Keeping my Mind Nimble

I decided that another history class was too much work for this semester. Instead I am going to take a class in digital recording from the local community college. It had a prerequisite of music theory which I didn't have but I spoke with the department chair who considered my many years of guitar playing as good enough. It is on Wednesday nights so I will try to arrange work travel so that I am around then. Unlike my history class, I don't need to feel under pressure to be brilliant. I will again be the oldest person in class and presumably the only one without tattoos or body piercings. :-)

Picture snagged from Amazon

New Shins Album due

I was just thinking about how I hadn't heard from these guys in awhile. So I checked their site and saw that they released a new song yesterday. It's pretty good , I think.

Portlandia

I just finished watching the first season of Portlandia. I had seen it advertised on IFC but never watched it until the article in the New Yorker last week where this segment was described. It sounded very amusing so I watched all 6 episodes on Netflix. It reminds me a bit of the dearly departed Flight of the Conchords. There are some segments aren't all that funny but fortunately they don't last that long. It seems like an interesting place to live . :-)

My goal for 2012

I have decided that this is the year to run a marathon. I have run 7 halves and want the challenge of the longer distance. The Ottawa Marathon takes place the week after graduation so the timing will be good for all. It is later in the season but I am hoping that the higher latitude will mean coolers temps. The route looks fairly level too. I will probably start training right after new year. My goal will be to run in less than 4 hours. My goal for my first half was under 2 hours which I just made by 13 seconds.

For the true Beach Boys Fan....

Of which I am one. It is fascinating to see how the music on the album is constructed. It is a shame that it was never released in 1967 when it was done. I don't expect that it would have had the same impact as Sgt. Pepper's did but it would have changed the way that the Beach Boys were perceived .

Very Funny Video

Breaking Bad

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