May 2008

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Mountain view too

It looks like I got credit for G’s post both in Facebook and on Twitter. Perhaps Rob’s right. Perhaps Twitter sucks. I figure it’s a very limited time until someone like Paris Hilton starts using it, causing everyone with less than half a brain to follow her, bringing Twitter to it’s poorly-designed knees. Get it while it’s hot.

Twitter does have one redeeming quality. When used properly, like Facebook, it helps keep users up-to-date with others’ activities, reducing the time spent on actual human contact. Human conversation is inherently wasteful. I can waste 30 - 60 seconds on a phone call to Lucas, only to learn that he’s unavailable to go eat. I called Lucas because I already know that Diane is napping because I spent 2 seconds reading her Twitter in my RSS feed. I’m just pissed because, outside of Diane, nobody else I know uses it which makes it like playing Counter Strike without an Internet connection.

I guess now that I’ve figured out how to make log entries by email I won’t have to fall back on text messages.

Yawn. I’m up too early this morning. It’s 6:19 a.m. and I’ve been working for over an hour already. Holy shit. I just looked outside and it’s light outside. That’s depressing. There’s nothing worse than getting up early and being proud of it only to have time pass and realize everyone else is beginning to wake up. It causes me to feel ordinary again.

I’m fairly excited to go to San Francisco in a couple of weeks. I’m planning on seeing Starfleet Academy. Maybe they’ll teach me how to Twitter.

In other news, this video is unbelievable. My hat is way off to my friend Brian Simpson for this homemade gem.

The full-length sweded version of the 80s classic, Neverending Story. Created by Brandon Todd and Brian Simpson over the course of 4 weekends. I’m guessing a total budget of 25 dollars and cut using a Mac. (dang yeah)

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Mountain Home

Greetings to the ATB faithful from Ridgeway, Colorado.

I made it out to the ‘Western Slope’ after staying with Greg Seiler and family in Garden City, KS last night. That was sure a nice time; Greg and the girls are doing well. Today was a beautiful day for driving I say. Cross Country rocked the XM radio (except in the canyons). The Buick Riviera rolled over the 178000 mile mark like it was standing still.

I am inspired by the beauty. I am sitting on the back deck looking out at snow capped mountains for as far as I can see. I will try to get some pictures up in the next day or so. I am forever walking around with a 9mm in my hand because I keep hearing weird sounds, like the bear (this is an affirmation of your ATB faithfulness if you catch this reference) from last time. I don’t want to find out if he has grown by two years.

I am here on a writing retreat–blog writing, songwriting, LitTunes writing, research writing, essay writing, article writing, encyclopedia entry writing. Don’t know how much I will get done but promise to keep the ATB faithful informed.

I see Aaron has a couple more shows on the books. Aaron Traffas and The Combine are playing somewhere near Kiowa, KS on July 5th. Or are we Aaron Traffas and The Fiddlers still? Call us what you will.

Signing out from the Mountain Home Mesa Grande,

G

Pole vault

Google “traffas” and tell me why in the top 10 results is a Youtube video of a guy getting poled in the nuts during a vault attempt. Is that the Traffas move? I don’t remember doing it when I vaulted.

You have to watch this video at least more than half way.

Minneapolis

Looks like we’ll be playing a show in Minneapolis this weekend. Come drink with us.

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Harvest break


Anthony, Kansas

Anthony Lake July 4 show with Guse



  • missing the real world where church and school are mutually exclusive. #
  • Congrats to Diane and Erica! #
  • I’m going to be sick. #
  • Some salutatorian just biffed a Latin translation’s meaning when he tried to convert the crowd at graduation. #
  • At sister Erica’s graduation. Dad doesn’t like the twitters…something about ‘twitterpated’. #

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