Chicago: Totally hands-free!!!

This is a totally cool record:

http://www.showandtellmusic.com/CDIMAGES/sea_cov.jpg

When I was in high school my mom went to Eastern Europe on a choir tour and brought me back some really, really bad Czech and Hungarian hard rock CDs.

I really like ska/rocksteady/dub/reggae.

You all should hear this:
http://www.mcdustsucker.de/discography/laswell/images/trance.jpg

I guess I hardly think of Jamaican music as "foreign" at all, just because it's so heavily influenced by U.S. music and vice versa (and the African diaspora blah blah blah).

But you can take that to the extreme that there's no such thing as "foreign" music to United Staters.

Well, yeah, that "Teen Dance Music" record I posted is basically taking western music and playing with Eastern instruments, so it feels less foreign. But it's awesome stuff; even the non-Ennio Morricone tracks sound like Ennio Morricone, played on such foreign instruments.

Sure, "world music" is a pretty meaningless and arbitrary term, but so is every other genre classification.

I like Orchestra Baobob and saw these guys at the African festival a few weeks ago and liked them a lot.

world music = crashing waves, wind in trees

maaaaaan

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41S2F6TJ44L._AA240_.jpg

lol at classical loon, awesome band name

So. When a client comes in I always offer them coffee. This one guy came in earlier and I offered him coffee.

He said, "Oh sure, I'll take a decaf."

OUTRAGEOUS!!!

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51578NJYC8L._AA240_.jpg

^^^from the people who brought you wolf eyes, wolf parade, guitar wolf et al

hahaha jazz wolf

hmm, the boss is in today (was off last week for the holiday), and i'm not sure we 'click'. but will probably only interact with her for another few hours. weird lady.

I feel like shit. Weird sort of hangover from food and booze-laden weekend. And I have to meet a guy from WorkerJusticeInc. tonight for drinks and I rrrrreally don't want to.

:(

But you can take that to the extreme that there's no such thing as "foreign" music to United Staters.

True, but I still see a difference between stuff like afrobeat, where the local rhythms are translated to drumset and guitars and keys etc., and musicians trying to play some kind of traditional folk style (which I guess in this case would be the West African drums + vocals groups).

I was image-searching something related to wolves and found this instead:

http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/owlive/img/jun02/sfpolka45_front.gif

man of the people

OK. Let's entertain each other. You go first.

I heard a joke the other day but I can't tell it on the internet. I'm going to take a long lunch instead.

I would like to reinstate Thirsty Thursday, or some approximation thereof. Discuss.

Yes.

End of discussion.

^^^^drunks

http://www.xoospace.com/myspace/graphics/24521.jpg

I'm up for the reinstatement of TT, especially now that the FFs aren't doing anything during the week. However, I can't do TT this week because I'm taking the GRE on Sat. and I need to cram this week. I took one of the computer simulations yesterday, I got a 780/800 on the verbal and a 420/800 on the math. ;_;

I don't need math to do library science, right?

OMG GOOD LUCK NICK!

i like the idea of thirsty thursdays, we used to do 'toasty tuesdays' or something similar when i lived here before, and it usually involved margaritas. fun even though i didn't drink back then.

p.s. nick you're going to do great!

I'm up for reinstated Thirsty Thursdays, too. Also, Kr is out of town all this week. Let's party.

The free testing software the GRE people send out when you sign up is PC-only. GOOD JOB!

Fortunately I got some other mock testing software with the prep book I purchased. Only two full tests, but I have four mock paper tests left too.

ps 420/800 for math is not great

though honestly I could be working harder on preparing. I guess that's what the last week is for, though, right?

PCs are the future.

The Mac fad is passing.

Discuss.

How scientific is library science?

They say it's because it's supposed to be an exact representation and they only do the actual testing on PCs, but that's bullshit, like they couldn't slap together a decent facsimile for Mac? I think they are just LAZY.

they are LAZY and they are also ASSHOLES

The Mac fad is passing.

heh. This is why their computer sales (not including iPods) were up 30% from just last year.

Nick... any chance of borrowing a PC laptop for someone for the night, or something?

Nick - could you get permission to use one at work when you're done one day?

Nah it's cool.

I suppose you could borrow my laptop. Barring that you could go to the library.

You are welcome to my laptop though. Just keep liquids off of it.

attn. renters:
be glad that paying for plumbers is your landlord's responsibility. (isn't it?) i am $413 poorer today. eek.

ILX is boring today. :( Where are the fites? The lolboobs? The contentious subject matter? I feel let down.

I mean, there is a Russ Meyer thread, but the result is pretty much a foregone conclusion. Beyond the Valley of The Dolls pwns all.

Ravinia is on for tonight. Take the Metra up and drink on the train and enjoy the countryside.