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Here’s my favorite chain of websites that I use to find and track down new music.

Pandora - Signup here for a new account and populate a playlist with some of your favorite artists and songs. From there Pandora will start playing songs that are like the artists and songs you put in your playlist. It may take some time to train Pandora, but it’ll be worth the effort.

Rhapsody - Once you find a new artist you like, go over to Rhapsody to find more music from the artist. Rhapsody is a subscription service, but you get on demand streaming access to a lot of albums and artists.

Artist Direct - Find out more about your new discovery, Artist Direct has quick bios and discographies. You can even purchase CDs at Artist Direct, though I prefer to buy my CDs elesewhere.

Google - Search for the artist on Google, you’ll most likely get the artist’s webpage right away, this is a good place to buy stuff directly from artist. If the artist is independently producing their own music, the artist’s webpage might be the only place to get it. Also a lot webpages will stream or allow you to download the artist’s music.

CD Universe - I miss the old CD Now, before they were bought out by Amazon, but CD Universe is pretty close. CD Universe has some stuff that Amazon doesn’t and is focused on selling music, movies and games.

CD Baby - A great place to buy truely indie stuff. CD Baby will have stuff not found anywhere else.

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Just like countless others I’ve become hopelessly addicted to Flickr. In celebration, I’ve moved all my pics there.

For those that don’t know the joys of Flickr, you are strongly encouraged to go check it out. Its a really fun place to look at all the pictures people are sharing. Its got everything from really professional photographs to random cell phone pics. So go check out my pics and feel free to add tags and comments.

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A couple of weekends ago I adopted two 10 month old kitties from Kitten Rescue. They were found on the streets and are from the same litter. The pair are nearly identical and I have a hard time telling them apart sometimes. They’ve just recently gotten use to their new home and have finally come out from their hiding spot beneath my bed, so they are no longer just a pair of shining eyes staring at me from the dark. The last couple of nights they’ve been a little rambunctious, chasing each other around and getting a little out of control. Here are some pics of my boys. Introducing Miles and Milo:

Miles - Named after my favorite jazz musician, Miles is the more outgoing and dominant of the two. Only took him a day before he’d let me pet him. He is definately his brother’s keeper.

Milo - Named to match with his bother, Milo is a bit of a skittish, fraidy cat. I’m not sure what happened, but his tail is only a third as long as a normal kitty tail, maybe this is why he’s so cautious.

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Having one of those days/weeks/months at work where nothing seems to happen on their own and I have to make repeated requests to get things done. Anyway, wrote a song (okay its just lyrics for now) about it, like to hear it? Hear it goes….

say it once
say it twice
i keep having to
repeat myself
over and over
again and again

this endless cycle
this endless rut
why do i have to
rerun past history
over and over
again and again

there is reinforcement in repetition
thats what they say
i’ll believe in their common wisdom
the day they start listening

i said it before
i say it again
dont keep making me
repeat myself
over and over
again and over

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