I like Qdoba, I mean I really like Qdoba. For a chain Mexican restaurant it’s pretty dang good. In fact I had some for lunch today and paying for it I gave the check-out person my debit card and he said “I don’t need to see your ID, I have seen it before.” Damn, now I am a regular. Maybe I should not eat so much Qdoba… On second thought maybe I should just go to a different Qdoba. Whatever, burritos are good.
My new shoes came in today! These bad boys are MacBeth Eliot’s (velcro version). This is my first pair of MacBeth’s (the website is loud) so we will see how they stand up. MacBeth is a pretty interesting shoe company as they have a strong social justice stance. Here is their code of conduct. In addition they make a line of vegan shoes. That means no animal products in the shoes or manufacturing process. All the way down to the glue they are free of animal products. While I am not a vegan, I am a vegetarian and I appreciate the vegan aesthetic and ethic. Not to mention in a very simple way I cannot get over the feeling that it is unnecessary to kill an animal if there is an alternative or replacement for a product originally derived from animal sources. As such I limit my use of animal products and do not eat anything that an animal must be killed to be produced (yes, this includes steak). I am proud to say I can count the amount of leather items I own on one hand (they happen to be only belts and dress shoes). As they wear out I plan to replace them with non-animal alternatives. Next time you slip on a pair of Nike Air’s or Rebok Pumps think about who makes them and what they are made of.
So, I have been working at Contegix for one year today! Considering how fast it has gone by I can’t believe it. Thanks to Matt, Craig and everybody for giving me a job and taking a chance on a washed up cyclist like myself.
I got the new Chrome Children album. For those of you that don’t know what it is all about Wikipedia has a good description:
Chrome Children is a co-production between Stones Throw Records and Adult Swim. The CD & DVD set, released on October 3, includes songs from Madvillain, J Dilla, Madlib, and other Stones Throw artists. It also includes a full-length hip-hop concert headlined by MF DOOM and Madlib on DVD. The concert was filmed by Adult Swim at the 2006 SXSW festival in Austin, TX. An edited version of the album is available in mp3 form on the Adult Swim website.
–Wikipedia SOURCE
This album is full of artists like I like, which was my reasoning for checking it out. Here’s a few arists, Madlib, JDilla, Madvillian, Percee P and Peanut Butter Wolf does some mixing on a track or two. Little did I know that it would be about the most schizophrenic album I have heard in a long time. While there are some very good spots, there are also some dull places too. If you are intrested in any of the above artists there are better places to introduce yourself to their styles. Craziness.
Track 3: Madlib – Take it Back LISTEN.
I work for this place called Contegix. We work really hard and I think we do very good work. So it’s always good when customers thank you. Here’s one I got today in two separate emails from the same person (names have been removed to protect the innocent):
You f$%kers rocker harder than a porn star in Vegas on 3 Levitras!
[removed]’s words, not mine.
Where would you prefer I post your logo at? I’m all over it, you guys
are the bomb. I’d hump your leg if I was a dog.—-
You guys are the best MotherF#$kin’ hosting company I’ve ever
worked with.
Hope you buy you a few cocktails in the near future.
Good times.
