This post was originally for the Mixtape Exchange group So first I searched my playlist for songs with the word "summer" in the title, then I searched for songs with "sun" in the title because I associate summer with sunshine, and that's how I like my summers. I then threw in a few songs that are tied to specific summer memories, and I narrowed it down. I just realized that I started with Alan Do... » Continue Reading
Barenaked Ladies is touring this summer with Toad the Wet Sprocket and Gin Blossoms opening. Three of my favorite bands from my young adult years on the same stage... » Continue Reading
This was for the Mixtape Exchange group ( click ). The assignment was to choose love or heartbreak and make a playlist. I chose heartbreak. That was an easy one... do what you know, right? As is the case with most of my playlists that aren't tied to a specific era, these songs are all over the place when it comes to era and genre. I started with songs about having been left, then songs about t... » Continue Reading
I put myself in a vulnerable position recently. I was talking with someone I had met briefly once or twice before, and I mentioned something about how all my friends were moving away, and I had given some consideration to that thought too. » Continue Reading
Some of you have heard parts of this story. It's still going on, so I'm going to share here. In January, I ordered a custom built laptop from a company that was recommended to me by someone whose opinions I trust on such matters. I named it "Gabilan." (Computers are named after Steinbeck characters, remember.) (This was what I was getting delivered when I had my problems with UPS.) It was a b... » Continue Reading