Archives for June 2009
sunday social #39 – fathers, summer, and piton
29 June 2009 | Uncategorized | No Responses
So over the last two weeks the summer has officially (not technically) come full circle. Kate turned 31, my old man had another day of glory, and I put down some new seed in hopes that grass will grow. That is not a euphemism but an actual fact. The thing is, the longer the days of a home owner go, the less I give a shit about what my yard looks like. Or maybe the reverse. I haven’t figure that out yet. Love…hate.
In other news, my june-years resolutions are coming along with a half heart. One half is all about learning how to program in python and the other is not about losing weight. I have another entry on python coming, so sit tight and don’t expect too much. The third (of a half?) is this musical agenda that, giving some time, will pan out. Monday starts in a matter of hours and I will be twenty-seven by the end of the week. Fuck i’m old (you may get that reference if you are twenty-five).
Live blogging from the brownout is one thing and following through with your goals is another.
In other other news, a big part of pop culture from the seventies and eighties passed on over the course of this last week. I remember when my sister gave me her no longer used copy of BAD. Ah the thoughts of less complicated days. When I first heard the news, the first thing that popped into my head was my sister telling me when she got to stay up late and watch television when mike did the moonwalk for the first time. Rocked her world apparently. The second in line to Elvis, nuff said. I will leave you with this….
Oh, and come to find out, bubbles has his own wikipedia page. Who knew?
I'm twenty-six, right?
19 June 2009 | Uncategorized | No Responses
I had an intern at work last week tell me how bummed he was because the tickets for Blink-182′s summer tour was already sold and there was no way he could get any. I did’t really know how to respond. My first thought was to question why the fuck would he want to get involved with something like that. Then I remembered there was I time I was in the same boat. I have actually been to a blink-182 concert at a time that what was probably their height of popularity. Then I thought back to the time when I started to dislike the band and that was the day I saw Mike Walburn wearing one of their t-shirts. I just said “that sucks” and walked away.
Then this video came through my feeds recently and I have to admit I had a really hard time watching it. Its like if Anthony Michael Hall came back to acting today to play the same nerdy high school character he did in the eighties. He would look like an ass. Making a gagillion dollars off of poop and fart jokes is one thing when your in a punk band. But when you’re all artsy and 35 it just doesn’t look right to me.
Eddie Murphy is not Axl Foley any more, he’s Dr Doolittle. Tom Hanks isn’t Pep Streebeck, he’s the gay guy from Philadelphia. Wait, I mean Robert Langdon. Although, I’ve always wanted Tom Hanks to play some of the characters he did in the 80s, but that’s a whole other blog entry. At least we have filmed evidence of the good ole’ days.