Jul 24
2010
I’ve really been enjoying my current coffee and tea setup, so I thought I’d share. There’s an investment involved, but you can set it up for anywhere from about $50 to $200, plus the ongoing cost of coffee beans and tea. Here’s the rundown.
Thanks to an old friend of mine (@tubetone), I’ve discovered Sweet Maria’s, a California-based coffee supplier which sells excellent coffee beans (primarily green) online. I don’t roast my own (yet), so I’ve been ordering espresso-roasted coffee beans from them, and they’re excellent…
Jul 17
2010
Junky Angel, my last post, was a rather dark look into my psyche, which makes this next one, “All Comes Spilling Out,” seem happy by comparison. It’s a love song, dark though it may be. Kind of like Robert Smith’s more stable side doing a cover of “Give My Love to Rose.” Maybe.
As with the other songs I’ve posted so far, this one was penned long ago, but the recording was only finished recently. In this case, the recording was only started two weeks ago, and I’ve pieced it together in my free time…
Jul 16
2010
If not the saddest song I’ve ever written, “Junky Angel” is at least in the top 5. I’m not always this much of a downer, but I really needed to get this one up here as I start publishing my more recent work, mostly because this song in particular lays a historical and emotional backdrop for the journey and growth that follows.
The song is not entirely literal. There isn’t one, singular Junky Angel; rather, it’s an amalgam of friends, lovers and acquaintances in my life who shared a common thread. For those who knew Jessica and might be wondering, this song was written before she died…
Jun 27
2010
While I normally keep my blogging pretty technical, I’ve decided to start sharing some of my more personal projects, just to see what happens. I’ve been (slowly) working on a few songs for a very low-budget EP, and this is the first one I’ve “finished,” per my own standards, anyway.
It’s not exactly polished; between a lack of studio equipment and a personality that enjoys imperfections, I don’t tend to end up with anything that anyone could consider professional, at least in the musical arena…
May 25
2010
I did some massive Spring cleaning over the weekend, and found a lot of “treasures” that, after having been momentarily cherished, are on their way to the dump. A pile of Dead Kennedy’s and TCHC cassettes from High School that had been severely devastated by an extended stay in the garage, original vinyl pressings from some of my old bands, Phreak boxes, and more defunct electronics than I could possibly E-bay. Amongst all of it, though, I found a CD of work from my Interactive Multimedia degree at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design…
Jan 29
2010
I’m sitting at the airport in Minneapolis, waiting for a flight to Atlanta. I’m headed for Big Nerd Ranch for a week-long crash course in iPhone programming. I’ve done a little, but I think it will be a great way to start from the basics and fill in all of the holes in my knowledge. The thing is, I’m a little torn about the circumstances; Big Nerd Ranch is paying for this trip and providing a week of classes in order for me to review the facilities for The Unofficial Apple Weblog, where I’m a blogger…
Dec 12
2009
Well, I’ve been out of touch with a lot of people for the last four days, and I thought I’d save some time and provide a place I could link everyone to for a quick explanation. On Tuesday evening, in the middle of what the weather service is calling our “worst storm in 20 years,” I started having stomach cramps. I won’t go into detail about what followed, but I’ll skip forward to the part where Aditi (my loving and amazingly dedicated wife) packed me into her 4-wheel drive Pathfinder and headed out to Community Memorial Hospital. After a brief survey, I was admitted for observation.
