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January 30, 2008
It’s the first day of this site, and as of right now (january 30.2008 3:46:00 pm pst) the domain name hasn’t even propagated yet, but I already have 2 posts on the site and a comment.. LOL
I wanted to address why this site is here, what you should expect, what you shouldn’t expect, and just ramble on about a few things…
First, this site was conceived of today while I was driving to work and I was on a conference call with a client. No, I wasn’t coming up with the site while he was talking, we were waiting for something else to happen, so it was quiet … ANYWAY.. I was next to this fairly attractive woman on the road and my mind wandered through a whole series of things ending on “I wonder if she could love a geek”. For the record, I am happily married, and I had / have / will have no interest in this woman, but that is just how my brain works.
After having this thought, it occurred to me that I haven’t blogged in a long time. I have two other blogs [ The Lone Coder ] and [ Our Adoption Blog ]. The Lone Coder, is my “company” website. I put company in quotes because it just me, hence the name. The adoption blog should be pretty self-explanatory, but for the less observant, my wife and I are adopting a baby from China, and we put the blog up to keep people informed of our progress, or lack thereof.. The problem though is that a lot of things I would like to blog about are neither appropriate or relevant to either of those blogs, and since at this point in my brain wandering, I am still staring at this woman next to me on the road (effectively creeping her out ) it occurred to me that I needed a new personal blog, and what better name then “For the Love of Geeks”.
Now, what should and shouldn’t you expect from this blog ? You should expect everything, and you shouldn’t expect anything. A paradox? Hardly. It means I will blog about anything and everything I deem worthy, whether it be tech, sci-fi, a pissy rant about the barista at my local coffee shop, or the fact that people in SoCal can’t drive properly to save their lives. You shouldn’t expect anything because this is a free site and you get what you pay for… 
This blog is “about” geeks because it is about me, and “I am a geek, and I’m OK!” (Monty Python for those of you still not paying attention).
And now for something completely different…
I have recently been getting more and more into music. I have always been a phile for music but I am really boosting the collection lately. I will listen to anything, with the exception of Country. It really makes me physically ill… My music collection currently sits at just under 100 gig. All legal, proud to say. I run the gambit from Ambient/Electronica music (Moby, Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor) , Rock Music ( RUSH, Linkin Park, AFI ), 80’s ( The Cure, The Cult, Erasure, Depeche Mode ), all the way to Indie… I LOVE indy music.
Today’s technology has allowed just about anyone to play, record, and produce music and put it up on the internet for all to find. This is a GREAT thing… yes there is a lot of crap out there, but there is also a TON of great music just waiting to be discovered. I am a fan of these kids : [ Band Kids Unite ]
Primarily because I used to host the first incarnation of their little group called Nuclear Gopher Productions. They make some great music. The Akai (Hiromi and Robbie) are an amazing husband / wife duo that just put together some beautiful stuff. Eric Skogen has a great, albiet semi-private, collection of beats and grooves that help me get through the worst of my work days, and lest I forget Reed… The young man that taught me that pop music can have meaning and still be fun to listen to.
I have a tendency, when I find a song I really like, to listen to it over and over again. Currently that song is “This Time Imperfect” by AFI. I will thank them in advance for not suing me for posting the lyrics :
I cannot leave here, I cannot stay,
Forever haunted, more than afraid,
Asphyxiate on words I would say,
I’m drawn to a blackened sky as I turn blue,There are no flowers, no not this time,
There’ll be no angels gracing the lines,
Just these stark words, I find,
I’d show a smile, but I’m too weak,
I’d share with you could I only speak,
Just how much this, hurts me,I cannot stay here, I cannot leave,
Just like all I loved, I’m make-believe,
Imagined heart, I disappear,
Seems…no one will appear here and make me real,There are no flowers, no, not this time,
There will be no angels gracing the lines,
Just these stark words I find,
I’d show a smile, but I’m too weak,
I’d share with you could I only speak,
Just how much this hurts me,I’d tell you how it haunts me,
I’d tell you how it haunts me,
(cuts through my day, and sinks into my dreams)
I’d tell you that it haunts me,
(cuts through my day, and sinks into my dreams)
You don’t care that it haunts me,Oh!
There are no flowers, no, not this time,
There will be no angels gracing the lines,
Just these stark words I find,
I’d show a smile, but I’m too weak,
I’d share with you could I only speak,
Just how much this hurts me,
Just how much this hurts me,
Just how much you…
The reason’s why this song in particular is so a part of my life right now are personal, but suffice it to say I think that this is a great song that really affects me.. Give it a listen here : [ AFI on YouTube ]
Well, that is all for now..
read comments (3)
February 3rd, 2008 at 9:43 pm
If you’re a geek who loves music, you should be reading Hipster, Please! It covers geeky music of all sorts, from chiptunes to wrock.
February 4th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Church - that site rocks! thanks for the head’s up…
I think the URL got stripped out of your comment though, so I am adding it again, with my own recommendation to check it out
http://www.hipsterplease.com/
May 8th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
I feel a lot of love in this room.