Contrary to recent appearances, allyngibson.com is not an all-music, all-the-time blog. I do listen to music, I do write about music from time to time, but I don’t really have the right vocabulary to write knowingly or critically about music. I really just write about the stuff that I like and the stuff that makesContinue reading “On the Shamrock Fest Post-Mortem”
On Psychological Mismatches
There are moments when consciousness jumps a groove, where the world as it is and the world as it seems are two very different things. I went to the grocery story. I needed instant oatmeal, I’d exhausted my supply on Thursday and neglected to buy more. Clearly, a lack of oatmeal would do me noContinue reading “On Psychological Mismatches”
On My Top Ten Elbow Songs
A radio station in Essex (England, that is, not Maryland) has been soliciting votes for listeners (and other fans’) top ten Elbow songs for an upcoming show. Naturally, as I have some small interest in the subject and I have opinions on the matter, I went to the website and voted. The choices on theContinue reading “On My Top Ten Elbow Songs”
On the Moving Story of a Man and His Dog
I forget, sometimes, how sensitive I can be. It was a lovely day, and I decided that I wanted to go for a walk for lunch. I wasn’t sure where I was going to end up, but I knew it would be far from the office, and I would probably get lunch whenever I gotContinue reading “On the Moving Story of a Man and His Dog”
On How I Like My Pancakes
I love pancakes. I also love waffles. But I especially love pancakes. I don’t know why I love pancakes so. I could eat them, easily, every morning for breakfast. I don’t, but I know I could. I don’t like pastries in the morning. I tolerate oatmeal. But pancakes. Yeah, pancakes. 🙂 I’ve mentioned this aContinue reading “On How I Like My Pancakes”
On Late Night Snacks
In my early twenties, I discovered the joys of consuming food late at night. I thought nothing of going to Barnes & Noble at ten o’clock at night, ordering something heavily caffeinated, consuming it, then crashing an hour and a half later. Or of making a run to Taco Bell at 1:30 in the morningContinue reading “On Late Night Snacks”
On Saturday WordPress Tinkering
It’s a Saturday. I had to faff around with my WordPress install. 🙂 1) WordPress 3.1 adds, for me, an admin bar that shows up when I look at the live website. I don’t mind it when I’m on a desktop machine; it actually adds a couple of useful tools, like the wp.me shortlinks. ButContinue reading “On Saturday WordPress Tinkering”
On DJ Danger Mouse’s Grey Album
Not long after I bought my Beetle, at the tail end of 2004, I decided I needed an awesome album for the Beetle’s stereo. I needed the Grey Album. The Grey Album was the infamous mash of Jay-Z’s The Black Album and The Beatles’ The Beatles (which everyone refers to as “The White Album,” becauseContinue reading “On DJ Danger Mouse’s Grey Album”
On Applying for a New Job
I applied for a new job several days ago. Last week, a news organization posted on opening for an editor in their Washington, DC offices. At first, I was intrigued. Then, I thought it would be cool to apply. Then I thought I wasn’t qualified. Then I thought I shouldn’t bother to apply. Why wasContinue reading “On Applying for a New Job”
On Beady Eye’s Debut Album
So, Oasis 2.0 — Beady Eye — has launched with Different Gear, Still Speeding. Oasis, as I mentioned at the time, exploded spectacularly in the summer of 2009, with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher going their separate ways. Liam pulled a band together — all the pieces of the final Oasis line-up, minus Noel —Continue reading “On Beady Eye’s Debut Album”