The Mars Volta comes again with a great single from their yet to be released new album. The video has a lot of Mexican folklore influences, which makes it particularly appealing to me. :-)

I consider their sound very experimental and their lyrics very dark. Not in a satanic morbid way but in a more society’s seedy underbelly sense.

Perhaps the meaning about this song is that the main character is evil or the devil, but see how they do flock to him. He provides warmth. The lesser of two evils?

~david maciasHe

So, this morning, since around 8 AM, I have been working on this site trying to fix some things and plug some holes. Well, in the process I’ve managed to break a couple of things like the file mgmt section as well as the gallery. So, I will fix it whenever I get another pocket of time.

Enjoy for now.

~david macias

Hmm, this one has me perplexed. Great song, awesome video. However, I can not stop listening to it yet I am not entirely sure I understand it, not sure if there is a meaning to this one. Perhaps that is the whole point of the song.

"Tell them how your pleasure’s set up on slow-release"

Like a comatose patient.

"I spent a lifespan with no cellmate"

What a lonvely way to live.

"Saying meanwhile can’t we look the other way?"

Let us pretend it never happened.

~david macias
Rosemary
Heaven restores you in life
Coming with me
Through the aging, the fear and the strife
It’s the smiling on the package
It’s the faces in the sand
It’s the thought that holds you upwards
Embracing me with two hands
Write, we’ll take you places
Yeah maybe to the beach
When your friends they do come crying
Tell them how your pleasure’s set up on slow-release

Hey wait
Great smile
Sensitive to faith not
Denial
But hey who’s on trial?

It took a life spent
With no cellmate
The long way back
Saying meanwhile can’t we look the other way?

He speaks about travel
Yeah, we think about the land
We smile like all people
Feeling real tan
I can take you places
Do you need a new man?
Wipe the pollen from the faces
Make revision to a dream while you wait in the van

Hey wait
Great smile
Sensitive to faith not
Denial
But hey who’s on trial?

It took a life spent
With no cellmate
Find a long way back
Saying meanwhile can’t we look the other way?
You’re weightless, you are exotic
You need something for which to care
Saying meanwhile can’t we look the other way?

Leave some shards under the belly
Lay some grease inside my hand
It’s a sentimental jury
And the makings of a good plan
You’ve come to love me nightly
Yeah you’ve come to hold me tight
Is this motion everlasting
Or do shutters pass in the night?

Rosemary
Oh heaven restores you in life
I spent a lifespan with no cellmate
The long way back
Saying meanwhile can’t we look the other way?
You’re weightless, semi-erotic
You need someone to take you there
Saying meanwhile can’t we look the other way?
Why can’t we just play the other game?
Why can’t we just look the other way?

So, I have a pretty hefty log of people who’ve spammed my site with crap link to porn, morgage, or ED websites. It seems that they come and go in spurts. About 5 months ago there was a large increase of these bots, however lately (this past month) it has increased more than usual. Take a look at my ban log of all the people who’ve tried to spam my site, but were blocked.

Fri Dec 24 04:16:11 2004 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 163.28.33.227
Tue Jan 11 14:37:49 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 192.115.106.236
Tue Jan 11 19:02:15 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 192.115.106.236
Sat Jan 15 23:18:04 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 193.251.169.174
Mon Jan 17 23:55:16 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 211.250.80.2
Wed Jan 19 05:12:59 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Wed Jan 19 21:05:07 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 211.34.228.124
Thu Jan 20 09:03:07 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 200.141.76.227
Thu Jan 20 21:42:37 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 80.58.11.107
Thu Jan 20 21:42:37 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 200.141.76.227
Fri Jan 21 04:34:35 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Fri Jan 21 08:16:49 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 200.141.76.227
Fri Jan 21 11:50:46 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 132.199.139.171
Sat Jan 22 11:41:37 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 200.135.71.145
Sat Jan 22 21:46:36 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 192.115.106.236
Sun Jan 23 00:47:45 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Sun Jan 23 00:47:45 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 213.121.209.14
Sun Jan 23 00:47:45 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.244.150.58
Sun Jan 23 00:48:15 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 61.221.15.131
Sun Jan 23 17:14:43 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 132.199.139.171
Mon Jan 24 06:23:01 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Mon Jan 24 06:31:00 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 66.250.69.7
Mon Jan 24 15:40:06 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 192.115.106.236
Mon Jan 24 15:40:25 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 80.58.14.42
Mon Jan 24 15:40:25 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Mon Jan 24 22:19:06 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 61.221.15.131
Tue Jan 25 08:07:10 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 132.199.139.171
Tue Jan 25 18:16:29 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 209.173.10.229
Wed Jan 26 00:23:05 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Wed Jan 26 03:03:32 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Wed Jan 26 03:04:01 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 66.250.69.7
Wed Jan 26 03:04:12 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 61.221.15.131
Wed Jan 26 11:30:20 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 209.173.10.229
Wed Jan 26 16:59:04 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Wed Jan 26 16:59:31 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 192.115.106.236
Wed Jan 26 16:59:32 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 216.126.204.22
Wed Jan 26 22:21:27 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 132.199.139.171
Wed Jan 26 22:41:39 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Thu Jan 27 00:35:13 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 200.135.71.145
Thu Jan 27 00:35:13 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.244.150.58
Thu Jan 27 00:35:33 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 213.121.209.14
Thu Jan 27 00:35:40 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 61.221.15.131
Thu Jan 27 19:52:34 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 80.58.14.42
Fri Jan 28 18:02:15 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Fri Jan 28 23:35:40 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 213.76.152.186
Sat Jan 29 03:21:11 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 209.173.10.229
Sat Jan 29 03:21:52 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Sat Jan 29 03:22:02 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.244.150.58
Sat Jan 29 09:13:27 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 213.121.209.14
Sat Jan 29 12:49:48 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Sat Jan 29 12:49:48 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 66.250.69.7
Sat Jan 29 12:49:54 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 66.250.69.7
Sat Jan 29 18:27:36 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 164.58.183.116
Sat Jan 29 20:01:38 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Sat Jan 29 20:01:38 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Sat Jan 29 20:01:40 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 66.250.69.7
Sat Jan 29 20:01:48 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 148.223.194.250
Sat Jan 29 20:01:49 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 80.58.14.42
Sat Jan 29 23:42:52 2005 - Access Banned because $REMOTE_ADDR matches 209.173.10.229

I hope your computing license gets banned.

~david