My DJ homework this week has consisted of Techie stuff which only myself and a few of my cohorts will find interesting. But it's DJ homework nonetheless, so I get to write it on my blog. So I'm building a new computer that I'm going to use as my audio workstation. I very rarely buy computer equipment, I generally acquire it from cheap computer sales or friends that are getting rid of stuff. So the computer I currently use for my audio workstation only has a 12 Gig hard drive (gasp!). To put that into perspective: these days, I've heard you can't even buy less than a 60 Gig hard drive. Needless to say, I've filled up the 12 Gigs quickly with my large audio files. So my new workstation (Hippie) now has 2 20 Gig hard drives. I've had the hardest time loading Windows 2000 onto it. The partition table was inconsistent, which confused the Windows install. A linux install told me the problem. And, with a tip from Travis, I used dd to blow away the entire drive. Now Windows is installed! But for some reason the screen is a wierd green tint....so the homework continues.
Also in related DJ homework news, today is the end of my online Dreamweaver course. Too bad I still have 4 chapters to do. Luckily, I have 2 weeks to catch up. I joined it so I could learn Dreamweaver, work on my web site (which now only has my weblog b/c I'm lazy and it's good enough for now), and have another Techie skill for my resume. Plus building web sites is really fun. At least, it was fun back in 1998 when I started and stopped building them. Back then, there was only HTML and Javascript to worry about. Dynamic HTML had only just begun to be used. So it's taking me a while to break through the learning curve of Dreamweaver. But once I do, my site will hopefully be a lot more functional/interesting/creative/informative/snappy than what you see now before you.
Now off to Fado for some pints...then to Broadway Jai Thai for some non-techie DJ Homework. Eddie is playing with Brandy Westmore tonight. Jai Thai is such a great weekly Friday night House music niche. Brandy says it's become a watering hole for locals to Capital Hill. She always has great guest DJ's, in keeping with tradition at the Fremont and Belltown Jai Thai locations. I played there at the beginning of October and had a great time. In fact, I had such a great time (Demetreus had me drinking Apple Martini's the entire night), that by the end of my set I was dripping apple martini onto my vinyl and not being quite conserned enough about it. That's one of the great (and not-so-great) things about being a DJ...free drinks...all night.
Tomorrow night I'll be dancing my ass off (after attending the anti-war march downtown at 1pm, of course) Brett Johnson at Baltic Room and celebrating Life's 3rd Anniversary, thanks to Uniting Souls. Come say 'hello' and for gawd's sake, don't buy me any Apple Martinis!!
