Aural Pleasure, Looking Forward 11

Hey there party people, so it'll probably be a good while before I can get back to the Bible entries. I know, I know, I've been applying for jobs, and writing my dissertation, and typing up a paper for publication that'll be the last chapter of my dissertation, and I'm trying to do all of this without going completely nuts. So, until at least one of following is done I probably won't have time to devote to an entire Bible entry. But in the mean time I can share a few entries that require less resources from me. Like this one I'm writing now, here's a list of some music to look forward to in 2011, and in a year we'll see which one's actually end up on my best-of list.

Aural Pleasure, 2010 For The Win

Hi there, happy new year. As you can see I didn't have that final 2 Samuel entry before the end of December. What can I say? Oh right, I was home for the holidays and didn't feel like taking time away from friends and family to sit down and write a monstrously sized entry about a part of the Bible I haven't even finished reading yet (whoops, cat's out of the bag now I guess). Anyway, what should I do to hold you over? I know, end of year lists ... 'cause yknow those are awesome. What follows is my top five albums of the year, they're in no particular order except for what I arbitrarily name "Albomb of the Year!" Now there are some rules here, firstly I'm taking the same oath I did last year: basically I'm sticking with things that you might not have heard of before, so Kanye West's new album might be the shit on holy toast but I'm not fucking listing it here understand. So let's get to it shall we.

Zach's Holiday Drinks or: How I Learned to Stop Being a Pansy and Drink Like a Cowboy

Hi there, how's your husband? Good, so I was planning and hoping to have the next Bible entry out the gate before xmas, well I don't think that's going to happen. Before January maybe, but I'm busy, you're busy, we're all busy, so we can all do without a 15+ paragraph entry until after the xmas festivities are over don't you think? Good, so today I want to talk to you about some good ole C₂H₅OH. What follows is a few of my few favorite drinks. Are they going to be xmas related? Ummm sure, why not? Am I going to tell you how to mix up fancy cocktails? Ummm, yknow what, no I'm not. If you want to make good cocktails just check out Esquire, seriously their recipes are pretty much standard. And if you want to make xmas themed drinks, just google "I'm a pansy and don't want to drink like a man*." Seriously, man up people. These drinks are for serious drinkers, cowboys, not you pansy ass cosmo drinkers.  These drinks wont require anything frilly or even a shaker, yeah these are for when you want a drink to put hair on your chest without having to do anything but measure and maybe stir. Here we go, they'll be listed by liquor.

The Book That God Wrote, 2 Samuel Part 2

Hey, I'm back, it's been a while I know. Yeah I cheated on the Bible with Horror Classics, what can I say. Horror Classics was hot ... and  ... well I'm back now. I don't think the Bible will ever trust me again. Anyway, let's end this stupid metaphor before it gets any worse shall we? Do things get any better for our main man David? I wish I could say yes, read on.

Halloween Prelude

Alright folks, that about does it for my Halloween Classics this year. I know I know, I thought about doing a fourth but I had too many options I couldn't really narrow it down and ... well I'm lazy alright, you know that by now. Anywho, next year I'll have this more planned out as an October series, one a week and maybe more the last week leading up to Halloween. So, any suggestions for what I should cover next year? I may relax the "haven't seen it before" requirement. What do you think? Should I keep blabbing about movies along with my Bible stuffs? Speaking of blabbing about movies ... psht this way, follow me.

Halloween Classics III

Hi there, welcome back to my little series where I yammer on about classic horror movies. Next up is 1941's "The Wolf Man," another Universal classic. I have a soft spot for werewolf movies since there's been this long running joke about me being a werewolf. I have no memory of how it started, but it stuck ... personally I think it's my sideburns and my overall sexy hairiness. Anyway, how does this early werewolf movie stack up to the shirtless weirdo in that teenybopper series? Read on to find out.

Halloween Classics II

Hi there, next up is 1932's "The Mummy" starring the one and only Boris Karloff. Now I know it's November, so I'm a little behind, next year I'll have this series as an October feature, one a week; but for this year, well I started it off on Halloween day, what else do you want? Anyway, how does "The Mummy" stack up after all these years? Read on to find out.