A Purely Text-Driven Post

Been awhile since I've been able to post (work is killing me, meh). Your Mavs are now up 2-1 in the series with the Suns and I can't be more happy with the resolve of this team. I only caught the 2nd half but Dirk just continued to show the league who the real MVP is. That jumper from about 18 feet was money the whole night for him.

I've got to hit some live music this coming week...bigtime withdrawal.

Game 7...that is all

It all comes down to tonight, win or go home. If this game is lopsided, I'd be surprised.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, welcome to Earth.

'More on Drugs'

Looks like this Berlin ipod-drug awareness campaign is a little wheels off... drugs are bad, m'kay?

(currently listening to: Morning, Moon and Night - Bob James)

I'm too drunk/hungover to work...

Apparently some insurance company has a policy that will pay workers for days they take off because they are still drunk/hungover from the previous day, even if its obvious that the employee is lying.

Soccer would probably make me want to sleep instead of drink...spares.

Man Lands on Moon, Bonds is Sorry

That is all.

New Tool Record: 10,000 days - B+

So I check the ol' blog this afternoon and notice HOP and I have gotten pretty lazy as of late...sorry about that folks.



Anywho, I picked up a copy of Tool's latest album '10,000 days' last week and I'm continually impressed by their originality and the way they are so cohesive as a band. Sure, Danny Carey is a badass but this one shows off every member's skills in one way or another.

This album compares pretty well to 'Lateralus', their last release that had somewhat mixed reviews (but I really liked it). It wasn't really an album of singles that most people enjoy; it was more like a journey album (no, not the 80's Journey). It wasn't the Sigur-Ros type constant crescendo variety nor was it consistently soft or drum. They picked their spots to shine, spots to hide away. More on to the meat of the album...

One thing you may notice after the initial listen is how the vocals are somewhat in the back of the mix. They are not so much in your face like previous albums but they remain effective. Some of the falsettos that MJK sings sound nothing like him and it makes you appreciate how much of a range that guy's got. The drums and tabla sound great as always but the two things that really jumped out at me in terms of greatness were the bass and guitar. Joe Barresi (mixer and engineer) did an outstanding job of getting these right. I've never heard bass player Justin Chancellor sound so good and tight and the guitars are among the best distorted I've ever heard.

My favorite tracks are their first single 'Vicarious' along with 'The Pot' and 'Right in Two'. Check the album out if you're a Tool fan (or even if you're just a tool).

(currently listening to: Office noise)

Lot's o' happenin' this weekend, Cinco de Mayo manana

I'm kinda bummed...Cinco de Mayo is going on tomorrow but I have to keep it real (i.e. I have a softball tournament Saturday :( , please rain). It's not that I don't want to play but that I have to be in Arlington at 8 Saturday morning...which basically entails me mailing it in Friday night, meh.

Anywho, there's quite a lot of stuff happening this weekend, especially live music.

Tomorrow, Confusatron plays The Moon on Berry Street in Fort Worth and they follow it up by playing Saturday at Fred's Fest. Fred's Fest goes on all-day Saturday and Sunday with some really great bands. If you haven't been on Earth for awhile Fred's recently had a kitchen fire that burnt some stuff up but that won't stop you from enjoying a cold brew and burger on their patio...

See ya there, I'll be the one looking like that pale dude from that movie Powder.