The Woods Brothers opened their set tonight with a "Train medley". My friend Jeff mentioned how great train songs are, and how he put together a CD of train songs. Now I want a CD of train songs! Looking through my CD collection tonight, these are the songs I found so far ( Read more... )

I'm still at home sick today. I called my teammate to see if he wanted me to do any of our calls today, but based on what I sounded like he told me not to worry about it. Yeah, I wouldn't want to hear my voice right now either.

Food:
Here is a passage from The Omnivore's Dilemma that I found particularly interesting. For those unfamilar with ( Read more... )

I'm looking for songs to have as lobby music for Assassins!! I figure that a lot of you know a lot about different types of music. I am particularly looking for ideas in the second category ( Read more... )

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A church choir we saw in Arusha. My mom broke down crying when we first walked in because it was so beautiful.

Ani DiFranco wrote this song on November 5th. I cried when I listened to it. Please listen!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

After many years of begging on my part, Crooked Still is finally coming to Albany! They are playing at the Egg on October 19th at 7:00. Tickets are $20. I'm planning to buy mine tomorrow, so if you are interested, let me know!

I know some people will think this is as cool as I did...

Day in the Life of Amanda Palmer's assistant!

The thermostat switch-out didn't work. I still don't have heat in the 2nd floor. Now I think it might be one of the pumps going bad. In any case, it's beyond me, so I'm calling in a professional. Luckily, one was recommended to me by vfrride, and they are available this afternoon. I can work from home, so I won't have to take time off ( Read more... )

You know what would have been nice? If the circuit breaker that was labeled "dining room" actually turned off the dining room lights. Yeah, 120 V going through your body several times is not a fun experience ( Read more... )

We're back from NJ. It was a really worthwhile trip. I learned a lot and had fun too. I also am almost done with my Grandpa's hat. Unfortuantely it is HUGE!!!! I thought doing a top-down hat was supposed to make it fit better! I am afraid I might have to purposely shrink/felt it. I would hate to do that because the yarn is Sooooo Soft ( Read more... )