If I didn't waste enough time on Google Maps, Gmail and Image Search (past 11:00 PM = SafeSearch off please), Google has probably found a way to kill my entire work day. Google Print has been introduced. I'll tell you, if I can figure out a way to read books by everyone from Stephen Hawking to Don DeLillo, online, during work, my entire future career is going to be ruined. 2:00 conference call or Harlequin Romance? You bet your sweet ass I'd rather hear about Antonio the Mechanic seducing Elizabeth the Housewife and bringing the love back into her life that Mark the Accountant has given up on after their marraige.
In other unrelated news, I recently saw the Fiery Furnaces live w/ supporting act Man Man. Of all people, my 14 (now 15) year old brother wanted to see the concert, so I decided to go with. It was an all-ages show at a local Unitarian Church where they hold DIY shows. I've been to the venue before to see ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, one of the loudest and worst shows I've ever seen. Well, same deal. The acoustics in this place, along with amateurish mixing, make everything bounce and sound so damn loud that its nearly impossible to enjoy. Add to that Man Man's herky jerk carnival sounds (fun for one song, awful for nearly 45 minutes of constant noise) and the Fiery Furnaces terrible live show and its a surefire shitshow. Now, Man Man I didn't come to see, so their so-so performance didn't tiff me too much. But the Furnaces, sweet Lord. I was already on the fence with their wordy bullshit concepts, but bringing it live and being unable to sound ANYTHING like the record is crap. Don't get me wrong, I love improvisation, but rendering everything unrecongnizable is a joke. Add that to the fact that Elanor had to read the words to some of the new songs. And that nearly every song sounded identical. Fiery Furnaces, you're dead to me.
Finally, I decided to nix the BowFlex get a new gym membership to Bally's Total Fitness. Expect my writing to be stronger, more streamlined.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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