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Month: September 2006

New Thrice CD in the Works

oooOOOOOoooooo!

Just saw this on the Thrice website (thanks Mel for pointing it out!)

As a lot of you may know, for the past month or so, we’ve been writing and recording our next album. We didn’t want to say anything official until we’d finalized a lot of the details, but now that we’re getting rolling on it, we want you guys to be the first to know what the plans are for this album.

We have started writing and recording a 4 disc concept record, with each disc being themed sonically and thematically to correspond with the four natural elements – earth, air, water and fire. The final record will have somewhere between 20 and 25 songs, divided between the 4 discs.

We are approaching the whole project in a new way for us, both writing and recording. Writing with these elements in mind, we are letting them shape the direction of the songs sonically and thematically. And for the first time, we’re recording the record ourselves as we write it, freeing us up to change things as we go.

We are very excited about the project and are looking forward to sharing more details as the record takes shape. We’re also in the process of setting up a site dedicated to keeping you up to date on our progress, so keep a look out for that in the near future.

I.cannot.WAIT.

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Random Words Tag

Yoshi tagged me for a word association game, so here goes!

  1. Chute – ladder
  2. Picnic – blanket
  3. Concert – mosh pit
  4. World – globe
  5. Beach – ocean

Here are the next 5 words, for the 5 tagged bloggers!

  1. Sword
  2. Binder
  3. Plant
  4. Sky
  5. Coffee

And the 5 bloggers are…
http://www.incogblogo.net/
http://www.beautifuldance.net/
http://www.stirfrykitty.com/
http://www.scoopa.com/
http://www.riot-act.co.uk/

Let me know when you do it :D

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Why Katie Hates Betty

For those that don’t know, Betty is my ‘new’ car. My old car, Lola, was an ‘87 Oldsmobile Delta that I loved with all my little heart. However, as my Grandma was getting a new car, we decided that I would take her old car, since it is newer and “more reliable” than Lola. I gave Lola to my cousin who needed a car.

Enter Betty. Betty is a ‘93 Ford Tempo GL. In the words of Scott, which I have come to find are very true: “Let me tell you a story about Fords. It’s a short one, so listen well… ‘Fords SUCK.’”

Have a summery:
Dec 2005: $500 – transmission service, engine service, tuneup.

Jan 2006 : Car starts stalling WHILE I AM DRIVING. Apparently only does it to me. Mechanic thinks I am crazy until it finally happens to him. I had to have my coworkers push me half a block to the parking lot cause I was blocking traffic. $400 and a week later.. well, nobody has any idea whats wrong with the car. They’ve replaced 10000000 pieces and even took it to the dealer. At least I’m only stalling every few days instead of multiple times a day.

Apr 2006: Rough starting, bad transmission feeling. Meh. Tightened a wire to the starter that was loose and making the car not start on occasion. $50. Car still stalls on occasion, won’t restart for a minute or so. Breaking down on the freeway sucks and merging into traffic going 60 from 0 is scary.

Jul 2006: $422 – 4 brake pads, 2 rotors. Broken motor mount (that was fun, my engine sounded like it fell out of my car when it broke!)

Sunday night: CAR DOES NOT START WHATSOEVER. Hilary jumpstarts me. I drive home.

Monday morning: Car will not start. YAY.

So, with a running count of roughly $1372 in the past 9 months and new problems popping up all the time, I think it’s safe to say I’m probably better off just buying a new car.

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100 Facts in 100 Days – Fact 021

21: I absolutely LOOOOVVVEEEE ( :love: ) the ocean. I go to the beach just to swim in it, cause I really hate sand. I practically grew up at Zuma Beach.

Please note: I’ve decided that I feel too much like this meme is spamming my blog. So I’ve decided that from now on, I will be posting 1 post every Saturday with 7 facts in it

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Friday’s Feast – 109 – Week 4

Join me in Friday’s Feast!

Appetizer: What are some lyrics you have misheard (such as, instead of “Gettin’ Jiggy With It” you heard “Kick a chicken with it”)?
For the longest time I was convinced the Hot Hot Heat song was about Benadryll (it’s really bandages). I blame Oscar and Trevor for that one.

Soup: What is the worst movie you have ever seen?
Spawn. Bleh. Stupid, boring, and terrible CG. And the end.. wtf?

Salad: Using the letters from your favorite number, write a sentence. Example: Tomorrow has really easy experiences.
Teary women entered new towns yesterday to wash onions.

Main Course: What was the most interesting news story you have heard this week?
Mooove slowly and don’t hug cows. Ok by interesting, I mean amusing. Because really.. who writes an article about hugging cows?! :D

Dessert: Which word(s) would you choose to describe your wardrobe?
Mismatched, colorful, obnoxious, random.

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