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Well, it’s almost 5pm, so it’s time that I start getting ready to head out with Lisa for our weekend trip to Niagara Falls! Just kidding, I’m almost ready. But it’s not like I started before 2 this afternoon. Actually, at lunch time I decided I would finally head out to get my car’s oil changed. Excellent timing – every road I was on seemed to have massive slow downs. They even had a sign up before the Willow Street bridge saying that work was going to start on the 16th and to expect delays. Of course since the sign was about 10 feet in front of the bridge and I had been sitting in traffic for 20 minutes already, I was pretty set for that delay. At least Magic Touch was the fastest lube job I ever had (now doesn’t that sound dirty). Of course, they don’t bother with all those extra things that Jiffy Lube does: “Would you like your spark plugs rotated?” “Steering wheel waxed?” “We’re running a special this month – $79.95 to have sugar put in your gas tank and boost your car’s energy – you interested?” They’re not really that bad, but I’m an idiot. Some grease monkey tells me that it’s gonna cost 200 bucks to re-seal my odometer and I’ll fall for it. Not really his fault – I’m just a different sort of geek.
Continue reading “And away we go”

Something really terrible happened tonight. Chris, Lisa, and I went to see eugene at the Green Rock Tap & Grill. Everything was going great until the end of the second set. In an attempt to get the crowd into the show, Dom started to climb up onto the stool. He lost his balance and fell into the small drum kit, and in the process broke the neck of his best (and most expensive) acoustic guitar. It’s really a shame, and all I can say is that I hope it gets fixed – we’re here for you.

One of the main reasons I started this blog was so that I could talk about all the music I listen to and shows I go to, yet I rarely get around to that. Ok, it’s time to change that around. Last night was a real reminder of why I love going to see performances all the time. After getting some Tasti-D-Lite at the Frozen Monkey, I headed down to the Artkore Open Mic with Lisa and her friend Michelle. It was really great timing because who was there but my good friends, My Pocket Zoo. I had spent the better part of yesterday sorting thru my photos to get ready for a “reboot” of my gallery and was bummed that it’s been so long since I’ve seen those guys play. Well, they rocked the house so much that people demanded that they be allowed to play a third song (non-featured performers are limited to 2 songs or about 10 minutes for poetry/spoken word/comedy). They kicked off with an awesome version of “Starfish” only to follow up with their classic cover song “Like a Virgin” at the behest of bassist Alan Tepper. After lot’s of chanting and screaming, they came back with a highly energetic rendition of “Ukelele Boy Band.” Life is sweet. If you’ve never heard of these guys, or none of this makes any sense, make sure to check out their website and download some mp3’s.
Continue reading “Not enough music”

In case anyone hadn’t figured out by now – I LOVE CHICK-FIL-A! They have chicken nuggets there that could rival the greatest chef’s work out of Paris. he is a freak (that was Lisa, and she initially called me a “frek” – I’ll have to research what that might mean). I’m serious, if I could eat just one food for the rest of my life it would be the #4 with a 12 pack and Dr. Pepper. they are very yummy (guess who…). Anywho, their website rocks! And I just found out that they have the coolest feature I’ve ever seen – a Trip Planner. That’s right, you put in your start and finish locations and it tells you, not only how to get there, but where there are Chick-fil-A’s along the way. This is how I’ll be planning all of my trips from now on!

Mmmm, Rosemont Shiraz. It’s my favorite wine. Last night after watching Bowling for Columbine at the park (which should be a separate post), Lisa, Mike, and I convinced a friend to come back for a glass of wine and some chit-chat. The fact that I had an open bottle of the afforementioned varietal was more than enough to convince her. Even better yet, she mentioned that the A&P was having a sale on it, so I was able to pick up a few bottles at $7.99 each. That’s a real bargain, and certainly made my day.
Continue reading “Vino”

The evil empire has fallen quite a bit from their lofty 20-4 start, and this latest debacle handed them by the Astros is another low point for me to enjoy. Nevermind the fact that this took a record 6 pitchers, it’s the first no-hitter against the Yanks in 45 years – that’s 6980 games! And it’s been over 50 years since this happened in Yankee Stadium. The one thing I can say about the Yanks is that they certainly handled the loss with some class:

By the time the Astros returned to their clubhouse, the Yankees had left bottles of Mumms champagne in front of the lockers of all six pitchers.

Continue reading “How the mighty hath fallen”

Ah, just going through my old links and found one of my favorites. Cockeyed.com justifiably won the latest People’s Voice award for personal site at the 7th AnnualWebbys (although I don’t understand why NobodyHere won the Editor’s Choice). If you do nothing else today, at least read the How Much Is Inside? section.

My brain wants to squeeze out my ears, drive to VH1 headquarters, and kill the list makers. They’ve supposedly come up with the Top 100 Greatest Songs of the Last 25 Years. The problems only begin by the fact that Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was named number one. Let’s move down to 4 and notice Eminem. Hmm, ok, he sucks but is popular so he should have a song on there, but 4?!?! And why does he have another song at 85?!?! I think I need to make up some lists of what’s wrong with this list.
Continue reading “Top who of the what now?!?!”

And the winner of the tournament won the controllers that were opened for the tournament (worth $80), and $20 in cash. Second place was a can of coke and an autographed picture of The Gord. Third place was $20.

The Gord likes to remind people that second place is just the first loser.

Sometimes I wish I was in a position to truly frustrate morons. Thank you for the laughter Gord. And congratulations, Acts of Gord has become the first link in my new Humor section!

Ok, I combined the 2 layouts I was working on and came up with this new design. I was thinking of holding a contest and people could vote on it, but then I remembered that I’m pretty much the only person who reads this (besides my roommate) – so that would have made for some really lame results. Instead I could just knock on his door. But I think he’s asleep, so now I’m stuck with this. Oh the horror. If only I could change it if I decided it was crap… I hope you all enjoy my new “Diner” scheme.