Junior Boys are back!

It certainly seems to have been a hellishly long wait. And with that wait has been all sorts of nagging doubts about what their return would bring. I felt like a nervous teenage girl readying herself for her first house party.

What if I don't like it? What if it is different from what I expect? What if it is just a bit rubbish and I sit in the corner looking out at the definition of disappointment? Will it mean that there is something wrong with me if I'm not enjoying it? What if everyone judges me for not liking it? What shall I wear? What will my Mum say?

These are the obvious questions. Obviously. Especially the last two. What is appropriate attire for first hearing the new album? After waiting all this time it certainly feels like a special occasion one must dress accordingly for. I do also wonder what my Mum will make of the Junior Boys new material, but from the two tracks I've heard the only way she could not like it was if her new medication was having an even more adverse affect on her than first thought! No, she will enjoy!

Junior Boys - Parallel Lines [via YouSendIt for 7 days]

Junior Boys - Hazel [via YouSendIt for 7 days]

Teleportation? Yes please.

Beam ME up Scotty!

All my life I've pretty much dreamt of teleportation. Think about how convenient that would be? Want to go to Italy? Snap your fingers, you're there. Dying to go to Bonnaroo to see that crazy awesome lineup? Done and done. Hell, do you live in Alaska and simply never want to deal with cold again? Teleport baby!

Well the Joint Quantum Institute at the University of Maryland is trying to make this possible for you, according to this article from Time.

Actually, not really. They're really just looking to prove that the concept is possible, and they mostly have, making atoms jump as far as one meter in distance while maintaining the exact same structure. Which is super freaking cool, but as one of the scientists in the article said, teleportation of human beings is simply not likely. Too many atoms, too many ways it could go wrong.

But no less, just the fact that they're moving in that direction is impossibly exciting to me. The concept of being able to go places without having travel times is amazing, and the idea of avoiding cold is probably the best concept I've ever heard of. Note to Joint Quantum Institute - I will be your guinea pig.

As long as I get my own personal teleporter when it's all said and done of course. I'm not asking for much to possibly become a odd mixture of atoms on the ground, or to become part man, part fly. I think it's a fair trade for the both of us. Let's make it happen.

The hits keep on coming

Brand New

To continue the theme from my last post, Alaska is getting another good concert!

Regardless of the fact that they were not fantastic the first time I saw them (you can blame a number of things here: mediocre overall show, bad venue, bad audience, severe hangover) or the fact I never really got into their most recent album The Devil and God Are Raging Inside of Me, it's impossible for me to not get excited about this.

Brand New is coming to Anchorage!

They're coming to play at the Denai'na Center (this tends to make me think they'll be bringing legit openers with them, or maybe I'm just hoping for that part) March 28th, and I am really excited. I love good concerts, and I really feel like Brand New is going to bring it this time.