Noir

I just finished watching Noir. I have to say that it was pretty impressive. This is a series I’ll be waiting impatiently for someone in the states to pick up for distribution.

Still feeling tired

Well, despite my 11 hours of sleep I’m still feeling a little like the need for a nap.  Fortunately work has been just busy enough today that the day is just zooming by.

I can always tell when I’m a little overtired because I get really crabby.  The stupidest things always bother me.

Thinking about this last weekend

I was thinking a bit more about the set I spun this weekend, trying to get a feel for why I felt so disconnected. Of course, after a night of sleep it was fairly obvious: the setup.

When I got to the party everything was all set up. The DJ stuff was set up on a kind of balcony overlooking the main room. This has a few effects, all centering around me not really being able to hear what is going on well. With DJing you listen to what is currently playing and then in your headphones listen to the track you want to bring in. You can match up the beats that way. Now, if you don’t have a speaker close enough to you the sound lag makes it harder to match up the beats. I get around this by doing most of my mixing in the headphones. I can also listen to the live channel in my headphones, it just makes it more difficult. As a result, when I was done I was exhausted. It is something I never even thought of there being an issue with really, since all the other parties I’d been right near the speakers. Live and Learn.

The second thing that caused me issues is more difficult to explain. When I’m spinning I get very focused on what I’m doing. I hate when people interrupt me constantly (interruptions now and then don’t bother me as much). At the party I was in a fairly trafficed path. There were people always talking around me, interrupting me, etc. It just constantly pulled me away from getting fully focused. I think this was a bigger issue then setup actually.

Now, on the plus side. I think despite these things I did actually spin a pretty decent set. That was a good thing.

Sleep is good

Ahhh. I feel much better after a good 10-11 hours of sleep. Well, except for a small stomach ache, but I can cope with that. I’m still a little tired, but nothing some coffee can’t help.

Fruits Basket

I really don’t know what to say about this series. I just watched the first episode and I want more. Things just took a sudden left turn right at the end of the episode!

The animation quality was also really nice in this. Very slick looking. I’m hoping this gets picked up already because I want to see more.

Home sweet home

I’m home. I’m trying to unwind. I’m not quite sure what to think of last night. I didn’t have a bad time, but it’s very obvious that I’ve got some things I need to deal with sometime soon. With everything going on in my life I keep much too much bottled up. Unfortunately it takes mediocre nights like last night to remind me of this.

The party itself was actually quite good. Unfortunately, I really wasn’t in the right state of mind to be around a bunch of people I didn’t know real well. Add to that a feeling that I never really got into the swing of my set. Everyone said it sounded great, but it just wasn’t what I wanted.

I’m going to watch the rest of North by Northwest and then maybe some cartoons.

Party time

I’m getting ready to head out to party tonight. I’m pretty psyched about this because I haven’t had a chance to just get out and unwind in a while. I get to spin a three hour set, which will definitely put me into a nice state of mind. I’ve been flipping through my records on and off all day, trying to find things that fit my mood.

I’m also thinking of doing some experimenting with moods tonight. Really working on creating a mood with the songs I choose. To me DJing is a kind of joint job between DJ and the crowd. If they aren’t able to sync up at all, then it isn’t as fun for everyone.

New Apple Ads

I have to say that I think Apple’s latest iMac ad is one of their best. They have it and more over on their ad page.

QOTD

William Blake. “It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.”

[Quotes of the Day]

Good morning world

Waking up to hearing Robyn Hitchcock definitely makes for an interesting start of the day.

Everyone says they love going out for breakfast. But for some reason I still can’t make myself pick up the phone and call someone at 8am on a saturday morning to say “breakfast! now!” Probably because people would hate me after a while ;). Actually most people tell me, “oh I’m always up early on a Saturdays.” But I just have this dread that I would pick the one saturday where they decided to sleep in.

I need to start calling people the night before. Oh well, I’m off to get breakfast by myself in a few moments.