Random Weekend Thoughts

[fancytalk]

Why do I have a 22 minute and 44 second version of Whipping Post performed by the Allman Brothers?
I have so much stuff in my iTunes library that I put iTunes on party shuffle. That way I hear something other than what I listen to all the time i.e. Jump Little Children.
Great I thought, until I realized that I had been listening to Whipping Post for approximately 20 minutes already.
And already knew the other problem was RTL's fetish for audiobooks and the obscene amount of holiday music we have that I have to watch out for in party shuffle mode, but 20 minute songs?

Speaking of JLC, I just downloaded their new album. Be proud of me though because I haven't listened to it enough to memorize all the words yet.

Let's compare points in the I've been a good friend vs the I'm a slacker as a friend competitions
Good friend points - 2
Slacker friend points - 10

Been planning to call F for how long now? And have I? Have I thought about it? Yeah, everytime it's about 11 p.m. EST. But I made sure that RTL and I called K & F in Ireland before it got too late. Slacker friend points galore there.
Still haven't bought birthday gifts for 3 people, still haven't done wedding gifts for 1 person, and still trying to finish 2 baby shower gifts plus got another one coming up.
Oh yeah, I forgot about the graduation gift and lets add 2 more birthday gifts that go into a package for Ireland that I've been meaning to send since January.
Just call me Slacker Girl!
I plan to clear this up this week while RTL is in Redmond. Wish me luck.

Oooooh, I have some fun movies from RTL's little sister that I should post. We got the dvd in the mail on Saturday and I laughed my head off. Although MB might send evil thoughts my way if I do. I'll have to ask first.

I love Netflix.
I hope there is a Netflix in Europe.
I love Netflix.

Why is my dog afraid of my cat? He's four times as big as she is. She loves him. But the sight of her strikes fear in poor Dexter.

I think I'm avoiding other stuff right now which is why this post is so schizophrenic. I'm going to go take a breather and finish up some emails instead.

Good friend points - 2

Comments

[drmellow.livejournal.com]

20 minute versions of Whipping Post absolutely rock! I have several versions that weigh in at about that length. At 22 minutes and 44 seconds, I'm guessing the one you've got is from the Fillmore?

Here's a trick for getting a more enjoyable "suffle" experience: make a smart playlist. Use criteria such as 1) genre is not Christmas, 2) genre is not Audiobook, 3) song length is less than 10 minutes, etc. Then suffle over the smart playlist instead of the entire library.

Another great playlist is: song equals Whipping Post.

Damn! You're good.

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is from the Fillmore. And I guess normally I would appreciate 20 minute versions of Whipping Post and not complain. However, I realized that I was singing along and then I wasn't because all I had was instrumental background noise. I wanted words to sing, words I could sing really loud and really off key.

Confession is that sometimes I use the shuffle because I don't feel like picking particular artists or albums or genres. I did try shuffling just using recently played, but I got Jump, Jump, and more Jump Little Children. Which isn't a bad thing, but I was trying to get out of the rut. But I'll be taking your advice to make a smart playlist I can really use. That way I can skip the "this is audible" and 20 minutes of one Allman Brothers song.