Outgoing Signals

...if I knew then what I know now, I still never never never never would've seen that comin'...

2009-12-27T00:41:16Z

Here is my favorite Vic Chesnutt memory: The first time I ever saw Vic in concert, I was very surprised to notice that we were wearing identical shirts. I'm not talking about the same old R.E.M. concert tee or something like that; I'm talking abo...

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Outgoing Signals: A One-Stop Guide for Perverts

2009-12-23T20:12:31Z

I've got one of those stat counters hooked up to my Vox. It allows me to see which posts are getting hits and where the viewers are located. I'm not sure how accurate it is, but I assume that when it says someone in Spain is looking at my pictur...

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Of course, I had to display all the cookies on my floor and take a picture.

2009-12-21T18:54:21Z

I got a box of Christmas cookies in the mail today. At least I think they were Christmas cookies. The snowman is definitely Christmassy and the tiny gingerbread men probably count, but I think the pumpkin and the bunny might be leftovers from ot...

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It took me 20 minutes to think up a title for the mix, so excuse me if I use this as the post title.

2009-12-13T00:39:26Z

It is with great pleasure and relief that I am able to announce that the second volume of The Ba-Ba Box Set is complete. The song selection and ordering process took me twelve hours. I'm not exaggerating either; it literally took me an entire da...

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Robots on the mantel, music on the floor.

2009-12-11T18:35:57Z

I got these guys as a surprise early Christmas present. Homebody bought them for me from a place called Aaron's Tin Toy Arcade. They've got a bunch of fun stuff over there for the weirdo on your shopping list. Just know that you shouldn't bothe...

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This is art!

2009-12-09T01:28:11Z

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The Ugliest Christmas Tree Ever

2009-12-06T02:24:17Z

I heard about this guy who decorated his Christmas tree with nothing but Uglydoll keychains. Then he took a bunch of pictures of the Uglytree and posted them on the internet for everyone to see.

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399 songs, 23.9 hours, 1.90 GB

2009-12-03T19:09:37Z

I am a bad compiler. When I first started creating the world's largest collection of ba-ba songs*, I'd write down the performer and title on my list and then rip or buy an mp3 of the song in question. I got away from the second step and realized...

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Stuff I've Been Reading: A Monthly Column (11/09)

2009-12-02T15:50:39Z

I started off the month with two books that got their own posts, The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens and My Abandonment by Peter Rock. Then I settled in and read four additional books before the month ended. Here are my quick thoughts ...

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I reserve the right to add, delete, or move things around if something changes in December.

2009-11-30T20:15:07Z

The Best Albums of 2009 Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter Young Fresh Fellows - I Think This Is Various Artists - Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy Joe Henry - Blood From Stars Joe Pernice - It Feels So Good When I Stop Wussy - Wu...

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