simultaneously slow and fast

do i have time to waste or am i wasting time?
captivated by nuances;
caught between irony and coincidence;

time is priceless, the most valuable intangible commodity
in the world, in life;
depleting, non-renewable, and unique.

clocks wind and tick.
the sand slips, spiralling down the narrow canal,
into a void we can not flip the other side.

time...
...'s up, time...
...out

to "make time", "go back in time," or "be timeless,"
you'd have to be fictional, fantastic or mythical;
acceptance is work, the truth is harsh.

time moves and passes, the most common cause of death.
time swiftly prances and drags,
simultaneously slow and fast.

to twats

keep me in the loop first, otherwise bug off and quit wasting my time.

ol' espanya

played last night at mayric's. thanks to mayonnaise. shared the stage with other fine groups, menaya and publico.



it was blast to be there again, after a year or so of playing elsewhere. mayric's was sando's first stage, our break-in bar. long live!

the jerk

thank goodness for torrents! irc downloads were ok in the late 90's, peer to peer was great with napster kicking things off, followed by kazaa then limewire, but torrents are just the best.

after watching a downloaded copy of saturday night live episode 29, aired 10-23-1976, i am reminded how steve martin is a fantastic comic genius. equally as great, if not better than bill murray or the late snl star, john belushi. steve has timing that very few actor-comedians have.

although appearing in numerous episodes as host and in cameos, he was never a cast of saturday night live.

in this episode, his trademark white hair was still grayish. he also showcased his musical talents particularly with the banjo. he also made a bold but uncannily accurate forecast of chevy chase's career during a jeopardy 1999 sketch - how it would decline shortly after he leaves snl (credit should probably go to the writers). he has one of the best monologue intro i've seen from the show. he's absolutely funny. his raw style was better in the late 70's up to the 80's than how it is lately. nowadays, he's pretty much into family movies which consequently tones down his comedy to a minimal smirk and chucklish result.

come back stevie.

thanks again torrents. without you, i'd be forced to watch tv.

pork and beans

the new weezer single was finally released. pork and beans.

after three albums, the crunchy old feel is back. although matt is not around to provide the fuzzy-distorted bass, i'll stick around and munch on this track, and probably on every other single the expected june album will contain as well.

the red album is the sixth studio album by weezer, and the fourth without bassist/vocalist matt sharp. and i just have to accept that he's not coming back; nor will ric ocasek. the quirky feeling i get listening to the blue and pinkerton album will not return, and the radio friendly weezer songs are here to stay.

rivers cuomo is weezer, even his solo album sounds weezer. i just have to note that his solo track, "lovers in the snow," is superb. it's so lo-fi and fits just right in the pocket of my mind.

matt sharp, meanwhile, is busy with his probably upcoming album after releasing an ep last august 2007, the last little life. after listening to the 4-track ep, it left me wanting and waiting for more. the sound is more mature than the first album, the return of the rentals. and similar to the unlikelihood of matt returning to weezer, i guess the rentals won't be turning back to their old young synthpop sound either.

now while i'm waiting for the red album, and the possible new rentals album, i'll continue reminiscing the good ol' blue and pinkerton days when matt and rivers where at best, not in bad terms. hope is for lazy idealists like me, and that's a reason why i love their blue song, "only in dreams."

it's been 14 years since i've known this band, weezer, and i guess that's a huge chunk of years there. it's been different since matt left, but being a fanatic, i still like how the other three albums turned out. so when i hear that this new one will be a bit of a back-to-form sounding release, that just knocks my socks off and makes me crack a teary little smile.