I haven't read any of Margaret Atwood's books but her recent letter to America makes me wish I had. Well said!

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I went to see the Crystal Method this weekend at Cain's. It was a fun show. The opening acts were a series of three really solid local DJs. Very nice sets. Very danceable (if you can dance... I can't but I did). I was somewhat disappointed in the Crystal Method. They did a great DJ set but didn't play anything I knew. Ironically, Beanie and I finally got bored and left midway through their set.

I guess I should have known what to expect. The last time I saw the Crystal Method was during the Community Service Tour. That was an incredible show... but it was intended to be a HUGE deal. This weekend's show was probably more typical for electronic acts.

Beanie said something telling: (paraphrase) "Who, in our parents' generation would have ever thought we would be going to concerts with no instruments?" Not only were there no instruments but there was very little original music.

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Pluggage (to luggage as pleather is to leather): Everstar is bloggin it these days. The site looks great and there is new, wry commentary for you amusement. Good stuff! This post contains what has to be the finest description of anime I have ever read.

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m4dd4wg
ugggh
I'm glad to see you had a good weekend, Loophole, cause I'm having a poopy day. The m4dbl0g is broken, due to a server config error, that I'm not sure I want to have do what I have to do to get it fixed. (Sorry I'm using this space to rant, but I can't post to my blog.) My cable modem went out this morning, just in time for me to write my evaluation paper on online knowledge management systems, which is due tomorrow. On the bright side, I have tickets to see James Brown play tonight at The Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo. James Brown at a livestock show... This is gonna be something to tell the grandkids about.
m4dd4wg
The blog is back
It looks like the server my blog is on went on extended meltdown, where cgi scripts stopped working, and then eventually crashed altogether. I had this lurking fear that the admin had reset the permissions (ie no execute) and I would never be able to access it again. (the password to my user account was reset, so I just post through MT's Web Interface.) Anyway, this seems like a real good time to export all my entries and think about hosting my blog somwewhere else. I'm at school, so I have no idea whether cable modem is working or not, but I'm guessing no. I called tech support, and they said they could send someone out between 7 and 5 on Thursday. Yay. But, I'm gonna be shaking my butt and passin' the peas tonight when James Brown plays the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo! Mmmmmm, Texas, livestock, country folk, and James #!@
m4dd4wg
back in the hizzy
I just got back from school, and cable modem is back up! crisis over, w00+! today might be working out after all. Now I just have to write that other paper.
loophole
Bless the convenience of technology

Man. What a drag.

I'm fortunate in that jaeger manages m.net well so I rarely have to worry about server outages. Our cable, on the other hand, is not so reliable. What a crappy confluence (is that the word I want?) of events.

loophole
A teflon-trap mind

I was going to comment on James Brown and I totally forgot. All I have to say is Kick ass! You'll have to give us a report. The godfather of soul serenades the rodeo. I love it!

beanie
Music without instruments
The Crystal Method concert was fun, although I felt a  little too old to be there with all of the 14-18 year olds  running around, acting like they were trying to get laid.   It was totally weird to watch.  I had a good time and then  felt like an old fart because we left before the concert  was over, but I was ready to go!  We'd been there for about  5 hours (both of us dancing which is a sight to behold!)  and to tell the truth, my legs, feet, and ass hurt.  I was  ready to go home.  I'm getting oooooold and I'm only 24.  :(  On another note, I love Margaret Atwood.  She has some  really kick ass poetry and a lovely grasp of the English  language that I find completely refreshing.  The last book  of hers that I tried to read was a little weird at times  (but then again, so was "The Handmaid's Tale") and I didn't  have the time to finish it, but will try again  later.  "Handmaid's Tale", as a whole, is a very depressing  dystopian view of the world or the way it's headed, but  there were descriptions in that book that made me shiver  from the sheer beauty of them.  Needless to say, I think  she kicks a LOT of ass and I was really excited to read her  essay.  She's right on the money with her view, imho.
m4dd4wg
git on up
Allright, I've posted my recap of the James Brown Rodeo on the m4dbl0g. And I finished my KM system analysis just in time for class today. Props to Loophole for all the moral support.