Just a comment cleaner, since it’s going to be a busy evening while I sleep and prepare for my gap to be filled.
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
I Am Alone
A favorite video of a favorite song from my favorite band.
No Thanks
This shows how these overpriced musical festivals, packed with weirdos, is dying out. Sadly, I’m destined to one next month, and I’m sure I’ll craft a bitchy post about it afterward.

Consigned to Flames of Woe
This is genius, pure and simple. Not just the movie clip, which is brilliant, but the person who augmented it with the musical notation. I am not a musician, nor have I ever had a knowledge of music theory beyond the basics, but I found this to be nothing less than captivating.
Sing it, Beck!
Take a few moments to relax and enjoy some celebratory music as we wrap up this amazing week.