I feel like I’m zooming into the past. Tonight I was playing around with playlists in iTunes and realized I could burn audio CDs. Yeah, it is burning from mp3s so there’s so audio suckage, but it didn’t really sound that bad. Especially for something I’m burning to listen to in the car.

I used to love making mix tapes of the music I had. Not mix tapes/cds liked I’d do now as a DJ, these were just selections of songs to send to friends. They were a great way of sharing music with people. There was also a bit of creativeness in how you put together the tape. I always liked trying to make sure the tapes I made would flow from one song to another. Making mixtapes was the first step towards me being a DJ too. That same thinking about how the music flows from song to song is very important when you are actually mixing songs together.

So, back to iTunes. iTunes lets you burn CDs in both audio and mp3 format. With more and more audio devices understanding these I’m psyched to have this capability, even if I can’t quite use it yet (though I do have my eyes on that code free dvd player that can, and it is on sale!). Looks like it’s time for a new CD (just not a new DJ mix).

(Oh, and for those of you waiting to hear the set from the Phoenix Landing, I’m working on it.)

Clyde B. Aster. “When someone tells you something defies description, you can be pretty sure he’s going to have a go at it anyway.”

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There’s only one thing better then coffee and a coffee cake muffin in the morning. That’s vanilla coffee and a nice and WARM coffee cake muffin in the morning. YUM.

Once again waking in the middle of the night prompts the late night music selection. Brought to you by my Audiotron

• Cinderella Undercover – Oingo Boingo (<--i love this song)

• Hold On – Nitzer Ebb

• White Trash – OMD

• Pulp Culture – Thomas Dolby

• Now – Meat Beat Manifesto

• Close My Eyes – Ride

• Earl Grey – Gus Gus

All these songs actually did quite a good job of lulling me back to a state where I wanted to think about sleep. Nothing too hard. And they were mostly songs I didn’t know real well.

I just got done watching episode 24. Wow. I’m still wondering where this series is going to end up, but I am enjoying the ride it is taking me on.

This weekend looks like it could end up being quite hectic. My grandmother has been in CT visiting my parents and checking out places for assisted living this last week, and while she was there ended up in the hospital with congestive heart failure again.

She has some pretty severe heart problems and the doctors are saying that she only has a year or two left to live. Basicly she’ll be able to keep going on as she has been, but one of these days she’ll end up in the hospital like this last week and not come out of it. Most of this I’ve known since around Thanksgiving, but the uncertainty is what makes it more stressful.

The good side of this is that she is now in CT to stay. The doctor does not want her travelling back to Virginia at all. This makes getting her into assisted living a bit easier (because she has not been thrilled with the idea). I think it really will be better for her if she doesn’t have to worry about keeping a whole house together.

As a result of all this I’m probably going to go down to CT on Sunday if my uncle comes into town. I know he’s trying to find a way to get out here and I hope he makes it. There’s also a possibility that he’ll be bringing my cousin who I haven’t seen in years.

On the more fun side of things I’m hoping to see Spiderman tomorrow and then the Escaflowne movie on Saturday. Both are things I’ve been anxiously awaiting. And I have Friday off, which lets me get done all the crap I’ve put off for the last week.

When I got home from work tonight I was very tired, very cranky, and just had no patience for anything. After taking a nap I suddenly realized that this is why kids throw tantrums when they get overtired. If there had been anyone else around me I probably would have ripped off their head and shoved it down their neck the moment they opened their mouth.

But now that the nap is over things are much better. Though I have a craving for something sweet. Thank god there’s some ice cream in the freezer.

It’ll be a paradoxical week, Scorpio. You’ll be simultaneously boggled and soothed as you witness the profound interdependence of apparent opposites. There’ll be open secrets and genuine imitations and passive aggressions. You’ll encounter clever fools and peaceful warriors. “Anarchy rules!” may be your mantra as you wade through an organized mess in search of something resembling toasted ice. New traditions will be born. Partial pregnancy may be an operative metaphor. Fuzzy logic will be de rigueur.

At least this time the weather reports had been saying today is going to be rainy all week. So I’m prepared for it. And tomorrow is my friday off. Anyone wanna go see Spidey with me during the day tomorrow?

Tom Stoppard. “It is better to be quotable than to be honest.”

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