| Friday Night Jukebox |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|09:36 pm] |
I've been digging Ida Maria's Fortress 'Round My Heart for a few weeks now, with I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked being my favorite song of theirs. I can't embed the offical music video, so here's a live version:
I have also been listening to Tegan and Sara's So Jealous about twice a day for a week now. Speak Slow is my favorite song off that album. I should give another album a spin soon.
I'm really freakin' tired lately. Why? Because I watched two seasons of Hell's Kitchen pretty much non-stop in the last two days. Fuckin' Reality TV.
Also, the awesome pot roast I made has me full and sleepy.
Okay, enough of all this girly music. Going back to listening to more Garbage. |
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| Lakes |
[Jun. 28th, 2009|09:34 pm] |
So last Sunday on Father's Day, the girls were over and we were having dinner. Nothing was planned (and thus pissing my mom off) when the subject of chocolate was brought up and I mentioned the good chocolate shop at Lake Geneva. So we got the girls and the dog ready and took off on the spur of moment. We wandered around town for a bit (with Buddy ADDing everywhere) and took in the sights.
After a while, we called my godfather and went to his house. He took us all out on the lake.
Afterwards: pizza and singing happy Birthday to my dad, who was turning 70 on Tuesday.
Yesterday, the whole family got together to properly celebrate his birthday. We all took a two hour boat ride on Lake Michigan with a lunch buffet. The boat launched from Navy Pier. Luckily, we got there early and were able to walk around for a bit.
We rode the Mystic Blue.
And a group picture:
Afterwards, we went to Anita's. My mom and I were to only ones to bring bathing suits, so we went for a dip. We also got the girls to jump in with their clothes, much to everyone's delight. We had some cake and came home. I wish we stayed a bit longer as I wanted to walk around the Taste of Chicago.
I've managed to get slightly beyond tanned on my face and shoulders. I haven't been this red in years.
All these times, I managed to forget my camera. Most of the pictures are either from my crappy phone or scans of things taken on a Kodak disposable. |
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| Venture Brothers season 3 |
[Jun. 19th, 2009|05:05 pm] |
So I watched all of the third season of Venture Brothers and it is excellent. It has everything that appeals to a geek like me including homages to old cartoons and comic books, a perfect blend of action and comedy, tons of little Easter eggs, and a complicated continuity that is kept up throughout the episodes.
I especially like that Adult Swim released it in an unrated version. It's one of the big complaints I have with Metalocalypse, especially when the special features are uncensored. Hearing someone say "What the fuck?!" instead of "What the *BLEEP*?!" makes all the difference. Also; dongs. Lots and lots of dongs.
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| Update |
[Jun. 10th, 2009|07:44 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | motorcycle, work | ] |
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| [ | Current Music |
| | TED Talks | ] |
Last Tuesday I had an interview with Kustom Seating Unlimited. That went well and I have a second interview coming up next Wednesday. I'm actually pretty excited about this. The work is pretty similar to what I've done for Daxcon with it having a bit more technical writing and doing some testing.
I took my bike out today for the first time in over a week. Feels so nice to be riding. I took the route I took Miah on a couple weeks ago and snapped a couple shots on the fun gravel road.
Glamourshot:
I also managed to avoid completely wiping out when I looked down to make sure my side stand was secure. That would have been fun. |
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| Bambi v Godzilla |
[Jun. 8th, 2009|05:15 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | video | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  hot | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Offspring - Smash | ] |
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| Comics |
[May. 30th, 2009|01:23 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | comics | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  geeky | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill | ] |
See what I have to deal with if I leave for a week?
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| Music |
[May. 27th, 2009|10:27 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | music | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 60131 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  tired | ] |
Been listening to lots of random albums lately.
I listened to Prince's Purple Rain a couple weeks ago. I like this album for the most part. It's a bit funky with good rock music underneath it all. There's a handful of "ballads" on the album that don't work as well.
I have been in love with the track "Destroy Everything You Touch" for a while now, so I decided to check out Ladytron's Witching Hour. I didn't like this too much. None of the other tracks on the album were really up beat and like a lot of techno rock albums, it gets old fast.
I grabbed Superbus' Pop'n'Gum because I like playing "Radio Song" on Guitar Hero III. It's a European pop-punk song, so I dig it. Also, Superbus won an MTV award. The album sounds more like power pop than punk, though. It actually reminds me of a French version of Aqua, and one Aqua album is enough.
Finally, Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago. It's an incredibly slow album. I like it, but I don't find myself listening to slow albums too often. I'm going to have to sit down again and listen to it all at once before passing final judgment. |
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| Workin' |
[May. 27th, 2009|09:13 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | diy, door | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
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| [ | Current Mood |
| | tired | ] |
My dad and I spent the day putting in a new door. He initially wanted to just hang the new door on the old frame, but thankfully that didn't work out. It's less work, but it would have looked like a new door on an old frame. So, we ripped out the old frame. Lots of hitting things with hammers and pulling with crowbars. Then, the new frame would just barely not fit. Had to chisel away at the floor to make it level and plane the frame to squeeze into the opening. Once it fit, everything went much easier. We got the frame in, the door hung, and the new locks in. Still need to hang the storm door and put some trim up around the inside.
Why won't it fit?
Done!
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| Decide Now |
[May. 22nd, 2009|08:26 pm] |
So I was lost in the farm fields following a gravel road to no where when I hit the end of the line. The sign told me I could go either left or right, but I had to decide. Decide now, no less.
But I couldn't decide. I didn't know where to go. Like many of my generation, I turned to technology. And that means I was going to let Google decide instead. But Google failed me, telling me I was dozens of miles from where I actually was. Was it the sign's fault? Was it forcing me to decide without help?
I would need knowledge to decide, but the decision would have to be my own. A map! That is the key. It would tell me where I am. It would help me find the way to go.
I went left. |
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| Comics! |
[May. 12th, 2009|12:38 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | comics | ] |
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| | 60131 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  shitty | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | The Vindictives - Partytime for Assholes | ] |
Got stuff in the mail:
New Avengers: Secret Invasion 1 and 2
Mighty Avengers: Secret Invasion 1 and 2
Nova vol. 4
(all for Miah)
Emma vol. 6
(for Frank; they didn't have volume 7)
B.P.R.D. vol. 10
MySpace Dark Horse Presents vol. 2
(for me!) |
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| Recipes |
[May. 9th, 2009|03:41 pm] |
Posting some recipes here so I remember them later.
( Recipes Below ) |
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| Comics |
[May. 2nd, 2009|07:05 pm] |
So I've come home for a couple of weeks. Just before I left, I found the third volume of Templar, Arizona (nws) in my mail box. Spike drew a cool picture inside for me that reminds me of Rice Boy.
On the way home, I stopped in at Graham Crackers Comics in Naperville. It's a nice and big place. I think Acme in Peoria has more Marvel/DC trades and I'm sure they have more Wildstorm/Vertigo stuff, but this place has a very nice selection of Indy trades, new comics, and boxes and boxes of old stuff. While there, I picked up the first volume of Platinum Grit.
Templar, Arizona TPB vol. 03
Platinum Grit TPB vol. 01 |
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| The Thermals |
[Apr. 25th, 2009|02:37 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | music, thermals | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  Rock | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | The Thermals - Now We Can See | ] |
Got the newest The Thermals album in the mail:
I also got some buttons plus a free signed postcard and a free sticker. I then promptly ripped a hole in the cheap CD case. Oops.
Listening to it now. I'm afraid it might be a little too much "Yay, Obama!" but it's pretty solid and catchy so far. |
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| Update |
[Apr. 24th, 2009|06:00 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | comics, motorcycle, work | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | content | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Gogol Bordello - Underdog World Strike | ] |
I've been out enjoying the weather on my motorcycle the last couple of days. It's been a little windy, though, which makes for tricky riding at times.
Wednesday I rode out West for a while and ended up taking I-74 back to Peoria. Riding on the interstate with the wind at your back is pretty enjoyable. I did something like 80 miles that day.
Yesterday I rode around East of Morton. I ended up on some roads I've ridden before with Miah, though I didn't realize it until I started uploading some pictures (nothing too interesting, so I won't post 'em here; check out my Flickr page if you want to see them). That was a 70 mile day.
Today I meandered my way up to Lacon, crossed the river, and came back down to Peoria. It's about 55 miles there and back, but I managed to zig-zag enough to do 100 miles. I also learned to hate Dead End and No Outlet roads when they are not labeled. So much backtracking. At least I found some decent gravel roads.
I got the first volume of Order of Tales in the mail. It's the prequel to Rice Boy and can be read at the website. Cool beans.
Last I heard, Daxcon's not doing so hot. They had to cut salaries to meet their competitor's prices. I talked to Ed today and he sent me info for getting health insurance. Guess that ran out like three weeks ago without anyone telling me (thanks!). I ran into Brian yesterday. He seems to be doing alright; just staying home with the kid. |
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| Barfight |
[Apr. 20th, 2009|01:41 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | video | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | 61614 | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | sick | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Collective Soul | ] |
I ain't feeling so hot and it's raining, so I'm not going to make it out on my bike today. That makes me sad. |
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