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Last month+ has been nonstop reading reading reading with some writing writing writing. Obviously not one of those writings was here but academia called, y'know. Thousands of words later, countless hours in my study, and I think I'm back in action, and I think this time I might mean it. Maybe. Hm.
Thanks to everyone who has continued to send me stuff over the last few weeks/months - sorry to everyone who has continued to send me stuff over the last few weeks/months. I'll get around to it. Really. Feel free to resend it, and feel free to totally call me out in the subject line -- I deserve it.
YPA 2.0
STARTS
HERE
(soon)
(I still have exams ok sorry)
(and like, a job)
(patience)
luv,
Calvin/YPA
music is ok
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Friday, April 8, 2011
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
My favourite nuts beginning with the letter "P"
1. Pecans
2. Peanuts
3. Pistachios
Pecans are the obvious choice, naturally, but the rest of the list was a bit difficult. The pistachio is a fantastic nut, don't get me wrong, but eating the thing is a whole other story. The shells are sometimes entirely closed, not split open, making extracting the actual nut a chore. You can put in your mouth and bite it, sure, but then you have to spit out the shell, which is both a pain and rude, depending on the context in which you enjoy your nuts. All the salt also tends to stick to the shell, meaning you have to put the shell in your mouth anyway. Delicious, but is the payoff enough to warrant all that?
Even a perfectly prepared pistachio, however, will still lose out to the peanut, if only for the latter's versatility. It's sort of the "classic nut", the ubiquitous nut; you can't really hate on the peanut, unless you're allergic, but I get the impression that peanut allergy is sort of a fake idea. Peanut butter also does wonders to the peanut's score. It really stomps all over the other butter spin-offs. Almond butter is a fairly disgusting rendition.
In other, music related news: I've been a bit uninspired lately, and rather than rhyme off some schlock and post a link, I'd rather give you, the reader, something to read, though I reckon 9 times out of ten you're just looking for that bold, blue link. Hmpf.
In any case, things will be coming. Let me tell you about them: some cool new stuff from Silber and a proper presentation of Planning for Burial.
I would also like to take this time to remind you that I am 100% open to artist submissions. I even encourage it. Send me your stuff. I will listen. I will talk about. A couple dozen people might read it. Cool, huh?
Also, did you know that The North Sea wrote a song for me? It's true! And it's a doozy.
The North Sea - Calvin
2. Peanuts
3. Pistachios
Pecans are the obvious choice, naturally, but the rest of the list was a bit difficult. The pistachio is a fantastic nut, don't get me wrong, but eating the thing is a whole other story. The shells are sometimes entirely closed, not split open, making extracting the actual nut a chore. You can put in your mouth and bite it, sure, but then you have to spit out the shell, which is both a pain and rude, depending on the context in which you enjoy your nuts. All the salt also tends to stick to the shell, meaning you have to put the shell in your mouth anyway. Delicious, but is the payoff enough to warrant all that?
Even a perfectly prepared pistachio, however, will still lose out to the peanut, if only for the latter's versatility. It's sort of the "classic nut", the ubiquitous nut; you can't really hate on the peanut, unless you're allergic, but I get the impression that peanut allergy is sort of a fake idea. Peanut butter also does wonders to the peanut's score. It really stomps all over the other butter spin-offs. Almond butter is a fairly disgusting rendition.
In other, music related news: I've been a bit uninspired lately, and rather than rhyme off some schlock and post a link, I'd rather give you, the reader, something to read, though I reckon 9 times out of ten you're just looking for that bold, blue link. Hmpf.
In any case, things will be coming. Let me tell you about them: some cool new stuff from Silber and a proper presentation of Planning for Burial.
I would also like to take this time to remind you that I am 100% open to artist submissions. I even encourage it. Send me your stuff. I will listen. I will talk about. A couple dozen people might read it. Cool, huh?
Also, did you know that The North Sea wrote a song for me? It's true! And it's a doozy.
The North Sea - Calvin
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Exciting news!
So yeah, I've been a bit off track lately, but I have real reasons this time!
In an exciting turn of events, yours truly is a new staff reviewer at The Silent Ballet!
What does this mean for you, faithful readers? Well... nothing much, really. There will be slightly more "professional" sounding reviews up over on TSB, and this blog will remain an open forum for me to discuss whatever. Furthermore, just a reminder I'm always up for checking out your recommendations or even your own band. Just send me an email or leave me a comment.
In an exciting turn of events, yours truly is a new staff reviewer at The Silent Ballet!
What does this mean for you, faithful readers? Well... nothing much, really. There will be slightly more "professional" sounding reviews up over on TSB, and this blog will remain an open forum for me to discuss whatever. Furthermore, just a reminder I'm always up for checking out your recommendations or even your own band. Just send me an email or leave me a comment.
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