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13 July 2007

A list of thingsthat I am, in general, for →[More:]

* pizza
* people still dressing like Mad Max
* spontaneous art done by non-artists
* conversations with strangers
* scruffy, mustachioed, cigarette-smoking guys in beat up El Caminos who have a fluffy, be-ribboned miniature poodle on their lap with it's head out the window

sorry, Miko. Couldn't resist

post by: small_ruminant at: 12:46 | 31 comments

small_ruminant: i stand behind your platform.

posted by crush-onastick 13 July | 13:06

* seagulls
* hummingbirds
* German shepherds (sorry, it's been an animal-heavy week)
* sparkling water
* brides who do not impose shoe requirements on their bridesmaids (other than wearing them, I guess, but I'd support the support of bare feet, as well)
* Weather in San Francisco that actually resembles what the rest of the world thinks of as "summer weather"
* Board Chairs who send fancy cakes to the office for everyone to enjoy

posted by occhiblu 13 July | 13:12

* stinky cheese
* diner
* Farmer's markets
* lolcats
* sitting on the couch, under a blanket watching a movie witht the lights off, eating popcorn

posted by Capn 13 July | 13:13

*choice
*freedom of expression
*twinkly lights
*people who bring you stuff from their garden

posted by rainbaby 13 July | 13:15

Previously

posted by mike9322 13 July | 13:17

Hey, I sold my el Camino.

*fireworks
*fireflies
*campfires
*Campfire Girls
*firing rifles at sporting clays
*firebrands
*spitfires
*Great Balls O'Fire
*Atomic Fireballs
*Firing off angry missives
*Fireside chats
*Firedogs

posted by Miko 13 July | 13:18

* Baby giggles
* Hugs
* Fresh-picked, sun-hot blackberries
* Warm fuzzy apricots
* Walking on top of curbs and low walls
* Hanging upside down by one's knees
* Good books
* Good tea
* Afternoon naps

posted by Fuzzbean 13 July | 13:22

* tasty beer
* flirting
* summer weather that doesn't include excessive humidity or thunderstorms

posted by Joe Invisible 13 July | 13:22

I can't believe I forgot nooners.

posted by rainbaby 13 July | 13:35

* Art Deco design
* Cold Lemonade
* Air Conditioning
* Sunsets
* Smiles
* Comfy chairs
* Old serials
* Granny glasses
* Lakes and streams

posted by King of Prontopia 13 July | 13:35

* Cats
* The Simpsons
* George Clooney (mrrrwowrrr! Hubba hubba!)
* Crisp, cold, clear autumn days
* Ice Cream
* Being at a football match when everyone spontaneously starts singing - and I know the words and can join in
* Thunderstorms, followed by rainbows
* That "It's Monday... No, wait! It's Sunday!" feeling that sometimes happens.

posted by essexjan 13 July | 13:44

* berries from the farmers' market
* homemade lemonade
* The creaky old comforts of B&W 1950s suspense anthologies
* potted plants
* homemade gifts
* crisp, cold sauvignon blanc on a hot evening
* holding the door or the elevator for a stranger
* peekaboo with the kid at the next table
* libraries
* thrift stores
* grammar rampages (though I'm no longer a contender; for me, grammar fury is strictly a spectator sport these days)

posted by Elsa 13 July | 13:50

- Concurrent consideration of the AR and stability metrics for clustering permits optimization of group count and cutoff calculation. AR maximization can sometimes lead to isolation of high-noise data pools in separate clusters; the stability check prevents this process and allows acquisition of stable cutoffs only. Formal concurrent maximization of these two metrics requires heuristically defined metrics weights combined with arbitrarily selected function structures. To eliminate this uncertainty, the clustering algorithm uses the AR maximization procedure only and verifies the achievement of a certain level of stability.

- aspirin

posted by Hugh Janus 13 July | 13:51

I can't believe I forgot nooners.

Have something to share with us about your day? Um,

Lucinda Williams
Fresh basil
Down comforters
Good coffee
Jodie Foster
Summer rain
Colin Meloy
My bike
Pinot Noir

posted by danf 13 July | 13:59

- Yesterday, when Mom dragged me into that enormous crowded outlet store full of meandering tourists, who blithely stomped this way and that, leaving their shopping carts blocking the aisles and wandered off. But in this hellish grasping thoughtless crowd I saw one woman who, spotting something she wanted, quietly pulled her cart tightly over to one side, edging it as far out of the flow of traffic as possible before she stepped away. That one lady --- I like her.

- and, yeah, nooners for sure.

- and Jodie Foster.

- and, given the chance, the last two taken together. Sure.

posted by Elsa 13 July | 14:03

Making love in the morning
Sufan Stevens and the song "Sister Winter"
Playing go fish with the girls
Strong tea on a rainy day (fair trade only, please)
Playing music all night
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings and the song "Red Clay Halo" (also, my new GW&DR DVD)
Music Challenge
My new shirt
Black Sheep beer
Songs about snakes
D'Addario strings
Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris and the song "Sin City"
Balderdash & Piffle
Townes Van Zandt and the song "White Freightliner Blues"
Sensitive Skin
Neil Young and the song "Tell Me Why"
South Wales beaches

posted by chuckdarwin 13 July | 14:14

* Little kids who jump in every puddle they see.
* Friendly, happy dogs
* Black eyed susans
* Cheese
* Hokey monster movies like Lake Placid
* Cheap funky sunglasses

hey, chuckdarwin, do I ever have a song for you!

posted by mygothlaundry 13 July | 14:25

Yo, chuckdarwin, have you ever used Snake Oil Strings? They're more expensive, but last much longer; they keep their ring for several months. If you break strings a lot or use ultra-lights, they may not be for you, but I love 'em (I usually play D'Add .011-.050's on my P-90 equipped Music Man Axis Sport, but Snake Oil have .011-.048's that krang raunk kun-kun brrrrang! like a dream). They last thrice as long at twice the price. Unless you use Webstrings, which are probably from the same factory as D'Addarios, but cost just $2.49 per set if you get two dozen.

posted by Hugh Janus 13 July | 14:32

*easy-going and kind parents
*children of all ages
*people
*coffee, even Folgers will do
*The Pledge of Allegiance
*John Lithgow
*Alan Rickman
*sweaters
*flip flops
*men's necks
*clean cuts
*scarves
*outdoor cafes
*patio bars
*flowers in Mason jars
*stargazer lilies
*Southern accents
*English accents
*English men
*Cilantro

posted by LoriFLA 13 July | 14:51

Machetes
Frutti Di Mari
Mari Di Frutti
Sleeplating
Alfred Bester
Well subsidized rural living.
Hammocks
Oysters and Beer
ice water
BLT's made at home (my friends, I cannot impress upon you enough how good a BLT made at home is. It is a perfect thing)
Cigars
Baked Beans
Citrus
Skirt Steak
Chimichurri
Lobster Rolls
Boats
Road Trips
Blessed silence
the efficient function of the human digestive system.
cool breezes
Clean sheets
walking with a bit of a hitch, a little dip, a little roll, just a hint of ditty bop.
cucumbers
Jersey Beefsteak tomatoes
mint
iced green tea
fucking
goofballs
good time charlies
games of chance
dogs
shenanigans
tomfoolery
cuttin' up
banjo work
people who are not crazy asshole all the time.
redemption
accepting apologies
the apollo moon missions
footbaths
philly cheese steaks wit'
pickles
pickled things
keeping your fucking big fat yap shut
people who are totally fucking ridiculous but not on purpose and they know it and don't give a damn
clam chowder with bacon
Of and for sure Alan Rickman...

posted by Divine_Wino 13 July | 15:03

also making fucking typos, suck it spelling correctly, suck.. on.. it!

posted by Divine_Wino 13 July | 15:05

Thanks for that, mygothlaundry! Cool tune.

Yo, chuckdarwin, have you ever used Snake Oil Strings? They're more expensive, but last much longer; they keep their ring for several months.

Like elixir or d'add exp? Yeah, I dig coated strings. I worked at a music store for ten years, so... I tried a lot of stuff. Not those exact ones, though. I don't think I can get them in the UK over the net.

If you break strings a lot or use ultra-lights, they may not be for you, but I love 'em (I usually play D'Add .011-.050's on my P-90 equipped Music Man Axis Sport, but Snake Oil have .011-.048's that krang raunk kun-kun brrrrang! like a dream). They last thrice as long at twice the price. Unless you use Webstrings, which are probably from the same factory as D'Addarios, but cost just $2.49 per set if you get two dozen.

I play 12s or 13s and still manage to break the G every time. I made it through two crazy sets last night, and didn't break one, but my friend Vo's new guitar (an expensive Takamine with cooltube tech) was making mine sound too small and flimsy :-(

posted by chuckdarwin 13 July | 15:30

Ah, too bad they don't ship to UK. They're actually not coated; they just use better wire and wind it to a higher spec. They're awesome, Snake Oils.

12s or 13s, you on acoustic? Them's some manly fuckin' strings, hoss!

posted by Hugh Janus 13 July | 15:41

Yeah, I play unplugged a lot (we have a lot of acoustic sessions) so I need to be loud. I was plugged in last night... but I'm getting to the point now where I'd almost rather prefer to be mic'ed up.

To be fair, I also play a Tele with 10s and a Godin with 10s.

posted by chuckdarwin 13 July | 15:50

Ahhh, I see. 12 or 13 on an electric would take steel claws to bend, maybe even to fret. The Axis Sport hardtail I play is as if Leo Fender took the Tele and evolved it, made it a little smaller and easier to play, and then stuck big growly Townsendy p-90s on for a rush.

Dynamics are so key; I hate playing too loud, or having to compete with another guitarist. I've often wished for dynamic interplay between myself and another guitarist, but usually I just get jangles. Unless, of course, I'm playing with my brother, with whom I played violin duets of all sorts as a kid. We play well together.

Those Godins are nice; handmade, right? You gots good taste in instermints, sah!

posted by Hugh Janus 13 July | 16:02

I vote AGAINST people driving with dogs in the front seats.

posted by eamondaly 13 July | 16:57

* books about music
* mass transit
* cold beer
* Benday dots
* buddhas
* cranberries
* Pac-Man
* snooty cats
* Odilon Redon
* the Great Lakes
* road trips
* redheads
* Nashville, TN
* cool fonts
* Anne Sexton
* Chinese food
* MP3 players
* Frank Lloyd Wright architecture
* tea
* the "Wall of Sound"
* tacky tourist traps
* stained glass
* hugs
* hot peppers
* movie reviews
* ATARI
* red velvet cake
* Jacques Tati
* honeysuckle
* fridge magnets

posted by BoringPostcards 13 July | 18:06

The wall of sound is where it's at, I'm for that in a big way too.

posted by Divine_Wino 13 July | 18:15

*red velvet cake again, because one is not enough

posted by Miko 13 July | 19:04

Blueberries
Extra sourdough bread
Milk chocolate
Books
David Bowie
Daniel Day Lewis
Sleeping
Green-eyed men
Erica Jong
Colette
Phillip Johnson's Chippendale building
Massachusetts
England
Paris
Ireland

posted by brujita 14 July | 03:03

≡ Click to see image ≡

It looks like the guitar Eddie Van Halen used to play...

Dynamics are so key; I hate playing too loud, or having to compete with another guitarist. I've often wished for dynamic interplay between myself and another guitarist, but usually I just get jangles. Unless, of course, I'm playing with my brother, with whom I played violin duets of all sorts as a kid. We play well together.

That's the end-all-be-all of music: finding the right partner.

Those Godins are nice; handmade, right? You gots good taste in instermints, sah!

Cheers! I really need to get some sort of acoustic guitar that's suitable for me... something loud, yet easy to play. An old Gibson?

posted by chuckdarwin 14 July | 04:03

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