mp3dj in air columbia shock?

Apparently, I still exist. That's lucky, isn't it? There was a fairly large winter storm wandering through Northern California which threatened to sweep me away, as did multiple deadlines and the fact I'd forgotten to get my hair cut, but I'm now shorn, dry, and completed, although not necessarily in that order.

There was a smallish party (30-40 people) last Friday to christen the Internet Archive's new data center (lots of computers, lots of air conditioning), and I turned up with my iBook, an external USB audio device (thanks to Gee Dee!), and some MP3 DJ software, connected it to some speakers, and played _only_ music that can be downloaded from the Archive for free. A range of material from the netlabels collection was played out, and everyone seemed to enjoy it, despite my complete lack of beatmatching, so.. neat.

Oh, and talking of MP3s and DJ-ing, check out Sam 'Subi' Brown's MR1200 Windows MP3 Player for DJs, as hosted by us here on this domain, since we've known Sam forever and a day ('Lamer Exterminator' T-shirts, indeed!) - it's got some neat effects, especially fake record grooves to work out where the high-volume bits of sounds are, and it's lots of fun to play with.

Otherwise, I've been listening to some music (especially Air's 'Talkie Walkie', which is odd and beguiling all at the same time, and, on the commute to and from San Francisco, grabbing random bits of Holly's CD collection and liking Morrissey's 'Vauxhall And I' all over again for the first time.) And I've been watching some TiVo (again, the Sundance Channel has some wonderful documentaries I had no idea about, especially 'The Target Shoots First', a look inside mail-order music kings Columbia House during, of all things, the grunge revolution.) And I've been bearing more grudges than lonely high court judges. That bit's always fun.