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So it turned out to be a virus after all, of the gastrointestinal variety. It isn’t totally done with me yet. But at least I’m beginning to feel human again and went into work today. The fever has pretty much subsided and I’m decongesting. Most food, aside from sweets, still tastes [...]

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Many factors contributing to the lack of updates lately, loyal(?) readers. Still putting together my Best of 2005 mix, and I should be able to send it out in a couple of days. I got sidetracked. Been spending the last two days lounging around in bed or on the couch, staring up [...]

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I’ve found the perfect soundtrack for Valentine’s Day: She Wants Revenge. “She’s pretty and I like her but she’s too well/Cause I need red flags and long nights and she can tell”. Oh yeah. Who hasn’t been there? Most of the songs do start to sound a little bit samey after [...]

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Pet Peeve Time: Inaccurate attributions. I recently bought the Six Feet Under Soundtrack Volume 2: Everything Ends, chiefly because it had some new tracks by people I like that didn’t seem to be available elsewhere (Interpol, Arcade Fire, etc.). There’s also a cover from one my new favorite groups, Caesars, where they are [...]

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I’m losing my mind. I’m having more and more trouble doing simple math these days. And when does simple math most come into play in our daily lives? When calculating tips. Yesterday my co-worker Pilto and I went to our usual Tuesday lunch, where we take turns picking the restaurant and [...]

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It’s that time of the year again, when I’m “forced” to come up with my list of the top 15 albums of the year for the LoudFans poll. To refresh your memory, the voter votes for the top 15 albums on a point system (top album gets 5 points, bottom five get 1 point [...]

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