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Tag Archives: music
Asturias
I’ve been listening to David Garrett’s feisty, impassioned interpretation of Isaac Albéniz’s Asturias on and off for about the past two hours. Mostly, this was because it suited a scene I was writing. Part of it was simply because I … Continue reading
Long Lost Memories: Capital I
I saw this this morning with Torsten and had a good old flashback to watching Sesame Street in the 70′s when I was a little kid – it got stuck in my head every time I saw it then, and … Continue reading
You like monkeys, you like ponies…
It’s a really good thing I don’t sing aloud when I rock Torsten to sleep after his 3 am feeding. It was about 3:30 am when I realized that Skullcrusher Mountain by the wonderful Jonathan Coulton (click here to download … Continue reading
And now, a little music…
Snooping around on YouTube today, I ran into a bunch of different old tunes that I hadn’t heard in a very long time, and some old stuff from favorite artists that I’d never heard before. As you may or may … Continue reading
Week 25: Shopping for our little imaginary friend
24 weeks: part deux. (N.B.: I begin this post totally aware that this is a prime example of my verbal incontinence and how I can talk forever without really having much of a point at all. Bite me.) My husband … Continue reading
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(From Slashdot:) Translation of Macromedia’s Response to Steve Jobs on DRM
I don’t normally repost from Slashdot, but this one is funny. In response to Steve Jobs’ Open Thoughts on DRM, global DRM giant Macrovision published this corporate crap as a response. Daring Fireball translates this into actual human-speak for us. … Continue reading
I’m afraid I’m gonna have to beat Wil Wheaton…
Sorry, Wil. I’m gonna have to beat your ass. No, it’s not because you’re a confessed, proud geek (I’m a fan of geeks). It’s not even some sort of need to kick Wesley Crusher in effigy (I’ve no beef with … Continue reading
