In the mix

I finished the mix CDs for colleenanne, countblastula, aliste, and slfcllednowhere. They should be on the way pretty soon, but I'm going to need bethje to help me make inserts for them first. I mean, I guess they don't NEED inserts, but it would be nice to at least have track lists to go with them, right?

Speaking of mixes, I don't think I've ever made a mix tape or CD for someone who wasn't already a They Might Be Giants fan. I mean, I guess it's cool that pretty much everyone I know already likes them, but I think it might be fun to introduce them to someone at some point. Of course, with my luck, that person would probably end up hating TMBG.

I always use Musicmatch to rip tracks from CDs, but the program tends to be quite unstable on my computer. Is there another program I can use for that? Maybe I just have to defragment my hard drive or something, and it'll run better. My computer has been acting up quite a bit as of late. Part of that is probably because I tend to have so many windows open at the same time, but since most of those windows don't actually have to DO anything when I'm not actively working with them, that really shouldn't be much of a problem.

I guess I don't have anything else to say right now, so I might as well post this.

My initial thoughts

It's interesting how some people can use initials and expect everyone to understand what they mean. Like, people from New York will use "MSG" to mean "Madison Square Garden," but those initials immediately make me think of the stuff in Chinese food. (Is that what makes you hungry two hours later, or am I confused there?) I mean, it's obvious from context that they AREN'T talking about Chinese food, but I think bethje had to tell me what "MSG" actually stood for when used as a place name. I've also seen "DDR" used to mean "Dance Dance Revolution," when I still think of it as meaning East Germany. Probably a lot of the people who play Dance Dance Revolution aren't old enough to remember when there WERE two different Germanys, though.

( Here are some quiz results. )

The new Simpsons "Halloween special" is airing tonight. I'll probably have some thoughts to post after seeing it.