End of Silence

I already knew that Brendan Canty is playing drums with Bob Mould right now, so it shouldn’t surprise me that that Ian MacKaye is off doing something else as well. Where have I been for the last 6-12 months? This interview pretty much covers it. What’s with the two person bands these days anyway? You [...]

Following on my little fit yesterday, I was checking out Metblogs LA this afternoon and found this post from Sean, which led me to ShoxNews. Good stuff.

It’s hard to be optimistic when every water-supplied appliance fails. It’s even harder when you keep hearing something new everyday that makes you wonder what alternate reality you’ve inadvertantly stumbled into. Ridiculous laws go into effect. Funding is cut for worthwhile media while huge steaming piles of shitmedia proliferate. The FBI is harassing people and [...]

So, it’s official. Either I or someone in my immediate family has amassed way too much bad karma, broke a mirror or pissed off the wrong <INSERT DEITY HERE>. In addition to having our downstairs flood back in March, our three-year-old car needing a new transmission and multiple illnesses for various family members, our washing [...]

This one’s for all the parents out there:
The setup:
I came back to my desk late this morning after a meeting to find a voicemail waiting for me. We acquired some new patio furniture for the backyard from my parents. I spent most of Sunday morning mowing and then spraying for mosquitos so that The Wife [...]