gdp's Comments

Strickerin : Adapt or die

Thu, 6 Jul 2017 18:13:50 +0000

just figuring out where it still fits in. :)

Strickerin : Didn't I post before this?

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:57:03 +0000

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They aren't rectangles. Two adjacent short sides, two adjacent long sides. Not even a parallelogram.

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Strickerin : Oh yes I did.

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:31:04 +0000

It's a new one and I don't like it. It's all \"yay, we have a timer\" which gives me 4 hours on high, 6 hours on high, 8 hours on low, 10 hours on low, and always after the timer, it turns to \"keep warm\". I think it's the keep-warm that's the problem. I think it's toooooo hot. Even recipes that are quite large will burn if they're on that too long. Mostly I put things in while they're still frozen, and then they're just right.

SoundLust : Touchstone, Islington Academy2, 5th March 2011

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:04:02 +0000

I think I'm going to have to find the Brit channel on iTunes - I've never heard of any of these people!

SoundLust : Like.FM Tastes Like Us - A Music-Building Community

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:03:13 +0000

Interesting. I'm going to have to play with Like.fm. I wonder if it will work for me, given that most of the fun sites are banned by the work nanny...

SoundLust : Song Review: Oh, My Heart by R.E.M.

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 16:51:35 +0000

need to listen. I always thought he had a quality to his voice that made otherwise-weak songs work.

SoundLust : Album Review: Thank You, Happy Birthday by Cage the Elephant

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 16:46:24 +0000

Really? All I could think as you listened was "wow, this is okay, until that guy starts 'singing'". I suppose I should give it a real listen before I plop myself into the "not for me" category.

SoundLust : Album Review: MICHAEL by Michael Jackson

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:52:14 +0000

People love a freak show, which is why, to my mind, they focused on Michael Jackson the Weird, instead of Michael Jackson the Musician. As his personal life got weirder and weirder, his music got relegated to the background. I personally preferred his early stuff and can't say I've heard any of his stuff from the last ten years or more.

Strickerin : Lynn in Tucson made me do it.

Thu, 6 Jan 2011 22:21:03 +0000

I either wrap them backwards or lift them funny. And I'm not entirely sure I do it the same on every row. o.O
I don't remember the crocheted hat Joan did off the top of my head, but it will be a while before Aunt Tam deserves one. I tend to think if someone asks, they don't deserve one.

SoundLust : SoundLust Hot Music Gift Givers - No. 25

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 17:39:32 +0000

Keytars. Snort.

SoundLust : St. Cecilia, Patron of Musicians — Thank You

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:42:38 +0000

Patron saints are the ones who have a special affinity for whatever they're the patron of, and the idea is to ask the saint for direct intercession with god. You should love that - holy social networking.

SoundLust : REVIEW: We R Who We R by Ke$ha

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:16:26 +0000

what, like Pat Boone covering metal or Paul Anka jazzing up rock? I suppose you have a point. I don't really think believability has ever been on my list of Must Haves when selecting songs I like, though. Lately most of my favorites have to do with selling your soul to the devil and/or hookers and strippers. I suppose maybe it's less about believability than being a good match. Those songs just *fit* with the artist. And if that's the sense we're talking about, I still think the original reviewer is wrong, and I can't imagine anyone better singing about partying and avoiding creepy dinosaur guys than Ke$ha.

SoundLust : Music-Marketing Tech: Twitter and Ping

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:59:40 +0000

I hate those notices from Foursquare. If Blip.fm is the one I'm thinking of, that links the song right in the facebook feed, that's okay, but still not amazing. I don't actually care what music people are buying or listening to. If I did, I'd ask them directly.

SoundLust : REVIEW: We R Who We R by Ke$ha

Mon, 8 Nov 2010 17:52:15 +0000

There's no way that any artist out there (at least, any with commercial success) believes everything he or she sings. Particularly when he/she isn't writing it. Even if she DOES believe it, she gets dinged for putting her life out there in her song list, a la Taylor Swift.

SoundLust : (Estate of) Michael Jackson To Release New Album

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 22:36:50 +0000

Hmmm. I know why they're doing it, but damn. Even in death the man gets no peace. Hounded from beyond the grave for more more more.

SoundLust : Single Review: Universal Child by Annie Lennox

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:56:12 +0000

so, did you like it?

Strickerin : October. Huh.

Sun, 3 Oct 2010 23:58:43 +0000

I do know who?

Ms Magazine Blog : Where Are the Feminists for Bristol Palin?

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:41:17 +0000

Scold their politics and attitudes all you want. But I'd argue that commenting on cankles or worrying about whether HER dress is modest (rather than ballroom dancing attire in general - who's out there protesting the professional, non-prime-time events?) is irrelevant to the conversation, and mean. She's doing what she can with the spotlight she has, and she looks like she's having fun. For her sake and her son's, I hope she enjoys herself, raises her son as well as she possibly, and takes advantage of all her opportunities. Regardless of her politics or her "talents". I think the politics of her mother are loathsome, but that doesn't mean I want Bristol (or any of the other Palins) to suffer.

SoundLust : Desert Bloom 3 Heavy On the Tunes

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:39:48 +0000

Definitely an interesting event. It seemed more mellow this time, which was nice. (I did miss the audience-participation painting, though.) I thought the live music was an improvement over the DJs last time, though I am not in the DJ demographic, so much. Would like to hear more of those bands around town.

SoundLust : CD Review: Asylum by Disturbed

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:10:30 +0000

Hmm. Maybe I need to listen to it in proper order. I liked it, but it didn't really grab me the way some of their other stuff does, and most of the song sounded the same to me. Same/similar tempo, same phrasing, even sometimes the same words/lines. Sometimes it seemed like the only way to tell them apart was with the bridges and interludes.