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Realish Mix 2009 is here!

The mix is done! Hallelujah. (Only two weeks late this time.)
As usual there are several ways to get it. Me, I prefer old-fashioned CD (see #3) but I’m told you kids enjoy iThis and iThat.
1. Download it via bittorrent (fastest).
2. Download it directly.
3. Get it on CD (“compact disc”—ask your parents about it). I’m happy [...]

Reading too much punditry these days

2008 mix: a horrible thought

1. Most people downloaded the mix rather than asking for CDs this year. It appears the long-foretold mainstreaming of digital music is finally upon us. (Of course, now I’m stuck with a stack of CDs.)
2. Most people seem to use the execrable iTunes.
3. When you import the mix into the execrable iTunes, it completely scrambles [...]

2008 mix

The 2008 mix is here, a bit late but no worse for wear. You can see the set list here.
As always, the easiest way to get it is to download the torrent. It’s a two-step process:
1. Install this program. (Or if you’re on a Mac, this one.)
2. Click this link.
Done!
(Previous years’ mixes can be found [...]

other people’s children

2007 mix

It’s a few weeks late, but the Realish Mix 2007 is here. I’d love to give you a copy.
If you want to download it, you can here.
To download it, you’ll need a bittorrent client.
If you’re using a Windows machine, download and install this one. If you’re using a Mac, try this one. Feel free [...]

Grip’s first tricycle ride

Watch to the end to witness the fruits of our comprehensive safety training.

Huck eats and sleeps

At the same time:

Realish Mix 2006

The 2006 mix is here! It’s good. You want a copy. I want to give you a copy. Let’s work together.
Here are some ways you can get it:
1. The Old-Fashioned Way: Snail Mail
If you still enjoy listening to actual, physical CDs—say, in your car or home stereo system—I will happily mail you one. As always, [...]

realish at work

Perhaps it’s true for everybody, but I can’t help thinking it’s particularly acute in my case: for me, looking for a job is a supremely depressing endeavor. I can’t say I particularly like working, and I’ve found that unemployment doesn’t suit me all that well either, but I really, really hate actively looking for work. It is all the things I hate doing rolled into one.