The Future of Sound

The other day, I logged on to my MySpace account for the first time in a little while (not counting the times when I read the XTC blog posts), which was probably a mistake, since there are apparently spambots set up to send junk mail to anyone who logs in. I did find out, however, that the Ditty Bops, the New Pornographers, Carolyn Mark, The Last Car all have new songs on their profiles. (Well, actually, the Last Car song can't be THAT new, since I saw them play it back in 2005. But it wasn't on their EP and they didn't play it either of the times I saw them open for They Might Be Giants.) The new New Pornographers album is scheduled for release on August 21st, the same day as Rilo Kiley's. Whether Ozma will be getting them as birthday presents remains to be seen. Carolyn has one scheduled for a September release (at least in this country; I think it'll be out earlier in Canada). Frank Black's Bluefinger will also supposedly be out that month, although I haven't seen any official confirmation of this.

Let's see. What else? Well, in addition to the Simpsons Movie, I saw two older films for the first time this past weekend: Rocky and Evita. I didn't know before that the Rocky theme had words, and pretty lousy ones at that. It's much more dramatic without them.

I had ANOTHER going-back-to-college dream recently, but I don't think I ever actually got there within the dream. It was all about the packing and preparation, and partially about my being upset that I wouldn't know anyone. Going back to college was always exciting for me back in my undergraduate days, but I hated the preparation.

( And we end with a quiz result. )

Good news, everybody!

The top two posts on my friends page (which might not actually be the two newest at this point, since it's been a while since I last refreshed it) reveal that Futurama will be back in November and Dragon Quest IV, V, and VI are being remade for the DS. The latter is really only good news for me if they decide to bring them out here as well as in Japan, but at least it's a step in the right direction. I've been wanting to try the fifth and sixth game in that series for years, and occasionally have dreams about doing so.

Also, J. K. Rowling addressed some fan questions about Harry Potter in an online chat. She mentions a few things that I've discussed with my LJ-friends recently, including ( stuff I won't mention outside a cut because of spoilers. )

There's some more stuff I want to say, but I think I'll save it for tomorrow, since I'm running out of time before I have to leave for work.