Jeff Byrnes' blog about music, gigging in Boston, & random cool geeky things.
Jeremy’s Extreme Ford Fiesta road test:
This is the best thing you’ll watch today (tip: stick with it to the end, it keeps getting better).
Brilliant.
(Via Off The Grid & TopGear)
‘Some movies inform. Some movies entertain. And some pry open your skull and punch you in the brain.’
I couldn’t agree more. Check ’em out: Matthew Baldwin’s List of Mindfuck Movies.
(Via ‘★’ Daring Fireball.)
We broke up.
The last few months have been a struggle. Certainly I was, and still am, glad to have her back in my life. The silence that existed without her was deafening. But the mistrust, the constant struggle, it blotted out the sunshine our relationship needed to flourish & grow again.
I certainly sowed the seeds of that mistrust long ago, and I tried to uproot that foul growth & replace it with something, anything, that was better.
Instead, after two heart-wrenching arguments, we let it go.
I’m sad, and angry, that I couldn’t make things better, but most of all I’m worried about her. She is very much not ok, and awkward as it may be, I want to be there for her, even if I am “just” a friend now.
A friend of mine I shared this with already read her post on this topic, and it offers more insight into why things didn’t grow & heal. Please feel free to read & comment there as well as here if you like.
Had a ball last night with everyone who came out to mi casa for my fancy shindig, thanks! Definitely the most people I’ve had over yet, & my living room is proof of that… oy. Totally worth it, but I have no idea when I’m gonna have time to clean; playing a wedding gig today (already loading in, here until about midnight), and I have a 10:30am shift tomorrow. Have to slowly chip away at it I guess…
Read this: Tax Cuts: The B.S. and the Facts.
Now hope for higher taxes.
This. Is. Hilarious. Check it out:The ducks in the bathroom are not mine.
(via @diabola)
Go check him out @ 54 Great Russell St, Camden Town on Google Maps.
Like right now. Absolutely one of my favorite groups, and their live show is amazing. I present to you Elizabeth and The Catapult - Taller Children
[Edit: Made a correction to alter the “real people” statement]
My lovely lady, Amber, has written a marvelous bit on how it feels to be disabled, and it’s truly eye-opening, reminding me that just like everything else, the disabled people you see in movies are not necessarily real people. So go & check the post out: Not a Stereotype @ diabola in musica.
I'm Jeff Byrnes, a bassist, web coder, avid reader, and Mac user. I'm currently employed by Apple as a Genius at one of its retail stores, but I also code websites freelance part-time, and gig constantly for a rotating cast of bands.
This blog is primarily just a collection of my thoughts, although you can find my XHTML / CSS coding CV as well as my musical CV above & to the left.