A snow day. Indoors all day. What do I do? Web development! Wow I’m such a geek. Sweet.

Anyway, I gave Pleasant Interruption a little lovin’ today since it was aching from the aftermath of Valentine’s day and I made a few improvements.

Each user’s individual blog can now (and soon will) have custom images at the top for each user. Take a look at mine or Rua’s to get an idea. I love the picture on mine. It was taken in France in the Jardins du Luxembourg when I went to Europe last year. In the picture from left to right are some person’s legs, myself, Mike, Tony D, Daveed.

Next, I’m working on improving the user profiles so one change I made was that now there are tabs listing everyone’s name so it’s easier to navigate between profiles.

I added a box on the right sidebar showing how many people are currently viewing the site.

Lastly, I added separate RSS feeds for each blog so for those that just want to tune into 1 blog have the option, or you can still get a feed for the whole site.

I made a few other minor changes but I won’t bother listing them.

That’s all for now!

I woke up bright and early today at 8am to go workout. I woke up to the surprising news that school had been cancelled today due to the weather. It barely snowed but I guess the roads were a little slick and the University of Waterloo follows a policy of closing school for the day if the regional school board closes all their elementary and high schools.

I’d normally be really happy. From the looks of my MSN contact list, a lot of people lucked out with a postponed midterm. But it didn’t make a difference to me since well, I have 1 class on Thursdays – in fact, I only really have 1 class everyday of the week – and I don’t even go to it! So yeah, it made absolutely no difference to me that it was a snow day…except that I couldn’t go to campus to go workout. And that’s why I wasn’t happy.

Anyway, sitting on MSN at 9am with nothing better to do I was chatting with people about the snow day. Strickland and I discussed the fact that MSN can serve as an early warning system. Any major news will be first reported on news websites or on the radio, but only to those reading/listening. However MSN, you see, is the one that will bring the news to the masses. Snow days, election coverage, death of celebrities, Chuck Norris quotes, sports results. MSN is where you will most likely hear it first.

We came to the conslusion that if there was a nuclear attack, you’d first hear it on MSN. You’d also be able to calculate the rate of spread of the nuclear radiation based on MSN names correlated with their geographical locations.

Strickland claims he will try to receive all his news only through MSN names. I predict he wil be just as informed as every other university student.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Today is a day to celebrate love in all forms: love of family, love of friends, and love of significant others. Love of your country, love of the world, love of humanity!

The songs I’m posting today have a positive attitude towards love.

song:Be Gentle With Me – The Boy Least Likely To
If I had a tv show, I’d want this to be my theme song because it’s so infectious and wonderful. I like to think that I’m the same. Anyway, this one’s about a person who’s been hurt in the past and has a fear or the same thing happening now that they’ve found someone they love.

song:Jóga – Ben Gibbard
This is a cover of an amazing song by Bjork. It’s about the powerful connection that close friends can have.

song:I’ll Believe in Anything – Wolf Parade
The song starts off slowly. The singer starts off by telling his lover that he needs her, and then moves on to discuss the problems that they’ve had together. But none of that matters now. He has a deep and geniune love for her, and he wants the best for her: to take away her pain, her tears, her abuses, her insecurities, and take her to a place where they can finally be themselves, and be free.

song:Bran-new Lovesong – The Pillows
This one’s an instrumental. When I listen to it I think of two people, maybe some close friends or a couple, laying out on a grassy hill in the summer, staring into the sky and watching the clouds.

song:Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
This song is on so many mixes for a reason! It’s just that good. The emotion in Karen O’s voice, the driving guitars, and the booming drums. It’s never been clear to me whether this is a break up song or a love song. True, if it is indeed about a break up, but I think the song is evocative enough to be on the love mix. The way I read it is that it’s about a person who loves someone else so much that they don’t ever want to be without them.

song:Peep-Hole – Guided By Voices
This one’s a short little love song about how someone becomes confused with and interested in another person’s life. That might sound stalkerish, but I think it’s cute. Don’t people who are in love get sort of stalkerish anyway?

song:First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
I listened to this song all summer; at least once every day, usually in the morning. This is a cheerful love song, and even if you aren’t in love this song will cheer you up. It exudes happiness!

song:Crowning of a Heart – …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead
This is a hauntingly beautiful song. It could definitely set the mood for… stuff. Lyrically, it’s the inner monologue of a man taking his girlfriend home, and being in awe of her beauty. You need to hear it to understand.

song:Our Secret – Beat Happening
Beat Happening paint a picture for us. A picture of a simple and wonderful life, where you meet a girl, say “I like you”, have dinner with her family, and run away together.

—————————–

BONUS SONGS:

song:Jóga – Björk
song:Maps (acoustic) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yet this is the eve of the St Valentine’s day, this is the moment at the night that people are in asleep waiting for the dawn to reveal this one day. The day would mean nothing, but for those who keep the real meaning of the day will know and remember by heart to spread the true love that is supposed and deserved to be .

….I know it’s late, and I can’t think
I will revise when I am sober, ha!
I appologize for the jargons.

However the music does not forsake us!

Here I have ‘one hit wonder’ The Rosenbergs:
Overboard

Sonata Arctica:
Broken

Athlete:
You Know

Well…. but love might.

Before we get into my mix today, I’d like to clarify something. I am not a Myspace whore. I just like the convenience of being able to go to a page where you can sample some of the artist’s songs, and have a link to other information about them (such as their website). We’re about efficiency here at Pleasant Interruption industries. If someone makes a Myspace killer, then I’ll link to that. (wink)

———————————

Time for some songs about unrequited love. We’ve all been there (I think!): our feelings aren’t returned by the one we have feelings for. Here’s yer poison:

Eros’ Entropic Tundra – of Montreal

The song opens with “All I ever get is sad love.” Nuff’ said.

of Montreal on Myspace.

////

Digital Love – Daft Punk

To paraphrase: “I had a dream about you. In my dream we danced and partied all night. Then I woke up. I wish my dream was real!”

This is an amazing dance song. My friend Uzo and I always do the robot to this one.

Daft Punk on Myspace.

\\\\\

Razorblade – The Strokes

The poppiest song from the new Strokes album! It’s about a relationship where one partner is more devoted than the other, who just wants to use the other. The line “Oh no, my feelings are more important than yours” is sang over what sounds unmistakably like the chorus of Barry Manilow’s song “Mandy”.

The Strokes on Myspace.

/////

We’re Just Friends – Wilco

I haven’t heard much Wilco, but this band are on my “to listen list.” Especially after I heard this song.

Wilco on Myspace.

\\\\\

(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan – DNTEL

After this collaboration between Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Tamborello from DNTEL, and much pestering from hungry fans, the Postal Service was born.

While not actually a song about unrequited love (it’s actually a retelling of a dream Ben Gibbard had), it’s just anotehr one of those tunes about a perfect dream situation being ruined. And isn’t that what unrequited love is all about?

DNTEL on Myspace.

/////

Well, that’s all for today! I hope you’re enjoying the stuff Rua and I are putting up. I have some special songs I’ve been saving for tomorrow, so remember to check back in between smooches (if you’re paired up) or sobs (if you aren’t!).

Now, it will be nice and fresh to look ‘back’ in time for our sweet and loveful songs, and enjoying music does not concern any Ideology or Monetary.

So here it goes, once again, it’s time to ’speak up’, if you did not get any chance for the other 364±1. Spead the mood by listening, sharing these songs with us.

Composed by once the greatest piano master, Franz Liszt, the man with two z in his name, this melodic song brings great voluptuous pleasure yet visionary sensual quiteness, sounds easy to play yet extremely recondite. This nocturn #3 is named “a Love Dream” ─Liebesträume

Here I have three different versions of the piece.

Old school studio pop classic;
By Mr Richard Clayderman

Chill-out jazzy interpretation;
By Ike Quebec

and by the original transcript…

By Evgeny Kissin

D-2,
Enjoy the Love in the air!

- so yeah, here I am eating breakfast, and I come across this article I thought was pretty funny.

Dick Cheney hunts the most dangerous game of all…MAN.

With these type of skills, he’s bound for the front lines of Iraq…no, wait, he’ll just send some 19 year old kid to do that for him.

Day of Days…

- So one the the biggest mass marketing days will be arriving in the next few days, and people will be spending a lot of money to please their loved ones. It is the day which makes up for 364 other days of not caring. And remember, use this day appropriately, if not, you could be in for 364 days of hell, becuase you didn’t buy that special something, for that special someone. This part pisses me off, why does it have to be this ONE day of the year to show your significant other, that you “Care”, can’t it be a full year of love? NO, It CANNOT, because St. Valentine was martyred on that day, and it was probably because of a jilted lover who did not recieve any extravagant gifts…this serves as a reminder, that the wrath from loved ones should be taken into consideration, and you can either risk your life and “forget”, or go out and rob a bank in order to fund the lavish “Please don’t kill me, becuase I remembered” festival that is Valentine’s day.
Yes, it is important to remember Valentine’s day, and it is important show that you care, but don’t make a big f—–g deal about it, because if you truly love your significant other, then one day of excessive materialism shouldn’t matter to you, the fact that you are together should matter more.
Another thing that pisses me off, is that why do some people get so angry that their loved ones “missed” the day? There are (as I said before) 364 OTHER DAYS, where you can show them you care, why does it have to be that ONE day?

The only good thing I can think that comes of Valentine’s Day for couples, is that if you go all out this ENTIRE ONE DAY, after that, your off the hook for the next 364 days, it’s like a get out of jail free card, you just gotta’ play it right.

And if your a “Smart” lover, or lovee, then you can extort love (in which ever form) from your loved one throughout the year, by not making a big deal about Valentines Day, then hold it against them for the rest of the year. (I am not openly promoting this, just an idea…)

So after this February 14th, start saving, it’ll pay off in the long run.

OH YEAH!
If you are planning to buy diamonds, please don’t buy conflict diamonds, becuase nothing says I love you, like: “I dug these Diamonds from the graves of Dead Babies in Africa, do you like them?”.

Open Invitation…

- Kanger come to Ottawa, It’ll be Awesome.

This is how you do it…

- This is how you win over the “Hearts and Minds” of Iraqi’s…Beat the hell out of them. The occupation soldiers make themselves out to the world as if they are worse then Saddam’s soldiers way back when, even though crazy soldiers that go around beating people are only a minority, you know damn well that religious extremists and ultra-conservatives will blow this out of proportion,
Fanning the flames of hate even more.
This will also probably make the Iraqi people themselves want the Americans and British out of their country even more.
I guess people don’t learn from their mistakes.

Today I’m going to put up some songs having to do with lust. Ah, lust. One of the strongest of human emotions, and arguably one of the most dangerous. It’s like the Force: when focused and controlled it is good, but when set free and left to it’s own devices, it can be quite self-destructive.

Sarah Slean – California
This song is about a woman who had an affair with a married man. Even though they both knew that what they were doing was wrong, they threw caution to the wind. The rest of her album is pretty good too, so I urge you to check it out.

Sarah Slean on Myspace.

//\

Meligrove Band – Our Love Will Make The World Go Round
You can feel the intensity and emotion in the singer’s voice immediately in this one. This song is about a man who desperately wants things to go right. He realizes that the relationship he’s in isn’t conventional, but he thinks (hopes) that there is enough passion there to keep things going. Good song from a gread band.

Meligrove Band on Myspace.

\\/

We Are Scientists – Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
The lyrics here are pretty self explanatory. Boy likes girl. Boy wants to get into girl’s pants. Boy tells girl that they can have consequence free “fun.” Whether or not she accepts is never revealed, but it doesn’t matter: the song kicks ass, and so does the band. I urge you all to check out their Myspace for more fun songs!

We Are Scientists on Myspace.

/\\

Well, that’s all from me today! Tune in tomorrow for some more lovely love songs.

Unexpected Music relay!!

Here comes Rua’s version of “yet” valentine love songs.
Synchronized 400% with my personal taste, I could’nt resist to send an email to the composer, asking for the sheet music of the song.

The melody line is truly amazing, insanely beautiful.
Especially that “a shadow has swept across my heart”, try to listen close, because it really did sweep so.

The Great Man Mr Mike Downes lives in Toronto, playing the bass, writing good songs.

Here, I introduce; “Haunted” sung by Molly Johnson, written by Mike Downes.

Molly Johnson – Haunted

By the way, He really sent me the sheet music , and it was truly insanely beautiful as it was truly insanely hard. HA!! First two chords are EmM7+9 and FM7+#11.

Enjoy and be loveful!

“I’m haunted~ by your memory~”

Hey everyone. I’ll have the mix up later on in the day. I need to finish up some last minute school stuff.

update:

Okay, so I’m going to cheat a bit for the first day of mixes. Today I’m going to put up two songs I really love right now.

The Broadway Hush – Famous

Words can’t even begin to express how much I love The Broadway Hush. I got introduced to them through You Ain’t No Picasso, and since then there hasn’t been a day where I haven’t played one of their songs, or hummed one on the way to school.

Broadway Hush on Myspace.

Pretty Girls Make Graves – The Nocturnal House

This one’s from their upcoming album, Élan Vital. I love Andrea Zollo’s voice. She could sing anything and I’d enjoy it! I also like the new direction that the band’s music is going in.

Pretty Girls Make Graves on Myspace.