Oblivions

I used to see Mikey Day when he was doing the main stage shows at the Groundlings. He's a great fit for the show. He has an immature creativity that gives his writing/characters more of a bite and sharpness than past white dude SNL members who coast too close to competent but boring/vanilla. He has definitely hit the ground running so far.

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Maybe try the advice from the post above your post. Relationships that swing so far in each extreme are often treacherous waters, so having a friend you trust beside you to offer insight and support might help.

In general though, a partner should make you feel affirmed and confident in yourself, not like a mushy puddle of sad water with no limbs or ability to make decisions. If you feel that way, either you're in an unhealthy partnership or you, yourself, aren't in a head/heart space to be one half of a partnership. See if involving a friend helps add perspective and strength to your follow up decisions.

2 hours ago, Kanye West said:

I spun this and it wasn't entirely my thing. Instead of selling it on the aftermarket I figured I'd see if anyone wanted to trade on here. Hit me up. 

Did you listen to/like his first album? That's a bummer if you liked that one but this isn't doing it for you.

Also a bummer since these were so limited and a bunch of Scotty Mack fans ended up without a copy. Hopefully, your copy ends up with a Scoot Mackin fan and for a fair price.

1 hour ago, Team Avatar said:

So I appreciate all of this advice, but what do I do right now?  I'm not necessarily trying to attract anyone (yet) and I'm not trying to win my ex back.  She didn't say a word when I told her i was sad about some of the stuff going on in our relationship and didn't try to fix it and next thing you know I was leaving and then it just ended.  I had been the happiest in our relationship (1 year of 4-5 days a week spending together / sleepovers) as ever, but one small thing she did really bummed me out so I confronted her.  And instead of trying to fix things she just sat there and practically scoffed at the idea of doing something for me (to make me less sad).  She didn't even say sorry.

 

I feel betrayed, confused, lost, alone... it doesn't stop.  And even though I don't think I want to get back together with her, I haven't found solace in this separation. I'm constantly on my phone as if it's going to vibrate and I'm going to feel better.  I had a snow day today (and didn't sled cause it was realllly bad out) and I couldn't find the strength or excitement to do something for myself.  I just moped and thought about sad shit and stuff. 

 

 

You're describing some pretty relatable and normal feelings. If you have health insurance and aren't already in therapy, I would suggest looking into seeing a therapist. It helps to have a structured time and place to talk about stuff like this with someone who is trained to listen and support. Your depressed and bummed feelings are going to come out, whether you express them verbally or just carry it in your bones, and you'll want to let it out with your therapist rather than your next date. If you are already in therapy, maybe shift your discussions towards this stuff more and make it a point to talk out what you have been feeling/thinking; see if those thoughts/feelings still hold the same power over you after you've spoken them out loud with another person.

If you find yourself especially down, it can help to view yourself as if you were another person and show some compassion towards yourself the way you'd show compassion toward a friend who was down. Let yourself be bummed, acknowledge that it's OK to be bummed, and do something nice for yourself while feeling bummed. Go for a walk, put on your favorite band shirt, window shop at a record store/comic book shop, make some tea. Sometimes remembering that you are just a normal person who deserves compassion and some support can spark that same feeling you get when you are motivated to help someone else and that can help you muster the energy to do a dumb small favor for yourself.

19 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Attraction is the key. As someone who just went through a separation with my wife and turned it around I can tell you I have done countless hours of research on the subject and Gumbo just nailed all of it. You have to be on control of your own happiness and your own life in order to truly be able to satisfy another. Go do cool shit and be happy with the man you are and will be. The rest will come

Yep. We each send off a silent signal to those around us and the more active, self-content, and accomplished you are, the more inviting that signal is. If you are actively working on goals that matter to you (the goals can be ANYTHING!) and you are interacting with the outside world from a place of giving and collaborating rather than demanding/needing, you will send off a positive signal and attract people who are also kicking butt in their own lives.

Easier said than done but, if you are in the dumps with dating or career or life in general, my best advice is to let go of the idea that everything is fine and its just women/men/the world who are keeping you down and go get help. Seeing a therapist was the best thing I've ever done. I shudder to think where I'd be today if I was still that self-aggrandized yet hyper-insecure 23 year old who thought I should be lauded with attention, respect, honors and love even though all I did all day was stew in my self-aggrandizing yet hyper-insecure thoughts.

Yeah. My jaded/cynical assumption is that they are handing these artists a list of already pressed major label reissues that are collecting dust in a distribution warehouse and asking them to 'pick' their top 10 favorites. I would be pleasantly surprised if they invested in new pressings of out of print records that those curators actually love.

Sorry if obvious but it looks like some of these songs are Monthly 7" tracks re-worked, similar to what he did for Blanco. I don't have the tracklists in front of me but some of the names are familiar.

8 minutes ago, dnl said:

Agreed. Once you realize that this is just trying to be network tv sitcom (albeit, not on a network) and hit some of the network tv sitcom clichés, then I guess you can find an appreciation for it. The show isn't trying to be some "peak era tv" comedy. It builds off its ridiculousness. 

I honestly didn't have any sort of expectations whatsoever for the show so I was pleasantly surprised.

Another Netflix show that I think aimed to hit the network sitcom marks and succeeds (IMO) is One Day at a Time. It's cheesy and snappy and saccharine but, as you said, once you remember that those are parts of the format, it ends up becoming a solid version of those kinds of shows.

On December 9, 2016 at 10:26 AM, hickey said:

Can you be a little more specific? The river cuts through a decent part of town.

 

End of an Ear and Waterloo have the best selections. Waterloo is at Lamar and 6th. End of an Ear just opened a new spot just off Ben White, but I haven't been to the new location  yet. I hear it's awesome though. Waterloo is a bit overpriced, but solid selection.

On December 9, 2016 at 10:27 AM, sethdavid said:

Waterloo is the big record store in Austin.

Aside from that the only store I know of with a large selection of new records is End of An Ear which I actually prefer because it's closer to my apartment and less crowded (parking at Waterloo can be a bitch sometimes).

On December 9, 2016 at 10:30 AM, sethdavid said:

There's also Encore Records (which I've never gotten around to going to) and Antone's which is mostly used rock/blues/country but also had a couple of more recent and hard to find records when I was there

On December 9, 2016 at 10:51 AM, batman said:

Waterloo and End of an Ear for records

Jack Allen's Kitchen for dinner 

On December 9, 2016 at 11:16 AM, alllexm said:

Yeah end of an ear is my favorite and their new location is awesome. As for food... Trudys stuffed avocado or mighty cone !!

On December 9, 2016 at 11:34 AM, texan4life said:

Breakaway records,  Antones, End of an Ear.

On December 9, 2016 at 11:42 AM, youspinmeround said:

Everytime I have been to waterloo, its all new stuff that you can get anywhere. As is that hipster restaurant next door to it that seems to have people waiting forever to eat nothing special

I judge a record store on their used stacks. I have never been disappointed with End of an Ear. Breakway was decent the one time I went there

On December 9, 2016 at 11:47 AM, hickey said:

For cheap Tex-Mex, I'm all Polvo's.

I'm also Torchy's over TacoDeli. However, Maria's has the best breakfast tacos, in my opinion.

Whoever mentioned Mighty Cone: YES! Mighty Cone is awesome.

Waterloo is much smaller than Amoeba in Hollywood, and not as much used stuff. It depends on what kind of shopping you're looking to do, but Waterloo is good for new, End of an Ear is better for used. Encore is a great, small shop; decent selection with lots of metal. I've never been to Breakaway. 

On December 9, 2016 at 11:54 AM, sethdavid said:

I've only been there once and unfortunately it was really bad Got a shrimp burrito and they used canned tiny shrimp in it. Bleck. Also they give you chips before your meal and then say "the salsa is inside, it's self serve" and then you go inside and there's a sign next to it that says "Salsa $2.99"
WHO DOES THAT?! Hahaha.

On December 17, 2016 at 6:33 PM, AdamJNovak said:

I went to Waterloo when I was in town for South By a few years ago. Pretty cool place.  Grabbed St. Vincent self-titled (after seeing her at the NPR showcase the night before and not having her new album on wax yet). Beck's Guero and this awesome third man records slipmat that's still on my TT.  Wasn't able to check out any shops when I was in town, but I'll hopefully be back for SX this year so I'll definitely be hitting up the other shops while in town.  http://s2.photobucket.com/user/XbigcX187/media/photo_zpsb8e91124.jpg.html

Thanks all who offered suggestions. That was a huge help.

I ended up in Austin for 3 days but most of that was work, so I only had brief pockets of time to do fun stuff. I visited 3 different record stores and I also got to hang out at Austin City Limits and eat free food, watch live music, and browse their photo gallery upstairs.

29 minutes ago, Shitty Rambo said:

Watched the first episode of that Drew Barrymore show, no thanks.

I hear it gets better but I didn't think the first episode was very good at all.

In general, I'm not a fan of when non-comedic actors think that you have to "act silly" when you are in a comedy.  The scenarios and lines are already so silly and campy; just play it straight and the comedy will be there. I saw 'Split' the same day I watched the first episode and I thought the way James McAvoy performed the sillier moments was perfect. Commit and play it real and behave as that character would if they were a real person. End weird rant.

I hope so. I'm just speculating based on what I've read about other releases that get buried by their label and how there hasn't already been a repress. It sounds like, sometimes, you inquire about a release and you have the motivation/cash to get the license but the label doesn't want to invest the time on their end. I hope that there is a reissue coming though. In Reverie is the last early Saves the Day record on my wantlist.

I'm pretty confident that In Reverie has been OOP because of the unfortunate timing of its release. It's issuing label Dreamworks Records folded like a year after In Reverie came out and a vinyl repress is likely very low priority for whatever label absorbed Dreamworks back catalogue. It would be very cool if Vagrant somehow got the rights to a repress though!

4 minutes ago, Tommy said:

First spin today

I recorded it onto my Tascam recorder and uploaded onto my iPhone and I've been listening to it a ton. Very country at times but I love it.

7 minutes ago, Tommy said:

switched back to the 2x4 kallax

That casual Scotty MackMack'in LP pose tho.

Clean the record

Clean the stylus/check for proper tonearm weight calibration

Research Discogs and online to see if others have a similar issue

If you do all the above and the record still skips, it is time to contact the seller about a replacement/refund. It happens sometimes. The newest reissue of the Talking Heads' Speaking in Tongues had a ton of skips even though it was brand new.

On January 22, 2017 at 5:05 AM, slinch said:

A quick fix to get much better stereo imaging (once you get the other channel working of course)

 

 

 

Sweet collection. It's unfortunate that you didn't get a bunch of "bro, you're my hero", "I wish you were my best friend" and "Sorry if this is inappropriate...but I've never felt this way about another person before...I think...I need to call off the engagement with Rachael...and figure out these feelings..." comments that I got tho.

I really like what I heard from Fucko and Muscle and Bone but the odds seem risky that I'd get one or both from a bundle. I'll keep an eye on those two bands going forward though.

Also, if anyone gets a copy of either record and is interested in selling it. Hit me up! Thanks, doggies.

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5 hours ago, jas115 said:

I am using milk crates to store 12" LP's which are great BTW IMO.

 

They say not to store your 7" 45 records with your LP's.... Is there a good solution for 7" vinyl storage?

Should I just get a plastic container so my 7" vinyl will fit?

Thanks.

 

 

I was also of ditching the milk crate ideas and make  like a 2 tier shelf bottom for LP's and the top height set to fit 7" records.

 

Thanks for advice.

 

 

Target used to sell (and maybe still sells) small versions of these plastic crates: http://www.target.com/p/milk-crate-storage-bin-/-/A-51393827  I use three of them to hold my singles and they work great.

If you use crates for your 12" or 7" records, I would strongly recommend using a square of cardboard (or two) at the back of your stack to absorb all the pressure/weight and one at the bottom of the crate, in case the crate has any weird indentations that might indent the bottom of your sleeves. Having a square at the bottom also makes it easier to slide/move the records without them being caught on said indentations during browsing.

13 minutes ago, vinyl addict said:

Exactly. It seems most people in this thread think we should be supporting the entire world, like it solely falls on our shoulders.

There's many many other countries to go to on the map. 

 

 

 

 

There are already vetting processes in place that take quite a while. This executive order was not putting a bandage on an emergency open wound. If there was an area of that process that needed to be improved and if reform was a legitimate concern, it should have been addressed clearly and specifically. Instead, a list of countries was chosen based on their religion and not history of incidents amongst its refugees while countries that do have a history of incidents with its refugees were not included on the list (and there is an overlap there between the list of countries that our president has business relationships with). In my opinion, the executive order, in practice, re-enforced pre-existing prejudices about muslims and added fuel to the disinformation frenzy rather than addressing any tangible issues. There are legitimate questions and concerns about immigration and the executive order didn't address them other than to pose an oversimplified binary of SECURING AMERICA / LETTING REFUGEES RUN AMOK, which is inaccurate and not based in any reality. 

4 hours ago, freedumb said:

Grade correctly? Not trying to beat you down, but somebody needs to tell you that a near mint record does not mean *perfect*.

 

To expect this is ridiculous and makes you a ridiculous buyer.  Same thing with assuming that new means absolutely perfect in this imperfect world. Again, I hope you are "abundantly clear* about your need for *perfection* to sellers before you purchase.  If you don't and then later complain about a tiny bump, you're an overly fussy and shitty customer, who should have been clear and upfront about your obsessive needs.

 

Sooooo... how about that eBay name so I can put a block on you?

If you use the definition of Near Mint provided by Discogs official policy/terms, it does mean "perfect" basically. I agree that that is kind of crazy, since Mint is already defined as perfect, but that is the definition given.

When I've sold used records there, I never graded above VG+ even if the record was like new. Rather than use my own definitions of Near Mint then drop a lecture on people who used the site's definition, I honored the site definition and lowered my grades. It worked out well for me and I never had to worry about a customer being disappointed.

That said, I don't think I've ever gotten angry at a seller/label or puffed my chest and gotten internet bro aggressive on a buyer. They are just records and mistakes happen on both sides. When I want to let out aggression, I'll play MLB '16 and angrily strike out on purpose or go for a run. The 3-4 times I've blocked a buyer on Discogs, it didn't provide me as much satisfaction as the times I've angrily mashed the square button on a Jake Arrieta slider in the dirt.

I'm ok with dings. I'm ok with people who aren't ok with dings. We're all ok.

29 minutes ago, aaalethalenforcer said:

BM:

http://ow.ly/YP9x308nMsN

 

I'm dumb for not waiting for them to post theirs. Points + free shipping forever and always, god bless BM.

 

Thanks for posting this. The cost is about $6 less and, as you said, it's nice to get those Bullmoose customer points.