The Apple Police and The Wisdom of Gerry Rafferty

"I heard her speak but all the words were dead
We talked all night and left it all unsaid
So we agree to disagree
At least we’ve got our memory"

-Gerry Rafferty, "Whatever's Written In Your Heart," currently what I'm listening to on my new motherfucking BLACK 60G iPod Video.



Apple now has a profanity filter on the webpage where you choose the engraving for the back of your iPod. Apparently the 6-year-old kids at the Chinese sweatshops where these things are assembled were getting really offended in-between the vicious beatings and subsistencee-level "meals" of rice mush mixed with pig-shit. Pussies.

So Gayle, you now have one of only 2 "Motherfucking Dan Certa" iPods inexistencee. Take care of it until the Smithsonian comes for it.

In lieu of an actual engraved iPod, here's some examples of What Might Have Been:






"Maybe I’ve always set my sights too high
You take the easy way and still get by
I know there ain’t no special way
We all get there anyway"

-Gerry Rafferty, "Whatever's Written In Your Heart"

Woot.

Quote of the Day

"Bad file management makes the Baby Jesus cry."

-mfdc

Haiku of the Day

Kill, Profit, Repeat.
It's what Jesus wants. Really.
Kill, Profit, Repeat.

The Long Road Home From Wherehouse

"The Long Road Home: In Concert" came out today. I've never had an on-screen credit before, so forgive me for being a little bit stoked. Henceforth, I join the ranks of such End-Title Legends as Deebo and Fox. In fact, the credit plus the beard pretty much makes me George Lucas, minus the gajillions of dollars and the ignobility of having created Jar-Jar Binks.

When I was picking up the Fogerty DVD, guess what was On Sale in the used rack? Yep. The Motherfucking "Best Of Lionel Richie." You KNOW I bought it.

Other Recent Music Buys-

Dashboard Confessional - "Don't Wait"
(I'm not sure why I like this, but I do, PLUS it comes with a pretty effin good cover of "In A Big Country.")

Imogen Heap - "Speak For Yourself"
(I know, I know, I should have already had this album, but the two singles were already in my collection. Also, you're no doubt aware I'm ALWAYS behind the curve of what's cool. I JUST got some Air Jordans.)

Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights"
(I've been mildly obsessed with Kate Bush lately, this song in particular. I really have not a single fucking clue why this song, based on the Emily Bronte novel of the same name, has so much emotional resonance with me right now, but I THINK it's because I'm a pretentious, self-absorbed cunt.)

80's Fever!
"Drive"
"You Might Think"
"Kyrie"
"Straight Up"

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Before I leave the subject of TLRH DVD, let's have a big Danland "Woot Woot!" for Jim Scott, whose awesome mixes make it sound as though I know what I'm doing.

Woot!

Quote of the Day

"His hidden depths are very well hidden."

-mfdc

What I Did Today

- I ate a #4.

- I voted.

- I stuck my head out of my Passat window and actually yelled, "YOU FUCKING WHORE!" at the lady who didn't follow the clockwise protocol of 4-way stops. Her window was down, so I hope she heard it. Bitch.

- I picked up Live's "Songs From Black Mountain" only to discover they credited everyone involved in the string recording but me. Oh well. I got the check.

- On the same trip, I bought "Taking The Long Way" by The Dixie Chicks. I bought it mainly to support their brave stance against the war, but ended up really liking it on its own merits!

- That's about it. Motherfucking exciting as fuck, eh?

Haiku of the Day

Mandles and black socks;
My big toe yearns for Freedom!
Go, little piggy!