I’m writing this from Dave Winer’s weekly Thursday blogging thing at Harvard Law. I was hoping to use bluetooth to hop online, but wasn’t able to get it all set up before I came over so this will be posted later. We had a bit of a discussion about the whole iTunes sharing issue before everyone appeared since Derek Slater of A Copyfighter’s Musings was there. Dave was going over macros in Manila, which was pretty interesting. I almost wish there was a kind of personal version of Manila. I think it would be pretty useful.

Then there was talk about BloggerCon. It sounds kind of interesting, but In a way I felt kinda out of my league as far as that side of the blogging world. I decided to blow off dinner since I was feeling a bit tired. I think these are nice to be going to, especially while I’m out of work. It gives me a chance to interact with people a little, and learn new things.

I fell asleep early this afternoon and had the most bizzare dream. It was like I was in a horror movie, but it all took place during the time before everything goes to hell. So things were getting stranger and stranger. Some guy got knocked out a window by some kind of flying creature. And then I woke up because the phone was ringing. I’m almost curious as to where the dream was going to head, because half the time I’ll have a dream that gets like that and then I’ll just step into another movie when things start to get a little too weird.

The Universal Church of Cosmic Uncertainty posted about my lunar eclipse post and I tells a wonderful story. I just had to do a bit of circular linking.

Doug Larson: “A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.” [Quotes of the Day]

Do you enjoy a good drink? Like to pound down a few after work at the local watering hole? What about those times when you overdid it. Did you ever ran from the room to let out a nice technicolor yawn? Or did you excuse yourself and casually stroll to the restroom? Thanks to The Etiquette of Vomiting you can know just what you should do in that situation.

Vomiting is one of those subjects people often try to graze over when discussing drinking.

They prefer to center on the glamorous aspects of drinking, the cerebral impairment, the fights and mishaps, the staggering around blindly and the cool hangover cures.

But let’s face up to reality: while many a boozer likes to brag he never or rarely reverses the flow of alcohol, truth be known, even the most accomplished drinker finds occasion to vomit. Even if it’s just to make room for more booze or to impress fellow imbibers with the distance he can launch the meat loaf he had for lunch. [Modern Drunkard Magazine]

Because if if you’re going to hurl, you might as well do it right.

So, anyone feel like heading out the the Milky Way for the Handstand Command 3rd Anniversary Party on Friday? I want to go to see the Anchormen (it’s a CD release party for them). Blogger Heath Row is part of the band, and I still haven’t met him, and this sounds like a cool event.

I’ve been working on reading a bit more lately. I’d kind of fallen out of the habit. Right now I’m finally making it through Permutation City, which I’m enjoying but I found a bit difficult to get into at first. I’m also reading through McSweeney’s #9. I’m sure I’d heard of McSweeney’s before last week or so, but for the life of me I can’t remember where and it has been driving me crazy.

It feels good to be reading regularly again though. It was so easy to just slip out of the habit of it. I blame TV and the computer mostly.

As is usual, every Wednesday night I invite all of you to come down and hear some tunes, hang out, and be social. This week I’m not going to just invite you. I’m going to insist that you come on down and say hi. Tonight, to celebrate the appearance of DJ Martini you should come on down and try one of Asia’s fabulous limeade martinis, or her chocolate martini (it’s like dessert in a glass).

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, with lots of mellow mixed in.
This week we bring you one of Boston’s up and coming DJs who is gaining
recognition all over the world.

Mark Martini [Dubcoast Music, Source of Gravity UK; MA]

The Analog Lounge 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:
May 21 – Chris Barakat [Boston, MA]
May 28 – Chris VanWart [Boston, MA]

To view our calendar online (with support for you iCal and Mozilla
calendar folk):
http://ical.mac.com/gblake99/The32Analog32Lounge

Are you a DJ in the Boston area? Are you interested in playing out some Wednesday night? If so, drop me a line at lounge@ezoons.com.

When I was at the store the other day I picked up some Old El Paso Taco Sauce with Seasoned Ground Beef because it was on sale (I also got the one with shredded chicken that I’d had before). It wasn’t too bad. A tiny bit on the salty side, but not that bad. As long as you’ve got some lettuce and cheese they’re just dandy. I like the chicken ones a bit better though.

There will be a lunar eclipse this Thursday that will be visible in all of the US.

Although a lunar eclipse may not have the “wow” factor of a solar eclipse, it is nonetheless a spectacular event that one should definitely not miss. The upcoming eclipse occurring during the night of May 15th and early on the 16th will be visible over all of North America except for the extreme northwest portions of the continent. Eclipse observers from Ontario eastward will see all phases of the eclipse while those to the west will see the Moon rising with the eclipse already underway, although totality will still be visible. [skynewsmagazine.com]

Pretty keen! I think I might have to try and drive to someplace out of the city to check this out!