iPod

Late last week I finally broke down and bought an iPod video. It's the 30GB model, black, used--came loaded with the finest R&B hits from the last 20 years and few episodes of Family Guy, and doesn't feature Bono singing.

I might be the last person on the internet to buy a mp3 player and if it weren't for the excellent price I got on the iPod, I probably would have never bought one. Now that I do have an mp3 player and have spent some quality time with it, I have to admit that it is quite handy. It comes in convenient in a lot of places I didn't think music would be, namely the toilet.

Car and Driver Review of '94 Ford Probe GT

Before my car was a piece of shit, it was a really good runner.

Wedding Season

Two weddings in two weeks.

On August 5th, I was on hand to see two of my good friends married, Erin and Olof.

There is something special about weddings that I can't place...they are better than any Holiday gathering of friends or family, better than any graduation ceremony, better than any award banquet, better than any random last-minute get together, etc. No matter if you are unfamiliar with the two who will be tying the knot or if you are the emcee hosting the reception or the catering company that has the responsibility of cleaning tables--everyone has a good time.

I've attended 3 weddings this year so far and have atleast 1 more to attend in November. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to it. I'm at that age where friends are maturing to that next level, they are getting serious by either getting married or having kids. In the next 10 years marriages and babies will probably become everyday occurances, but again, I look forward to it.

My parents are hermits. They won't admit to being hermits--they very rarely go out for dinner or any form of entertainment. They are entertained by their lawn, garden, and shop projects. The only reason they leave the house is to go to work. Really, that's it.

My parents at my cousin Charisse's wedding. See, they are having a good time. My dad is a freakishly good dancer. Maybe he practices his dance moves in the shop?

I brought my lovely girlfriend to both weddings. Here she is below showing my two aunts how to do the "elbow" or the "car wash."

Group photos are a given at a wedding. Bride and groom with groom's best friends, bride and groom with groom's family, bride and groom with male cousins, bride and groom with people age 50 and over, (you see where I'm going with this).

Endfest 15

Will Ferrell - Actor/Comedian

Chad Smith - Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Seperated at birth??? The similiarities are uncanny.

This weekend my girlfriend and I were fortunate to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers, LIVE, at the White River Amphitheatre. The Chili Peppers were amazing! They performed beyond my expectations and seeing Flea, John Frusciante, Chad Smith, and Anthony in their element was a sight to behold. Saturday night's performance will go down as one of the best concerts I have ever seen.



Originally, we planned on not attending due to the lackluster line-up (see Wolfmother, The Subways, Rock Kills Kid, etc.), however our indeciveness and love for a band that has reached that magical age where rock musicians get too tired to tour--we decided that it would be in our best interest to catch them before they disappear.


I remember reading about how the Mars Volta walked off the stage during a concert because the audience wasn't listening to them perform. On Saturday, the Mars Volta opened for the Chili Peppers and I was looking forward to their performance. About 2 songs in, Cedric (the lead singer) began making fun of himself for the way he dances on stage but then also made fun of some of the kids that were in the pit slam-dancing/mosh-pitting. I believe he said something along the lines of, "my dancing might be out of date but not as bad as, well, it's 2006 and we still have these fucks who slam-dance!"

After the 3rd song, Cedric warned whoever was in the crowd throwing "shit" at them to go get lost. Fast-forward to the middle of the 4th song, Omar began banging his guitar into his guitar cabinets and the song halted. Cedric told the crowd that they were not going to play anymore and that the crowd find the kid throwing urine at them, bring the kid to the Mars Volta for a lynching, and that they would receive anything they wanted.

What the hell is the world coming to when people are throwing urine at bands at shows!?!

UNCHI DETTA

I'm the kid at the end.

More Sloppy

Last week we celebrated the topping out of our 6-story condo project. In part of the topping out tradition, the office staff served the construction workers lunch, Bar-B-Q in fact, and one of our staffers caught me in my finest form. My girlfriend suggested that I do this.