It happened. I finally gave in

...and am officially a bike commuter! (Don't expect to see a chrome bag on me, ever. Saaamm.. Raaaph...)
What better day to have had my first home-to-school commute than on Earth Day.

I hope you all did something eco-friendly. Even Josh probably recycled something by accident!!

A website I tend to go to a lot is TreeHugger.com. I know, it sounds like a little much, but it really is an awesome feed for everything green. You can even pick and choose what you read by category. They've got some amazing recipes as well as products showcased, so click around-- I'm positive you'll find something to your liking.

Remember that post oh-so long ago on a game called Crayon Physics Deluxe? Well, for all of you without tablet PCs is Magic Pen.
Wasting electricity playing computer games? Hey, I gotta balance my bike riding out somehow...
Thanks to Ben M. for the tip!

birthday bash rhymes with... hash?

Mr. Arar and I have birthdays only 3 days apart, so we had a combined night of birthday fun! We had so much fun that we made ourselves stupid.
Thanks to everyone that sent us birthday love! It was much appreciated.

I went to see Autechre last night and it was a nice break from the everyday grind of school >work >homework >practice >sleep.
I wish they didn't play so much trancey stuff. Rob (?), I think his name is... Rob, I could've done with less of that. I had never seen them live up until then, so it was really neat to see 'em do their thaaang.
Their myspace is pretty awesome, by the way.
If you have a chance, check out their album "Untilted." It's one of my favorites.

Tapes 'n Tapes will be tearing it up with White Denim this Thursday at the Paradise
and Cursive will showcase some brand new songs Monday night in Providence, RI at Club Hell


Other than the shows, crickets have been chirp chirping away on the home front, but no one's complaining. The weather's pretty nice and it looks like it's only gonna get better. Things are looking up for the AD kids!!

Heyyyyy! Costume made of ballooons!!

Please, No Bloodhound Gang Jokes!

For the past month-and-a-half and some change, I have been paying attention to Isabella Rossellini's "Green Porno". It has nothing to do with environmental conservation or Greenpeace members doing the nasty nasty in Jellystone Park. In fact, its kind of entirely SFW unless your "boss" is a furry and will get offended/aroused. In which case, God Bless 'Merica.






P.S.: I'm Josh! Whats your name?

Vote Vote Vote by April 8th!

As Mark and Drew so adorably lay it out in the facebook event they've sent around:
HELP King Tut WIN $1000/ INFINITE FAME!

Being the earth-friendly boys that they are, King Tut has entered a contest for a spot at an Earth Day show at the Orange Peel.

Taken from the event page:

step by step instructions on how to vote (in case you have trouble on their site):
1. go to http://www.earthdayasheville.com (or click here)
2. scroll down the page to the section "register to vote"
3. enter your email in the box to register your email address (they won't send you junk mail I SWEARS IT)
4. check your email
5. click on the link provided in the email you just recieved
6. should be self-explanatory from here--just go to the "cast your vote" section on the homepage, fill us in, and you're set!

Also, if you have a wee bit more spare time, check out these other Asheville bands and vote for them!
EAR PWR: (IN THE LIVE ELECTRONIC SECTION)
Electropop--if you like Peaches, LCD Soundsystem, or (especially) Chromeo, you will like this band
EAR PWR myspace (suggested song: Raise Da Roof)
Menage: (IN THE ACOUSTIC/FOLK/WHATEVER SECTION)
Alt-country rock--if you like Ryan Adams, Yo La Tengo, or real awesome Oldies, you will like this band
Menage myspace (suggested song: Shrinking Gun)

It only takes a minute of your internet surfing! the added plus of it being for TWO (if not more!) good causes!