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footprints

2008-12-12T13:20:00.000-06:00

have you ever done that survey/questionaire thing that lets you know how big your foot is? or the mark it makes in/on the environment in your life's wake, rather.
trod on and see!

i like THIS site for the checking!

uh oh: if everyone on the planet lived my lifestyle, we would need: 3.76 earths.

well, i'm doing better than the average - must be all that vegetarian, bussing, & tini condo-ing i do! warming my place by running the shower set to lava-hot probably wouldn't be endorsed, however.

this couple's minimalistic lifestyle can't leave much of even a baby dent! holy.

top 89 of '08

2008-12-09T11:15:00.006-06:00

vote on the current HERE!

this is my completed ballot, not to sway you or anything so that MY favs win.

er, maybe a lil.

... in no particular order, and perhaps forgetting some (ack!) and tossing some preference to the local acts!

Solid Gold Bodies Of Water
Doomtree Doomtree
Cloud Cult Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
Tricky Knowle West Boy
The Helio Sequence Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Jack Penate Matinee
Death Cab For Cutie Narrow Stairs
MGMT Oracular Spectacular
Kings Of Leon Only By The Night
The Bird & The Bee Please Clap Your Hands EP
Nine Inch Nails The Slip
Santogold Santogold
Annuals Such Fun
Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid
Fleet Foxes S/T
Goldfrapp Seventh Tree
Louis XIV Slick Dogs And Ponies
Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
Atmosphere When Life Gives You Lemons…
The Ting Tings We Started Nothing

what you thinkin?

heels are bad & you know it. but, so comedy, too.

2008-10-21T18:05:00.001-05:00

they are so high. so wibblie. so wobblie. so crap-i'm-going-down! ...twice.

-that video is only made funnier by the fact that the audience is laughing at the poor chick.
and announcers on allllll sorts of news broadcasts. it's not a normal funny fall. it's like a jaggedy avalanche, wicked-witch-of-the-west-melting kind of crumble.

i don't plan on this happening to me, at least not unless i'm on glare ice. or, of course, in the case i would ever be drunk.
why is this not in my plan? because i no wear heels! my arches are a mile high, so those things & i, sadly, don't get along.

so don't go there, kids. stay safe & healthy. at least, most of the time, biffing only when it's attributable to the cocktail. careful, those feetsies gots to get you around for a bunches of years!

bobbi gets all politicalie

2008-10-07T21:13:00.013-05:00

oh sarah! i saw your acceptance speech - you're so bold, so fierce, so snotty.

...which is to say, i love you! and lets be friends, please.

BUT

-thanks be given to faye for the forward!
did palin really answer the economic-crisis-topical question posed at the first debate with an (approximate) "at the next soccer game, ask the mom next to you what they think about it. i bet they have some concerns?" she did.
and questions requiring specific answers were thrown back with a (again, wildly approximately): "we're mavericks and we'll do what we need to do to get it done!" point is, tina wasn't much off.
which stems from this wonderful tidbit by my lovely, favorite, tina fey, on snl. ah, the Funny.

-soon-to-be-a-wearer of this T!

my "day" be nearly here

2008-10-07T20:12:00.004-05:00

my bday, my Bday!!!
friday: it's my actual Day (for those of you that don't know *sigh* it's on the 10th. of oct), but the cold war kids are Pretty important. i will be in attendance at their fineline show. for those of you coming to this already sold out show, YEAH!

if you wanna join, craigslist is where it's at - caitlin just got 2 tix on there for 20/each...

if not and you still want to meet up beforehand for apps/drinks somewhere downtown, lemme tell you all about the agenda...

i'll be over at nami at 5:00. please join! their HH lasts til 7 & it ain't half bad, really. after this we can wander over to rosen's. again there's a HH - leave it to me to find em :)

prolly head to fineline around 930. four hours of cocktails before the show?! someone force-feed me water Once in a while, por favor

saturday: this will be an action-packed day, comprised of lotsa Fun, FUN. for Some reason i'm planning on getting up super early, but i think it'll be worth it. the first stop? HERE!
we'll hit up quang for lunch (noonish).
then off to the ...(gasp!) burbs (1:30ish): maze O' corn!
there may be a flask in the pocket. byoWhatever, iffin you want! i'm pretty sure none of you think this Won't be an absolute ball.

after this we've been invited over to roxanne & troy's new pad over in that hood for an app/drinkity. her addy? 20130 Lake Ridge Drive Prior Lake, MN 55372
upon our return to the lovely city, we'll hit up a park, a slice of za, maybe a 40 & some bocci. who's got croquet?!
likely we'll all need some rest after all that blazin' great nonsense. go home. watch some tv. clean up. make out. grab some dinner. we'll meet back up around 9:30ish.
where? i dunno. prolly uptown, maybe oktoberfest, possibly downtown. you know the date & time & approx location. major specifics to follow...
and "follow," it does. with:

it has come to my attention that the best of all worlds can be found in the warehouse district! something new, something old, something tired & something blue (or however that goes along). -respectively; the loopity, club yager, bunkers & (our primary location!) baba(b)lu(e)!

i'ma dork. here we will shimmy, slide, spin and shake the night aWay. But, should some of us be dying for a lil action other than the salsa sort, we're so close to so much!
now, i know most people don't make a birthDay into a weekend, but i've got some folk in from outta town & some that can't make it saturday & some (one. nikki! and lucas?! (major pipe dream ;)) that is in both categories. the events continue...

sunday: the vikings SUCK, but we'll temper that crap with a screwdriver/etc and a pineapple pizza at the park tavern.

how's about this ancient soap factory (one given a bit of a make-over), then later? ...or some other time - i hear it's creepy good.
well, something will happen - gotta be a good host, after all!
anyway, come for some, come for none (you Suck!) or velcro yourself to me for the stint!

where i been?!

2008-10-07T20:00:00.001-05:00

i was out of work for 4 weeks. i didn't post for 4 weeks. coincidence?

...i think not ;)

good Time to roll on, good Time to roll on, good Time to roll on (and so on and so on...)

2008-08-25T10:58:00.002-05:00

due to (a simply f-ing awesome time at) wefest last year, i missed TWO, count em 2!, kings of leon shows at first ave. this year, they shall not be slipping, sliding or shimmieing past me (nor you?). i have 3 sets of tix (psssst: 5 of which i won't be using!) for the nov 1 show at the orpheum theater. who's in?!
KOL looked, has looked for years, like this. very 90's!

but they've since upDated! yummers.well, when trying to directly post the video link from youtube it says it's no longer avail, but then i go there and watch it (a minimum of 12 times in a row, each time). meh - i'll just offer it to you Like This... as long as you're getting there!
you have to listen to the new single, too. it's called 'sex on fire.' need i say more?! no. so GO!

a salute, a roast, an apology (sorta)

2008-08-05T12:40:00.001-05:00

Caitlin! happy ante(now-several-days-post)date birthday!!! i won't be around this (last) weekend, regrettably so, but also (for other reasons) i'm elated - more to come on that...

for now, i'll just say:

(and had i posted this before leaving town, i Would have! perhaps there's some memorable something about being the Last to well wish?)

the gal said it herself. in some myspace survey thing. funny and True!

also true, although not as funny:

last year we met up at the imperial room moments after 35 descended into the mississippi. apparently caitlin got lost and nearly drove over that bridge right about the time it went down. a sign we need to get this lady a gps? who's in?

seriously:

it's so sporadic these days. maybe she just thought it was getting too complicated? maybe she no longer feels that way about me? maybe I'm the one getting too old for her? blerg!
my bed partner of years past, you're welcome back anytime (if the space is free, that is).

it's (was) your day! go get stuff to make you feel pretty. important. anything but ancient! :)

or have someone else do it for you & don't feel bad!

ashes to ashes, i all fall Down

2008-07-25T10:20:00.000-05:00

no one can accuse Me of being incident prone (example 1, example 2) ...Example 3!!!
well, i was pretty zipped (wink wink & a ha ha, C), which came from throwing back a couple glasses of wine on an otherwise empty and growling stomach, but Still! i mean how many'a time have i been in said state and Not fallen? millions.
that last stair just leapt at me!
that ...ORrrrrr blame can be laid upon the glimmering, darting black cat under foot, the sparkly shiny rhinestone sandals reflecting in my eyes, Else the sparks from the grillin action. perhaps?!?
probably not.

PLUG alert:

the ting tings will be playing at the varsity on august 4th. they don't suck. this song&video you will love? yes, yes you will. then there's an award for the lowest budget for the best song going TO... but, whatever. see you there!

oh and (a random thought alert!), i take that back! death cab's new album (narrow stairs) might be the best yet (it's battling for first in my mind with plans).

-ThisAlertHasBeenBroughtToYouByBD-YER-RADIO

i've been jones-ed after!

2008-07-17T11:08:00.001-05:00

i may have been told most recently that someone's been jonesing for me. very generally, i coulda told you what that meant, but now i know just how much that meant/means? ...according to the urban dictionary, anyway:

jones crack hanging nico streashing jizz craving drugs malorni fiending addiction withdrawl jonesin' taboo excited enthusiastic feen itching fiend forbidden like a jew on shrimp sperm joneser indiana jones

1. to have a strong need, desire, or craving for something. see also: jones (desire for something that may be sought irrespective of the consequences...)
ex: sheeeit beeeitch after smokin' dat weed i'm jonesing for some grub! shaniqua is mad jonesing for rasheed, dat bitch follow him around everywhere.

2. craving; wanting

ex: i'm jonesing for some sushi.

3. the act of needing something badly. usually related to chemical dependency.
ex: i've been jonesing for a joint all day.

let's summarize! i've been compared to sushi & drugs (both Highly addictive (and scrumptiously yummy!?!)) AND needed/wanted at most any cost...

so, am i flattered?
hellz yeah :)

does that pic indicate a joneser? probably not quite... -it'll be my lil spin (assumption) that that's what it Must mean.

oh Baby, oh Honey

2008-07-10T13:15:00.006-05:00

props to lucas for throwing me this song yesterday! i cannot stop playing her!!!
it's been coined one "smooth summer groove," very aptly.
their myspace page would do a fine job entertaining you with 7 other songs, as well.
this video is a huge disgrace (to the song, to my eyes, to the world!), however, and minimization is vehemently recommended.
who wants to sway with me?!?!
there ya go... :)

july, the four

2008-07-03T11:00:00.003-05:00

you should see this office. it's pathetic in a red/white/blue streamer, plastic flag on a stick, patriotic t-shirt kind of way. i'm embarrassed... but, Happy Holiday!

the plan: kirsten, dan & i are getting in a vehicle, 1 hour from now and we're zipping on down to chicago :) i believe we are going to ... well, i have NO idea what we're doing. it's been promised that a fabulous agenda has been laid out. -including fun in the summer sun at the beach!

likely the cocktails will flow, as well. dan may be training for a triathalon, but i know i'm not! now, i just need RW&B dealies (i'll get pics) to wear on my head :)

and even though i'm very, super & completely unimpressed by firework displays, they'll be out in full force. i'll turn my back on them. i promise.

pappy's day!

2008-06-11T16:13:00.010-05:00

while not the sweetest ways to say "i love you" to dad, they are sure to pull out a giggle!
so, Paul (mi papa!):

-which is a good thing!

I can only wish this had been the case:

-i actually had to figure this out waaaaay too early on :( being treated (and acting!) like spoiled brat woulda been nice. ah, who are we kidding i could have NEVER pulled That off - i much too strawberriesNsugar-like.

when you've been raised by your father & he's been around you your whole life, this is just funny.

-even more gooder when he's your biological father! thanks dad, for being "like" a dad!

and this just tickles me. rather, i'm not being tickled any longer...

-mom was on the phone with me a while ago, back when derek/cami were still pregnant and i happened to be at their place. she says at the end of the conversation: "ok. we'll talk soon. tell derek & cami i love them ... *pause* oh! and you, too!" blerg. i can't compete with this perfect lil nuclear family. a grandchild blows i-have-Another-date-tonight right clear out of the water, apparently. i'm screwed. (at least!)

i was a year early. not unwanted, but...
birth control pills ain't 100% ;) hmmmm ... noted.

koop - island blues. not a'gonna make ME blue

2008-06-11T11:51:00.000-05:00

so i heard koop’s “summer sun” on the current this morning and was reminded how much i like her ("her" being Yukimi Nagano). the choice was made to check out her myspace page and see what the lady has been up to recently. i watched this lovely video on her page and have made some decisions:

more colorful eye shadow will be worn, i simply must start smoking – it’s now hot - who knew!, much-less is much-more when it comes to clothing (just revisiting ... stressing this point), busting out my clarinet is a Superb idea, much needed is a couple transgender “ladies” to watch out for me, my room needs a green light, i will never cry over a boy ever again & koop will be listened to … often.

the spinto band

2008-05-27T10:34:00.001-05:00

these kids opened for rilo kiley at first ave last thurs. the ultimate entertainment! they rival the hives lunacy, actually. whatever they were on ... i want some!

how to set up your own blind dates: by jen

2008-05-13T12:00:00.002-05:00

my date 3 sundays ago was sooooo fun. and, strangely, successful! that is until my date decided to go onto the second date of the day. one i was not invited to. *tear*
we walked over to calhoun and strode around the lake. conversation was great. the fresh spring air so invigorating and so very welcomed back into our lives after a long winter. it was only 40 some degrees, but the sun was out, along with 2 million bikers/walkers/runners/rollerbladers and 3 million doggies. then, back at date's place wine was poured and waffles were made. next off to azia for an end-of-HH cocktail. then i got ditched! actually, my date, jen, had a date. a real date. the above is mostly a digression of the good day i had. my point being:

one way to get a blind date is to go out to the bars after drinking ... drinking plenty. pick the hottest man out of the crowd, then go over to him and suavely chat him up for a while. by bar time he'll definitely be wanting more. you will exchange numbers. you will leave the bar, go home with friends, order pizza, drink a little more and pass out on the couch with a wine glass in hand. the next day you'll brush off the crust flakes, get a text and be like: who this? a trail of spotty memories will seep back into your head. you will call your friends and together you will piece together the majority of the evening, at least the high(low?)lights. wholla! super cute agenda for the evening.

although this suggestion is not without flaws and is laced with good odds of several potential disasters, good stories will flow and i like that!

ok. i'm hooked

2008-05-12T11:10:00.004-05:00

so i met her. let's just say, i will be putting more than 3000 miles on my car this year. i am in love. yup.

finally ... she's arrived! and just (not) in time, that little shit ;)

2008-05-09T16:09:00.007-05:00

mya jo dahlstrom joined the not-in-the-womb, cold, harsh world thursday may 1 at 404 am.
awe....
unfortunately, this little lady was born just 3 hours before my plane left, so i have yet to meet her. that stinker - already messing up the agenda! suppose there is a LOT more of that to come - wheeeeeee.
as i was leaving derek&cami's abode tuesday evening, i asked, quite politely, if cami could just go into labor that evening so i wouldn't miss the big moment. well, she went along with the plan, just a little too slowly for my so OH so important schedule. i was allowed to stop by the hospital After cami got her epidural and was sedate/mellow/decently happy. i won't post the pic i took of she and i, even though i want to, as per her wishes/demands/deathThreats. lemme get to the point, the cutie, the Pictures:

i'm guessing this is napping? probably.

perhaps after a bath? we'll go with that.

i'll be consistent and suggest more napping. babies do this a lot i hear, so odds are!

eyes seems to be open, so this must be sitting-there-being-100%-helpless?

i'm off to meet the small tike in a couple minutes. wish me luck - first impressions can be killer if not pulled off flawlessly.

probably don't need to mention this, BUT:

More to Come on This Subject ;)

SUCK IT, Monkeys ... I'M Going RePublican!

2008-04-30T09:18:00.006-05:00

dominican republican, that is.

enjoy your drizzly, drab high of (maybe) 60 degree week, bitches!

my all inclusive, cocktail laced week at a lovely 5 star resort shouldn't suck. too much.

fyi: there's still room in my bed for a +1. ah, i'll a cabana boy'll work out just fine...

i'm actually going here for a friend's wedding. shadia and i were roommates nearly 10 years ago, my first year down in minneapolis, my first year at the UofMN. while she's been in chi town for 7 or so years, we've kept in touch and i really wanted to make this trip happen. these types of resorts are 1. romantic, 2. expensive, 3. lonely, iffin you have no one to travel with. why am i going??? how am i going???

i'm so maternal and love children so much, so i'm part-time nannying two&a half year old twins!!!

i know, i know! you're thinking, those poor children - they won't survive a day, much less a week... well, let's hope this comes not to that. we fly in tomorrow and my duties are limited to helping out on the plane (which is Great cause i NEED distractions while in the air, as we all know, i'm terrified!), then i'm free for the evening. i get the lil rascals friday night (and 3 other nights of 7) for all of 3 conscious evening hours while maNpa do dinnerNsuch. the wedding is sat and i get to help out during the ceremony, since ma is in the wedding as sister of bride, then i'm free. 1 daytime round-them-up-and-don't-kill-them session will occur midweek. ...das it.

oh yeah, and (breaking all sorts of guinness world records) there will be nearly 100 in attendance for this crazy, unprecedented (size-wise) destination wedding. grandma will be hovering, aunts and friends will be doting, i will be surrounded by various assistants. that reminds me (as if it hadn't crossed my mind) F the cabana boy - groom jeremy has a ton of friends going... where was i going with this before daydreaming sidetracked me? ummmm i got it - all that said, breaking this down by the hour, i think i'm clearly a winner!

shall report on the week after it goes down :)

it's an addiction. of love.

2008-04-21T16:51:00.012-05:00

here's a plug for one of the top sitcome comedies EVER!

jack: lemon, women your age are more likely to be mauled at the zoo than get married.

lemon: good to see you! bye!

lemon: didn’t that mom turn out to be a prostitute?

jack: that doesn’t mean she can’t be a wonderful, loving MILF.

tracy: you don’t have to live your life like this – you can be a freaky deaky AND do data entry!

lemon: weddings are so weird, this veil costs more than my couch.

cerie: is that comedy or do you really have a 300 hundred dollar couch?

lemon: both.

lemon: this is my year. I mean Floyd’s moving on. I’m moving on, too. I’m just doing it in my own order, I’m gonna get the wedding dress, and then I’m gonna have a baby, and then I’m gonna die, and then I’m gonna meet a super cute guy in heaven!

lemon: no, that’s not a thing - you can’t be gay for just one person. unless, you’re a lady …and you meet ellen.

tracy: jack, have you ever been to knuckle beach? it’s a totally different world. a world where orange soda is an acceptable substitute for breast milk.

tracy: BUSH?!? now, I don’t want to go off on a rant here. (silence)

frank: I’d like to make an announcement! I just want to say that I’m really sorry for whatever I’m going to do at the party tonight, and I forgive all of you in advance for leaving me passed out by the elevator in my own gravy.

kenneth: Dot Com, I have an idea.

dot com: well, I don’t know, but it’s worth a shot.

jack: what are you doing in the city? are you drawn to the fallic nature of our skyline?

jack: so what do you do with your money? put it into a 401K?

lemon: yeah, I’ve gotta get one of those…

jack: what? where do you invest your money, liz?

lemon: I have like 12 grand in checking.

jack: are you an immigrant?

jenna: …but I’m on tv!

head page: I Said Good Day!

jenna: no you didn’t.

head page: well, I meant to.

jack: never go with a hippie to a second location.

kenneth: no sir, this is my mistake. I will replace your pants.
jack: They cost 25 hundred dollars.

kenneth: I will find your pants.

lemon: I don’t want to be racist, but that pita pocket might be a terrorist! does that sound racist?

jack: thank you for an incredible night.
cc: really? did you have a good time, cause I really did.

jack: unbelievably good … and thank you for letting me try that thing I tried. I’m sorry I dropped you.

cc: no, no – it was great. I mean, who knew that ottoman had wheels, right?

2 minutes later…
jack: gave her the ottoman and she walked out.

jack: harlem?
cc: I’m working out of the Clinton offices for a few weeks - I’m helping hillary retool her universal healthcare platform.

jack: god, I want to kiss you on the mouth right now to stop you from saying such ridiculous things.

lemon: oh, it’s worse from behind. I’m on it.
jack: she needs to loose 30 pounds or gain 60. anything in between has no place in television.

lemon: I can’t believe I missed you.

jonathan: jerry Seinfeld is here to see you.

jack: you told me he was in Europe … does he look upset?

jonathan: he looks the way you did when I tried to hold your hand on the jet.

seinfeld: here’s some business, how ‘bout I buy NBC and turn it into the biggest lane bryant in midtown.

jack: HA AH! jerry come on, you gonna buy NBC like you’ve 4 million dollars just laying arou…

lemon: no one cares. move. you’re blocking me. I’m trying to get somewhere real!

indexed

2008-04-11T17:55:00.001-05:00

well, once again the weekend is here! a hooray! and ... a plan:

hopefully this won't be necessary after by monday. no, the alcohol will take care of the need for laxatives, i'm 30 so pimples are few and far between - if i can stay away from the luce around 2am, anyway, & i'm not dignifying the other with any mention :p

the one night stand often equates the position of the ski lift:

i should rethink...
why i must resort to the first index card.* blerg.

* this is not true. but funny.

where have i been??? you ask... IM-ING!

2008-04-11T16:33:00.006-05:00

i've discovered the gmail instant messaging service and
it.
is.
good.
it's really been a hectic, confusing, entertaining, story-filled and wild few weeks - it must be talked (typed) all out, constantly. caitlin and i are likely to be "let go" soon, but it has been worth it. lots. i'd paste a string of the hours and hours and hours of chatter, but to protect the annonimity of others (actually, ourselves because of the wrong, negative and dirty things we mention :)
anyone wanna join the fun?
bobbiloblawslawblog@gmail.com me!

hooray hooray, the weekend's come!!!

2008-03-28T11:23:00.009-05:00

so, the night will start something like this:

then we make good decisions, sush as:

we'll get to the bars and impliment the plan, williams being the perfect place to do so:

a few more beers and chatter with this special someone may lead to a deep ponder...

hmmmm

then, if that does or doesn't work,

THE END!

louix xiv - sunday's show

2008-03-26T13:46:00.000-05:00

remember when i was so excited to see them when there were the first of 3 bands??? expecting them to be all dirty, dirty?

imagine the thrill i felt from a headliner show!

a bunch of us started out at the loring pasta bar ... 2 booths away from none-other-than theirs truely. it was barry's bday at midnight, so he was well lit, & we supposed we wouldn't be considered good friends if we weren't far behind, even if it was a sunday ... and easter.

men dancing like fools = entertaining.

soooo, as expected, their performance was awesome.
here's a fun link to the 'guilt by association' video, which has crazy quick flashes between scenes and this website shows the video shots separated out - pretty cool.

rock the garden - coming to a walker near you

2008-03-25T17:09:00.003-05:00

OMG. just a couple moments ago the Walker Art Center & The Current, who are co-sponsoring this event, just announced the line up for the outdoor concert. 1. bon iver
2. cloud cult

3. the new pornographers

4. andrew bird

are you kidding me?!?!? who's coming with me. you, you, you and you!

sat june 21st - on sale april 15th...

the drowsy chaperone - friday's entertainment

2008-03-24T13:18:00.007-05:00

kirsten thought she'd lost the free tix, but at the last moment while not searching for them, they appeared!
also, i had dinner plans at pf chang's with my parents, but they cancelled the easter trip down here due to the weather.
point being, the stars aligned and i got to be escorted to broadway!!!
i certainly hope she doesn't get a boyfriend anytime soon. (sorry dear ;)
cause, i'm getting some great invites and as her first friend in minneapolis, and i'm taking advantage & hope to continue!!!

what do you think when you have plans to go to the theater (in this case, add that it's a frickin musical! ahhhhh!) ???
- snoozer! ... i hope i don't fall asleep
- please don't be long enough to require intermission
- must pray the person next to me isn't large enough to spill into my seat
- crossing my fingers that the person in front of me doesn't have huge hair

and except for the latterest, all prayers were answered!

the drowsy chaperone was marvelous, simple wonderful.

it was entertaining, funny, witty and charming. the plot was unique and interesting. the songs were cute, the voices great. the set was simple, yet elegant. the costumes perfect.

1 hour and 40 minutes Flew by :)

lovity time. and now that it is no longer in town, there's my raving, details omitted, review!

it takes all types ???

2008-03-24T13:18:00.000-05:00

no. no, it does not.
waiting for the bus is an excellent place where you'll get the chance to hear people saying and thinking "it certainly takes all types in this world!" you can hear this just by looking at their faces - looks of shock, expressions of disgust, feelings of concern, questions in their eyes.
one morning a couple weeks ago i saw This (minus the bat, thank gawd):

really? then it talked. he wanted to engage in dialog, wondering if i'd seen the #17 go by. well, buddy i'd certainly considered running the other way as soon as i saw you, with the assumption that this situation cannot be safe (no way!), because, obviously, he either has a weapon of sorts & there's a plan to kill me OR he really wants to show me something he has in his pants. whatever the situation, i'm certain it was not an appropriate time for conversation.

what was he thinking? i'm just gonna wander into the world looking super creepy just to see the reactions of the street's normals - it'll be way funny? ...playing it cool, i gave him nothing to report.

so back to my original statement ... it does not "take all types." it is often said, but i disagree. think about it. i coulda done without dude that morning. the world would get on just fine without him.

the world would turn without this fool (perfect example of why we don't take candy from strangers!):

the sun will rise without this ... person:
stars will shine should this similar gent w/ his questionable (yet nicely contemplative) character go away:this kiddo, even if just trying to make a buck, is gross. i could have done without seeing him and his talent:
no harm done, but, again, not necessary:

this fella could use some grooming:

and for sure THIS GUY.

some of them may make the world more interesting, but it ... don't. take. all. types.

just sayin.

here's to a happy (and safe er somptin) paddy's day!

2008-03-14T11:30:00.009-05:00

Cheers to my irish friends, ms McCormic & sir O'Brien!

Cheers to all my cocktailing friends - each and every one :)

this chuckle is for yous...

ewwww, touche

oh, sucky... thank goodness for da busses!

kelly, see if you can't hold out a tad. at least so you can able to focus your eye balls on me at 5pm :)

ho ho ho. we pasty-skinned europeans paaaartay SOO hard, it's crazy - irish er not.

hope to see some of you out on the field. i'll be the one with clover antenna. totally standing out, i'm sure.

echo! come here, boy!

2008-03-11T12:11:00.004-05:00

ok, i don't know what's up with youtube, but it's not putting this video up for me like it keeps telling me it will. it says "this video will appear on your blog shortly," and only if they mean shortly, next week, it's not working. it's a MUST see, though, so do it! and what i wanted to say with my youtube video is this:

oh my gosh. how cute is this dog?!? a BUNCH, that’s how much. i will take you home and cuddle you, echo!
a plug for adoption, a note for ya’ll: i will think less of you should you take in a pet from a store or breeder. really.
someday, someday i inevitably will be the proud parent of a zoo full of furrie, fleatherie & scalie critters. i do look forward to it!!!

political miracle!!!

2008-03-06T05:08:00.000-06:00

that is ... that I am writing about it at all!

i don't get into politics much. it's boring. it's annoying.

BUT, yesterday morning on the today show they were talking about hillary's successes in ohio, texas and ... somewhere else (see? me not paying much attention). the interviewers were asking absurd questions. two of which i must mention right here, right now.

-prefacing my below opinion, i'll just say that i'm so on the fence between the 'bama N hill. no one has said it better than janine, yesterday on her myspace: i "love[s] Clinton and Obama equally--but [she's] really happy for Hillary right now because now she gets to wear her "Bitches get stuff done" t-shirt with pride." har har.

now, we all know how i feel about the today show, right? if not, lemme just say - it Sucks! they don't report news, they repeat the same interview questions over and over when they don't get the answer America (they) want, and most of their topics are soooo uninteresting.

Topic #1 - in order to be the democratic nominee, clinton will likely need some super delegate votes, since she is lagging quite a bit behind Obama on the number of his already acquired delegate votes. so ... by obtaining, through influence or encouragement or talent, SD votes would clinton somehow be "cheating" the system?

no no no!

Topic #2 - they questioned Obama on the fact that he didn't win ohio ... blah blah blah ... how does he expect to win a state in a presidential election that he lost 2 days ago?!?!

let me know if i'm way off base, but i'm thinking that no matter who wins the democratic race to become the presidential candidate those that voted for the other aren't sooooo stuck on their candidate that they will either a.) switch-a-roo & go republican, b.) move to canada, nor c.) contemplate either suicides or assassinations. i think the likely outcome, for the most part, will be to vote for the democratic presidential candidate. just the other one. we (us democrats :) score the same in that state either way. for the most part. no???

the hives - first ave

2008-03-05T11:56:00.001-06:00

adjectives to describe, include: conceited, arrogant, loud, spastic, over-energized, and crazy.
i LOVED it! this will for sure be the last time they'll play in such a small venue, so thankfully sammer got caitlin and i in! gracias, sir :)

simple background - they don't think they need any other theatrics. they don't.

they start with matching black and white suits. it's their thing. it works for them. and me. being it was nearly 1000 degrees in there, though, they've stipped down some.

example of how Pelle's feet were so much more often not on the floor than they were. he climbed out over the speakers entering the stage for the encore. lunatic. in a good way!

they are the only band on the planet whose myspace page only allows listeners a taste of each song, as they fade out after 60 seconds er so. punks!

here's the tick tick boom video for ya, too.

rendition - das movie

2008-03-05T11:20:00.001-06:00

so B and i are chugging along in the movie, liking it rather much. toward the end you know things are winding down, and we're definitely excited to find out how this thing is gonna end.

when all of a sudden you're back at the beginning!

wait ... what?

for some reason the producers, directors, whoever decide to ruin a perfectly good plot. an understandable and chronological story. don't get me wrong, i like twists, turns and surprises. when they make sense.

so, there's the beginning, which is further developed at the end, but the end can't happen without the middle, but the middle can't happen without the beginning, which is changed in the end, so the middle's possibility of happening goes away.

...like i said - nonsense. maybe imbd, er Someone can explain?!?!? not very many answers out there, i tell you. for the most part i agree with Peter Rainer, oddly enough since he's from the Christian Science Monitor. huh. he says:
About two-thirds of the way through, Rendition takes a bad turn and sells out most of what made it worth watching in the first place. Witherspoon is given little to do except look weepy, Freeman's change of heart is Q.E.D., and the radical Islamist subplot overwhelms the action, which becomes so confusingly structured that I thought the projectionist had misplaced a reel.

thumbs down, i'm thinking.

ice's fault and i do mind

2008-03-04T13:15:00.001-06:00

falling down can be fun. funny.
mostly, though, it's not.
this past week has brought me two solid diggers.
matt! weren't we just talking about this at HH two weeks ago?!?!? can you say jinx? yes he can.

i was ice fishing near st peter 2 saturdays ago with andy, brian and lora. we didn't have an ice house, so, without red carpet laid out nicely, the only thing between my feets and a frozen lake was nothing. not remembering that, lora was the first to biff. hard.

after switching lakes and switching empty cocktails

out for full ones several times, I forgot that i was parading around on ice.

ice, being slick, is slippery. after 1 quick attempt to regain balance, down i went. the bruise on the left hip is still not done spreading in width and morphing into an interesting shade of dark dark dark puke green. the hole in my right hand has scabbed nicely, however!

wednesday i met up with joe to reminisce about the joys (loathes) of law school. after a delicious dinner, we figured a night cap at a different establishment seemed appropriate. we parked the vehicle near the curb, street side. i thought it best to hop the snowbank onto the clear, safe sidewalk on the other side of this slippery jaded mound. off i took .... before i knew i was even falling at all, all wind was out of my lungs and my thoughts went straight to (after a quick assessment of whether or not paralysis had suddenly set in) the fact that i have no health insurance, and this situation likely would benefit from ownership over it. a martini helped. 2 days of living through it and sucking it up (along with a daily doses of 2200mg ibuprofen) helped. my whining did not, but, yet, i did it.

40 degrees last weekend!!! yippers :)
-old man winter needs a restraining order assigned to his ass...

mello the yellow

2008-02-28T11:50:00.001-06:00

so, caitlin comes over one saturday before we hit the town for the evening. i pour some wine and settle in on my bed, which is just off the bathroom where C's in front of the mirror getting pretty, to gabbity. this lasts for some time, then it's my turn to flatten my poofy hair. i wander into the bathroom and notice the bowl has not been flushed since it was last, uh, used.

anyway, good thing this wasn't a neighbor, a first date or the pope seeing the dirtied bowl. just caitlin. no biggie. words were exchanged as:

me: opps - i forgettied to flush

caitlin: oh, i just thought it was mellowing

me: what?

caitlin: -thought it was mellowing

me: What?

caitlin: you know, yellow let it mellow - brown flush it down

me: (soft) chuckle, (growing) giggle, (crescendo-ing) ha Ha!

how could i have let that happen, you ask? well, odds are i was on the phone & didn't want to flush, having you hear. that's right, i'm a busy girl. i do lots of things on the go & i do lots of things while i'm going ;)

odds are, i've peed in front of you, with you, well ... sort of.

some of my many, many (many!) talents include:

2008-02-08T11:33:00.000-06:00

i can do so many things. it's really, truly amazing. are they talents? superpowers? maybe miracles, but whatever...
just read!

1. i read books while i wander the skyways, when getting to and fro work. i really zoom when i walk, eyes focused on pages or not. slow pokes beware, i'm barging through! there has never been an accident because of my great sense of self, dynamite peripheral subconscious peepin and probably everyone else being extra cautious thinking i'm a crazed hazard. you'd be full of wonderment watching!

2. i only wash my hair once a week! it just doesn't need it - there's no greaseyness, no oily slickstered style about it and no flakey mess. in fact, it's at my favorite, ease-of-styling-wise, at about day 5. but, after 7 days i figure ... it just must be time. now gentleman, this may not seem like a jealousy enraging feat to yous, but to the other ladies of the world, naw na now nah na ha! however, when i do decide it's time (often early in the week), it is a small endeavor i must commit to, which takes mucho time deal with. so, if you call on tuesday and get an "i'm busy. i'm washing my hair," take it as the truth - no time for much else that day.

3. i park. i park well. it's almost magical how as i near and pull up to my destination, someone will make way for me. i'm at about 99% for getting the parking spot that even a rockstar'd be jealous of. if you're in need of this service, i'm selling.

4. i don't lose things (except for winter outer ware accessories - i always lose those). my level of responsibility can be measured well and accurately with one example, one which every female with pierced ears are thrown aback by, and it is also one which mostly anyone can at least appreciate. it is: i still hold possession of the earrings i had my ears pierced with in second grade ... fronts and backs. near miracle, no? naw. i'm just that good.

5. i can drink. i can down a liter of water in one swift moment! but, as impressive as that is, we all know that's not what i mean ;) i can cocktail impressively in the following ways... a. i am pretty sure these words do not need to be in my vocabulary - rally, buck-up, oh-come-on; b. i'm reliable, you know it and you take advantage of it (not that i mind) - i don't think i've ever used the excuse "i'm too tired" or "i have to get up early" nor "i'm sick as hell;" c. and the one you've all been waiting for ... i'll drink you under the table, or at least 90% of you - my skills have been proven to many, but for those of you underexposed to them, i invite you to join in a gathering soon.

6. i get what i want. musically only, sadly. i did end up going to the mgmt show, yah? -was it luck? was it skill? was it sexual prowess? regardless....that update is under the mgmt post - a dosie, fo sho. another instance: back last fall snow patrol played at northrup along with ok go & the silver sun pickups - the show was sold out and i wanted in. i turned to my favorite source, craigslist.org & success was found in an ad that went something like this: me and my girlfriend have an extra tix for the show ... we're just giving it away to the person with the most creative response. my email contain some suggestive language and ideas of lacking sobriety and humor, of course, so I WINNED!

7. the superpower of freezing people with my eyes, well, lemme temper that with... that's what matt suspects. -possibly one icy glance and they be stuck- quite the gift if i can get it to work.

shoulda known i'd be 'in' for tonight's entertainment - mgmt @ 7th st entry

2008-02-07T15:06:00.000-06:00

well, i finally landed my spot in the venue - i got tixs for tonight's mgmt performance. the stinker of a show was set up to be played in the smallest venue in the city, outside of your basement.

this is possibly the worst seat in the house (not quite as bad as target's worst, in my opinion):

it also has been shown to be quite the attraction, selling out weeks ago. i begged connections to find better connections, emailed the current who is sponsoring it & asked the production managers at first ave/entry - nothing came of that.
apparently, although not a great place to find a hot-sexy-date, craigslist is the perfect spot to find a music "partner."

OR potentially you can do both at once (according to this real ad posted this morning)!!! "Who do it have to sleep with for MGMT tickets? - $20" i not only paid face value for 2 tixs from tim, i'm also on the guest list. wait... do i have to put out now!?!? oh, well :) how do i do it? await my next post - i'll tell you...

their website
even better is the myspace page!

mgmt on stage in dallas (above)

guitar man outside first ave (right (on))

dirty dirty! just the way i like it (tonight's entertainment - some of it)

2008-01-30T15:34:00.001-06:00

i often don't care if i make it to the opener, but this time be different. i do plan on watching from afar, however. maybe with a chaperone? cause if they catch ahold of me - it's over. scary singer much?
the song is so hot dirty, though! racey. spicy. whoa - is it warm in here?
louis xiv they are. finding out true love is blind is their game.
fineline. do it.

yeah - it's Finally happened ... i'm in love!!!

2008-01-30T14:01:00.001-06:00

so, well, maybe the feeling's not mutual, but i'll work on that. details. the vid shant win even one award, but the song is great Great. if you want to join the fan club with me, come along - i'm on my way!
ch ch check out his music on myspace

empty messages: part, the two

2008-01-29T16:37:00.000-06:00

thanks for thinking of me! (again)
BUT, if there wasn't a question or statement worth comment offered up in your text to me, you'll likely get a response containing a lot of nothing. i've gotten a few of them lately, and i'm just like, even if i wanted to, how do i respond to that? but since i'm like, i don't want to respond to that, i don't. something bland to do with how cold they are OR there's no bread in the house OR they rented a bad movie. sooooo? and??? boring!

another favorite? the "happy holidays!" text. while i appreciate it and thank you for thinking of me on such a special day, when you get 32 of them in one afternoon it starts to become quite overwhelming to think of returning em all. so i don't, i won't. if you feel the need to continue to send these sorts of messages, just know this ... i thank you tons & i love you lots & Ditto (whatever the greeting)!!!

i'm just the sort that likes information to be shared in these communications, whether it be just a humorous bit OR waaay vital news/direction/gossip. if you think they're good, keep em coming!

no. I'M dangerous.

2008-01-25T12:29:00.000-06:00

there a few things that i do that might freak you all out. no, not in a creepy way, well, maybe there are some things that would freak you out in a creepy way, but we're not going that direction today. -future blog topic, noted. anyway, these actions i take will freak you out in a how-does-she-even-dare-do-that-crazy-shit??? kinda way. i know i'm not the only one with these sorta unknown, not quite secret shockers - jb has announced his wild side on not one, but two occasions. watch out - he's a crazy mother F-er!!!

i wear my (supposed to be) weekly disposable contacts for waaaaaaay longer. i have yet to feel any sort of repercussion, disease or crusties, so i will continue.

i've been driving with a nail in my tire for many, many months now. i go like 80. with passengers. without all the possible percents of attention. jammin. you've been warned.

i take a thinning sheers to my own hair. with no training on the subject matter.

sometimes when i know i'm dangerously close to running out of the greatly necessary home supply of toilet tissue, i steal a roll from the lady's potty at work on my way out. likely near grand-theft-paper by now - totally a legal term.

i feed my cat Roundy's brand cat food! ya know, that generic stuff from rainbow that's like 4% the price of anything that's probably the bare minimum necessary for proper bone growth and nutrient absorption and overall health. i know what you're thinking ... "ahhhhhhh! you serious about that or that some lunatic 'joke' that's not near funny. i'm sooo calling the human society! F that, i'm calling the cops! maybe the mob should hear about this, you monster! you deserve every suffering you get!!!" But, before you do that, just know - damn her poo don't stink & she's uber soft, so...

i ride the bus

i ride the #18 bus

i waiting for the bus in negative degrees with caitlin 2 nights ago. granted, this dangerous act's boldness was tempered by the super-power, alcohol. wasn't so cold.

i bought, and USED! the epilady. i knew it was a near certain death adventure, but i forged the experience like i was brave. oh. my. gawd. that hurt. mistake, but definitely made me stronger ... and even more dangerous.

keep your guard up. i'm out there.

why blog? well, hell ... why not!?!

2008-01-24T14:17:00.000-06:00

i was asked recently "How do you find blog writing? Fulfilling? No stalker fears?"

and i say:

well, i haven't posted my addy and there is nothing on there all too personal. i bet some face recognition software would bring up my criminal records as a registered sex offender, so my zip will narrow any stalkers field of range for finding me, but at the same time it will hopefully dissuade them from further pursuit.
gratifying? it can be, but i just mostly find it to be kinda fun. :P

fun? -cause i entertain my peeps some and vent a little and share funny stuff that should be seen by the world, and i'm making a sort of journal i can look back at later and laugh at myself.

i don't expect to be a blog star with 72 comments under each post by any means, but i think once in a while i entertain my friends, er fans. i know this cause i'm entertained by theirs. thanks kids!

PS: i know i haven't posted in forever (over a frickin week!), but i've got like 7 drafts on good shit sure to be loved. build anticipation & the want for the climax, ya know. hold please...

the other night's entertainment

2008-01-14T15:47:00.001-06:00

have to repost as the video below is no longer available, but they are sorry for an inconvenience.
update: the maked-up man in red was not at the show :(

tonight's entertainment

2008-01-10T18:08:00.001-06:00

i certainly hope red shirt man shows at the show. stay tuned ;)

my fortune - things are looking up!

2007-12-27T15:08:00.000-06:00

and i quote: your server thinks you're so beautiful, you should be stuffed and mounted (although not necessarily in that order). end quote.

giggle.
so most fortunes found in the cookies are lame lame lame (look right - lame, right? yes!).

something about happiness, security, love, intuition, rainbows, success, talents, journeys and humility. that's all well and good, but now would somebody make me laugh for F's sake???

oh chino, you're too good to me!

that's where the "fortune" above was received and opened.

*you'd like to hear another story? ok. chino is quite dimly lit and my mommie opened a cookie back a couple years to find out that "this light suits you best." ha! good for a solid chuckle.

*another? here's a doosie: so i'd been drinking some (read: a lot) and by the end of the meal i thought it a grand idea to take the colorful chop sticks that had been my good friends throughout the evening home with me. i began wrapping them and but what, out of the corner of my eye, do i see glimmering at me? pretty silver serving utensils! i thought - those will go great in my kitchen, right beside by newly acquired chop sticks. then the bill & fortune cookies & i wouldn't forget the wonderful warm wet towels land on the table. we all reached for our futures, then ... i had to worry i was caught on tape, cause it says something to the effect of: are those chop sticks in your pocket? uh oh!

what's your TEST?

2007-12-26T14:48:00.000-06:00

i (fictionally) knocked out 98% of our group in our HH group last thursday night. all but 2 - and 1 of them was married...

my test? the burbs. the movie. if you don't like it, yer out!

your test?

i had never thought about this before last evening, but i am thinking it might indeed be a useful tool to weed out people that just won't get you. your test piece has to be something that is so totally you, something that somehow defines you deep down. yes, for me it is "the burbs" - i'm full of profound thoughts, i.e., a thinker!
a couple others last night included: zoolander (i turned that crap off - soooo bad. i'm definitely not for you if that's your test) & seinfeld (pass! immensely lots pass!).

lemme guess yours:

becky - a cross between theory of a deadman & knocked up - this is a very special, diverse and ...interesting gal

jb - many things with ninjas. oh, and must love unicorns!

mindy - otis, the dog (this actually being her dog). & the man must not be a liar, nor a cheating kind of a SOB. this bar it seems is set quite low, despite that... ;) -or is there news?!?

aaron - i know one (which i share a passion with) is noises off. another is arrested development - good good stuff. but then there are some others i not likie, like family guy. ish!

caitlin - dylan. that and a bunch of movies i likely haven't heard of. i just cheated - annie hall.

andy - no movies. no tv. modest mouse. that's it.

reid - bad (and good! - J.Gaffigan) comedy & ... oh, i got it - his movie is the departed fo sho

jen - jon stewart jon stewart and jon stewart

how'd i do???

10 all time favorite bands (plus 1) ... of all time

2007-12-26T11:18:00.000-06:00

i've been put to (another) music challenge.
i'd get sick ot it, but i love/hate it, so i don't.

a conversation i was CC'd on:
*On 12/21/07, Abney, Barb babney@mpr.org wrote: An Easter Island head, huh? Nice, I dig it! So, throw me some suggestions.. name your top 10 bands.. babs.
*then Carl answered:
Okay Babs, here you go.
Bobbi is disappointed because she argues that this should have taken all day. Very disappointed. Seems boring to me. Best albums would take all day for sure.
But my all time list would be:
LIfter Puller (and their progeny)
Uncle Tupelo
Yo La Tengo
Tom Waits
Bettie Seveert
Archers of Loaf (really only their first album)
Pixies (even though their reunion tour was dumb)
Elvis Costello
Prince of course (especially b/c of Dirty Mind... what a powerhouse in my life)
Steve Earle
*then i chimed:
yeah. i'll get back to you both on this one. next week sometime. after an appropriate amount of
thought has been grunted out. yep - more than 7 minutes. ;)
*back to barb:
Well, I managed to squeeze in some Yo La Tengo for you today, Carl. I've pulled out some Prince for Xmas Eve, as well (dunno whether you'll be near a radio, though.) get me your list, Bobbi and I'll have something on the air for you either Wednesday or Thursday! Have a great weekend, folks!
Barb

*to THAT i wonder - all time fav? most influential to me? influential to the music world in general? one hit wonders can't be included, right? next i decide - that's painfully up to me. then i Happily answer (& in no particular order):
- prince
- underworld
- modest mouse
- dmb
- alanis morissette
- collective soul
- doves
- michael jackson
- van morrison OR bob dylan
- gomez
- kings of leon

barb happens to be a dj for the current 9am to noon every weekday. she's a hoot. tell her what YOU think (email above)!

K. that's gross & sad.

2007-12-26T11:10:00.000-06:00

yes, folks, i am a vegetarian. why? cause the alternative is not nice. that's the most concise and perfect way i know how to describe my feelings on the matter - in a manner that avoids me sounding like i'm lecturing or judging. and ...well, so i don't have to think about the below while i'm eating. here, too, i am not pushing any agenda, just throwing out a news bit.
aint they so cute!

this information is not for the light stomached individual. you've been warned.
so, there are several workers at the "quality pork processing" company that have been seen at the Mayo clinic & then diagnosed with neurological illnesses. fun fun.
the thought is that their contact with neural "material" set up an immune response causing a type of neuritis. the peripheral nervous system inflames and affects many voluntary and involuntary movements, like picking up a pencil or dilating pupils. no. big. deal.
also, 5 of the 11 workers who have been tested show signs of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy - a disease that weakens muscles and causes numbness. and, of course, it's too early to say whether these patients will recover. perfect.

oh my gosh! how'd this ever happen? well, workers use compressed air hoses inserted into the skull cavity to "pulverize" the brain to push it out the snout or the base of the skull. not nice.
these hoses splattered brain tissue & created a mist of ... yeah.
workers don't wear face masks therefore they likely have inhaled the ... um, yeah.

i realize (most) of you aren't often around this particular illness causing substance, but i'm sure if this is as sanitary and safe they keep this area, your meat's processing area is not much better.
something to think about.
that little guy to the right deserves better. sooooo cute.

anne courie JUMPS! (yesterday)

2007-12-18T09:36:00.000-06:00

no wonder ya'll ain't taken seriously. seriously, THIS is news to you? sure it's for charity, but it was so highly advertised, then mentioned every 4 minutes for 2 hours before she took her leap. lame. tom hanks was on the show and suggested he'd double the amount she'd raised if she just "go right into the water" - ha! perhaps if they didn't travel to england with an entire camera crew they would've had enough to straight up donate the $10K raised. yep, she only raised 10K with this stunt. her deep quote: “I recommend it, actually. Hey, guys, this is actually fun. I feel all the blood in my body in my brain. I feel like a bird.”

oh, and here's the rest of Today's "news:"
Festive food by the 'Take Home Chef'
Forget Botox! 10 ways to give your looks a lift
Discover sparkling wine from N.M.
What type of saver are you?
iVillage: Madelyn Fernstrom on eating on the road
allDAY: Where's Matt Lauer?
10 books that make perfect presents
Julia Roberts’ favorite role: Mommy
Will Loch Ness mystery ever be solved?
Don't forget your partner this holiday!
5 ways to save during the season
Teen opts for surgery to battle weight

they also had someone from Time magazine on to discuss the 2007 yet-to-be-announced, VOTE-HERE, person of the year. when Meredith asked if she was a contender, the guest coldly, basically, said 'what have you ever done?,' but he specifically said 'uh ... no' while throwing her a quizzical squinty glance. no wonder you ain't up for it - you're so annoying.

so THAT's where all the pretty people are!

2007-12-17T11:55:00.000-06:00

who knew? apparently they've been hiding HERE. and fyi, they don't wear jeans. none of them do. lesson learned.
nor do they carry any, ANY extra weight. you must be concave to join the festivities. i kept my coat on.

what was funniest to me about it is that one gentleman we were with, who is from Naples Fl, thought that this was normal for clubs around here. ummmm. no.

my friend toni invited me to this event. she knew basically everyone, the little social butterfly that she is. there was yummy food (and plenty of it (remember: concave?)) & dj-ed music & dancing & rich people with fancy clothes with fancy cars with fancy jewels, scantily clad. i fit right in. next event, i'll let ya'll know (pending board approval of prettiness) if you're, too, "in." good luck!!!

despite how it seems i have received that evening, i did really enjoy it. there were many nice people there whom i hope to run into again. and i felt like i was on vaca. definately a south beach vibe. fun!

top 5 shows i attended in 2007 -and the 1 dumpy one

2007-12-13T10:10:00.000-06:00

in response to brody's request for my -->
for absolute:
1. minus the bear
2. cold war kids

3. modest mouse - second show i saw (december one)

4. cinematics/bravery

5. cribs/white rabbits OR white rabbits/tokyo police club - i just like the white rabbits LOTS. the cribs sound sucked even though i love love love the disc "mens needs womens needs whatever". and i hadn't heard of TPC until the week of the show, so had not enough opportunity to get to know them to love the show - they really aren't my style anyway.

*i'd maybe add spoon, but it was my 30th bday and i was too cocktailed to know for sure??? :(

& in last place:

just disappointing rather ... badly drawn boy. didn't play much i knew & ended by covering an f-ing journey song. journey people! ish.

bored anyone? then elf Yourself, too!

2007-12-07T09:36:00.000-06:00

ps: it's so weird.

i can't believe how bored i am at work today. probably my worst day ever for productivity. been here 40 min and have worked 2.

therefore, when my cousin emailed me THIS i did it and am now at least laughing...

hope your weekends are fantastic!

modest mouse & completely-missed-the-opener

2007-12-05T17:57:00.000-06:00

a shot-gun appearance was made by me for this great, great, great one. i had a legal volunteer thingy in anoka i was in attendance at (with the show very much on my mind). the crowd was amazingly large and there were Several attorney's there stepping on each others toes, only literally. i decided at 715 to hit the road & see what i could do about fixing the horrible mistake i'd made by not buying a tix (like a sane me should have already done).

PLUG for my generosity: i was a volunteer lawyer at the wills for heroes event. i'm so nice.

back to the show... i looked like an asshat at the orpheum and am surprised anyone offered me a tix, much less talked to me at all! i was nearly suited up, whilst Everyone else was urban grudged out (does that mean anything to anyone???). i may have ruined the surprise that i did get in in that last sentence by insinuating that i did get a tix (or i suppose by blogging about it at all? opps), so no surprise, but i got in!

modest mouse is such a talented band. their cds sound sooooo fabulous, and they're so engaging, and so melodic and smooth - even on their rager songs. -live is another story, however. i don't think Isaac knows how to relax when he's on stage. the thrill of it all-the excitement-his intense body movements-and whatever else rule the performance. so, while the music is uber utterly terrific for already-fans, i wouldn't say i'd buy their album if that was all i had to go on. was the show good? heck yeah!!! i will go again and again and again. me lovity ye!ah the smell of pot in the air while isaac uses the guitar strings as a sort-of-microphone - priceless. the fav as i call ragers? tiny cities made of ashes (my overall fav, too) & spitting venom (the very last song) & fly trapped in a jar. they also played the inevitables dashboard & float on. what else? k. satin in a coffin, fire it up, we've got everything, education, and the one that says "god wouldn't want to be such an asshole" in it.

the cadence of 2 drum sets (again! - love it when they do that) and whatever else they used. as illustrated here some blowy thing that gurgled? in addition there were horns and strings and an accordion, too!

yes, eeeeeeeeeeexcellent.

Gabriel & Dresden

2007-12-05T13:41:00.000-06:00

the bathrooms were the coolest part, but the tunes were quite nifty, too ;)

G&B R.O.C.K.E.D. out, as much as you can "rock out" behind a dj booth - just listen here.
jb's right! my ears are bleeding and there were a lot of glow sticks.

and like i said, i'm behind on the posting, so i'll just allow him to elaborate on this one: nice assessment, sir!

ari herstand & white light riot & the alarmists & this world fair

2007-12-05T13:21:00.000-06:00

aka: the unknown order. before each equally lengthed set, the host drew from a hat of sorts the band that was to next take the stage. Khanh's opinion of this: that's so stupid. and it kind of is - difficult for scheduling - but different and fun? who knows. back to the point of this entry ... how was the show? great!

i LOVE the varsity. pretty! it is hands down the best venue of its size and not of its size. just the best. granted, dave matthews might not book it, cause of the limited capacity, but he'd put on a great show there.

i'm only going to discuss my fav. why? because i'm behind on my blogging. a. lot.

white light riot is my winner. can't believe they're only "just local." they sound so amazing live - record-quality sound on stage - aka the vocals don't suck at all, like many voices do in person. check out midway souvenirs on their myspace: awesome much? very. my opinion is that they are gonna make it big (ger, anyway)!

cheers, boys!

first dance after the wedding - this is how i'd do it

2007-12-03T12:57:00.001-06:00

should my day ever come...
faye deserves props for making me privy to this vid

such a nice tender moment made memorable and so oh so way Funner!

your vote counts! top 89 of 07

2007-11-27T14:13:00.000-06:00

The Current is taking votes til the 15th of December - don't miss out, for god's sake!
dude, you can even win an ipod & 89 downloads, er something.

my selections? again, in no particular order, other than whatever the current did to my nice alphabetic list:

Lily Allen Alright, Still...
White Light Riot Atomism
Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha
Kings of Leon Because Of The Times
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Baby 81
The Fratellis Costello Music
White Rabbits Fort Nightly
Robbers On High Street Grand Animals
Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Radiohead In Rainbows
The White Stripes Icky Thump
The Cribs Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
Arcade Fire Neon Bible
Minus The Bear Planet Of Ice
Feist The Reminder
The Redwalls The Redwalls
Wilco Sky Blue Sky
Iron & Wine The Shepherd's Dog
Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
The Shins Wincing The Night Away

that's right.

band of horses & some crap

2007-11-20T14:15:00.000-06:00

we won't even discuss the openers, as that would bring up hugly painful memories.
well, as far as attitudes go, it didn't go too much better in our headliner's opinion. music? good. a cranky singer-man = bad.

band of horses is fantastic, in my opinion, but ben is a lil whiny baby. problem: something about monitors sucking - ear-plugs went in they went out, microphones where twirled and shoved, even knocked to the stage floor, lotsa huffiness spattered around. i was almost against the raging applause the audience offered to encourage an adult performance, but i joined hoping he'd realize that everything on our side of where the curtain lays.
side note: really have trouble with lay, lie, lies, lay's??? help.

i was shocked, but they returned to the stage for a 3 song encore.

the final message to the crowd: "hope to see you again soon. next time in the room next door."

my unvoiced retort: that sounded F-ing fantastic!, ya lil bitch.

robbers on high street & great northern

2007-11-20T12:42:00.000-06:00

loved loved loved
great northern impressed my friends lotsly. they were not what i was expecting, but nevertheless were very enjoyable & i will be seeking out their album fo sho. listen to "low is a height": awesome much? yep.

robbers on high street were as i remember them. GREAT. i love that guy's voice! can't get enough. the entry was emptier than i liked, cause i want them to come back. maybe they don't remember, though, as there was much amounts of alcohol thrown about. the mood was one of celebration, because it was the last night the bands were touring with one another. cheers, i say!

green bus

2007-11-19T10:21:00.000-06:00

what is THIS coming down the road?
a hybrid metrotransit bus, it is!!! there's awesome stadium seating in there, it smells new and it's FREE!!!

thru the end of the year all fares are waived so Hop On.

these buses offer 22% better fuel mileage & produce 90% fewer emissions & are soooo very quiet.

what an initiative - good job twin cities!

i'm swingin on 31st and lyndale. what?

2007-11-06T16:28:00.001-06:00

what a joy! the breeze on your face. the weightlessness at the top. your stomach tickling your throat. the thump of your heinie smacking the seat when you've swung above the bar. the tensing of your biceps you haven't used in this manner since elementary school. the bruises resulting from ... i don't know, but we both have em! very well worth every ache and pain.

sunday funday brought us out of the venues and into the park last week, cause it was (for november & we take what we can get) hot out. ok, in the 50's, BUT sunny. we started on bocci (jen doesn't know what bocci is! ha!) and when its luster wore a few of us (not me) sauntered on over to (embarrassingly) join an in progress b-ball game. "we" were not good. how to distance myself from this situation? look around. see swings at the other end of the block. who's in???

wheeeeeee!
we WILL be doing this again ... and soon. but, must find higher sets :)

YOU describe a "pun" - tough, huh?

2007-11-02T09:28:00.000-05:00

i was having lunch at the restaurant i used to work at and it's one of these open kitchen type'a places. i sat at the counter overlooking the expo/kitchen area to chat it up with the ol co-workers. like most of the other restaurants, many of the kitchen staff are foreigners of one variety or another. this place employs mostly ecuadorians, one of whom this story is about.

he's here to stay for a while, taking college courses and trying to learn the nuances of the f'd up language that we all know and love, english! the particular topic of today's lesson? the pun.

go ahead - try to describe... well, it's when you say a word that fits the context of what you just said in a different (often hilarious, sometimes really bad) way. needless to say, he didn't get it. we need an example. who's got one off hand? these pun things are nearly impossible to describe and way difficult to throw out on command. if you ever need a pun on the fly, here's what i said & here you go:

"so this guy's arrested for standing up in church and exposing himself. guy's now in court and my friend - the judge's law clerk - is listening to the attorney describe the incident and defend guy. clerk thinks to himself and later expresses to me 'i wish i had the balls to do that.'"

a pun.

what's the worst that can happen?

2007-11-01T14:20:00.000-05:00

this guy has a point...

hit PLAY and learn & think about it, then change.

gracias.

more to come on this.

happy halloween, yo.

2007-10-31T11:18:00.001-05:00

a few bits of holiday cheer for yous!

here's "demon" chewing on "spider." these are nicknames of two cats i know - the bigger one here mauling the smaller, sane one, should we ever put them in the same room. we won't.

this one reminds me, happily, about wefest. likely this is cami, as she is often claims ownership of such lovely piles in the mornings :) ah, wefest.

this one is just super cool (and obviously a veggie burger - har har).

another that's frickin good:

now we've got some hallo pics of me friends:
bear got him!

then there's a crazy cowgal and her sidekick

more to come after tonight!

kel as a ... poofy worker-outter er something. regardless, Nice Form!

reid's being arrested by francis as he should, are you seeing his attire? don't even care that it's halloween ... that's just Wrong! also, not sure where this creepster looking officer is taking you reid, but, for gods-sake, be careful.
amy winehouse (caitlin) has never looked more put-together and well.

well...

either way, she's a hottie here!

minus the bear & helio sequence & halloween

2007-10-29T15:22:00.000-05:00

wowsiers!

this was a frickin rockin show. helio sequence opened up (as far as i was concerned - we missed the very first performer) and, despite there only being 2 individuals on stage, they blew us away. here's a vid from the show!

then minus the bear went on! yummers! here's an odd video (not from the show as there are no youtubes up yet)...

i wasn't sure what to expect as they seem like such mellow, nice young lads. they were nutso! a fantastic way to have to describe a rock concert, though, i suppose. all three guitar-ists up front were often seen in a sort of in-synced head banging routine. energy energy energy!

everyone there to watch the show likely thought we were asshats, but i think it's the other way around - it's F-ing halloween night and the 4 of us were the only ones dressed up for miles. 80's punk rockers and flappers not welcome? nope. they didn't even want us on the bus - here's 2 of us waiting for da bus:

do notice the fanny pack bringing it all together. horrible.

a hurricane ... brought down

2007-10-23T12:44:00.000-05:00

so i watched a movie last night & the story was great, but unfortunately true, so it somewhat pissed me off, all the while completely frustrating me.

BUT, after reading wikipedia and its critic's ... ummm criticisms, i'm not so sure those feelings should be ... ummm felt. damn - i so very much wanted to cheer for Rubin "hurricane" Carter and hate the asses who were not letting him up for air, ever. in the movie he was soooo set up for murder after leading an already rough childhood. there's a detective way out to get him and, well, does. so rubin (denzel washington (yum)) turns his anger around, stating that hate put him in jail, but love will get him out. aaaaaawe! bob dylan even wrote a song about the ordeal, which i've always liked, but didn't know that it was about this. anyway, after coming across some amazingly helpful friends AND nearly 20 years in jail a federal court judge in new jersey finds that rubin had not received a fair trial, that the prosecution had been "based on racism rather than reason and concealment rather than disclosure," and then sets aside the conviction. is he bitter? no. wow.
i shouldn't have research this story in (wikipedia kinda) depth, cause now i'm not sure i buy rubin's (shoddy???) story.
Lesson: enjoy the film and leave it at that, dammit!

for rizzo?!?

2007-10-17T10:49:00.001-05:00

and he was doing so well!!!

here's how you ALMOST get outta jail free :)

SPOON!!!

2007-10-16T12:20:00.000-05:00

it was sooooo very fun!
it was sooooo very packed!

they sooooo gave me a 'shout out' !!! well, that's in dispute, but i've emailed britt (earlier referred to as mr spoon) and soon we'll know whether my friends heard correctly that they heard that britt announced a happy bday to the lady at the prior nights Entry show who he'd spoken to. obviously (if it's true) i made a much finer impression than i thought. hold please, on this.

you want a review? i should just send you to brody's site. i will. HERE you go. and ... ditto.

30 rock (in')

2007-10-15T17:35:00.001-05:00

oh kenneth!
f-ing funny
watch the whole episode online and Almost bust your gut...

white rabbits & tokyo police club

2007-10-10T11:55:00.000-05:00

so jb ditched last minute (alright he had to work, but as of late his work's been his lil bitch, so yes i got ditched for the bitch) for the show last night. a replacement could not be found at such short notice, well without guilting, bribing, or crying involved anyway. there i was sitting on the couch petting the cat watching tv when i realized something - i Can't turn 30 while sitting on the couch petting the cat watching tv! i spiffied up and was out the door - it's a rock concert afterall not a romantic conversational-type talk-to-me atmosphere. i snagged a beer and settled in ("in" being in the way). the 7th st entry is quaint (there, i did it again jb - i used the word you use to decide whether to acquaint with someone (notice the pun? ahahaha) that's for bitch ditching me ;) so the lacking of space put me in the corner by the garbages all alone. wait ... promise it gets better. this was only for the opener, who were actually really good, the virgins from NYC. during the set break i shimmied up to the ledge/half wall thing in the middle of the room for a Great view (thank you small-bladder and gotta-havea-smoke folk!). this here pic below ... not my view last night of WR.

white rabbits sound checked Forever, but once they began i remembered why i liked them so much live the first time. Excellent. excellent. the singerman that dubs as lead guitar looks awfully confused up there on stage, but is plump full of talent. there are 2 two full time drummers and tons of other percussion instruments others pick up on on often occasion. it was like a full marching band's drummers section cadence at one point - "awesome" can describe those moments. there's 2 keyboards & the lead singer plays one & he percussions & he wears a vintage suit & his name is steve & i talked to him after the show & and he shook my hand & he mentioned i looked familiar, oh and he is cute, too. excellent.

i mostly went to the show for the rabbits, but listened to tokyo police club on their myspace page the last couple days so i'd at least know those songs when played. musically, they are fast and loud. the keyboardist/tambourine man/general extras guy was soooo intense. soooo intense i've never seen an arm swing full circle around a shoulder that fast - he even kept in time and tune! anyway, not exactly my thing, but they may grow on me. pic below = mr intense:

one final note: yep, going to spoon tonight. yep, met mr spoon last night. he didn't recognize me. he didn't care to chat much, either. BUT this could be because i creeped him out - i was Starring at him for the longest time - i Knew i knew him from somewhere right when i first saw him a few feet away during the break between WR & TPC. i was racking my brain for at least 5 minutes... now what shows have i been to lately, no. how about festivals, readings, plays OR restaurants? no. oh, of course ... SNL. that's where i "know" him from. i could see him being barraged by people, so i made my little intro asked 2 questions, then left him to just be.

and that was the night i turned 30. not technically alone and not at all with a cat :)

thanks for the i'm off to bed and can't make it til you're officially 30 call lucas!

and thanks for the 5 seconds into my 3rd decade of life call andy!

and thanks for the i'm still sleeping in the morning cause it's my bday call reid!

where are the damned ladies in my life?!? oh, on myspace ;)

in honor of ... ME!

2007-10-10T11:54:00.001-05:00

hey there hot stuff
happy Mother F-ing birthday!!!

Enjoy the SPOON show!

lovin Bat for Lashes

2007-10-03T14:16:00.001-05:00

i feel like this is some odd dream i'm trying to figure out upon waking...
any freudians wanna help?
"what's a girl to do"
ps: she's at the varsity tonight...

that's cool ... vote Away, vote Often, vote For others

2007-10-01T15:46:00.000-05:00

our democratic system at work ... the integrity of it all!!!
wow! these representatives are even reaching over and voting for individuals who are there, sitting at their desks! that's highly bold. i don't get it - is this 'normal' ??? and how are they 'getting away with' this ???
at least in texas the votee's are alive, unlike one in chicago... so this man dies a natural death one morning and somehow he voted later that afternoon. seems texans aren't the only 'sneaky' constituents.
soooo, fellow americans, if you don't like the way things are operated in your jurisdiction all you need to do is vote the particular individual out of office - easy! ...this is so her/his neighbor can continue to vote the way he/she was when your rep's gone OR the new incumbent can vote 'your' vote themselves & also for their absent (or present) neighbor OR some other sort of chaotic/odd scenario, desktop game can ensue.
so you're saying my vote at the poll Does count? ah, seems likely.

RICK roll

2007-09-27T10:00:00.000-05:00

so there's this new Thing going around... i'll get back to this thought.

but for now, Seriously, in the news today there is this horrible story about a microscopic organism called Naegleria fowlerithat that climbs up your nose then quickly eats its way to the brain. 2 things: first, gross! & second, stay away from the waters of pheonix as that's where the lil buggers reside before taking up residence in your melon.

... back to the former thought: you've been rick rolled, sucka!

while this is terribly funny to me and jb and the thousands of others out there tricking the likes of you, BEWARE the news story is a true story

longest. post. ever.

2007-09-26T15:11:00.000-05:00

jb just (a few weeks ago, now!) posted his roommate history, and it looked like a good idea so I thought I'd give it a shot:
(i'm not sure why i'm following in your wandering, crazy-wild foot-steps jb, but Here We Go - with the ever-so-geniously added addy's!!! )

Name: Roxanne Shadia & Alexis
Relationship: all strangers then, now still friends
Duration: 1 year (minus roxy's 4 months abroad, then Jen (not jenD) took over)
Address: 505 15th ave #5 mlps
so i decided to move to minneapolis for undergrad at the U. i know 1 person in this big big city and reann was Very instrumental in advising on where to/not to live & how to find roomies. the U has a service to hook-up solo's, turning em into flat mates. i start calling and interviewing and selling myself in order to have a place to lay my head. i spoke with rox on the phone & then drove the 300 miles from trf to slut myself out to these folks, hoping they would lovity me. to Noone's surprise ... they did! i got my little space off the living room in the old brownstone on the 3rd floor with the rotting back stairs that i am amazed haven't fallen off killing dozens of underagers out there parting in heavy hords OR have been condemned (a better ending). turned 21 a couple weeks after moving in Then we started going downtown and to self-addressed shows like it was our job.

Name: Missy
Relationship: friend, which fizzled due to stupidity (details below), then it came back, now it's fizzled again ... sigh (again details below)
Duration: 1 LONG year
Address: 1415 8th st #201 mlps (3 blocks down the street)
introductions through rox, missy is a Super fun, energy-filled, smiles all the time, pretty gal. we decide to get a 'nicer' place down the road w/ rox&lindsay in the same 18 unit building - fun, like in Friends! ok so there were mice in 505, too, but i only saw it once and didn't report it to the roomies as they'd try to kill it! but in This place - oy - army's of mice were scurrying all about. ish.
we had our good days, but some stupid boy was tormenting my missy and she let him ... blah, blah, blah I couldn't deal after things got book/storyline worthy. anyway, we got back to a good place, then she moved to i don't even know where. like way past shakopee (and i wouldn't know where that is cept it's home to a lil slice of a heavenly flipping&whirling called valleyfair!!!). HI MISSY!

Name: Jen D Nikki Megan Jen S & ...amy?
Relationship: college friend from phy ed classes, yep - Nikki; the rest, strangers - you can see or know that jen's been around lots since
Duration: 1 year
Address: 518 12th ave mlps (3 blocks away from the first, only 90 degrees to the west)
so This time I'M doing the interoggating and the turning away of those lesser - i'm interviewing for friends here, mmmK? first in is my fav (still!) JEN! she didn't even need to slip a bribe. megan was pretty cool, but definately messy - she found dished on her bed more than many times. her name's not amy, but i'm blanking. i will edit upon the light going off - or is it on? she cooked lots (and shared) so she's Fabulous in my book - i even do dishes in trade, ya know. no idea where she is now, but a big ShoutOut to you ... uh ... amy? doesn't have the same sincerity minus the name, i know. oh jenS (said 'genes' as in the beginning of the the word genesis), wha you doing now? wha you got to say? wait - what were you doing then? what did you have to say then? a Hermit! shy, perhaps, but we were all baffled and not super nice after it was apparent that she was so anitsocial it was creepy. JenS, perhaps it better to do a studio? this was the best college house - in great shape, big, laundry in basement, perfectly absent landlord, cheap, close to campus, almost everyone got along great, aaaaaand we partied. (even lisa A!) the good ole days...

Name: Jen (again - the good one) Mike Matt & ...amanda?
Relationship: Jen (again, this time as a friend) and ...strangers
Duration: 9 mo's on a 1 year lease; legal skills put to work before even thinking of law school
Address: 1229 8th st mlps (inbetween the last 2, forming a perfect 3 block square with this one, plus the prior 3) ...i believed i'd repressed this address in my memory for GOOD reason, but it came to me :(
ok, so a trip to the boundry waters was taken in august and upon our return we were supposed to move into our CUTE 3 bedroom house over along the mississippi on east bank. the deposit check'd been handed over and all. what didn't happen upon our return is to move into our CUTE home. "we've decided to go with some (more responsible) grad students" son-of-a! k we'll just find some other quaint, nice abode (... in like a week ... in dinkytown ... where 80 thousand people go everyday ... and many want to live close ... where landlords are skuzzy) won't we? no, no we won't. what a DUMP! seriously, drive by this joint - The Biggest dump around. shody 'repairs' & make-shift 'improvements' & 'creative' ways to increase the number of 'bedrooms.' what was his name jen? really wish i could post it! we ended up calling the city inspector after dwelling in this heap and learning just how dangerous (swinging gueitines, metal jutting, sinks drooping, creatures roaming, porches 'separating' from the house - whatevs!) it was. the inspector found some 20 odd violations and ordered the A-hole to turn up the heat. we ended up throwing rent in escrow and suing the punk - we settled (won) for reduced rent and getting out of the lease 3 months early. if i can find any pics...
moving on.

Name: Lisa & Becky
Relationship: friends
Duration: 1 year
Address: 4045 excelsior blvd, SLP
this place was a breath of fresh air! sweet lil 3 bedroom duplex right across the street from al's bar. what a smoke pit (al's, not the abode), but OH the fun bar tenders and strong drinks. as for the residents of the abode, this time i went for the i-know-i-like-you-cause-you're-my-friend route over gosh-you're-a-wierdo-i-wish-i-wasn't-living-with-you stuff. this was a super fun year, 'cept becky worked like 84 hours a week and was studying too much. this was also the year between undergrad and grad schools, so with no homework and just working at the loring, i was free to workout lots, shop lots, lounge lots, and, not-surprisingly, play hard and play often.

Name: Brian
Relationship: boyfriend
Duration: 1 year 3 mo
Address: 301 marshall ave #5 St Paul - yes i crossed the river! BUT i learned my lesson and am never (very often) to return.
suppose the reason i traveled the distance was cause brian owned the joint. rent was easy (er nonexistent), too. the place was huge and overly boyish - it needed my touch. we had season tickets for the wild and would make hot bailey's and coffee and walk down the hill to the games, settling into our posh club level seats - very, very nice. i spent Many hours at nina's coffee shop that first year of school - ishta! (to school, not ms nina). not much else to say about this one other than, fun while it lasted, then it ended and i moved out.

Name: ALONE, glorious ALONE
Relationship: me
Duration: 11 mo
Address: 1414 Laurel Curve #221 mlps (laurel village's laurel curve)
so the night before signing the lease i get mugged and - oops - there goes my checkbook for the deposit and the drivers license and SScard necessary to make copies of. what's Worse: phone - all Kindsa digits i have stored nowhere else, digital camera - all Kindsa photos never to see again (ah, just bex's reception & we know how well that turned out :), tix to gomez - replaced, but No cash - felt good about that. AND i got the asshole's tennis shoe.
i really enjoyed coming home to an empty house (and Delivered Grocery's - i love you simon! and pool/hot tub and gym), but sometimes got a little lonely, so when jen had a fun break-up from her live-in boy we decided it was time for round 4.

Name: Jen (again), glorious Jen
Relationship: you know
Duration: 1 year
Address: 1300 Hennepin ave #402 mlps (laurel village's hennepin crossing)
i pulled all my belongings down the street on a cart 1 block, arriving at our lofty 2 bedroom 2 bath apt with a huge deck overlooking 13th and hennepin (spent Much time on that deck). we'd put music on and get ready for nights out with wine in hand, have bunches of people over for preparties, get on the bike paths right by our place and ride over to the lakes, watch tv (plenty of dancing with the stars) and make cheesy tuna helper - was almost like we were dating. ah cute.
after the glow stage :) we got in each others hair a bit much and decided by lease-end to each buy our own condo...

Name: ALONE, glorious ALONE (until the cat)
Relationship: me and kitty
Duration: 15 mo, so far
Address: no, no.
so i was the easiest client ever. real estate buyer client that is. i found the place i bought online and only looked at 5 places one afternoon, then placed the offer 2 days later, then closed. Love my place - cozy old condo with wood floors, brick walls and a new kitchen right there on a busy thourough fare rather right between up&downtown. excellent. this round i've not minded living alone, it's tended to fit me well. i keep ultra busy, so i never feel lonely at all. this could be due to the company of my kitty, who joined me last november and who has grown on me Quite A Bit.

a bar or just bits???

2007-09-24T09:49:00.000-05:00

sarah brought up a Great question this past sundayfunday. we had a lengthy conversation and we came up with a decision, but i'd like to hear your thoughts
reese's pieces/peanut butter cups, rolo's, m&m's ... so are they "Candy Bar's" or not ?!?
side note: (this F-ing system! mindy, jb, pete... SOMEbody - help me to figure her out!)

is it or is it not - your vote Counts!
	yep - sure is!
	naw - i think Not

pollcode.com free polls

Just clownin' (directions in the next blog below)

2007-09-20T15:49:00.001-05:00

ride the SLUT - it's for the environment!

2007-09-20T15:41:00.001-05:00

start the video above and forward to about 1 min in.

however, THIS one is better...

seriously! how are people so old, prudish, dumb, inane, or oblivious for it to have gotten this far? i'm not complaining - tis good post material ;)

up and coming ... events

2007-09-18T15:11:00.000-05:00

the autum brew review?

who's with me here??? seriously - they're offering up over 100 beers for 25 bucks and the grand kicker is that you have 5 hours in which to accomplish this challenging (to some) task! so while your dixie cup sized commemorative tasting glass is just that - dixie cup sized - you WILL get lit. also, there's food vendors & live bands to entertain all out in the fresh crisp fall air. oh my, my - what could be better? (just don't fall down!)

and fyi: the beginning of the fringe festival is coming super soon.

robot dance

2007-09-17T16:25:00.001-05:00

just had to share this wit ya's ... wait til you see the 2nd guy go - holy hell!

andy mckee - did he Really make toto sound good? yep.

2007-09-17T11:08:00.001-05:00

you'd make a great attorney!

2007-09-14T11:08:00.000-05:00

enamored by me, not surprisingly, i was offered some assistance in finding a job. exactly, it was my eyes that caught the HCBANLHH host's attention - "they're like water..."
can i get a wha? thanks.
i retorted with a "is that an asset?" he laughed.
whatever buddy - my eyes are yours if you can hook a girl up.

top ten albums (plus 1)

2007-09-11T11:52:00.000-05:00

as of TODAY "what" might you ask "are your favorite albums, bobbi?"
reminder: you asked about My fav albums as of TODAY (reasons for my selections are many and as I. See. Fit.), not the besterests of-all-time, not the greatest of quality, style, and/or tranquility to some crazy music critic, or worse, Your favorites. most of these are more on the side of new-to-me. generally, i have recently seen the band OR will soon OR would like to ;) dmb will always have a special place in my heart, but ... not today dave.
now this is best Albums - love Every song, very album & the parathetical after encompasses my favorite song on the album. i'm what you call a music fan. the definition of which can be found here: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/08/28/midmorning2/
we don't let the radio people or our friends decide the 'single' we're gonna be exposed to.
{if you want to ask me and are interested to know, i could compile an All-Time greatest top ten (plus 1) list, too.}
lemme just tell you, this was A. LOT. harder to do than i thought it'd be, with MANY notable unmentions!!! :(
ok. i've Finally created my list, so let me tell you, dammit (...and in no particular order):

the cinematics - a strange ecucation (asleep at the wheel #12) - caitlin! nice bus boys!
cold war kids - robbers and cowards (robbers #7) - that show was kicks, eh jb?
kings of leon - because of the times (arizona #13) - yes andy ... even number 2
the white rabbits - fort nightly (i used to complain now i don't #6) but I still do - have you read my blog?
fiona apple - extraordinary machine (tymps (the sick in the head song) #5) - jen&i must've listened to this at LV 32 thousand times.
spoon - ga ga ga ga ga (finer feelings #9) - birthday event? spoon concert!
the cribs - mens needs womens needs whatever (be safe #10) sadly, this show blew. jeremy seems to think it was their crappy soundman.
robbers on high street - tree city (beneath the trees #3) - accidently ran across this band opening for the redwalls. dammed good thing!
kylie minogue - fever (come into my world #7) - lucas sent me this video like 2 years ago ... awesome.
modest mouse - we were dead before the ship even sank (missed the boat #6, probably but maybe florida #4, however it could be little hotel #10, well then there's education #9, now i can't forget about we've got everything #7, dammit steam engenius #11 is pretty fine too, yep - there are more contenders... - i have failed to narrow this down, but truth be told, i'm not perfect: now go ahead and remove that shocked look from your face) - thanks for the intro and the further leading me to their greatness, andy.
citizen cope - every waking moment (brother lee #5) - the current is responsible for our relationship. gracias current - we're in love!

soooo ... suggestions, comments, complaints, concerns, compliments, condiments, wha's, OR Your lists are all welcome!

where the buffalo roam (and fight the hell back!)

2007-09-10T12:44:00.000-05:00

the wild like i've never seen it. crazy mix of lions, buffalo and crocs. who will win? and who will have their asses tossed around?
this clip is a bit over 8 minutes, so when you have time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM

gracias andrew for the heads up.

of course it is!

2007-09-07T17:19:00.000-05:00

oh boy - i was just reminded of this lil pet peeve & now you shall be notified of it at this late late hour to be at work on a friday (when i still have 1 hour and 20 minutes to go ... sigh).
i am in hate of people that say 'it's always the last place you look' - umm ... yeah! why the hell would i keep looking for it after i've found it?
-peace out on this fine, fine day.

pesky neighbors

2007-09-05T09:18:00.000-05:00

so at 2:10 i check the phone to see at what awful hour some folks in the next building decide to have a heart to heart. 2:10.
"don't you think it hurts me to come home after working 13 hours and you run the other way? you should be excited and happy to see me!!!!!" first of all: wha??? shut up! i'm trying to sleep! secondly, with the strength of her scream and imagining the look on her face, buddy, i'da ran, too.
don't they know that this is a classy and sophisticated neighborhood? wait ... rereading my last blog i'll go another direction with my analysis.
classy (and graceful) people make mistakes. all's forgiven. let's move on.

tulip skirt's fault, but i don't mind

2007-09-04T09:55:00.000-05:00

you really haven't lived until you've fallen down at the state fair. what a jackass!
i started going down and with normal strides available i would have easily caught myself ... alas, i did not so i could not. did anyone see? most likely many, many did. just stay on the ground and laugh at yourself - that's really all you can do.
drunk? no. drinking? yes.
oh well!

big & scary: The Details

2007-08-31T14:52:00.000-05:00

ok so the morning of our last day, our day-trip day brought with it a temper temper-tantrum thingy. RIGHTLY so cait! mi ladie called to confirm that the vehicle'd be ready for us in the am (the later am as she called at 2 am), but the f-ers had us booked for the same day of the month only in sept. yes we're calling at 2 to be sure our car will be ready 1 month and 7 hours from now. yes. idiots. (avoid payless rental!)
so a bit behind schedule we got into our shitty small suv Suzuki or something, whose tranny sounded like it might actually bottom out and we'd leave it behind, whose cd player refused to play after 3 hours of a 10 hour car trip - biatch, and began our journey, our adventure, our gc viewing. no directions, huh? caitlin, pretty sure that was your gig - whatevs - Francis will Help! nope. he will not find the number online to "contact us" us being the rangers, a recording, someone who'll navigate us there. his act of "help" was to text two cranky and hungover (at least i was ... or was that just still drunkness being aggravated? i can't tell) gals excited to be heading to the treacherous, highly adventurous, and secluded north rim that "cooper said n rim = pain in ass & 2 Extra hours driving compared to s rim." not exactly the kind of information that we called for! he called back with directions, which we got on our own from a ranger who was telling us the same damned thing, and we thought for his safety we wouldn't answer. perhaps that's why it was so quite at the nort-siiiiide - everyone is wrongly told it's a pain in the kisser.
side note: why's it called "the kisser" ??? oh, and WE LOVES YOU FRANCIS! just not at that moment we didn't. we didn't love anyone. caitlin especially didn't love me after this: she went into a travel place to get a map while i spoke to the ranger - when my conversation with derrick downer was over i noticed the keys in the ignition and just had to do it. i go inside and say "you took the keys, didn't you?" the look on the poor girls face ... made it soooo worth it ;)
ok we're back. a jack in the box lunch later we both felt quite a bit better, yet fatter. the scenery only continued to get prettier and ruggeder as we traveled. we decided to go through zion national park and drove through a mountain and everything! did i mention i'm afraid of heights? so here's where there's a clash - i like the scenery and would love love love to enjoy it but the edges of the road were oh so dangerously close. putting blinders on to miss the nearness of a potential plunge to ours deaths inhibits the scenic view just above that darned bottomless portal below. what's a girl to do?
ok so we Finally get there and bobbi's a lil nervous, cause no joke, this hole is big. we went out to bright angel point - caitlin skipped (in flip flops), while i slowly side stepped. i wasn't expecting to be so ill and scared, nevertheless there it was. we made it to the tip where there's a nice 270 degree view - Very beautiful! only problem - it made me icky inside and the car ride back was less than awesome. yeah the one without music. we sang.
how could I?!? i almost forgot the moon - caitlin happened to look over her shoulder when driving and directly behind us just coming up off the horizon was non-other than the moon in all her glowing glory. it was the size of ... well, the moon, but it Looked HUGE! later too once it was high in the sky we couldn't help but notice how voluminously illuminatory it was - it was neon white, like those annoying headlights that a few annoying folks have - ya know, the neon white ones. was it the desert clean air? was it the latitude we're not used to? i not sure, but look!

we're monsters

2007-08-28T12:41:00.001-05:00

1389 is our worth, eh caitlin? ...not bad.
well the trip was Busy and fun and worth it:
we started our Classy vacation freshening in the hilton bathroom with suitcases open, things slightly strewn (one woman's muttered comment: what the hell's going on in here? is this really such odd behavior to deserve that? i think not) and then buffeting at mcdonalds - at least an interesting vegas style golden arch, but the relentless screaming child drove us and All the other patrons out. in hindsight we've decided caitlin shoulda thrown an endless (at least til dad stopped his yeller) scream over her shoulder into His ear - thata been a solid kodak moment.
we ventured down the strip and found a hot hawaiian firedancer and plastic guitars filled with juicy sweet cocktails; a perfect starter for the evening.
after a quick change it was time to head out for the evening. we began with martini's at wynn's parasol - Such a pretty lounge (ch ch check it!). then there was poker & Super highroller blackjack watching. another bar we sat down at produced 'movie stars' at our sides (well ... one and two lines in the recently released disney movie high school reunion - hardly deserving of a celebratory trip to vegas??? whatevs). we ended up at a destination where we received more dances of sorts than Anyone really needs. oh, and more drinks than Anyone really needs - to keep up with the weekend's $ filled motif they came from bottle service, of course. i found myself talking to a performer working her 3rd shift, but what she Really wanted to do was to go to college - typical sad story. my subtle and suave posit: well, cover up them boobies and get the F outta here then!
after walking out of the 'club' at some sun-up-already hour we slept til noonish before bounding (yes bound - i can muster all sorts of energy when on vacation. well, actually i can do it mostly whenever the hell i want) down to the condo pool. ps: we knew to go there cause our host left us 3 notes we repeated every time we steeped over them ... "pool. the. at." then, quite timely, the rains began to fall, no not fall, they were thrown down ... by i think a nbl pitcher. perhaps we were being punished by the gods for our sins? so, what the hell else to do but drink? we didn't know either, so we went with the default - for me, whiskey/sours at the pool side bar. after a lil veggie pizza and a couple drinks the gods forgave us (likely because sinning in sincity ain't technically a sin) and let the sun shine through. the 3 of us played a ridiculously exorbitant amount of catch in the pool on floaties with 3 tennis balls - this lasted for Hours - really.
the time came to deprune and pretty ourselves for the night out ... BUT First! champagne & hor'devours & a jacuzzi with bubbles! well ... the coronas were itty, the snack consisted of doritos and the 'bubbles' were only clouded bath water from a dove bar. we try to be sheik, but are not always as prepared to create posh situations like we'd like to be.
ok - dresses are on, hair's stick straight and we're out the door. the grapefruit martini is almost as delicious as the pear one consumed the night prior and i'm in heaven at aquaknox. i thought he was kidding, but the host led us into the circular wine room to din at the chef's table within. had no idea we were VIPs. the 3 digitly priced white wine we had was flippin fantastic - it put my boxed pinot grigio to a wee bit of shame and now it'll never taste the same again, which sucks cause at the rate with which i consume and offer out the stuff it's right about at what i should afford. the sashimi app was to die for as were the other 2 meals at the table. i ordered the sea bass - ok, when ordering sea bass aren't we all expecting the most tender and thick slab of heavenly buttery goodness? i received a whole fish with his sad pathetic little eyes apologetically staring at me. "i didn't order This!" we'll take it back and open it up, cut off its head and dry the hell out of it for you. would that be better? nnnnnO. it sucked.
we decided to hang with (i mean be a part of) the young hipity crowd at the hard rock next. here is where my gambling started, then ended almost before it started. how's That, you might ask. well it's easy: take your 40 dollars out and lay it on the 10 min table. in 4 consecutive hands ... lose. over. several hands later my gentleman neighbor (A cute RockStar from a theory of a deadman!!!!) antied up for me. 2 queens?!? awesome! no no. i went ahead and lost that too. F.
our gracious host (and i) was (were) saddened to hear that we were not going to be joining him at tryst. why didn't we do that again? oh yeah - travels to the big hole in the am. damn, thata been fun (and up'd our worth, caitlin!).
gawd this is getting long - i will now start a new note all about the big hole. sit tight.

big and scary

2007-08-28T12:39:00.000-05:00

i've found something else to be afraid of. planes are back in as relatively safe, the grand canyon, however, is not.

take off my wha?

2007-08-22T11:44:00.000-05:00

it's the worst. simply the Worst, after entering the front door seeing 17 pairs of shoes lined (piled) up OR the folks you are with begin bending down to remove theirs OR the ever so polite words 'would you please remove your shoes' ... Really?
preface: if it's rainy/muddy/slushy/snowy i'll be the first in line to shed the lil trackers.
BUT if the case is not that ... Really?
if you bought white carpet, hint #one: don't buy white carpet - it is to be Walked on afterall ... cause it goes on the floor, ya.
so what? are the bottoms of feet cleaner than the shoe? that's a gamble.
-there are sometimes embarrassing holes in socks, blisters, bunyons, warts, chipped polish etc that folks don't want to show off.
my feet'll get cold - trust me.
my shoes are much more comfortable - trust me.
if this is a failed attempt to appear pristine and proper, good luck cause never before has there been a floor upon which i've walked barefoot where i ain't stepped on Something that stuck. i'm not making your floor dirty with my shoes, you're making my feet yickity by forcing em off'a me.

the (un)friendly skies

2007-08-21T14:06:00.000-05:00

uh oh! i just booked a flight. now the knots are a'creepin. they never come until After the itinerary is in my hand though, so i keep forgetting how icky they are. why am i scared to fly? potentials include:
1. i'm an avid watcher of lost - Really don't enjoy the thought of meeting that crazy black cloud thing OR worse being chased by a scifi sized polar bear OR worse hanging out with Sawyer for the rest of my days.
2. i'm a control freak - trust the driver. trust the driver. I CAN'T! he must be incompetent - don't you all feel all this turbulance bouncing us around? that screw looks loose - did someone check into that before take off? stop laughing kid! you think this is funny? we're gonna die, we're gonna die, we're gonna ... i need a drink.
3. everything is too tight in there - claustrophobia set in much? it doesn't, but this should be discussed as an annoyance which deep down is encouraging the fear in order to... naw, this just bugs me. where's my sugar daddy with his private jet already? let's see - where was I? oh yes you can't turn around (much less anything else i might want to do or try) in the toilet, arm rest war with shifty mcelbows (thanks for that reference pete!), never enough overhead space, the pillows are the size of a kleenx and not much thicker, even the peanut bag is ridiculously teenie tiny.
well, we'll see how it goes and i'll report more after the trip (if i survive).
i'll just mention now that i'm heading to vegas and the grand canyon in 4 days for some posh & ritzy times... Suckers!

bobbiloblawslawblog ???

2007-08-13T15:08:00.000-05:00

firstly, if you not seen arrested development ... do.
moving on: perhaps this name isn't all that creative since i just added a 'bi'to the already existing lil nugget of ingenuity, but i think it's just That good and hence very able to pull me along, too.
also, it fits cause 1. i am a lawyer, 2. my name is bobbi, and 3. i like arrested development a LOT. but don't worry - i most likely won't blog much about the law so as to not bore you. this will be much more on the completely pointless side of things.

empty messages

2007-08-13T11:56:00.000-05:00

the voicemails have Got to stop! if you have something to say, great - but Please do not leave a message saying "hey it's me. call me back." or worse - the quoted prior phrase being the jist of a lengthy and noninformative soliloquy. this is a waste of your time leaving the thing and mine having to listen to the thing. i already see that you've called and that is really message enough.

2007-08-07T11:53:00.000-05:00

testing testing 1 2 3
is this thing on?