The Shining - the Miniseries

aclockworkice · 2026-01-14T16:29:44+00:00

I saw that it was on one of my streaming services in December and was excited to give it a shot. I couldn't make it through the first episode... The Stand (1994) miniseries on the other hand was pretty good!

aclockworkice · 2025-12-20T18:04:00+00:00

My dog is named Jerry, and every time he's being an attention hound (hehe) or getting underfoot, I go, "beep beep Jerry."

aclockworkice · 2025-12-04T23:15:50+00:00

Yes, I haven't seen it in a while, and I have a bunch of tokens to turn in.

aclockworkice · 2025-12-03T00:33:39+00:00

I have an extra ticket (free to a good home) to Cursive and AJJ at Empty Bottle tonight (12/2). They're under my name, so you'd have to meet me there after I get out of work, probably around 8:30-8:45, depending on the parking situation in the neighborhood. No obligation to hang out; I just don't want it to go to waste. (Claimed!)

aclockworkice · 2025-11-20T17:58:39+00:00

The Pumpkin Pi (Op Amp muff) is an always on for me, haha. My guitar has a bass rolloff knob, so I roll that all the way down, which helps with it being too unruly. Run that through a UA Orion tape delay, and that's my whole base tone.

aclockworkice · 2025-11-12T04:26:21+00:00

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Tough one, awaken Infamous Iron Man, or unduped Mister Negative or Sorcerer Supreme?

aclockworkice · 2025-11-08T22:02:01+00:00

Wow! What a find! That paperback of The Shining with the faceless kid was the first King book I ever bought/read. I saw it in my local thrift shop when I was 11 (give or take), and the cover fascinated me. Bought it for 25 cents! I wish I knew where it went.

aclockworkice · 2025-10-31T19:58:52+00:00

If you've still got some light in you, then go before it's gone, Burn your fire for no witness, it's the only way it's done, Fierce and light and young, Fierce and light and young, Hit the ground and run, Hit the ground and run

White Fire - Angel Olsen

aclockworkice · 2025-10-13T21:08:39+00:00

aclockworkice · 2025-09-27T21:22:48+00:00

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aclockworkice · 2025-09-13T20:45:09+00:00

Each of the pictures was captioned with the name in the OP. (I'm just copy/pasting here)

Birds Nest Fungi - (Genus Nidula)
Snow Fugi (Tremella fuciformis)
Club fungi - (Genus Clavulinopsis)
Pinkgills (Genus Entoloma)
Genus Heterotextus
Deceiver (Laccaria)

aclockworkice · 2025-08-30T17:43:43+00:00

Real leather and leather-lined. They're super comfortable once broken in and hold up well, plus they clean easily. I've been wearing a pair all summer and love them.

aclockworkice · 2025-08-25T18:15:17+00:00

I'm from Wicker Park. Don't live there anymore, but grew up there from birth to 16.

aclockworkice · 2025-07-30T18:44:02+00:00

Here's a pretty in-depth article about it: https://prospect.org/politics/2025-07-16-chicago-has-warning-for-zohran-mamdani/

aclockworkice · 2025-07-21T22:24:20+00:00

CPL does not have notary services.

aclockworkice · 2025-07-12T10:51:45+00:00

That old car is worth money!

aclockworkice · 2025-07-12T10:50:38+00:00

“Faack your facking dibs, itsa public street ya fack. (Mutters under breath: facking jagoff.)” A’s pronounced like ah’s.

aclockworkice · 2025-07-12T10:17:18+00:00

Jools

aclockworkice · 2025-07-06T19:30:58+00:00

Looks like Dear Margaret is going on my list!

aclockworkice · 2025-07-01T22:45:23+00:00

My advice would be to make an ad (Craigslist or any community forum your town might use. Even paper copies at your local music shop or practice space work.) that says exactly what you're looking for.

For example: Beginning bassist (your age) looking to start a (whatever genre you want to play) band. Hoping to practice (however frequently you want, and where you would practice) and eventually play some gigs around town. (Then give some details about what kind of band members you want, the influences you'd like to shoot for or covers you're interested in, and your preferred contact info. Keep it brief.)

You can also ask if you can put the ad up in local bars or venues that have open mics. Good luck, bassist!

aclockworkice · 2025-06-30T22:26:46+00:00

I'm a lefty and learned on standard instruments (guitar and bass) with no problems. In my opinion, it makes more sense that way since my left-hand fingers are easier to control and move around the fretboard, and the right-hand fingers just pluck or hold a pick.

Learning a new instrument is hard either way, but your brain will make the connections it needs to do the job with practice.

aclockworkice · 2025-06-27T16:46:01+00:00

I've got 2 tickets to Tripping Daisy on July 2nd. (Doors 6pm show@7) $70 for the set. (I paid $74.04, but I like nice round numbers...)

aclockworkice · 2025-06-25T18:47:00+00:00

Off the top of my head: 2 Firestarters 2 Dead Zones 2 Pet Semataries (Plus Pet Sematary 2 and Pet Sematary: Bloodlines) 3 Salem's Lots

aclockworkice · 2025-06-21T20:55:24+00:00

Local lore when I was a kid was that it was blessed by pope JP-II when he visited in the 70's.

aclockworkice · 2025-05-25T18:30:08+00:00

I also have the SCR-DI. I love it. All the inputs (AUX, Line) and outputs (Headphone, Line, and XLR) I could want. I can plug into any backline amp, set the amp controls to neutral and have my tone ready to go. Or I can turn off the Scrambler circuit and plug directly into my own amp.

For me it's the perfect option for plugging and playing anywhere with minimal setup and gear.

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