Okay, so my baby blanket is trucking right along, as you can see.
Then I remembered my old family friends. Mark and Megan are expecting a baby in a couple of months. I haven't seen Mark in years, so it's not like I would normally be crocheting for their new family member. Except that Mark was recently diagnosed with CNS lymphoma. And I'm sorry, but brain cancer trumps living in San Francisco.
Bottom line? I've got a lot of baby blankets to make in a very short period of time.
I'm so excited! It's going to be here on the 17th - in all it's
Blu-Ray goodness :) I'm so excited!!!!
First, I want to state that I have this lofty goal to eliminate my credit card dependency. However, my compulsion to support certain 'why-are-these-people-still-under-the-radar?' musicians @ established music venues makes it quite difficult.
Tuesday night when I saw Ari Hest play at the Hotel Cafe I knew the online ticket purchase was worth it-- as are all my purchases, of course. The opener from Ireland, Declan O'Rourke, told the audience that this was his first time playing (or first tour playing?) in America. He had a great sound and one novelty song stands out. It's about an old black crow and it was highly entertaining because there was a fun song introduction and then part of the chorus was him cawing. Not counting that particular song, to me, live, his style was like an Irish version of Ari's so it shouldn't be too surprising if he gains a large following here fairly quickly.
"I can make you move against your will. Don’t it make you sad to lose control?" Broken Voices by Ari Hest
Ari was fantastic with his band, and played a bunch of songs from his early material and CD The Break In, plus newer songs from his project, 52, which included my favorite song, Broken Voices. At some point Amy Kuney came up to sing Cranberry Lake which she co-wrote and sang in a duet with Ari. That was great because I've been wanting to see her live for a while now too.
Ari's vocal ability is amazing. His tone ranges in his songs from baritone to falsetto with impressively flawless lung control. It bowls me over me every time I see him live.
I ran into @KristinJuel during the evening which is always refreshing. Sitting with her I discovered my new favorite bass player, Rob Calder, who has an interesting way of dancing to the beat while he plays. Very entertaining to watch!
The only downer of the night is that there's a rule that non-flash photography is allowed in Hotel Cafe, but video recording is not. Kristin got busted for taking video with her digi cam at some point. That was too bad but at least they didn't confiscate her camera. She had also taken a bunch of still photos. Overall, it was a good night for live music.
"You're the song that I sing that I don't need to practice." from In the Creases by Amber Rubarth.
Tomorrow is Amber Rubarth's show @ The Mint-- http://themintla.com is their site. I refuse to hyperlink to it because it has music that auto-plays and defaults to the loudest volume setting. Way to facilitate an obnoxious user experience.
I love Amber's lyrical ambition and like Ari, she is now based in NY so I try to see her whenever she's playing here. Can't wait to hear her new songs and old ones again that I like. A lot.
Connery made a better Bond but as a person he is a bit of an arse....
"The Kyle" and I see all of Wes Anderson's stuff. OMG!!! Tottally a Wes Anderson movie. Every part was hilarious! The animation, the writing, the models, the sets, the voice actors... you can see his mark everywhere. During the discussions with the Animation Director he discussed where the animation style/language came from. Coming from the animation industry myself, you can see his specific style in the movements, the recording of the voices, and the style of the whole movie. I can't say how AMAZING this film is. Really it is more than an animation... it is worth awards!
=D !!!!
LOVE IT!
GO SEE IT!
AAAH!!!! I want to see it again!!!!!
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SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
11.12.09
Yes, finally back.
But all I do is work now, so I don't really have time to make myself look presentable.
This explains why I look so furry and frumpy. I probably haven't shaved in a month.
(My facial hair grows slowly.)
I don't mean to be a hater, but hand knitting is for schmucks.
No, that's not true. I was just hand knitting last night. And I often hand knit.
(But when I'm away from my machine, I long for it.)
Seriously, though...
The satisfaction and ideas come pouring out on a machine.
There are many fish in the sea.
I'm not one to believe in "soul mates" - meaning there is only one person in the entire world that will understand me and love me.
Life goes on.
I'm also not one to believe in tongue a sore tooth. I understand that it takes time to grieve but it shouldn't be a lifetime.
Remember your friends & family.
Your friends & family will always be there for you. ALWAYS. That's why I think it's so important to have strong friendships OUTSIDE of a relationship. There's and Angels & Airwaves song that says it best, "your best friend is not your girl friend" - or at least it shouldn't be your ONLY best friend.
Its better to face the truth, then to live in a lie.
Be glad you pulled off the band-aid and made the hard decision - even if you weren't the one to do it. If either of you were unhappy enough to want to break up then be glad you did.
I'm assuming that this
is any "hue" of any color - and I'd choose GREEN. I
think green looks best on me, even though most would assume blue given
my blue eyes.
I already have my dream
vanity license plate :) My car is red, and I wanted something having
to do with Spiderman and I was able to pull out enough of the vowels
and still make it legible so SCORE! Its a dull purpose plate actually,
because people who don't realize it's Spiderman assume it has
to do with the web and I'm a big techie so it all works out
:D
Pesto Tortellini
Serves 2
1 12 oz package of meat tortellini
6-7 mushrooms
3/4 cup frozen peas
Handful of grape tomatoes
3 tablespoons of pesto
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Cook homemade pesto if desired. Refrigerate. In pot, make meat tortellini as directed. Add salt. Drain over colander. In small saucepan, heat olive oil. Add chopped mushrooms and peas. Add water. Saute mushrooms and peas for approximately 5 minutes. In bowl, toss tortellini. Add in pesto and toss. Add sauteed mushrooms and pease. Add sugar. Toss in tomatoes, and serve warm.
