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i'm sure most of my readers are sick to death of hearing me beat the derek webb drum over and over again. but i will continue to do so because i believe he has much to communicate. and he does it well through his given medium: music.

from derekwebb.com:

"one of the things that excites me most about the future of our business is how easy it is becoming to deliver music to people who want to hear it. i heard a story once about keith green caring so much that people were able to hear and engage with his music that he gave it away for free, which was a very difficult and expensive thing to do at that time. it’s actually never been as simple as it is today to connect music with music fans. and i want people to have a chance to listen to 'mockingbird' and engage in the conversation.

so this is why, on september 1st, we’re launching freederekwebb.com, a place where anyone can go online and not just hear but actually download, keep, and share 'mockingbird' completely for free. In addition, freederekwebb.com will give you an opportunity to invite your friends to download 'mockingbird' in order to get them in on the conversation as well."

wow.

some of you may remember that when i saw derek play live a few months ago, his concert essentially consisted of playing the 'mockingbird' album straight through. and now, he is giving it away for free. at this point, some sort of alarm should be going off in your head: this guy really believes in what he is singing.

so, i invite you, dear readers, to join in the conversation on september 1st [it's a friday, in case you were wondering]. this guy is the real deal, and he needs to be heard.

Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 at 09:05PM by

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currently enjoying...

...that derek webb's mockingbird album comes up as "alternative & punk" in itunes. i'm willing to bet he enjoys it as well.

don't teach me about
truth and beauty
just label my music ...

Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 at 01:25PM by

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thanks and updates

today i am driving a ginormous ford f250 [thanks, jeff!]. perched on the bench seat, i can see clear to indiana, and i have no idea where the vehicle begins or ends. i feel a little bit ridiculous, although there is a definite "i'm on top of the world" sense going on, which i admit i am enjoying. i wore jeans today because the thought of dressing up and leaping into the cab seemed preposterous. it's convenient that i don't really wear skirts, because it's about a forty-foot drop to the ground, and really, folks: there is no lady-like way to deal with that. paul graciously drove me from the shop back to my apartment at 7:30 this morning [thanks, paul!]. i jumped in the truck, and he called as he was driving away.

"yeah," he says. "that is so you."

update: power window switch is zonked. part will be in tomorrow. anyone need furniture, or grills, or soybeans carted around until then?

also: go visit kt. she's a little older than my blog. good times and interesting conversation were had last night.

Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at 09:10AM by

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open

so my driver's side window has decided, once again, that it is tired and does not want to make the long journey all the way up to the top of the window into its home.

$#@*Q)^$@#W!%!(%*

please do not rain. please just come back to life. please don't steal anything in my car.

Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 12:14PM by

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lesson

currently in the midst of re-learning how important it is for mdog the introvert to recharge. and how exhausted and cranky i feel when i don't/can't. which is also causing mdog to re-learn how convenient it is to be single sometimes.

Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 at 02:43PM by

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turn, turn, turn

this morning, my favorite stoplight was out of commission. amazingly, every lane of traffic took their turn, patiently, in an orderly counter-clockwise fashion, all the way around the intersection. interestingly, this probably shaved about five minutes off of my commute to work. three cheers for major malfunctions.

Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 01:27PM by

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okay, i give up

people that i hang out with are not enthused about summer band. i should accept this.

Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 11:12PM by

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5ives

Five kitchen tools that sound kind of dirty:

1. chocolate fountain
2. melon baller
3. meat baster
4. boning knife
5. corn holders

- from Merlin's Lists of Five Things

i love the internet.

Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 02:08PM by

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more than therapy

happy birthday, little blog.

cathartic, indeed.

and fun, too.

Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 10:17PM by

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catch my drift?

so with the advent of my "new" work computer, i now have a sound card again. this morning's music of choice was a revisit of my co-worker's "jagged little pill". apparently i've never listened to some of the lyrics very closely. and by that i mean, i've never been able to understand most of the lyrics, what with all the screaminess going on. anyway, here's a sample from all i really want:

and i am fascinated by the spiritual man

i am humbled by his humble nature

what i wouldn't give to find a soulmate

someone else to catch this drift

and what i wouldn't give to meet a kindred

...

and all i need know is intellectual intercourse

a soul to dig the hole much deeper

...

and all i really want is a wavelength

all i really want is some comfort

i know, i know: here she goes again. but actually i make this entry in bemusement. [it's hard not to, with all the rage-y tuneful shrieking]. the line that really caught my ear was the "someone else to catch my drift" bit. i think that's a great way of putting it, at least for me. throughout the years, past and present, from both males and females, i have gotten comments to the effect that i am a bit of an enigma; that people don't know what to make of me. which, frankly, amuses me to no end.

perhaps it's a form of natural pre-screening process?

Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 01:18PM by

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