He can cut a CD from side to side!

Okay, I'm back.
I had a nice, relaxing weekend, though I did do some memorial planning over it.
On Saturday, doodlesthegreat came by to pick me up and take me to the furry party at the Prancing Skiltaire.
He figured it would be good for me to be around people, and he was right.
I saw some people I hadn't seen for several months, including Gary, the insane Heavy Metal Unicorn. :)
Someone had brought a couple of bizarre German DVDs of parody films in the vain of "Epic Movie". They were pretty horrible,
but with really good sets, costumes and CGI. The available audio tracks and subtitles were German, German, and German.
And I saw a certain badger lose his temper and nearly rearrange an undersocialized dweeb's face!
Good times! :D

On Sunday, gizmoelf was in the area so he came by. We went to the Marina Del Rey Chipotle for tasty food and
to shoot the shit, as the amusing expression goes. Later, we went to Trader Joe's and I stocked up for the week.

During the weekend, I also started listening to music and writing down tracks to use for a compilation CD.
I was planning to make a CD of music that Pascal had enjoyed and had influenced him in his first 3 decades.
After a Sunday night phone call from the leader of the PPC Tribe, the group Pascal travelled to Burning Man with, I found
myself working on a 3-CD set instead: the original "roots" compilation I was planning, a second CD of dance tracks that
Pascal had enjoyed recently, mixed by me, and a third CD featuring the Sibling's most recent mix session.
So that's what I'm working on right now, on top of planning the memorial service and handling funeral arrangements.
Speaking of which...

The date of the memorial service has been moved to Friday March 28th.
There's a problem with doing it on the weekend, which sucks as I want people to be able to attend.
I will try to get Saturday 29th or Sunday 30th instead. But for now, it's looking like Friday.
The original date was Saturday 22nd, and that's actually Easter Weekend, so I figured it might not be good.
Also, some people need a 2-weeks' notice to be able to attend.
More news as it develops.

As mentioned in an earlier post, I'm accepting donations to help with the funeral arrangements.
Anyone donating $50 or more will get the 3-CD set I'm currently assembling.
Shipping is on me so don't worry about it.
For details on how to donate, please e-mail me at zrath at toast dot net
That is also my PayPal address, for you tech-savvy types. :)
Some people have already donated so they'll get the CD set once it's finished.
I want to do something special! The CD artwork will be printed directly on the CD. No nasty paper CD labels! Stupid
paper labels cause the CDs to get stuck in car stereos anyway. I just did a test run tonight and it looks pretty nice.
And I'll be using those CD cases that hold 4 CDs instead of using 3 separate slimline cases. Cuts down on clutter!
Oh yeah, I'm engineering this thing within an inch of its maximum tolerance. :)
Now, I just hope I can remember how to mix! :D


Today, I called the company about the QA job I interviewed for almost two weeks ago.
They're still getting their shit together. Oy gevalt!
It's not "no", but it's not "yes" either.
Hopefully, I will have an answer by the end of the week.
And simians may take to the air from my gluteus maximus. :D
Happy thoughts, everyone!!!