Awesome, I will check that out. I had 2 years of Criminal Justice at the U of Wisconsin/Superior before I elected to change my major. The department head was one of only a handful of guys in the country with PHD’s in criminology, Gary Keveles. Wonderful professor, and one of those people you meet who astound you in every way.
I’d wish you good luck in your studies, but it sounds like you have it about wrapped up, so I’ll go with congrats.
Well, that was a fun break. It was time to get Mrs. Dvl up (she caught a couple hours shuteye), so I took about a half hour to chill. Something nice about a standalone house (and no visible neighbors), a djembe, and a wife who recently started taking djembe lessons with me 
…now, if anyone out there can help me remember the parts to Zaouli…
Have you all posted your pics in the Doper thread yet? I am obsessed with looking at everyone!
Agreed. It’s very hard not to.
2:30 Thoughts…
The US men are playing basketball in the gold medal game like it’s a pickup game against some high school kids. They look horrible.
On the upside, I’ve finally gotten a chance to listen to the new Islands album, and the new album by Human Highway, both being side projects of **The Unicorns’ ** frontman Nick Thorburn. I am in love. Both albums are wonderful.
Is the feed live? (Serious question, I wasn’t exaggerating when I said I haven’t seen any coverage.)
What kind of music is Islands/Human Highway/Unicorns?
Yes, it’s a live feed. I have to be here to run the live breaks and whatnot.
The Unicorns were an amazing and critically acclaimed indie pop band from Montreal, Canada that released one major album, and two others with limited presses. They broke up shortly after thier first album, and thier front man went on to form Islands and Human Highway. They are very hard to describe; melodic and sweet, yet thier songs tend to zig when you think they are going to zag. They don’t follow the traditional chorus-verse-chorus pattern, and for that reason thier music seems to always stay fresh.
Try the song “Tuff Ghost” for starters. “Jellybones” and “Do The Knife Fight” are also favorites of mine. Thier best song, “Child Stars”, is, sadly, not on the page.
Then check out Islands page, and listen to the song “Swans”.
Btw, thanks for giving me an excuse to prattle on 
I’m up. Of course, it’s mid-afternoon here.
Cheater
I’m on the other side of the world…
But then I work evening shifts…
And even then, I go to bed very late…
Then you Americans have your clocks changed for summer…
Then we have ours changed back for winter…
Then the opposite happens…
And of course, the Brits chime in…
With their own summer clock changing…
Net result? When posting on the SDMB, I don’t know whether I’m Arthur or Martha as far as posting here goes. If I post something witty and brilliant, and nobody replies, I just put it down to the time difference…
I’m about ready to hit the sack, but the basketball team looked decidedly meh.
Arthur or Martha? Um… who? Don’t you only have that one celeb down yonder … that guy with the big hat and knife … sang about vegamite or something… let’s see, who could that (have been) now? Care to share an idiom?
Yeah, time difference. That’s what happens to all my GD posts. Time difference.
The few seconds I got to listen to the Unicorns sounded pretty good (when slogging through paragraphs it’s kind of impossible to listen to music), and I look forward to catching more of them later.
If I can repay with a musical notion–if you don’t already know her or have a strong aversion to blistering funk, check out Betty Davis. No, not BetteDavis the actress, Mrs. Miles Davis. Jaw-dropping good, and with a history to match (married to Miles, alleged affair with Hendrix, probable inspiration behind Bitches Brew…) Oh, and don’t let the jazz ties fool you (if for some reason you’re jazz-averse), she’s much closer to Parliament/Funkadelic than Miles.
Musical notions are the only currency I accept. I can’t wait to get to my home computer to give this a go. I do have a natural jazz aversion, but George Clinton has long been a favorite of mine. Thank you so much, and if it’s ok, I’ll pm you my thoughts.
WOW! The Olympics only went until 4 am instead of 5 for some reason! Im Out! Im Free! Sweet elusive mistress Sleep, you shall soon be mine.
Thanks for the company, but SO LONG SUCKERS!
It’s really funny that you should mention that. My best friend’s husband is an expert on the subject. I’m not even making that up. Small world, isn’t it?
He changes jobs and apartments every week? Damn, busy guy!
(Reminds me of an old SNL skit: “In New York City, someone is mugged every fifteen minutes. Tonight, we’re going to meet that man.”)
Cute, very cute. I saw Dark Knight last night. The dreams woke me up. Not about the movie so much, but more about Heath Ledger.
Ah, sleep, perchance to collapse in a heap without even taking your shoes off.
Anyone else been here through the night?
I’m at work being a night auditor for a hotel, though really not supposed to be at the web.
Ah, night audit. I was a bellman at a Hilton years ago (one of the best jobs in the world at the time). Saw the NAs come in and leave, depending on my shift. Sometimes both in the same night/day. Some absurdly fun times.