Well, I'm about two-thirds of the way done putting my CD collection onto the ol' DellPod, so I thought I'd do an updated mix. This is Lacey and I's "sitting around the house after church mix".
1.Ben Harper - Power of the Gospel
2.Dave Matthews Band - Crush (Live)
3.Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On
4.Norah Jones - Summer Days
5.Oasis - Wonderwall (unplugged)
6.Bad Company - Can't Get Enough of Your Love
7.Mozart - Requiem (from Requiem)
8.Bill Mays - I'm Just a Lucky So and So
9.U2 - If God Would Send His Angels
10.Bon Jovi - Livin' On a Prayer (unplugged)
11.Mussorgsky - The Old Castle (from Pictures at an Exhibition)
12.Coldplay - Trouble
13.Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea
14.Dido - Who Makes You Feel
15.David Gray - Be Mine
16.Counting Crows - Miami
17.Harry Connick Jr. - It Had to Be You
18.Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
19.Damien Rice - Cannonball
20.Jack Johnson - Better Together
21.Eddie Vedder - Long Road
22.Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me
23.Richard Ashcroft - You on My Mind in My Sleep
24.Josh Groban - Hymne a l'Amour
25.Ewan McGregor - Your Song
Yeah, so I read the new Harry Potter book in 2 days. I bought it Friday night/Saturday morning around 12:30 (our movie got out then), and finished it last night (Sunday) around 11. It is without a doubt, categorically the best Harry Potter book of the 6. Order of the Phoenix was in my opinion a little bit of a disappointment compared to what WAS the best in the set, Goblet of Fire...until now. This newest book is taught, shorter, more dramatic, and utterly fantastic. When I finished last night, it was a weird feeling. I haven't been sucked into the world of a book like this since Lord of the Rings. I really felt for the characters, and it was as real as a work of fiction about wizards can get.
**Caution: mild spoilers ahead**
I really felt sad at the end of this book. I couldn't get over it. In fact, I was dreaming about the plight of Harry Potter! Rowling really hadled the teen romance aspect of this book very well, while making them pretty grown up for their age. I'm dying to discuss some of her choices of subject, so when any of my readers finish the book, let me know.
**Ok paranoid readers, spoilers over**
Anyway, I highly recommend this book, and if you aren't a Harry Potter fan, start now, if only to get to this volume.
In other news, Lacey and I saw Wedding Crashers on Friday night. It's rated R for a reason, so be careful. But this movie is absolutely hilarious. Vaughn and Wilson are perfectly matched, and Walken and Ferrell (of course) perform wonderfully in their small roles. My only criticism of this movie is that it could have become a "newer" classic comedy along the lines of Tommy Boy or Groundhog Day, but fails to hit the mark. One of its shortcomings is perfectly stated by Roger Ebert. The filmmakers don't use Walken correctly. He's brilliant in the scenes he's in, but he's in the wrong scenes, and not enough scenes. There was just so much potential in this movie that was unrealized. But that's a small criticism. It is highly entertaining, and very, very funny.
Does anyone out there that reads this blog have an MP3 player? Anyone? If so, I need to ask a couple of questions. First, what is the best music service to subscribe to for downloads? Yahoo has one for 6.99 but I'm worried they won't have everything I like, especially new stuff. I heard about Limewire but I can't get it to work, and ditto the previous complaint from Yahoo. I need a cheap download service to be able to add to my DellPod, and I don't know where to turn. Also, my 20 Gigs seem to be disappearing quicker than they should. Any tips on how to add my CD's to the DellPod with taking as little space as possible? Any hints, suggestions, etc. from more experienced MP3 users would be appreciated.
(Just from what was already on there)
1.311 - Amber
2.Audioslave - I am the Highway
3.Beastie Boys - Sabotage
4.Beck - Golden Age
5.Ben Harper - Burn One Down
6.Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
7.Cake - Opera Singer
8.Cat Stevens - Father and Son
9.Cardigans - Lovefool
10.Dave Matthews Band - Lover Lay Down
11.Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
12.Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
13.Jack Johnson - Holes to Heaven
14.Jeff Buckley - Grace
15.Morcheeba - Part of the Process
16.Pearl Jam - Black
17.Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely
18.Sigur Ros -
19.Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike
20.Travis - Hit Me Baby One More Time
(it's in alphabetical order, i know, how lame, but i didn't have time to fine-tune it)
So I've been wanting an I-Pod/MP3 player for a while now. I've been researching and looking for deals, and they just haven't dropped enough in price...until I got the bright idea to look on ebay and at pawn shops. I didn't really want an IPod, because I hate Apple/Mac. And I wanted one that could double as an external hard drive. Creative makes them too expensive, but Dell's DJ (digital jukebox) was just about right. I found a 20 Gig one at a pawnshop yesterday for a measley 100 bucks, and of course, snatched it up. Call it an early birthday present (since this is what I wanted, anyway). I absolutely love it. No more CD skipping, dragging around all my CD folders, etc. This thing's amazing. Not even MY musical collection can fill up the space on this thing! Not only that, but it had almost 2,000 songs already loaded! Granted most of it was weird, and/or rap, but there was a lot that I like as well, and even some stuff I had been wanting, but afraid to spend the money on. I'm pumped out of my mind (just ask Lacey). Now begins the long, slow process of trying to get my giant CD library onto the thing. It's slow and painful, but it will be so worth it. I have to rip the music and then synch it using WMP. It's painstaking. Actually, it's not bad, probably about 5 minutes per CD, but when you have a ton, the time adds up. Especially if you work and have a wife:) But we already have a car charger, FM transmitter, headphones, and everything, so what a deal. It's so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up. (thanks ferris) There only remains what to call it. It's too much work saying "M-P-3 Player", when "Ipod" just rolls off the tongue. So we've decided to name it our DellPod. Come by and visit.
Several different blogs have this going around...I like Hollie Amos's answers the best. But here goes:
What was I doing 10 years ago: graduating from high school, washing windows, and preparing for college. also took a vacations to colorado.
5 years ago: going out east to toby's wedding, washing windows, and preparing to head back out to moscow.
1 year ago: being a newlywed, working a lot, and sulking about not being in mexico any more
Yesterday: worked, read more of harry potter 5 (in prep for the new one) and watched the laguna beach launch special on mtv.
5 snacks I enjoy: homemade ice cream, velveeta and rotel, microwave popcorn, doritos, and any candy you can imagine.
5 (of the many) songs I know all the words to: "crash" by dave matthews band, "black" by pearl jam, "one" by u2, "wonderwall" by oasis, and "fix you" by coldplay
5 things I would do with a $100 million: pay off our debt, travel, put kids through school/college, donate to causes i believe in
5 locations I would like to run away to: fiji, mexico, venice, new zealand, and crete
5 bad habits I have: letting my temper get the best of me, biting my nails, throwing clothes everywhere, thinking i'm right all the time, watching too many movies
5 things I like doing: watching tv/movies, listening to music, reading, spending time with lacey, boating/swimming
5 tv shows I like: 24, seinfeld, survivor, the oc, amazing race
5 biggest joys of the moment: lacey, wint-o-green mints, wedding crashers this weekend, getting july bills out of the way, the harry potter book
5 favorite toys: tv, dvd player, cd's, computer, abbie
5 next victims: lacey, christin, jen, emily/thomas, anna