tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64651435596317880992011-12-31T17:19:08.649-08:00Music + Knitting + Graduate Schooljerkameleon2http://www.blogger.com/profile/09279244308972231441noreply@blogger.comBlogger781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465143559631788099.post-70455862420301581082010-02-03T08:58:00.000-08:002010-02-03T09:10:09.101-08:00

Blog news: I have been mulling over which blog platform is right for me for quite a while, and the latest that looks to have promise is Tumblr. I feel more like I can mini-blog over there, as well as include some more substantial posts when the need occurs. I'm going to give it a try, at least for a bit. Come find me: jerkameleon.tumblr.com

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Well, I made the extremely long drive to Michigan for the holidays. I actually did it over three days this time around. It started with a short drive to NH to visit my friend Josh, where he promptly took me out to dinner. It had been quite a while since I had been out for a nice steak dinner. Afterward I was able to give him his xmas present. And here it is on him:I took my time getting to the

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It's finally the end of the semester, and it has been a crazy few months. I dislocated my shoulder for the sixth time since my senior year of high school. I've been in and out of a relationship. I have met some brilliant new friends, and reconnected with some old ones. I have knit a lot and finished little. I've gotten braver in the kitchen. I voted for gay marriage in a second state and watched

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It has been such a long time since I’ve last written, and I think the starting up again is based on, not really peer pressure, but more, uh, unknowing urging. I’m not the only twenty-something named Adam who has a knit-blog of sorts, and some new posts have started popping up on adamknits.com again. So here goes!I think today I’ll just start with some of the knitting that has actually been

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Sometimes things are just amazing, like how my grandmother filled up a fifty state quarters book for each and everyone of her grandchildren, all 10 of us, and also included several coins that were collected by my late grandfather. I received the 1927 silver dollar, which was from the year they were born. It is incredible how dilligent and thoughtful this was, something that I'm sure to cherish

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The one sale at my local yarn store has come and gone, with me unable to take advantage of it. I wandered around the store, with no plans in mind, and just kind of got stuck. Sure, there was yarn that I would have liked, but I just couldn't seem to justify it to myself. Since then I have come up with several ideas, but it's too late now. All I ended up buying was the remaining yarn for my sweater

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Neko Case has a new album coming out next year.And this is the album art:Fucking wicked.

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I've been listening to my music on shuffle for the better part of the past month, which is a bit strange for me. It feels perfect like that lately though.It's been a while, and that's not really due to a lack of material. Like I've started my very first sweater. I'm doing the seamless saddle-shouldered sweater from Elizabeth Zimmerman's "Knitting Without Tears" in Cascade 220 in a purple color. I

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It is common practice at the local yarn shop to come in, sit in the sunroom, and knit, regardless of whether or not you plan to make a purchase that day. Today, I proved that there is good business sense to that policy. I intended to just knit today, but as soon as I was in the door, Burla points me at the wall of Cascade wool that came in yesterday, another wall of Manos, and the Manos silk. The

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Remember that post I made a while back about being inspired by the article that John Roderick wrote about beards? Well that night was the last time I shaved. I am totally giving this beard thing a go. I'll post a picture of how it is going at some point. It looks fine so far, and not shaving is definitely a plus. I'll see what happens when I have to get around to trimming it though.I started

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I don't try to pick favorites a lot when it comes to music, mostly because I just can't choose. For me then to say a song is one of my favorites certainly means something. Right now I'm talking about "Saro" by Samamidon. It's one of those that I think I could put on repeat for an hour and not be sick of it.And in finding the video for that, I ran across the band Pomplamoose. Give them a listen

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A short list of things that I didn't need to purchase when I bought my Why? ticket:1. "Alphabutt" by Kimya Dawson and friends2. "Kala" by M.I.A.Sure I won't regret either of these purchases, but I don't need them right now. Plus, I have a ticket to see Why? in Portland on Saturday, which is like 8 times better than anything. Ever.

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National Novel Writing Month is soon upon us again. They've already started sending out emails. I might give it a more concerted try this year, having previously signed up and then sluffed off on my writing duties completely each time. That's not going to stop me from signing up again though. And hey, maybe third time's the charm.

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My research advisor has a show on 91.9 WMEB FM Orono, which I decided to listen to for the first time today. He has quite the eclectic taste in music, but it was thanks to this show that I found out about the Gobbledigook contest by Sigur Ros. The most important part of this is that this means there was an instrumental version of the song posted, which, if you haven't heard it yet, you should

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Some people are fucking inspiring.What Dad won't tell you about keeping a beard

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This isn't the same song as the single I talked about yesterday, but it's still great.Nonpareil of Favor - Of MontrealNonpareil of Favor - Of Montreal

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So the new Of Montreal single wasn't released conventionally. I couldn't just by the one vinyl copy. I had to buy three copies, each on a different colored vinyl. And I don't know what to do with the other two copies. The other thing I forgot about Polyvinyl Records is that they put an Airheads candy in each order they ship! Saweet!

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Classes have started again. I'm not busy yet, but I will be soon. Even so, I haven't done any knitting in over a week now. I haven't even unpacked the projects I brought with me when I went to visit my parents. Even without seeing them, just knowing that I have unfinished objects makes me feel guilty. In other news though, eMusic treated me well this month. I downloaded "All Is Well" by Samamidon

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I'm back in Maine, and it feels great. I bought things I didn't need today. I now have my first full-length record that I don't have in digital form. It was one of those things that just catches your eye, the limited edition of "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold" by Atmosphere on yellow vinyl. So it's been a vinyl listening day today. I also picked up "Tallahassee" by The

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Michigan. Great Lakes, great times. 70 mph highway speed limits. Bell's Oberon. Wishing I had enough time to take I-75 North, across the bridge.

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I had a nice talk with my mother earlier this week. I found out the things that make life fantastic, the stuff you always want to know but don't necessarily ever find out. Like how my parents didn't use the upstairs of their house when they first got it. How my crib was in what is now the dining room. How their furniture consisted of lawn chairs until my dad's birthday when my mom got him a

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I feel like I've been knitting up a storm lately. I finally broke down and took some pictures this evening. First up is "Francie" from Rebekkah Kerner at Bowerbird Knits. I saw this on the Yarn Harlot blog and just had to do it myself. These knit fairly quickly and was plenty enough to keep my attention. This was my first time using bamboo needles and I think they really helped me with my gauge.

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Marie and I were discussing the fact that neither of us has written anything in quite a while, so we set ourselves a poetry assignment. I dug out my copy of "The Practice Of Poetry" and picked out the task of "letter poems". We are giving ourselves one week to complete this. Feel free to try it yourself.Letter poems instruction - page 1page 2page 3

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I feel totally ruled by entertainment lately. I've watched the season finale of Doctor Who once a day since it aired on Saturday. I made it through the first three seasons of Scrubs again. I did my eMusic thing and got an album from Deastro. I felt ready to declare this the summer of Page France, but now my musical mood is shifting towards David Thomas Broughton. I bought physical copies of two

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I did one of those things that probably spells doom for all the other books I'm reading right now. I listened to "Workingman's Dead" by the Grateful Dead, and now I have to start reading "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe. I suppose I'm okay with this, even though I'm mostly through rereading "Dharma Bums" by Kerouac right now and got "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas" by Hunter S.

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This actually sounds like science.BBC News - Scans see "gay brain differences"

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Herman Düne stopped by the good old folks at Daytrotter and this is what happened.Herman Düne - Daytrotter Session

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I've been watching the latest BBC Earth series, the last episode of which was essentially a wrap up of the previous episodes with the introduction of Rare Earth Theory. The series concluded by looking at how the Earth has responded to various catastrophic events throughout its existence with the conclusion that the Earth can take care of itself, and what we have to do is save us from ourselves. I

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"LP" by Holy Fuck is certainly a great album to run while listening to. It's all synth-thumpy and driving. The only problem is that during my jog/walk I only made it a third of the way through the album before my legs said it was enough.Holy Fuck on Daytrotter

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If you use Flickr, then this looks to be a pretty neat program. DestroyFlickr

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This video is great. Probably not safe for work, because it's what the black bars do that makes this interesting.The BPA "Toe Jam"

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A Softer World has some of the most profound and funny strips.

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I was reading the recent Pitchfork interview with Why?, listening to Sufjan Stevens, Yoni Wolf mentioning Eminem and Joanna Newsom in practically the same breath, and I could tell as "Detroit" started playing on my iPod that it didn't fit right. I'll get back to "Michigan" after "Alopecia" is over.

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I had my first encounter with Bollywood tonight. The film was Dhoom:2 and it was amazing. It's an epic film, the story of a criminal mastermind (and master of disguise) and the cops who are after him. It was filled with action, drama, comedy, a love story, musical numbers, and special effects. That soundtrack! I actually found the best thing to listen to after that movie, and it turned out to be

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I don't know if I can anticipate an album more than the upcoming release from Sigur Rós. They managed to just let it sneak in there too. The release date for "með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust" is June 23 in the US, but the album begins streaming online from www.sigurros.com on June 9th. Right now you can head over there and download the first single, "Gobbledigook", and watch the music video

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I have to say that I was surprised this morning. I generally stay on top of what's coming up on Daytrotter, but this Mountain Goats session caught me unawares. That's not to say it wasn't a pleasant surprise. :-)The Mountain Goats - Daytrotter Session Encore

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I just finished watching High School Musical. I wouldn't say that it's the best movie ever, but it's definitely in the top 10.

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I'm easily influenced by pop culture. I seek out music that I read about in books. I search out books that get mentioned in songs. I think it's great that at one point Ander Monson and I were using the same toothpaste. So, when I find the song "Rye" by Lullaby For The Working Class, and it's a song that I really dig, I had to get myself a bottle of rye whiskey. It ended up being a bottle of Jim

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The Internet is filled with amazing things, like YOUNGME - NOWME, a project that is collecting photos of submitters at a young age and comparing them to pictures of them now, generally in the same pose. Check it out.In knitting related interests, I've started three projects since I last mentioned anything. I started a ribbed sock, a scarf knit on a bias, and a twisted rib watchcap. The sock has

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I think one of the best feelings in the world is to listen to the first song off an album and fall completely for it such that by the time it is over you have to wonder why you waited so long to listen to it. I did it for "HLLLYH" by The Mae Shi and today it was done by "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven" by godspeed you! black emperor. The only reason I even have that album is

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Remember when John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats had a guest spot on an Aesop Rock song? Well he gave Aesop Rock free reign over his song "Lovecraft In Brooklyn" and this is what happened.The Mountain Goats - "Lovecraft In Brooklyn (Aesop Rock remix)"

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The singer for Future Islands is Jack Black co-incarnate and I was rarely over two feet from Dan Deacon's light panel and trippy green skull. I was the last participant in the dance contest (sassy as fuck) and ended up with no competitor so I ended up becoming the start of a dance gauntlet. The concert ended two hours ago and my ears are still ringing and I will be so sore tomorrow from dancing

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The Gunshy: Daytrotter SessionWhen my first exposure to a band is in concert, assuming that I find it enjoyable, usually accords them a special place in my heart. That is the case with The Gunshy. He made the trek to Houghton, MI twice, which at the time was extraordinary. Both shows were solo, acoustic affairs, with awkward stage banter, and I think that is how I will always prefer him, but the

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5 Steps to a good day.1. Drop off graded lab notebooks.2. Work on Statistical Mechanics assignment (due Friday) for five hours so that it is nearly finished.3. Pick up "Midnight Organ Fight" by Frightened Rabbit at the local record store.4. Play it very loudly on the stereo.5. Wonder if it is possible to stop listening to it...Frightened Rabbit: MYSPACE

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Pitchfork TV is presenting the Ultimate Reality DVD by Dan Deacon & Jimmy Joe Roche all week. I haven't watched it yet, but I'm sure it is awesome. Go check it out.Ultimate Reality DVD - Chapter One

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I've been restless lately. In Houghton that was okay. I'd just head out for a walk. I don't feel quite as safe walking around here at night. So I drive to Walmart with a craving for Jones Soda and chips.Yum!

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Happy Record Store Day! Organized by a collection of independent record stores, today is the first ever Record Store Day. This meant in-store performances across the country, crazy deals, and freebies. The quality of the in-store performances depend on where in the country you are. Being in Maine, I wasn't expecting much, so I didn't even try to be around for the show. I did stop by this morning

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I made it to my first band concert tonight since being at UMaine. It's not often that I've sat in the audience during a band concert, and I hope to keep it that way. I plan on trying out for the Symphonic Band next fall. Assuming I make it in, this will be the first really good ensemble that I've been in. The Wind Symphony at Michigan Tech was okay, but definitely has their faults. I'm not saying

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There are some things that I feel should not exist. This falls into that category: Celtic Thunder, essentially a touring Celtic boy band with members ranging in age from 14 to 29. I saw a commercial for their cd this afternoon and had to cringe. The following video featuring the youngest member of the group is really the most horrible thing I can imagine. So please watch it.

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I'm more and more excited about the Dan Deacon show with each passing day. I found the above video on the Facebook event page for the concert. And I unfortunately found it right before I wanted to go to bed. I have a feeling that no matter how hard I try I couldn't fall asleep while listening to "Spiderman of the Rings"...

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News from my backyard:http://www.sunjournal.com/story/261229-3/Franklin/Flag_project_hits_nerve/Social experiments are neat.

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I decided to treat myself with my income tax refund and ended up getting myself a new digital camera, the Nikon Coolpix P60. It is truly a step above any digital camera I've ever had. There are two programmable modes, one which allows me to change the exposure and the camera changes the aperture and shutter speed accordingly, and one which allows me to choose the aperture setting and the shutter

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Little has been accomplished today, well not much that signifies accomplishment to the average person anyway. I restarted the Gentlemen’s sock with lozenge pattern from Knitting Vintage Socks using the Noro Kureyon sock yarn that I had leftover from my fingerless mittens. I got past the cuff this morning and I definitely think the thick stripes in this yarn will stand up better to the pattern

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I think that I'm going to have to downgrade my eMusic subscription. This was the toughest time I've had filling all the downloads. That is said even with the swanky new in-browser song previews they have. This looks to be one of my best hauls yet though. (I hope I don't say that every month.)"No It Cat Oh!" by My Robot Friend: I got this mostly because it has a new version of his song "Walt

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Having spent the last three or so days in bed, I can tell you that there are occasionally good things about being decently sick. Like you feel less guilty to treating yourself to season one of Futurama on DVD (and the most recent Low album because they were playing at your old campus that night). And that it is perfectly acceptable to do nothing but sit in bed all day, watch TV, play DS, and nap.

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I woke up only to find myself pretty excited after I checked my blog reader to find out that Michigan-based band Mason Proper were the stars of today's Daytrotter session. Three of the songs are unreleased and one is coming out on their upcoming video EP due out next Tuesday. Daytrotter.com - Mason ProperAnd yesterday, I found out that the Centro-matic / South San Gabriel double album "Dual Hawks

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Some things are always nice. My parents did a particularly good job with my Easter Box this year: Cadbury Creme Eggs, Hershey's Special Dark Eggs, Green Peeps, Meijer brand jelly beans (because Starburst jelly beans have green apple instead of lime), Reeses Peanut Butter Eggs, and the required milk chocolate bunny (which I probably have ended up throwing away every year). I have to remember to

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The letter of the day is D thanks to new albums by Destroyer and The Dodos. This means that I am grading at home this afternoon and listening to music.Edit: Only I didn't end up listening to them. I can't seem to stop listening to Chris Bathgate Live @ Wads Annex 2006.

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It's been a long time since I've updated. I've just been busy. :-) I finished the first of my socks using the Noro Kureyon sock yarn, and yesterday afternoon I finished the first of a pair of fingerless mittens using a different colorway of that same yarn.I started these as a spring break project because as I was knitting at Fiberphilia, my LYS, my hands were cold, and I really liked how this

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I'm not much of a music reviewer, but still, these are my top albums of 2007, based on replay value, in alphabetical order:"Strawberry Jam" by Animal Collective"A Cork Tale Wake" by Chris Bathgate"Mirrored" by Battles"Armchair Apocrypha" by Andrew Bird"Woke On A Whaleheart" by Bill Callahan"Spiderman of the Rings" by Dan Deacon"Night Falls Over Kortedala" by Jens Lekman"Loney, Noir" by Loney,

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It's snowing like mad out there. I was supposed to head to campus today, but I've decided that I'm snowed in. So I've been knitting and decided to upload the number one winter song that you've never heard."Blood On The Snowplow" by AlgomaI started my Noro socks to prove that they won't be ugly. I'm keeping it relatively simple and using the Madder Ribbed Sock pattern in "Knitting Vintage Socks".

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I'm rocking the mash-ups from thehoodinternet.com right now. And still avoiding work.On the highway here they have signs that flash new speed limits during "inclement" weather. This morning they were flashing 45mph. I'm beginning to take these as more of a challenge than a guideline. If these signs weren't there, I probably would actually go slower than the speed limit. Instead, I go the regular

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I haven't listened to The Beatles in a while.There really isn't much to update. I'm at the point where I should be doing nothing but schoolwork, but I'm not good at that. I put these things off for a reason: I don't like them. Ha. I put myself between a rock and a hard place, though. I'll be working on a paper tonight, hopefully getting all the data for my first experiment by the end of the day

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So I spent Thanksgiving down in Massachussetts on Cape Cod with my aunt Nancy and uncle Doug and Nancy's son David and his girlfriend Michelle and Michelle's daughter Emily and David and Michelle's daughter Bella. It was quite the adventure. Emily is 10 and and pretty awesome. Bella is 3 and quite awesome too, but she was pretty shy. I did manage to get her to play on my foosball team though, and

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The Thanskgiving holiday is finally here. This year is the first time I'll be spending it away from home, but I do at least get to spend it with some family. I'll be joining my Uncle Doug and Aunt Nancy in Massachussetts for food and football. Doug is legally blind and thus has a monster TV for what I consider to be the best football game of the year, the Lions against the Packers. It should be

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It's getting to be that time of year again, and by that I mean that I have to be thinking about what classes I'm taking next semester. I have about five options: statistical mechanics, continuum mechanics, string theory, quantum mechanics 1, and electrodynamics. I only need to take two of these. String theory doesn't interest me at all and I won't learn anything in electrodynamics thanks to the

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THE MASSES | The Dodos - Fools This basically made my afternoon. I heart The Dodos.

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Once again it has come time for my eMusic update. Last month I upgraded to the 75 downloads per month plan because I am horribly insatiable when it comes to music. So here, in the order I downloaded and have been listening to them, are my eMusic albums for November."What Are You On?" by East River Pipe: A one-man bedroom act who caught my interest a while ago wiith his song "Shiny Shiny

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I just got back from the first indoor soccer game of this season. My "Weird Science" team won 7 to 4, and I made two awesome plays, only one of which I can really remember. The ball was coming for me but I saw Lindsey running behind me and could feel the defender on me, so I let the ball pass right between my legs to her. We didn't score a goal on that one, but I got many congratulations.On the

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Men: The New WomanSometimes I wish I wasn't gay so that I could have a counter-arguement that she might consider valid.

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New music Tuesday!Yes, it is new music Tuesday, which this week means the latest release from Sigur Rós, "Hvarf/Heim". It contains some new recordings, some re-recordings, and some live recordings. And well, since Sigur Rós is one of my favorite bands, I'm overjoyed. I'm looking more forward to the DVD "Heima" that they are releasing on November 20, though. That should be killer.Today I also

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This is why I read cokemachineglow.Truth be told, I go weak in the knees for DTB. Whatever presumptions prove “mini” to be a dumb way to market Broughton’s latest release, the record is every bit as devastating as the sun is hot and Jesus was sagely bearded – which is to imply that expectations have been met and Broughton’s caste-like reformation into something of a grotesque demagogue is coming

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I've been watching the Kansas City / Green Bay football game this afternoon. Kansas City by Okkervil River has been stuck in my head for most of it.I started my first pair of gift socks this afternoon. I'm using the Hiking Boot Socks pattern from Knitting With Balls as the base. Hopefully these will be received warmly.

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I just finished the Koolhaas hat by Jared Flood found in Interweave Knits Holiday 2007. I'm pretty excited about it. It was my first experience with cables and this is just loaded with them. I'm tempted to start a scarf that will match, but oh I hate knitting scarfs!This picture captures the color of it better.And I have this much yarn left!It turns out I did need that second skein, but I now

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I headed back to the yarn store today to pick up another skein so I could finish up my socks (I'm almost done :-)). I ended up also getting some size 2 double points, and stayed to knit for awhile. One of the ladies had brought in a dessert called a Nanaimo bar. It was basically the best thing I've ever had. It had a bit of a chocolate cookie crumb base with a layer of custard and topped with a

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Kevin posted this on Facebook earlier.This is really weird. I recently moved out of Michigan and am now living in Maine, but I still feel very much a Michigan resident. I'm really having a hard time believing this. It seems unprecedented. How did they let the budget go unbalanced for so long that this is actually an option.Impact of Michigan Government Shutdown55. Can I buy alcohol?Liquor sales

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Last week Anna and I went to the yarn store near campus, Fiberfillia. It was one of the most fantastic experiences ever. I haven't really been knitting for too long. I've made two scarves and two hats, but I wanted to get started on socks. So I did! :-) The owner of the store fixed me up with yarn choices and a beginning pattern and told me to come back as soon as I was ready to turn the heel. We

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