Doug Stewart at livejournal / Maps, wait.

The International Tweexcore Underground

2008-11-09T06:35:48Z

said "how you gonna bring the state down when you're propping it up?
with daytime radio
and skimmed milk and soppy bows
just 'cause you're scared to be alone"

The Mountain Goats - Dilaudid

2008-09-21T15:38:45Z

Great intro to the great song.

"And if you've got somebody else who's just as driven and narcissistic as yourself... OH BOY can you dig a deep hole!"

R.E.M. - Strange Currencies

2008-09-07T00:04:22Z

"These words: You will be mine'

Harvey Danger - Same As Being In Love (Largo 2008)

2008-08-31T05:03:22Z

1) Harvey Danger!
2) At the Largo!
3) Performing one of my favorite tracks of theirs
4) In a non-usual, and restrained manner

Holy crap. I love this.

Also in photograph form: http://www.flickr.com/photos/douglasdollars/152781473/

Morrissey - All You Need Is Me (live)

2008-08-22T02:57:17Z

Oh so so so so good.

Morrissey - Life Is A Pigsty

2008-08-22T02:45:30Z

A fantastic live version from 2006.

Santogold - I'm A Lady (Diplo remix feat Amanda Blank)

2008-08-18T02:49:00Z

Totally a sucker for this song. Both the original version and this version with the A. Blank spoken beginning. It has such as winning chorus:

"And I like sometimes to wave it high
Up where everyone can see, I'm a lady
Got my mind made up
Got my mind made up

I know what's been mad, you really don't
Try to hold a light to me, I'm a lady
Got my mind made up
Got my mind made up"

Video has tour/live photos from Diplo and Santogold shows.

The Diplo remix of Santogold's "I'm A Lady" featuring Amanda Blank

Fugazi - Waiting Room

2008-08-16T04:00:49Z

You must also watch this.

Grant Morrison at DisinfoCon part 3

2008-08-16T03:55:16Z

I'd like you to watch this.

Ian tears it up

2008-08-16T03:34:04Z

This video is about a year and a half old, but I just found it tonight. It's so good.

Douglas

2008-07-03T01:38:10Z

Douglas, originally uploaded by Rachel De Stijl.

"A/K/A/ French Spaceman Jean-Francois Bonbonboulangerie"

That's right, while y'all were nappin' and snackin' I became a French astronaut.

Photos: my latest photos :: my most "interesting" :: imakephotos

My June (brief highlights)

2008-06-26T14:38:00Z

Some brief highlights. If I went into details, this post could take up pages.

My June

Saw Mindless Self Indulgence in concert! 4 hour show!

Began dating the most amazing woman. Now seeing her nearly 5 days a week.

Lost 15 pounds in roughly a month! I think I've gained most back because dating means dining out a lot.

Tested my alcohol tolerance a few times and did not get a hangover even once.

Started being able to dream again. Dreams are so awesome!

Many dinners at many interesting a new restaurants. In June I don't think I've been to a restaurant that I'd ever been to before.

Bought a bicycle! Rode a bicycle!

Tomorrow I'll be on a rafting trip in the mountainous wilderness with co-workers and previously-mentioned woman, and I'm sure I will love it all.

My goal was to have June be the best month in recent memory. I think it has been.

Eight directions at once.

2008-06-03T00:33:21Z

I'm still around, and I'm sure that I will have a lot of news in a few weeks, but right now I'd just like to let you know that the new Lil Wayne album is some fire, and that things are going well. Have a happy June if I don't post anything other than videos until the end of the month.

In the meantime,
My Facebook profile.
My Flickr page so you can keep up to date with what I'm taking photos of.

Fiona Apple - Paper Bag (video)

2008-05-28T04:19:06Z

I love just about anything with dance routines. Another in a series of videos that I really enjoy. "A fail to kiss is a fail to cope"

And the kids as prototypical (and stereotypical) boys-in-men's-bodies, oh God, so good!

I share 'em so you'll better understand the different paths my mind takes.

Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen-Year-Old Girl

2008-05-25T23:53:30Z

Goosebumps every time I hear the song. Hadn't seen the video before.

The Mountain Goats - Dilaudid (WSU Dance Concert 2008)

2008-05-25T20:13:06Z

"And take your foot off of the brake / for Christ's sake."

I've enjoyed this song for so long. The choreographed duet is pretty interesting. You might have to raise the volume to hear it better.

My Year In Lists

2008-05-19T03:49:21Z

A little more tongue-in-cheek than the last video, but I'm certain that everyone in this video is super-cute.

Full lyrics:

You said "send me stationary to make me horny"
So I always write you letters in multicolours
Decorating envelopes for foreplay
Damn extended metaphors, I get carried away
On the back of a natural disaster, fixed with parcel tape and with kids sticking plasters
Nothing says 'I miss you' quite like the poetry carved in your door with a stanley knife

My year in lists
Stomping on your fingers as you're clinging on to the abyss
So put on every winter coat that you've owned since '98
And every midnight since the count turned to another awful day

I cherish with fondness the day (before) I met you
I cherish with fondness the day (before) I met you
I cherish with fondness the day (before) I met you

On your request, I compile a list
Of my top five resolutions for this year (one!)
I declined 'cause I decided that I (two!) did not believe in the new year anymore (three!)
And I must confess that at times like these hopefulness is tantamount to hopelessness (four!)
And I accept that it's time for a change but not in places like this with people like these (five! five! five! five! five!)

My year in lists
Stomping on your fingers as you're clinging on to the abyss
So put on every winter coat that you've owned since '98
And every midnight that the count turned to another awful day

I cherish with fondness the day (before) I met you
I cherish with fondness the day (before) I met you
I cherish with fondness the day (before) I met you.

Death To Los Campesinos!

2008-05-19T00:40:42Z

I have zero problem admitting to loving every piece of this video and song. (first 20 seconds are silent)

A Red Panda at the Edmonton Valley Zoo

2008-05-11T06:55:11Z

Edmonton Valley Zoo (05-10-2008) - 21, originally uploaded by Douglas Dollars.

Quite possibly the cutest animal I saw while at the Edmonton Valley Zoo. It was my one goal of the day to see these guys, and I'm glad my wish came through.

Click its photo to view a larger version (then click All Sizes to view super-high resolution versions), or click this link to see some of the other awesome animals I got to take photos of today.

Photos: my latest photos :: my most "interesting" :: imakephotos

Flying Lamps.

2008-05-08T04:25:02Z

I'd like to see this in person some time. Pretty amazing stuff.

Dear office cleaning crew / First-world Person Whine

2008-05-06T13:49:52Z

My trash hasn't been emptied since Thursday last week. What's going on? You missed it the previous Friday as well. I'd normally assume that everyone was being left out, but it does not appear so. My desk is near the front of the office. It's highly visible. My trash can looks identical to everyone else's. I can only assume this attack has been racially motivated, and may consider this a hate- and/or war-crime.

New camera

2008-05-06T00:18:48Z

This was going to be an entry about how a Canadian bank has now decided to give me a Platinum* credit card equivalent to roughly 1/3 my yearly income, mere weeks after dropping the interest rate of an Emerald* card of mine to damn near Prime. I'm certain this is their sad attempt to keep the Canadian credit market afloat to offset any possible vulnerability they have from investing in shoddy mortgages, but, hey, they're using me, I'm using them, fine. One fact I can confirm is that the people in the stock photography on the included paperwork for the higher-end cards are definitely more attractive and rich-seeming than that on the card I have with a $1000 limit.

Not that any are unattractive, just ...anyway.

So the summary of the post is this: was going to get a new camera in a couple weeks, instead I will be getting it in a couple days with all the miscellaneous gear to arrive in a couple days from now. It's going to completely rock. New lens coming too that costs about two-months-rent, but that's fine. Consumer debt is a tool to be used and not abused. I've never once had a problem clearing off my cards within a month.

My life is so good. Earlier this morning I also booked off a week of vacation for the final week of this month, so everything's coming up Millhouse!

* yeah, these people must really be into shiny shit

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped'

2008-04-27T05:09:34Z

Night Photos (04-12-2008) - 02

2008-04-13T04:26:39Z

Night Photos (04-12-2008) - 02, originally uploaded by Douglas Dollars.

The second night photo test of the year. I remembered to meter the white balance against the sky instead of against any object in the photo (something I had neglected on the previous set). Clicking the photo will also let you see another version of the shot, or even monstrously large versions of it.

And yes, those are stars in the photo.

Photos: my latest photos :: my most "interesting" :: imakephotos

The Strokes - Heart In A Cage

2008-04-12T22:19:29Z

Whether you like them or not, I've had the song stuck in my head all day. Took me a while to remember who sang it.

Two favorite couplets:
"Well I don't feel better
When I'm fucking around"

"I went to the concert and I fought through the crowd
Guess I got too excited when I thought you were around"