Author: akooyer

OK, so I’ve had my iPod for a couple of years now. One of the cool features of iTunes and the iPod is that you have the ability to make playlists. Not just a mix per se as the capabilities of the iTunes playlists are much more than a mere few songs thrown together. You can make those types of static lists if you want. Just search your database of music and create a list or create a “smart” playlist. Smart Playlists are dynamic in nature. You give the Smart Playlist parameters such as artist, genre or grouping and the playlist is automagically created. I’ve several playlists of both types. My latest static iPod playlist includes all songs from my library with the word “Pressure” in the title.

Playlist Name:
Too Much Pressure

Tracks:

1. Under Pressure – David Bowie/Queen
   
2. Pressure Drop – Toots & the Maytals
   
3. Pressure – Billy Joel
   
4. Got Me Under Pressure – ZZTop
   
5. Release the Pressure – Leftfield
   
6. Under Pressure – Boyz to Men
   
7. Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) – Spandau Ballet
   
8. Under Pressure – The Used/My Chemical Romance
   

The great thing is that of the songs above I rarely listened to 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7. This has allowed me to rediscover my music a bit. Remember when you were a kid making mix tapes? Trying to fill that special tape up for your significant other with all songs containing the word “Love” or making the ultimate Disco compilation? In a way iTunes takes away some of that magic and hard work by making it so easy for you to create these compilations. I mean, when you made a mix for someone they knew that you went through some trouble to create it for them. Now you can do the same mix in 5 minutes. On the other hand, there is something to be said for having all that time to rediscover your music.

Last night Heather and I entertained for our friends Didrik and Elizabeth. What a fun evening. Though I think we may have kept them up a little too late.

I got home last night and to my surprise the gutter guys were there finishing up the job. Now, I just got my bid last week so this was a pleasant surprise! The gutters are already done! Woot! Anyway, there was this huge package on the step when we got home too. It was Heather’s dress! She was psyched when she got home. It’s not hanging in our cedar closet until she get’s it fitted.

I made spaghetti and homemade meatballs for dinner and we enjoyed a couple of our favorite wines including one called: Bearitage. It is an absoultely fantastic red wine. One of the others we had was called Tin Roof. It’s a Syrah-Cabernet that is a little on the sweeter side for a blend of this type. It was tasty. But I think I enjoyed the Bearitage better.

We all caught up and told stories of how we met our sweethearts and then we retired to the bar where I LOST AN 80s bet. That’s right. Apparently I’m too ‘hip’ now and my eighties trivia circuit doesn’t get enough exercise. Elizabeth challenged me that the song “Please, please, please let me get what I want” by the Smiths was on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack. I own the soundtrack so I bet her $1 that it wasn’t on the soundtrack. It was. Track 10. However, I made my buck back on a U2 trivia question. 😉 So it’s all good.

Boy, that didn’t rhyme.

Anyway, last night was our proverbial ‘guys night’ and I have to say that it was a good one. But before we had said ‘guys night’ I made a trip to Sam’s club and bought some meat for the grill. Boy, it’s nice to be back outside and grilling. I also bought 2 dozen roses for Heather and surprised her when she got off the bus by presenting them to her. She seemed very pleased. She just loves to get flowers.

Later Adam, Rob and Tom came by and we grilled pork chops, chicken burgers and angus beef burgers. We had some potato salad, chips and peanuts as well. Afterward we watched the Doctor Who episode entitledd “Rose” and then had the worlds longest Cricket game accompanied by German Yodeling music. It was quite fun. Thanks everyone!