Drop dead tired but unable to sleep in the Charlotte, NC airport waiting hours for our connecting flight to St. Thomas.
Some Show Thing at UCB
Last night Doobie and I went for Benny’s Burritos — mm, margaritas — and to the UCB theatre to see the Dave Hill Explosion. I had read about it on Brooklyn Vegan, it sounded interesting, and it was only $5. But we really didn’t know what it was going to be or what to expect. After the show, we still didn’t really know what it was.
Appearing in the show were Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices, etc.), Moby, and Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, etc.). There was some comedy(?), pet tricks, bad jokes, videos, a smoke machine, music (Walter Schreifels performed a Gorilla Biscuits song acoustically), some berating of one another and I guess, like, interviewing, kind of? It was weird. But for $5, it was, um, an experience.
We watched some of the Red Sox-Rays game at Jake’s afterward. In the elevator on my way to work, a guy I work with said, “I was so drunk watching the Red Sox lose last night.” A girl next to us said, “They won.” I died laughing.
Update: Pictures at Brooklyn Vegan.
Cute
I want Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States of America.
“Talking to your parents about the risks of John McCain isn’t as hard as you think.” Partnership for a McCain-free White House.
I’ve been playing the LittleBigPlanet beta this week. What is difficult about the game? You are given an enormous blank slate and all the tools you need to make a totally amazing level and your only limitation is your imagination. That’s kind of hard.
Early to Rise
I woke up at 7 am this morning this morning to go to the gym. As we agreed yesterday, instead of expressing incredulity, Becky said, “Good job, B!” The gym was empty in the morning, and it was awesome. All the machines and weights I wanted to use were available and I had a good workout. I went home played with George for a minute, got ready for work and was at my desk before 9 am. I’m feeling good. This is a momentous day for me.
Beautiful Rainy Day
After Rebecca and I slept in until noon today, I walked down to German restaurant Lederhosen in the West Village today for a big beer and bratwurst. Gooood. It’s drizzling and overcast today and the West Village is beautiful. Rebecca and I are going to walk back down there before we go to UCB tonight for Jesse’s last show.
