Views From the Back Row

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Dark and Stormy HNT

Before you do anything else, go over to Robyn's blog. She's in need of some really good thoughts and prayers her way. It's been a rough couple of days, and it came to a head last night.

It was a dark and stormy night. Outside, the new moon cast no shadow on the dead leaves, freshly fallen from the cold breezes earlier in the day. Inside, the house was chilly, as windows had been left open for days. She no longer cared. She could no longer feel. His presence was more than she could bear. Bigger than life, he swept into her life. No longer could she consider him her own. He now belonged to the others. Vying for his attention. Vying for his affection. She slowly filled the tub. In went the single string of Christmas lights. How ironic that his two favorite holidays would juxtapose in this way. The picture fell from her grasp, and the shards cut her. She could no longer feel. She grasped the broken frame, and stepped gingerly into the tub. The icy temperature couldn't affect her. She slid in quietly, hugged the picture, and turned on the switch. A quick flash, a little smoke, and it was all over. A tiny stream of blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. Was it all worth it, or was it just a little game...?

Black hat, black dress, fiery red hair. Perfect for Halloween! This week's Mystery Guest has all that, as well as her incredibly wonderful eyes, and her enthusiasm for HNT. She looks like another one of those Southern girls (do they put something in the water down there?), but her family is actually from the Midwest. Even though she might be a little witchy at times, don't you dare say it to her face! You shouldn't have much problem guessing who she is, but she'll reveal herself Thursday afternoon. In the meantime, feel free to stop by her place ahead of time and say "boo"!
Sorry about the late reveal, but the day sort of got away from me. The mystery guest isn't Crimson (nice guess, guys), but another one of our redheads--Bellarosa. She already revealed herself on her site, but stop by and check her out!

"...the Other HNT" isn't quite as scary, but it's NSFW. Be sure to check it out!

Just witnessed our first official underage HNTer! Don't get excited, ya pervs! She's the daughter of an HNTer, and she's strictly G-rated. Sorry-not for public viewing...

Monday, October 23, 2006

Get the News Out!

THE MASSES HAVE VOTED AND A DECISION HAS BEEN REACHED! By over a 2-1 margin, the Oct. 26th option won out. SOOOOoooo...you have 3 days to come up with a Halloween-themed HNT for this week. Not a requirement, of course, but it would be fun for as many as possible to participate! SPREAD THE WORD ON YOUR OWN SITES!!! "Halloween-themed" means whatever it might mean to you, the poster. Have at it!

Musical Monday #6 (be sure to check the poll in the post below this one!)

I'm getting into the mood for Halloween. Which means monster movies!! And scary movies!! Not the crap that's out there now with thousands of gallons of "blood" and axes and guts and gore. I mean the real scary movies that can scare with a good story and not the gore. And little reliance on digital tricks.

I'll be doing a list of my favorites, but one that's sure to be on the list is "The Shining". Not the made-for-TV one, but the original with Nicholson. For my Musical Monday selection, I've chosen the intro music to the movie. It is based on the 13th century Gregorian chant "Dies Irae" (Day of Wrath). This chant has been used as a motif in classical music for centuries, and was a major component of the Requiem Mass in the Catholic Church until around 1970. Also often found in movie soundtracks, it invokes a sense of menace and death.

This version was written by Wendy Carlos (back when she was still Walter Carlos--yeah, he whacked off his weenie...). Carlos is most well-known for his/her "Switched-On Bach" recordings, and the soundtracks to "Tron" and "A Clockwork Orange". The juxtapostion of the "Dies Irae" with the beautiful scenery in the opening credits puts viewers on edge from the beginning moments of the movie. Enjoy!

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Odds & Ends

Under a little pressure from a certain blogger to make a decision, I've decided to let the public choose--Do we have a Halloween theme for HNT this year? And if so, which Thursday? I'll leave this up until noon on Monday. If we go with one, you'll need to publicize it on your own sites!

THE MASSES HAVE VOTED AND A DECISION HAS BEEN REACHED! By over a 2-1 margin, the Oct. 26th option won out. SOOOOoooo...you have 3 days to come up with a Halloween-themed HNT for this week. Not a requirement, of course, but it would be fun for as many as possible to participate! SPREAD THE WORD ON YOUR OWN SITES!!! "Halloween-themed" means whatever it might mean to you, the poster. Have at it!

Finally got a picture of the two bloggers who housesat for Leesa a couple of weeks ago. This is Redhead Editor, me, and Pam. Pardon the squinty eyes and blinding hair--it was bright out.

You'll notice my list of bloggers that I've actually had the pleasure to meet in person. In somewhat of a chronologic order. These two were #18 & #19. Any bets on who's #20? EDIT: I KNEW this would happen! I spaced out a previous blogger, so I've already hit #20!

If I have time, I want to do some sort of monster/scary movie list. My all-time favorites. The ones that somehow have left their mark on me. Hope I can get it done it time...

Haven't made much mention of the 4-time NAIA National Football Champions this season. That would be Carroll College here in Helena, for those of you late in joining. They are currenly riding a 29-game winning streak since the middle of the 2004 season. They had a similar streak going prior to two losses in a row in the middle of that year (suicide of a teammate had alot to do with that...). They've been ranked #1 in the nation for almost 2 years. They are favored to win an unprecedented 5th national championship in a row this season. Look for much more on this as the playoffs approach. The championship game will once again be played in Savannah, TN. It was the reason I went to Nashville and afforded me the opportunity to meet a great bunch of TN bloggers. I'd like to say I'll be down there again, but that might be pushing it...

Christmas must be right around the corner. I just bought my first half-gallon of egg nog at the store tonight.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Happy Birthday, Eskimo!

Well, I'm getting this posted before midnight, so I'm still OK. Thursday was the 25th birthday of Jessica, our favorite Redneck Eskimo. I remember the first time I'd ever heard of her--she had emailed me with a question regarding the HNT buttons or some other template-related matter. I was more than slightly confused about the whole Redneck Eskimo moniker. This is the first image I ever had of her--

I eventually found out that she was born in Alaska. She's also lived in California. She did most of her growing up in Oklahoma.

If you talk to her on the phone, or chat with her, there's no question that she's a redneck! Yes, this is Jessica drinking real moonshine in Louisiana, and how it affected her. BTW--she was there for a funeral. Seriously...

One thing that I think people don't realize about her is that her culinary skills are outstanding. Of course, the only thing I can base that on would be the cupcakes she sent to me for my birthday (if you remember--those cupcakes). But she'll whip up a dinner like MacGyver with just a jar of Nutella, Wheat Thins and some yogurt! There is no doubt that she's always been the queen of her kitchen!

She's been the Mystery Guest, contributed to the anonymous site, and had her turn with the OsShirt. She sent me a wonderful birthday present, which I'd better not show here. Suffice it to say that Jessica has embraced HNT like few others!

She recently made the move to Wichita and is learning the joys of living completely on her own once again. Even though she's all redneck, the girl has a good head on her shoulders. But she gets awfully girly at times, too. And she's got a weird llama fetish--I still don't understand that one. She drinks beer, she belches, she can swear like a sailor. There's a great deal more that I could say, but I don't want to embarrass her too much more.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESSICA!! Hope the day was a good one to you! And before you chew me out for using some of these pictures, I think I've got one last one that beats you to it! Go over and wish her a belated birthday! Love ya, babe!

Taco Tuesday HNT

We have a symphony concert on the 28th, which means I'm in the midst of "Symphony Week". Which means all sorts of rehearsals, meetings, and assorted BS. We're doing a bizarre mix of music, since it's so close to Halloween. The last piece is a relatively unknown piece that is probably the hardest thing I've tried to play with this orchestra. It's exciting, and people will certainly be blown away, but it's totally different than anything they will have ever heard.

We started rehearsals last night. I didn't have a chance to eat all day, so on my way home at around 10:30, I passed what has been my favorite taco place since my high school days (yeah--it's been around that long!). Taco John's! And of course, it was Taco Tuesday! That meant that I wasn't going to bed hungry! So while I was scarfing down my second Taco Bravo, I figured I could share it with you. Don't ask about the sombrero... Duff, this one's for you!

This fine set of Mystery Guest breasts comes from a southern gal who would like to let us know that, while we had snow on the ground yesterday, things are vastly different in her neck of the woods! She's not totally sure that she's going to reveal herself, so be sure to leave some compliments! It hasn't been a great autumn for her, so she could use the kind thoughts!
This week's Mystery Guest is the sexy girl from South Florida known as Fame! Stop by and tell her how much you liked her melons and pineapples!

The boys must have sent out a memo regarding "...the Other HNT" this week. Lots of boys parts, and most definitely NSFW! And some very nice girly shots, too!

We've got a couple of new HNT buttons, made and donated by Faltenin! I'll have them up over at the guidelines site so that you can grab the codes over there. Just hit my HNT button in the sidebar to get there. EDIT: Apparently no one could see these earlier. Let me know if there's still a problem!

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

How Do You Tell Someone...

I was in a mood tonight, and started thinking of the various bloggers that I talk/chat with on a regular basis, and some that I don't. There's alot of "ick" out there. It's my nature to want to fix things like that. And I realized my frustration in not being able to do it. And my frustration in not being able to interact on a real, face-to-face basis. It would be so much easier if this community of friends lived in the same area, rather than spread all over the globe. You all want to move to Montana??

This is not the post I intended to write, but these all just rolled off my fingers. They were originally written with specific individuals in mind, but I re-read them, and realized that they could apply to more than just one. If any of these strike a chord with you, then it probably applies. But don't try to over-analyze, K?

Monday, October 16, 2006

Musical Monday #5

We had a gig on Saturday night. A fancy, formal, expensive dinner/auction/dance for the local hospital foundation. Alot of doctors and high society types (well, as high society as you can find in Montana), all eager to spend thousands of dollars on auction items. We've had the pleasure to play this gig about 6 times in the past 9 years. On the years that we haven't, it's because there's a new chairman who thinks they need a new band, and inevitably, we get contacted within a week afterwards asking if we're available for next year. All in all, it was a good time. We even brought out a new thing we've been working on--a Motown medley that lasts about 20 minutes. "My Guy", "My Girl", "In the Midnight Hour", "Tracks of My Tears", etc., etc. It went over pretty well. We kept a good crowd right up to our last song. Those are the fun types of gigs.

The worst part, and we're seeing a trend at events like this (and at wedding receptions, too), was the open bar. Not the open bar itself, but the actions of those who don't know how to pace themselves. Here we are at a +$150/plate dinner, in formal attire, and some girl is getting sick in the rest room. To the point that a couple of her friends, in their formals, crawl under the stall door to see if she's drowned in the toilet. She was not the only one who puked during the night. Someone just let loose IN FRONT OF THE OPEN BAR! All told, we heard that there were about 4 incidents during the night.

Lord knows I'm not a prude, nor have I been in total control of my senses at certain times when I've been drinking. Granted, some drunken behavior I can tolerate. In the right atmosphere. Showing bare boobies while dancing in front of the band while out at the lake is one thing. Puking in front of the bar at a formal event is quite another. What are the benefits to that? Embarrassment in front of others in the days ahead? Ruining a dress that probably cost a small fortune? Being the butt of stories told by others on their blogs for the world to read?

As I said earlier, we're seeing alot of this over the past few months. Even Trixie has blogged about it from a bartender's point of view. For my Musical Monday selection, I've chosen one of my favorite songs from our Motown medley--Aretha Franklin's "R-E-S-P-E-C-T". People need to show alot more of that, both to themselves and to others!

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Temporary new look

Hope you like it. I'm partial to Halloween. And fall is in the air. And I'm just tickled that my potential hard drive problems didn't turn out too bad. So you get a new look for awhile. Might play with it more--we'll see.

We have a gig tonight. A fundraiser for the hospital foundation here. Lotsa money, auction items, young 20- and 30-somethings dressed in their finest (actually, this is the best gig of the year for checking out the eye candy!). We've been playing pretty well as of late, so this should be a good night. Highly doubtful we'll get to see boobies flashed tonight, but I'll let you know!

Speaking of boobies, this site was brought to my attention today. Another fun way to show support and give money towards finding a cure for breast cancer. I think their donation percentage could be a bit better, but every little bit helps!

I end the week with a valuable lesson learned. On whatever calendar you use to mark the date to change the battery in your smoke alarms, to renew your driver's license, to renew your car's registration, or to renew your auto insurance, you should schedule regular weekly or bi-weekly backups of your computer's hard drive. Go schedule it. Now!

Friday, October 13, 2006

Da Count #6

Well, for most of this week, I've been under a great deal of stress. Symphony issues have been kicking my ass (too few harpists anywhere nearby...), and when my hard drive failed, it was about all that I could handle. In fact, when a close friend called on Sunday night, I told her that I couldn't talk. Not because I was busy, but because I was afraid that I would fall apart in mid-conversation. And I just don't do that. All I wanted to do was puke, scream, cry, and curl up in a ball in the corner. Things were that bad.

If "Da Count" is supposed to be about the GOOD things that count in our life, then I found mine on Thursday morning. Thanks to this particular software, "DiskWarrior" by Alsoft, I was able to rebuild my hard drive to the point that I could recover a major part of my life. I now have a little over 20GB of music, pictures, documents, symphony databases, HNTs, pictures of my Carribean trip, and the Nashville trip, Mystery Guests, the Collection, and other irreplaceable files sitting on my computer (iMac G5) at work. When I purchase a new hard drive (ugh!) to replace the temporary (20GB) one I'm using now, I'll format it with Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger), and should be able to recover over 3 years of emails too! I think I'll be able to recover just about everything I want. One thing I'm sure I WON'T get will be the bookmarks to the "secret" sites that some of you have started, so if you could send those to me again....

A "humorous" thing happened as I was transferring files. While moving a folder of pictures over to the G5, it crashed 3 time in a row. Obviously a bad file somewhere. I isolated it without too much trouble. It was one of MG's "Fuck You Friday" pictures. There were other bad files, but this is the one that froze everything. Thanks, babe!

As the week winds down, I'm less stressed. Yeah, the symphony stuff is still there, but I'll be able to handle it. So "Da Count" in my life this week is DiskWarrior. You counted when I needed you! A second, and just as important Count would be all of you who have put up with my meltdown all week. Your offers of replenishing the Collection, and rebuilding the MG and anon folders, and just being there to hear me whimper has meant alot. You guys count in my book too!

If you want to read more about "Da Count", click on the button below...

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Cracked HNT

BIRTHDAY ALERT!!--I screwed up. Just.a.girl has a birthday today! I thought it was tomorrow (Thursday)... I suck. But my mind has been elsewhere. Stop by and wish her the best (even though she hasn't posted since February!). Sorry about that, babe!

Well, this has been a terribly long week. Stress from the symphony, combined with the computer problems, has given me all sorts of weird dreams, lack of sleep, and alot of tossing and turning. Things are minimally better, but better. The big question for any of you--what's the easiest/cheapest way to get data off of a drive that won't let me into it??

With all that's been going on this week--the surgery performed on two different laptops, the constant dealing with answering machines and the lack of response, and the stress of dealing with getting the Mystery Guest and anonymous sites up and running, I didn't get a decent HNT taken.

On the other hand, I spent a great deal of time staring at the hole/crack in my monitor, and realized that, after you get past the initial disgust of events and results, you can get some really neat effects with it, depending what's behind it! So I offer you close-ups of my cracked screen. Don't cringe too much. If you squint your eyes really tight, you might even see my nekkidness reflected in the glass! As Leesa would say--click it to big it!

This week's Mystery Guest is certainly a sight for sore eyes. She's a fun-loving, sexy, country-music lovin' gal! Don't let the blonde hair fool you. She's smart as a whip. Has the degree to prove it! She's not afraid to let her opinion be known. And I just KNOW she looks damned good all dirty and sweaty on a tractor! This southern beauty is about as perfect as you could possibly want! She'll be revealing herself tomorrow afternoon, but stop by to say hi if you know who it is!
Today's Mystery Guest is the very beautiful (take my word on that one), very sexy, and very impatient Betcha (as in Betchacantguesswho). Go say hi!

"...the Other HNT" is NSFW, ~~but tamer than the past few weeks~~ (thanks for the late submissions, guys!).

A new adventure in Michigan for the OsShirt, in case you haven't been over there...

I'm going to put on my pimp hat and let you know a few things:

Cuddleslut is back up with a new site! And looking better than ever!
25 Peeps has had a number of HNTers on its front page. In fact, a quick glance today shows at least 3 up there right now! Go find your favorite Peep and click!
We all remember the very photogenic Femi-Mommy. Due to circumstances beyond her control, she had to sneak underground in bloggerworld. She did come out briefly to pimp a fundraiser for her daughter's school, though, and now so am I! Go to this site to order up all sorts of seasonal (Christmas) items and gifts. Wrapping paper, custom cards, gifts--lots of stuff! Be sure to use the school code 67907 to be sure that her school reaps the benefits!

A big nasty RANT--WTF is up with Blogrolling this week??

Monday, October 09, 2006

Still sucky...

Things are still a pain regarding my computer. Still looking for a way to get my files off of the dead drive. That would include all my symphony stuff, alot of emails, the Collection, OsShirt pics, MG pics, mp3s, etc., etc. The applications are all replaceable. Even the preferences. The rest of the stuff I need to get back...

Forgot to mention yesterday that I took some time in the afternoon to run down to Butte (65 miles south). Went to meet two more bloggers--Redhead Editor and Pam. They were on their way home after spending a week housesitting for Leesa. Didn't want to spend too much time with them. Not because they smelled funny or were embarrasssing (well...), but because they were on their way to Salt Lake City. Laughs were shared, impressions were given, and there was a fair share of giggling and snorting to be witnessed. Since other things were weighing heavy on my mind, I forgot to bring my camera. But they had theirs, so I'll try to get something from them. Thanks for lunch, Pam!

If you haven't checked recently, there's a new entry over at OsShirt's site.

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn

As previously forecast, my hard drive died. Complete with all data, I think. This morning was going to be spent dealing with backups, replacing the drive, etc., etc. I should have done it last night. I'm currently running off of a backup drive from February, but I really need the past month's stuff. I'll have to do some fancy footwork to recover it all...

Anyway, until I replace the drive, I'm only going to be able to do some intermittent surfing during work. No chatting, IM, emails--nothing while at home. Maybe I'll get the housecleaning done that so desperately needs to be done!

Just when you thought it couldn't get any better... The laptop fell to the floor (not too far) but dragged the external drive with it, whose corner hit the monitor screen. I now have a crack extending the full length of my 17" screen, with a beautiful impact point in the midst of it. Andi--did this cause you major problems??

Saturday, October 07, 2006

Happy Birthday Moose!

It's Moose's birthday today!! I slacked off on a birthday tribute for her last year, so I'd better get one up later today! Go over in the meantime and wish her a Happy Birthday! (even though she won't even be home all weekend....)

Lazy Friday Night

Don't forget to check out this year's 5th Annual Blogger's Boobie-Thon! The site will close the doors to new submissions today at noon, EDT. Many of your fellow HNTers are already participating, including the OsShirt! Of course, if you don't need to see the boobies, then go check out the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

A rundown of my Friday night:

Dinner. Broiled steak, frozen vegies in microwave, cold Kokanee!
Continue frustrating job of making phone calls to get musicians for the symphony concert at the end of the month. Lots of answering machines and unreturned messages.
Watched "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". Superb movie!
Chatted with a bunch of people while making calls.
Watched "Them!", a bad mid-50s science-fiction movie so horrible that it's great! Nuclear tests in the desert result in the growth of gigantic mutant ants--envision the fun!
More phone calls.
Note that Blogrolling seems to be working again! It's about time!!
Watched local news.
Chatted with close bloggerfriend. Webcam use was involved!
No more phone calls for the night.
One more call with another close bloggerfriend.
Check Boobie-Thon updates.
One last chat. With all sorts of personal questions!
Decide to write this post.
"Them!" is on again!

The result of the night? Not much success with the personnel. Lots of good chats/phone calls. Found out that there's a 10-day MonsterFest Oct. 22-31 on AMC! God, I love the end of October! Look forward to some sort of monster movie post in a few weeks!

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Got Milk? HNT

Don't forget to check out this year's 5th Annual Blogger's Boobie-Thon! Many of your fellow HNTers are already participating, including the OsShirt, with more sure to follow. Of course, if you don't need to see the boobies, then go check out the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

I think we've all had a great idea for HNT, but ended up with something less than what we had anticipated. That's what happened to me. I wanted to do something with the whole Boobie-Thon thing, so it finally hit me--the "Got Milk?" campaign. We've seen the ads. Everyone--from Britney Spears, to Aerosmith, to Ben Roethlisberger, to The Simpsons, to Kermit the Frog--sported a cheesy white milk mustache. Breasts, milk, mustache--a great concept for HNT!

Well, the first problem was the breasts. None around here, but then again, the ads never showed breasts either, so maybe that wasn't a problem. Next problem was the milk. All I had in the fridge was chocolate milk. Well, I could make it work. Last problem, the mustache. I drank glass after glass, trying to get a good milk mustache. The unfortunate thing with already having a real one is that the milk runs into it, basically rendering itself invisible. And I have the pictures to prove it. Also proving the fact that, yes, the milk mustaches in the ads are digitally added...

Sometimes things don't go the way you'd like them to, but it's at those times that you suck it up and face the world. So here's my chocolate milk mustache. Non-digital. Is there an easy way to make this somehow circle back to Boobie-Thon? Probably not. So go check it out and support breast cancer research!

"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it."
--Ivan Panin

"...the Other HNT" has some decidedly NSFW pictures, so beware! But a good crop, nonetheless!

Look for another post or two over at the OsShirt site over the weekend. I believe that Detroit is the next stop...

As usual, please turn off your word verification for the night!

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Some more odds n' ends

The Rolling Stones are playing in Missoula tonight. The "big" news stories have been that there are still tickets available! WHAT??? And that scalpers are going to be taking it in the shorts. One guy interviewed said that he'd be lucky to break even. He also went on to say that he wasn't going to the concert--that he's just not into the Stones. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? He dropped $2K on tickets, hoping to resell them at a considerable profit. There were screams of outrage when people couldn't get logged on to Ticketmaster right away, and they were "sold out" after 20 minutes. I hope this guy and others like him have to eat their losses! Fuckers. The other "problem" is that the concert was moved from a Friday night to a Wednesday night. Give me a break! This is why no big concerts come to Montana--no one wants to go out on a school night! The Stones will be playing tonight to a less-than-packed house tonight. That is so very wrong...

I have often pontificated here about the fact that Macs don't have problems. The caveat--if they do have problems, it indicates MAJOR problems. Twice in three days, it has appeared to freeze, when actually, it's just taken a time-out to figure out how to screw me. The result from the first time is that my Firefox preference file was lost. Not that big of a deal, but still a pain. The second time, however, was last night. My entire iPhoto library is lost. Nowhere to be found. 4500+ pictures. Oh, the files are still there--iPhoto just can't find them.

I ran a diagnostic, which told me that the hard drive indicated a "fatal error", and that I should back up as much information as I could and replace the drive. Damn. The good news--I should have a drive laying around that I can use. The bad news--I don't have the time to do a full back up (shaddup--I know). So if HNT isn't up and running right at the usual time, it's because my Mac is dead. Anyone that I have in my cell phone should be prepared for an emergency call!

Look for a new entry on the OsShirt site in the near future. I believe that a wild party in Detroit is the next story to read about!

Monday, October 02, 2006

Musical Monday #4

It's obviously football season. Friday nights reserved for H.S. football, Saturdays for college, and Sundays for the NFL. Being so far away from any NFL city, we generally consider college football much more exciting. And Division 1-AA being far superior to big-time college games. Though the PAC-10 gets most of our loyalties.

Still, Sunday brings the NFL, and an excuse to sit on our butts and drink beer. One of the unplanned successes of the NFL would have to be NFL Films. For over 40 years, they have filmed every NFL game in every city and from every angle. They have devised new filming techniques, and now are used in a variety of non-NFL uses. They devised the concept of the highlight reel, using their vastly huge stockpile of film.

One of the most impressive things that they've done is to package some of their highlights with wonderful, brassy, testosterone-inducing, jazzy/rock music ever written. Yes, NFL Films has a stable of music/film composers that write short musical interludes to accompany the clips. NFL Films also retains some top studio musicians to perform this music in the official NFL Films recording studios. A couple of years ago, NFL Films released "Autumn Thunder: 40 Years of NFL Films Music." Ten CDs worth of the best they have to offer. Yeah, it's geeky, but it's some kick-ass music! This particular clip is entitled "Sideline to Sideline". If you're interested in details of the set, let me know! Happy Musical Monday!

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Boobies and other thoughts

Don't forget to check out this year's 5th Annual Blogger's Boobie-Thon! Many of your fellow HNTers are already paricipating, with more sure to follow. Of course, if you don't need the boobies, then go check out the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

DISCLAIMER: If you are someone that I regularly chat, email or talk with, this post doesn't really apply to you! But if you should recognize something...

One of the things I'm not afraid to do is pontificate. Regardless of the subject matter, whether I know about it or not. I am an endless font of useless information, and will be more than willing to offer it unsolicited. Recently, I find myself reading more and more blogs where I'd love to reach through the monitor and slap a little sense into the writer. And I find that I'm keeping my mouth (fingers) shut. Because common sense seems so obvious.

Of course you're unhappy. Your boyfriend is a married man who will not be leaving his wife, regardless of his promise that he will.
Your constant drinking isn't helping your situation. You need to see a doctor, and you need to do it now!
I know that guys who get alot of sex with different women are often viewed as studs, and girls that do the same are often viewed as sluts, and that's terribly unfair, but honey? You're a slut.
You can bitch about your marital state, and talk about leaving, but talk is cheap and a little old. If you're going to do it, then do it.
Does it really surprise you that things have turned out the way that they have, in light of the truly questionable choices you've made over the past few months???
You have weathered the really tough stuff already. Please just keep focused on your goals--good things really DO happen to good people!

I usually save my pontifications for those unfortunate enough to have contact with me. But sometimes I just want to scream! Do you feel the same?
CLARIFICATION: I am, in no way, suggesting that people not put up whatever they want on their blogs! I enjoy reading them, and continue to make my way back to them! These are simply my generic pontifications that come to mind!

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