XBOX

How should I put this....I "enhanced" my xbox last week. While cycling through my backup games, I came across "Willow" for NES. That music brought me back. Heather might remember me ruining her game once she got halfway in. Somehow, I managed to erase her guy. Those games bring you back in time like nothing else.

Oh and Kel....if you are getting excited that you're gonna sell that Wine book to me...forget it. I'm having my bid retracted. Allie and I actually thought it would be funny to win it, and then give it back to you guys for Christmas again! preeche

We Are Go For Launch

If I didn't mention earlier, instead of going into a professional studio and feeling rushed for my cd, I decided to upgrade all of my gear and record it myself.

After about a month of extensive research and question asking, I've gotten everything I need to start recording. It took a long time to figure out everything I needed. The hard part is that I knew what I needed...but I didn't know which one. Take a preamp for example- this is one of the most important items that determines the overall tone of the song- there are hundreds of them. So, I went onto the forums and read and read and read. Here is what I ended up with.

-IMAC; cc. 2 GHZ,1.5 Gigs RAM
-Great River ME-1NV Preamp
-BFD Drum Package (Amazing)
-Pro Tools 7
-M-Audio Project Mix Workstation
-Shure SM-7
-Shure SM57
-Royer 121 Ribbon Mic
-Beyer Dynamic Headphones
-Bunch of Sound proofing for the room

I've also changed the layout for the songs. I'm gonna record two separate cds. One of them will be the quiet acoustic stuff, ala Sail. The other will be much more guitar oriented. Be expecting some cool stuff from the second cd.

CD1: Acoustic
1. Detached
2. Realize
3. Pen and Paper
4. Making Good Time
5. Hard Love
6. Time
7. An I Owe You (maybe)
8. New Love
9. Just Another Game (rewritten lyric)
10. Sail

CD2: Electrified
1. Times Are Changing
2. Breakdown
3. Pave the Way
4. Back to Then
5. Little
6. Who Wants to Fight For Love?
7. Up Too Long
(first ever written song. Gotta be on there)
8. Slow Down

And Don't Make Fun of Me For Having The Word "Time" In A Bunch Of The Songs. It Is A Theme Throughout The Cd

Song of the Week

Johnny Lang
"Anything's Possible"


I'm not typically a huge fan of his. I find the guitar stuff to be somewhat lacking...but this song off his new album rocks.

"Toby Killed This Bird"

Trash is Gay

I think he's gay! Gross!

Couples

Kel's Video (Short One)

New Office

Funny, funny episode. Especially the "Call of Duty" bits. I also liked how Angela was turned on when Dwight was being a bastard to her.

Blue Christmas, By: Allie

It is finally October. This only means one thing to me. It is time to start shopping for Christmas presents. Jeff insists that I wait until after Halloween, but I refuse to be broke during the Holidays. Why not spread out all that shopping? Who was the first on Allie's list? Why, Jeffrey, of course!
Disclaimer: I can not tell you all what I bought for him because he checks this site. If you have an idea of what I purchased...don't ruin it for him.
After I bought the present, I decided to let the torture begin. I told him I bought his present already. Immediately he wanted hints of any kind so he could try and figure out what it could possibly be. After a couple of days of being badgered about specifics and me teasing him-- he had a few leads:
1. He could keep said gift in the living room.
2. The gift had some electronics and/or software with it.
3. It was originally priced at $600.00, but I paid about $260.00 new.
4. It is about 4ft. tall and almost 40lb.
5. He had mentioned once, a long time ago, that he might want a....someday.

Naturally, his curiousity was heightened. This is wonderful for me, since he can usually always guess what I got him in the past. (He once figured out over the phone, without clues may I add, that I bought him a Napoleon Dynamite shirt.)

Finally one night after many a guess, I caved in. I told him i would just tell him! Jeff waited in anticipation as my mind wandered for something. I blurted out, "I got you a juke box...Like in 'Happy Days!'" Jeff sat there, mouth slightly open in a half grin/grimace. In my moment of victory, I told him I would show him a picture of it on Amazon and it was sooooo cool. Jeff just pretended to be happy and surprised. Amazon.com is so great. In a matter of seconds I had a picture of a tacky jukebox that cost a little under $300.00. Jeff was clearly trying to hide that he was mortified. I explained that it would hold THREE HUNDRED songs AND it had a four star rating.Jeff started mumbling about how I really shouldn't have done it because we haven't decided what we were doing for Christmas yet. I couldn't take it anymore and laughing, I told him he had been punked. He now thinks it is a grandfather clock. HA!

Baja Fresh

Mom and Michelle angry at each other, as usual



Dylan staring at my red nose



Dylan...still staring at my red nose

Blind Dog Willie Brown?

Mom pointed at this man today and said, "Doesn't that look like Blind Dog?". After a few laughs, we went back to our typical conversations. Later, after everyone departed, I found the man again (see photo). To answer mom's quesion...No, that was not him.