I was on a jury in 2006 for a domestic abuse case. They intervewed the jurors, dismissed one I think, and then accepted that replacement. The selection took about an hour. For this Tsarnaev case they interviewed 256 people which is insane. At that rate I would guess you get both bogged down by the sheer number of people, but also by the minutiae of each persons differences thus leaving a larger hole of subject matter for the other side to fit an appeal into. I think peer selection still has a place in the process but it sounds like in this case they were doomed from the start.
I shared this with a neighbor who is really into ham radio. He told me that Scott Tiley lives down the street from us in the town next door, Roberts Creek. He's 'ham radio' famous I guess.
The new Big Thief album is excellent. My favourite album of the year so far. Has more of a fall feeling to it, but I'll play it this summer anyway.
Dan Mangan - Never Quiet
New Tribe album is excellent. And I finally cracked open the new Solange. Likely album of the year for me. Which reminds me. Hubski should do a top ten albums of 2016 thread.
Just saw Andy Shauf on Friday nite at a place I'd never been to for a show before. I heard from a friend that the venue had terrible sound. I could see that with the type of music she goes out to, EDM type stuff. This music is not that, and Andy had it totally dialed. One of the best sounding concerts I've ever been to actually. The crowd was so into it, you could hear a pin drop in fact. Not typical for a weekend event.
Subtle addition, but I think it suits her:
And this is 7 years ago.
raisin, Not a dual quite yet tng, but I'm what they call a 'PR' - as in permanent resident. Basically, Canada can never kick me out. Chances of me becoming a citizen next year? 80%. Funny, my cousin was giving me shit for leaving the country, calling me a traitor and what not, but I retorted that the Americans need someone like me embedded in the field, mixing with the foreigners. It's a great way to subvert the population with my wacky american ideas. I'm what you might call a slow leak, going unnoticed for decades. :)
Thanks for the shout out veen. I hadn't really appreciated Corbs influence on Constructivism until now. And I never new that bolshoi meant big. Makes for a potentially interesting connection to SMLXL's idea of bigness that I'll have to look into sometime - given what I know of Rem's interest in Russian architecture of that time. As for the Ville Contemporaine. I've always found an incredible tension between Corbs architecture (buildings) and his masterplannning. One being quite beautiful and even profound, and the other being absolutely terrifying. What's compelling to me is that they both, as ideas, seem to come from similar places. His early embrace of the automobile, his interest in the promenade, and his wanting to connect to green space are all present at both urban and building scale projects, but seem to have very different effects. For example, Villa Savoye's pilotis, which allow the vehicle to enter underneath , letting the user ascend into the house and make a switchback to the rooftop garden - with compressed and expanded views of walls, windows, and landscapes seems very similar to that of the Ville Contemporaine, with public life happening above the traffic, and rooms in the clouds peering down over our accomplishments - and out to the paysage beyond. I must say that I've always been dubious of master planning, simply because the order of city should not be so determined years in advance of it's own settling. Then again, New York seems to be working out just fine.
If you wanted candy from my house this year, you had to walk up and confront this guy. I was surprised. Most kids didn't mind at all. Sugar knows no fear. Also, the panty hose around my face gave me a sore nose.
I loved Altered States. Just checked the Vancouver FloatHouse. Might have to give it a shot this month. Sessions are $39 to $75, depending on options and times.
I think it would need to be advertised as a feature to really see what it can do. It could have a Brady Bill esque waiting period type thing embedded with it so people can't whip it out when things heat up. That sounds completely ridiculous.
I'm thinking we could meet at the Black Frog in Gastown. They have a nice solarium with views to the north shore mountains and Guinness on tap.
Nice hearing from you. Good luck indeed. See you on the other side.
New shit from David Bazan. Some of his best in a few years. Check out Bazan Monthly Volume 1 and Volume 2.
You and cgod got me all wrong. I said pour over ice. Blending is for tourists, kids, old ladies, and old ladies cats. You blend ONLY the liquids then pour over ice. This ain't corn dogs on sunday people. I was a bartender for 3 years, a server for 5 years, and a heavy drinker for over a decade - I'm know what I'm doing. Bonus points if you use tamarind and then rim with sea salt and chile powder.
Dude. Cool. I see he's in your town for a tour. Did you tell him about you and Michigan?
Is that both or neither?
One of my first memories is of sitting in the backseat of my moms car, in the middle of summer, eating mcdonald's french fries and hearing Eddie Rabbitt's "Drivin my life away" on the radio. I love that memory because so much of it is a blur. I only have essences of the moment. My legs getting hot from the leather seats soaking in the sun, the salt on my fingers, my brother in the front seat, and that catchy chorus. Ooohh, I'm Drivin my life away, lookin for a better day, for me
I saw Sufjan at the Blind Pig when he was touring for his Michigan album 12 years ago. There was maybe 20 people in the audience that night. He opened with a cover of R.E.M.'s The One I Love. I've been a fan ever since.
I wasn't gonna say anything, but there are some duplicate names on the sticker. I don't know if I should feel happy for those people, or sad for everyone else.
Ha. I thought of you when I posted this. I'm sure you run across it often.
Glad those Printers grew a pair. 10 pt font my ass.
We got rid of the penny here in Canada a few years back. All prices are still marked to the 100th, but then the cashier either rounds up or down to the nearest five cents. You still end up with coins in your pocket but I've found that people will often round to the more convenient number as opposed to the correct one. I think the U.S. needs to finally get on board with this. My girlfriend suggested that we should just start copper plating nickels instead, that way the impact of the transition becomes easier on the American psyche. :P
I typically interpret that question the same way you do. I guess it depends on the context and tone though. I had a friend that would often ask strangers at a party, "Why are you here?". I always enjoyed that one because the interpretation alone can tell you so much about a person. Do you answer to Why are you here at this party? Why are you here in this city, continent, universe, time? For someone like me a question like that can get existential pretty quick.
All of what the fugee is saying makes complete sense from a female perspective. I wouldn't have even considered the possibility that she doesn't want to see you again just because she slept with you. Anyway, that shouldn't really matter to you. If you really liked the date and want to see her again then I would try to communicate that because it would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't. If you want it, you gotta keep going for it. Maybe say something like "Hey. Just thought I'd let you know that I really enjoyed your company and would be down with hanging out again if you're ever feeling bored." Just a thought.
An old girlfriend of mine came to the last party that I threw. We're on good terms so it wasn't a big deal. She and a few of her friends had a fair amount to drink and at some point thought it'd be a good idea to raid my closet and wear my clothes for the rest of the evening. I didn't mind really. In fact it made me laugh. About four months later I ran into one of her friends on the street. We don't really know each other and it was one of those moments where you see the person coming your way and know that an exchange is inevitable. I could tell that both of us were trying to remember where we recognized each other from. Right when we both realized that the party was the connection, I could also see her inner monologue saying ...right, and I was wearing your clothes wasn't I...