Super Sunday Techno: Zombie Edition
While we wait for chicken wings for the Big Game Party to marinate, Boyfriend and I are just chilling in front of the TV, generally being lazy to the background of some Walking Dead. I actually try to...
View ArticleFriday Afternoon Techno
It’s been one of those weeks. Just gotta throw the blinders on and keep charging. I don’t know if this song was meant to be merely an observation, an inspirational tune, or a criticism of...
View ArticleAnd Then I Got Free Laundry
I’ll take the good with the bad. Capping off a frenzied work week was a very Awesome Blog kind of moment. See, the building where I live uses ancient coin-fed Maytag washers and driers. And the glory...
View ArticleSunday Afternoon Techno: Harlem Shake Edition
This one will be short and sweet. Y’all have seen the ridiculous Harlem Shake meme, yes? Just in case… Well, ever since hearing that Madeon track on a Sony commercial, I’ve started paying more...
View ArticleDINK
I’ve found my next subject! Everybody, meet Dink! What an adorable DJ name. I could say it all day…Dink, Dink, Dink! Like what you’d call a little robot…like WALL-E. Y’know? Uh oh, looks like a...
View ArticleWednesday Evening Techno
One of my personal favs for y’all this evening: Deboutonner, by Modeselektor: This German duo has been an item since 1996, and the guys are STILL performing! (in Europe, of course) Sometimes I...
View ArticleFeelin’ a Change
Press play, then start reading. So here’s how my last night went… 5pm-get off work, drive to mall 8pm-leave mall after dropping a lot of money on an empty stomach 9pm-surf the net, feeling lazy,...
View ArticleReady for a Thaw
Today, the weather forecast in Los Angeles calls for sunshine. Lots of it, with a high of 79 degrees. Sigh. Today, there are a few inches of snow on the ground in my little corner of Michigan. The...
View ArticleMy Life, In Short
I’ve been trying to fight my way out of a rut lately. Reflecting a lot. Contemplating when I should probably meditate. Found this on the Internet. It speaks volumes. The title for this one is “And...
View ArticleLet’s Get Drunk and Freaky
So. Yeah. I’ve been really focused these past few months on all the things that I am not. Not a full-time writer. Not a raver (nope, not anymore). Not a free spirit. Not living in the city. It’s...
View ArticleIs it Finally Not Winter?
Guys. Can we all take a minute to just appreciate the Sun? Like, thank the LORD that the Sun is gracing this absurd state that I now call home. Those living in California can really take it for...
View ArticleOverflow
The Detroit Red Wings are in the NHL playoffs right now. It’s a real nail-biter, too. I should probably be watching. It’s the final game in a series of 7 against nearby rivals from Chicago, with the...
View ArticleJ-Lo Techno…J-Lechno?
I’m gonna get back to Dink (DINK?) tomorrow, but right now I’d just like to turn everyone’s attention to the latest radio release from J-Lo, one of the first major pop artists to delve into the techno...
View ArticleCall Me School of Rock
What a weekend. I mean, really. Like, I don’t completely understand what happened over the course of the past 48 hours, but I’m glad it did. I was at this little shindig in Detroit called Orion...
View ArticleMidnight Ruminations
I’ve entered this weird, post-festival come-down mental state where the real world is overwhelming me anew, and the challenge of proving to myself that I will charge ahead and not just settle and go...
View ArticleQuick Hit: Dink’s (DINK’s?) Getting There (Original Release)
This song. What can I say? It makes me a little uncomfortable. I don’t know. Getting There is a track that I haven’t quite got my head around yet. There are these subtle changes to the otherwise...
View ArticleOther People on Daft Punk
I’m finally getting my shit together a little bit (praise the Lord, the Sun is out, and I’m sure that’s partly to thank for my energy today), and for the first time in, like, forever, I bought some...
View ArticleSquare Pegs and Round Holes
If you haven’t noticed, I keep putting off that really good listen slash review of Dink’s (DINK’s?) music that I keep mentioning. Not that I haven’t had it playing in the background. I have. And I...
View ArticleBudgeting Time
It’s so easy for me to blow off writing nowadays. “Got no time today,” I’ll tell myself, “too busy.” Too busy going to yoga, or grocery shopping, or spending time with Boyfriend, or having an...
View ArticleConcrete Jungle Dreams
I just got back from a short trip in New York City. I was up there for a family thing, but Boyfriend’s never been there before, so he tagged along, and we made a little vacation out of it. Needless to...
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