Nope, no rumor-whoring, I can wait until tomorrow for that. This one’s about Fiona Apple, I finally got around to listening to her new one, Extraordinary Machine, this morning. I’m not a huge Fiona Apple fan or anything, but I do enjoy putting on one of her records once in a while, and I do … [Read more…]
I'm currently contracted with a subsidiary of Ernst & Young, the largest (I think) auditing firm in the United States, and one of the only large auditors to make it through the Enron-era book-cooking accounting scandals completely unscathed. Every day they send out these "Daily Connection" e-mail newsletters detailing the goings-on within the company, and … [Read more…]
For the first time in many years, I sat down and tried to do some creative writing. I used to do it all the time, short stories, poems, song lyrics, you name it, I did it. I’m not saying any of it was any good, but I did it for the same reason I make … [Read more…]
I really shouldn’t be calling this a “diet” as it’s more than that, it’s really a permanent change of lifestyle. If I go back to my old habits and start eating crap, not getting enough exercise, and sitting around on my ass all day playing Half-Life 2, I’ll go right back to where I was … [Read more…]
It’s been four years (apparently Martin Gore thinks he’s Trent Reznor or Peter Gabriel now) since Depeche Mode released the rather lackluster Exciter but they’ve finally got a new record out, Playing The Angel! It’s not released for another two weeks, but it’s out there if you know where to look. I actually didn’t mind … [Read more…]
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve gone on a diet and am in the process of trying to lose 40 pounds. I started off at 200 pounds three weeks ago, and my goal is to get down to 160. I figure I’ll try and post weekly updates each weekend, so here’s how it’s … [Read more…]