I thought I’d take a stab at a morning post, if only to keep myself from going back to sleep. I’m so tired all the time, and since it’s spring break I get to arrive at work at 7:30, when I don’t have to work until 9am or later. Usually later.
Anyway, since I get here so early, I tend to go back to sleep on the couch, and pretend to not notice people coming in and out of the office. Good thing I normally have my head covered, to block out the light and the sound.
So this morning, I made sure to bring my laptop so that I could waste my time instead. Currently I’m surfing through podsafe music, so I think it’s safe to say I’ll probably throw something into the next podcast. I feel sorry though, because I’ll likely add things that I like, not that anyone else likes.
For example, I’ve run across a blue grass (what, you don’t like blue grass?) song that I absolutely love, and is just waiting for the right topic to make it’s way into a podcast. And at the moment, I’m listening to an Indie band named Ocean Alexander, who are decently good. After a few discussions with Matt Matt about music, I figured out that I’d probably like Indie music, since that’s where all my favorite main-stream bands seemed to start.
I can’t really do this without being at work. We only have dial-up at home, and it’s so slow for downloads. I don’t really mind if it takes awhile for a page to load, but I’m not waiting 20 minutes for a song. I feel for K, who downloaded the entire Panic At the Disco album from iTunes on dial-up. I think it took her three hours.
So, this is where my morning will be lost. Listening to free music, and thinking to myself, “hey, I like that… but K won’t.” It will be weird having music tastes that alter from her. But still, nothing will replace my Fall Out Boy… If only they had some free music listed on podsafe.
Yeah, so I keep finding new things. I’ll let you know if I think I come up with anything good.
—”We Are So Last Year,” If Only You Were Lonely: Hawthorne Heights
I ADORE blue grass! I’m totally in to Appalachian music and such in general. Man! There’s nothing like a dobro! And, like Steve Martin says, you can’t be sad playing a banjo. I’m assuming you’ve heard Ricky Skaggs’ “Blue Grass Rules”….
D’you like Bela Fleck?
Oh, I feel so lame that I don’t have any idea who you’re talking about!
I have a horrible habit of recognising songs, but not who plays them, which makes K shake her head when I ask who’s on the radio (except Korn. I can always remember who they are because I hate them
). I’ve always liked blue grass, but I don’t get to listen to it often.
Dobro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobro Nice pic there. Jerry Douglas has a LOT of good dobro on his albums.
Ricky Skaggs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Skaggs
Bela Fleck: Banjo player. Amazing. But contemporary on all counts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Fleck
I’m a bit sweet on his bass player, Victor because I think he’s brilliant.
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