It's Cause Of These Things

So yes, we tend to underestimate the simple things, the minor pleasures of life. Often taking them for granted. But there is nothing, absolutely nothing, compared to the satisfaction of taking a Sunday off, have one hell of a (rather expensive) lunch, and drinking a delightful glass of wine in great company, with a view to die for in the city you love the most.

No rush, no preocupations, zero level process on the back of your mind. I have to be careful though, 'cause I can really get used to this.

Cheers!

Messed Up Xmas?

I hate buying people presents on Xmas. Don't get me wrong, because I love to give spontaneous gifts to people (who actually deserve such an act). But it's the "forced" feeling of buying, instead of offering. You give presents to someone you barely know just so they know "see, I'm not cheap".

So today I was with a friend making all the shopping (yes, I'm on of those who buys Christmas presents the day before, at midnight), and we thought of something really cool: wouldn't it be awesome if you had the nerve to give people the most wrong and absurd present to them, based on their personality?

It would be something like offering a Holy Bible to your satanic friend. Or frozen meat to your vegetarian buddies. A playstation game to your old fashioned grandfather. And maybe a coffee machine to the 5 year old next door! But the fun part would come when you said "I really hope you like it, I spent a long time figuring out what you would want". And then see their reaction. Man, I would so love that.

There should be a day like that. Believe me, it would be the greatest way to find the real personality of your friends! Aside from all this crap,

Merry Christmas.

Safe Music

For quite some time I've wanted to have a website about... music. Good music. Music I could share with the rest of the world. If there's something I love to do is to write about the music industry, so yes, my dream job would be the one presented in the Almost Famous movie.

Two years ago I had a blog in which I used to review the albums I loved the most, and the new ones I used to get my hands on. Unfortunately it didn't last long... nobody actually read the blog (like it happens with 80% of all the blogs) and it made me lose my interest.

I'm thinking about creating a small album-review system based on RSS - it wouldn't give me the trouble to actually build a website, only writing the review itself and publishing the Feed... A lot of people use iGoogle and NetVibes now, I could learn how to develop it as a gadget and publish it.

What I'd really love though, would be having more people to write with, kinda like it happens on Indienation (google it). That way I could share my wonderful perspective of the music magical world, and learn with my fellow colleagues. I have 2 or 3 people in mind, but I'm afraid of entering in this sort of projects now... they don't usually work and people tend to forget about them in a couple of weeks.

But my desire is strong, and as soon as I have time I will release the RSS Feed Reviewing. For sure :)

Witches, buffalos and dead ones

This week's recommendations:




Witchcraft - The Alchemist (2007)

[Stoner Rock / Hard Rock / Classic Rock]

[to fans of: Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd]






Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Se Dice Bisonte, No Bùfalo (2007)

[Progressive Rock / Experimental Rock / Psych Rock]

[to fans of: The Mars Volta]







...And You Will Know Us by the Trail Of Dead - Maddonna (1999)

[College Rock / Art Rock / Noise Rock / Post Hardcore]

[to fans of: At The Drive-In]