OT - What are you doing right now?

GrateEggspectations said:

Thought you might like this, @botch. At music clubs in downtown Mérida, they have SPL meters opposite the stage. They use them to ensure they are not exceeding municipal noise bylaws, but I like them from an audience member perspective. 

Botch said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Thought you might like this, @botch. At music clubs in downtown Mérida, they have SPL meters opposite the stage. They use them to ensure they are not exceeding municipal noise bylaws, but I like them from an audience member perspective. 

Our soundman had a handheld unit he used, he was a stickler for that stuff.  

shtgunal3 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

At the airport.  Giving a talk at Columbia University tomorrow.

Connecting for dinner tonight with a former PhD student who runs a quant group at Cubist. Thankfully, he’s paying!

Every now and then I read a post and think,”even if I didn’t see who posted that I would know who did”. This is one of those post.

The nights are drawing in, the temperature falling daily and there’s mist, mist that obscures the light and any view in to the distance.   But that’s what it’s like in the bottom 3 for Palace.   The carved pumpkins are laughing at, not with us - this season.  In other news, other teams seem to be doing fine and I am genuinely thrilled for them.  Would be nicer if they all started losing more often, but I guess when it’s your turn in the barrel and all that…….

Tonight

Leicester v Forest, the second most contested East Midlands derby, the most involves Forest’s derby with Derby - but that’s not important right now.  Should be lots of fun, people calling each other ‘duck’ and reminiscing about the coal mining days. 2-2

Saturday

Villa v Bournemouth - great start by Villa in all regards and formats, the Cherries none too shabby either, 2-1

Brentford v Ipswich - this is the sort of match which proves why the PL is tough - just can’t see the Tractor Boys getting anything from this at all. 2-0

Brighton v Wolves - meh, another gift wrapped no effort needed three points for the Filthies. One point from 8 games for Wolves tells its own story, but a win takes them out of the bottom three - and I wouldn’t put it past the Filthies to permit that just to screw over the mighty Eagles. But, 3-0

Man City v Southampton - 4-0

Everton v Fulham - unbeaten in three the Toffees won’t fear this like they might have three game weeks ago. Hard to call but the wind has dropped from the Cottagers sails recently. 1-0

Sunday

Chelsea v Newcastle - the Toon are at it again, pretending to be top 6 staples and then tripping over themselves. And all seemed rosey for the Chels recently, then a draw and a defeat which could, maybe might, bring back the colly-wobbles.  Interesting game at an interesting stage, but Toon are gun shy in front of goal. 2-0 

Palace v Spurs - oh for flip sake, whatever madcap adventures Spurs have been on they always find form against Palace.  This is unlikely to be the moment it all clicks for Palace, more likely further evidence of why Oli G, presently helming Palace, should be preparing for unexpectedly having a lot more free time in the lead up to Christmas. 0-2

West Ham v Man Utd - more crazy business here as there two odd-ball’s confront one another. Offshore Jim has so far proved to be excellent at trimming the wage bill of non-paying staff at Old Trafford, and charging disabled people more to park near the ground, while the Hammers continue to splutter.  One team could come alive and run away with this, or both could convert the game to a version of cognitive behaviour therapy and just chat about stuff for 90 minutes. 1-1

Arsenal v Liverpool, the Gunners aka rd card enthusiasts host the Red wall, given their miserly 3 conceded goals this season so far. Home win would be highly significant for the table and burgeoning title race. Feels a long shot though.  0-1, probably a red card for the Gunners. 

Don’t forget to turn your clocks back tomorrow night. Or don’t bother, as an act of defiance against the flawed human fabrication that we call time. Some say the sun comes up, performs a natural arc across the sky and then sets - and that's all that matters.  But they are idiots because we know the sun doesn’t move, we do - and it’s that kind of egocentric thinking which caused all this mess in the first place.