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Friday, July 22, 2005

Sharing is Caring

Because I'm nice, enjoy some random .mp3s from my ginormous music collection. Don't be a dick, right click. (Limited time only, so download them while they're available.)

Zero 7 - Destiny
Hooverphonic - Mad About You
Counting Crows - Accidentally in Love
The Ataris - San Dimas High School Football Rules
Supreme Beings of Leisure - Strangelove Addiction
Peter Malick Group with Norah Jones - Heart of Mine

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Saturday, July 16, 2005

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince



I've been feeling a little under the weather today and wasn't sure how I was going to spend my evening, but I guess I do now!

I'd noticed when I pre-ordered Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that you could choose standard shipping and, if it wasn't delivered today, the book would be free. I almost chose that option, but now I'm glad I didn't since I got my book today anyway.

Excuse me while I disappear for a few days now.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2005

The Beethoven Experience

The BBC Philharmonic is currently performing all nine of Beethoven's symphonies. The really nice thing is that the day after they are performed, they are offering them up for download here. Go take advantage and get a little free culture.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005

iPodLounge Buyers' Guide 2005

I've talked before about how much I love iPodLounge.com, but I completely forgot to mention that their Buyers' Guide 2005 is now out.

It reviews just about everything iPod (it's over one hundred pages), so if you're an iPod owner like me or you've been thinking about getting one, you should definitely check it out. Hell, check it out either way to get a glimpse of some cool technology.

Mmmmmm. iPod goodness.

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Friday, April 29, 2005

Is It Safe To Go Out?

I just finished watching Saw (brillant, frightening, absolutely genius film; I loved it) and last week I watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

I am now convinced that the world is chock full of lunatics who want to do very bad things to you and I don't think I am ever leaving the house again.

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Thursday, April 14, 2005

Ocean's Twelve & The Nightfox Song

I just got done watching Ocean's Twelve and, while it wasn't as good as Ocean's Eleven, it was still pretty good. Or maybe there were a lot of pretty men in it (Mmmmmm. George Clooney.) and I got distracted. Whatever.

Being a big fan of movie music, I totally fell in love with the song that was playing as the Nightfox makes his way through the laser beams. A quick Blingo search turned up the name of the song (La Caution's "The a la menthe"), but it turns out that the song isn't for sale on any CDs.

However, you can get it for free here from the artist. You know how I'm all about the free, so I had to share my find. Enjoy!

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Sunday, April 10, 2005

You should see what I see...

One of my favorite television episodes ever was the Dead Zone pilot. It was so moving, it was breathtaking.

Currently the entire first season is on sale for only $17.89 at Amazon.com. If you didn't haven't caught the show yet, now's an excellent time to get the first season really cheap.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2005

Free Music from SXSW and iTunes

For those of us not lucky enough to be attending South by Southwest this year (I swear, next year I am definitely going!), you can get 750 songs from their Showcasing Artists library for free, via BitTorrent. In addition, you can also get the music festival schedule for your iPod as well.

Also, I don't think I've ever mentioned it, but every Tuesday, iTunes has a free single for download. I haven't been crazy about a lot of them, but it's still free music and you never know what you're going to find.

(Link courtesy of iPodlounge, a great resource for information on iPods and music.)

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Friday, February 11, 2005

Another Free iTunes Music Sampler

iTunes has released a second free music sampler. This one contains sixteen songs, including music by Death Cab for Cutie, Simple Plan, and Skindred. I have no idea how long it's going to be available, so get it while the getting's good.

(Link courtesy of iPod Lounge, a wonderful iPod resource.)

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Saturday, January 8, 2005

Netflix Friends

Netflix has just created a new service that allows you to see what your friends have rated called, appropriately enough, Netflix Friends. If you're a Netflix member, leave me your e-mail address so I can see what movies you liked.

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Friday, January 7, 2005

Free iTunes New Music Sampler

Apple has a somewhat hidden free thirteen song 'iTunes New Music Sampler' album available to new iPod owners, those who restore their device, or those who simply click here.

(Link courtesy of iPodlounge, an excellent iPod resourse.)

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Wednesday, December 22, 2004

A Little Bit of Free

Amazon.com has a pretty sweet little deal going on right now. Buy four $15 Apple iTunes prepaid cards and get a fifth one free. That's $15 worth of free music.

These babies make great little stocking stuffers or last minute gifts. Just use promotional code ITUNES544DEC at checkout. Better hurry, though. This offer expires January 2, 2005.

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Saturday, December 18, 2004

Jesus, I like him very much, but he no help with curveball.

I just finished watching Far From Heaven, which I just loved. The acting was great, the cinematography was beautiful (I could have stared at the colors for hours), and the story was interesting and sad at the same time.

I was looking through the extra features and started reading the cast biographies when I had a sudden "Oh my god!" moment. Dennis Haysbert, President David Palmer from 24 (one of my favorite shows), he of the regal bearing and beautiful voice, was Pedro Cerrano in Major League. How could I have not known that?

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Monday, November 15, 2004

Van Helsing in Fifteen Minutes

Since I'm a member of both Netflix and Blockbuster Online (did that one to complete one of those free swag offers) I've been watching a great many movies.

Some have been good (Dawn of the Dead, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Stuck on You) and some not so good (Reign of Fire, Starsky & Hutch).

The one that I was really looking forward to seeing, though, was Van Helsing. I figured it had Hugh Jackman (he's so gorgeous), vampires, cool effects, and should be entertaining even if the story wasn't all that great.

I wanted to love it. I tried really hard. Alas, I did not. For those of you that want to save yourselves the trouble seeing it, just read Van Helsing in Fifteen Minutes. It's far more entertaining than the movie ever was.

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Thursday, September 2, 2004

Just Because

Frank Sinatra & Barbara Streisand - I've Got a Crush on You (From Frank Sinatra's Duets. Right click and "Save As.")

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Thursday, July 1, 2004

Six Feet Under Opening Titles

I don't know about you, but I love Six Feet Under. It's got some of the best writing on television and the characters are just so real. Another thing that I've especially loved is the show's production value - it's always gorgeously shot with great music, especially the hauntingly beautiful opening credits with Thomas Newman's main theme (he did the American Beauty score which I plan on including on this season's Burn It).

Right now HBO's doing an in-depth look at the opening titles that's well worth checking out (did you know it's illegal to film true crows in the United States for commercial purposes?).

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Friday, May 21, 2004

Survivor Strategy

As you can tell from my Netflix history, I've been watching the first season of Survivor. When the show first started I thought it was a really stupid idea and spurned watching it until about two years ago when they split the tribes into male and female. Feminist that I am, I couldn't resist watching it to see how it was going to play out. Now I'm totally hooked on the show and love it, especially the All-Star season that just finished up.

After watching the game for a few years (especially after how Machiavellian this season was) it's amazing to me that people went in and never organized alliances with the exception of a few players. Several players even refused to get in on alliances, something that would pretty much guarantee you a loss if you tried it now. One of the guys is voting for people alphabetically, not even trying to eliminate anyone. It's amazing how different the game became, and from what I understand, just after this first season. Should be interesting to see the evolution when the rest of the seasons come out on DVD.

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Thursday, March 11, 2004

Spooky

I've had about $200 worth of Amazon gift certificates just sitting around, so I figured I'd get myself a nice birthday gift (my birthday is only a week away. I'm going to be twenty-nine, the last year to be a 20-something. Very strange feeling). I ordered Crossed Bones by Carolyn Haines (excellent book, I just finished it this afternoon; review to show up on BiblioBlog later), The Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident, Tales of a Librarian: A Tori Amos Collection with bonus DVD, Everquest: Gates of Discord Expansion Pack, EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath Expansion Pack, and The Mothman Prophecies soundtrack.

I've been listening to The Mothman Prophecies soundtrack almost non-stop since I've gotten it because it is simply that good. However, it's beginning to freak me out. The music is very creepy (especially the second CD consisting of the movie's score) and listening to it alone, especially at night, makes me think back to how much the movie freaked me out and then I start to scare myself (just a little bit, though; I'm not that big a wuss).

Anyway, I guess there's no real point to this rambling post, but has any piece of music or CD done the same to you? Or am I really a wuss?

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Sunday, February 15, 2004

Cold Case

Anyone else watch Cold Case? I swear, I cry like a baby at the end of every episode.

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Thursday, February 5, 2004

Serious Moonlight

Listening to the WinAmp on random (as always) and David Bowie's "Let's Dance," one of my favorites, came on. The phrase "serious moonlight" that's used a few times in the song is just such an evocative image to me. Isn't it a great turn of phrase?

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Monday, January 26, 2004

Power Play

Listening to all my mp3s on random (as I tend to do) and Eddie and the Tide's Power Play from The Lost Boys soundtrack just came on. There's some mixed metaphors in the lyrics (baseball isn't played in quarters, after all) and it's probably a prime example of bad 80s music, but damn, I love this song.

They're out of order in war
They're out of order in love

They need to feed, they both agree
The hawk and the dove

But don't get mad, get even
And don't let 'em get to you

I never promised
It was fair and true
Before they're through
They'll have me hunting you

It's not important

Good and evil
They're neck and neck
Bases loaded
And there's three on left

We're in the final quarter
And it's runnning out
You'll need a father
Like there's no time out

He'll lift you out of the cradle
Help you into the grave

But don't be fooled by all the rules
And don't be the slave

You take a chill pill, and, baby
Relax, float downstream

Life is no rehearsal
You know what I mean
And freedom seems
To be a far-off dream

It's not important

Good and evil
They're neck and neck
Bases loaded
And there's three on left

We're in the final quarter
And it's runnning out
You'll need a father
Like there's no time out

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