Kevwad's Journals

Buzznet Word Of The Day: Sesquipedalian

Pronounced: Exactly as it sounds, duh (ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn)
Definition: Given to using long words (literally: words a foot-and-a-half long); containing many syllables.

Bad Religion's sesquipedalian lyrics belie the simplicity of the message contained within their music.

Also, this video features a truly sesquipedalian speaker:

business proposal for bree.

i hear you don't have a valentine. i also hear that you don't have cable. maybe we can work something out.

i'll be your valentine AND pay for your cable under two conditions:

1) you must religiously watch rock of love and discuss it enthusiastically.
2) stop listening to escape the fate.
3) take your damn scrabulous turn!

love,
kevin.

ps - apologies for not converting this letter into an LOLcats image. please don't hold it against me.

I Forgot To Mention This Record In My Favorites List Of 2007

It's definitely a top 10 beast.

Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli

Here are some tastefully bizarre videos from the album. I'm a sucker for anything that's accompanied by the Prague Philharmonic and a massive pipe organ.

The Serpentine Offering

The Sacreligious Scorn

Caron Fucking Butler

That is all.

(image stolen from the washington post. don't sue me, bro.)

My "Wasting Time In A Manner That Somewhat Accurately Reflects My Mood" Mix CD

I'm in DC for another few days. Christmas is cool and my family is awesome, but I miss LA a lot (whoever thought I'd say that?). Anyway, I managed to forget my iPod, so I'm having to revert back to *gasp* 2002 methods and burn cds. 1) Lovage - To Catch A Theif 2) The Faint - Glass Danse 3) Chromeo - Rage! 4) Nelly Furtado - Maneater 5) Of Montreal - Gronlandic Edit 6) Tears For Fears - Shout 7) Duran Duran - All She Wants Is 8) LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum 9) Justice - DVNO 10) CSS - Music Is My Hot Hot Sex 11) Holy Ghost! - Hold On 12) Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned 13) Massive Attack - Teardrop 14) Pet Shop Boys - So Hard 15) Blaqk Audio - On A Friday 16) Electric Six - Down At McDonnelzz 17) Zero 7 - This Fine Social Scene Also, the NPR affiliates in DC are no match for KCRW.

MY SEMESTER IS OVER

thank god.

knowwhatimsayinimean...

Kevin's Favorite 50 Albums From 2007

I don't make "best of" lists, only lists of my favorites. As such, here is the most important favorites list of 2007. Stay tuned later for my list of the 50 best best lists of 2007. Disagreements are welcome. For the record, numbers 15 through 50 are all just about even, I just figure what good is a list if you can't rank things? -- 41-50 (Download It) -- 50) Britney Spears â�“ Blackout 49) New Found Glory â�“ From The Screen To Your Stereo, Part II 48) Kanye West â�“ Graduation 47) Tegan And Sara â�“ The Con 46) Dashboard Confessional â�“ The Shade Of Poison Trees 45) The National â�“ Boxer 44) Every Time I Die â�“ The Big Dirty 43) Single File â�“ No More Sad Face 42) Anberlin â�“ Cities 41) Ryan Adams â�“ Easy Tiger -- 31-40 (Buy It Eventually) -- 40) Spoon â�“ Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 39) Air â�“ Pocket Symphony 38) Kings Of Leon â�“ Because Of The Times 37) Of Montreal â�“ Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? 36) Comeback Kid â�“ Broadcasting 35) Moving Mountains â�“ Pneuma 34) Stars â�“ In Our Bedroom After The War 33) New Pornographers â�“ Challengers 32) Rilo Kiley â�“ Under The Blacklight 31) Common â�“ Finding Forever -- 21-30 (Buy It Now) -- 30) The Weakerthans â�“ Reunion Tour 29) Madball â�“ Infiltrate The System 28) As I Lay Dying â�“ An Ocean Between Us 27) Sullivan â�“ Cover Your Eyes 26) Anchors For Arms â�“ Listen/React 25) Paramore â�“ Riot! 24) Modest Mouse â�“ We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank 23) Jimmy Eat World â�“ Chase This Light 22) Soilwork â�“ Sworn To A Great Divide 21) Branvan 3000 â�“ Rose -- 11-20 (Get the tattoo) -- 20) Timbaland â�“ Shock Value 19) John Ralston â�“ Sorry Vampire 18) Darkest Hour â�“ Undoing Ruin 17) 108 â�“ A New Beat From A Dead Heart 16) Feist â�“ The Reminder 15) Rocky Votolato â�“ The Brag And Cuss 14) Blonde Redhead â�“ 23 13) Tiger Army â�“ Music From Regions Beyond 12) John Vanderslice â�“ Emerald City 11) Dillinger Escape Plan â�“ Ire Works -- Top Ten (Don't ever listen to these bands. I want them to myself) -- 10) Strung Out â�“ Blackhawks Over Los Angeles 9) Mae â�“ Singularity 8) Against Me! â�“ New Wave 7) Far-Less â�“ A Toast To Bad Taste 6) LCD Soundsystem â�“ Sound Of Silver 5) Electric Six â�“ I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Prevents Me From Being The Master 4) Minus The Bear â�“ Planet Of Ice 3) Fourth Of July â�“ On The Plains 2) A Wilhelm Scream â�“ Career Suicide 1) Chuck Ragan â�“ Los Feliz Merry Christmas.

Buzznet DIY: How To Ward Off A Stalker

In light of October being informally (maybe it was formally, but I didn't see any paperwork) dubbed "Break Up Month" round these parts, I've elected to give readers a brief reminder on what to do if your ex (or anyone, really) just can't get enough of tormenting your life. As much as these suggestions maybe seem tongue-in-cheek, there's nothing terribly humorous about stalking, and therefore you ought to impeccably follow these directions that have been thoughtfully arranged to prevent you from taking matters any more drastically than they absolutely must be.

1) Look out your window. Is someone really stalking you? Let's not kid ourselves here; you might just be flattering yourself. If your answer to this question is "no," I suggest cutting emo and John Cusack movies out of your diet.

2) Kindly ask your stalker to leave you alone. Not that I have a long history of practice on either end of these situations, but, given the extremely introverted tendencies of many stalkers, simply acknowledging that you're onto them will probably at least move them onto a new target. You may even entice them to leave you alone by helping them select someone new to bother.

3) Call 911 and/or file a restraining order. 911 has a proven track record of success for most. Should this fail, go file a restraining order. Here's a reference for restraining order noobs.

4) The FBI. Clearly your stalker ain't messing around. Time to call the people that are generally cool with bending the law in your favor a bit. There's no need to mess around with hitmen or private eyes when the FBI are basically just the legal version of that. Maybe they'll even give you some juicy details like your stalker's credit card numbers or the key to his time share in Boca until the case is closed.

The FBI isn't always terribly sensitive to our needs, so this is where you start to get into options that involve major life changes.

It should be pointed out, at this point, that anyone who suggests the CIA has not read up on their limitations within the United States. Unless you're an American being stalked overseas, the CIA serves little purpose in your rolodex.

5) Jack Bauer. Pros: solves crimes with unmatched efficiency and thoroughness, puts the lives of those he protects ahead of his own, somehow usually manages to squeeze hundreds of bullets out of his guns without ever having to reload. Cons: Has a tendency to overdo things and may end up accidentally killing one of your pets. Also, he's fictional.

6) Move. Jack Bauer has never failed to solve a crime within 24 hours, so it's not likely to come up, but should your stalker be his kryptonite, you've got real problems. Skipping town isn't likely to deter him, since he can just, like, follow you, so you're going to want to go somewhere especially undesiriable for the duration of your stalker's obsession. I suggest somewhere like Siberia, Mongolia, Central Australia or Cleveland.

I'm On The Cover Of A Record (That Will Sell Like 40 Copies... In England)

Good times. Am I even supposed to be posting this?

I'm Just Following Instructions

Bree made me do it.

Kevin's personal top 10 bands, at least as best I can tell at the moment.

10. Strung Out
9. Killswitch Engage
8. The Talking Heads
7. Soilwork
6. Gang Of Four
5. Good Clean Fun
4. Lagwagon
3. Duran Duran
2. Stone Temple Pilots
1. New Order

No explanations necessary, though if you'd like one, simply ask.

I'm also not tagging anyone else to do this, because I don't know anyone on Buzznet.