Lappy has the programs without the stability; the desktop lacks the programs but has the stability.

All day, I've been trying to terribly hard to rip the Ta-Dah concert footage I have on DVD. When I try to do it with the effortlessly easy program on Ubuntu, the laptop freezes before I can finish. When I try to do it on the desktop, I have to find a Windows program that isn't bullshitty and gets me the full thing without massive desync.

:whinges: Is it so much to ask for? I just wanna rip the audio so I can have the live versions of all these songs. Because the live version? Has utterly spoiled me for the album versions. Hearing Jake and Ana knocking every song out of the park, hearing Del's kickin' solos, and the exponentially awesome "Filthy/Gorgeous" and "Contact High".

:kicks her laptop: Stop sucking!

-Luce

despite all the mess and the broken glass, I was impressed

I may not know what I'm going to do with my life in the long-run, but I still know things that I want to do.

These may seem incredibly lame, but they're all very important to me.

Lucy's List

1. I will see three concerts in my life. I will see Ben Folds and yell out "Rock this bitch, Mr. Folds!" as loud as I can. I know he won't, but I have to do it anyway.
   
   I'll see Andrew Bird and thank him for writing music that helped me cope with many things over the years. And tell him that "Spare-Ohs" still makes me cry.
   
   I'll see the Scissor Sisters. I will bring friends along with me. We'll dance to the songs, I'll scream the loudest when Ana's rocking the stage, I'll have a sign that says "I totally platonically adore you, Babydaddy". And if Jake decides to get naked on stage and writhe around, I'll want to shag him. (Everyone is gay for Bridget and everyone is straight for Jake?)



2. I will write my lame two stories, the ones about the woman who say "I am the rise and fall of Rome all in one." One about the perfect, absolute martyr who comes so damn close to fixing the world while simultaneously making it inevitable that she will die before she sees the good of her work. But the journalist she has following her, acting as a biographer, moral compass, toy, and confidante- he'll see it for her.
   
   I'll write the stupid "Long Way Down" story about the angel who couldn't be more out of his element, the girl who'd rather have a comfortable life than potential, the demon who makes more sense than anyone, and the musician who just wants to know why, why, why him.



3. I'll somehow make that video I've always wanted to, the one to Bird's "The Naming of Things". I've had the entire thing scripted out and pictured frame-by-frame in my mind for a long damn time. I'll eventually borrow a camera, get some friends to help out, and make the damn thing. I just... want to see it realized. It could be beautiful if I could get people together to actually do it.

Dreams are important, eh? Anyone have their own wacky goals?

-Luce

PS: Music Video Director would be an awesome job.