Hello all,
I have totally 'punked out', as I hope the kids don't really say, to wordpress. A free wordpress blog, no less.
thinkplusdoequalswhat.wordpress.com
It will also be in English. Crazy, I know.
2008年3月24日星期一
2008年3月20日星期四
A bunch of stuff over the week.
A lot has happened this week, and I’ve been busy, but I was committed to write something on my blog today!!
So, a bit of everything.
Barack Obama’s extremely commendable refusal to turn his back on a man who has supported him since he was a child really inspired me this week. His pastor has said some fairly mad things, but that in no way makes Obama complicit in these statements. In fact, though it is of course heresy to even suggest it, the gentleman’s comments have in some cases been overly effusive (and offensive) statements of very plausible truths.
Events in Tibet are very scary. The outside world has no way of knowing who the Chinese government is rounding up, or how they are doing it, unless we take the CCP’s own reports at face value. Now, I am not saying straight out that we cannot do it, but accountability is a supposed strength in the democratic system. Forgive me if I’m not happy to take a politician’s word for it. Regardless of which government that politician represents.
George W. Bush’s speech commemorating the ‘victory’ in Iraq isn’t even worth a stir at this stage, in my opinion. You’re on your way out George. Please just go and play golf and leave everyone alone.
And finally, something very important is happening this Sunday. I am a sucker for tradition, and this weekend I’ll be allowing that most primal of emotions to just wash over me. Hate. Liverpool play Man U. I can’t wait.
I suppose I’ll celebrate Easter, too.
So, a bit of everything.
Barack Obama’s extremely commendable refusal to turn his back on a man who has supported him since he was a child really inspired me this week. His pastor has said some fairly mad things, but that in no way makes Obama complicit in these statements. In fact, though it is of course heresy to even suggest it, the gentleman’s comments have in some cases been overly effusive (and offensive) statements of very plausible truths.
Events in Tibet are very scary. The outside world has no way of knowing who the Chinese government is rounding up, or how they are doing it, unless we take the CCP’s own reports at face value. Now, I am not saying straight out that we cannot do it, but accountability is a supposed strength in the democratic system. Forgive me if I’m not happy to take a politician’s word for it. Regardless of which government that politician represents.
George W. Bush’s speech commemorating the ‘victory’ in Iraq isn’t even worth a stir at this stage, in my opinion. You’re on your way out George. Please just go and play golf and leave everyone alone.
And finally, something very important is happening this Sunday. I am a sucker for tradition, and this weekend I’ll be allowing that most primal of emotions to just wash over me. Hate. Liverpool play Man U. I can’t wait.
I suppose I’ll celebrate Easter, too.
2008年3月17日星期一
This would have been a cool post, but...
Well, I’m back to work.
Or should be!! Another day battling my own idleness. The plan is to have the minimum work and a bit of tidying done by the time I head out for St. Paddy’s night. Another low-key year, hopefully. I can’t stand ‘oirish’ vibes, especially this time of year.
A really, really short post as usual because I’m exhausted. I also put together a little movie on SXSW I was hoping to post but iMovie freaked out for some reason.
Or should be!! Another day battling my own idleness. The plan is to have the minimum work and a bit of tidying done by the time I head out for St. Paddy’s night. Another low-key year, hopefully. I can’t stand ‘oirish’ vibes, especially this time of year.
A really, really short post as usual because I’m exhausted. I also put together a little movie on SXSW I was hoping to post but iMovie freaked out for some reason.
2008年3月15日星期六
SXSW 2008, you are over too soon, too soon.
Well, my SXSW 2008 is over. I'm missing today for the wedding of a friend, but what a time I packed into the three days I had.
First of all, don't hesitate to get a wristband. For one thing, it gets you in the mindset to get your behind out the door. And then, when you're sitting in the sun at five o'clock after several free beers and several free gigs (that don't need a wristband) wondering "why did I get this wristband thing again?" you head out to more shows for the rest of the night.
It was really fantastic, and well worth taking a couple of days off work for; downtown Austin turns into a wonderful rock music inspired Disneyland, except almost everyone has paid way too much attention to what they're wearing.
For people reading this, I suggest you go to poshdeluxe to check out the upcoming stuff from Sarah and the gang. They set up this very cool thing where we could call in comments about the festival on the phone and it turns up on the blog. We had a lot of fun.
Notable highlights included:
SXSW, I love you. I'm sorry I'm missing the last day. I want to see you again, I need to be near you. I love your short sets. I love your swarms of hipsters: they make me laugh. Please be my girlfriend.
Stubbs outside was the best venue. Say Hi were easily the best band I saw. Absolutely fantastic. Now I'm taking advantage of the one positive of missing the last day: I'm going to bed.
First of all, don't hesitate to get a wristband. For one thing, it gets you in the mindset to get your behind out the door. And then, when you're sitting in the sun at five o'clock after several free beers and several free gigs (that don't need a wristband) wondering "why did I get this wristband thing again?" you head out to more shows for the rest of the night.
It was really fantastic, and well worth taking a couple of days off work for; downtown Austin turns into a wonderful rock music inspired Disneyland, except almost everyone has paid way too much attention to what they're wearing.
For people reading this, I suggest you go to poshdeluxe to check out the upcoming stuff from Sarah and the gang. They set up this very cool thing where we could call in comments about the festival on the phone and it turns up on the blog. We had a lot of fun.
Notable highlights included:
- Seeing a band battle dodgy acoustics but still sound pretty cool in a Presbyterian Church
- An afternoon at Mohawk's with free bar and great music that really taught me what SXSW is all about
- Seeing Yo La Tengo in the Austin Music Hall, a weird genuine gig amongst all the SXSW compilations
- Being at two Jens Lekman concerts in less than 24 hours through accident more than by design
- Sneaking in to a day party to basically skip a queue of fifteen people, as we then had to get friends who paid to get in to get us the 'free' beer
- The Hot Topic party. There about eight people outside watching a guy play metal solo guitar with a laptop providing the beat and five inside playing rockband on a HDTV. It was all so... Hot Topic
- Really enjoying Santogold despite not liking rap music very much
SXSW, I love you. I'm sorry I'm missing the last day. I want to see you again, I need to be near you. I love your short sets. I love your swarms of hipsters: they make me laugh. Please be my girlfriend.
Stubbs outside was the best venue. Say Hi were easily the best band I saw. Absolutely fantastic. Now I'm taking advantage of the one positive of missing the last day: I'm going to bed.
2008年3月14日星期五
Friday at SXSW
I'm at Volume nightclub on 6th and it's HOT here. Like, crazy hot. I wasn't designed for this. Kaki King is playing, which s pretty cool, and they have these laptps and things set up around the place, for blogging or something I guess.
So, I'm blogging. A little bit.
I'll be glad when I can do this in my house with pictures and things.
So, I'm blogging. A little bit.
I'll be glad when I can do this in my house with pictures and things.
2008年3月13日星期四
So, SXSW is awesome.
I am writing this short blog in the library at UT because I had to haul my tired and hungover butt out of bed to come in for an interview for a position I might not get because I'm not American. So, waiting around for Sarah to be ready to hit another party, I'm writing this out really quick.
My first night of SXSW was fantastic. I thought I'd miss out a bit by having completely lost track of the music world in the last two years (how do you guys do it? How did I do it?) but the opposite is true!! The whole fun is in roaming around and seeing various bands. Last night I saw Ghost Hustler, who looked extremely European despite being from Dallas, Zookeeper, who looked very Texan and played inside a Presbyterian Church, and The Guillotines, who just looked and sounded awesome.
Pictures forthcoming, when I get a chance to sit down. Next Monday. After that we went to this Red Bull party on Cesar Chavez, with free booze.
I'm going to say that one more time.
Free booze.
There was also Halo and Guitar Hero, but to be honest it kind of just brought the tone down. The organisers also seemed bummed they only had about a hundred or so people, but I guess that's what happens when you arrange a secret party with admission only by temporary tattoo. Which nobody can find but friends of mine have stockpiled like Soviet nukes pre-SALT.
Oh yeah. I went there. In short, SXSW = awesome.
My first night of SXSW was fantastic. I thought I'd miss out a bit by having completely lost track of the music world in the last two years (how do you guys do it? How did I do it?) but the opposite is true!! The whole fun is in roaming around and seeing various bands. Last night I saw Ghost Hustler, who looked extremely European despite being from Dallas, Zookeeper, who looked very Texan and played inside a Presbyterian Church, and The Guillotines, who just looked and sounded awesome.
Pictures forthcoming, when I get a chance to sit down. Next Monday. After that we went to this Red Bull party on Cesar Chavez, with free booze.
I'm going to say that one more time.
Free booze.
There was also Halo and Guitar Hero, but to be honest it kind of just brought the tone down. The organisers also seemed bummed they only had about a hundred or so people, but I guess that's what happens when you arrange a secret party with admission only by temporary tattoo. Which nobody can find but friends of mine have stockpiled like Soviet nukes pre-SALT.
Oh yeah. I went there. In short, SXSW = awesome.
2008年3月12日星期三
The future is here.
No, it really is. What is going on?
Today is my first day of SXSW, having spent the last few days trying and failing to work. I’ve been building up to this by doing very little, confident in the knowledge that my considerably more local friends could look after me.
However, I have been invited to join in an experiment, joining in on audio posts on the very excellent poshdeluxe. Basically, I call a phone number, leave a message, and it turns up on a blog. On the Internet. With very little input from any humans.
This is it. The first step of the robots taking over.
Today is my first day of SXSW, having spent the last few days trying and failing to work. I’ve been building up to this by doing very little, confident in the knowledge that my considerably more local friends could look after me.
However, I have been invited to join in an experiment, joining in on audio posts on the very excellent poshdeluxe. Basically, I call a phone number, leave a message, and it turns up on a blog. On the Internet. With very little input from any humans.
This is it. The first step of the robots taking over.
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