The Top Ten Shows I've Attended

The Format is as Follows: Band(s), Location, Date, Reason (Enjoy!)

10. The Descendents, Portland, April 1997, I want to be stereotyped!

9. The Skatalites w/ the Toasters and the Mad Caddies, Portland, September 1997, Appetizer: ska, Main course: ska, dessert: ska.

8. The Bouncing Souls w/ Flogging Molly, Seattle, November 2001, Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole! (With some bagpipes on top).

7. The Specials w/ Buck-O-Nine, Portland, June 1996, At the time, my two absolute favorite bands.

6. Of Montreal w/ The Fiery Furnaces, Ybor City, December 2008, Music + theatrics = Now that's entertainment.

5. Sonic Youth w/ The Amps and Bikini Kill, Portland, November 1995, Again--Kim Deal (plus, Sonic Youth had my ears bleeding from the feedback by the end--an early Christmas gift for any 15-year-old).

4. Rancid w/ AFI and The Distillers Salt Lake City, Spring 2001, Cruise Control!

3. The Stokes w/ Hello Amsterdam, Salt Lake City, September 2006, Completely flawless.

2. The Faint w/The Show is the Rainbow, St. Petersburg, October 2008, Amazing energy--danced the night away.

1. The Breeders w/ Lutefisk and Paleface, Portland, May 1997, I love Kim Deal!

The Top Ten

I'm horrible at this blogging thing, so instead I've decided to just make top ten lists. I was never adept at keeping a diary either, so this could have been predicted.

Instant Friendship, Just Add Sandwich

For My Fair Feathered Friends, Jekyll Island, Georgia


Instant Friendship Equation: p+s=bf
Where p=person, s=subway sandwich, and bf=bird friends

Instant Friendship Recipe
Surrounded by conditional friends,
Under the impression I'm generous,
Under the impression I care,
Instead, I stare,
I start,
They jump,
Epiphany
I'm not the expected bankroll.
They fly,
Closer to the waves.
Instant friendship recipe,
Bring a sandwich to the beach.

Caffeine is the New Cranberry

Recall how cranberries found their way into virtually every fruit juice mixture? It wasn't enough to just have apple juice, or grape juice--the good folks of Oceanspray and Dole saw fit to throw in some cranberry. Apparently its what consumers wanted. I've noticed a new trend--a "cranberry" that is finding its way into a variety of foods and beverages. Caffeine. Energy drinks, Crystal Lite, Snickers, and even oatmeal. That’s right, oatmeal.

Snickers Charged

There are Snickers bars that contain 60 mg of caffeine; they are called Snickers Charged and they have a boat load of them at Big Lots. And I bought some. I'm satisfied...and awake.

The Only Thing With a Heartbeat I've Touched All Day

So, here I go, spending my evenings as I do; saturated by a mixture of mediums from television to print to Internet. I keep my pulse on the culture, the nation, the weather; of course all these things have no pulse, unless flashing lights, blinking cursors, and turning pages count.

My pet pushes her way on my lap; displacing the laptop allowing me to type, to connect, to face the world without embracing it.

And then I realize, she's the only thing with a heartbeat I've touched all day; I respect you, so I'll tell you candidly, I wouldn't want it any other way.

Fleet Foxes Denial

Last week I attempted to purchase a Fleet Fox compact disc at my local Target. I was unable to make the purchase--the checker said "When I scan it a message pops up that says 'unable to sell at this time'--sorry." I bet they never have this problem when selling Rihanna albums...