Joey's Thoughts

Avatar (The Movie)

(Series of emails from my friend Jeff at work and myself)

Message 1: From Jeff to Group – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – -

Sci-fi geeks have a reason to get excited for the first time in a long time …

The self-appointed King of the World is back … with a vengeance!

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42888

Message 2: From Joe to Group- – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - -

All those blue alien things creep me out… Some of them look pretty childish!

-joe

Message 3: From Jeff to Group- – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – -

No kidding … I see what you mean!! But the one of the left is HOTTTTTT!! No, the other one on the left!

Message 4: From Joe to Group- – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – -

SHE IS HOT! … But that guy in the middle has that weird 80’s mullet.

-joe

(That’s high-school Jeff in the middle)

Message 5: From Jeff to Group- – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – -

What about the dude with the dreadlocks eating the ice cream cone next to him? Wowza!

Head Full Of Doubt / Road Full Of Promise

By the Avett Brothers:

There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s right
And it comes in black and it comes in white
And I’m frightened by those who don’t see it

When nothing is old deserved or respected
And your life doesn’t change by the man that’s elected
If you’re loved by someone you’re never rejected
Decide what to be and go be it.

There was a dream
One day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage a broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid, with a head full of doubt
So I scream till I die and don’t ask for those bad thoughts to find me now

There’s a darkness upon you that’s flooded in light
In the fine print they tell you what’s wrong and what’s right
And it flies by day and it flies by night
And I’m frightened by those who don’t see it

Misc – - -

This is HORRIBLE, but funny…

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Getting my flu shot today.

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Can’t wait for my new mattress to arrive (in like 2 weeks) … I am thinking that I should not have had it delivered to my work… I think the box is going to be BIG! Hahahahaha…

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Going to OK Joe’s for lunch on Friday.

Bedtime

So I bought a new mattress on Friday night at 12:30 A.M. on Woot. Some people might think it’s a bad idea to buy a big ticket item after a semi-long night of drinking. Some might say that it’s a bad idea to buy a mattress without laying on it first. Some might say “JOE, YOU SPENT MONEY! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!!” … And the truth of the matter is that whoever says that would probably be right, but I took a shot and I think it is going to be great. I had a gut feeling and went with it. I have been eye-balling these mattresses for several months and my back has been hurting me for a heck of a lot longer than that.

Queen Size Memory Foam Mattress with Ventilation System

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It’s weird to be putting together a Christmas list in October. I feel like I have to try to think of stuff that I want, but I can do without for a few months and then might not get at all… It’s quite a gamble. What if I say I want something and then I see it on sale the next day?

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I bough Salmon Burgers at the store this week… I will let you know how they are.

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I can’t stop listening to the new Avett Brothers album… It’s is SOOOOO freaking good. The lyrics are so right on.

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Music Reviews:

David Gray: Draw The Line || 3 of 5 Bananas

This is a nice little album, nothing really mind-blowing, but a good listen. I have not been able to latch onto any one song… If you like his past stuff you are going to enjoy this one.

Electric Light Orchestra: Eldorado || 5 of 5 Bananas

One of my new favorites. This album is amazing on vinyl and absolutely ROCKS in the car… I love the concept of the album and have begun to think of this as Darkside Of The Moon “Light”… Next time you take a road-trip, throw this on and TURN IT UP!!!!!!

Dan Fogelberg: Phoenix || 4 of 5 Bananas

The title song on this album is a GRAND SLAM… I had the thought that it could be my new theme song.

Monsters Of Folk: Eldorado || 4 of 5 Bananas

Give this one a try… Tight harmonies, great flow, original sound, nice acoustic guitars… A great album for Fall. Favorite song: Baby Boomer.

Phish: Joy || 4 of 5 Bananas

There is something so nice about Trey Anastasio’s voice… Again, a really nice album, nothing truly mind blowing, but a great listen if you like Phish… I like Phish so it gets the extra Banana from me.

Belle And Sebastian: Boy With The Arab Strap || 4 of 5 Bananas

I have had this album for a long time, but have only recently fallen in love with it. My favorite moments of the album are at the end when the songs “A Space Boy Dream”, “Dirty Dream Number Two” and “Boy With The Arab Strap” blend together in an electronic jazz, spoken word, and pop blend.

Peter Bjorn & John: Living Things || 3 of 5 Bananas

Swedish group that has kind of a Postal Service vibe to it… A few of the songs are really good and for the most part the album is really listenable… When I am in the mood for this kind of music I have been going with The Faded Paper Figures.

Kate Nash: Made Of Bricks || 3 of 5 Bananas

Regina Spektor with 1/3 the musical talent and song writing ability… That’s kind of a tough comparison as I am sure that Kate Nash is going more for a Lilly Allen kind of sound than Regina… The first song on this album has a few of the loops that I have used from Apple’s Garageband application, which I find charming in a weird way… All-in-all the album is pretty listenable if you like “chick” music. Her voice is pretty and unique… Seems like she is finding her sound… I have a feeling that her next album is going to be killer.

Campaign

I did this little Halloween campaign for work that included this email (reduced in size to fit this blog), re-skinning the site and a TON of flash animation … I think it’s pretty cute.

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One of the nerd goals of mine is to get the the All-Star Baseball site as the number one result when you Google “cadaco all-star baseball”… as of this morning, we have finally cracked the first page!!!!

If any of you are looking for an extra link for your blogroll than hook a brother up! Every little bit helps.

http://www.joehagen.com/allstarbaseball/