12 of 12, July 2015 Edition

My 43rd “12 of 12!”

The 12 of 12 Challenge was created by Chad Darnell and picked up from a number of random bloggers who then linked back to him and vice versa. Chad stopped doing the 12 of 12 links in December of 2011, but passed the torch to someone else who sadly hasn’t been keeping up with it. So as always, I’m giving my shout-out to Blobby of Blobby’s Blog as he is the one who inspired me to do it. And still does.

All pictures were taken with my iPhone 6.

12:12 AM: Someone likes me feet. And shoes.
12:12 AM: Someone likes me feet. And shoes.
10:57 AM: The Husbear, mowing the lawn. It's a two day affair.
10:57 AM: The Husbear, mowing the lawn. It’s a two day affair.
11:01 AM: Adding in a lighting surge suppressor/arrester at the NID. Last Thursday night, lightning once again hit the house, and blew out a bunch of electronics. *ugh*
11:01 AM: Adding in a lighting surge suppressor/arrester at the NID. Last Thursday night, lightning once again hit the house, and blew out a bunch of electronics. *ugh*
11:32 AM: milli sunning herself in the laundry room.
11:32 AM: milli sunning herself in the laundry room.
12:25 PM: Post-shower bathroom selfie. Covering up my jiggly bits.
12:25 PM: Post-shower bathroom selfie. Covering up my jiggly bits.
12:45 PM: Getting a sweet tea at my local watering hole... Sonic!
12:45 PM: Getting a sweet tea at my local watering hole… Sonic!
5:03 PM: I had a tattoo appointment that I scheduled for today. We aren't quite finished, but this is where we got today.
5:03 PM: I had a tattoo appointment that I scheduled for today. We aren’t quite finished, but this is where we got today.
5:13 PM: Some of today's colors...
5:13 PM: Some of today’s colors…
5:35 PM: The Husbear sent me to the store for a strange item. And here I just thought it was an insult.
5:35 PM: The Husbear sent me to the store for a strange item. And here I just thought it was an insult.
6:14 PM: What is it with kittehs and boxes?
6:14 PM: What is it with kittehs and boxes?
6:39 PM: The Husbear sitting down for dinner. We eat on the couch. Maybe it's a Southern thing?
6:39 PM: The Husbear sitting down for dinner. We eat on the couch. Maybe it’s a Southern thing?
8:04 PM: One of the tomato patches. We've gotten a few already, and they're tasty!
8:04 PM: One of the tomato patches. We’ve gotten a few already, and they’re tasty!
Baker's Dozen: 10:27 PM: The dead electronics from the past Thursday. The insurance company will be getting a phone call tomorrow.
Baker’s Dozen: 10:27 PM: The dead electronics from the past Thursday. The insurance company will be getting a phone call tomorrow.

Until next time...
Erik

Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 8:39 pm

Wanna have fun? Come to JJ’s.

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Wanna have fun? Come to JJ's.
Wanna have fun? Come to JJ’s. #myjjsgrill

Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 12:21 am

The dog has taken to burying herself under the pillows… #fauna

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The dog has taken to burying herself under the pillows...
The dog has taken to burying herself under the pillows… #fauna

Hi-Fi Friday: July 10, 2015

Previously…

I have this method of ranking music in my library, which currently consists of 34,968 songs: By default, all new songs in my library get ⭐️⭐️⭐️. As I listen to them, I sort them as follows: ⭐️ means it’s “rubbish” (as Dr. Spo would say) and I’ll probably delete it from the library, ⭐️⭐️ means it’s just “meh” but I’ll probably keep it, ⭐️⭐️⭐️ means it’s okay and we will probably talk over it, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ means I really like and may potentially sing at random, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ means everyone better shut the fuck up because my song is on! You know the kind of songs I’m talking about. We all have them.

These are mine, one post at a time.

I’m starting my approach to this with songs I’ve given ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to in iTunes. There’s only 90 of them at the moment. I’ll probably sneak in an occasional ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ as well.

Another Friday, another drinking song. Or a song about drinking, rather.

And an oldie, at that. Well, kind of. It’s a remix of an oldie. I love swing. Music. Especially electroswing, which is a more modern take on the swing genre. A lot of “classic” swing-era songs have been remixed in the style. And I love a lot of them, both original and new. They make your butt move a little in the seat. At least mine does.

This is a modern take on the classic. Give it a listen. I present The Andrews Sisters’ “Rum & Coca Cola (Jojo Effect Remix)”:

Until next time...
Erik