Schrader

Despite having a two Christmas functions (a cousin's high school choir concert tonight + party with the in-laws tomorrow) and a dentist appointment, the one thing I have to do this weekend is see Paul Schrader's The Walker. The Uptown Birmingham 8 is palying it five times a day Sat and Sun, so my goal is to free up 108 minutes by Sunday night.

SEGA!

Maybe I've been watching too much Angry Video Game Nerd, but lately I've felt like going into the console collecting trade. Thanks to eBay, last night I scored a Sega Dreamcast ('99) and 5 games for $32.50 (plus shipping). One of the games is the highly praised Shenmue ('00). Best.

12/12/07 Update: The Dreamcast is currently in KEASBEY, NJ (approx 639 miles from my house) and scheduled to arrive tomorrow via FedEx. Also, I picked up a used Sega Saturn last night via Craigslist. Hoping to pick it up in the next few days. Lord knows I'll probably never play much of this stuff, but for some reason, I MUST HAVE IT.

12/13/07 Update: Item arrived just before 5PM today. Apart from a few scuffs here and there, the system otherwise is in good shapes and appears to work just fine. Up next, finding a Sega Saturn that won't be DOA.

2007 in Tunes

Ahh. The first "Best of '07" music list from a friend arrived in my inbox earlier this afternoon.

1. Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
2 Panda Bear – Person Pitch
3. CJ Boyd – The Greatest
4. Beirut – Flying Cup Club
5. Black Lips – Good Bad Not Evil
6. Feist – The Reminder
7. Animal Collective – Strawberry Jam
8. Umphrey’s McGee – The Bottom Half
9. Devendra Banhart – Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
10. Magik Markers - BOSS

Personally I would have ranked Animal Collective over Feist, Beirut and Of Montreal, but then again, it isn't my list.