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My Top 5 Artists: August 9 - 15

Slayer

1. Slayer (35), 2. White Zombie (11), 3. Nine Inch Nails (8), 4. Static-X (7), 4. Johnny Cash (7)

Posted August 16, 2010, 7:51 pm Leave a Comment
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Gunner Mix

Every once in a while, Gunner is really interested in the music I'm listening to, so I figure maybe he's outgrowing his SpongeBob soundtrack. I decided the make a special mix CD just for him, but it was a bit more difficult than I had originally thought--turns out I have a lot of music that is both inappropriate and uninteresting to a 5-year-old (go figure). But one day we were listening to some Sepultura in the car, and Ratamahatta came on and Gunner absolutely loved it! He loves singing his own "gibberish" songs, so a song in Portuguese was right up his alley. I added that song to his mix playlist, and along with the three Queen songs already on there it was a whopping 9 minutes. I finally decided to just go through everything I have and add whatever I thought might work, and then listen to the playlist all the way through to edit stuff out that would be boring for him (or had hidden swears that I had forgotten about).

The final CD turned out really awesome! I almost made a duplicate for myself, but then I figured I'd be hearing it ten times through every day and that would be enough. A couple highlights that he has really enjoyed are Peaches and Buttmachine (again, go figure).

1. Queen - We Will Rock You, 2. Queen - We Are The Champions, 3. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust, 4. AC/DC - Big Gun, 5. AC/DC - T.N.T., 6. CAKE - Mahna, Mahna, 7. CAKE - The Distance, 8. Sepultura - Ratamahatta, 9. The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump

10. The Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches, 11. The Bags - Unlock The Cage, 12. Beck - Where It's At, 13. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking Out My Back Door, 14. George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Bad To The Bone, 15. Johnny Cash - I've Been Everywhere, 16. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance, 17. That 1 Guy - Buttmachine

Posted August 12, 2010, 9:04 pm Leave a Comment
Gunner, Music
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My Top 5 Artists: August 1 - 8

Nine Inch Nails

1. Nine Inch Nails (39), 2. Alice in Chains (23), 3. How to Destroy Angels (17), 4. Ministry (13), 5. Sepultura (6)

Posted August 9, 2010, 10:50 am Leave a Comment
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Zombie Apocalypse: Things I would miss

There are many "luxuries" in life that are taken for granted on a daily basis, but in the event of a zombie apocalypse (I'm just sayin'...) there are certain things that I would especially miss. You know, other than relative peace and calm and safety and not having to splatter brains all day long.

Music. Without electricity, I can't listen to music. This is why I married a musician--as long as he's alive and with me and has a guitar, we're golden.
Sleep. Oh, my precious, precious sleep. Hours and hours of sleep. How can a person be expected to sleep during a zombie apocalypse? Nothing but nightmares.
Medicine. Way-back-when, if a person had a fever, they would die. Nowadays we have Tylenol. How much would it suck to die of a fever when there's a perfectly good zombie apocalypse going on?
Shoes. Shoes wear out, become soiled, tear and split, and during a zombie apocalypse it's not often that you're strolling through the mall.
Bananas and citrus fruits. I live in Iowa--do we even grow fruit here? Maybe some strawberries, an apple tree or something, and a shit-ton of berries (but I don't think they count).
Toilet paper. Enough said.

This is all assuming that I do indeed survive long enough to get past the "OH SHIT" part of the zombie apocalypse and have time to gather my thoughts, mourn the loss of my family and friends, come to terms with the reality of the situation, figure out a plan to avoid dying, and THEN reminisce about the amenities of the "good times".

Posted August 6, 2010, 10:27 pm Leave a Comment
Zombies
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My Top 5 Artists: July 26 - August 1

Alice in Chains

1. Alice in Chains (10), 2. How to Destroy Angels (5), 3. Nine Inch Nails (4), 3. Danzig (4), 5. Faith No More (2)

Posted August 2, 2010, 10:23 am Leave a Comment
Music, Top 5
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Blog Watch: Mila's Daydreams

How absolutely adorable. Sleeping baby plus whimsical scenes equals WIN! Mila's Daydreams is just what the doctor ordered to add some much-needed cuteness to my feeds.

Posted July 30, 2010, 3:02 pm Leave a Comment
Internet, Photography, Baby, Blog Watch
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My Top 5 Artists: July 19 - 25

Les Claypool

1. Les Claypool (7), 2. Soulfly (6), 3. Pantera (5), 3. Pink Floyd (5), 3. Queen (5), 3. Danzig (5)

Posted July 26, 2010, 4:23 pm Leave a Comment
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Blog Watch: Utility Journal

Stumbled upon the Utility Journal while surfing the Zen Habits tumblr and added it to my feeds just from scanning the first page. How could I not?! It's fantastic! Plus, I'm hoping it will give me lots of gift ideas for those hard-to-shop-for people in my life (that means you, Dad).