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Monday, August 31, 2009

Gothic Cycle

Gothic Cycle
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Interesting costumes and props inside the Alley Theater during Houston's Theater Open House Day.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Snow Leopard Day

Snow Leopard Day
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Made it a bit of a geek holiday by donning the Google polo shirt, taking a trip to the Apple Store midday, followed by lunch at Brio, and then a post-work Margarita happy hour at Chuy's before coming home to actually load up the new OS.

Yuengling In Texas

Yuengling In Texas
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

My buddy Rodo brought in a couple of 12 packs from Memphis since you can't find it in the Lonestar state.

iStat

iStat
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The new iStat app for the iPhone gained a battery monitor & running processes list, but lost its Free Memory function.

St Arnolds Oktoberfest + Rocky Patel Decades

St Arnolds Oktoberfest + Rocky Patel Decades
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Catching up with my buddy Rodo over drinks & cigars at Rio 24.

Floral Chair, Hidden Dollar

Floral Chair, Hidden Dollar
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

A suspiciosly positioned dollar bill in the crevice of a chair in a public sitting area at the office.

Mushroom Kingdom

Mushroom Kingdom
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

A patch of mushrooms that sprouted in our yard overnight.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Nike+ Running Graph 2009

Nike+ Running Graph 2009
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

I need another one of those dramatic bar graph increases over the next 9 weeks in order to still hit my second half marathon of the year in New Orleans on Halloween.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Sly Eyes

Sly Eyes
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

He knows, oh yes, he knows.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Ashley At Night

Ashley At Night
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Working on her first quiz of the last semester at Florida State.

Twitter Week In Review 2009-08-15 To 2009-08-22

Finally decided to take the plunge on Things (Mac + iPhone apps) after much comparison w/OmniFocus & Remember The Milk...organize me!

5:20 PM Aug 15th from Tweetie

Finished up w/all 24 hrs of Stanford CS193P iPhone Dev videos today; really interesting course & gave me some great ideas for my own apps.

7:25 PM Aug 15th from Tweetie

2 JW/Electronica Classics this wk! Sasha/Digweed in ATL '96/Underworld in Oakland '09: http://tinyurl.com/m43dn2 http://tinyurl.com/kspb2d

11:27 AM Aug 16th from TweetDeck

Spent AM working on music blogging & loading up iPod; PM spent cleaning up home office in prep for move, then reading/TiVo w/Ash/PTR in PM.

8:17 PM Aug 16th from Tweetie

RT @rgremill Dear SEC, this is stupid! SEC, the best NCAAFB conference, has disappointed me today http://bit.ly/Y2jRM

12:21 PM Aug 17th from Tweetie

First night of last class in PM; also booked my Nov/Dec travel; I'll be flying more in those 3 weeks than the previous 3 years combined.

9:42 PM Aug 17th from Tweetie

Spent PM on homework & reading in my new Proj Mgmt book; also caught last night's Weeds & played a few rounds of Monster Pinball...awesome.

10:39 PM Aug 18th from Tweetie

This Frankie Knuckles set recorded last month at Pacha in Ibiza has definitely made my Wednesday afternoon smile-worthy. :-)

4:23 PM Aug 19th from Tweetie

For those of you interested, here's that Frankie Knuckles mix: http://tinyurl.com/kj9elg You're welcome, @mintyone !

4:46 PM Aug 19th from Tweetie

Keeping all my IM accounts logged into BeejiveIM was a tad overwhelming, but having just my Google Talk account signed in is the right mix.

7:59 PM Aug 19th from Tweetie

@dudesy916 At least it's not dipped in kerosene like the rope in Home Alone 2!

8:44 PM Aug 19th from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

Really digging my last class @ Auburn; think it will be a good one to keep me motivated this fall; now for some reading before bed.

8:52 PM Aug 19th from Tweetie

Dear Lotus Notes: you're the most frustrating piece of software I've ever been forced to use; just when I think you can't get worse, you do.

3:01 PM Aug 20th from Tweetie

@bobmurrell I thought you cherished my yodeling-themed voicemails. :-(

4:41 PM Aug 20th from TweetDeck in reply to bobmurrell

@tadrian A curse on each of their houses! Actually, it's just terribly bloated by 15 yrs of design-by-committee after being bought by IBM.

4:47 PM Aug 20th from TweetDeck in reply to tadrian

Work -> Haircut -> Gumbo/Merlot for dinner w/Ash, followed by a couple of hours of new house planning + professional ambition discussions.

9:15 PM Aug 20th from Tweetie

@tadrian Indeed tomorrow WILL be different as I'll spend most of my day in Google Apps...although my coworkers will still suffer thru Lotus.

9:23 PM Aug 20th from TweetDeck in reply to tadrian

Dang, still no Facebook 3.0 iPhone app this morning. Why hast thou forsaken me "Check for Updates" iTunes button?!

6:24 AM Aug 21st from Tweetie

RT @joshuatopolsky : Apple responds to the FCC. http://bit.ly/5kkuF Some wild, wild stuff in here.

4:36 PM Aug 21st from Tweetie

@MattWestern Have a good time, man!

6:18 PM Aug 21st from TweetDeck in reply to MattWestern

Not a bad Fri: got stuff done @ work, nice lunch out @ Goose's Acre, then dinner/drinks w/Ash in PM @ Rico's; here's to a good weekend.

9:18 PM Aug 21st from Tweetie

Headed out for lunch at Market Street w/Ash & Brian + Claude...a rare "South Dallas" appearance for the happy couple!

12:04 PM Aug 22nd from Tweetie

JW / Electronica Classics 026: Ferry Corsten Live at Partynight 2000

This week's selection was the mix that made me a fan of Ferry Corsten. When I originally found it on Napster back in late 2000, it was labeled simply "Ferry Corsten - The Partynight Mix". That's how I've referred to it for the past nine years.

While trying to nail down a track listing (which Shazam + Google is awesome for, by the way), I discovered that this particular mix was broadcast on three different occasions in early 2000, and therefore goes by several names.

For those of you keeping score at home, this "Partynight Mix" is alternatively known as "Ferry Corsten - Live on Radio 1's Judge Jules Show 2000-01-14", "Ferry Corsten - Live at 538 Dance Department 2000-01-20", or "Ferry Corsten - Live at 538 Partynight 2000-02-05". Obviously my version was the last in that series, although the track list is consistent across each.

While I tend to post many recordings from BBC Radio 1's various broadcasts, this one is from the largest radio station in The Netherlands, Radio 538. If you see any live sets with names like "Live at Dance Department" or "Live at Partynight" from earlier in this decade, it was almost surely from this trance-friendly station in a trance-friendly country.

The picture above is from Ferry Corsten's first appearance in New Orleans on October 5, 2001, at Club 735 on Bourbon Street. I remember listening to this mix on the way to the club that evening, and then dancing more to his live performance that night than I have to any trance set since. Truly one of those Great Moments in Clubbing History (TM).

Ferry Corsten - Live at 538 Partynight 2000-02-05

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01 - Generation X - Lost Horizon

02 - Der Dritte Raum - Hale-Bopp (Jackdaw Mix)

03 - Saints & Sinners - Pushing Too Hard

04 - Zero Gravity - A New Sensorium (HH's Ohral Dub Mix)

05 - CFC - Rest In Hell (Timo Maas Remix)

06 - Da Hool - Wankers On Duty Duty (Hands Up-Wankers Mix)

07 - Transa - Transtar

08 - Insigma - Insigma

09 - Paul van Dyk - Another Way (Main Club Mix)

10 - Evolution - Phoenix (Breeder Remix)