The Sickness

It was his birthday. You should know that he has a thing for birthdays. Who knows why? Birthdays have a certain resonance for him.

It was his birthday, and this time she was going to break tradition and give him something to remember.

He was in bed, sleeping the sleep of a great bear, [...]

Why Hello There

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one person to assume the station of Monday writer for a nonalignment pact, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to such folly. In truth, I am somewhat/very reluctant to assume this [...]

the placeholder trick

I wish I could say that I spent the plane ride home from paris and the layovers therein writing this nonalignment pact post, but I didn’t. I’m sorry!

This week will be a placeholder with some links that I will write more about next weekend after things have calmed down.

The conference I [...]

Something I Thought of While Hurting Myself

“May you live long enough to look back on your regrets and see them as nothing more than what they really can be. Mistakes that can be turned into damaged and funny stories told amongst friends.”

I thought of the above bastardized, plagiarized, and paraphrased from somewhere unknown saying, while running the stairs behind [...]

Wait. What?

Kilian’s post, wherein he incongruously interprets this blog’s namesake lyrics interspersed with fried squash blossom photos, got me thinking about whether people really listen to lyrics anymore. Well, actually I didn’t start thinking about it until I sat down here as I do every Friday trying to think of something to write, but you [...]

Week 87: Spanish Guitars 1: Strings

This is going to be an informational series about Spanish guitars. This particular post is going to be specifically about Spanish guitar strings. If you don’t have a Spanish guitar, you can easily find them at thrift shops for $50 or less (I’ve seen decent ones for as low as $10) or you can [...]

Nonalignment Pact

In song, David Thomas pleads with a girl who goes by a thousand names to sign his nonalignment pact.

That’s like an agreement to disagree isn’t it?

The offer doesn’t hold much promise as far as relationships go.

No hold out for actual alignment. Only the threat of total nonalignment.

At night he can [...]

Devin the Dude

I think it’s interesting how there are people in the world of music that will float just beneath your radar for many years and then suddenly pop up to the surface and finally grab your attention. My latest addition to this club is a Canadian metal guy named Devin Townsend.

I know that me [...]

unfinished business.

This is my last regular post for the Nonalignment Pact. It’s been a good run, but it’s probably been obvious for the last couple months that the well is running dry in all senses: my reservoirs of time, ideas, passion, and inspiration. So it’s time to step down and let some fresh blood in. [...]

live-work space

does anyone else have a space that they use for recording, mixing, rehearsing, living, sleeping, cooking, laundry drying, composing, entertaining, and live music performing? if there were a way to transport you all here to see this space, i would, because pictures and video don’t really do it justice.

i live in an [...]