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Archive for February, 2006

Done With Netflix

Monday, February 20th, 2006

I’ve burned myself out on Netflix and I’ve only had it a month and a half. Turns out I’m not really all that into movies. Sure, I like a few (12 Monkeys, Mulholland Drive, American Beauty, anything with a zombie in it…) but I don’t like a whole lot of movies. And if I’m looking [...]

A Tale of Two Gadgets

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

It’s my birthday this month and that means two things: a) I really am not getting any younger and b) gadgets. This was a banner year for birthday gadgets – I received both a ROKR E1 phone and a 60GB iPod. Following is my two cents on both.
ROKR E1
I had read awful things [...]

Coachella vs. Bonnaroo

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

NME.com announced the Coachella 2006 lineup today, and my reaction would be best described as "lukewarm". Don’t get my wrong – there’s some great stuff in there. There’s Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Devendra Banhart, Wolf Parade, Metric, The Dears, The Subways and Be Your Own Pet. But there is [...]