Too Much About Paul

paulroub: I'm sorry, autoplay video ads, WITH SOUND, in an RSS feed? You know the unsubscribe button is right there, don't you?

2010-03-12T06:25:53Z

paulroub: I'm sorry, autoplay video ads, WITH SOUND, in an RSS feed? You know the unsubscribe button is *right there*, don't you?

paulroub: @Momologist Yep, hence my heading elsewhere.

2010-03-12T03:27:25Z

paulroub: @Momologist Yep, hence my heading elsewhere.

paulroub: Spoiled by the Armory track. Forgot how boring treadmills are. Ran faster to get it over with. Win?

2010-03-12T03:02:05Z

paulroub: Spoiled by the Armory track. Forgot how boring treadmills are. Ran faster to get it over with. Win?

paulroub: RT @pzmyers: Give me 50 retweets, and I will brave the Vegemite.

2010-03-11T22:46:43Z

paulroub: RT @pzmyers: Give me 50 retweets, and I will brave the Vegemite.

paulroub: Two days in, still madly in love with @tedleo's "The Brutalist Bricks"

2010-03-11T20:21:16Z

paulroub: Two days in, still madly in love with @tedleo's "The Brutalist Bricks"

paulroub: RT @nanaze: I can't believe they ever had us code in school without version control. I find bugs in my code from just reading the diff.

2010-03-11T16:51:42Z

paulroub: RT @nanaze: I can't believe they ever had us code in school without version control. I find bugs in my code from just reading the diff.

paulroub: @chambanalaura Me me me me....

2010-03-11T16:45:30Z

paulroub: @chambanalaura Me me me me....

paulroub: @bryanbeller It's like Rockpile! With way, way more polyrhythms.

2010-03-11T14:38:13Z

paulroub: @bryanbeller It's like Rockpile! With way, way more polyrhythms.

paulroub: I'd rather have no spam in my inbox, but it helps that it's from "Wilton Flatulent".

2010-03-11T14:25:53Z

paulroub: I'd rather have no spam in my inbox, but it helps that it's from "Wilton Flatulent".

paulroub: @Randazzoj I'm joining "6,000,000 Strong To Bring The Old Facebook Interface Back To YouTube"

2010-03-11T02:27:20Z

paulroub: @Randazzoj I'm joining "6,000,000 Strong To Bring The Old Facebook Interface Back To YouTube"

paulroub: @lisameid Yep. Plus baffling music videos. What's not to love?

2010-03-11T01:57:59Z

paulroub: @lisameid Yep. Plus baffling music videos. What's not to love?

paulroub: At Holy Land Grill with the girls. Mmmm... shawerma, kibbeh, hummus...

2010-03-11T00:22:18Z

paulroub: At Holy Land Grill with the girls. Mmmm... shawerma, kibbeh, hummus...

paulroub: RT @rschummer: SourceGear is running a sale on SourceOffsite 5.0 upgrades and new licenses. 40% off regular price is a great deal.

2010-03-10T22:39:34Z

paulroub: RT @rschummer: SourceGear is running a sale on SourceOffsite 5.0 upgrades and new licenses. 40% off regular price is a great deal.

paulroub: ... and Mike Ingram for pioneering donate-and-make-me-sing-crap, at a Live Band Karaoke event last year.

2010-03-10T20:01:36Z

paulroub: ... and Mike Ingram for pioneering donate-and-make-me-sing-crap, at a Live Band Karaoke event last year.

paulroub: I should also call out @trisloth and @textfiles for @kickstarter inspiration...

2010-03-10T19:58:52Z

paulroub: I should also call out @trisloth and @textfiles for @kickstarter inspiration...

paulroub: The CD funding goal has been hit! My friends, and @kickstarter, rock. Hitting the studio two weeks from tonight. http://cd.paulroub.com/

2010-03-10T19:53:31Z

paulroub: The CD funding goal has been hit! My friends, and @kickstarter, rock. Hitting the studio two weeks from tonight. cd.paulroub.com/

$28 to Go.

2010-03-10T19:41:00Z

Twenty-Eight. I'm thinking the mark will be hit in the remaining three weeks. Tell your friends... 3 CD orders and we're there.

Two questions have come up that seem like they'd be of general interest.

Will donations and orders still be accepted once the goal is hit?

Absolutely. Extra dollars will go right into the project. If the overage is significant, I'll upgrade the CD packaging. With lyrics and stuff. (either way, the CD will have a website with full "liner notes", lyrics, etc.)

Will all the requested songs be posted for all to hear?

Mario asked this on the Comments page.

The answer is a definitive "maybe".

They won't be available to the world at large; at most they'll be for the song-requesters only.

Will every requester get every song? Probably. Seems like appropriate punishment.

paulroub: emacs spots one bare LF amidst 800 CRLF-ended lines, decides "that's clearly the right one, better highlight the rest." #nerdiestposttoday

2010-03-09T22:52:37Z

paulroub: emacs spots one bare LF amidst 800 CRLF-ended lines, decides "that's clearly the right one, better highlight the rest." #nerdiestposttoday

If I haven't thanked you personally yet...

2010-03-09T21:26:08Z

This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.

paulroub: How evil are my friends? The latest donor may force me to sing the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLxTEV5vpyg

2010-03-09T20:26:35Z

paulroub: How evil are my friends? The latest donor may force me to sing the following: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLxTEV5vpyg

paulroub: The CD Project is less than $50 away from full funding. This is crazy.

2010-03-09T20:25:04Z

paulroub: The CD Project is less than $50 away from full funding. This is crazy.

Ted Leo and The Pharmacists – Bottled Up In Cork

2010-03-09T19:42:03Z

http://www.last.fm/music/Ted+Leo+and+The+Pharmacists

paulroub: Sat next to the tap at Black Dog, got sprayed w/beer. @brandond is bone dry, I smell like a kegger.

2010-03-09T18:12:26Z

paulroub: Sat next to the tap at Black Dog, got sprayed w/beer. @brandond is bone dry, I smell like a kegger.

paulroub: @JilyLand Agreed - although it's tough to make the case that the boat is what makes it all unreasonable.

2010-03-09T16:46:27Z

paulroub: @JilyLand Agreed - although it's tough to make the case that the *boat* is what makes it all unreasonable.

paulroub: New Ted Leo in hand!

2010-03-09T16:35:11Z

paulroub: New Ted Leo in hand!

paulroub: http://bit.ly/ctsFv0 - @tedleo on Fallon (last chapter). New album out today; I might be waiting at the door when @exilemainst opens.

2010-03-09T14:44:44Z

paulroub: bit.ly/ctsFv0 - @tedleo on Fallon (last chapter). New album out today; I might be waiting at the door when @exilemainst opens.

paulroub: @JilyLand Ran it by some skydiving friends. Verdict: "that's insane", with a touch of "Hmmmm...."

2010-03-09T14:32:26Z

paulroub: @JilyLand Ran it by some skydiving friends. Verdict: "that's insane", with a touch of "Hmmmm...."

paulroub: @palmerlaw Crap. Need a shorter haircut for the race.

2010-03-09T14:27:56Z

paulroub: @palmerlaw Crap. Need a shorter haircut for the race.

paulroub: @brandond I vote 11:40

2010-03-09T04:00:32Z

paulroub: @brandond I vote 11:40

paulroub: @brandond In for lunch, anyway.

2010-03-09T03:54:44Z

paulroub: @brandond In for lunch, anyway.

paulroub: @kt_writes (sheepishly raisng my hand) Productive work day, CD project 90%+ funded, grilled steaks, and maybe a new song in the works.

2010-03-09T03:16:34Z

paulroub: @kt_writes (sheepishly raisng my hand) Productive work day, CD project 90%+ funded, grilled steaks, and maybe a new song in the works.

paulroub: My brain wants to think of Pekara's new menu board as a UI Redesign. #toonerdyformyself

2010-03-08T18:07:11Z

paulroub: My brain wants to think of Pekara's new menu board as a UI Redesign. #toonerdyformyself

paulroub: @brandond Sweet. Wish they'd gone with Clerks II instead of JSBSB, though.

2010-03-08T17:59:38Z

paulroub: @brandond Sweet. Wish they'd gone with Clerks II instead of JSBSB, though.

paulroub: RT @Caissie: If you do ONE thing today, make it watching @tedleo on Fallon tonight. The Brutalist Bricks is out tomorrow & it is GRAND! ...

2010-03-08T17:45:35Z

paulroub: RT @Caissie: If you do ONE thing today, make it watching @tedleo on Fallon tonight. The Brutalist Bricks is out tomorrow & it is GRAND! ...

paulroub: Cool - my copy of the JigGsaw CD is on its way. The project where I first heard of Kickstarter, now complete - http://bit.ly/aecMQu

2010-03-08T15:11:57Z

paulroub: Cool - my copy of the JigGsaw CD is on its way. The project where I first heard of Kickstarter, now complete - bit.ly/aecMQu

paulroub: Wow is my Spanish rusty. I would be laughed out of Hialeah right now.

2010-03-08T03:36:33Z

paulroub: Wow is my Spanish rusty. I would be laughed out of Hialeah right now.

paulroub: @mattwondra "Social Drinker" is great. Although by Web 2.0 bylaws it should be socialdrinkr

2010-03-08T03:02:25Z

paulroub: @mattwondra "Social Drinker" is great. Although by Web 2.0 bylaws it should be socialdrinkr

paulroub: Ran 7 miles to The Knack, realized how much I've stolen from Berton Averre, & that Bruce Gary was the perfect drummer. RIP Doug & Bruce

2010-03-08T02:03:01Z

paulroub: Ran 7 miles to The Knack, realized how much I've stolen from Berton Averre, & that Bruce Gary was the perfect drummer. RIP Doug & Bruce

paulroub: Interesting: the CD project's success is, so far, entirely Twitter and FB based. Haven't pinged my mailing list yet, and may not.

2010-03-07T21:04:52Z

paulroub: Interesting: the CD project's success is, so far, entirely Twitter and FB based. Haven't pinged my mailing list yet, and may not.

paulroub: CD project update at @kickstarter. Summary: shell-shocked and grateful. http://bit.ly/bWYRnf

2010-03-07T20:46:25Z

paulroub: CD project update at @kickstarter. Summary: shell-shocked and grateful. bit.ly/bWYRnf

paulroub: Really thought this shot of @nerdist was an 80s John Waite video still. http://bit.ly/aGSFBL

2010-03-07T20:41:05Z

paulroub: Really thought this shot of @nerdist was an 80s John Waite video still. bit.ly/aGSFBL

Update 4, In Which Paul Is Somewhat Freaked Out

2010-03-07T20:37:21Z

So. Wow. Ummm... this seems to be going a bit better than expected.

I think... really, really hope... I've thanked everyone individually, but collectively, let me say it again: "Thank you".

3 weeks-ish to go, $200-something needed to hit the goal. A large part of me would love to fill that gap with $10 pre-orders, if only because I'd love to believe 23 more people want to own the CD :-)

As far as progress on the actual CD, I've found cover art that I like very much, and am learning more about Adobe InDesign than I'd like. Also learning the ins and outs of UPC and ISRC code procurement. Dull, but I'm a geek, and it's a system to be understood, so I'm enjoying it. (short answer: Disc Makers will handle the UPC, and TuneCore will provide me with ISRC codes. Not that you asked)

paulroub: Ironic that the Nike Plus running site is perpetually sluggish.

2010-03-07T20:20:33Z

paulroub: Ironic that the Nike Plus running site is perpetually sluggish.

paulroub: Fairy-tale Ballet party in progress at our house. An abundance of cuteness.

2010-03-06T21:06:00Z

paulroub: Fairy-tale Ballet party in progress at our house. An abundance of cuteness.

paulroub: So sad. Band-aid on my finger led to two separate unit test failures as I fail to type "f" or "g" with any consistency.

2010-03-05T22:08:09Z

paulroub: So sad. Band-aid on my finger led to two separate unit test failures as I fail to type "f" or "g" with any consistency.

paulroub: @palmerlaw http://bit.ly/d54sGk

2010-03-05T04:19:05Z

paulroub: @palmerlaw bit.ly/d54sGk

paulroub: @brandond @joshmeans @trombonekenny We MUST try.

2010-03-05T03:58:20Z

paulroub: @brandond @joshmeans @trombonekenny We MUST try.

paulroub: Winger. Oh, hell, it might involve Winger.

2010-03-05T03:51:19Z

paulroub: Winger. Oh, hell, it might involve Winger.

paulroub: @kristinhersh "Sour Dogs" would be a killer 50 Foot Wave song title. From an outside-the-rental-car perspective, that is.

2010-03-05T03:12:38Z

paulroub: @kristinhersh "Sour Dogs" would be a killer 50 Foot Wave song title. From an outside-the-rental-car perspective, that is.

paulroub: @tmsweet All better than Creed. The problem is, I've been in bands, or high school, with many of these people. They know what I hate.

2010-03-05T03:03:06Z

paulroub: @tmsweet All better than Creed. The problem is, I've been in bands, or high school, with many of these people. They *know* what I hate.

paulroub: @tmsweet Pretension trumps all, so yes. Can't accuse Ms. Lauper of self-importance. Not a Madonna fan, but still.

2010-03-05T02:14:28Z

paulroub: @tmsweet Pretension trumps all, so yes. Can't accuse Ms. Lauper of self-importance. Not a Madonna fan, but still.

paulroub: Yeah, Creed is now being suggested. I'm going to regret this.

2010-03-05T01:56:33Z

paulroub: Yeah, Creed is now being suggested. I'm going to regret this.

paulroub: My friends are either really amazing, or completely evil. Or both. http://cd.paulroub.com/

2010-03-05T01:45:04Z

paulroub: My friends are either really amazing, or completely evil. Or both. cd.paulroub.com/

The Horrors that Await...

2010-03-04T23:22:00Z

No one's officially chimed in with their "make me sing it" choices yet. And why would you? You have over a month to think of something even worse.

But the candidates... oh, man...

Manilow. Celine. Glenn Freaking Medeiros. The Barney Theme. Richard Marx.

And I don't want to know what Brody's dreaming up.

Meanwhile, I'll be practicing the new guitar parts for "Optional" tonight (one of the official CD tracks). It got rearranged recently, and I'm somewhat habituated to the old version.

I'm excited. Chair-dancing excited. Saying-I'm-excited-without-irony excited.

paulroub: It bears repeating that @kickstarter is all kinds of awesome. http://kck.st/cbfKQS

2010-03-04T23:13:52Z

paulroub: It bears repeating that @kickstarter is all kinds of awesome. kck.st/cbfKQS

paulroub: @kt_writes You know, as I typed that, I thought "Kristin would turn that into a great blog post". But mine tend to be more tactical. :-)

2010-03-04T22:58:27Z

paulroub: @kt_writes You know, as I typed that, I thought "Kristin would turn that into a great blog post". But mine tend to be more tactical. :-)

paulroub: CD project is now 50% funded, three days in. Apparently the only thing keeping this from happening before was me.

2010-03-04T22:17:23Z

paulroub: CD project is now 50% funded, three days in. Apparently the only thing keeping this from happening before was *me*.

paulroub: I am the mayor of everyplace! #foursquarebafflesme #iamold #orsomething

2010-03-04T21:53:13Z

paulroub: I am the mayor of everyplace! #foursquarebafflesme #iamold #orsomething

What I Did With Your Donation, Chapter 6

2010-03-04T21:21:41Z

I licensed the cover art for my CD-in-progress.

Found the perfect shot at iStockphoto, purchased same. Saved me from having to step in front of a camera myself. Thanks!

Still working on the rest of the CD process — recording is scheduled for later this month. Pre-orders, and bonus reward options, are available at the project's Kickstarter page. For everyone who ever said "I can't thank you enough for openmikes.org", I'd say a $10 CD order is more than sufficient :-)

paulroub: @mariocruz I see what you did there

2010-03-04T21:19:49Z

paulroub: @mariocruz I see what you did there