1.20.2005
The Goings Ons...
"Last night a DJ saved my life...'cause I was sittin' there bored to death, and in just one breath he said: "You gotta get up!" ~ Indeep, Original 12" Mix
Okay I am officially ready to move. New York is like one big ass ice box. What the hell? Just the other day it was so warm I was contemplating short sleeves and now its whether to wear one or two sweaters! I hate, hate, hate the cold. I’d much rather be hot—sweating even—than cold. You should have seen me last night going to bed in long johns, two pair of socks, a tee shirt, sweat sweatshirt and my extra heavy goose comforter pulled up-and-over my bald head. It was comedy I tell you, pure comedy.
On Saturday my eldest nephew finally joined me in the wonderfully defining thirties. To mark the occasion the family threw him quite a party at my place. As nearly a hundred or so guests filled my living space I wondered what was it about me or my place for that matter that said party. In the last year I’ve played host to some ten or more parties. I’m talking large parties. Parties people are still talking about. I mean I’ve always loved to entertain, as a matter of fact I’d much rather entertain than be an attendee at someone else’s function. Call me crazy but I just feel more comfortable that way. But the question I kept trying to figure out was what made my parties such a success. I'm sure its a combination of things, as nothing in life is ever cut and dry. Still I'd like to know. Maybe one day I'll have a questionnaire for my guests as they leave. I'm kiddin'! That would be kind of scary don't you think? At any point, my surprised nephew and his many guests enjoyed the evenings and RSVP’d for any future events Sdot, he and myself planned to have.
I’ve been stalking the united parcel service. Any time I hear the screeching of brakes and a door slam I run to the window and peer out hoping to see my Dell Digital Jukebox making its way into my life. Why the Jukebox? Well first I hate the popularity of the Ipod and have always decidedly gone left when everyone else chooses to go right. I laughed yesterday when my niece--blatantly disturbed--informed me that everyone in her school owns an Ipod, even those--she quipped--who seemingly couldn't afford one. In many ways I guess this is good news for MAC who it seems is finally receiving the level of popularity they were never afforded due to the market domination of pc’s and pc based products. Now, it seems, after all these years they’re the big boys.
Sdot first told me about the Dell DJ and suggested we look into purchasing it. Of course I was against it but gave in after fully researching the capabilities of this little piece of technology. An hour later I was on-line customizing two 20 gig Dells for delivery ASAP. It was only after I clicked the last button did I realize there was an apparent back log and I’d not receive my much anticipated toy for at least another two friggin' weeks! I was done. You see cause I’m one of those immediate gratification brothers: when I want something I want it then, not later, then. What the hell was I going to do for two full weeks? Why download music of course. And so I began the painstaking task of downloading my music collection to my computer. And what joy! Do you know how exciting it is to run across a song that was your shit? I'm talking about the one you would listen to day and night and never ever grow tired of its melody or message? Well I’ve found like a ca-jillion of them hidden underneath all the new garbage I've purchased in the last year or so, and I am in love all over again. My windows media storage is at a whopping 18.67 gigs and I’m not even finished downloading music! This jukebox is going to be so much fun! I can’t wait!
Other than that nothing much is goin’ on...but if something does happen between now and then I’ll be sure to key you in.
Until then...let somebody love you. It does the body good.
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Okay I am officially ready to move. New York is like one big ass ice box. What the hell? Just the other day it was so warm I was contemplating short sleeves and now its whether to wear one or two sweaters! I hate, hate, hate the cold. I’d much rather be hot—sweating even—than cold. You should have seen me last night going to bed in long johns, two pair of socks, a tee shirt, sweat sweatshirt and my extra heavy goose comforter pulled up-and-over my bald head. It was comedy I tell you, pure comedy.On Saturday my eldest nephew finally joined me in the wonderfully defining thirties. To mark the occasion the family threw him quite a party at my place. As nearly a hundred or so guests filled my living space I wondered what was it about me or my place for that matter that said party. In the last year I’ve played host to some ten or more parties. I’m talking large parties. Parties people are still talking about. I mean I’ve always loved to entertain, as a matter of fact I’d much rather entertain than be an attendee at someone else’s function. Call me crazy but I just feel more comfortable that way. But the question I kept trying to figure out was what made my parties such a success. I'm sure its a combination of things, as nothing in life is ever cut and dry. Still I'd like to know. Maybe one day I'll have a questionnaire for my guests as they leave. I'm kiddin'! That would be kind of scary don't you think? At any point, my surprised nephew and his many guests enjoyed the evenings and RSVP’d for any future events Sdot, he and myself planned to have.
I’ve been stalking the united parcel service. Any time I hear the screeching of brakes and a door slam I run to the window and peer out hoping to see my Dell Digital Jukebox making its way into my life. Why the Jukebox? Well first I hate the popularity of the Ipod and have always decidedly gone left when everyone else chooses to go right. I laughed yesterday when my niece--blatantly disturbed--informed me that everyone in her school owns an Ipod, even those--she quipped--who seemingly couldn't afford one. In many ways I guess this is good news for MAC who it seems is finally receiving the level of popularity they were never afforded due to the market domination of pc’s and pc based products. Now, it seems, after all these years they’re the big boys.
Sdot first told me about the Dell DJ and suggested we look into purchasing it. Of course I was against it but gave in after fully researching the capabilities of this little piece of technology. An hour later I was on-line customizing two 20 gig Dells for delivery ASAP. It was only after I clicked the last button did I realize there was an apparent back log and I’d not receive my much anticipated toy for at least another two friggin' weeks! I was done. You see cause I’m one of those immediate gratification brothers: when I want something I want it then, not later, then. What the hell was I going to do for two full weeks? Why download music of course. And so I began the painstaking task of downloading my music collection to my computer. And what joy! Do you know how exciting it is to run across a song that was your shit? I'm talking about the one you would listen to day and night and never ever grow tired of its melody or message? Well I’ve found like a ca-jillion of them hidden underneath all the new garbage I've purchased in the last year or so, and I am in love all over again. My windows media storage is at a whopping 18.67 gigs and I’m not even finished downloading music! This jukebox is going to be so much fun! I can’t wait!
Other than that nothing much is goin’ on...but if something does happen between now and then I’ll be sure to key you in.
Until then...let somebody love you. It does the body good.
