Hello out there to all you nonexistent people out in cyberspace!

I haven't written anything in quite some time. This is probably due to the fact that I have been busy, and haven't had anything to write about.

That is all,

Nathan

Torn Green Velvet Eyes

This entry centred around music was spurred by the fact that I was in such a slump today, I basically sat and listened to music for a good portion of my afternoon. I thought it would be appropriate to write this entire entry in green because of the title, "Torn Green Velvet Eyes," and my inclusion of a very green photograph I took just the other day. For those of you who do not know what that is... It is a fantastic song by The Magnetic Fields. This is definitely one of my favourite music groups right now, and I suggest you all buy their albums.

When it comes to music, longevity is key. Some music fits your current mood or feelings, which is good. But longevious (my new word meaning, something with longevity) music is also important, something you want to listen at any time of the day, with any feelings whatsoever. But you also need new music in your library since new music keeps things fresh and up to date. This doesn't necessarily mean that you have to get 'modern' music. Frankly, I'm quite fed up with this modern music, it bothers me on so many levels it's not even fun to talk about. One of the most bothersomely annoying aspects of dumb modern are the lyrics for instance, "Brushing your teeth with a bottle of Jack," by Ke$ha as documented here by KevJumba of YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evdljyJYIPQ

Overall I am simply saying 3 simple things:

1. Have music that fits all types of mood, sometimes we're up and sometimes we're down and we all deserve music that reflects that.
2. Have music that will be around for a long time. Longevious Music. Don't blindly follow trends and always buy the 'hip' music, because more often than not, it is just a fad and will be gone before you can say, "Just Dance, gunna be okay, da da doo-doo-mmm"
3. And finally, keep finding new music that keeps you engaged. This music can be from any era, any genre, and from any country. This will keep your music library fresh, and ever expanding. In turn, it will also help keep the music industry in business, which is also important.

~Thank you for reading, this has been the Man in Red, typing in green.

P.S. 5 of my top musicians to check out:

• The Inkspots
• Andrew Bird
• The Airborne Toxic Event
• The Magnetic Fields
• Christine Fellows

The Stanley Cup Playoffs

Well, it's that time of the year again. Playoff time.

What does this mean for Nathan:

• I will lose sleep
• My emotions will be all over the place
• I moved by bed into the basement near my television set
• I will be the happiest man alive, if the Vancouver Canucks win the Stanley Cup
• I will be still moderately happy if a Canadian team wins the Lord Stanley's Mug

SJ v COL - SJ

CHI v NSH - NSH

VAN v LA - VAN

PHX v DET - PHX

WSH v MTL - MTL

NJ v PHI - PHI

BUF v BOS - BOS

PIT v OTT - OTT

As you can see by my prediction playoff tree, I actually managed to guess 5 of the 8 series correctly. Which is a little strange since so many of my predictions were just hopes for the underdog to come out on top. They weren't all correct however, so I for the second round my predictions are as follows:

SJ v DET - SJ

CHI v VAN - VAN

PIT v MTL - MTL

BOS v PHI - PHI

In the best case scenario:

SJ v VAN - VAN

PHI v MTL - MTL

VAN v MTL - Canada WINS (but still...go Canucks!)

I'm sure it won't go exactly according to plan, but these are simply my hopes and dreams. And if they happen to crash and burn this year, there's always brighter tomorrow just around the corner.