http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:09:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a long time coming and after some technical difficulties, we are back on the air: [audio:http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/jvb/episode002.mp3] http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/10/20/the-brian-and-joe-show-episode-2-torture/ Via Astrologyzone.com: Any retrograde planet is a planet that's sleeping. All living things need rest, and planets do too, so you'll find that all planets go retrograde. The Sun and moon don't, but those heavenly bodies aren't planets, of course. A retrograde planet will not emit its best energy, so ... http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/10/10/bloc-party-mercury/ [audio:http://homepage.mac.com/briandouglas78/slapstick_tragedy.mp3] I work for the money So I can play for keeps I dance for my honey So she won't see me weep I drive down this road Made of ashes and glass I'm a prince and I'm a toad I'm an angel and an ass It's a slapstick tragedy This vicious comedy I gotta sing it for free So the Man ... http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/09/04/slapstick-tragedy/ My buddy Joe and I have known each other for about two years and love to get into socio-political-religious conversations. We finally decided that maybe we ought to start recording them into a podcast. Here's the inaugural episode, which I've dubbed Getting to Know You. http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/09/02/the-brian-and-joe-show-episode-1/ [audio:http://homepage.mac.com/briandouglas78/in_the_black_rough.mp3] Can you see in the dark? Can you stay in the black? Are there trees on the ark? Will we say what we lack? If the sun fails to shine And the one comes to light Then those of the night will dine On those who are right Should the moon cease to rise and the night turn to ... http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/08/29/in-the-black/ A principle needs not a prince anymore than a crime requires prints Our lives need not reason as much as our paths require reflection Love is a trial and love is a dance Love is not magic, love is a chance The end is the means are the end in the end When friend becomes family and ... http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/08/28/the-means-are-the-end/ Dedicated to every writer. You write what you know when you can't prove what you write. When you know you are right you write what you know. A picture paints a thousand words, making the writer's brush quite heavy. An army of stories is all we can levy, using the sheer force of metaphors. You write what you know by ... http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/08/28/writers-write/ Written at Agnanti Restaurant (19th St and Ditmars in Astoria) I write these lines to pass the time open the blinds and clear my mind to pass the time I do my time and stand in line and say "Everything's fine" open the blinds to feel the sun's shine and pretend that it's mine at least for a time and clear my mind of ... http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/08/25/untitled/ That guy's coworkers are serious douches. He shows them what may be the coolest thing I've ever seen, a man who can accurately slingshot hot dogs into windows and apparently lets people buy on credit, and they shrug and say "I'd rather eat at a mediocre chain restaurant." Why isn't ... http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/08/23/chilis-slingdog/ [UPDATE: Added some photos and video] So on Friday night my old friend TJ from Pittsburgh came to visit me in New York. I hadn't seen him in about six years since we worked at the same company in Youngstown, Ohio. My wife was off visiting a friend in Idaho from ... http://www.gracejonesland.com/procrastinationist/2008/08/17/watch-out-for-snakes/