Top 10 CDs...or at least some pretty darn good CD's

This blog has been inspired by Todd. Although he did tell me that he was going to continue adding top 10 lists till he got to 100---I havent seen that yet Todd...better get on that.

Top 10 CD's that have and will withstand the test of time. This means that in MY opinion they dont really get old, and they are just that cd that I can listen to any time. Lets say I have an hour commute to work and I put my ipod on shuffle, songs on these cd's I probably wouldnt skip if im in most moods (there is always an exception)

OK i wrote this list last week, and since then its already changed, but i decided not to change the list. This is just a snap shot of what my top 10 looked like at that moment, since then i've considered adding other bands like the clash, the cure, the doors, eve 6, and a couple others.

10. Romeo and Juliet CD...ok so 1/3 the cd i never liked even way back when, but I must say this cd will probably always make me stop and listen.
9. Smashing Pumpkins--Mellon Collie and the Infinate Sadness. Who doesnt like a little bullets with butterfly wings? seriously? but also the rest of the double cd is equally as good.
8.Motley Crue--Red White and Crue...I'm kinda cheating here by picking thier best of cd...but why not? It has all the songs I like on it :) mainly Home sweet home and dr. feel good...but as lem and I found out the hard way, sometimes too much dr. feel good gets stuck in your head and NEVER goes away. I'm ok with that though.
7.The Shins--Wincing the night away. Thats right, I did it, I added a brand new cd. whatcha gonna do about it? Who knows, maybe I'll regret adding this in a couple months. But its MY list, so for now its in.
6.The Lemonheads--Its a Shame about Ray. I love this entire CD, plus the title is about me! But seriously, while I LOVE the rest of thier songs, this cd is the main reason i've seen them or just evan alone 7 times.
5. Beatles--Sgt. Pepper. This was a hard call b/c i pretty much like ALL thier cds, but I think this one is the one I'd pick to listen to when I'm bored.
4. Alkaline Trio--Good Mourning. I love alkaline trio, so this was another hard call, and I know people dont agree with me, but this one is my favorite. I think thier new cd Crimson is a close second though.
3.Foo Fighters-- In your Honnor. You knew I'd have the foo somewhere on there, and I think this cd will most certainly withstand the test of time. Every song on both CDs are amazing for ANY mood you are in.
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers-- Californacation. Again, another CD where every song is amazing. I do think this is rhcp's best cd. The flow of the CD start to end is perfect.
1.Green Day- Dookie. Ok you knew I had to pick this. Its an old favorite that I dont feel like de-throning. Plus it is one of those good "aww remember when that happened" cds.

So thats my list. or was my list. whatever, those are still good cds and I stand by that.

Show last night and Bad attempts in greenway center

Last night, after a brief stint at a capitol hill reception--I don't know something for trees--Leslie and I went to the black cat to see Army of Me and The Hard Tomorrows.

The hard tomorrows keep getting better which is cool. As they started to play I suddenly remembered that i had a friend that liked to listen to their music at..um..opportune times-so that was interesting. They sounded great, and the crowd REALLY got into it, especially this one really large guy. He was awesome to watch.

Army of Me came on next and after spending about a half hour adjusting the mic etc they finally came out. I was surprised that these adjustments made the lead vocals drowned out a bit more than usual. About 2/3 through they had a band meeting on stage and announced that the main guy's voice was having trouble and he was going to a doctor tomorrow but he'd play one more song for us, but if it was "DC" just to be warned that he couldn't hit the high notes tonight. We agreed and they played it. I love the way his voice sounds, and cant wait for their new CD in 2 weeks.

As for bad attempts--well, its 9 am and standing in the elevator lobby this morning some guy came up to me and said "I have a personal question for you. Coconut, or dark?" I said "dark" to which he handed me two dark chocolate Hershey's kisses and then added "I told you it was personal, I just wanted to Kiss you". Then when I got off the elevator he said "thank you, you made my day today".....I'm kinda hoping he isnt a new employee in this building because that could make for future awkwardness.

Lastly I have an interview today and I couldnt get the stamps off my hand from last night so he's gonna think thats weird. Luckily I'm the interviewer not the interviewee so he'll just have to deal.

OH one more last thing, my awful officemate has taken to talking to himself outloud in arabic as he walks by me...I secretly think he's swearing at me. So if any of you know arabic let me know and maybe you can translate for me.

Some fun book selections

I borrowed this survey from Will's Blog

1. One book that changed your life

The American Girls collection! (specifically the Samantha books) Sorry, this isn't one single book. But this collection of books singlehandedly got me interested in reading. It was probably the first chapter book I ever read alone. I use to stay up late after I was supposed to be sleeping just to read these books! Sometimes I have trouble getting through books, but in general I love to read, and if it hadn't been for this series who knows if I would have learned to love it so much.



2. One book that you’ve read more than once

I rarely read books more than once, In fact there were only three I could even think of and two were for class that I read it a second time (Othello and little women). So this is the easiest one of all. The Giver by Lois Lowry. Its a entertaining and emotional story about a Utopian society.






3. One book you would want on a desert island

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I picked this based on the same logic Will picked his answer for this question. I already know I love the story, but I just need a huge chunk of time and nothing else to do so I can finally sit down and read through it.




4. One book that made you laugh

The importance of being Earnest. I read this book in one sitting. and if you know me and my add, you know what a feat that is! But i seriously just couldn't put it down. All the confusion within the book had me laughing out loud. The movie which came out quite a few years after I read it was almost as entertaining.





5. One book that made you cry

Bridge to Terribithia. The reason I picked this out of the books that have made me cry, is that this is the first book that ever made me cry. I think I must have been in elementary school or middle school at the time, but up until this book I guess I had never been so involved with the characters and the story to really care what happened to them.






6. One book you wish had been written

My family history. I know that my dad has attempted to chart our family tree, but I dont know where that is. Other than that the generations of our family that knew all that information are slowly starting to dwindle or not have as sharp a memory. So if someone could write it down for me that would be great.

7. One book you wish had never been written

The sun also rises by earnest Hemingway! I believe I read this book either Jr. or Sr. year in high school and it was AWFUL...My teacher was so into it and I remember thinking how could ANYONE ever like this book! its sooo boring. Wait i think it might tie with "Survival in Auschwitz" by Primo Levi--that one had some good content, but was just so dry that I couldnt get through it.

8. One book you’re currently reading

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs. See previous blog.

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read

I have such a long list for this...but lets see the next book I'll probably read will Either Be "Money Ball" or "Bringing Down the House" to get ready for the baseball season or the eventual Vegas trip.

Planned Spontaneity

Such a fun weekend. So little sleep. I think I can count the sleeping hours on one hand. (more story behind the title of the blog but i wont get into it)

Friday night was chris'25th birthday at buffalo billiards. Ruffie beers aside it was a fun night. Leslie and I had pretty much accepted that Will and Ted werent going to come out with us but it turns out they had been secretly texting with mike all night and surprised us all at the bar!

Sat night we tried out the wine bar on cap hill for Chandler's 35th Birthday. The wine taps behind the bar look really cool. Then we continued on to the pour house. I tried typing up the "bad attmpt" which happened here, but its a you had to be there situation and although hillarious, just doesnt come accross well in the blog. After many many rounds of pitchers of miller light (the wisc kids are rubbing off on us) leslie and I decided at 2:30 am that we should split one more pitcher...this wasnt a great idea retrospectively hungover speaking.

Sunday...basically all day sunrise to sunset Leslie and I hung out with the Mann/Criss family. It was fun to not have anything I needed to do and just run around the backyard all day. Except when the kids were napping Leslie Jessica and I went to Annapolis for a couple hours unfortunately leaving Charlotte behind :( . One of the funniest parts was when Levi brought out the pow, pow, power wheels (yes i watch too much tv) and the youngest brother (names left out on purpose) was incharge of driving but didnt quite get forward and reverse to help him get around things so he'd just plow into whatever was infront of him full speed.

For all of you concerned about me being tired today, dont worry I fell asleep last night at 9:30! I was trying to stay up to watch the aprentice since I havent missed one all season, but luckily I have tivo b/c my eyelids just wouldnt stay open.

As far as brackets go one of them i'm doing great, but my more aggressive bracket i'm totally out of :( oh well.

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not."- Dr. Seuss (the lorax)

First off Happy Birthday Chris.
Second, Happy Anniversary Will (but you might want to wait till the anniversary blog is posted later today)

And on to the blog...

I dont get it. I've lived in my apt for three years now but I try and be good about who i give my address and land line (before i cancelled it). And rarely give out my cell phone number.

Somehow I now get address stickers for every organization possible like the animal rescue league. I get multiple (three or more) copies of every J.Crew catalogue, I get multiple copies of every Victoria's Secret catalogue, and many other mail items addressed to ME at MY appartment...not just "resident". How can I get off these lists????? This seems like a huge waste of paper.

Since I worked at/attended an environmental confrence sophmore year of college (back when Brittany and others dubed me the "eco-warrior with a kate spade bag") I've been on multiple E-Mail lists for various issues. The one most important to me being one calling for the manditory labeling of GMO's (genetically modified organisims) and cloned foods ...but thats an entirely different blog. The email list that has to do with this is an entire campaign thats been going on for at least 6 years now is solely dedicated to being Anti-Victoria's Secret's Catalogue. Evidently victoria's secret mails out more than 1 MILLION catalogues a day. Now I like my vicki's as much as the next person, but is this really necisary?

Seriously though, I've done nothing but exist for three years and somehow I've managed to accumulate pounds of mail to be trashed EVERY DAY. And the worst part is I dont know how to stop it.

The anti victoria's secret campaign has made some progress through its existance, but what about J.Crew or that random valu-pack cupon sheet or envelope that I throw out daily? Are these companies really making a huge profit from that method of advertisement that its worth wasting that much? and why doesnt my building support a legit recycling program so that I can do something with this paper? does such a program even exist for glossy and colored paper?

That is my rant of the day. And if you have any suggestions or would like to discuss this with me please feel free.

(also somehow I just started getting emails about making the music industry more eco-friendly through the 124 BILLION dollar music packaging industry...I have a new appreciation for warner music but this is a whole new issue...maybe I'll blog about it after I learn more)

Greenbelt is starting to know me...

I think I need to start bringing my own lunch. Way too many random people in this general area now know me. Here are just a few that stand out....

*Chipolte now starts preparing my Veggie bol as I walk up before I order

*Greenway Liquor store knows me, my name, and thinks I'm dating My co worker Danny Mac...in fact the liquor store guy has yet to not make an awkward comment when I walk in, even when I'm alone. I've cut back my visits there.

*Starbucks guy knows me, my Raspberry no whip Hot Chocolate, and pretty much thinks Jim and I are tied at the hip, and when I go without Jim he'll question me on it. This guy is nice so I like the fact that he knows me. I'm not sure what he's gonna do when I switch to my summer Iced Chai.

*Atlanta Bread Company people know me but don't like me--probably b/c of the official complaint I've written to thier HQ.

*Bagel store people know me but dont yet know "the usual", but based on the amt of pot we watch them smoke behind the building (the view from some of our offices) I don't think they'll ever know "the usual".

*Smoothie King in CP acknowledges they recognize me...although i havent been there all winter.

* Froggy Bottom still knows me...I guess senior spring I spent too much time there, but the owner lady thats always there and always drunk ran into me in courthouse the other weekend and approached me and said hi! I didn't even recognize her at first out of context. weird!

I'm sure there are more, but thats the list i've come up with for now

"In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia, even the guillotine"- The unbearable lightness of being

About a year ago I attempted to read Everything is Illuminated. I was really into it at the beginning, but then i got bored and never finished it. Well last night I rented the movie to give it another try.

Reasons I thought I'd like the movie
*WWII stories are usually my favorite
*The author may or may not be related to me (Jonathan Safran Foer)
*I like Elijah Wood
*Elijah Wood Plays a Vegetarian
*Story Takes place around where my family is from
*The seeing eye bitch is named Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.

Well it turns out that visually its a pretty good movie, but story wise the Book was better. The book wove together two different stories, the present and the past simultaneously. In the movie they only had the one story line, and the main character (jonathan safran foer) comes across REALLY strange. The book was more emotional too because of the historical context of the parallel story.

At the movie's end I was left with many questions about what had just happened. But I thought about it, and googled it a little bit and decided that really it conveys a pretty interesting message. The tour guide in the movie states that "everything is illuminated from the light of the past". Maybe it is true that to fully understand the present we have to revisit the past.

Augustine, Safran's love interest before the war, buried her wedding ring before she was killed. Her sister posed the question Why did she do that even though she knew she was going to die. Was it to be remembered or was it to give the future generations a reason to return. In the play Hamlet the king who is killed's greatest fear is that he would not leave a legacy and be remembered. When I read that play in 10th grade I thought this was a very selfish act on his part, but maybe it wasn't. Maybe he needed to leave his legacy in order for his children and grandchildren to understand their family and thus understand themselves.

In retrospect I guess I did like the book and the movie. Let me know if you've read this book and want to discuss. Maybe I need to joing a book club.

Sandy

Today is the one year anniversary of the untimely death of my best friend Sandy. Most of you remember how hard that was this time last year, and I thank you all for being supportive. She is very missed.

St Patrick's day fun and other monday randomness

I've posted a million and three new photos, so go check out my site :)

St. Patrick's day was awesome. I started by meeting up with Emily around 1:30ish at a Colby party (she went there) I guess its a tradition to throw this "dog head" party. All i know is that there were endless kegs of green beer. So I was sold. After a few hours of the green beer I decided I could walk from the party to Chris' house. Evidently I turned the wrong direction and 30 min later had to call chris to pick me up in his car because I was very lost. We continued on to 51st state with Kati and Maura in foggy bottom. We made a bunch more stops before the sun went down and some other stuff and i dont know...and ended up around maybe 11ish at Leslie's for Car Bombs and glasses of irish creme. Leslie informs me that I was a "showtime" which I've somewhat been able to piece together from photos.

I've been slacking on my "weekly features" like bad pickup attempts and weekly videos. Its not that there havent been amusingly bad attempts, or i havent seen good videos...I guess I just had other things to talk about.

Anyway This weekend's bad attempt was around 2 pm on st. patrick's day. Needless to say the guy was already wasted. He walked up and says "you dont look it, but you arent pregnant are you? I just gotta cover my bases and make sure I'm not a dad yet" Clearly I was hooked and couldnt break away from conversation at this point, only awesomeness was to come. He continued with "does your mom work at a bubble gum factory? because you are yum-a-licious" I started laughing which I guess just prompted the guy..."does your dad work at a juice factory? because you are very fine...no? you've heard that one...ok I've got a magic watch and it says you arent wearing underwear....no? it must be a half hour fast!"

This guy was quite a champ, I think he had a few more that he threw in. It was fully amusing.

Poor GW

I was so excited for yesterday's game. We got the 11th seed...not amazing, but still gives us a chance since that's what George Mason got last year, and we all saw what happened with that. I left work early and met Chris at Dr. Dremos to watch the GW/Vanderbilt game. The game didn't start off well. It took us like 5 min just to get any baskets. From there it only got worse. At the half we were down about 20 pts. I still had hope for a comeback, but shortly into the second half it became clear that this wasn't going to be good. We lost pathetically 77-44...that's probably the worst loss I've ever seen. EVER. So today I'm not the happiest camper...there is always next year right? ;)

The VPL

Ok so I work in the tallest building of PG county, that might make me the princess of PG county, but so far in the two years I've worked here I haven't gotten anyone to back me up on that.

Anyway I've started to recognize the other people that work on other floors here. Two in particular. They both work together and the first one we saw Chris and I gave the nickname "hottie"---really only because I thought he was hot, not chris. A little while later the second one appeared on his Harley. This was a tough situation because CLEARLY we cant have two "hottie"s so the new (hotter) guy got the name "hottie" and the other got downgraded to "tepid".

Every now and then hottie and I get to work and leave work at the same time (usually both in the same day or nothing at all). Anyway its just my luck that the days he walks behind me to or from the office is the day, without fail, I have the VPL going on...thats right...Visible Panty Line. This is caused by "butt underwear". As most of you know I prefer thongs of most varieties, but every now and then...usually when I need to do laundry I have to take out the "butt underwear". So yes, it turns out that laundry day, butt underwear day, and walking in with hottie day ALWAYS coincide. awesome.

Sempar Ubi Sub Ubi...Always wear your underwear

The 40 dollar egg salad sandwich

So I have not enjoyed any egg related product since I was really little...until recently that is.

A couple weeks ago mike made a breakfast of blueberry pancakes, hash browns, and scrambled eggs. I didn't expect to eat the eggs but there was plenty else to eat. Somehow he seasoned them so well and they smelled so good that I had to try them. To my surprise they were good!

Then a week or so down the line A bunch of us girls went to brunch at Laura's parent's house. Her mom made us a great brunch (bagels and lox of course), and her grandmother even helped by adding deviled eggs. Again they looked and smelled good so I figured what the heck I'll give that a try too. Also delish.

I might want to add that these two tastings have been in moderation since I was doubtful that I'd like them.

Well last night I decided to be brave and try making egg salad sandwich, so I went to the grocery store and bought "cage free" eggs, Organic Mayo (not as good as helmen's), and celery. While I was at the store I decided I better also buy a backup dinner incase this one didnt turn out so well. NEVER GO SHOPPING WHILE HUNGRY. anyway I ended up spending a grand total of 40 dollars on this meal.

It turns out I made it really well and fully enjoyed my egg salad sandwich. Unfortunately I spent the rest of the night on the couch watching tv (who wants to be the next pussycat doll since nothing else was on) thinking I was gonna puke. The good news is I didnt puke, and I'll probably give egg salad sandwiches another shot!

the headphone dilemma

If you've had any conversations with me in the past while you know I cant stand my office mates (one more than the other). I cant seem to get them to stop talking to me either! all day he just comes up with such random stuff and although i never give him more than a one word answer he keeps trying. Yesterday's gem was

Him:"does your religion believe in magic?"
Me:"I dont know"
Him: "well do you?"
Me: shrug
Him:"Well....when you die will you know?"

WHAT??? seriously? I can handle talking about work with him because its what I'm paid to do, but anything beyond that I dont want. I dont want to discuss anything personal, especially about religion thanks.

I think I have a solution though.

Currently when I listen to music he cant tell and continues to talk to me till I take out the ear piece. But thats because they are these headphones and he cant tell.


I've just ordered a pair like this to make it more conspicuous when I'm listening to music.



But while browsing google images looking for an example to post here I found an even better idea that i may implement next:



If you have any more ideas please let me know!

Monday Randomness

What a busy weekend! Birthday season has begun. Mike (big baby bare) had his birthday so we went to the melting pot. If you've never been I highly suggest going. seriously though, what is better than melted cheese? This was my third time there but CLEARLY not my last. in fact i'm thinking about going back right now.

Julie's Birthday came next. She and I have been friends now for over half our lives! crazy huh? Anyway we went to Mount Vernon, Austin Grill and then topped it off with "rock it" karaoke bar. (a place i do not recommend) It was here that we saw the best karaoke-er EVER. Picture the scrawniest guy you've ever seen, put on big glasses, and a random Tshirt and jeans. He got up and sang in a high voice "I want to sex you up". It was Awesome.

Also GW had a great weekend, won the A-10 and is getting ready to play again Thursday night at 5:10....cant wait! I just filled out my bracket and put gw going most of the way (wishful thinking I know) but letting UNC take it all. maybe I'll scan in my bracket at some point and post it. probably wont though so you'll just have to ask me about it.

Isnt it Ironic?

well I dont know...is it?

As many of you know I recently bought my car. Check cleared right away with no problems, yet it wasn't until this week that the car officially and legally is ready for the road. After TWO temporary tags and COUNTLESS calls to VW, VW Credit, and the DMV all four of us are finally in agreement that nothing is VW's, everything is under my name, and i'm all paid up with VW and the Commonwealth of Virginia...Yes folks, that means that FINALLY the safran tags are back on!

What I've learned from this is that people at vw within the store and within the entire company don't talk to each other, and its up to me to call each one of them individually. Also the DMV does not know how to use the postal service appropriately, so if your registration expires...say Feb 28th, dealing with the paperwork online on Feb 8th does not give them enough time to send it to you even if they claim its 5 day delivery.

Well I think I'm finally all set

Safran Tags --- Check
Feb 08 stickers and registration --- Check
Arlington county stickers --- Check
Passenger side front hubcap..........what? someone stole it while I was at work. That's right, the vehicle is finally mine and NOW people steal stuff from it. WTF!

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa puffs

I've been wanting to read this book for a long time now, so I yoinked it from leslie's apt recently. She was pretty sure I'd like it, and I've only read the first chapter so far, but its excellent. Its like he is writting directly to me.

I've recently been complaining to people how TV is ruining our lives, not because I sit infront of the tv too much, but just because it is giving us un realistic models of what our lives should be like and we just cant live up to it. It tells girls we should be sleeping with everyone in town (no comment on how true that may or may not be) and it tells boys they should live a carefree life and just sorta take girls as they come but think nothing of them.

The author of SDaCP had numerous examples of movies and TV shows to backup this point. He says that he will never be sexually or romantically satisfied nor will his partners because nothing will live up to the shows or tv.

The funny thing is that his #1 example of what is ruining our lives is John Cussack/Lloyd Dobbler. If you know me at all you know I have a major crush on him. Infact while I read this chapter I was sitting in bed with lloyd watching me with his boom box over his head.

So I guess for now I'll continue my search for the real life lloyd...its not my fault, i blame the TV.

Turk: It sounds like you're asking me out on a man date. JD: Why are you so afraid of loving me?

As Leslie recently mentioned in her blog we are weekend bar buddies/ wing girls for eachother. infact I think its pretty safe to say we are singlehandedly the two best wing girls in the buisness. no need for details here, so just trust me, we are awesome.

Well recently I've realized that our friendship parallels that of a TV friendship: JD and Turk on scrubs. Recently she started calling me JD and I call her Brown Bear. its great. She is kinda the independant one keeps emotions and feelings inside while I on the other hand like to share and talk about everything. We have discussed getting walki talkies so we can be in constant communication (yeah, like we arent already), turns out JD and turk had walki talki watches...which turned out to be not so good in the end.



Before all of you leave me comments saying how scrubs is not as good any more, I am fully aware of this and I'm talking more like in the comedy central rerun all day every day sense of scrubs.

As with JD and Turk with girls, based on guys Leslie and I have gone for since we became friends we have come to the conclusion that we have the opposite taste in guys, so we'll never be caught fighting for one :) Infact she's been known to say to me when I ask "guess who i think is cute" she responded "i just look for the one that I think is least attractive and I know thats the one you like"....Last week we ran down our list of cute guys and there were a few we agreed on based on personality but other than that I think the closest we got was George Clooney who I acknowledge is good looking and she is head over heals for. I think this may be a good thing.

I guess in general JD and Turk are pretty opposite. here are some other things Leslie and I have agreed to disagree on
*Dylan vs Denny
*Crunchy vs Smooth peanut butter
*spring vs Fall

Of course two things we can agree on is sense of hummor and music.

Engrish

The three people i am surrounded by the most at work speak English as their second language. actually I'm not sure one of them speaks English as any language...but that's a different issue.

One of them recently had a conversation with me where I wasn't sure what he was saying so i was smiling and nodding and before I knew it I had agreed to go out to dinner with him tonight (not a date, he just wanted to thank me for helping him)...so I guess if i cant avoid him today I'll be at some Indian restaurant in the greenbelt area tonight...so if you want to drop by and jump in to make things less awkward that would be greatly appreciated. I'll buy you dinner in exchange for saving me.

Also my office mate takes about a million personal phone calls a day. I can tell they are personal because they are not in English. What always amuses me though is what words he says that don't translate. It will be like "blah blah blah GREENBELT blah blah blah". The other day he was giving someone directions here though and what I don't understand is why "193" was still in English...doesn't his language have words for numbers?

Lastly the one that I'm not sure speaks English as any language talked at me for like 20 min today and i had NO clue what she said. ZERO. then she'd start laughing so i figured it was my cue to laugh so I'd chuckle, but what i did manage to pick out of conversation is that the commie Russians are stealing her ideas! maybe someone should tell her the cold war is over and Russia is not communist anymore.....

I need a new office :(

Black Cat, Itiotarod, Pleasure Place...sounds like the makings of a good weekend

So much to say about the weekend that it might run into another post...not sure yet. here is part of the weekend for now.

Friday night I went with Marie and a few others to the Black Cat to see the thermals which was an awesome show. The funny thing is that there was this one kid that pissed everyone off by trying to start mosh pits when noone wanted to mosh. So the guys we went with built a physical wall around me and marie to protect us and bounce off the guy...untill enough was enough and one of them just BAM elbowed the guy in the face, forcing him to leave the mosh pit thus leaving the rest of us in peace. That is not the first time some guy has physically injured another person at the black cat on my behalf....dangerous place you know.

Beautiful sat Leslie and I put on our walking shoes, got out our cameras and set out to see the city. Our first stop was the idiotarod. earlier in the week this was our only plan for the day but the beautiful weather convinced us to stay outside the whole day. At the idiotarod strangers were coming up to us right and left asking us what was going on...our favorite (i think leslie might submit this to overheard dc) was some guys getting off the metro at 2pm in dupont circle

Guy1: wow, what is this, must be some sort of cultural thing
Guy2: I wish I werent so drunk

Our venture in the city ended us at the pleasure place...of course. We were looking at their "game" section and leslie picked up one of the card games. She read aloud "15 truth or dare cards, 1 die...." It wasnt till she read it aloud that she realized it wasnt a fatalistic game with a death card...Talk about death by sexy!

Dance With Me! Dance The Dance of Life!

As I mentioned in a previous post I've been going through my computers and backing up what I want to save in preparation for my new sound carded computer. Anyway in my cleaning efforts I stumbled across this old video of Geller and J.Lau just goofing around in my parent's basement. I think its from the winter of 2003 since that's when I first got my digital camera and was playing around with the settings. Enjoy this week's Weekly Video!



(ps. I also found an awesome vid of Lem and Allen serenading me from '05, but I know Lem would just about kill me if I posted it, so we'll see if that ever goes up)