My Hatred Grows, A Big Thanks and Some Miscellaneous Stuff

Friday, October 17th, 2008 | Oleo, Plugs, Podcasts

Happy Friday!

1. Day three of no access via MPLS Wi-Fi. I’m sure that others are having a lovely time with it, but not me. So I am stuck with two other options. Get comcast and be ok with a company that 5 years ago told me over the phone that I didn’t exist. That’s of course, assuming that 5 years later they’d accept my physical being. Their plan is kind of expensive, it took me 20 minutes to find out what internet would actually cost* after my first 3 months, and there’s a buttload of set up fees.

Then there’s Qwest. Their deal is the best until I tried to order the service and was nailed with set up fees 3x’s more expensive than my monthly rate would be.

Ugh.

2. Thanks to everybody who attended Creature Feature last night. It was the second most attended CF in history! The Survivors of the Undead Plague-with whom I’m playing-have had, in my opinion, three really solid sets. It’s been really fun playing with those guys (and working with Fred), although I feel like I’ve been in my head for most of it. What a fun experience it has been to be able to play with 3 talented improvisers in a format that I’m not super comfortable playing in. I’ve been really impressed at Troy, Damian and Tim’s ability to keep the form going forward while they carry my heavy ass behind them.

As for Creature Feature, what can I say? Those guys are amazing. Last night’s set was a testament to that.

3. Hey! New two BNW podcasts are up! One episode is dedicated solely to The Beatles. The other is a funny look at our economic woes. Enjoy!

4. Jenny Lewis’ new album, Acid Tongue is pretty great. If you like Neko Case, then you’ll like this. Maybe. I don’t know what you like, even after all these years, which is probably why we didn’t work. Look, Elvis Costello is on a track. What else do you need?

Have a lovely weekend!

Mike

*Fuck you and your introductory rates. Just give me the price, k?

4 Comments to My Hatred Grows, A Big Thanks and Some Miscellaneous Stuff

Courts
October 17, 2008

DUDE. I feeeeeeel your internet pain. I fully yelled at a Comcast dude a couple of months ago and now I feel like I can’t ever call there again because there’s a note on my account that says “C*NT.” And MPLS wifi isn’t available in my supposedly “hip” neighborhood.

Courts
October 17, 2008

PS - your site looks AWWWESOOOMMME!

LizRM
October 17, 2008

Aw. I remember when you didn’t exist just right down the block.

Now THAT is going a loooong way for a little nostalgia my friend.

Rachel
October 18, 2008

in other unrelated news: saw the BNW show tonight, it was hillarious — a much needed mental break from my homework woes. And yes, your blog is totally influencing my vote. i’m not saying that to put undue pressure on you, i just want to confirm what your subconscience already knows. It’s not “paranoid” if you’re right. that makes very little sense. sorry. FOTIS ‘08!

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