Hope Is For Presidents And Dreams Are For People Who Are Sleeping

Sup' folks? I'm starting to round out my best albums of the year and if anybody has any suggestions for some last minute entries, hit me up in the comments. I'm always ready for new music.

after a 13 hour shift at the hospital and being more or less drunk from exhaustion, this video made me laugh ridiculously hard to myself. I can't remember if I ever posted it, but f it, the world needs to see.

Bonus vid.

Yargggh!

It's December, and that means that all the music magazines/websites/blogs/crazy person's rants are having their year end best of lists. I've been very happy with all the music I've picked up thus far this year, however I always thrive off of these lists because I always manage to miss a few gems throughout the year and this always ends up being my last chance to find them. That said, I should have my very own best of list sometime in January... probably.

In other news, I'll be joining Tom's radio show this Wednesday which will mark my glorious return to radio after a three year absence so check it at 10 a.m. on the 7th (just click on the link on the left side of this page to get there.) We haven't decided on a playlist yet, but I'm sure we'll make sweet sweet love to the airwaves.

Two Things

One -

I'm making my annual Thanksgiving pilgrimage to Iowa to see family and I'm really looking forward to this trip (which I'll begin once I finish this post). I last made it down in July and I'm just in the mood for a nice little 8 hour solo road trip and to catch up on some podcasts and a shit load of music. Plus, I'm a sucker for family and pumpkin pie. Good god I love pumpkin pie.

Two -

I totally just found my new background. check it out here. It may be one of the most bad ass paintings I've ever seen in my life. The title is "One Nation Under Cthulhu" and is a parody of the painting "One Nation Under God."

Yeah, It's offensive, but it's so damn bad ass.

(I guess three things)

Three - How much would you be willing to pay for an aesthetically pleasing and comfortable casual watch? I'm thinking it's about time for a new watch as my current one is 5 years old and showing it's age, (plus it randomly loses half an hour every now and then which is really really bad for someone in the healthcare industry)

jesus fucking christ

Faber Castell from eric yeo on Vimeo.

Where To Begin...

Well, I bought a car. I am now the proud new owner of a 2010 Toyota Corolla (blood red of course) and so far I am very happy with my purchase. It's the LE model so it's somewhat basic on features, but it has all the requirements like A/C, auxiliary input, telescopic steering wheel, and all that good stuff. No leather, no auto start, but whatevs. I was lucky enough to be able to trade in my old '96 Grand Am for a total of 300 bucks which was more than I was expecting for a trade in so that's awesome. The only negative is that because it's a 2010, that means it came out 2009 which means it was one of the cars that had that pesky feature of having the accelerator stick from time to time, but I'm sure they fixed that at some point... probably.

In other news, Jules has a new blog with Mick and from what I've read so far it's pretty legit. Posts about The Wire and Walmart are always a great start for a blog and with the title, "Bitch Ima Kill You," I'm hopeful for wonderful things. Check 'em out sometime at http://www.bitchimakillyou.blogspot.com/ .

I'm going to wrap this post up pretty quick because I have to pound some coffee and get ready for work, but I'm super excited about Wednesday because I'll be roadtripping down to Minneapolis to watch Gwar in concert for the second time. I got to see them in 2009 when they were supporting Lamb of God and I did a post about it back then and I'm sure It'll be just as awesome.

Here's a taste

I'm really going to see their opener, Every Time I Die, a band I've been a big fan of for years and I simply cannot wait for some live metal.

I love life so much right now.

It Was Only A Matter Of Time...

The leaves are falling from the trees, I'm seeing my breath when I get off work in the morning, and my car's mileage is getting worse by the day and that means only one thing - Black Metal.

Black metal is a genre that I really only listen to in the fall and winter because it is so damn bleak and monstrous that listening to it in the summer just doesn't really have the same feeling.

With that, I just picked up Wolves in the Throne Room's newest album, "Celestial Lineage", and it is a beast, a glorious glorious beast. The album somehow takes what was best in their three previous albums and melds it all together for a wonderful listen. The shrieks are still there. The droning guitars are still there. And yet it somehow is fresh. I really can't put my finger on what makes me enjoy this album so much.

p.s. Wolves in the Throne Room aren't Satanic or anything like that, they're just Eco-anarchists who sing about the forest and that sort of thing. Not even kidding.