Adam Hinz: The Blog
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On 2006-11-27 at 11/27/2006 01:01:00 PM...
Dandy Warhols - SolidI went to my old high school today to see two of my old math teachers.
It's strange, that even after leaving high school, I still get a little scared walking around the halls without a hall pass.
adjust my monitor
On 2006-11-21 at 11/21/2006 02:46:00 AM...
Pete Yorn - AliveI just finished writing a paper about the anti-mafia pool led by Falcone in 1983, and it prompted me to look up the definition of 'pool.'
My dictionary (WordWeb) listed eleven (11) definitions for pool:
Nouns:
1. An excavation that is (usually) filled with water
2. A small lake
3. An organization of people or resources that can be shared
4. An association of companies for some definite purpose
5. Any communal combination of funds
6. A small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
7. The combined stakes of the betters
8. Something resembling a pool of liquid
9. Any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
Verbs:
1. Combine into a common fund
2. Add together, as of resources
Anyway, I thought it was interesting how one word can have so many different meanings. It's a little lame, I know.
Thinking about the future when I look back
On 2006-11-20 at 11/20/2006 04:38:00 AM...
Radiohead - Paranoid AndroidWhile spending 8 hours in the Burrow coding may seem like a long time, I think looking back they will be some of my most memorable moments at IU.
late night post with Conan O'Brien
On 2006-11-17 at 11/17/2006 04:45:00 AM...
The Beatles - Oh DarlingAnother late night. I've been having trouble sleeping lately, and I'm in a generally down mood. But this is normal for this time of year; as the weather changes and it gets colder, so do I (wow, that was a little too emo). However, these slumps usually pass after a coule days. Thanksgiving is going to be great.
Anyway, time for a story.
People who know me well enough to know me know that I tend to take a somewhat arrogant posession of musical tastes. While I think that is kind of a harsh statement, there is some truth to it. For example, I tend to think less of somebody if they regularly listen to, say, the new Justin Timberlake CD (sorry Josh), or if they regularly listen to music that put you in a loving trance that make it possible for all white boys to dance, (techno, not ben folds, sorry Kolski), or if they regularly listen to super heavy metal based around 3 power chords (sorry Brandon), or if they listen to, oh hell, Dave's musical tastes are perfect.
So yeah, call me elitist. It's my flaw, I'll hold it.
Well, last week at the beginning of my physics class, I heard two people talking about what one guy called "progressive rock." I think Dave is the only one who will find the humor behind the term "progressive." The other asked him what he meant by "progressive rock," and his response was "Pink Floyd," or the song "Baba O'Riley," or "The Shins." This is a class that I prefer to lay anonymous, so I just sat pretending to read the paper and continued to listen.
The guy explained that progressive rock is music that tries to stray away from the mainstream. He also gratefully explained that any music that is mainstream, that follows the normal mainstream formula, is utter crap and should not be given any consideration whatsoever. The other asked something along the lines of "what if an indie band becomes popular. Would you still listen to it if it's in the mainstream?" His response was that he would if he started listening to it before it was popular.
Class begins, end of discussion.
The thing that kills me about this conversation is that I know for a fact that I have had this about a hundred times. And everytime I am the arrogant snobbish ass who is telling everybody else that their music sucks and mine is the best.
I think hearing the conversation from a third person's perspective in turn put the whole idea of musical eliteness into a new perspective. What is that perspective? That it's retarded.
Stop being a music snob. Nobody likes you.
night
-adam
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On 2006-11-01 at 11/01/2006 04:46:00 AM...
[music] Belle and Sebastian - Stars of Track and Field4.5 hours, two mountains dews, and a handful of java, and I'm done for the night. Unfortunately, I may have overshot it with the caffeine, so I'll be up reading for a while.
Happy All Saint's Day! ?