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Stop breaking down

2006-07-31T04:55:15Z

I'm not sure if it's because we're in the tail end of a Mercury Retrograde cycle, but I spent the day today trying to fix all the technological objects that have broken down this past week or so: My TiVo started buzzing yesterday at the same tim...

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An apt description of my cat

2006-07-26T22:13:19Z

My friend called my cat "a pillow that shits." For some reason, I've started thinking of him as Zoidberg.

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Ray Davies @ Austin City Limits

2006-07-25T20:52:30Z

I went into this show with low expectations, knowing from other reviews and accounts on this tour that Mr. Davies would probably be playing a set laced heavily with tracks from his new album, "Other People's Lives." I also knew that he would be by...

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My Favorite T

2006-07-24T01:17:20Z

The past two months, I've taken to wearing white Old Navy t-shirts. As boring as it is, it's one of the only things I can wear in the excruciating heat of this Texas summer. Even in the winter, I've grown not to like the heavyweight t-shirts that...

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Napster features Syd

2006-07-22T19:34:42Z

I really like my Napster. They feature cool music rather than trendy. Well, that's not all true. Cassie and a Korn mash-up are also featured. But Cut Chemist is there. Good choices. Plus, the interface is bone simple. I don't even know what to ...

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Ray Davies at Austin City Limits

2006-07-22T19:08:35Z

I'm going! Wish us luck (as far as getting in). After going to the Gourds ACL taping, I'm more up to speed on how the current admittance system works. The main pain in the ass is that if you're going with someone else, they can't be late in get...

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Inside my mind

2006-07-22T18:22:56Z

Well, this blog is about me—therefore, it's going to be more diaristic, inward looking and personal, as opposed to the outward looking other blog. Don't get me wrong. This is not going to become a LiveJournal or MySpace blog (not to knock those ...

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Opinions R Us

2006-07-21T03:28:21Z

Love to post my 'scopes: We interrupt your zodiac forecast to bring you a message from our sponsors: 'Hi. Got a contentious issue on your agenda this weekend? Don't tackle it alone. Visit "Opinions R Us". Whatever the situation, we've got a set...

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Shove your upscale up your ass

2006-07-21T02:17:54Z

Well, now that Las Manitas is the latest old Austin institution feeling the pinch of the Austin building boom, the Austin Chronicle starts covering it, terming "the threat to Las Manitas...the three-alarm enchilada." After 12 years, it's official...

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