Thursday, May 31, 2007
Tight(er) jeans
I have a confession to make. I love the fact that guys are wearing tighter jeans. And I am not talking about the manorexics (thank you Jonathon and Andrea for teaching me that word) who wear women's skinny jeans. I am talking about jeans like the ones Diesel has. They are pretty tight around the butt and then get looser as they go down the leg. But, they are never at any point too loose. Capisci? Anyway, I have caught myself staring at lots of butts recently. In fact, several people have caught me staring. I really couldn't care less. It's about time, I say. Girls like to look too!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
My brother...
...has a music blog. Everyone should check it out. He actually sounds like a real music critic! And really, who wouldn't trust this guy's opinion?
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
What Not To Wear update!!!
Recently I have been going to a ton of concerts here in KC. I have many friends in bands, and I love supporting them. My concert schedule has been pretty full. I've seen most of these bands multiple times since coming home in April:
The Roseline, The Belles, Olympic Size, Dirtnap, OK Jones, Roman Numerals, The Republic Tigers, Moire, The Life and Times, The Sex Police
...and probably more that I can't remember right now.
It has been a blast seeing everyone play again. I think it's pretty amusing, but awesome, how intertwined all of these bands are. For example, let's take the band Dirtnap. From this band, we get members of The Stella Link, Roman Numerals, Olympic Size, and The Sex Police. It's really neat how supportive all the local bands are of each other.
Anyway, my whole point of this is about Sunday night at Fred P. Otts. I went, with 7 of Caleb's friends*, to see Dirtnap and Roman Numerals play. They were very good performances by both bands. Apparently the drummer, Pete, is moving soon, so all the bands are trying to get in a few more shows before he's gone. Being a long weekend, and two great bands, the tiny bar and grill was packed. I was upstairs for most of it but ventured down to say a quick hello to the band members I know. While downstairs I believe I had my first sighting of a subject from What Not To Wear! I can't remember her name, and I tried finding it online, but couldn't. I just kept staring at her. She had the same hair that they did when she was on the show. And now she has a wedding or engagement ring. Perhaps she should thank the show for helping her find a mate. Wow. I feel like I built that up a little more than I should have. Anyway. Good night.
*Sunday, May 27, was the year anniversary of Caleb's death. I went to Wichita to be with his friends and family. It was extremely bittersweet, with an emphasis on the bitter. I met many of his friends for the first time. Several of them live in KC, so I invited them to the show at Fred P. Otts. Very surreal hanging out with all of his friends. Many of them are very like him. I kept semi-thinking he was going to walk in the room. God, do I miss him. :(
The Roseline, The Belles, Olympic Size, Dirtnap, OK Jones, Roman Numerals, The Republic Tigers, Moire, The Life and Times, The Sex Police
...and probably more that I can't remember right now.
It has been a blast seeing everyone play again. I think it's pretty amusing, but awesome, how intertwined all of these bands are. For example, let's take the band Dirtnap. From this band, we get members of The Stella Link, Roman Numerals, Olympic Size, and The Sex Police. It's really neat how supportive all the local bands are of each other.
Anyway, my whole point of this is about Sunday night at Fred P. Otts. I went, with 7 of Caleb's friends*, to see Dirtnap and Roman Numerals play. They were very good performances by both bands. Apparently the drummer, Pete, is moving soon, so all the bands are trying to get in a few more shows before he's gone. Being a long weekend, and two great bands, the tiny bar and grill was packed. I was upstairs for most of it but ventured down to say a quick hello to the band members I know. While downstairs I believe I had my first sighting of a subject from What Not To Wear! I can't remember her name, and I tried finding it online, but couldn't. I just kept staring at her. She had the same hair that they did when she was on the show. And now she has a wedding or engagement ring. Perhaps she should thank the show for helping her find a mate. Wow. I feel like I built that up a little more than I should have. Anyway. Good night.
*Sunday, May 27, was the year anniversary of Caleb's death. I went to Wichita to be with his friends and family. It was extremely bittersweet, with an emphasis on the bitter. I met many of his friends for the first time. Several of them live in KC, so I invited them to the show at Fred P. Otts. Very surreal hanging out with all of his friends. Many of them are very like him. I kept semi-thinking he was going to walk in the room. God, do I miss him. :(
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
How odd
So I just saw a commercial for something called Cube World. It is really weird. Apparently these stick figures, when attached to each other, interact with other stick figures. The commercial showed one stacked on top of several others. And the one on top lifts his leg and something (I imagine pee (?)) falls from between his legs, and I believe goes into the cubes below him. The kid in the commercial sees this happening and says, "Gross!". My thoughts exactly.
Coachella
Okay. Now that I've had several weeks to decompress from 3 packed days of music, I am ready to share with all of you.
Day 1: We showed up in time for a little bit of Silversun Pickups. Watched a little bit of them, and then walked around the festival area to check out the layout and get some dinner. We then caught a little bit of Arctic Monkeys. Once they finished, we checked out Peaches for a little bit. Then we went back to the main stage to set up for the rest of the night. A certain friend of mine known as Coach :) told me that we had to see the Jesus and Mary Chain, so that's who we saw next. They were really good. Although at one point a girl joined them onstage to sing. Both Andrea and I thought her voice sounded not so good. When we got home later that night, we realized that it was Scarlett Johansson. I believe after that we just hung out and waited for Interpol. They were, of course, awesome. I've heard from some people, maybe just one moron, that they are awful live, but this is not the case at all. They were great. It was a perfect set up for Bjork. Bjork is tiny. Probably right around my size. But for some reason, she managed to make more noise than I possibly imagined she would make. Now, I understand that she's technically not making all of the noise during the concert. But she is the one who created it. And when it's all put together, it is L-O-U-D.
Day 2: We were walking into the festival as Peter Bjorn and John were finishing. I heard them play "Young Folks" which was enough for me. Then Andrea and I split off from Jonathon, Josh and Kevin so we could watch the Decemberists. After a little bit of them, we went to get some food and heard Andrew Bird on the way. As we were eating, we listened to !!!. Then we met up with most of the crowd for the Arcade Fire. They were awesome to watch because they all, especially this one girl, looked like they were having a great time performing. I love that; when bands look like they are still having fun making music for people. Okay, so then we saw some Blonde Redhead, and then went to set up for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Anthony Kiedis is in amazing shape. I liked his body, but I didn't like his molester-stash. Overall, I was not terribly thrilled with them. They seemed to stay away from their older songs. I understand the whole, "we have a new album, so we want to play songs from it" but come on. I will give them credit for playing Under the Bridge. That was pretty f-ing awesome. Hmmm... So, next was the Black Keys for a bit. Then was home.
Day 3: We arrived in time to hear Willie Nelson. Then we heard a little bit of Placebo. Next was Air, which was a pretty big let down. They were about a half hour late getting started, and then they just didn't sound that good. So we took off to get some dinner. While eating, there was a band nearby that sounded pretty good, but we weren't sure who it was. So we went to check it out, and it was a Swedish band called the Teddybears. They were awesome. Tons of energy, and there were people onstage with teddy bear heads. Then was Rage Against the Machine, and last was the Lemonheads.
Overall it was a great time. As Jonathon said, you have to remember that the reason you miss some really great performances is because you are already seeing other really great performances.
Okay. Enough of Coachella.
Day 1: We showed up in time for a little bit of Silversun Pickups. Watched a little bit of them, and then walked around the festival area to check out the layout and get some dinner. We then caught a little bit of Arctic Monkeys. Once they finished, we checked out Peaches for a little bit. Then we went back to the main stage to set up for the rest of the night. A certain friend of mine known as Coach :) told me that we had to see the Jesus and Mary Chain, so that's who we saw next. They were really good. Although at one point a girl joined them onstage to sing. Both Andrea and I thought her voice sounded not so good. When we got home later that night, we realized that it was Scarlett Johansson. I believe after that we just hung out and waited for Interpol. They were, of course, awesome. I've heard from some people, maybe just one moron, that they are awful live, but this is not the case at all. They were great. It was a perfect set up for Bjork. Bjork is tiny. Probably right around my size. But for some reason, she managed to make more noise than I possibly imagined she would make. Now, I understand that she's technically not making all of the noise during the concert. But she is the one who created it. And when it's all put together, it is L-O-U-D.
Day 2: We were walking into the festival as Peter Bjorn and John were finishing. I heard them play "Young Folks" which was enough for me. Then Andrea and I split off from Jonathon, Josh and Kevin so we could watch the Decemberists. After a little bit of them, we went to get some food and heard Andrew Bird on the way. As we were eating, we listened to !!!. Then we met up with most of the crowd for the Arcade Fire. They were awesome to watch because they all, especially this one girl, looked like they were having a great time performing. I love that; when bands look like they are still having fun making music for people. Okay, so then we saw some Blonde Redhead, and then went to set up for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Anthony Kiedis is in amazing shape. I liked his body, but I didn't like his molester-stash. Overall, I was not terribly thrilled with them. They seemed to stay away from their older songs. I understand the whole, "we have a new album, so we want to play songs from it" but come on. I will give them credit for playing Under the Bridge. That was pretty f-ing awesome. Hmmm... So, next was the Black Keys for a bit. Then was home.
Day 3: We arrived in time to hear Willie Nelson. Then we heard a little bit of Placebo. Next was Air, which was a pretty big let down. They were about a half hour late getting started, and then they just didn't sound that good. So we took off to get some dinner. While eating, there was a band nearby that sounded pretty good, but we weren't sure who it was. So we went to check it out, and it was a Swedish band called the Teddybears. They were awesome. Tons of energy, and there were people onstage with teddy bear heads. Then was Rage Against the Machine, and last was the Lemonheads.
Overall it was a great time. As Jonathon said, you have to remember that the reason you miss some really great performances is because you are already seeing other really great performances.
Okay. Enough of Coachella.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Mother's Day Makeovers?
Nebraska Furniture Mart is giving away Mother's Day Makeovers. You can either get your hair cut, get it styled or get a makeup touch-up. Or go buy a couch.
Do you know what mom would do if I took her there? 1) She would probably laugh hysterically, assuming I was playing a mean joke on her. 2) She would kill me once she realized I was actually going to let someone at NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART do her hair. I am almost very tempted to take her there, just to see what would happen.
But seriously, who thinks of that? Employee of NFM, "Hey! Here's an idea! On mother's day, in addition to selling furniture and appliances, let's do makeup! I'm sure they won't end up looking like clowns."
Do you know what mom would do if I took her there? 1) She would probably laugh hysterically, assuming I was playing a mean joke on her. 2) She would kill me once she realized I was actually going to let someone at NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART do her hair. I am almost very tempted to take her there, just to see what would happen.
But seriously, who thinks of that? Employee of NFM, "Hey! Here's an idea! On mother's day, in addition to selling furniture and appliances, let's do makeup! I'm sure they won't end up looking like clowns."
What Not To Wear
Anyone seen the show? I've only seen a few episodes, thanks to my new-found cable, but I love it. I wish I could be on it. No, no, no... Not as a guest, but as one of the hosts. They are so mean. And it's awesome. They very often bring the guests to tears. And they really aren't trying to be that mean, they are just being honest. It reminds me a lot of my mom. For example, I was trying to go out to dinner with mom and dad the other night. I was all dressed and ready to go, and mom said, "Honey, those shoes make you look like a hooker." So I took them off and will never wear them thanks to the fact that every time I look at them I will hear, "...you look like a hooker". I'm taking them to Arizona Trading Co. that soonest chance that I have.
Anyway, back to What Not To Wear. Here are a few quotes from Ms. London:
"Whatever you are trying to hide by wearing a feed sack only looks worse than it actually is."
"That is not a good look. You don't need a second set of butt cheeks on your clothes."
"The girls can't be supported by a thin piece of fabric."
"You gotta be kidding me with the velcro."
"Is that a pillowcase?" (when referring to someone's top)
"We're getting some mixed feelings here. It's either 'I dress like a pre-teen, or I dress like I'm 80'."
She is awesome. And necessary. Clinton is amazing too. And only in my re-watching of some shows as research for this blog did I realize he has just as many catty remarks. His are just much more under the radar. If you haven't seen it, watch it. I think we should all be as honest as them.
Anyway, back to What Not To Wear. Here are a few quotes from Ms. London:
"Whatever you are trying to hide by wearing a feed sack only looks worse than it actually is."
"That is not a good look. You don't need a second set of butt cheeks on your clothes."
"The girls can't be supported by a thin piece of fabric."
"You gotta be kidding me with the velcro."
"Is that a pillowcase?" (when referring to someone's top)
"We're getting some mixed feelings here. It's either 'I dress like a pre-teen, or I dress like I'm 80'."
She is awesome. And necessary. Clinton is amazing too. And only in my re-watching of some shows as research for this blog did I realize he has just as many catty remarks. His are just much more under the radar. If you haven't seen it, watch it. I think we should all be as honest as them.
Monday, May 7, 2007
WEIRD.
So I never, ever, ever have watched the O.C. Today, though, I was flipping through channels and decided to stop on it (for some unknown reason). Anyway, the scene that I saw (seriously I only watched like 1 1/2 minutes) was of a high school boy walking into a room where a woman was setting the table as an older man was making a salad. This was what I saw:
-boy enters room and says, "Hi Mr. Nichol."
-woman says, "You should really call him Caleb."
Yes, there is a character in the show, of which I've only seen 2 minutes, named Caleb Nichol. Wow.
-boy enters room and says, "Hi Mr. Nichol."
-woman says, "You should really call him Caleb."
Yes, there is a character in the show, of which I've only seen 2 minutes, named Caleb Nichol. Wow.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
La la land
I just spent a week in LA and Palm Springs/Indio, California. It was a blast!!! I got to hang out with my brother and sister in law. Allow me to describe my visit:
Saturday: arrive in LA, bachelorette party with Andrea, sighting of one of the judges from American Idol (Randy)
Sunday: went to the Getty and saw an amazing installation by Tim Hawkinson called the Uberorgan, dinner at Pane e Vino where we saw Quentin Tarantino
Monday: took Andrea to the hospital for a minor surgery on her ear, went to the Grove shopping center, had a great lunch, saw Jenna Elfman, went to Melrose, shopped with Hilary Swank at Marc Jacobs,
Tuesday: went to the Beverly Center with Andrea, met Jonathon for lunch, went back to the Beverly Center, saw Tara Reid at MAC, dinner with Kyle and Erin in Silverlake
Wednesday: had a wonderful 4 hour session at the spa with Andrea, met Jonathon and Bill for dinner at Cobras and Matadors (or Cobras and Dragons, as I like to call it), Michelle Rodgriguez was eating with us (not really, but at the same time as us...)
Thursday: did a little more shopping (first at the Grove and then on Rodeo), saw Dita Von Teese at Anthropologie, had lunch on Rodeo, saw C-Low, brought Jonathon pinkberry at his office, had dinner with Nicci (a girl I met while living in Italy), Daria (Nicci's friend), Kevin (Jonathon's friend), Jonathon and Andrea at Luna Park
Friday: left for COACHELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: days of poolside drinking, music listening and lots of eating
Monday: left for LAX, had lunch at El Cholo, saw a friend of mine on the plane ride home from Denver to KC
Basically, my trip was full of lots of eating, drinking, shopping and being merry. I will probably tell more details in other blogs, but that is an update for now.
Saturday: arrive in LA, bachelorette party with Andrea, sighting of one of the judges from American Idol (Randy)
Sunday: went to the Getty and saw an amazing installation by Tim Hawkinson called the Uberorgan, dinner at Pane e Vino where we saw Quentin Tarantino
Monday: took Andrea to the hospital for a minor surgery on her ear, went to the Grove shopping center, had a great lunch, saw Jenna Elfman, went to Melrose, shopped with Hilary Swank at Marc Jacobs,
Tuesday: went to the Beverly Center with Andrea, met Jonathon for lunch, went back to the Beverly Center, saw Tara Reid at MAC, dinner with Kyle and Erin in Silverlake
Wednesday: had a wonderful 4 hour session at the spa with Andrea, met Jonathon and Bill for dinner at Cobras and Matadors (or Cobras and Dragons, as I like to call it), Michelle Rodgriguez was eating with us (not really, but at the same time as us...)
Thursday: did a little more shopping (first at the Grove and then on Rodeo), saw Dita Von Teese at Anthropologie, had lunch on Rodeo, saw C-Low, brought Jonathon pinkberry at his office, had dinner with Nicci (a girl I met while living in Italy), Daria (Nicci's friend), Kevin (Jonathon's friend), Jonathon and Andrea at Luna Park
Friday: left for COACHELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: days of poolside drinking, music listening and lots of eating
Monday: left for LAX, had lunch at El Cholo, saw a friend of mine on the plane ride home from Denver to KC
Basically, my trip was full of lots of eating, drinking, shopping and being merry. I will probably tell more details in other blogs, but that is an update for now.
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