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Oh, My Heart

Well, it turns out that there was a reason that I passed out at the gym the other day.  I thought I could do the workout… the wife and I had put our money down on the table to commit ourselves to this local gym and to also work on ourselves.  On my second “date” with Captain Thunder, my gym instructor, I was told to run a mile, then subject myself to a gauntlet of burpee’s, rowing machine stuff, and a pull-down thingy… over and over.

After that bit-o-magic fun, I got dizzy and then passed out.  After a visit with a doctor and and an EKG (that pulled a good part of my chest hairs out,) I found out that I have a slow heart and high cholesterol.

I still have to meet with a cardiologist, but for now, I just want a salad. *sigh*

Growing old sucks.

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I need to get to a library!

Right after I shower…

I have to say, these viral advertising knock-offs are kinda fun… but I don’t think this is going away anytime soon.

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Getting Motivated or something…

I think about this blog all the damn time and yet, I don’t do much here.  We moved all the way across the United States, again, and I have way too much crap to do all the time.

  1. Unpacking and Setting Up The House:  This actually didn’t take as much time as I thought it would.  My wife really motivated me and we have everything unpacked and put up.  The only issue is that unpacking and organizing was the ONLY thing I have been doing.  Then I went on a beer-drinking fest for 3 hours and felt so awesome!  Then I felt like crap.  So the time to spend online is minimal and the motivation faded with beer consumption.
  2. Buying the House:  We don’t actually own this house, yet.  We come out of escrow in a few days, but we have been renting back to the current owners.  I have been getting as much done to get all our paper work and funds ready for the big day.
  3. Kids: Jesus.  We have been busy with this.  And by “we” I actually mean, “me.”   The wife has been working or deployed to investigate a crash in Washington, so I have been keeping the little rats busy with gym, swimming, crafts, etc…
  4. Nursing School:  I am almost done with my pre-requisites for nursing, so now I have to get accepted to a program.  Thank GOD there are several around here to choose from and they aren’t too impacted.

I’ve been busy.  But that’s a good thing.

And this kitty keeps me company at night.  His name is Fozzy the Bear.

Me and Fozzy

Me and Fozzy

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Carbon Based Lifeforms – World of Sleepers

We finally made it to Washington D.C. and man, am I tired!  It has been a fun, but exhausting trip and it is time to relax.  Since I never got a chance to finish my mixtape from a while back, I decided to release the rest of the tracks one at a time.  This was the last track in the mix, but since we are here and I am ready to chill out for a bit, here is a nice instrumental one.

This is a great trance-electronic group and this track really calms me down. (The wine helps, too.)

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::download | buy::

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Hot Tip: How to Relax

Relax - Take it Easy by Elimitey

Relax and follow the steps below.

*Don’t worry, it will be ok!  Just follow these easy steps!

  1. Get out your drink of choice.
  2. Open 3 tabs on your favorite browser.
  3. On the first tab
  4. On another tab
  5. On the last

Now, relax.

*Author is not responsible for random people showing up to cuddle by your computer.

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Early Summer Mixtape for Car Travel Pt. 1

We are on a HUGE journey from the west coast to the east coast. Since we have minimal time online, this will continued more later on:

Kool Aid Stand – Stephanie Nilles :: I have really been liking this song lately. There are sometimes that I wish I was a lawyer. The good thing is that I have an awesome sister who is “hellasmart” and has been able to give me a hand with my horrible landlord.

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Neon Trees – 1983 :: This song gets stuck in my head pretty easy, so I put it on the top of the list so you would have other great tunes to help get rid of it afterwards.  This is actually my favorite song to run to, but I stopped running a month ago, so now it just makes me drive fast.  I don’t know much about the group, but they have a very polished pop sound.

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Mates of State – My Only Offer ::  There seems to be a lot of great boy/girl duet groups in the indie scene lately, and this group is wonderful.  I highly recommend picking up their latest LP because it has a lot of great tracks.  They are a husband/wife folk/pop songwriting group from Kansas.  If you are into vinyl, they have a couple LP/EP releases that are great.

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Lisa Mitchell – Coin Laundry :: This is a song that I ran across while surfing through some music blogs.  I really don’t remember where I found it, but it is a great and a rather “cute” song.  I hope to see/hear more from her down the road.  Again, this song is a bit pop, but it reminds me of a scene from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog.  If you have seen that show, you will recognize the scene in this song.

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Kate Nash – Do Wah Doo :: I had no idea what to expect from Kate Nash’s most recent release, and I have to say that I am very impressed.  Her album is kind of like a roller-coaster ride in not only lyrics, but musical content, too.  The song Do Wah Doo is a favorite because is reminds me of how absolutely inverted people can be, but sometimes it’s best to just say “She’s a Bitch and I have better things to worry about.”  That, and the song fucking ROCKS!

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Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work :: Holy frack… just as I was typing this, a fire truck turned on it’s sirens outside and I about crapped in my chair.  Ok, where was I?  Ah… so, I heard this song, (again, on a music blog) and liked it, so I bought it and had it in my “mix of songs to run to” if I ever got motivated again, and then iTunes put it up for free for a week. Ghaaa!  The good thing, is that it is a good song and this band is getting more popular.  This one is from the unpolished single release prior to the new LP that is now out.  Hope you like.

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Joshua James – In The Middle ::  This dude’s voice is really pretty. Well, Joshua James is a folk singer with an upper range bittersweet sound.  He seems to focus a lot of his songs on tragedy, religion, drug abuse, things like that.  I know, sounds like a downer, but his music is really well thought out and his arrangements are perfectly executed.  I  know that this is kind of a re-post, but I will also post his single “Coal War”  sometime next month.  This song is less about death, and more about making a relationship work.  And his voice is pretty.

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Andre Anjos Remix of Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody” :: I don’t really get into remixed songs too often.  I find that they are really just stripped down versions of a good song with electronic beats added in in order for it to sound more club-friendly.  I don’t like that.  BUT, this song remix is not trying to be club themed song and it is put together really well.  The original song is pretty old, but this is a nice fresh revisit to a great song.

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Laleh – Simon Says :: This is an Iranian singer/songwriter from Sweden.  Not kidding.  She writes and performs her songs in several different languages and she does a fabulous job and showing off how talented she is.  She has won several music awards and I think she may be touring soon.

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DJBC – Everybody’s Everyday Girl ::  I’m a sucker for a good mashup, and this one is my current summer favorite.  If you like mashups, or if you are interested, I suggest starting with DJBC and the Kleptones and work your way from there. It’s not everyone’s bag of tea, but I like it.

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White Lies – Death :: This London based band has put a lot of time and energy to build up hype to their first release, and they seem to have done a great job.  They are comprised of three (four when live) members who were not satisfied with their current bands and decided to have a try at making a new band with well written songs. Guess it worked out.

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Born Ruffians – Hummingbird :: I have just started to get into this band.  They are from Canada and have a pretty good following.

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Wintersleep – New Inheritors :: What started out as a side band from Nova Scotia, is now a really popular indie band from Nova Scotia.  This is a new band for me, but they have created four LP’s since 2003 and have developed quite a decent following.  I am still getting into some of their past work, so this may be some of their best stuff so far.  You can get some free tracks from their website, so go check them out!

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Passion Pit – Dreams :: I really wish I could have seen these guys live.  I have heard from friends that they are a great band to see, but as a father/student/person-moving-to-the-East-coast I really don’t have the time.  This is a cover of the Cranberries “Dreams.”  I am a sucker for cover songs, too.

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What Laura Says – Dot Dot Dot :: This band was called “What Laura Says Thinks And Feels” but I guess they felt that it was a bit long for a title name.  I first heard these guys from the Daytrotter Sessions last year, and I was very impressed.  They have a very romantic-rock feel to their songwriting and they have wonderfully tight vocals.  I really can’t recommend these guys enough!

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On The Move

We are moving from Arizona to Washington D.C. and camping along the way. I will post some music soon!

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