| Taking Me Home. |
[20 Oct 2009|09:49pm] |
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shark tank. AGAIN. |
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This was after we went to the Dred Shed. Bad times.
It's almost vacation time!
I've made my list of what to pack. I bought a nice new suitcase that will hopefully last more than 1 trip like all the others.
I will be on a plane to Las Vegas Thursday night and I will see U2 (and the Black Eyed Peas?!) Friday evening. Then I'll be home in San Diego on Sunday afternoon. I get to see Amanda on Monday! I will get to see the ocean, I will get to relax, I will get to exhale. I'll miss Andy, but I think solo vacations do us good. He already had his in May.
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| Hmmm. |
[08 Oct 2009|06:49pm] |
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"mythbusters" |
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My little cellular phone died. I don't have anyone's number anymore. I lost all my pictures and texts.
I don't feel too bad about it.
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| Where? |
[24 Sep 2009|08:03pm] |
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busy |
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pavement - "grounded" crooked rain version |
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Flurry of activity in the apartment... getting ready to head down south tomorrow for ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ateolf and absolution's wedding on Saturday. Then we'll head to Louisiana to visit one of Andy's good friends.
Finally, vacation season is starting. Tomorrow at noon. See you on the road!
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| Coming Up. |
[11 Sep 2009|03:42pm] |
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cash peters |
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Tonight Andy and I are heading into near-Chicago (Oakbrook Terrace, I think) and then tomorrow we will head into town, have fun, see U2, etc.
Too Beautiful To Live was canceled. I'm pretty upset about it. It will live on as a podcast, but that's a big step down.
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| Good News. |
[04 Sep 2009|09:18am] |
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none. |
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With all the badness in my gut at the moment, I am glad that I got tickets for actual seats at next week's U2 concert. I can't imagine standing in GA with people rubbing against me. Well, I can imagine it, and it's no fun.
Next week! I wonder who's opening.
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| A Case of the Fridays |
[21 Aug 2009|08:36pm] |
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tim gunn on the daily show |
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Can you see how utterly thrilled I am that The Last Days of Disco is being given a Criterion Collection release? Better yet, the cover of the DVD has the art from the cover of Whit Stillman's novelization of the movie, The Last Days of Disco with Cocktails at Petrossian Afterwards.
Tuesday can't get here soon enough!
Next weekend: male strippers and roller derby.
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| Brush with Obscurity. |
[13 Aug 2009|09:02pm] |
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zach galifianakis: live |
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I listen to a radio show podcast every day at work. It's called Too Beautiful to Live and it's kind of awesome. I've been listening for about a year and a half now, almost since it began. Ira Glass described it as Luke Burbank's attempt at re-inventing talk radio. If I were to describe it, I would say it's a pleasant diversion, it's listening to three reasonably intelligent people talk about pop culture and the minutiae of their lives. It's right up my alley.
Anyway, since it's a different kind of talk show, instead of taking calls and hearing rants about politics, they make calls to listeners and talk about... the minuatiae of their lives. It's very navel-gazey, but I like it.
All this to set up the fact that I was on the show last night! Andy and I were watching Top Chef and my phone rang, and I had a pleasant conversation with Luke, and to a lesser extent, Sean. Sadly for me, Jen was on vacation.
If you want to listen, download this mp3. My call starts at about the 25 minute mark. I would suggest giving the show a try; go ahead and download all of Wednesday night's extravaganza.
If you go to this page, all of the recent shows are there for the taking. The show is 3 hours a night, and the podcast is split into hour-long segments, minus commercials for the most part.
If you listen, this photo will make a little more sense.
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| Minneapolis Funstravaganza 2009 1.0! |
[16 Jun 2009|10:25am] |
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On May 30, I went to Minneapolis with Andy, TJ, & Sarah. We went to see Gogol Bordello and it was awesome!
Look! An actual skyline!
We saw a military convoy on the way up. It was probably 2 miles long.
We stopped for gas in Albert Lea and saw this hat. I would have bought it if it was big enough for my head.
They played in a parking lot between two bars, one of which was a biker bar. I hadn't seen hipsters in so long that it was a little jarring. There were people there working a lot of look and it made me feel young again.
Andy and I went to the biker bar and got drinks and snacks. TJ & Sarah are hardcore and were smushed up near the stage.
The weather was perfect.
I danced the night away, until my shoulder started hurting. Then after the show, Andy went with TJ and Sarah to get drinks and hang out. I had work to do. It was so unpleasant to have to hurry back to the hotel room after such a great show and then work on a computer. Bad times.
But... I finished it somehow and the next day, we went to the Mall of America.
Snaps!
I mean, they have a Lego store.
As you can see, I purchased some Lego items.
Just wanted to include some sort of proof that TJ and/or Sarah were actually with us on the trip.
We stopped at the one Denny’s in Iowa on the way back and it was a mistake. They were out of a bunch of stuff, our waitress was stoned and/or deaf, and it took about an hour to get our food. So... it was a genuine Denny’s experience.
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| Welcome Home. |
[24 May 2009|02:44pm] |
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the air conditioner :) |
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Andy and I finally finished our big piece of art for the living room today.
Ok, we actually started yesterday, but this took several hours and there were tense moments.
I think it looks pretty great, and I'm proud of our first rasterbation. 8 feet by 4 feet was ambitious, but I wanted something that would take up the whole wall.
Our housewarming gift from TJ and Sarah arrived in the mail yesterday:
Delicious! And also not delicious.
New apartment is coming together, slowly.
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| Chili Fries. |
[03 May 2009|02:00pm] |
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my bloody valentine - "soon" |
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The Hat in Alhambra, California... at the corner of Garfield and Valley.
Visiting my grandma when I was little meant a trip here and sharing a sandwich with my dad. Visiting my grandma when I was older often included a trip here and a pastrami sandwich driven home to my dad.
I should be home in October for a little while.
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