Moving Down The Pain Scale

Moving Down The Pain Scale
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

As you can see, modern medicine has devised a very precise method of measuring such things. I will say, though, going from face 8 to face 2 feels pretty good.

Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

I know Hurricane Season technically doesn't end until November 30, but come on, barreling into the Gulf this late is like going into a restaurant 15 minutes before it closes. Poor form, Ida.

JW / Electronica Classics 032: BT's 1995 Essential Mix

Photo Courtesy of Adam Jackson

This week's selection is particularly memorable, and not just because of Pete Tong's intro which seemingly reveals his personal stance on Essential Mix recordings. It's also notable because it's Brian Transeau's debut on the BBC mix show.

One of my first electronica album purchases was BT's "Ima" and I've considered myself a fan of his work ever since. His performance in New Orleans during the "Movement In Still Life" tour was also my first show at the French Quarter House of Blues way back in September of 2000.

While he's had a few artistic missteps over the years, *cough* ahem *cough*, he's also managed to put together some of the most moving electronic music arrangements in history, such as This Binary Universe (seriously, if you buy no other BT album, buy this one). Further, he's been involved in the development of a rather entertaining iPhone music app, called Sonifi.

His Essential Mix from 1995 gives an excellent representation of his earlier sound, and as an added bonus contains the "Sasha's Voyage of Ima" mini-mix from Sasha which was the highlight of Disc 2 of the Ima album. BT has been plagued throughout his career with accusations of being somewhat unskilled at mixing records, and this Essential Mix was even rumored to have been mixed by fellow DJ pal Guy Ornadel. It's then perhaps unsurprising that BT would feature a 45 minute long "track" (which is what "Sasha's Voyage of Ima" is classified as) in his two hour long mix, but said track really is fantastic music, so I'm not one to nit pick. The nearly two minute long crescendo of that track which ends at the hour and 35 minute mark of this Essential Mix is downright delicious.

Regardless of BT's mixing efficacy, the man is undeniably a skilled musician & producer which his nearly 20 year body of work clearly demonstrates.


BT - Essential Mix 1995-09-24
Download Link

01 - Kitaro - "Heaven and Earth (Land Theme)"
02 - G.T.B. - "Entropy"
03 - G.T.B. - "Sketchpad"
04 - B Tribe - "Nanita"
05 - B Tribe - "Nanita (Dub)"
06 - Sheila Chandra - "Zen Kiss"
07 - Riverdance - "Riverdance"
08 - Seal - "I'm Alive"
09 - Smashing Pumpkins - "Rhinocerous"
10 - Bernie Kraus - "Equator"
11 - Elastic Reality - "Casa De X"
12 - BT - "Relativity"
13 - Mary Kiani - "I Imagine (EMF Mix)"
14 - BT - "Sasha's Voyage of Ima"
15 - Cyborgasm - "Cyborgasm"
16 - Libra feat. Taylor - "Anomaly"
17 - Dean Evanson - "Forest Rain"
18 - Libra feat. Taylor - "Le Chakra Sexuel"

The Elixir of Love

The Elixir of Love
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The angled stage setup for this opera beared an uncanny resemblance to Super Mario RPG. Yes, video games shaped my world view.

Houston Grand Opera

Houston Grand Opera
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

A banner in the lobby of the Wortham Center for the last performance of The Elixir of Love.

House Party

House Party
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The keg of Newcastle at my buddy Alfred's Stock The Bar Party.

Auburn Homecoming On ESPN360.com

Auburn Homecoming On ESPN360.com
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

With only two games left in the season, both televised & one of which I'll be at, 2009 will be the first season in which I'll have been able to watch every single game.

Twitter Week In Review 2009-10-31 To 2009-11-06

@pineoaks Pictures or it didn't happen?

8:40 PM Oct 31st from Tweetie in reply to pineoaks

@pineoaks Doing pretty good since surgery was only a week ago. Gotta get off the meds soon, though. Make me wacky pants (yes, moreso). ;-)

8:56 PM Oct 31st from Tweetie in reply to pineoaks

Spent all afternoon compiling research & recommendations on the topics of SEO & social media for a new non-profit. Yeah, school project.

5:54 PM Nov 1st from Tweetie

Posted this week's JW/Electronica Classic: Desyn Masiello's 2004 Essential Mix; deliciously smooth prog house tunes! http://bit.ly/1WRRA9

7:26 PM Nov 1st from TweetDeck

Well that's weird. Just had this Facebook Captcha verification window pop up in Adium. http://twitpic.com/o1il9

2:53 PM Nov 2nd from Tweetie

Who Dat!

7:34 PM Nov 2nd from Tweetie

RT @mikemcguff: CompUSA retail store returning to Houston - http://is.gd/4Lvog

9:46 PM Nov 2nd from Tweetie

Had a brief trip to my office today for the 1st time since surgery so I could pick up a new company laptop, a decently spec'd out Dell model

10:07 PM Nov 3rd from Tweetie

Pretty remarkable video showing all the major Apple product announcements from the past 10 years: http://bit.ly/3iwH2f

7:44 AM Nov 4th from Tweetie

RT @ginatrapani: Laughing at @big_ben_clock. (tx @kiala)

11:07 AM Nov 4th from Tweetie

@dsilverman Any way you could ping your PR man Charlie @ Comcast about that 80/20 DOCSIS 3.0 rollout? http://bit.ly/3YIqSY '09 nearly done!

5:14 PM Nov 4th from Tweetie

@saralytle Probably an Auburn or Alabama hat/shirt/jacket given its calendar proximity to the Iron Bowl. ;-)

6:31 PM Nov 4th from Tweetie in reply to saralytle

The Google Dashboard stats border on scary if you're a heavy Google user. https://www.google.com/dashboard/

8:09 AM Nov 5th from Tweetie

@joshuatopolsky That's awesome. I still have these .mid's on a floppy from the late '90s. Who needs MP3s? ;-)

4:13 PM Nov 5th from Tweetie in reply to joshuatopolsky

Got a ton of work accomplished today, both w/work & school; there are only 29 days of class left, so it's crunch time!

11:02 PM Nov 5th from Tweetie

@rgremill I'll be rooting for you guys! If there was ever common ground between Auburn & LSU fans, it's a mutual disdain for Saban. ;-)

8:43 AM Nov 6th from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

I'm making it a Sinatra kind of Friday morning...nothing but the best is gooood enough for meeeeeeeee!

9:43 AM Nov 6th from Tweetie

RT @csukach: RT @USArmy A moment of silence is planned for 1:34 PM CT - please join us in remembering those who lost their lives.

9:44 AM Nov 6th from Tweetie

Blue Six's "Beautiful Tomorrow" is perhaps my favorite Friday feel good album of all time. I'm smiling already. :-) http://bit.ly/15C8bY

12:35 PM Nov 6th from Tweetie

Shorter day of work let me catch up on class lectures in the PM; worked on editing a video for my final project in the evening...yay iMovie!

9:48 PM Nov 6th from Tweetie

Excellent Article On Social Media Ethics

I just shared this link with my ethics professor via e-mail, but thought it was notable enough to post here, too, as I believe it raises some very poignant ethical questions.

I'm a pretty strong advocate of social media & a fairly heavy user of it, but this article will likely make me take pause the next time I think about whipping out my iPhone to snap a picture when I witness something newsworthy. It's important to self-filter some things, even in times of crises like the Fort Hood shootings or the Iranian election protests. Deciding "what" to self-filter in an age of social media permeation represents one of the most interesting ethical questions of our time.

Here's the link to the article:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/07/nsfw-after-fort-hood-another-example-of-how-citizen-journalists-cant-handle-the-truth/

Daily Communications Portal

Daily Communications Portal
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Adium & Tweetie...the bread & butter of my social graph.

Sofa Pet

Sofa Pet
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

He stayed in this position for an hour today just observing me as I worked.

Corporate Latitude

Corporate Latitude
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

My new Dell work laptop atop its temporary stand, a stack of business school textbooks.

Tulane Box

Tulane Box
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The rear of my desktop computer from my undergraduate years.

Birthday Card

Birthday Card
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Since it was his birthday card that came in the mail, I thought it only fair he got to choose what to do with it.

Temporary Mission Control

Temporary Mission Control
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Finally got a couple of computers setup in my new home office amidst the unpacked boxes. Only a short term solution while I pick out new office furniture, but it's nice to be back on full keyboards & external displays.

Trout Almondine

Trout Almondine
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Ash & my mom whipped up a great New Orleans dish for the Monday Night Football game of the Saints. And as an added bonus? Bananas Foster for dessert!

Patio In The PM

Patio In The PM
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The Fleur De Lis chair catches the last bit of sun.

Paparazzi Puggle

Paparazzi Puggle
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Caught by surprise!

Twitter Week In Review 2009-10-24 To 2009-10-31

Testing out the developer preview of Google Chrome in Snow Leopard. Super snappy so far, and no browser blow-ups. Looks promising.

10:22 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie

Renewed my Flickr Pro account for the 4th year in a row; ironic that Yahoo has gotten more money from me in that time than Google.

11:03 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie

@mwikkid Hope you have a nice time in Houston, man. :-)

11:18 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie in reply to mwikkid

Sitting down to watch the Auburn vs LSU game with Ash, my mom, & Puggles...War Eagle! :-D

6:25 PM Oct 24th from Tweetie

Another tough football Sat for JW w/the Auburn & Tulane losses; hoping the Saints & Texans can salvage the weekend 2 weeks in a row!

10:06 PM Oct 24th from Tweetie

@mintyone Certainly not a notable showing for my Tigers this evening. They need to find a way out of their malaise! Congrats to your Tigers.

10:14 PM Oct 24th from TweetDeck in reply to mintyone

@brianthiggins I use VMWare Fusion 2 on both my MBP & Ash's MacBook, although I'll be upgrading each to version 3 on Tues for Aero support!

7:27 AM Oct 25th from Tweetie in reply to brianthiggins

Posted this week's JW / Electronica Classic: John Digweed Live at Pawn Shop WMC 2007; a personal running favorite! http://bit.ly/prKFx

9:27 AM Oct 25th from TweetDeck

@brianthiggins I used Parallels in early '08, but not since. Fusion seemed to squeeze out most power. Fusion also updates more frequently.

9:41 AM Oct 25th from Tweetie in reply to brianthiggins

Ack, doesn't look like the Saints game will be on TV this afternoon here in Houston. Might need to track down *cough* alternative broadcast

11:06 AM Oct 25th from Tweetie

RT @CaliLewis: Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media - http://bit.ly/4dnNRf

8:03 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck

Naturally my office's remote access functionality would crater on my 1st work day post-surgery. Come on Citrix tech gods...toss me a bone!

8:15 AM Oct 26th from Tweetie

Sheesh, upgrading VWare Fusion to version 3 made this morning WAY more complicated than it should've been; get your license servers fixed!

8:13 AM Oct 27th from Tweetie

An entire stack of saltine crackers can disappear before you know it.

11:16 AM Oct 27th from Tweetie

Spent my day inside z/OS inside Citrix-ized Windows XP inside Windows 7 inside OS X. It'd almost seem silly if it wasn't how I did my job :)

4:57 PM Oct 27th from Tweetie

Busy with work today, but spent the PM playing around with Windows 7 in VMWare Fusion 3; Windows 7 really pops w/the Aero features enabled!

9:58 PM Oct 27th from Tweetie

Giving the installation of Ubuntu Karmic Koala a whirl before doing some homework this evening.

6:55 PM Oct 29th from Tweetie

Dear health anomalies, I have more willpower and/or gadgets than you, so quit screwing with me. Love, JW. XOXO :-)

6:29 PM Oct 30th from Tweetie

@csukach Thanks Chris, almost there...just some minor speed bumps. And willpower/gadgets always win out in the end, right? ;-)

9:08 PM Oct 30th from Tweetie in reply to csukach

@rgremill Looks like it's on ESPN GamePlan PPV so also ESPN360.com for free if you're on Comcast http://bit.ly/14RQKO & http://bit.ly/2k1O0h

8:17 AM Oct 31st from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

Here's a live webcam view from my backyard. Crazy Halloween-loving neighbors! http://bit.ly/13F3Ra

10:18 AM Oct 31st from Tweetie

Wow, Google Maps has lot / property division line overlays in residential areas now.

1:17 PM Oct 31st from Tweetie

Great win for Auburn...War Eagle!

2:57 PM Oct 31st from Tweetie

JW / Electronica Classics 031: Desyn Masiello's 2004 Essential Mix

This week's selection is one of those mixes that seems to sound as fresh on the 1,000th replay as on the first. Dare I say it's also one of the most danceable selections out of all 31 currently in the Classics series.

I've never had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Masiello perform live (he doesn't get to the southern US much, aside perhaps from Miami...which isn't even really "the south", but I digress) though I've been a fan of his work for a number of years. His collaborations with fellow DJs Demi & Omid 16B under the collective moniker "SOS" have also yielded delicious results, such as their Balance 013 compilation and the notable SOS Boat Party cruises around Miami & Manhattan. I intend to feature a recording of one of those cruises as a future installment in the Classics series.

In the meantime, enjoy this wonderfully smooth two hour mix from Desyn Masiello.

Desyn Masiello - Essential Mix 2004-10-03
Download Link

01. Krak + Smak - Keep on Searching
02. An-2 - Venus
03. Serge Santiago vs Kano - It's a War
04. Ethan - In My Heart (Edit)
05. Rex The Dog - Prototype
06. Unknown - Unknown
07. Scissor Sisters - Mary (Mylo Mix)
08. Deep Dish - Stay Gold 2004 (Unknown Mix)
09. Arcade Mode - Your Love (Sebastian Ingrosso Remix)
10. Jakatta - One Fine Day (Livio Romanian Re-Edit)
11. Unknown - Unknown
12. Harry Peat - Affrodizziac (Asad Rivi Remix)
13. Diego - Intermezzo
14. Sebastian Ingrosso & John Dahlback - Lick My Deck
15. Bush 2 Bush - Soulshock
16. Asad + Tangun - Untitled
17. Leftfield - Not Forgotten (Edit)
18. Inner City - Pennies From Heaven (Edit)

Western Jack-O-Lantern 2009

Western Jack-O-Lantern 2009
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

It also yielded some delicious roasted pumpkin seeds.

Tulane On ESPN360.com

Tulane On ESPN360.com
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Good to catch the Green Wave in action, even if it entails a bit of a routing by LSU.

Halloweened Out

Halloweened Out
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Puggles just couldn't hang any longer.

La-Z-Boy Dreaming

La-Z-Boy Dreaming
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Once the tax return comes in the Spring, this chair will be mine...oh yes, it will be mine. So comfortable!

Pepper In A Tough Economy

Pepper In A Tough Economy
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

For scale, that little pepper is only slightly larger than a quarter. Papa John's feeling the pinch!

Rainy Day Lounging

Rainy Day Lounging
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Nothing like a stuffed baseball to prop your head upon.

Aero Flip 3D In VMWare Fusion

Aero Flip 3D In VMWare Fusion
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Cranked up the eye-candy in Windows 7 after upgrading to VMWare Fusion 3 today.

Windows 7 Retail Box Arrives

Windows 7 Retail Box Arrives
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Got my hands on the boxed copy of Windows 7 after Ashley went over to our old house to check the mail this weekend.

Friends On TV

Friends On TV
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

I noticed my 6th grade teacher & her husband were caught on camera with similar sentiments to mine after a particularly bad showing of Auburn against LSU last night.

Twitter Month In Review 2009-09-20 To 2009-10-24

Posted this week's JW / Electronica Classic: Lucien Foort's Essential Mix from 2001. http://bit.ly/vUbKE

2:42 PM Sep 20th from TweetDeck

Sat spent @ new house, then AU game on TV; Sun spent with class reading, furniture planning, work e-mail, & the Texans/Cowboys games on TV.

9:11 PM Sep 20th from Tweetie

Weird Mon w/a pair of Dr's appts serving as book ends; watched class video w/Puggles in PM, Office on TiVo w/Ash, now reading before bed.

8:36 PM Sep 21st from Tweetie

Got my evening project planned! RT @google: Push Gmail comes to Google Sync for iPhone and Windows Mobile http://bit.ly/1137UB

12:24 PM Sep 22nd from Tweetie

Spent evening w/a conference call for school (impressed by GoToMeeting functionality), House on TiVo, then Gmail Push setup & reading.

9:47 PM Sep 22nd from Tweetie

Just discovered I get access to ESPN360.com as a Comcast customer; I'll have to test this out for the Auburn football game on Sat night.

8:41 PM Sep 23rd from Tweetie

Ordered my cap & gown for Dec today...end in sight! Knocked out school work in PM, then spec'd out my soon-to-be-built Windows 7 box

10:06 PM Sep 23rd from Tweetie

@RyanDurham Good call...ESPNU is awesome, especially w/the new ESPN/SEC deal. Great news that we may get to see you down south again soon!

9:53 PM Sep 24th from Tweetie in reply to RyanDurham

Grump-a-potamus for much of the day, although in better spirits now; swung by our new house in PM, & grabbed more software from IEEE MSNDNAA

10:27 PM Sep 24th from Tweetie

First iPhone MMS test? My recipient received the image twice. AT&T: double the pleasure, double the fun!

1:00 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

Man, AT&T's network must be struggling after flipping the MMS switch; txts to my GVoice # are hitting Gmail 5 minutes faster than my iPhone.

9:17 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

Well that's new. Looks like they've added the Yahoo logo to the bottom of Flickr's logo on the home page: http://twitpic.com/j5etv

9:23 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

iPhone + BeejiveIM/Google Talk is awesome. It's almost like Google Voice SMS in reverse, since the other person can use THEIR full keyboard.

9:44 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

Tons of testing today @ work; home @ lunch to meet deck refinishing guy; met Ash @ new house in PM, then took her out for dinner @ Rico's.

9:45 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

Awesome, just discovered that Ch 55 here in Houston has SEC Network games (like the old Jefferson Pilot / Raycom Sports).

11:11 AM Sep 26th from Tweetie

Just bought my alumni tailgate & game tickets for the Tulane vs Rice game here in Houston in November. I love college football season.

11:22 AM Sep 26th from Tweetie

Testing out ESPN360.com for the 1st time on the LSU vs MSU game. Seems to be about a 90 second delay b/t real-time & streaming...not bad!

11:24 AM Sep 26th from Tweetie

@rgremill It's on Channel 55 on Comcast Houston.

11:26 AM Sep 26th from TweetDeck in reply to rgremill

Just watched the entire Auburn game for free in near real-time on ESPN360.com without a single streaming hiccup; technology is awesome. :-)

9:54 PM Sep 26th from Tweetie

@khurst421 Oh no, what's wrong with your phone?

4:35 PM Sep 28th from Tweetie in reply to khurst421

Random IT guy just sauntered by holding a cardboard box & asked if I'd like more RAM...thanks random IT guy!

3:27 PM Sep 29th from Tweetie

Ha, anyone notice the new trash can animation when you delete an image from your Camera Roll in iPhone OS 3.1? Nice subtle touch.

10:40 PM Sep 29th from Tweetie

Back @ work Tues after an unexpected Mon out; a 9 hr sprint of catch up today; went to new house in PM for carpet cleaners who never showed.

10:42 PM Sep 29th from Tweetie

@dudesy916 Make sure you've got plenty of upstream bandwidth @ the site where you install the Slingbox! Also, ISP may require port tweaking.

10:45 PM Sep 29th from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

Anyone score a Google Wave invitation during this morning's rollout? If you've got a spare one, let me know! :-)

10:45 AM Sep 30th from Tweetie

Looking fwd to getting into our new house full time as of this Sat; had carpet/air duct cleaners out today...Casa De Western 4.0 beckons!

10:01 PM Sep 30th from Tweetie

Looks like GV Mobile finally stopped working on the iPhone. :-( Now that makes the lack of an official Google Voice iPhone app really bad.

11:05 AM Oct 1st from Tweetie

@dudesy916 I always embed my album art inside the MP3s.

2:17 PM Oct 1st from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

@dudesy916 Usually copy/paste directly from Amazon into the MP3's ID3 Artwork tab within iTunes. Prefer at least 500 x 500 resolution.

4:59 PM Oct 1st from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

Awesome, just downloaded the 64 & 32-bit versions of Windows 7 Pro from Auburn's MSDN-AA site; they ended up approving my student request :)

11:18 PM Oct 1st from Tweetie

More Dr visit fun in AM; quick trip to new house post-work, then home for school work/reading catch up from earlier week neglect.

11:19 PM Oct 1st from Tweetie

My Sprint data card speeds are so much better at my house than at my office. Ideally, that would be reversed. :-)

7:13 PM Oct 2nd from Tweetie

Downloaded the ESPN Radio iPhone app so I can listen to game updates while we finish packing up the old house. Gotta get done for AU @ 645!

4:31 PM Oct 3rd from Tweetie

Highlight of weekend 1 in new house: installed new super-flow shower head; so many projects/unpacking to do; need to be over injury ASAP :-)

7:56 PM Oct 4th from Tweetie

Just set up Vonage Mobile on my iPhone using my Google Voice #...ha! Kind of bummed it can't link to my 5 year old Vonage # for VM access.

6:38 AM Oct 5th from Tweetie

RT @renderful: Just scanned the Google logo barcode with my Android phone. It comes out to the plain text: Google. Awesome.

5:03 PM Oct 7th from Tweetie

Just bought the SEC Sports iPhone app...pretty cool video postgame highlights section!

9:49 PM Oct 8th from Tweetie

@rgremill It's there, just buried outside app. Go iPhone Settings > Tweetie > Advanced > Experimental, then toggle RT-gurtitationability.

11:15 AM Oct 9th from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

Just picked up Tweetie 2 from the App Store. Verdict so far? Awesome.

8:15 PM Oct 9th from Tweetie

Wish I could be there! RT @DJJohnDigweed: Pacha in NYC in a few hours, Chris Fortier warming things up should be rocking tonight

8:19 PM Oct 9th from Tweetie

Father-in-law helped me get the surround sound hooked up just in time for the Auburn game. Let's go Tigers!

11:12 AM Oct 10th from Tweetie

Watching the LSU/Florida game after having some awesome fried catfish & crawfish étouffée. Pulling for these Tigers since AU didn't show up

7:50 PM Oct 10th from Tweetie

Following @CarvilleCNN

12:19 PM Oct 11th from Tweetie

In case this was bugging anyone else (unlikely, I know): How to fix the broken iChat emoticons in Adium in Snow Leopard http://bit.ly/45QD4

2:03 PM Oct 11th from Tweetie

Looking fwd to being back in action this wk after a decidedly..."unhealthy" last wk. New house coming together, & school's on track, too :-)

9:09 PM Oct 11th from Tweetie

Just downloaded John Digweed's new Bedrock 11 album that was released today from Beatport: http://bit.ly/fcbON Here's to a great Monday!

6:24 AM Oct 12th from Tweetie

I completely empathize! RT @bruceburge: Come on brain let's make a deal you shut off now and I'll let you refactor code all day tomorrow.

6:27 AM Oct 12th from Tweetie

Just used Windows XP Tablet Edition for the first time while filling out some "paper" work @ the hospital. Interesting, but clunky.

1:56 PM Oct 12th from Tweetie

1st day back @ work in a while today; in PM ran a few errands & checked out the 2nd newly opened cigar bar near our house...looks promising!

10:03 PM Oct 12th from Tweetie

A Tues filled w/meetings @ work; rather drained in PM, which really put a damper on reading for class; Ash fixed excellent jambalaya, though

6:06 AM Oct 14th from Tweetie

I've got 1 remaining Google Voice invite if anyone still needs one.

11:47 AM Oct 14th from Tweetie

Good karma: I was able to send the person who gave me my Gmail invitation back in 2004 a Google Voice invite today. :-)

3:17 PM Oct 14th from Tweetie

RT @Veronica: Obviously. RT @BuzzFeed: Uh-oh. Large Hadron Collider may have been sabotaged by time travel! http://bit.ly/16spju

4:33 PM Oct 14th from Tweetie

Pleasantly productive @ work today; quick library run in PM, followed by school reading & then a conference call for class; now RSS -> bed.

9:51 PM Oct 14th from Tweetie

Bought Groceries & Grocery iQ apps to see which one I liked more; leaning toward Groceries...& its from CoverSutra's developers.

10:18 PM Oct 14th from Tweetie

Anyone know how to get rid of a store-removed app in iTunes App Updates short of deleting from the library? http://twitpic.com/llmfs

6:33 AM Oct 15th from Tweetie

Dear Google Wave Team in Australia, please approve the invitation that has been sent my way. Love, JW.

6:56 AM Oct 15th from Tweetie

@Cheryllaw It's actually a grocery list creation application: http://bit.ly/ene8J (iTunes Link)

11:28 AM Oct 15th from Tweetie in reply to Cheryllaw

Disappointed we'll miss Voodoo this yr due to my injury, but pleased Expedia let us switch reservations to our anniversary weekend instead.

6:48 PM Oct 15th from Tweetie

The Radio Slave Remix of Humate's "Love Stimulation" is 31 flavors of delicious electronic music; seriously best track I've heard in a while

7:26 PM Oct 15th from Tweetie

Done reading for the evening; actually going to sit down with Ash & catch up on some TiVo action...it's been a while.

8:21 PM Oct 15th from Tweetie

Snap, if you need some dark/aggressive house music to get you in the zone today, check out last weekend's Erphun Kiss Mix

11:30 AM Oct 16th from Tweetie

Hooray! Google Wave invitation finally came though. Let's put this puppy through it's paces...

10:16 AM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Tomorrow is the 24th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System release in the US; I'm throwing a 25th birthday party next year for it

10:19 AM Oct 17th from Tweetie

@brianthiggins Yeah I've got a few friends on there right now. I'll set aside an invite for you if you haven't received one once mine appear

10:27 AM Oct 17th from Tweetie in reply to brianthiggins

I have no interest in OU or UT, but this Red River Shootout has been must see TV this morning. Super entertaining football!

12:55 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Ashley accepts no substitutes when it comes to a Snuggie. SNUGGAHE! http://twitpic.com/lwejl

1:05 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

@jeremykeas Any chance you'll be recording that set? Can't make it downtown today, but I'd be interested to hear the performance.

1:13 PM Oct 17th from web in reply to jeremykeas

Headed to a block party down the street to meet our new neighbors. Gotta get back in a bit, though, for the start of the Auburn game.

5:02 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Planned out my entire new home network configuration within Google Wave today; hit me up if you're on Wave & would like to collaborate.

9:28 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Ouch, tough football weekend for JW w/the Auburn/Tulane losses; hopeful the Saints & Texans can lend some amount of respectability tomorrow.

9:50 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

RT @dsilverman: My Windows 7 review is online http://bit.ly/2KlX7m

9:51 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Dang, I'm happy I got my Google Wave invite, but bummed it seems I won't be able to invite others for a while: http://bit.ly/1a5iL5

12:43 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie

The Saints are looking as solid as I've ever seen them play today. Hope they can sustain this level of play!

12:44 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie

The Sportacular iPhone app's Push Notifications have completely changed the way I keep up with my teams during football season...so awesome.

12:59 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie

Who Dat! http://twitpic.com/m0sja

1:17 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie

Puggles makes weekends around the house entertaining. What an eccentric creature.

2:37 PM Oct 18th from Google Wave (Tweety)

@prosynk Decent results on a 3G? I feared it would need a 3GS to perform well. Might pick it up after all, though, if you've had good luck.

2:40 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie in reply to prosynk

@rgremill The makings of an excellent Sunday!

2:47 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

RT @voodooexp2009: #Voodoo Fest iPhone app is in the App Store. Details about Augmented Reality and links coming soon http://bit.ly/2Fl3z1

11:56 AM Oct 19th from Tweetie

@dudesy916 Glad to hear you were able to get it setup, man.

8:15 PM Oct 20th from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

Packed Tues; 2 doctor appointments, still logged a full day of work, class chat in PM, & mom arrived from Saudi Arabia midday; wiped out++.

8:41 PM Oct 20th from Tweetie

RT @dsilverman: Playing w/new version of VMware Fusion which has full Aero support. OUTSTANDING. If you run Win7/Vista on Mac you'll want it

9:00 AM Oct 21st from Tweetie

Awesome, there's now a WWOZ 90.7 New Orleans iPhone app: http://bit.ly/C5raX If you like jazz, or just New Orleans, check it out. :-)

9:31 AM Oct 21st from Tweetie

Re: this TechCrunch note on mystery Apple product: http://bit.ly/2bOneb Low margin, high shipping costs? TVs sure do fit that profile. ;-)

11:58 AM Oct 21st from Tweetie

Took a poll of my coworkers @ lunch regarding home web browser choice. Results: IE = 50%, Firefox = 40%, Chrome = 10%. Sample size of 10.

12:42 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

@mintyone Not an Apple-friendly group beyond a few iPhone users. I think I piqued the interest of a few of them in Chrome at least, though.

1:06 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie in reply to mintyone

Seems like there are new reminders in Google Calendar. Now there is a "Remind Me Again In 5 Minutes" link that appears after your alert.

1:54 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

@dsilverman You've got me super eager to try this out w/Win 7 Pro. Can't wait until the official Fusion release next week!

10:14 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie in reply to dsilverman

Logged a solid 12 hrs @ the office today, then home in PM for 2 more hrs of class work & conf calls; it's a sprint until surgery Fri morning

10:31 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

We bought season tickets to the Houston Grand Opera, but will have to miss opening night this Friday. Hoping to make 2nd show next Friday.

10:32 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

Gotta get up early tomorrow to d/l my 32-bit & 64-bit student discount ISO copies of Windows 7 Pro. Installation will likely be later though

10:35 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

The evidence is anecdotal @ best, but my Sprint EvDO card's signal strength sure does take a nose dive when there's bad weather. :-/

7:25 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

@dsilverman Would you recommend waiting to install Win 7 fresh in Fusion 3, or would upgrading from Fusion 2 to 3 still let Aero play nice?

8:14 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie in reply to dsilverman

A rainy morning in Houston calls for starting the day with Orbital's "The Box"...perhaps my favorite rainy day album.

8:17 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

@csukach Ask him if he plans to vacation in Myrtle Beach anytime soon? ;-)

8:18 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie in reply to csukach

@dsilverman Excellent...I was too eager to wait until next Tuesday for the installation. ;-) Thanks for the clarification!

8:22 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie in reply to dsilverman

Awesome, one of my videos on YouTube has been selected by Google to be eligible for revenue sharing! I'll have to set that up tonight.

12:03 PM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

RT @seankovacs: #appleneedstoapproveGVMobileAGAIN

4:09 PM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

I forgot I had my Win 7 DVD I preordered from Amazon in June sent to my old address across town; neighbors offered to bring it over tomorrow

8:01 PM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

Almost done w/my 2010 OS refresh; Snow Leopard & Windows 7 down...Linux Karmic Koala next Thur; with a name like Koala, I'm 100% on board!

4:37 AM Oct 23rd from Tweetie

24 hrs on other side of back surgery & feeling pretty good. 2 wks of recovery time ahead, but the procedure seems to have been successful!

7:32 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie

@rgremill War Eagle! ;-) Hope you guys have a good time. My wife & I are a house divided b/t Auburn/LSU but we'll be rooting for the Tigers!

8:07 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

If you used the Windows 7 student discount @ win741.com, here's how to convert the .box files into an ISO: http://bit.ly/4uSCz7

8:57 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie

JW / Electronica Classics 030: John Digweed Live at Pawn Shop WMC 2007

The Electronica Classics series underwent a tad of a hiatus the past month or two, as I've been wrapped up with a house move & a bit of a medical bout culminating in back surgery. It's that last piece that's led to this week's musical selection.

Since 2000, I've run more miles listening to John Digweed albums and live performances than any other artist. With my back injury, I've been unable to run and it's made me realize just how much value I place on putting on my Nikes, strapping on my iPod, and then heading out to run a few miles while listening to Diggers.

This mix I've selected today is the one I had on my iPod when I ran my first Crescent City Classic 10K race in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina. I find it has a song progression that lends itself very well to a 10K pace, with upbeat tracks hitting at just the right time. Of particular note is the track that starts building around the 40 minute mark and peaks some six minutes later.

I encourage you to give it a shot the next time you go out running. Hopefully I can do the same within the next 8 weeks or so!

John Digweed - Live at Pawn Shop Miami WMC 2007

Download Link

01. Tube & Berger - Funky Shit (Andrea Doria Remix)

02. Fabenlehre - Unbekannt

03. Abyss - Mind Games

04. ID

05. Merkins - I Sleep In Cellotape

06. ID

07. Pryda - Ironman

08. ID

09. Dubfire - Ribcage

10. ID

11. Laurent Garnier - Flashback

12. ID

13. Tom Pooks - Amande Deuce

14. Marco Bailey & Tom Hades - Smooth Driver (Danny Howells Remix)

15. Pryda - Rymd

16. Red Devil - Gamelan (Remix ?)

Surgery Day

Surgery Day
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

I prefer to have a collection of wristbands indicate a night of bar hopping instead of a hospital visit. :-)

Windows 7 Day

Windows 7 Day
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Got the 64-bit version up and running in a virtual machine. Really digging it so far!

Canned Food Art

Canned Food Art
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

An arrangement of cans in my building's lobby to advertise the upcoming food drive.

Apple Apparition

Apple Apparition
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The glowing logo reflected upon my cubicle glass.

Cube Tree At Dawn

Cube Tree At Dawn
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Jazzed up a tad with Photoshop Mobile.

Kitchen Desk

Kitchen Desk
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The guest workstation in our new house, complete with festive photo & treats.

Fan

Fan
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The box said it was rated to move air a distance of 100 ft, so I figured it was suitable to place about 3 ft from our bed. Sleeping cold is so much better.

Laundry Day

Laundry Day
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Puggles believes he plays an essential role in the laundry process, as illustrated here.

Comm Closet

Comm Closet
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

I spent a lot of time this weekend noodling over the best way to leverage and expand this wiring infrastructure in our house.

Jovial Buddah

Jovial Buddah
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

As seen in the entrance of the sushi restaurant near our new house.

Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

My standing remote office that I've been using for work during my back injury stint.

Thursday Night At Home

Thursday Night At Home
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Puggles even posed for the shot.

Well That's Bizarre

Well That's Bizarre
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Perhaps my company's product portfolio has expanded into continuing education for our finned friends.

Apple On The Floor

Apple On The Floor
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

As Ashley tends to Puggles in the back yard.

Absinthe Aisle

Absinthe Aisle
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

A few selections at the package store near our new house.

Haircut Day

Haircut Day
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Waiting to have my hair lose its resemblance to a Chia Pet.

Fire Truck

Fire Truck
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Dispatched to address the fire alarm in my building set off by overly smokey hamburgers.

Cauldron

Cauldron
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

As seen behind my booth at Rise & Dine Restaurant.

iPhone Update

iPhone Update
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Updating Ashley's iPhone to OS 3.1.2.

One

One
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

A very barcode-esque token on the day Google had its barcode doodle.

Puggles' First Morning In Casa De Western 4.0

Puggles' First Morning In Casa De Western 4.0
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Note he's ready for game day, as illustrated by the 3 stuffed footballs in this photograph. Must've brought us good luck as Auburn, Tulane, LSU, the Saints, & the Texans all won this weekend.

Cloudy Day At Planet Ford

Cloudy Day At Planet Ford
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

An impromptu visit to the car dealership for my father-in-law to buy a new truck.

Puggles In The Morning

Puggles In The Morning
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

This is how we found the little guy this morning when we turned on the light.

Sunset At Goldenvine

Sunset At Goldenvine
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Just before dusk at our old house in Texas.

The End Of GV Mobile

The End Of GV Mobile
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

A couple of months after it got pulled from the App Store, GV Mobile finally ceased working after Google changed the login method & the app can't be updated.

Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Display inside The Woodlands library this week.

Monkey And A Pen

Monkey And A Pen
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Ashley placed this on my desk without comment this evening. Clearly I will need to have a real monkey delivered to her office tomorrow.

Polo On A Sunday Afternoon

Polo On A Sunday Afternoon
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Overlooking the field at the Houston Polo Club during a Tulane Alumni event.

Puggles & JW

Puggles & JW
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Checking out the view from his new bedroom window at the Casa De Western 4.0.

21st Century Auburn Football

21st Century Auburn Football
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Watching the game live, wirelessly on a MacBook. I think the 9 year old me would have laughed dismissively at the prospect of this in 1991.

Food Acquisition Strategies

Food Acquisition Strategies
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

It didn't take him long to deduce that putting his chin on my arm greatly upped the awww factor + his odds of getting Tostitos.

New Office Fan

New Office Fan
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Installed last weekend and the first piece of "furniture" to make it into the office of our new house.

Scrolling Through Google Reader

Scrolling Through Google Reader
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Still my most used "app" on the iPhone.

Night Vision Puggle

Night Vision Puggle
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

He's lurking in the dark!

Mr. Blurrycam Spy Shot Of My System Tray

Mr. Blurrycam Spy Shot Of My System Tray
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Can you identify all the icons?

Empty Bookshelf

Empty Bookshelf
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

My collection of books is making its gradual migration from the Casa De Western 3.0 to the Casa De Western 4.0.

Twitter Week In Review 2009-09-12 To 2009-09-19

Spent AM on school work; PM was all about college football; bought the Auburn game on PPV...truly awesome; our new OC is the bee's knees.

10:51 PM Sep 12th from Tweetie

Posted this week's JW / Electronica Classic: Grayarea Live at Transit Chicago 2002; proper progressive breaks. http://bit.ly/7MCAT

12:58 PM Sep 13th from TweetDeck

@csukach Buy a new HD; if data on corrupt HD isn't backed up elsewhere, try copying it over to another HD; partitioning HD won't solve prob.

5:00 PM Sep 13th from Tweetie in reply to csukach

Sun spent on school work, house work, work work, & e-mail catch up w/a little Texans/Saints football & a haircut thrown in for good measure.

7:45 PM Sep 13th from Tweetie

@zomgitsjeff Gotta stick with the Saints! Of course that is much to the chagrin of my Houston friends. ;-)

9:24 PM Sep 13th from Tweetie in reply to zomgitsjeff

Wacky Mon @ work consumed w/meetings; did our final walk through on our new house in PM; we close tomorrow @ lunch hour...exciting times!

9:19 PM Sep 14th from Tweetie

Closed on our first house today (yay tax credit!); spent PM shopping for light fixtures, then had a pizza picnic on the floor to celebrate.

9:59 PM Sep 15th from Tweetie

Quick library run midday, then more light fixture/paint buying; spent a few hrs @ new house w/Ash doing prep work for the weekend projects.

10:24 PM Sep 16th from Tweetie

RT @djpoptart: RT @TheBingoShow: New Orleans to attempt Guinness World Record for 'Largest Gathering of Zombies' at #voodoo 09

10:17 PM Sep 17th from Tweetie

Busy Thur @ the office; home in PM for a conf call w/classmates then school video + reading; in-laws into town tomorrow for weekend projects

10:22 PM Sep 17th from Tweetie

Went over to the new house in PM to help Ash & her parents do upgrades like fixture switches, painting, & learning the systems...I'm stoked.

12:21 AM Sep 19th from Tweetie

JW / Electronica Classics 029: Lucien Foort's 2001 Essential Mix

This week's mix is a bit of a sleeper favorite in my collection. Originally aired during the spring of 2001, it's a great selection of house & progressive house tunes from that era. Mr. Foort's offering struck a chord with me, so this particular recording found itself in regular rotation on my WimAmp player in late 2001 and early 2002. Hope you enjoy it, too.

Lucien Foort - Essential Mix 2001-03-04

Megaupload Link / Rapidshare Link

Kerri Chandler - "Digital Love Affair"

Alric - "Une Fois"

Nectar - "As She Peeled An Orange"

David Jamas aka Mr DJ - "(Always) A Permanant State (Original Mix)"

Tatoine presents Jamez - "Music (16B Remix)"

A Small Phat One - "Respect the Cock (Dub Mix)"

Mark Lowndes - "Indya"

Cirque vol. 1 - "Cirque Music (Part 1)"

Headspace - "Schizophrenic"

Blackwatch - "Skin Deep (Original Mix)"

Satoshi Tomiie feat. Kelly Ali - ''Love In Traffic (Satoshi Tomiie Dark Path Remix)"

R.B.A. - "No Other Alternative (Lemon & Lime Sanctuary Mix)"

Bladey - "The Nelson Effect (Fearless Young Orphans Remix)"

Mundo - "My Life (Original Mix)"

Piece Process - "Deepside (Chab Remix)"

Rouge - "Jingalay (Praha Remix)"

JBN - "All I Want (Marc O'Tool Remix Edit)"

Incisions - "Amorak (Original Mix)"

Medway - "Release (Andy Moor Remix)"

Medicine - "Junior Asprin"

Kybosh - "Playing With My Mind (Sleepfreaks Mix)"

Luigi - "Jet Black (Original Mix)"

Riva - "Stinger"

Innate - "Changes (Killahurtz Kilo Remix)"

Alice Deejay - "Celebrate Our Love (Pronti & Kalmani Remix)"

Auburn Thumb Drive

Auburn Thumb Drive
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

This 2GB gadget came in the mail today as a way to store some of my class archives.

Wednesday's Mail

Wednesday's Mail
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

I get strange looks from the neighbors when I walk back from the mailbox with a stack of boxes & envelopes taller than my torso.

Closing Day Picnic

Closing Day Picnic
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Ash & I brought my laptop & a pizza over to our new house to celebrate our first evening as homeowners.