The last six weeks have been as hectic as any six weeks I’ve encountered in my 26 short years on this planet. As mentioned in the previous post, there are changes galore; serious changes, positive changes. A change that will enhance my day to day life for the better. Unfortunately, I cannot divulge this information until it’s completed (sorry to leave you hanging). Be not afraid, for I am not moving to some faraway land, joining the Peace Corps or having a sex change. Just doing something that will, I hope, allow me to enjoy more life even more than I already do. After the jump, a few updates to the 101 (which those with Eagle Eyes may have already noticed, as well as upcoming plans for concerts, as well as changes to the blog.

Massive update. Concert list. 101 update. Life changes. Site changes. Updated Blogroll. Stay tuned.

I haven’t been able to get this song out of my head for a while now, so now I force it upon you, the loyal reader.

Chippendales Patrick Swayze + Centaur = WTF?

A few ideas of what NOT to get

Obviously going to concerts is a priority of mine. If you’ve been following you’d know I’ve been to a number already this year and intend on going to many more. What you might NOT know is all the concerts I’ve been to in the past. I’ve catalogued alphabetically (yes I’m a nerd), a list, from January 17, 1998 (Aerosmith Nine Lives Tour, New Haven Coliseum) until the present day of every concert I’ve ever been to. Venues to follow!  Rock out with me, after the jump!

If you haven’t purchased/downloaded/stole from a friend “It’s Blitz!” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, do so immediately. Karen O & Co. may have released, so far, the best album of the year. Full of KO’s unmistakable vocals, Nick Zinner’s wailing guitar (accompanied by some solid new wavish synth) and solid beats by drummer Brian Chase, the YYY’s have made an album perfect for getting the party or your evening started. Take “Hot Fuss” era Killers, sprinkle some Cut Copy or a little MGMT with a bit of Chrissie Hynde and you get the best of the YYY’s 3 albums. If you happen to find a little bit of TV on the Radio in there, you can thank David Sitek, who coproduced the album. Not to mention, Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone join in on the wonderful “Dragon Queen.”

Songs to Download: Skeletons, Heads Will Roll, Zero, Hysteric

Been rockin’ out to this on the regular. Enjoy. It’s like I’m in the race, but I’ve already won first place.

Have I achieved a lot in the last 2 weeks? You could say that, follow me after the jump for stadiums, concerts and tats, Oh My!

I celebrated my 26th birthday this past weekend.  It was a tame affair, good dinner, some drinks, a little belligerence. Compared to birthday’s past it was quiet. As it should be. At a certain point a birthday ceases being a reason to party, but it never stops being a reason to celebrate. At 26 I’m alive (unlike Gram Parsons, Otis Redding, Brian Piccolo…all dead at 26), I have a job (unlike an estimated 17% of the possible American working public), I have great friends and family. That’s the real reason you celebrate birthdays, not because of you, or because you’re a year older, but because of what that year has brought you.

All that being said, it’s time for an update to my 101 in 1001, after the jump…

It’s been forever since I actually achieved a goal, which makes this update better than most. Not only have I gone more than 30 days without a cup of coffee (85) but I also spent a weekend in California and spent a day skiing in Lake Tahoe, which allowed me to complete my goal of skiing out west twice (34). So I get to knock two tasks off of the list. I also finished reading Siddhartha, which means I’ve moved onto my third book, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. I’d update you on further “101″ updates, but I’ve been drinking Jameson since about 7:00 and may fall asleep before I finish typing this sent……………………………………………………