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2008

Storm a-brewin’

I was just thinking this afternoon about how long it’s been since I’ve hung out in the basement. So tonight, I did. Mainly because I was surrounded by tornadoes and assorted funnel clouds. Really close ones.

I think it’s over now, but this is one of the biggest (and longest) storms I remember in a long time. It’s been going on really intensely for an hour or more. My street is completely flooded, and the gutters have just sort of given up. It just keeps coming. And now they’ve extended the tornado warning. Maybe I should just sleep downstairs tonight.

What a creepy night.

Videolog: Cantaloop


Cantaloop
Us3, 1993.

For some reason, the strongest memory this song evokes is of my kitchen in San Francisco, and of me grabbing yet another Henry Weinhard’s from the refrigerator.

I drank way too many of those in 1993.

Bottles and Books and Technology

What exactly does it say about me that when I recently stumbled upon a dirty picture of a boy impaled on a water bottle, I paid very little attention to the boy himself, nor to the slightly disturbing fact that he had a water bottle shoved up his ass, but immediately noticed that the bottle itself was from Publix, a Florida supermarket chain?

No, I’m not going to link to the picture here.

Other random thoughts during this brief break on a very busy Monday:

  • The hubby and I had lots of fun at the big Shepherd Center book sale last week, although I didn’t find any mislabeled pornography like I did last year.
  • After two semesters in grad school, I can safely say the idea that younger people are more “wired” and tech savvy than people in my age group is something of a false generalization. I think commentators are mistaking “nimble fingers capable of sending text messages really fast” or “familiarity with MySpace” for actual technological knowledge (like the ability to use a computer or put together a website).
  • This is a surprisingly useful service. I’ve recently used it to convert DOCX files to something I can use and to convert PDF files to Word or RTF format. It handles a variety of video and graphics formats too, but I already have most of these covered.
  • No, the photo above has nothing to do with anything else in the post. Thanks for asking.

Videolog: Starry Eyes


Starry Eyes
The Records, 1979.

So I guess this week I’m stuck in 1979. Interestingly enough, this song (which I later decided may have been my favorite pop song ever) also just happened to be the first song I remember being introduced to initially through a music video.

This was at a time when “music video” really meant “promo clip that you send to music shows on TV so you don’t have to appear in person and lip sync”. The show where I first saw it, I remember, was an odd syndicated show called “Twiggy’s Jukebox” hsted by the famous ex-model. In fact, I don’t think I’d ever seen the video again until today.

Weekend

Did you get threatened with a frivolous lawsuit this weekend?

I did.

I also took a much-needed day off on Saturday and drove to Lynchburg, Virginia. Mainly because it was there. I don’t envision a repeat performance anytime in the near future, though, exciting as it may be to visit the place where Jerry Falwell died.