September is always such an expensive month. First…there is my birthday on the 1st. I always take that opportunity to spoil myself a wee bit. This year I bought a DS, an M3i zero, an 8gb micro SD card, a 2gb micro SD card, and EA’s Active for the Wii. I also got myself a set of company cotton flannel sheets and an organic woven blanket. Oh and I renewed my tags for the car. I also went to the dentist for the first time since I’ve had my braces off. I expected the worst but I received thumbs up all the way around. Unf. Many dollars.

I *did not* buy an iPod touch like I had planned. I psyched myself up over getting one all summer. Device convergence. It’ll help with Gadgethab 2009. Well then Apple decided to not put a camera on the damnable thing so I’d still have to carry my point and shoot. My iPod Video 80gb is working wonderfully well so there is absolutely no reason for me to upgrade. I’d just spend a fortune on apps, so maybe it’s for the best.

I’m crazy happy with the DS and all the homebrew goodness. It’s really been quite fun. I can chat on IRC with it it, browse, tweet, play games, read manga, listen to music, stay organized, and will probably do a whole lot more with it in the future.

EA’s Active is kicking my butt. The battery in my scale has died so I have no idea if i’ve lost any weight but my stamina is improving (i thought i was going to have a heart attack the first few days).

So yeah. I bought myself stuff. Then there’s my regular money flying out the door for bills, food, and stuff.

Finally, there’s Hugo’s birthday on the 30th. So far I’ve gotten him practical things. (We’re more of a birthmonth kind of family) Robes. Jersey knit shorts. New sheets for him (king size, different color, but otherwise just like mine [having a king size bed is retarded expensive. I don't recommend it.]). I’ve still got a few things that I want to get him. I can’t decide if I should go ahead or wait for the winter holiday. I suck at waiting to give gifts.

Our rice cooker died (which made me very sad) so Hugo bought us a new Zojirushi 6 cup cooker/steamer. I love it. He also bought me 1000 pair of plastic gloves since I’m turning into Howard Hughes and can’t stand to touch anything with my bare hands. It has made life much more pleasant. Yes, I am off all medication. Why do you ask?

Skip ahead a few hours to now….
We just got in from changing the oil in a few of the fleet. I have new spark plugs and am in serious need of a fresh air filter so I can recharge the K&N. It is very gross looking. No wonder the car hasn’t been her usually perky self. That combined with the tire and brakes we put on it a while back…the car should be good for a while.

Anyway…i don’t know how to end this other than to say…i’m fskin tired and gonna go now.

There is a very strange feeling that comes over me during fall. I really wish I understood it. It’s wistful, energetic, nostalgic… This phenomenon causes an almost instant shift in my psyche. Maybe it was going to school. Maybe it was the cool weather. Maybe it was a past life. Whatever causes this feeling, I am thankful.

Last year I didn’t anything. I thought that maybe I had outgrown Fall and I felt numb through the entire season. In hindsight, I realize that I was simply on a too much medication that was robbing me of my well earned joys and well deserved sorrows. So, my dear readers, you’ll have to forgive me for being so totally overwhelmed with the intensity of my reunion and my obsession with Fall. I’m giddy with it.

I think I understand why I don’t like ‘Crash Love’ very much and it has nothing to do with the album. These tracks would have been fantastic during the summer but they aren’t jiving with my Fall Frame Of Mind. That really isn’t the fault of anyone. I will probably really enjoy it someday…but not today.

So I present to you… My Fall Playlist (abridged ^note )…

^note They didn’t have all the tracks. The full playlist on my computer is 3 hours @ 40 songs and goes a little something more like this. In classic mix tape fashion, the order of the songs is not random. If you have 90% of these tracks, we should get together and party.

“The Sounds of Silence” – Simon and Garfunkel
“All I Need” – Air
“viva la evolution” – EXIT OPHELIA
“The Part You Throw Away” – Tom Waits
“Crazy” – Tori Amos
“No One Knows I’m Gone” - Tom Waits
“Mirrorball” – Everything But The Girl
“Marianne” – Tori Amos
“The Great Disappointment” – AFI
“Where the Moss Slowly Grows” – Tiger Army
“I Shall Not Walk Alone” – Ben Harper
“Laughing With” – Regina Spektor
“Matty Groves” – Doc Watson
“I’d Rather Go Blind” – Etta James
“La Serenissima” – Loreena McKennitt
“The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” – The Postal Service
“Walkin’ After Midnight” – Patsy Cline
“Different Stars” – Trespassers William
“I Say A Little Prayer” – Aretha Franklin
“Muted” – Olive
“My Body Is a Cage” – Arcade Fire
“L-L-Love” – Astaire
“Blue Lips (Album Version)” – Regina Spektor
“Parabol” – Tool
“Parabola” – Tool
“Talk Show Host” – Radiohead
“Tannhduser / Deriveh” – Refused
“Sleep” – Conjure One
“Nights In White Satin” – Moody Blues
“Sweet Afton” – Nickel Creek
“Pensacola” – Joan Osborne
“Lonely Soul ” – U.N.K.L.E.
“Afro Medusa” – Pasilda (Afterlife Mix)
“Right Where It Belongs” – Nine Inch Nails
“I Drove All Night” – Roy Orbison
“Human nature” – Michael Jackson
“Autumns Monologue” – From Autumn to Ashes
“Taking Over Me” – Evanescence
“It’s Over” - Alison Krauss & Union Station
“Remember When” – Alan Jackson

That is all.

I’ve been busy. Me and the Roku Player. We’re buddies. This is only my instant watching. This isn’t even counting the DVDs.

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missing…

• winamp
• nana
• homemade chili
• lying in my apartment floor, listening to blissed out chill on my g3 graphite iMac, peripherally enjoying colors from the itunes visualizer, watching the reflections from the pool on my ceiling

loving…

• soma.fm
• ps2
• a clove
• wireless
• odin sphere & grim grimoire
• japanese
• tarot
• alchemy vs sorcery
• puppy who won’t commit to a sleeping position

favorite…

• vanillaware ltd
• revelations
• my avatar
• torrents