I don't know why but the girls being away has inspired me to get shit done.  I've made a few random todo lists here and there but this one is going to be the mutha-load.  All the stuff I've been putting off.  All the stuff that's minor and probably shouldn't be on a ToDo list... everything. 
I tried getting LIttle T to help me but I've learned that having a 9 year old as a personal assistant isn't a great idea... they're forgetful as hell!! 

• Get pics from Walgreen's   (Done!)
  
• Decorate wall with them
• Laundry  (Done! ... Plus I did all of the T's and Little T's ... Yes I'm Amazing!)
  
• Clean (done) , clean, clean.
• Attempt to organize photos. 
  
• Call/Email landlord about tub/rent.  (Done!)
• Mail cards.  (Done!)
  
• Convince mom to help me with computer endeavors.
• Talk to Katie  (Done!... She is freakishly in love!)
  
• Check Mail.  (Done!)
  
• Find another book to read. (Done for now)
  
• Get music to make Cd's
• Organize adult stuff.  (Bill type things)
•  Find job  (I'm realizing how much I hate job hunting.  Especially in this market.  New Goal - 3 resumes a day)
  
• Get gas  (Done.. $12 to fill my tank! ..granted I was only 1/4 down but still!)
  
• Register to vote.  (Done!)
  
•  Pay utilities   (Will be done before the end of the night... well tomorrow at the lastest)
  
•  Go to bank.  (Done!)
  
•  Pick up Check/Get boxes for Alex/Get Alex's phone number  (Done)
  
• Google "Making Pizza" to find a good/kid friendly pizza making ideas (that aren't english muffin pizzas.)
  
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I left a few empty spots for when I remember all that other shit I want to do.
Now I must go pass out like a fuck and get up early and get coffee and go watch LIttle T and some how figure out how to make cleaning my apartment fun for him. 

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I fucking love Guster.
Old Guster.  When they dropped the hand drums it made me very sad.

Talked to Nathan and Kathrine today.  Apparently Nate has chosen to save the voice mail which means I now need to plan for his demise.

I did EVERYTHING on my Todo list.  Well, everything except for the picture/Walgreen's thing.  But even when I put it on there I knew it wouldn't happen.

It was a really easy todo list though. 

Fuck it got late, I need to go get in the shower.
The girls leave tomorrow. 
Sad. Happy. Excited.

Todo List

• Actually get pictures ready
• Finish cleaning room
• Mail rent.
• Email John
• Get music together to make Cd(s)
• Send cards (even if some are almost two months old)
• Go through paperwork/bills/adult stuff.
• Don't smoke too much.
• Love life.

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Luscious vocal harmonies, sweet trumpet tones, intricately layered acoustic and electric guitars, beautiful piano, and gentle solid rhythms.

This is the distinctive sound of Greymatter, a 5 piece folk rock band from the South East who are developing a growing reputation for consummate musicianship and engaging live performances.

With two self-produced albums to their name, Greymatter are clearly deeply passionate about their emotive blending of heartfelt melodies and memorable lyrics, and this passion is proving more than a little infectious.  Captivating audiences wherever they play and attracting great reviews from the media including airplay on Brighton’s Radio Reverb, they just keep on leaving music lovers wanting more.

*****  See if you agree!  *****

We've included a couple of tracks here in our post, one from each album.  Have a listen and leave us a comment...

On our profile we've posted more tracks - three from our first album, Hands On Fire, and three from our second album, Caterpillar Tree, which was described by one reviewer as "mellow, quiet, well-made and solid ... very accomplished song-writing, with complex structures and themes ... a profoudly earnest album" (Julie Gibson, 2008) 

We'll be back soon with videos of our live performances - we believe we make it worth coming to see us.. you'll have to see if you agree when you watch our videos!

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"At first the melody would come and walk with me through the mists in North Cornwall England. I would take this melody back to the Hammond Organ, the B3. I would sit and play with this for hours. Soon I began to have to deal with my mother's heart condition and she survived a cardiac arrest in September. Because of this I began thinking about the life cycle and that dying is part of the life cycle. Even though I realized this, logically, I couldn't accept the idea of losing my mother emotionally. The song started to become clearer as the days went by and I began to realize that the Beekeeper that had taken my character in the song, to death, to plead for my mother's life, the Queen Bee in the song, little did I know that although my mother would survive and that death did pass her by it would be the last time I saw my brother when I went back to stand by my mother's bedside. So life/death has it's own rhythm and it's own rhyme. The Beekeeper really acts as a Shaman, similar to the Medicine Man in the Native American tradition. We have the Beekeeper in the Celtic tradition"

Tori Amos - MSN Chat 2/22/05

I understand now, more than before, now that the proverbial wolf is finally right outside my door, just how much the soul can ache to travel to the keepers.  How great the longing is to offer every exchange, including one's own life, to spare the loss of one so beloved. 

This is my bargaining stage.  This is me asking for time to stand still, to wait, to slow down.  This is me not ready.  This is my rage at life's cycle, despite a long-term respect of nature borne of my personal beliefs, storming the castle gates and insisting I will not relinquish my King.

The Beekeeper - Tori Amos

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Scottish solo industrial electronica music artist digitalTRAFFIC. digitalTRAFFIC is donaldo who lives in edinburgh scotland UK - sharing his life with his partner and bairn. We have a happy life - thats all that matters...

The name digitalTRAFFIC comes from digital data traveling through the ether within the internet protocols allowing people from anywhere to access the largest information resource ever created on this planet.

digitalTRAFFIC use machines - computers and software - technology - virtual instruments..... we all use tools - to create the digitalTRAFFIC sound and distribute only via the internet.

what kind of music - best described as electronica industrial soundtracks. digitalTRAFFIC music is usually released as a 5 track album.

Although donaldo did play in rock bands NUKLEUS, GUNGE ON TOUR, INTROSUCTION (vocal guitar synth) - he found the creative process slow and limiting. The latest technology allows him to produce all his music and sounds very quickly at low cost with unlimited possibilities - using a virtual studio setup to record the digitalTRAFFIC sound.

Fans can keep in touch by joining the mailing list and signing-up to the regular podcast - featuring digitalTRAFFIC tracks, videos, new demos and ringtones.

Check out the most recent albums egg foetus and s pa cin g. Currentl;y woking o new album 'theatre'.

Thanks for taking the time to check out the digitalTRAFFIC sound - enjoy the tracks.....

all the very best
donaldo
digitalTRAFFIC

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Trash those vinyl records, Ipods, 8Track, real to real, tape, cds, mp3s, accs, Zunes now we have hugh 4 track!

Back in the day, audiophiles listened to music on tape, but they were hard to change. Here's an orphaned tape format RCA was eager to sell you: 4 tracks of bliss in one easy-to -load, huge cartridge

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Hello All!

So previously, I had posted a link for the Friends of Iowa Midwives show, which actually ended up being a link for the show with FAWN and the UI Anti-War group Umm...embarrassing). However, I have corrected that error andI also wanted to provide the links here for the three shows that were successfully recorded:

Farm Animals Welfare Network and the UI Anti-War Group: http://www.mediafire.com/?xtzlqxemmym
Friends of Iowa Midwives:http://www.mediafire.com/?dgc0myzd2a
UI Environmental Coalition: http://www.mediafire.com/?i10q1ooysyx

I am currently working on trying to get the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and the Women's Resource Action Center on next Wednesday to talk about their project, the Men's Anti-Violence Council. Even if I can't get them on next week, please take a moment to check out their sites and see what they are up to.

Have a great week!

Vox Uncommon, Every Wednesday, Noon to 1pm on KRUI 98.7 FM

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