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Distraction/Reaction – Sickness and an XBOX 360…

spipasucci — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:37:42 +0000

Ah, the joys of the distraction of a gaming console… And thanks to a kindly donation from a friend, I can join that world (only 3 years or so late…)… It goes a little something like this… XBOX she is broken for second time… XBOX she is given to me under the “if you can fix it you can keep it” variety… Well of course I’m gonna give it a shot to fix!

I scoured the web (for you see, I am not a “fixit” kinda guy…) I needed to find the most detailed, handholding, spoonfeeding directions ever… The more videos and pictures, the better! Luckily I was able to get together the materials I needed (a whopping $14 worth of screws, washers & some thermal paste…) and bolstered up the confidence to crack open the machine…

Now, this post isn’t about fixing the RROD (Red Ring of Death) on an xbox 360… What’s great is, this post isn’t really about anything…

See, I’ve been feeling like I’ve been slacking all the way around when it comes to my various forays into the online world (music blog/iphoneography/clevedads blog/etc)…I was sick on and off for the past few weeks (a little cold/ a little stomach bug – luckily not at the same time)… And work has picked up enough to keep me a little busier as well (a good thing for sure!)

And now I’ve created a scenario where I can already see myself distracted even more during my down time by getting even ever so slightly into gaming… I mean, the games are intense now (keeping in mind I’ve been on the journey since the Atari 2600, through various Sega & Nintendo consoles, and the original XBox). So I guess the trick is, how can I make this a good thing? How can I add another thing to my incredibly full plate of “hobbies and interests” and not feel even more like I’m just “not getting anything done”?

Just a few weeks ago I started researching DSLR’s! I’ve set my sights on the Canon T2i to get back to my video roots (really wanted something nice to shoot with) and figured I could explore my photography bug as well… Where will that fit in? I haven’t made a mix in a while… I’m starting to get to be multiple episodes behind on my favorite TV shows… I want to spend more time with my daughter… There’s a bass guitar sitting and staring at me untouched from across the room… I need to exercise… I want to get more involved in Cleveland-related stuff… Etc, etc, etc!

Do I keep trying to find a way to fit all this stuff I like into my life? Do I pick one (or two or three) and spend some effort getting more focused? Does it matter so much or should I just enjoy each thing along the way?

spipmusic (A Music Blog) – Launched!

spipasucci — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:07:14 +0000

spipmusic

Just in case it slipped through the cracks last night, I launched my new music blog. I’m hoping a blog with a sense of focus (the thing spipasucci.com is seriously lacking) will help me generate better and more interesting content…

The impetus for the site is to bring back that sense of music sharing/discussion I used to have all the time in High School & College with friends… We’re all still connected through the interwebz, so hopefully this will bring some of that back… Anyone else who wants to follow along however, please feel free!

I hope this will give some friends some new stuff to listen to and will spur those friends and others to send stuff my way as well!

Follow a little Adventure in Hong Kong – beerandclothing

spipasucci — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:17:50 +0000

beerandclothing.

Some great stuff coming from the beerandclothing blog. Follow along as Ruthless spends some time in Hong Kong, documenting her ‘finds’ along the way (and apparently lots of nail polish and tights?)…

Bernie Jantz (A Very Special Spipasucci Mix)

spipasucci — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:04:36 +0000

Bernie Jantz: We Hardley Knew Ye… (Click to Play/Download)

Wow, what a crazy day!! Bernie Jantz and his antics…wow. Well how better to commemorate all of our memories of Bernie from back in High School than with a special mix of all of Bernie’s favorite tunes! Bernie was always rockin’ out in Colorado and his special work with Local Little Leagues & Book Clubs throughout greater Cherry Hill will not be forgotten. Someone is always keeping a close (though slightly gauze blurred) watch on Bernie….
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Immigrant Song (Live BBC) – Led Zeppelin
Rock Music – The Pixies
It’s Too Late – 7 Year Bitch
Das Schutzenfest – Faith No More
Under – Filter
Ujaku – Naked City
Have A Cigar – Primus
Sugar Kane – Sonic Youth
Check – Goose
Just Another Victim – Helmet & House Of Pain
Dive – Nirvana
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Jawbox
Buzz – Baby Chaos
What The Fuck – Boss Hog
Holy Wars…The Punishment Due – Megadeth

The 8mm Days…

spipasucci — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:12:52 +0000

One of the side effects of moving is the opportunity to go through some old stuff, and I found a box of VHS Tapes (remember those) full of all the projects and goofiness of the last 20 years I managed to hang on to… I’ve slowly started going through them -- Lots of stuff from past bands (ie: Charlotte’s Webb, EIR), and plenty of High School and College weirdness (I’ll avoid posting most or any of that stuff… Too embarrassing for myself and the many other participants…). There are some nice gems in there however including some of these early 8mm film projects I did. By gems I don’t mean that they are good by any stretch, but they’re cool to see after all this time and give a little glimpse into the past. Threw these two up on You Tube over the last week (as well as Facebook), but in case ya missed it….

SAD PHOTOS

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qmun-FNO_s

FATAL ADDICTION

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2s5vS-ONSQ

Charlotte’s Webb Show – 1992 @ Howards

spipasucci — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:20:42 +0000

Congrats!!-Record of the Week:Music for the Forest Concourse

spipasucci — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:35:38 +0000

Near the Parenthesis – Music for the Forest Concourse.

Huge congrats out to Tim. New ntp is record of the week on ‘nowlikephotographs’…

11 Videos to help prevent Steph from switching to country music…

spipasucci — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:28:17 +0000

Okay, just spent 15 minutes browsing You Tube for links to vids by bands I’ve been listening to in the past few weeks… Hopefully this will show Stephanie that there’s some cool, unique stuff out there and that switching to country music could be a horrible mistake…(plus I needed an excuse to post something to this blog and some good tunes will always suffice…)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruc1jTK2H_s

The Kills -- Black Balloon

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7_vH3H8LPI

Them Crooked Vultures -- New Fang

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_VS2B48c24

Lacuna Coil -- Spellbound

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqGXIokKoek

Mogwai -- Batcat

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3XkZbVB2qw

Fever Ray -- Now Is The Only Time I know

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiJ2E0xGOv8

NASA -- Spacious Thoughts

www.youtube.com/watch?v=beWsrJUjaAU

Jesus Lizard -- Boilermaker

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Oqe_NgsDU

The Daysleepers -- Release The Kraken

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kwpe0CfUXw

Minus The Bear -- The Game Needed Me

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt856_nRxQk

Tomahawk -- God Hates A Coward

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLOAcMVmCiU

Girl Talk

Jesus Boat? (AKA..huh?)

spipasucci — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:36:45 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z67l3wwlq0

A Boat, A Storm, A Jesus…

Food-Travels.com – An old friend on a ‘Gastronomical journey’…

spipasucci — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:11:42 +0000

Making Cannoli~ The Filling (pt.2): Food-Travels.
An interesting site I stumbled onto through a facebook connection. “Chef-Micheal” happens to be someone I used to hang with occasionally a long time ago (back in the day…). Looks like he’s got an extensive series of videos and information about his food related travels.

There’s a huge amount of stuff on the site and I haven’t even scratched the surface. Definitely something to pass along to my mother-in-law, as well as anyone interested in learning about some traditional cultural foods first-hand… Great stuff!