better late than never...

so apparently, when one starts a blog it has to be updated regularly or you get chastised because people now expect you to post and will stop reading if you don't. this may or may not be true....but i feel like i should post when i feel the urge to do so and not just force it for posting's sake. anyway... a couple of random things to share before going on with the music portion of our programming: 1. if you haven't seen Hotel Rwanda yet, then do so....it will literally kick your emotional ass. Don Cheadle is incredible in his role and his supporting cast is astounding in their portrayal of the people caught up in this tragedy. go and see it at your local movie theatre and then go here and read about how the same thing is happening in the Sudan... 2. on a whole different note, go and see Sideways, as well. another spectacular movie. i'm not gonna say much except that i can't believe that Paul Giamatti was snubbed by the Academy and Thomas Haden Church will still, to me, always be "Lowell" from Wings or "Ned" from Ned & Stacey (which also included Debra Messing pre-Will & Grace). 3. it's snowing in Denver and i can't get the heating to come on... the irony is that my landlord was just here yesterday and i told him that we weren't having any problems with any of our systems or appliances....sigh. 4. check out M83, they are French and it is good...however i cannot find any mp3's to save my life. thus continues the questioning of how the "other guys" do it...i guess being just slightly behind the curve doesn't help. 5. i finally got "Gigantor" repaired, that's my 32" TV...i know you expected something larger with that name, but size is relative since i've been using a 19" TV/VCR combo ever since the big boy broke. anyway, now i can watch the WPT how it was meant to be viewed, with life size cards. speaking of which, there is a WPT marathon on the Travel Channel today, so i will wrap this up soon. here are some choice tracks for this cold and dreary day: old: Knapsack - Cellophane * (buy) The Promise Ring - Why Did We Ever Meet? * (buy) Cap'n Jazz - Little League * (buy) The Gloria Record - Tired and Uninspired * (buy) new: My Hotel Year - Everyday * (buy) Cruiserweight - This Ain't No Beach Party * (buy) Her Space Holiday - Through the Eyes of a Child * (buy) (also...go here for some exclusive HSH remixes) Boom Bip - Last Walk Around Mirror Lake Boards Of Canada (remix) * (buy) "this is the winter of our discontent"