I’m kind of tired thanks to some irregular sleeping patterns while I was off of work, but other than that, overall, this has been an historically damned good week; moderately for me in my little corner of the world (yay, new toys!), and really very good for the country at large (yay, new leadership!). Next […]

Yep, I’m off for the next couple of days – gotta burn some “use-or-lose” leave. I’m spending some quality couch time, doing some online Christmas shopping, and hanging with Catherine, who helped me pull this week’s list: Barrel of a Gun – Depesche Mode The World Is Not Enough -Garbage Early Morning – Old 97s […]

Back at home today, hoping to put in a solid Friday’s work before heading off to the cub scout overnight this evening. Hopefully the rain will hold off. As one might guess by the contents of this week’s tune sample, I pretty much completely reloaded the Sansa with new stuff. Yay. “Mightmaker” – Miss Kittin […]

Thanks to the holiday this week, it’s a rare Friday in DC for me. The new office, I’ve recently discovered, was empty a month ago, and has been completely recarpeted and painted (notice I didn’t say “cleaned”); this leads to all sorts of new allergens for me to cope with. Ah – Choo. Anyway, here’s […]

A week of conference calls, manditory town halls, cub scouts, and papier mache. “The Well and the Lighthouse” – Arcade Fire “Wild Honey Pie” – Beatles “Knife Going In” – Tegan and Sara “Shane” – Liz Phair “Frank Sinatra” – Miss Kittin & The Hacker “Lost” – Katy Perry “The Wrong Man Was Convicted” – […]

Today, ideally, is the day that the results of the project I’ve been working on for the last ten months or so get deployed. Let’s hope the world doesn’t end; it shouldn’t – if we did our jobs right (and I’m pretty sure we did), the user community shouldn’t notice anything but a couple of […]

Exaggerated…but only slightly. No, I haven’t pulled a McCain and suspended all activities to duck out on the debate deal with the financial crisis; I merely got really, really, seriously, knocking on Death’s door sick with some evil flu-like virus this week. From Monday evening to Wednesday lunchtime, I think I was awake for maybe […]

Avast Ye, Mateys! Here be this week-end’s treasure trove o’ piratical hornpipes: “Run to the Hills” – Iron Maiden “Hurricane Cindy” – Liz Phair “Better” – Jonathan Coulton “Little Tornado” – Aimee Mann “Misery Business” – Paramore “Future Proof” – Massive Attack “One Big Love” – Patty Griffin “Can’t Get There From Here” – REM […]

Yeah, it’s been that kind of week; interminable meetings, scratchy throat crud (that I’m hoping doesn’t become worse – word is that the elementary school is passing the flu around already), and and a good old general malaise that I can’t quite shake. Thankfully, I can plug into a few tunes now and then: “Debaser” […]

Well, at least she clicked the mouse to kick off the set: “Boys Lie (live)” – The Clarks “I’m Not Her” – Julie Schreiber Band “Our Time Now” – Plain White Ts “Aces High” – Iron Maiden “Closer to Me” – Dar Williams “Mother Nature’s Son” – Sheryl Crow “Virtual Reality” – Rusted Root “Bring […]