by Matt | Mar 20, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well, I’m actually not feeling very good today. I’m glad I’m on break. It’s certainly the type of day that I would have skipped class on. We got up around 6:30 and took Justin to the airport. He had a plane to catch at 9:00. I think that’s what threw me off. My daily “internal clock” so to speak. I’ve also had a splitting headache all day and a sore throat. I hope I’m not coming down with something, but it seems a bit late for that. I’ve tried and tried to get the creative juices flowing and get some work done, but the zeal which I had on Saturday seems to be gone. I think my best bet is to go to back to bed. Seriously. Maybe if I go back to bed now and wake up around 10:30-11, I’ll be back in the right frame of mind. We’ll give it a shot. Of course, there’s always that possibility of sleeping strait into tomorrow, which I would really mind.
by Matt | Mar 19, 2002 | Imported Entry
In an interesting twist of automobile fate, Pete has left for the week. Some time ago he got into a wreck with his van. It was still “working” but the accident completely decimated the rear-end, the brakes and half a dozen other things. So, it was time to get a new car. With the insurance money, I think, he folks got him a Jeep. Problem is that it’s back home, in Wisconsin. So, Pete left this morning to drive the 20 hours home in order to get his new car. Safe driving Pete.
Also, it’s the last day that Justin is here, so we might go out and do something. Maybe a movie. It’s also come to my attention that the new Flogging Molly album came out today. If you’ve never heard Irish punk rock, you’re missing out. Their first two albums (one studio album and one live) were great and they were equaly impressive live when we saw them here in town. Maybe I’ll end up at a CD store, splurging a bit. I don’t think I’ve purchased a non-techno CD in a very long time. This certainly deserves it however.
Thats about it. Medal of Honor is friggin awesome for those of you who have the system to run it. Go check the “used” bins, you may get lucky.
Carry on.
by Matt | Mar 18, 2002 | Imported Entry
Triumphant indeed! I know that sounds a bit dramatic, but it’s well deserved. For a mere $20 I’ve purchased Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. This normally priced at $50 gem was sitting in the “previously owned” pile at EB yesterday. I took it apon myself to liberate it from it’s shrink wrapped existance and purchased it immediatly. Before leaving the mall I verified both the CD key and the non-scratched state of the CDs. Everything was in pristine conditions. Another case of someone buying a game, copying the contents and returning it the next day. How fortunate for me. The downside to all this is that I can’t really play it at the moment. I’ll have to wait until next semesters refund check goes through and I can afford to upgrade my computer to its new “UberRig” status, complete with side pannel cut out, black-light and duel fan blow-hole. But more on that later as it comes into being.
I’m not quite sure what everyone else’s plans are today. I know I have to drive down to Propes Hall at some point and sign some paperwork. Beyond that I don’t really have any plans. I’d like to continue my graphic design whirlwind of activity but I’m also getting rather bored. Perhaps a bad movie is in order. I’ve wanted to see Resident Evil since Friday. Yes, I know it’s bad, probably horrible, but I like seeing movies by myself so I might do that. I think at some point Justin wanted to go downtown and walk around, that’s always a possibility, and there’s always Counter-Strike. Plus I have a mix ready to go, so maybe I’ll “spin” myself a new set. We’ll see what comes up. I don’t think there’s definate plans either way.
by Matt | Mar 17, 2002 | Imported Entry
It’s been fun getting the “old gang”, or at least a portion of it, back together this week. The combonations of senses of humor, old jokes, that sort of thing, has been really fun. Yesterday I can’t really say I did much of anything. All morning we sat around thinking of something to do, which we never acted on. Later in the afternoon, Nagle came over and Justin and Jason went to a punk show down town, which left Nagle and I “talking shop” about Photoshop and graphic design all afternoon. Before we knew it, we had each made a new desktop or two and it was 10:30. That’s about it. I played a little CS, played in Photoshop a little and generally just hung out. It was fun.
I did manage to pick up the new Chemical Brothers album “Come with Us” that I had been wanting for some time. The Chems really did a great job with this one. It has a really fresh sound but is still really close to “Dig Your Own Hole.” Its the type of CD that should be listening to strait through to get the whole effect. It has a “ride” sort of feel. It starts off sorta weak with the title track “Come With Us” and leads up into awesome tracks like “Star Guitar” and “Hoops” which are real gems and are boarding on progressive/trance like tracks. Then into a creepy interlude with “My Elastic Eye” and an awesome chilled out “The State We’re In.” Then back up to the dance floor with “Denmark” and “Pioneer Skies“, finishing in vocal style with “The Test.” Its all very well done and very recognizable Chem style. This one is definatly in my rotation for the next few weeks. 9/10. Missing the 1.0 due to the lack luster start and some other random “cheesyness” although they were nicely pulled off. Stll a great disk and definatly something worth listening too.
Other than that it’s been pretty borring around here. Same old jokes, same old melodrama, same old everything. I did get to talk “shop” with Nagle for a while which was good. It’s funny that while 90% of the college world is having spring break, drinking, being stupid, we’re sitting here being “art students” and discussing graphic design. As Nagle put it, “who cares, in 10 years they’ll be working in retail and we’ll be deciding what ads they see, what pictures are in them and what colors are trendy. Fuck’em”
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