Did you already notice these changes, dear reader?

My old blog design had tons of links to other blogs right on the home page. Now, however, I’ve put everything into my Bloglines subscriptions, to which I’ve provided a link on the right-hand side of the home page under “About You.”

I’ve also been maintaining a side blog called “Clip Job,” and you’ll find a link to it right below the other oone.

Reality television continues to astound me:

• Having met on the set of American series The Surreal Life, Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav are now romantically involved and have their own reality show, which starts tonight on VH-1. [NY Times story]
• Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, Germaine freakin’ Greer is on the latest season of Britain’s Celebrity Big Brother, which also features Nielsen. [Guardian story]

• Do I owe you a blog entry? Definitely.
• Do I owe you an email? Probably.
• Do I owe you revisions on an article? All signs point to yes.

We returned from our sojourns and then entertained houseguests for a few days. So now I really have to hotfoot it to get ready for the semester. In lieu of a real blog entry, here are a few unrelated factoids for your consumption regarding developments Chez Zombie:

• It appears that whenever someone clicks on one of the ads I now have on my archive pages, 5 cents goes into my account for BlogAid. Keep that in mind, kids.
• When I mentioned earlier that “[m]y mp3 collection is growing by leaps and bounds,” what I should have said was, “I have acquired more new music in two days than I usually get in a year.”
• We are making the spare bedroom into a serious, get-work-done office for both of us. Almost there.
• Now that Max is gone, I plan to start volunteering for Wayside Waifs soon. They had a volunteer orientation scheduled for tonight, but it was cancelled due to all the snow and ice on the roads.
• The above development means we get to watch the latest (taped) episodes of Lost and Alias tonight.
• As soon as I get my bedside table and lamp, I’m seriously cutting back on the late-night blog reading. I mean it this time. No, really.

Let’s see if this tradition lasts: each Monday morning I’ll post an mp3 or I’ll post a link to an mp3 out there on the web. The stuff that I probably shouldn’t be posting will be removed after 24 hours. I’ll focus on independent music, stuff you’re less likely to hear through the mainstream media. This morning there’s a bumper crop.

• Richard Buckner, “Pull” (mp3, 3M) from Devotion & Doubt.
  • Allmusic Guide entry
  • Buckner’s current record label page
  • Official website
• Chuck notes that you can download the original music from the film Tarnation for free.
• Drag City is offering a couple of free downloads right now:

• “Home,” by Six Organs of Admittance
• “My Home is the Sea (live acoustic),” by Bonny Billy and Matt Sweeney

MP3 files are posted for evaluation purposes only. Through this site, I’m trying to share and promote good music with others, who will also hopefully continue to support these artists. Everyone is encouraged to purchase music and concert tickets for the artists you feel merit your hard earned dollars. If you hold copyright to one of these songs and would like the file removed, please let me know. Availability is limited.