38 days ago...
...I was probably at work. As usual. The past 38 days have been hectic that I haven't even found the time to write. Oh well. I turned down a job offer today. It was for a new spot in Benicia. Benicia is the lost city near the wine country of Napa; the lost city overshadowed by a more popular one equivalent to saying "I live in San Francisco" when your house is actually in San Bruno. It might have meant a little bit more money and another stepping stone on the career path but I don't feel like tripling my thirty minute morning commute. More money maybe... more money for gas and more money for Excedrin will equal out to what I make now in the long run. I don't like the idea. Work the past few months has been hectic already. In the city avenue noses are high and women parade everywhere as if they were auditioning for a photo shoot for a "MILFs of Burlingame" calendar. Today though was the perfect scene to end the work week.
The avenue is closed for the weekend for the Burlingame jazz and art festival. There was a lot of cool stuff going on- barbecue grills blazing, wine tasting, kids' rides, live jazz bands. Who cares if I was decked out in my work gear of slacks and a long sleeved shirt, I wanted to be in the sun. So I spent most of the day just sitting outside with my sleeves rolled up listening to some jazz, enjoying a smoke and getting my grub on. Someone was actually selling crawfish and jambalaya- a craving finally fulfilled. After work I grabbed a few beers with some of the office fuck ups. Cool shit for a shitty week.
21 days ago...
...I was up in the city with Rho and J to see Mark Kozelek of the Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon. He played in a benefit show for the West Memphis 3. Who the hell is Mark Kozelek? Well, of all singer-songwriters, this guy's music is my medicine. He only played about twenty minutes but it was well worth it. I recommend everyone check out his CDs. For a real treat check out Whats Next to the Moon, 10 tracks originally by AC/DC which Mark transformed into acoustic ballads. Listen to the original AC/DC tracks first and you'll enjoy this album even more.
The Geek In Me Speaks
2 days ago...
...Sony was supposed to release the 2.0 update for American PSPs. The update has been available in Japan for about three weeks. 2.0 includes the long awaited web browser which will put an end on the Wipeout Pure browser hack and all the other home brewed stuff people were creating. The update is delayed on this side of the world, but I was able to get the Japanese update file from work and it runs fine on my PSP. So now this thing is more than just playing Tiger Woods or watching Napoleon Dynamite on the go.
The browser is pretty cool. Yes, its a pain to type in a web address but you can easily bookmark sites and have up to three tabs available for browsing. Of course this will never replace a notebook but with a WiFi connection at home it can replace the magazine rack in the restroom and the Sunday paper.
I want the new mouse from Apple. If only I can find a store that has it in stock. I played with this last week during my lunch break and this thing is crazy. There are no moving parts except for the center scroll ball but it detects left, middle and right clicks even if there are no real buttons. Cool shit.
Gwen Stefani would definitely say, this shit's bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S...
If you're a fan of Chris Cunningham's twisted work (he did the videos for Come to Daddy and Windowlicker for Aphex Twin and All is Full of Love by Bjork), you probably already watched his new short, Rubber Johnny.
Watch part of the video here and enjoy, or pick up the DVD and book if you feel like adding a DVD cover picturing a deformed body with three hairy bungholes and a nut sack to your collection.
If the beginning of Rubber Johnny is too freaky for you, then check out the talented Bunny instead. Watch it to the very end and get lost in Bunny's eyes!
Tomorrow...
...I'm sleeping in...
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