Category Archives: Music

Other Monday Messages

4/14/2008 – 4:04 pm

/ I always like it when my sporting heroes agree with me. Like on this whole business as to what’s the best league in the world. If I had to hazard a guess, I would say most footy-watching Americans would say England primarily because a) it’s all they watch, and b) that’s what the English [...]

By Trent | Also posted in * Footie, - England/EPL, - Spain/La Liga | Comments (0)

Fortune Smiles and Better Late Than Never

9/26/2007 – 2:08 pm

I’ve been slacking on my Spanish for a week or so since I’ve been overloaded with school and lately I’ve been feeling like the language is slipping away from me. But then yesterday I had two separate events that made me perk up. One was overhearing a group of Hispanics in a store talking and [...]

By Trent | Also posted in School, Spanish | Comments (0)

Icky and WWI

7/5/2007 – 2:44 pm

I need to break the string of footie posts, so here’s one on music. I’ve been listening to the White Stripes’ Icky Thump for the last 48 hours and it’s rather good. I thought it was only okay after the initial listen, but it turns out I like quite a few of the songs more [...]

By Trent | Also posted in Reading | Comments (4)

Two Lovely Ladies and a Depressing Gent

6/6/2007 – 1:17 pm

I’m currently reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susana Clarke and listening to The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (who, besides having a curious last name, has possibly the worst promotional website ever). It’s early days yet, but I’m enjoying both. I’m reading the Clarke at a pace of about 10 pages per [...]

By Trent | Also posted in Reading, Writing | Comments (2)

Random Comments & Novel Concepts

6/5/2007 – 8:33 am

Everyone I’ve talked to who has listened to Wilco’s new album Sky Blue Sky concurs: besides a couple good songs, it’s dog dirt. I watched the US beat China 4-1 the other night, and talk about a favorable scoreline. First off, I’m not sure why Spartan Stadium is still being used for international matches because [...]

By Trent | Also posted in * Footie, - US/MLS, Spanish, Writing | Comments (0)

Check Your Dead Pool

4/12/2007 – 8:44 am

Kurt Vonnegut dies at age 84. This article makes me laugh. Look at the subheading: “Author of at least 19 novels.” At least? Did the journo get tired of counting at 19? Further down, Vonnegut’s Fates Worth Than Death is described as an “autobiography of sorts.” The section under Novels Impossible to Ignore starts with [...]

By Trent | Also posted in General, Reading | Comments (2)

For Your Listening Pleasure

3/27/2007 – 8:02 pm

Yay! Today I got an email from the library saying that Death In The Afternoon is now ready for pick-up, just hours after checking out Steinbeck’s 22-disc East of Eden. Add to that Winesburg, Ohio, which is currently on deck, and I’ve got plenty to keep my iPod full for the next couple weeks. Commuting [...]

By Trent | Also posted in Reading, Spanish | Comments (3)

A Fly In The Ointment

3/21/2007 – 9:31 pm

Faithful readers may remember me celebrating ordering a number of audiobooks through the university library system last week. Well, I’m now finding the flaw. I requested eight books and none of my requests have been filled yet. Do the requests get canceled due to lack of interest? Dunno. I bet I’ll get them eventually but [...]

By Trent | Also posted in * Footie, Reading, Writing | Comments (2)

Opening the Floodgates

3/17/2007 – 1:07 pm

My break has been highly productive so far. On Wednesday I had two stories out in the cold, cruel world looking for homes. As of Saturday morning, the number has grown to eleven. I’ve also got two stories that need one last round of edits before going out for their first times. This is a [...]

By Trent | Also posted in Writing | Comments (2)

Modern Times & Modern Thinking

2/12/2007 – 7:40 am

Nice to see Bobby Zimmerman pull down two Grammy awards, one for Modern Times for best contemporary folk/Americana album and “Someday Baby” for best solo rock vocal performance. Modern Times isn’t my favorite Dylan album since his resurrection, but the album has many notable high points; “Someday Baby” is one of them. I gave up [...]

By Trent | Also posted in School, Writing | Comments (5)