Long time no anything

WOW! So I started this blog about 2 weeks before my computer's motherboard got fried and I've been laptopless since. I might have been more inclined to keep going with the blog idea if I hadn't already written (and lost) 5 reviews that I wanted to publish on here. Also I did not have a firm grasp on my financial situation and how this idea might totally put me in the hole. Awesome possum! So now here I am, gifted with another computer that I will hopefully not screw up in 6 months. I've bought and listened to more music then I can keep track since March.

I don't even know what to do with this thing now. Maybe talk about the last few cd's I got? I suppose?

On Saturday I tried to go Christmas shopping at the mall but I got completley overwhelmed and marched myself over to HMV to try and make myself feel better with a cd. Of course they had all those 2/20, 2/30 deals going on so I overspent and came out with 6 new albums. They are as follows:

1. Crazy Heart - Motion Picture Soundtrack
2. Brain Heart Guitar - The Dudes
3. Blood Guts Bruises Cuts - The Dudes
4. All in Good Time - Barenaked Ladies
5. Best of Bowie - David Bowie
6. Gossip in the Grain - Ray Lamontagne

I've listened to the Dudes albums about a hundred times now. I got The Dojo Workhorse's album earlier this year, but always put off getting some of The Dudes music. It's wonderful, joyful, fun. The Crazy Heart soundtrack is awesome. I've only taken a listen through it once, but I'm looking forward to my next listen.

That's one great thing about not having my ipod updated since March. It forces me to listen to the whole album in my vehicle. Which is pretty much my favorite way and place to listen to tunes, but I'd gotten out of the habit.

I've also started listening to the radio more now. I've learned that there is not just 92.9 in Calgary. I feel really... young and naive and small town sometimes. I never went to A Bar Named Sue. I don't get Pearl Jam. And I've only recently discovered how amazing CJSW and CKUA are. Ah well, better late then(than?) never.

The Barenaked ladies album is really disappointing. I bought it cause I really liked that 'You Run Away' song. That leads off the album. Then rest of it (well the first half anyway, I couldn't get through the rest) is just weird. It's synthy and sounds dated and I kinda maybe hate it. I don't know. I gotta sit down and listen to the rest. But it won't be anytime soon.

Haven't gotten to Ray or Bowie yet but looking forward to it.

Alright then. That's enough music talk. Back to working on my Mom's Christmas present (loading her iPad full of musicy goodness).