Welcome Back, Blogger.

Hi kids!

If you haven't noticed, Good Bloggie got an overhaul. There are still some things that I need to tweak, and the blog still isn't 100% "Whitneyfied," but I think it looks pretty snappy.

I'm trying out a new format, too. I'm not sure if it's going to last, because it's harder to organize, but I realized that the reason why I wouldn't post for long periods of time was because I didn't think I had enough things to write about. I decided to break my posts up into seperate subjects, so that if I only had one or two things to write about that day, you guys as readers wouldn't get pissed when I didn't update for five days in a row. It's harder for me because I can't be as rambling and self-centered as I (and, well, face it -- the rest of the blogging community) want to. It also makes it easier for me to blog at work. Which I don't do. Ever. Muah ha haaa.

I was reading an article about how Microsoft decided to give away sick $1,500 computers to tech bloggers, in hopes of getting favorable reviews about their new operating system. This, to me, is super clever, but that's only because my mind has begun to think that way. I mean, if they bag on Vista, they're ungrateful, and so they therefore have to give it good reviews. Plus, who doesn't like something they got for free? I still have a Smokey the Bear snap bracelet from X-Games last year. What the hell am I going to do with that?!

Speaking of, we're going again, and I think that instead of staying in Shitbondale again, we might be able to crash at the Burton house in Aspen. Nothing's for sure yet, and I'm sure I'd probably end up having to sleep under the kitchen sink or something, but still, not having to get on a 45-minute bus ride out of Aspen at 2am sounds mighty appealing to me.

Well, my roomates are watching Wedding Crashers, which I've seen probably five times, but I'll probably wander out there. Anyone up for a CSI: Miami marathon? Just me? Ok, see you in 52 hours.

Two-thousand and what? Oh, seven!

Well, darlings, if you're reading this it means that you didn't die while attempting to ring in the new year. Congrats. I tried, trust me, but I was yet again thwarted by my liver's insistance in not imbibing in excessive quantities of alcohol. Damn you liver... I don't care if you hate me.

We went to this kid Bobby's house who lives basically in Old Town, then went to Zydeco's. It was so, so, so much fun. There was a good group of people there and the bartenders weren't outrageously bitchy (even though they were close. Fuckers.)

"Hey Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken..."

Have you heard of Camera Obscura or Devotchka? No? Well shoot. You should leave. I'm only kidding... but you're on my shit list.

Anyhoo, if you've seen Little Miss Sunshine, you might recognize Devotchka. They did a few songs for the movie and for the soundtrack. The best part? They're from Denver. This gives me hope for the Denver music scene, what with the Fray blowing up big and all. I was reading that they had like, the number 5 selling album in the country in 2006. That's nuts. Since I lost the page that was supposed to tell me how to embed a mp3 player into my blog, you'll have to settle for YouTube (like usual.)

Devotchka:



Askajsdkj..... soo good.
Here's a video for Camera Obscura, a band out of Scotland. They have a really grainy, classic sound. This first video sounds so fifties, I love it.



This second one seems to be everyone's favorite (I can't remember how I heard about this band, I think through Pitchfork...)


I seriously recommend you check them out. They're both two of my new favorite bands.

I'm sure that everyone has seen this video by now, but the song is just so much fun -- it's one of those that the only dance you can do to it is to bop up and down.

HelloGoodbye - Here (In Your Arms)

"Enough With The Click Wheel!"

When I was little, my dad used to give me old circuit boards from his computer. I would imagine they were tiny little cities with tiny little people inside them, and that only I knew. What if it were really true -- what if, one day, your iPod started clamoring for your attention? What would you do?

I Think You Should Be Blushing Worse...

Vanessa Manillo hosted the New Years Eve countdown show on MTV --who knew? I guess they're trying to appeal to the lonely people who can stand 3 hours watching people wearing sequined everything who are obviously more tanked than they are. Case in point: the word "fuck" on national tv. This would undoubtedly be me... "blah blah blah fucking shit blah blah fuckity fuck fuck....wait, what? Why are you staring at me? Oh... Fuck."



I watched it and my cheeks turned red. Oops. At least she can go back to her cushy Entertainment Tonight job, right? Right?