Sidney J. Harris. “Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” [Quotes of the Day]

Hmm, stuffy head, achey, tired, cranky. Shit. I’ve got a cold. Must run out and get some dayquil.

I’ve been using Radio to handle my blogging needs for the past year or so. It’s pretty cool and I like how it works overall. The thing is, I really don’t have the patience right now to dig into it and learn how to do things most of the time.

Also, I keep using Movable Type for lots of smaller projects. Each time I use it I’m impressed more by how well it works. It’s definitely easier to jump into and play around with. It also has plugins. Bits of code you can easily drop in that extend how it works easily.

I read someplace that people have been moving away from Radio a little bit. At first I was wondering why, but as I’ve thought about it more I think I do know why. It just doesn’t seem to be moving along fast enough. It does get some cool new features, but it’s missing ones I want to use (trackback). Also, while there is a servre part for radio you can use, it kind of feels like a kludge to me. And, I’d have to move my web site to a whole new server.

I have to think about it a bit more, but I think Moveable Type may be in my future. Unless I can come up with some really good reasons to stick with Radio.

Having a few devices that do S-video and have optical audio is great. What isn’t great is finding a way to plug them all into my receiver is a problem. Luckily Radio Shack has this great switcher box. It’s got six inputs, takes s-video and optical audio, will even do a little bit of conversion for regular video and audio. This is right at the top of my wish list right now. While I’m sure there are devices that do this that are more expensive, I haven’t found any others that have all these features yet.

Thomas Jefferson. “The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” [Quotes of the Day]

Looking for something to do after all this snow? Want to finally get out and have a bit of fun? Tonight at the Lounge we bring you Dino. It’s the perfect night to come out, chill with friends, and have some yummy martinis made by our bartender Asia.

Changmian and Dubcoast present

*~The Analog Lounge~*

The relaxed side of things. Join us every Wednesday for a mix of

music styles in the lounge at Vertigo. Tonight we have one of the

founding members of Changmian:

Dino (Changmian) Boston

Tonight Dino will be giving us a special treat. He’s getting away

from the goa and psy trance tonight and playing an atmospheric drum

n’bass set.

Also, Special Pete will be starting out the night for us for the first

time in weeks, so be sure to show up early.

with resident dj’s

Gregory Blake (Changmian) Boston

Special Pete (dubcoast music) CA

Peter Ellis (ttb) Boston

Pete Yagmin (Changmian) Boston

Wednesdays

@ Vertigo (upstairs)

126 State St. Boston, MA

617-723-7277

10pm – 2am

21+ with ID

$5 cover (gets you into both the Lounge and Anitya)

No dress code

www.changmian.com

www.dubcoast.com

www.vertigoboston.com

www.mapquest.com (directions)

Upcoming Guests:

02/19 – Changmian night w/Dino [Changmian]

02/29 – Keith Kene – 409 – MA

03/05 – Qi – madlifted – MA

03/12 – DJ Dres – proton radio/dubcoast/DEKLAB – MA

03/19 – MDR – Changmian – MA

03/26 – Residents Night

And to view our calendar online (with support for you iCal and Mozilla

calendar folk):
http://ical.mac.com/gblake99/The32Analog32Lounge

And don’t forget Anitya, downstairs at Vertigo this week: Greenman (Gnomefatty, Western MA).

Here’s the last snow photo. This one is looking down the sidewalk from my apartment at almost ground level.

I found this Visual Theasaurus on a mailing list I’m on, it’s pretty keen. Requires Java.

The Bad: There’s no way I’m getting my car out to go to Dunkin Donuts. And even if I got there w/out wiping out (it looks like only 4WD/AWD vehicles are on the road right now), I doubt they’d be open.

The Good: Since I’m stuck home I’ve decided to make a Puff Pancake in Cast Iron and sausage. Maybe some kind neighbor will decide they have extra coffee and offer me some.

Bob Hope. “I don’t generally feel anything until noon; then it’s time for my nap.” [Quotes of the Day]