So I’m completely embarrassed. I went out for a cigarette and randomly standing there, I heard a song playing in a backyard across the alley. I wasn’t sure if it was a recording or someone playing, so I kinda wandered over to see what the deal was. Turns out someone … More
September 30, 2004
September 28, 2004
So I got the weirdest guestbook signing today. It’s quite confusing. At first I thought it was spamming punters, but I think it’s real, as they didn’t have a link to a website. Here it is:
I am NeeNee’s mom and I find your comments
on Queer eye hilarious!!!!!
valerie
So, that’s awesome that … More
I promise to only do this once… or thrice more, but, ahem:
Las Vegas is so good every week. The plotlines are a mixture of clever and funny, whoever’s writing for the show has spot-on dialogue and wittiness, and the actor’s are consistently… consistent. Just… watch the show, dammit. I don’t … More
So Willy from Real World just said, and I quote, “But the Mall of America is the coolest. I used to work there.”
Willy, I liked you, but the honeymoon period is over.
We used to (okay, I still do) call that monstrosity the Sprawl of America. I hate that place. It … More
September 27, 2004
On my way home tonight, I was going through a residential area and saw something in the middle of the road. So I stopped abruptly. It was a baby bunny. Just a little thing. And it wasn’t moving. Meaning it was caught in my headlights. I wasn’t sure what to … More
September 26, 2004
This is incredibly long. Skip it if you get bored easily.
On to interesting (to me) stories. I went to Lund’s on Saturday and was paying for groceries when I noticed my bagger-guy was singing to himself softly. Bottom line: if you sing out loud ever, I like you. Music is … More
September 25, 2004
Chip and Kim, winners of the Amazing Race, were on The Late Late Show last night. I taped it because The Thrills were on, and I was fast-forwarding to their performance when I noticed the couple. So I watched.
I LOVE Chip and Kim. Don’t get me wrong, I realize that … More
Alright, as you may or may not know, today is Music and/or Storybook Thursday and/or Friday. I’m also feeling chatty, so you might want to jump down a bit if you’re looking for the music. I have some Wilco, Son Volt, and Uncle Tupelo.
First to get my random ramble out … More
September 24, 2004
So I have had trouble sleeping as of late. That’s life, right?
Right. Anyway I am up and it’s after midnight. I was flipping channels and thought I’d check out the artists on the various late night talk shows. Nelly was listed as being on The Late Late Show, so I … More
September 23, 2004
Random personal things I don’t usually post:
So, I’ve been having an extremely stressful life as of late. I was going to post why, but I have changed my mind. Y’all don’t really need to hear about my personal crap. To sum up, I’m stressed.
But driving home from work today, “Float … More
September 21, 2004
CHIP AND KIM WON! CHIP AND KIM WON! CHIP AND KIM WON!
COLIN AND CHRISTY LOST! COLIN AND CHRISTY LOST! COLIN AND CHRISTY LOST!
I have never been so satisfied with an Amazing Race ending ever. Amanda was convinced that Colin and Christy would pull it off. But no.
Chip and … More
September 20, 2004
So I’m watching the Emmy’s. Out of the corner of my eye I think I caught two men kiss, one of them going up to accept an Emmy. The award is for best director[?] and he says: “Thanks to my husband, Mark… Someday you will hopefully make an honest husband … More
September 19, 2004
If you break out in tears after your boss gives you a snarky response, you’re too stressed out.
I’m too stressed out.
But I won’t dwell. Instead, I’ll ramble.
I wrote earlier about waking up in the middle of the night and catching Fear and Loathing. For some reason, I could not for … More
So I have been getting some response to posting Tim Easton, Jay Farrar, and Jeff Tweedy MP3s. So I am going to post them more often than I have been. They’ll go up on Friday. Here’s the deal: if you download these songs, I ask that you please download a … More
September 18, 2004
Ah, Saturday. First: random thoughts. Second: random Music and/or Storybook Thursday and/or Friday Day story.
It is a lovely day and everyone single person in Minneapolis is outside. Honestly. I love this town. I went apartment hunting with my mom earlier. She hasn’t had an apartment since I was 2. She … More
September 17, 2004
It’s 4 am and I can’t sleep. So I’m up and watching Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro do a fabulous job, and Chris Meloni does too.
September 16, 2004
Tonight on Method and Red:
Method: How do you keep a black man in prison?
Red: Re-elect Bush.
Method: We can’t wait until November.
Mama: From what I’ve seen on Oz, honey, prison don’t calm a person down.
HA!
Today was a crappy day. I woke up and looked at the clock. 11:30.
The day just got worse. Unsurprisingly. And it was a crappy, rainy day. So leaving work tonight I was feeling sorry for myself.
As I crossed over Minnehaha, I saw police, ambulance, and a fire truck up … More
September 15, 2004
I’m not sure where this is going, but I couldn’t sleep last night and I was flipping channels. I found Flogging Molly on some late night talk show. At first, I thought, “That CAN NOT be Flogging Molly.”
Flogging Molly.
Cool.
September 14, 2004
So both Las Vegas and North Shore are back today. North Shore was just confusing, but okay overall. Very intrigue-heavy.
And Las Vegas… I forgot how much I like that show. Tonight they had Brian Callen and two Deluise Brothers plus a rather touching plotline dealing with post-traumatic stress. The last … More
OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. I think that’s Badly Drawn Boy from The Hour of Bewilderbeast in the end of LAX. WOW.
If I had to pick an artist I would NEVER expect to hear in a TV show? Badly Drawn Boy. Especially since Bewilderbeast came out in 2000. … More
September 13, 2004
So REASON #36 I HATE UPTOWN: The Streets.
Driving down Uptown residential streets, there are cars parked on each side of the road, and the road is rather narrow. Trying to navigate around oncoming traffic can be nerve-wracking. Often you have to edge into an empty parking spot to let oncoming … More
September 11, 2004
I am stress personified. And when I am stressed, music helps. So it’s Music Friday today. I have decided that we now have Music and/or Storybook Day on Thursday and/or Friday.
So, as always, if you like something, buy the album and support the artists.
As promised last week, I will post … More
September 7, 2004
Random thoughts:
On the way home from my mom’s, I was contemplating my absolute hatred of Uptown, and realized that the Twin Cities has some of the weirdest named neighborhoods. Uptown, Tangletown, Frogtown, and Dinkytown.
That’s right. Dinkytown. Who names these places?
The host from Bands Reunited on VH1 is not only highly … More
September 5, 2004
I heard a weird noise in a dumpster next to my apartment as I was walking by today. I figured if it wasn’t my imagination it was an animal. But I was kind of nevous that if I let it out it would turn on me. There’s not much room … More