests up here.
I have been to the desert and back, i yearn to return to said desert.
I am not sure if the chassis are identical, but i would imagine they are close, unfortunately i don't want to make this thing into a race car just yet. I need some fuel efficiency and i need smog equipment too, we have emissions tests up here.
I have been to the desert and back, i yearn to return to said desert.
iguny:
She is crazy, but is really pop star, with all the things... 
These things are fascinating. I find them intriguing and mysterious. Perhaps I will get one someday!
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notoriousdug:
I used to know a dude that had a bunch of theremins, they are neat to play with.
I am pretty sure I saw a thing on how to make one somewhere...
I am pretty sure I saw a thing on how to make one somewhere...
devilsreject:
actually the mosquitoes around here are pretty tough, October is like their final feast before death, that and the bees are mean as fuck right about now.....that whole inevitable death thing must put them in a bad mood.
Thanks for the birthday wishes!
Thanks for the birthday wishes!
bah.
what's new here? The weather dropped about 35 degrees in 24 hrs for one thing. Summer meet winter. Of course winter means mid sixties or so. Last night the cousin and I went to watch supercross. that was fun, but I liked the kids on the 50 and 85cc bikes the best. There's these girls that go out in front of the lined up riders...
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guitargeek:
Hell, I'm hypnotized just sitting here! I like that place at the top of her legs, between her legs and her back...
Yeah, gotta watch out for those energy drinks, dude. Timing is everything!
Yeah, gotta watch out for those energy drinks, dude. Timing is everything!
kenyon:
Even then there should be something I could do to convince you to not love me any more.
you'd be crazy to wanna, but yes, i'm sure it could be managed, should you ever need to shake me. wink.
i agree that the needy greedy kind ain't love; it's some kind of narcissism/desperation/ fear or something. i don't even know. been swimming in it for so long. the artist jewel has written a song about it probably on one of her lesser known albums.
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guitargeek:
Awesome possum!
kenyon:
as for pursuing some technical hobby to death and dishing about it in various online venues - got it covered. not motorcycles yet - nice try with that, though! (like we don't know that chicks talking bike hits your eyes and instantly morphs into dirrrty talk.) xo
ps - the appointment got bumped to a week from monday. *bows head, toes the dirt* just sayin.