A Quick Update

The interpol show was everything I ever hoped it would be!

More later when I get home!

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It's about midnight, so I'll make this short since I have to get up for work in the morning. The venue was outdoors, which was awesome because the weather was perfect. The crowd was really mellow and relaxed. The opening act Calla was pretty good, and Interpol was phenomenal. The sound was great and they had some really cool light effects/video clips all dispersed over six square screens placed in various locations on the stage. It couldn't have gone more perfectly. After the show was over, they played a three song encore. I would definitely go see them again if I got the chance! All in all, the best concert experience I have ever had.

Karoake....Drunk man's best friend? I think not.

Eh. I've been feeling pretty exhausted as of late. Work is getting pretty hectic since everything is getting switched around and communication is apparently, optional. What? Let staff in on what is going on? Why would we do something silly like that?

I find it very annoying when the higher ups of a business choose to use the trickle down effect as a method of informing staff of changes as opposed to having an official meeting/bulletin/email/just anything at all really announcing what the hell is going on. Everything is up in the air, and maybe I'm just being a control freak, but I'd like to know what to expect in the next couple of weeks when I go to work.

Sigh.

In other news I am going to go see Interpol on Wednesday, and I am STOKED! It is going to be awesome, I can hardly wait!

Saturday evening found me attending my very first karoake night at grumpy dave's. I think I may have to go more often, because it is extremely amusing. My throat was actually sore the next day from heckling/cheering on all the terrible karoake(ers?). I've always secretly wanted to do it, but after that display I don't think it will be happening anytime soon! One guy was so drunk, he practically fell asleep on his stool while singing a song by the doobie brothers. Another person chose to do "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" which should never be in any karoake catalog in my opinion, because it's way too fast and is really just chanted anyway.

Has anyone else ever noticed that karoake songs seem to last forever? They sang verses I didn't even know existed!

I need some books to read. Anyone got any suggestions?

5 interview questions

Thanks to Winter for providing the questions!

1. This one’s a two parter:
A. If you could repeal one law currently in existence, what would it be?
The The Patriot Act, because it's smelly.

B. If you could create one law, what would it be?
I'm going to sound like a total fascist here, but I think that people should have to pass a test in order to be allowed to reproduce. Too many dumbasses are having litters of kids while all the smart people are having one, maybe two kids. Watch Idiocracy and you'll see what I mean. I also think that people should have to take parenting classes, since they seem to think that it's the job of teachers, babysitters, T.V and pretty much everyone else except them.

2. Money is no object; describe some standout features of your dream home.
Definitely a huge art studio. My own darkroom, and a space where I could blow glass would be absolute nirvana! I’d love to have a moon garden and a butterfly garden, with some nice water features. And one of those huge libraries like in the movies--the kind with the rolling ladders and a huge fireplace? That would be awesome.

3. If you could have any magic/psychic/super power what would it be?
Flying. Although it would have to be accompanied by invulnerability, so I wouldn’t suffocate/get burned to shit once I got too high up. It would be very freeing because I’d be able to do all sorts of things without having to worry about getting hurt.

4. Tell me about one of your favorite vacations or trips.
It would have to be the trip Eddie and I took to Pennsylvania for our honeymoon. We got to go white water rafting on the Yougheny River and went to see Fallingwater, which was gorgeous. We also played putt putt on an indoor course that looked like the inside of a cave! How often do you get to do that? :)

5. Name the actor you think most overrated and one who is underrated.
Overrated:
Will Smith. Oh hey look! It’s will smith fighting aliens, or will smith fighting robots! How about will smith busting criminals? I’m not saying I don’t like his movies/think he’s funny, I just feel like he’s playing the same character in every single movie. I hear that he is playing the lead role in the upcoming I Am Legend movie, which makes me slightly skeptical. However, I am willing to give it a fair shot. Hopefully it will not be a dissapointment.

Underrated:
Christian Bale, Edward Norton, and Hugh Jackman. All fabulous actors who have done a wide variety of roles. Did anyone see The Machinist? Christian Bale was practically the size of Nicole Richie in that movie. His level of dedication to each of his roles is amazing, and I really love how he brings each character to life. As for Edward Norton, I think his role in American History X speaks for itself. I recently watched The Fountain, and was extremely impressed with Hugh Jackman's performance, he was fantastic.

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Pirate Party!

Today was my 26th birthday. So in celebration, I had a pirate themed birthday party last night.

I initially had some anxiety since it was the first time I'd actually ever had a party at my place. But everyone was great, and most came dressed in their best pirate garb bearing treats and tasty beverages.

If you want to see the rest of my pictures, you can check them out on flickr. I'm going to go to bed now, because I am totally exhausted. Planning your own birthday party is alot of work! :)

"Why is the rum always gone?"

Currently listening to: Pixies-"Where Is My Mind?"

So It Goes

I had to have my other ferret put down today after I got home from work.



Rest in Peace bud. Hope you are happy wherever you are.

Eddie and I went and saw "Sicko" last night with our neighbors.

I cannot stress how disturbing this movie was. It really is disgusting how low insurance companies will stoop to make a buck. I've always thought this of course, but to see it all smashed into a 2 hour long movie, I'll be honest, there were parts that made me cry. I'm not a huge Michael Moore fan (frankly, I find him a bit annoying) but I really think that this is his best film to date. If you get a chance, you should definitely see it. Like, right now.

Lonesome no more!

I've been thinking a lot lately about how detached we've all become. Anymore, a person can pretty much live most days without seeing another soul. Think about it. You can get movies in the mail, and food delivered to you. There's text messaging and email. Everything has become so automated and impersonal.

The other day I was reading a story on yahoo news about a woman in Wichita Kansas that got stabbed and was bleeding to death in the middle of a convenience store. Do you know what the other people in the store did? They walked over her and kept on shopping! One person even took a picture of her with their cellphone! What the hell is wrong with society? Have we become so desensitized that we don't even care when someone else is suffering? Or dying right before our very eyes? It used to be that people worked towards the betterment of their community. Now they only work toward whatever is the biggest payoff to themselves.

I went to go pick up a squirrel for nature's nursery from an elderly couple last month, and they talked my ears off. The woman told me that she had just turned 65. She told me about her daughter buying her first house in Kentucky. How she met her husband. About being in the service. I decided to listen and let the lady talk. Because she seemed so desperate for human interaction. Just someone to listen to what she had to say about life, and to share her thoughts with.

No matter how isolated you get, you still need people eventually. Sure, they drive you crazy sometimes, but I think everyone is hardwired to need other individuals that can relate to them in some way and share their ideas.

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone."

-Kurt Vonnegut

Absente, rug stealing, and chavs.

So it's been brought to my attention that I need to update. Honestly I've been meaning to post, but I just haven't felt compelled to blog about anything.

That changed this weekend.

My friend A had her annual fourth of july barbeque on Saturday. Her theme of choice was chavs. I had never heard of this term until she sent me the link. I of course dressed up for the occasion.




Sexy, innit?

I have never felt more foolish while out in public. We of course made a run to the local liquor store in all of our chav finery and got many curious glances. While perusing the options available, we came across a box labeled "Absente." According to the label, the only difference is the kind of wormwood used. Instead of the banned grande wormwood, they use a southern wormwood. We of course had to buy some.

One of A's guests was a guy she'd met on the internet. He seemed very nice at first. He brought some wine and a cheese platter and appeared to be getting along famously with everyone. I can't remember his name so I'm just going to call him canada from this point on since that's all I remember about him.


Anyways, Canada was very interested in the Absente. Obsessed more like it. He wouldn't stop bugging us about cracking it open, so we finally decided to try it.

It tasted like Jagermeister and burned like whiskey. You could feel it running down your esophagus and into your stomach. It was also 110 proof, so within moments you feel kind of wobbly. It makes you feel nice afterwards though. And very euphoric.

Canada didn't like how strong it was, so he decided to cut his with a hefty amount of Absolut pear flavored vodka. I don't know why he didn't just add more water to it. That would've made sense. We all headed outside to enjoy the firepit. I'm not really sure when we became aware of it, but it was noticed that Canada kept dissapearing. Turns out he had been secretly drinking the absente while everyone else was outside. Needless to say, within about an hour and half, Canada was becoming very innapropriate in addition to puking/shitting his brains out. He eventually left the party all together without even telling anybody. I don't know how he managed to drive, he could barely even walk.

After everyone left, A, her brother, and I decided we wanted to go bowling. Unfortunately, the bowling alley was closed. So we hit the bars. We got a lot of stank eye from the patrons, probably because we were still wearing our sunglasses even though it was dark, like assholes. I liked wearing them so I didn't have to make eye contact with anyone.

Somewhere between the first bar and the second, we came across some rugs laid out randomly on the sidewalk. One was a runner, the other was a mat. They were squishy and looked like fake granite. A decided that she absolutely had to have one of them. We rolled up the runner and tried carrying it, but it proved to be too heavy for the two of us. So we took the smaller one. We left it outside while we went into the second bar. It was completely empty, so after serving us, the bartender went outside for a smoke. A loudly commented that the bartender had "better not steal my rug!" He laughed and told her that he would guard it for us while we were inside.

We probably carried that thing for about three blocks! At which point we became distracted by a fountain in front of a local catholic church and decided to stop and frolic in it. A's brother also took it upon himself to desecrate the church doors. I jokingly said that the church probably had cameras and we would see it on the news the next day with this headline: "Drunken gentleman teabags local church for no apparent reason." At this point we noticed a couple of police cars driving around, so we decided to drop the rug since we felt it would draw unwanted attention.

We did end up making it home okay, and apparently at some point, A stole someone's potted plant from their front yard. Then we stayed up awhile and watched little britain. So ended our evening of debauchery.

We did drive back the next day to see if the rug was still where we'd left it, and it was. I can't believe we picked it up with our bare hands. Then went home and ate potato chips. *shivers*

Point of this long rambling story? Why, nothing at all! I just needed to update! =)