Listen to DJ MegaPickles (that’s me) tomorrow evening (Wed. 3/6/07) from 7-8pm as I host my very last training hour before I become a full-fledged member of WCWM. You can listen online and make requests, or download the podcast I put up later. Or, if you’re in the area tune in to 90.9 FM!
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Lots of little digital from today…

Moo Cards arrived! Tiny business cards to hand out to friends, acquaintances, and people too drunk to remember your phone number. You can also use them to make magnets, gift cards, and the world’s smallest origami.
I co-hosted a radio show on WCWM (90.9), the college station here at William & [...]

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I made you a mix for Valentine’s day.

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Random thoughts from 2006 briefly considered through the medium of new(ish) music that I have listened to in alphabetical order during a train ride that completes the last leg of a fortnight of travel OR a poor attempt to create order out of chronological chaos in the face of a new calendar year.

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School Dance
Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

I love slow jams like I love this photo.
Top Three Favorite Songs From School Dance Last Night

Justin Timberlake- My Love
Mr. C- The Cha Cha Slide
R. Kelly- Bump n’ Grind

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Things I think about when I should be doing homework…

The Giffen Gods, Ph.D Economics
Situs In Verses, M.D.
Socratic Method Man, J.D.

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Continued…
The Ongoing List of Reasons Why I Love the Internet…
458) Hmmm… I wonder if there’s duct tape cases for the iPod Nano out there somewhere? Sure enough. Shalgo sells em. Oh, and they also sell ‘72 VW Squarebacks covered in duct tape. And, they sell stuff they stole from their buddy Tom’s apartment (cans of [...]

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I spent an hour poking around eBay, scouring the site for an authentic Michael Jordan retro jersey with the #45; the shirt he wore when he came out of retirement. Granted, I was a little drunk, having been out most of the night to celebrate my own imminent retirement from my cubicle office job. I [...]

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“My face is melting!” I found myself repeating that phrase throughout the Wolfmother concert last evening at the Black Cat. The throwback guitar solos and power riffs and soaring vocals and the outrageous grandeur of every song left you with no other option but to throw up your hands and fists in approval. [...]

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Originally uploaded by themarkpike.
I bought this old radio at a yard sale down the street for $25 (my 2nd best bargain of the week). Beautiful wood grain, knobs, dials, tubes, amplifiers, wires. It’s a Farnsworth, which just sounds fancy. I’m going to try to figure out how to rewire it [...]

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