8.31.2007

learning guitar and other random bits of progress

okay, so i learned one of my 5 songs. except that i actually kinda learned 2 songs today.

i completely suck at both. but that's kinda the point, isn't it?

maybe if i quit smoking for real, i'll take the acoustic to school for something to do during the breaks that still gets me out of the room.

even if i don't quite smoking, i'm totally going to quit smoking at school.

but--even if i fail at quitting, i get to cross something off the list!

i've been smoke-free since sunday afteroon! in just 2 short hours i will have accomplished the "smoke free for 5 days" item. yay!

this just in: we're thinking pretty hard about a trip to spain (where the rain, it is told...oh nevermind). it's actually kind of a trip to france that begins in spain and might or might not involve renting a car.

i'm like 87% sure we're going to bilbao and it's quite likely we'll spend christmas day in paris this year.

there are worse places to turn 33 (just ask jesus).

8.23.2007

#80

Okay, I haven't actually taken any steps toward learning these things, but I have picked out my 5 songs for acoustic guitar:

  1. "Ball and Chain" by Social Distortion. So's to make myself cry while I sing it.
  2. "Gloria" by Them. I have this miguided notion that it'll be easy. Plus you don't hear it a lot.
  3. "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by REM. Because I already know the words, and who doesn't want to show that off? Oh, it's just me, then. Okay.
  4. "Don't Look Back in Anger" by Oasis. I don't know if this song will work as an acoustic song, but I don't care. It's got singalong cheesy goodness.
  5. "I Fought the Law and the Law Won." I'm punk rock, just like Buddy Holly. I'm hesitant, though because I think this one will be really hard. Who am I kidding? They're all going to be really hard!

8.22.2007

closer

my groovy short film

8.09.2007

back to back action!

I feel like posting a list!

Top 5 things that actually are worth the money:

1. $50 haircut
2. $5 shampoo (as opposed to $1 shampoo)
3. $80 shoes
4. name-brand potty training pants
5. a really good pair of scissors

Top 5 things that are a total waste of money given my lifestyle/inability to be kind inanimate objects:
1. any shirt or sweater costing more than $25
2. "nice" pots and pans
3. a food processor
4. CD's
5. any handbag/purse costing more than $15

oh, god

so it looks like we might start thinking about buying a house, like, now. b's in charge of talking to people and i'm in charge of "legwork." we're basically just going to put our toes in the water and see what we see. but apparently the markets all squishy and looking for buyers right now and people say it will recover by spring, which is when we were planning on buying before (well, maybe summer). i'm not crazy-enthusiastic, but i think i'll get there eventually.

8.07.2007

happy birthday, the internet!

It's weird to thing that there was a day with no internet and then a next day with the world wide web all over the place. But that's the way it was.


It's also weird to me that it was both a very long time ago and later than I remember. I really am a geek. Well, anyway, now the internet can drive, so look out on the road.

8.05.2007

Fishing With John

This is seriously one of the weirdest things I've seen on DVD, and not for any reason you'd expect.

For more weirdness:
http://www.johnlurieart.com/art/

8.02.2007

Canada: Check


The path home (away from home)
Originally uploaded by the_pdub
So, it's been a month since we got back from Canada (yeah, I'm organized and on top of stuff). I crossed it off my list, because that is gratifying, but I failed to blog the experience.

And now it's sort of a wash of "pretty" and "wow" and "I wish I lived here."

We went to Vancouver BC (forced to skip Victoria by our own collective stupidity and spent the entire day in the car instead. argh). We ate good sushi, saw Canada Day fireworks, drank bubble tea and walked and walked and walked. Aquariums, science museums and the single largest toy store I have ever, ever seen. Plus, you can't turn around without encountering beautiful, beautifuler, and still more beautifuler views.
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