I'm alright thanks, work's still a bit painful but not on the scale of last week, thank goodness. Weekend was fun - amongst other adventures, Mimey took me to see [url=http://www.visitlondon.com/tutankhamun/]this[/url] on Saturday and I was in Eyptology heaven. You watch out with that coffee!

I have a client insisting that I use QuarkXPress for a project...they say that it's the industry standard and that's what we have to use. I need to ask them what Industry they're talking about. Bloody wankas.

Well hi to you too! :) How's Monday shaping up in Bradland?

As a Film School fan, I think you might like [track artist=Holler, Wild Rose!]Marylawn Hair[/track] by [artist]Holler, Wild Rose![/artist]

Ding! Full marks to you! And he was a very nice down-to-earth guy. I quite like their stuff, but (horrible cliche coming up) thought they were a lot better in the early days...

Morning! Today's interesting fact: I used to live next door to the bass player of one of the bands in your Recently Listened.

Heh :)

I'm in YOUR playlist now, Brad - and very nice too!

Ha ha, caught!! :-D Would you believe I FORGOT my iPod today. Unthinkable I know, but that's what the stress levels have been like this week. Anyway, as a result, it's just dawned on me that Last playlists are a bloody brilliant feature! :)

Haha, Unreal 3? I literally only got that game yesterday :P. Built a new machine so I could play the usual suspects: Crysis, CoD4, Unreal 3 etc. Sadly, with the DX10 situation and so on, I had to go Vista 64 Ultimate. Wouldn't of minded a MacBook pro for my studies... but that's unaffordable exuberance I'm afraid :P.

We have a minimalist tree for the Reception area that manages to piss everyone off, pro and anti-Christmas... essentially plastic twigs decorated with logo-matching baubles. The boss thinks it's funny but everyone else is too busy clamoring for the champagne on the last day of work before the holidays to say anything. I always diplomatically say not my office. :^I

Haha, well as an uber-leetoid-omg-u-hax gamer, vista64 is the only option for me because of forced DX10-compatibility and 4Gb RAM :(.

Gosh! Well yes, yes I did - and I'm not ashamed! Er, I like the texture and the doomy chord sequence.

Yep, my emergency protocols continue: grab a favourite artist and fill a large playlist with a random selection of 4-5 star tracks. Seems to be getting me through the day - just! :-0

Sounds promising! Have to admit my iTunes hasn't exactly been too trendy of late... insofact the new Kylie album has taken my fancy a lot more than her work normally does! How goes the build-up to Christmas over there? (We've had decorations up since October... before Halloween)

Incredibly, I DON'T have that track in my library - who knew?! I do have a dodgy Billie Piper cover version, for some reason. :)

Yep, I'm all xmassed out and a bit grinchy. rarrr!

I'm not talking to you again until you drop this Christmas stuff ;-)

Aww, shucks! Thanks for the recommendation... will dutifully download when I get back from work, cheers! How's you been anyway, Post-Rocker?

B.O.O. are great, thanks for pointing my way to them! Very hypnotic & haunting.

he looks like lots of fun, i like the idea of an artist being in the middle of the crowd... will give you the low down...

Eww, Apple fanboyism. My new Vista machine is superb, thanks. your musical tastes have gone crazy; coheed & cambria? :o !

Hmmm, apple Mac? Are you a Graphic Designer?

Another good recommendation! Can't scrobble it though, what I'm listening to links to my work website. Looks like I'm watching porn.

Hmm I have an EP and a full album..

I know! Three and a half hours! Am having one of the most stressful days at work in living memory, and desperate times call for desperate measures. Nice work with the Battles news - clearly you have spies everywhere! :)

Woohoo!

I just read the 3 bio...I see the connection now.

Ja, I really liked 3. I'm considering adding it to my permanent collection. As for C&C, last time I checked, I couldn't stomach them. Is there a connection between those two bands? One other thing--2D2F's been really dead the last month or so. Wonder what gives?

Hi Brad, started downloading it yesterday but I think my link cut off - will be trying again soon - thanks!

Hey Brad, I see you loitering and my sign took notice too. LOL. Anyways, how are you doing?

Sadly it's always unnoticed and never appreciated, by the client - but I do get recognition for it within the company at least. :)

Hi Brad how's it going? You back at work? I am stressed and overworked }-| but surviving.

Really digging El Ten Eleven. Good recommendation. Did you get the link I sent?

Thanks. :) Yeah I salute bands with names that say fuck the charts. I did find a censored version of [artist]N.W.A.[/artist]'s Straight Outta Compton once.

Beautiful little girls you got. Awww... How fantastic to grow up with a Pops who loves music. Lucky man you are. Goodnight

An M.I.A. fan? Tell me this and tell me no more, have you heard Bamboo Banga? It could well be my favourite song of the year. goodnight

Thanx! Are you enjoying your break?

Cheers dude

Cheers - I always forget about the forums! So, it doesn't look like they've even worked out what the problem is yet... :-(

Ha! Hot Knives was my favourite track, you know me so well! :-D But I only listened once. I've been getting a LOT of those double scrobbles recently, have been popping into Recently Listened regularly to prune them out. So it's not just me then?

PS I have a top tip if you dislike raking leaves: move to a small first floor apartment ;-P

I like it - it's no Lifted... but the string arrangements are lovely and Conor has a definite way with a bit of heartbreak and longing.

In fact I really like it (I've got six tracks-not the complete album)-it may be because I didn't have any expectations about it. I might not of got it if lastfmer's hadn't put such positive shouts in my journal-my favorite would be Unless It's Kicks