Terrible Analogies

It seems…no, I take that back…I *know* that we’re being asked to do much, much more at work with fewer and fewer resources.  For the past several weeks I get home in the afternoon and I’m just spent.  But I guess I really shouldn’t complain.  I’m sure many of you out there are in the same boat.  I do appreciate the fact that I have a sit down job, and don’t have to do much heavy lifting unless a server needs to be built or moved.

My Cubicle. Spot Locke and win a prize!

If I was given the opportunity to drop what I was currently doing, selecting a brand new job of my choice, and could jump ship into any other career path with no questions asked, I guess I’d have to go with:

- Killer whale trainer at Sea World
- Voice over actor for infomercials
- Ice Road trucker
- Breakfast cereal taste tester
- Anagram spellchecker
- Zamboni driver
- An undercover asset
- The guy who makes up names for bands
- Master of time, space, and dimension

But I guess I’ll be stuck administering computer systems, forever tasked with finding the quickest and most cost effective way to get more done with less.

Oh, before I forget, I must implore you to pick up the latest album from Street Sweeper Social Club.  Don’t think, just do.

Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine and Boots Riley from The Coup have put down some solid,  tight tracks reminiscent of Rage’s revolutionary vibe, but with less screaming. Clap For The Killers is without a doubt the standout track, but Megablast, Fight! Smash! Win! and 100 Little Curses drill through your speakers with driving Morello-signature guitar work (seriously, Morello is a guitar genius).  Eric Gardner holds the entire thing down with fantastic drum work.  No driving bass speakers here, that’s Gardner all the way.

Along with Vampire Weekend’s self-titled Vampire Weekend, Elvis Costello’s latest effort Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane, Kasabian’s The West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum (Kasabian is back to old form!), and Placebo’s newest Battle For The Sun, Street Sweeper has been on heavy rotation these past few days.

I’m amazed at how many great albums have been released recently.  If you’ve been away from the music scene for any amount of time, now is a perfect time to come back.