I know I don't get too excited about blogging, but I just finished watching the first episode of Season 5 of Weeds. What happened to this show? It just went completely wacko. But anyhow, the ending reminded me of how much I love this youtube video. Kinda feel like a schoolgirl. Who has this on a rss feed? anyone? let me know!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Swell Season
Tonight I went to the Swell Season concert on a whim. I had bought 6 tickets back when they went on sale shortly after they won the oscar for best song from the movie Once. I knew they'd go quick, and might be able to make a buck or two. So I had always planned on going with two of them. Home repairs took hold, expenses grew, so i sold them all. Fast forward to today. I looked on craigslist, and some guy was looking to get rid of his row B (read 2nd row) for whatever. I offered him face value, and met up in Plymouth in the Target parking lot. It was ironic, as later on during the show, Glen, the main guy from the band, mentioned how they had gone to this 'shop' earlier in the day called... and he paused... "Target." The crowd laughed a good bit, hometown mass retailer joke went over well!
Anywho. It's been a rough last two days for me. The show really made me smile when I needed it. I loved the movie, and the show was a very complimentary experience. I think it was my third favorite movie of last year. Juno was #1, Into the Wild #2, but I loved it. Reminded me of Lost In Translation in the sense that these characters were very rich, yet isolated and unnoticed by many. Both movies, the lead man and woman characters come to a glorious mutual bond/respect/love without any sort of traditional romantic payoff which I think is REALLY cool...
Anywho, not sure where i'm going with this. I think it had something to do with the fact that Glen talked and talked from the heart, and was insanely genuine in both his performance and his words. He talked about the disconnect between the head and the heart and how it can get people in trouble, one often outpacing the other to the detriment of both, and how different people are prone to different bumps in the road along the way depending on which of those two factors is stronger.
I haven't been to a show in too long. Sadly I went to this one solo, all my potential hot dates had prior engagements or already decided that my head heart disconnect was a little too distant. Oh well... Next up, either tuesday night summer league or perhaps Flight of the Conchords. Not gonna lie, row B at the orpheum for a fantastic show was pretty cool. Might just be worth missing the first night of summer league. Is it Business time?
In other news, during the time it took me to put this shoddy blog entry together, I've won $165 in online poker. WOOT!
Anywho. It's been a rough last two days for me. The show really made me smile when I needed it. I loved the movie, and the show was a very complimentary experience. I think it was my third favorite movie of last year. Juno was #1, Into the Wild #2, but I loved it. Reminded me of Lost In Translation in the sense that these characters were very rich, yet isolated and unnoticed by many. Both movies, the lead man and woman characters come to a glorious mutual bond/respect/love without any sort of traditional romantic payoff which I think is REALLY cool...
Anywho, not sure where i'm going with this. I think it had something to do with the fact that Glen talked and talked from the heart, and was insanely genuine in both his performance and his words. He talked about the disconnect between the head and the heart and how it can get people in trouble, one often outpacing the other to the detriment of both, and how different people are prone to different bumps in the road along the way depending on which of those two factors is stronger.
I haven't been to a show in too long. Sadly I went to this one solo, all my potential hot dates had prior engagements or already decided that my head heart disconnect was a little too distant. Oh well... Next up, either tuesday night summer league or perhaps Flight of the Conchords. Not gonna lie, row B at the orpheum for a fantastic show was pretty cool. Might just be worth missing the first night of summer league. Is it Business time?
In other news, during the time it took me to put this shoddy blog entry together, I've won $165 in online poker. WOOT!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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Sunday, December 2, 2007
Super Blind
so i played poker yesterday and did horribly.
The game was structured poorly, and I had very little to do with the structure, but it essentially had a double blind. there was no small blind or big blind--just two blinds of the same amount... so i took to calling the big blind position the super blind. anywhow, i got sucked into stupid poker and lost money. My bad... moving on
I went to the vikings game today with dougie and cory, and we had a fantastic time. The game couldn't have gone any better for the home team as far as I could tell. Very nice. Anyhow, after the game, we went back to Huberts which is strangely enjoyable for having no ambiance other than proximity to the metrodome. Over made up women and over sports out dudes.... but again, strangely enjoyable. So eventually Jason goes to the Wild game to complete his all sports weekend, and Cory and I walk across downtown wandering in search of food...
...and eventually I meet up with Peter and his co-worker and her daughter at the Brave Combo concert. I think this is the fourth time I've seen them, all in December, taking place likely four times over the past five or six years. The first time I saw them, it was at First Ave, and that was fantastic....
Last year, it was at the Cedar Cultural Center which is an admirable yet strange venue.... didn't love the show...
This year, I was a bit lubed up on arrival due to the vikings game, but that only proved to enhance the experience. I'm a big fan of dancing alone in my living room and in the car to a cranked song, but leary of dancing in a crowd....
Eleanor (who is Liz's daughter) was a great dance partner... and I stumbled into another more eligible (semmingly) bachelorette and had a phenominal time dancing the night away... but after cutting a serious rug etc... found out that my dance hall crashing partner was married.... and a lot older than I would have ever imagined to be.
Both of these things were shocking, and the former saddening, as i'm not out to steal a married chick, but anyhow....
Brave Combo is amazing.
Next up, Lemonheads Dec 10 @ The Varsity Theatre
The game was structured poorly, and I had very little to do with the structure, but it essentially had a double blind. there was no small blind or big blind--just two blinds of the same amount... so i took to calling the big blind position the super blind. anywhow, i got sucked into stupid poker and lost money. My bad... moving on
I went to the vikings game today with dougie and cory, and we had a fantastic time. The game couldn't have gone any better for the home team as far as I could tell. Very nice. Anyhow, after the game, we went back to Huberts which is strangely enjoyable for having no ambiance other than proximity to the metrodome. Over made up women and over sports out dudes.... but again, strangely enjoyable. So eventually Jason goes to the Wild game to complete his all sports weekend, and Cory and I walk across downtown wandering in search of food...
...and eventually I meet up with Peter and his co-worker and her daughter at the Brave Combo concert. I think this is the fourth time I've seen them, all in December, taking place likely four times over the past five or six years. The first time I saw them, it was at First Ave, and that was fantastic....
Last year, it was at the Cedar Cultural Center which is an admirable yet strange venue.... didn't love the show...
This year, I was a bit lubed up on arrival due to the vikings game, but that only proved to enhance the experience. I'm a big fan of dancing alone in my living room and in the car to a cranked song, but leary of dancing in a crowd....
Eleanor (who is Liz's daughter) was a great dance partner... and I stumbled into another more eligible (semmingly) bachelorette and had a phenominal time dancing the night away... but after cutting a serious rug etc... found out that my dance hall crashing partner was married.... and a lot older than I would have ever imagined to be.
Both of these things were shocking, and the former saddening, as i'm not out to steal a married chick, but anyhow....
Brave Combo is amazing.
Next up, Lemonheads Dec 10 @ The Varsity Theatre
Monday, November 26, 2007
Varying Degrees of Epiphany
So I've had a lot of stuff go down in the last few weeks. I had a few thoughts awhile back that I meant to put down and sorta draw out all the wonderful things going on... but I think i was a little too high on life to focus my energies...
Anyhow...
A few things bullet style
-Saw the movie "Into the Wild"
-saw the movie "Control"
-saw Cloud Cult live on a weekday for free at the Varsity
-watched "Batman Begins" again
-got a new job that is so far quite interesting, and has room for upward mobility
-got a new ipod
-Lisa had a kid
These all are/were/continue to be fantastic in their own strangely unique and personal ways.
I have no unifying thoughts. Life a new, life revisited... pleasant surprise.
Anyhow...
A few things bullet style
-Saw the movie "Into the Wild"
-saw the movie "Control"
-saw Cloud Cult live on a weekday for free at the Varsity
-watched "Batman Begins" again
-got a new job that is so far quite interesting, and has room for upward mobility
-got a new ipod
-Lisa had a kid
These all are/were/continue to be fantastic in their own strangely unique and personal ways.
I have no unifying thoughts. Life a new, life revisited... pleasant surprise.
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