Chugging along, still dropping the pounds at the rate I had originally hoped. I’m digging around for some more low-calorie and low-fat recipes (preferably vegetarian) to try and expand my diet a bit. I’ve basically been eating the same thing every day for a month-and-a-half now, so it’s time to branch out a bit. Oct … [Read more…]
It is Friday, isn't it? Feels more like a Tuesday or Wednesday. Perhaps it's because I'm actually busy and have work to do today, whereas most Fridays I'm milking what little I have to do and going home early (assuming I even go into work at all, which I don't on many Fridays.) Even with … [Read more…]
It looks like I'll be spending three days in San Jose the first week of November, flying out October 31st and returning on November 2nd. It's work related, so it's likely to be fairly boring and I probably won't get to see much of the city, but at least I'll finally be able to say … [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…]
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…]
How good the first few ZZ Top records were, back before they turned into A Flock Of Seagulls in the eighties. Thomas Brinkmann makes some of the coolest minimal techno around. I listened to his stuff for the first time in many, many months today, and it just blows my mind how creative the guy … [Read more…]
When I was cleaning my bathroom two weeks ago, I discovered my scale under the counter. I’d placed it there many, many months ago during a previous cleaning to get it out of the way, and there it’s sat, dejected and forgotten, ever since. So, I stepped on said scale for the first time in … [Read more…]
My mood hasn't been so great lately, pretty damn depressed actually. Between job woes, out of control emotions, and a melange of other things that have beset me, I've been pretty down in the dumps lately. As a side-effect, however, I've been much more creative (musically) than I have in a long time. Before the … [Read more…]
Okay, so I went back to the basic four-on-the-floor techno stuff here. I gotta write what comes out, not wat I want to write. Besides, I don’t mind the four-kick stuff so much anyway. This is another one of those kinda personal tracks, though the messages aren’t so subliminal this time (but still rather veiled.) … [Read more…]
Well, I finally got back to work today. It's temporary and part-time, but at least it's something. It should give me enough work to keep the bills paid and still leave me enough time to continue looking for something more permanent, as well as pursue my recreational creative activities. As a nice side effect, it's … [Read more…]
Well, I've finally rid myself of my one little bit of luddism. I've broken down and gotten a cel phone. Not sure what motivated me to finally do so, but I've done it nonetheless. I'm not a big phone person, I mostly hate talking on the phone, so I've never really seen the use for … [Read more…]
This is breaking completely free of the usual over-structured four-kick techno stuff I usually do. I’ve been experimenting a lot with alternate grooves and random sound generation, and here’s the first result. It’s pretty much 7+ minutes of shifting textures and subliminal messages. Download (128k MP3) here: I Don’t Mind (Yes I Do)
I'll finally be getting back to work next Tuesday with a contract job. It's at a company I've contracted with several times already, so there's no real surprises in store and should last "several months" according to the client. Mind you, last time I worked for them it was supposed to last several months and … [Read more…]