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Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Sat, 16 May 2009 06:02:19 -0000

Wow, those bacon-lovers are kinda scary.

What makes Tenacious D so hilarious is that Kyle can really play. His music is not a joke at all.

Back when I first saw this I was struck by how funny it is that, left to their own devices, in true "rockstar" fashion, Panic at the Disco will ad lib a song about....lunch. I still find that very funny.

"Bacon cheeseburger and you're done!" A definite hit.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:16:46 -0000

I think I broke Twitter, lol. Tweets were disappearing faster than I could type them. *sigh* I will never again be so brilliant (that's my story and I'm sticking to it).

I mentioned that my boss went to South Africa the end of last year. He's still raving about it. I hope you guys have a great time there. It is a wonderful thing when fate holds out the entire world for you to see like an enormous gem. You're so lucky. Just enjoy everything you can (and take pictures for the rest of us!).

I hope Twitter gets fixed so we can be in the moment with you, but I suspect that they weren't really prepared for the (literally) millions of people who have gotten into twitter over the last couple of months. When Spencer got a twitter, my first thought was that everyone on the planet with a computer must have one now.

I hope that Brendon and Spencer will consider coming here until the Twitter people get their act together. They're both so funny and clever on there, but they never come here where we can still enjoy their mindless ramblings, only moreso.

Jon and Ryan, please, remember your cameras, lenses and film for this trip. We love your pics.

Looking forward to everything you have to say about your adventures.

Bon Voyage

Peace

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:33:12 -0000

Not if you share your margaritas.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:21:11 -0000

It always takes me forever to figure out there's a new post here. I try not to have those little alerts, because I'd never turn the computer off if I did.

I LOVE this picture. Not just because it's bright and in crisp focus. The colors are beautiful, the composition is lovely. You can almost feel the sea breeze. Even the pelicans. I love how one is staring suspiciously at the camera and the other is pretending it's not there (taking a nap, maybe?).

Okay, to be honest, the clear focus went a long way with me. The fuzzy, grainy, dark, pixelated, I-phone bad pics were beginning to give me a headache. Maybe I'm a little too visual, but I think people should take pictures with intent, like they mean it, like there is something they really want you to see. I got the feeling the bad pics were only taken because you guys just couldn't stop taking them, even if you couldn't take good ones. It was frustrating when I knew you both are really good photographers.

This is more like it. I would frame this picture and put it over my desk at work for those days when I'd rather be anywhere else. This picture sparks interest and imagination. There's a lot to look at, and you can see it all.

I'll bet the margaritas weren't half bad, either.

Peace.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:55:57 -0000

It doesn't seem like a year. That's the difference between really GOOD music and popular music to me. Good music reminds you of what you were thinking and feeling and what stage of development you were in at the time the music came out. Popular music reminds you of the stupid ass clothes you wore back then and how bad your job sucked and what the weather was like that winter. Good music is timeless and emotional. Most popular music is just, well, popular at that particular time.

It was a long wait for Pretty. Odd. I had begun to wonder if it would ever actually come out. I remember everyone being so anxious for that first listen at the songs. The mad scramble online to get them. I actually cried the first time I heard "Behind the Sea," I was so fucking proud of you. I must have collected every alternate version of that song I could find and I listened to it over and over until I bought the album. (It's still my favorite on the album, the genius of Northern Downpour notwithstanding).

A lot of attention had been paid to the "style" of Pretty. Odd. without realizing that most truly memorable music is more about the "mood" the music evokes than anything else. Yes, there was a time when music was specifically keyed to respond to good feelings and good times. And yes, Pretty. Odd. does capture exactly that mood. However, it's a unique and current work of art, able to stand on its own without the prop of context.

It wasn't until I'd heard some of Panic's covers that I actually stopped dismissing the band as visually interesting and quirky in a slightly better than teeny sort of way. However, when tour videos and youtubes began to show that Panic really was as band of gifted musicians, I began to hope that Pretty. Odd. would demonstrate their talent and creativity. I was NOT disappointed. I am just as eager for your next album as I was a year ago for Pretty. Odd. I think I'll be a fan a long time.

Thanks.

Oh, and cool Buddha.

Peace.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:30:21 -0000

*gigglesnort*

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:28:43 -0000

I know! Those aliens have to give Spencer Smith back. The planet cannot survive without him.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:26:28 -0000

Something about the shoulders, posture, head shape, and clothes suggest Jon. I would be more inclined to think it was Ryan if I thought Ryan ever walked around in just a t-shirt. Aren't all his shirts button-down? He hasn't worn a t-shirt since Southeast Asia. Not even on a five mile hike.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:22:03 -0000

ikr? I mean, they don't really have to do this, and it's not particularly unusual to never hear from Spencer until he's on tour, but, y'know, the silence is deafening.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:19:52 -0000

I strongly suspect that "PPP" is some sort of private joke that he's never going to tell us and we probably don't want to know anyway. I have a sneaking suspicion that it has something to do with Pete's russian pee roulette.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:17:49 -0000

I doubt it. Probably just Jon really, really high.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:16:14 -0000

There was that drumline they did in the NRWC tour where everyone in the band played some kind of drum or other. Brendon, Spencer, and Jon did the serious drumming. Ryan banged methodically on the biggest drum, but at least he kept time. It was pretty remarkable. There's a Youtube of it somewhere.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:09:26 -0000

ikr? A couple of times is sort of artsy and mysterious. All the time is just bad photography. Turn on a light. No..wait...buy a lamp.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:06:50 -0000

Jonfire!

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:00:21 -0000

Pretty simple. If you let Ryan Ross's fans talk long enough, they eventually mention the Beatles and then that becomes the topic of conversation, because that's what Beatles fans do.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:56:51 -0000

I know an innuendo when I see one. *smirk*

I hope you are also hard at work on your Chipmunks demo. Everyone is desperate for a little panic (pardon the pun). Glad to hear music is somewhat on your mind, anyway.

Please go out and buy some more lamps. Use them to lighten up your dark house. All your indoor pictures are dark and creepy. They look like stills from a bad horror flick. it may be camera quality, but just fix it. No more tales from the crypt, please.

I hear the weather is excellent in Buckwild this time of year.

Peace.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:06:10 -0000

I like the blue.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:09:21 -0000

Now that Musak is bankrupt, we need a new source of crappy music that no one wants to hear. I have a feeling there's going to be lots and lots of it. The slight tongue-in-cheek humor does not make up for the fact that a) it's a pretty dumbass product, b) the developers at Microsoft should probably be rounded up and shot, and c) the creators of that lame commercial are gonna get fired when the product flops.

I strongly suspect that all the songs come out sounding pretty much the same. And if you've ever cringed at most people's lame attempts at poetry, then this thing will probably start really make you sick. Also, even with the "catchy" marketing, it doesn't look that easy to use. American Idol has taught us that a lot of people who can't sing think they can. Microsoft will teach us that a lot of those people who can't sing think they can write songs, too.

I don't think you're quite out of business yet, Ryan. We are going to need somebody to save us from the auditory assault that will result from this stupid program.

Oh, and a day is never wasted if you live it. Daylight Savings Time is a pain until those long summer evenings kick in. It's like a very, very slight case of jet lag. Eventually someone will recognize that we are no longer an agricultural society and do away with it. And why am I up in the middle of the night?

On a related side note: Blog comments are like a sigh of relief after twitter. It takes me three tweets just to get an idea out. It's kinda fun, but annoying at the same time. Um I'll just stop typing now.

Re: GONZO.

sweetieuhadme — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:57:52 -0000

Hunter S. Thompson loved life, but he didn't love himself. He never resolved that inherent contradiction and finally just gave up. Just sayin'.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:47:57 -0000

I did say AFTER the five-mile hike, go swimming. My family used to hike up in Marin Recreation Area to look out to sea at sunset. There is something of that same exhilaration to looking far out to sea and watching the sunset where it seems like a million miles away.

But we did have to hike up there. So, I get your point.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:41:22 -0000

True, Nunero, so true.

Re: A Homeboy's Life - hero warship: john feldman. id love to hear all of...

sweetieuhadme — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:50:34 -0000

I keep telling him that, but he won't change it. Oh, Pete.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:09:28 -0000

P.S Good to have you recommending music again. That connection was dangling by a thread, y'know? Oh, and 1,000 people started following you on twitter in the time it took me to figure out how to add you. Steep technological learning curve (or maybe just a rather loopy one), but I'm okay now, really. Like I said, I'm the last tweeter (twitterer?) on earth. Putting it on my phone next, but maybe tomorrow....

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:18:24 -0000

Your most useless, random information is probably 100x better than any serious thing I've ever posted online. I got twitter when Pete did, but you are the first person I've decided to follow (even the President wasn't interesting enough, tbqh!). The Z-A game hinted at some tangential thinking on your part that could be quite interesting.

Curiosity has gotten the better of me.

Signed, the last person on the planet to get into twitter.

Re: We're So Blogging

sweetieuhadme — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:43:54 -0000

Resist the temptation. It's Lent anyway.