http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:11:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If anybody's wondering what to get me for christmas, I think a fifth series of A Bit of Fry and Laurie would be ideal.  I realize I'm getting to this a little early, but I figure if somebody can make that happen, Stephen and Hugh can start writing it maybe ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/10/23/somebody-get-on-it/ You may have noticed that I'm sometimes only able to blog once or twice a week.  This is because of the rigorous quality control standards all my thoughts are subjected to.  Yes, here at Eric Summer's Brain, ltd. (A wholly owned subsidiary of AOL-Time Warner-Microsoft-Chrysler-Proctor & Gamble), every idea my ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/10/20/erics-brain-ltd/ I'm going to use this blog to make a request of our dearly beloved Mike TV.  Mike, since you live in the bay area, how's 'bout popping over to Incanto, Chris Cosentino's meat-centric restaurant, and eating there?  Then you can tell me all about how good it is.  You know, ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/10/13/deal-deal/ BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  BLUETEETH ARE FOR ASSHOLES!  ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/10/08/just-a-quick-word-of-advice-about-bluetooth-headsets/ So, yesterday goes in the Recent Really Good Days Hall of Fame.  First, I took the day off work, which would probably immediately qualify it as a finalist.  In the afternoon I had an amazing steak sandwich with pomegranate sauce at Auntie Em's in Eagle Rock.  Really, this was the ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/10/07/yesterday-eff-tee-double-you/ Remember how I mentioned I was gonna get an internet radio show?  Well, I have one now!  It's on live Sundays at www.isgoodradio.com.  Don't worry if you can't catch it live; they're downloadable as podcasts on http://ericthecynic.podomatic.com. And the RSS feed is http://ericthecynic.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml, whatever the hell that is.  It's fun!  ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/10/02/oh-i-almost-forgot/ The other day I was driving home from work, and I got stuck behind what was ostensibly an ice cream van.  The sign on the back said: WARNING!  AND CHILDREN CROOSSING Which made me think a little.  First of all, it was amusing that there was just a general "WARNING!"  Just "Be careful ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/10/01/frightening-ice-cream-van/ I figured out what all the portents were harbinging.  Apparently the dark forces of the universe were all just trying to tell me my car was low on radiator fluid.  So I put some in, and everything's fine.  Also, yesterday, I saw a swarm of blue two-headed bees.  Turns out they ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/09/03/its-ok-now/ Every weekday at noon, when I go outside for my cigarette break, an old woman dressed like a jehovah's witness strides purposefully up the hill.  At the same time, a younger woman on a bicycle circles the parking lot twice while texting on her phone.  What do these mysterious harbingers ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/08/31/harbingers-and-portents/ Howdy, WordPress.  Today I am pleased to report that I got my Don Hertzfeldt DVDs in the mail!  Hooray!  And now I will use Don Hertzfeldt's website, bitterfilms.com, as a corollary in my demonstration of why iTunes and Amazon suck.  Don Hertzfeldt, first of all,  is one of my favorite animators.  ... http://squaretiremusic.com/blogs/getsetgo/2009/08/27/exciting-and-then-sneaky/