My favorite Christmas song

Reading Connie Willis’ novella, “All Seated On the Ground” yesterday got me thinking about my favorite Christmas song. This is a case of a clear winner for me. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” is my favorite. The song was written by Walter Kent and James Gannon was first recorded back in October 1943. Bing Crosby [...]

Paranoid IM interpretation

A funny thing happened* to me last night. I was already in bed, so I didn’t get the message til this morning, but kruppenheimer sent me a text message that said, “Yamo be there!” I had no idea what it meant, but judging by the time she sent it, I assumed it was something derogatory [...]

Brad Paisley’s “Online” video

Okay, while I’m not a fan of country music, not only are the lyrics of this song pretty clever, but you’ve got to check out the video, if for no other reason than the cameos including a bunch of people from Seinfeld, William Shatner, and Maureen McCormick (Marsha Brady from The Brady Bunch. (Via SF [...]

Def Leppard day

Yes, I’m listening to Def Leppard to day. It’s been a while. I’m not listening to everything today, just Pyromania and Hysteria. One of those great two-album combinations.

Bing Crosby day

In an effort to fight the somber mood, I’ve declared today “Bing Crosby” day. I’ve got 160 Bing Crosby songs on my iPod and I’m listening to them all throughout the day today.

Opposites attract

I finally go around to putting together a 2-disc playlist that I’ve been meaning to put together for some time now. I call it “Opposites Attract” and you can see the tracks for the two discs listed below. Disc 1: Dark Disc 2: Light 1. Boys (The Shirelles) 1. Girls (Death in Vegas) 2. Dead [...]

Bathroom acoustics

My freshly cleaned laundry was delivered a short time ago, so I jumped in the shower to wash away all of the ichiness from my previous clothes. I noticed that the acoustics in the shower are amazing. I did what I consider to be my best-ever acapella version of “Basin Street Blues” and it sounded [...]

Pool-side playlist

I put together a relaxing pool-side playlist for those days that I don’t feel like doing anything except sitting by one of the pools on the ship, sipping umbrella drinks. For those interested: Beyond the Sea (“La Mer”) — Django Reinhardt Dreamsville — Lora Albright Georgia On My Mind — Ray Charles Summertime — Ella [...]

It’s a Def Leppard day

I haven’t listened to Def Leppard for a while now and today, what with the energy I’m feeling for the upcoming vacation, I decided to listen to some. So I’m currently blasting the Pyromania and Hysteria albums, and air-drumming in my office when no one is looking.

Musicovery

I got this from jkashlock and didn’t get around to trying it until this afternoon. It is pretty cool, especially how you can control the mood of the music. I really like that. http://musicovery.com/index.php?ct=us strausmouse and Linky Lisa (a.k.a. kruppenheimer) will get a kick out of this, if they haven’t already seen it.

Songs in your head

I’ve been meaning to blog about this for months and keep forgetting, but I remembered this morning and so here it is. Every morning, I wake up with a song in my head. I don’t know how it gets there, but there it is. I usually don’t notice it until I’m driving to the train [...]

Summer vacation theme song!

I’ve been seeking the perfect theme song for the upcoming summer vacation in Europe. This evening, I have finally settled on one, which seems perfect to me: “Come Sail Away” by Styx. Aside from the sailing motifs, it seems like a great getaway song. I can picture myself listening to the song on my iPod [...]

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Home and in bed. Post on Nebula Weekend, day 1 will have to wait because I am beat! #Nebs2012 6 hours ago
Ran into Stan Schmidt as I was leaving the hotel. Heading home from a fun evening at #Nebs2012 7 hours ago
Here is @Scalzi and @MykeCole in the uke. See what you are missing @scottedelman. #Nebs2012 http://t.co/9HTltEsu 8 hours ago
Just finished a fun interview with @NancyFulda for @sfsignal. 11 hours ago
Heading back to my office to park the car, and then I'll be walking over to the #Nebs2012 hotel. 13 hours ago
RT @NancyFulda: Attention VA residents: It's not too late to plan for the #nebs2012 signing session. Snag a date to impress with how man ... 15 hours ago
Heading off to get ready for the Nebula Weekend. Have some things to do first. Should arrive at the hotel around 4pm. #nebs2012 16 hours ago
@lesleysmith Some people post videos (with permission, of course). I'll see if I can find out... 16 hours ago
@lesleysmith Of course! :-) 16 hours ago
@lesleysmith It does sound fascinating and it's good a good set of panelists to go along with it. Should be fun. 17 hours ago