Music Monday

Alright guys, here they are. My favorite band of all time, Modest Mouse. I don't remember exactly when I first started listening to them, but I do know it was about 6 or 7 years ago. I saw their music video for Float On on TV. I thought it was weird. But I kept seeing it during commercial breaks, so it grew on me. And now they've earned the spot of being my all time favorite band. I have yet to see them live. When they come out with their next album, I will definitely try to catch one of their shows.

One of the things I like most about them is that they have really super mellow tracks like The World At Large which is one of my favorite tracks to listen to while I just lay down and close my eyes. But they also have fast paced tracks like Florida from their newest album. I also really like that it doesn't seem like they're trying really hard to come up with their music. I get the feeling that it just flows out of them, and is natural in that way.

Well, there you have it! Music Monday as I promised. Again, I apologize for missing last week's. I would love to say that won't happen again, but when finals roll around, nothing is guaranteed.

ETA: LOL at the shitstorm that is #amazonfail.

Getting to Know You Impersonally

I got an IM today from some random screen name saying the following, "Hi, Billy Mays here with another fantastic coho". Are you kidding me? What the hell is this? Virus? Spam? Well, actually it's neither. It's actually a part of this grand project some group of people have put together called, Project Upstream. I'm not going to get into the details, but basically, they set up fish bots that somehow get your screen name from the internet, and then they connect you to someone else whose screen name they have. It's sort of like a blind date. All of a sudden, you're in an online conversation with someone you've never met and know nothing about. And that's the goal. Project Upstream is all about "promoting social ideals through the use of exciting new technology". It's all a bit too weird for me. Apparently, they get screen names from Livejournals, blogs, and other various social networking websites. I was just editing my Livejournal for the first time in 3 years, when I got the bot message. Anyways, I don't know what's up with this thing. Public feedback is mixed, with some people thinking it to be fun and interesting, and others thinking it to be a little too invasive. I personally favor the latter.