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welp, here comes the end of 2009, and with it the end of another decade. no one knows quite what to call the 2000-2009 block, the “two-kays”? the “aughties”? who cares.. it’ll happen organically. everyone else is writing up lists of their favorite things of the year, and many their favorite things of the past [...]

So, just seven more days until I’m a fully married man. I figured I’d be a lot more stressed or something about the wedding, but honestly that part is really easy. The hard part is figuring out how to get away from the office for two solid weeks to take a honeymoon. There’s not much [...]

A Winner is You! I’ve finally gotten around to setting up my game review site that I’ve dreamed of for years. BonusAttack will feature a new review almsot every week (I hope) as that’s about how frequently I play games. Maybe one day I’ll add some other features or something, but for now it’s just [...]

Welcome to how music should be done.
The 40th anniversary of the moon landing AND the original recording of Space Oddity. That is a celestial event. EMI has some awesome variations available, including the original multitracks (that mellotron all isolated.. mmmm).. so aspiring producers can attempt a remix (I will be trying one tonight).
Additionally, there is [...]

I’ve been thinking about ideas, idea generation, and what makes those special things happen that everyone loves and says “that was my idea! dammit!”.
Turns out, that there’s plenty of people thinking about it as well. Malcolm Gladwell has a nice New Yorker article on the very subject:
“Good ideas are out there for anyone with the [...]