PROTECTION
Lock your door
Zip up your jacket
Take your vitamins
Pull into your shell
Load your gun
Put on your sunscreen
Arrest your terrorists
Check your engine
Pay your insurance
Pop the pill
Censor your media
Cool your reactor
Put on your life vest
Buckle your seat belt
Sterilize your tools
Pray to your god
Sign your contract
Set your alarm
But open your heart and mind
Love is its own protection
Homework can wait. Tonight was the Sarah Slean concert! While I was checking out other concerts, I saw that she would be playing at The Ark tonight. I knew that Jenn was a fan, so we decided to go. I had only heard a couple of her songs quite a while ago, but I figured it would be good to go to a concert anyway. I’m damn glad I went. Not only was it a good time with Jenn (and seeing Beth wasn’t half bad), but the concert itself was so good it was inspiring.
I really had no idea what to expect. When a gorgeous redhead (though fake, I think) took the stage with a vivacious and humorous stage presence, I knew this was going to be good. She has a good command over the piano, ranging from full-yet-harsh wailing to soft and melodic. Her voice takes a bit of getting used to, but she has some power when she wants to use it. Her lyrics were a bit obtuse for a first time listener, but that will surely correct itself over time. Interestingly enough, her guitarist was actually the most talented person on stage. He played four different instruments total, two electrics, one acoustic and one that could only be described as an electric tweleve-string ukulele. With the help of at least 12 different pedals, he added a depth to the music that would have left the piano naked without.
All in all, a pretty kick ass show. Jenn bought her newest CD and quickly sent me MP3s of all the songs when she got home. This is definitely going into my permanent rotation.
I hate that fweakin’ marshmallow.
Another good workout followed by consuming way too much damned food. The last time I did this I ate a bowl of tomato rice soup, a ham and swiss on sourdough, a granola bar, a yogurt and two oranges. Today was another bowl of tomato rice soup, a veggie burger, three pieces of cheesy bread, two huge oranges and a bag of pretzels. For lunch! I am glad that my goal of working out is better physical fitness and health, not overall weight loss…
Haven’t heard much from/about these guys lately. Here is an image gallery from their latest tour in Japan.
Sigh, so many concerts I want to see. Either there is no one to go with, or I can’t get a ride, or they are just too pricey. Here is the short list:
As I mentioned previously, I signed up for EMusic recently. In the first few days, I downloaded upwards of 1.8 GIG of music. If they are going to offer unlimited downloads, I’m going to take advantage. I’ve pulled down 49 albums so far. Some of the highlights:
Adult.
Apples In Stereo
Belle And Sebastian
Built To Spill
Etta James
Pavement
Sahara Hotnights
The Hives
More will be coming. Maybe I should keep a list of all my MP3s since that list is growing so incredibly fast. But anyway, for only $9.95/month (for 12 months) or $14.95/month (for 3 months), EMusic is a great deal if your tastes are broader than mainstream.
When it rains, it pours. I got an email today from a local Ann Arbor company in the medical field asking if I wanted to interview with them. The email said nothing about the position so I inquired about that. We shall see.
Speaking of money, I just got an email saying I have another fly out interview. I don’t want to say who it is with, but they are a computer company in the top 100 of the Fortune 500, in the top 20 of the Best to Work For and in the top 10 of the Most Admired…
Hmm, speaking of working out, I never explained how accident-prone I’ve been over the past few weeks. I cut myself twice, once on a bagel when I was in a hurry and once when chopping up peppers and I wasn’t paying attention. The pepper cut, which is on my left thumb, was so deep that I probably needed stitches. I’m a dumb boy, so I just put a butterfly bandage on to seal it up. When working out at the beginning of spring break last week, I was walking on my hands (a relic from my pre-wrestling work outs) and stretched out my ACL in my right knee when I landed. Being a dumb boy, I played racquetball with Joe later that evening. I was attempting a spinning return when I realized there was no way I could land and put that much pressure on my right knee. I stopped midway but my racquet kept going. I smashed myself in the left eye. I should have taken pictures right when it happened, but here are a couple pictures from over a week after it happened:
Normal coloration
Photoshopped coloration to show bruise beneath the eye