SOMA FM = Creepy Music

If you're kicking it in the cubicle today and you have the ability to stream tunes to your work computer, be sure to visit Soma FM and hit up the "DOOMED" link.

They've programed an entire day of Spoooky music.

Happy Halloween

Wanted to quickly extend Happy Halloween wishes to everyone out there. My plans to wear KISS make up to work fell through last night, so i'll just be heading into work in my plain old attire. I think our neighborhood is going to be very busy with kids making visits so I'll be busy tonight handing out goodies.

Devils Night in San Antonio = Paws on the Patio

It occurred to me early this morning that today will be the first
time in 10 years that I won't be in Detroit for Devils Night... for
those not in the know, Devils Night was an evening reserved for
reckless arson in the city of Detroit. There's a number of ways to
look at it... at the end of the day, fires need to be put out and it
blacked an already bruised eye in Detroit.

My first HallowsEve in Detroit, was back in 1996... this was the 2nd
year of "Angles Night" - where volunteers took to the streets to help
curb fire out breaks. Corny names aside, the program has been very
effective and I hope the City does well tonight.

To celebrate "Devils Night" in San Antonio, I'll be taking my pet to
a "Paws on the Patio" benefit for the local humane society. I don't
really know what to expect... I know that it's the 7th annual, so I
anticipate a strong showing. For 10 dollars, my little Elliot will
get to dine on a 3 course meal... all of that money will going to a
proper cause.

I'll update the the site with photos later this evening.

Update: Happy to report that the "Paws on the Patio" event went incredibly well. My sister and I were very fortunate to get seated next to a group of very calm pets. The turn out (I think) was steady and successful. We arrived minutes before 7 PM and our wait for a table was 5 minutes. I had a fabulous Southwest Chicken Sandwich that I recommend highly to anyone going to the Canyon Cafe... The dogs had a three course meal that consisted of:

• A chicken, veggie & rice appetizer... My dog seemed to enjoy this one the most.
• The main dish was a "poodle noodle" that appeared to be beef/noodles & cheese. Elliot didn't particularly show much interest in it. We joked that our dogs dismissed the dinner because of the carb content.
• For desert, a Peanut Butter & Yogurt in a plastic cup with a doggie chew stick stuck within it.... the dogs didn't seem to care for the smell of this either.

When not assisting my pet in scarfing down a prepared kitchen meal, I spent time walking around the event meeting other folk who brought their pets and spoke with some volunteers of the humane society. The event was very organized and much to my surprise the event had incredibly well behaved and social pets.

A large number of the pets in attendance were larger dogs. This was hella cool because there's nothing like running your full hand into a shaggy back of dog hair.

It was a very different Devils Night but a cool one none the less.

the Dash

I finally did it. I left SPRINT last week and hopped over to T-Mobile so that I could use the HTC Dash. I've been holding out on purchasing a smart phone until it met of personal requirements.... and this phone did all those things and some.

The Specs : I won't spend too much time discussing the specs of the phone. It has a full qwerty key layout, with EDGE and WiFi that I can use when I'm in a T-Mobile Hot-Spot (Starbucks and stuff) and at home.

It also has strong personal and corporate e-mail capabilities with the ability for me to log onto any Instant Message client I have on the go.

It all runs on Windows Mobile 5 (which sorta sucks, but I'm not very familiar with Palm, Symbian (sp?) or RIM so what do I know) which worried me at first, being a Mac user... but I had some reassurance when I read someone had success getting a Dash to work in OS X with the use of Mark/Space.

I got all my contacts (phone numbers and email addys) to port over by USB without any issues, along with my iCal information. The ability to do that made me incredibly happy with the device.

I also managed to tinker with the ringtone settings... so I put a 11 second snipit of Slayer's Reign in Blood to sound off when my phone rings. *hotness*

The OS layout of Windows Mobile 5 is a little upsetting... I've really taken a liking to one specific layout setting, but I can't manage to get a background image to set in for my background without having a mysterious white block run at the bottom of my screen.

Strictly a cosmetic complaint, but its something I hope to get figured out in recent weeks.

What else? I think thats about it. I got my personal email account to rock-out nicely on it so you can write me at september29th@mac.com and I'll get the message within a number of minutes.

Hit me up with any questions on this if you're looking to pick one up.

.aCr.

CONTACt

With Final Fantasy III not dropping on the DS till mid-November, I opted to pick up a RPG for my DS so that I can have something to play on weekends I go down to visit my parents.

I'm not terribly far in the game but it's one of coolest RPG's I've played in recent memory. I really don't know how to describe it just yet... It's about an alien aircraft and I have a hankering to throw on OK Computer by Radiohead, when I play it.

If you're hard up for a RPG and you have a DS - hook this up. It should hold you over until FFIII comes out.

.alamo city rollie, who would really like to see Golden Sun show up on the DS.

Tiger Woods 07

Picked up a copy of Tiger Woods 07 for the 360 last week... the game is visually stunning in HD and it's managed to keep DEAD RISING out of the system for the entire weekend.

By far the best sports game I've played on the 360. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for something to rock out over the winter break.

Weekend = DVD time. : Brick (film) & Kill Your Idols (documentary)

The weekend was rather quiet and relaxing for me... Got around to watching some excellent DVD's I had in the mail.

First up: Kill Your Idols (documentary)

Filmed a few years ago, Kill Your Idols takes a closer look at the post-punk (No-Wave) scene of NYC and a rather recent look at bands that have emerged in a re-defined nYc. (Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Black Dice, Liars, A.R.E. Weapons and the Gogol Bordello) Footage of DNA and interviews with the Theoretical Girls make the disc worthwhile to watch, but the purpose of the documentary takes a strange turn when the latter provides a platform for current bands to showcase their dislike for other NYC bands.


Second Up: Brick (film)

Highly recommend anyone wanting to watch a film with some substance. The film is murder mystery set in a high-school
setting... a scenario that made me put the rental off for a number of months, but I was pleasantly surprised by the look and feel of picture.

.alamo city rollie.

Ekobase 10

Ekobase 10 is up. We gave out some free stuff. Listen and participate for future giveaways.
ekobase

Light at the end of the tunnel...

For years... I've heard people talk about the hopes they pinned on Robert Kennedy... and I never quite understood the energy a good politician could have on people.

If there's one politician that seems to have a similar amount of "hope" pinned to his career, its Barack Obama.

You have no idea how thrilled I was to hear that he would seriously consider running for President of the United States of America.

Rarely are there things to truly look forward to...

.aCr.

Dead Rising

A few months ago when I picked up my XBOX 360, I debated which games to seriously consider for purchase at the time I picked up my system. A game I foolishly stayed away from for too long was DEAD RISING by Capcom.

The game is possibly one of the most enjoyable games I've played in recent months. It easily rivals Star Wars Legos II for my favorite game of 2006...

If you're on the fence on this one - I highly recommend that you drop everything you're doing and pick this one up.

Friday Nite, Movie Nite and Ekobase 9

Spending my first Friday night in San Antonio in what seems like 4 weeks... It feels like I'm never here and at the same time it feels like I never leave.

Thankfully, I had a few movies that I hadn't gotten around to watching... The first one I watched was Munich. Recommend it to anyone who has interest in the subject matter... the other one. "Game 6" starring Michel Keaton. Much to my surprise Bebe Neuwirth (yes. from Cheers) is in this... I'm writing up an entry while I watch this... so you can only imagine how shitty it is.

In other news. The 9th episode of the Ekobase is up. Peep the link on the right side of the page.

.alamo city rollie.

Like Pee-wee's bike in the basement of the Alamo

I've been laying low... out of sight really the past couple of weeks. Things have been a bit hectic for me in recent weeks... I was planning to take a work related trip at the end of October, but it got pushed to the first week of December just the other day. That bit of news sucks on a number of levels. For one... I'll be in a part of the world that will resemble HOTH... two, I'll be spending my birthday, alone, in city that is an hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time.

But enough about that...

Had to take Elliot into the vet again today. I noticed a little lump on his back and I didn't see it go down after a week.

If you ever want to get a good scare in your system... google something vague like "lump on dog's back".

Happy to report that Elliot has bruise... possibly a bite. I'll be keeping an eye on it.

.rollie in the alamo city.

Ekobase 8

Recorded for the first (and likely last) time right after watching the 2nd episode of the season III LOST... the usual suspects get together and do what they do best.

ekobase

PopCult turns IV

We're getting a little better about turning these podcasts around... Recored on Thursday nite, Jaime and I found a number of photos to make the podcast a little cooler to watch on your photo-ready iPod or iTunes.

This episode is very TV heavy. If you're into a lot of the shows that are currently on TV, you'll dig this episode a lot.



"Nevermind the Rollie, its the pop culture podcast"

Homesick Part 2?

Had a sudden rush of home sickness after watching the Detroit Tigers punch their tickets to the ALCS... Admittedly, I've never cheered for the Tigers, I'm a Mets fan, but its hard to not cheer for a city you lived in for 11 years.

I almost got teary eyed seeing the Tigers celebrate at home after they handed the Yankees an 8-3 spanking this evening.
The Tigers were almost an afterthought during my time in Motown because of the success of the Red Wings (they happen to have the same owner) and Detroit Pistons.

I always wondered what Detroit would be like if there were ever any autumn ball played... Like most baseball cities, the town was a buzz around opening day. That excitement would soon dissipate when the team was behind by 10 games in late May.

I saw the city come alive when Old Tiger stadium closed and I saw the city come alive when Comerica Park opened... Those experiences were nothing like the ones I saw this evening tho'.

I can't recall the last time a Team won a Divisional Series and they put their skipper on their shoulders... but it's been that bad in Detroit (baseball wise i mean) lately.

Big Ups for beating the Evil Empire. I so hope they don't square off against the Mets.

.alamo city rollie.

EkoBase 7. Season III Kickoff Show

After spending most of the summer arguing with Ted about the irrelevant 'LOST Experience"... Jaime, Ted and I got together on Thursday night to discuss the first show of Season III. Jaime cut the show on Thursday night so it was available Friday morning.

Look for ekobase shows to drop every Friday morning for the next 5 weeks.

Golden Age of TV?

So it occurred to me this evening that there may be a Golden Age of Television going on right now... I don't when it started, perhaps when HBO kicked off Sunday nights with a number of must-see-television dramas. Anyhoo, since then a number of networks have all started to turn out better shows... by better I mean shows that I'd start watching. People have been watching a number of good shows the past 4 years that I managed to miss because of disinterest. Two fine examples - Freaks and Geeks & Arrested Development.

Perhaps its having an HD set that's made me rediscover television... but just this week I've set my DVR to tape.

WEEDS, Dexter (another show on Showtime that just kicked off this week), Heroes, LOST and Ugly Betty.

EDIT. Stayed up unusually late last night to watch the first episode of Dexter. I'm going to float the idea that Dexter may be a Schizo and he's responsible for the FREEZER murders without truly knowing it. Anyone else pick up on the pale blue lips from time to time?

If not... I think the show is going to be really good.