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in a few hours, i will be off to montréal to see sigur ros and james. i also plan to get some good shopping in. clothes for sure. maybe some vinyl or cds or dvds. maybe some concert merch. i'm gonna do some much needed quality commodity-acquiring therapy. yeah. also, i'm looking forward to getting out of the city and relaxing for a few days ( Read more... )

today's run time; 13:06.28 minutes. i am a running madman! it was just after noon. it was 24 degrees out. i can still feel the awesome pain ( Read more... )

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i am really really really really really loving the new james album, hey ma. it took a couple of listens to get into, but particularly after seeing so many of the songs performed live, i have fallen so hard for its beauty.

though it retains many of the production flairs and signature-style hooks of recent james albums (pleased to meet you and ( Read more... )

well, if i wait any longer to get completely better, i'm going to forget all the good details about scotland before i can get it all down in words. my ear is still clogged up and i'm still taking amoxicillin, and i can't hear properly and have earaches (damn you, sinuses!), but i have enough energy to finally recount the tale of my sojourn to ( Read more... )

just saw James at the edinburgh corn exchange. best fucking concert ever. EVER. seriously. they may be getting older, but they rock out like nobody's fucking business. tim booth dances like a maniac, david bayton-power has a kit that rivals neil peart's, mark hunter's keys and laptops setup would make any electronica afficianado drool, saul ( Read more... )

seriously, fuck you apartment-living. i woke up at 4a.m. to use the washroom, and stepped in a puddle in the hallway floor. fuck. i thought the bathroom ceiling was leaking again. but no. after turning all the lights on, and stumbling around half-asleep, there was no indication of dripping of any sort. ceiling and walls were dry. but the ( Read more... )

of course buck 65 is going to be playing montreal AND ottawa the week that i am gone to scotland to see james. damn i will not get my cake and eat it too. :(

edit 20:54 - whoa is me, not only am i missing buck 65, but cadence weapon and skratch bastid are on that bill too! :( oh well, it's still worth the sacrifice to see james twice in scotland ( Read more... )

the new james single, whiteboy is quite awesome. i'm totally stoked that i'm going to see them twice in scotland in april. yeah.