Day: May 3, 2005

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my heros

just a little reminder to the parkview family that two of our own are having an incredible week this week. arnold & susie austin are in richmond, virginia on the last part of the interview process for becoming missionaries to peru (the kids are in town with their grandparents). you can read updates on how things are going by checking out their blog. remember to keep them in your prayers for what will be for them a long emotional week.

besides a freaky obsession with audio adrenaline (i have never known anyone so in love with a band – how many parents of teens do you know that go to 10 to 13 concerts within the same year of the same band? – of course, i love passion so this just makes me like the austins all the more) the austins (parents & kids) are amazing people.

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what are you listening to?

i just started using audio scrobbler and i’m intrigued by it. basically it is a plug-in that you add to your media player (real player, itunes, etc. – just don’t use micro$oft’s media player) and it then keeps track of the songs you listen to and will post them on the web for others to view. if you are really into electronic privacy this is not the website for you. anyways, after a while of tracking your musical tastes the website can make educated suggestions of other artists you would like (this could definitely be abused by a music industry desperate to get you to buy their latest stuff but it could also be a cool way of experiencing new artists) and it will recommend other people who have the same musical taste as you. personally i just want to see what i listen to the most. of course, it is going to take a few weeks for it to really get an idea of what music i really like.

you can view my current musical listenings at http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/ratterrell/.