First a short back story....I do dishes. It's kinda my job around the house. We have a dishwasher but it's not currently working so it defaults to me. To pass the time when I'm scrubbing away I have taken to throwing the buds in the ears and listening to my iPod. Sometimes I choose a particular artist or album while other times I just press shuffle and off we go.
Tonight was a shuffle. It turned out to be not just any shuffle but a perfect 20 song shuffle. It took me 20 songs to do the dishes and cut up a watermelon for summertime consumption.
Since I consider this to be some sort of musical planetary alignment I just had to share.
Here goes -
1. Meditate . . INXS (something old)
2. 61 Seconds . . The Outfield
3. How Deep is Your Love . . Bee Gees
4. Livin' for Your Lover . . Chris Isaak
5. Cool Change . . Little River Band
6. Surrender . . Elvis
7. City of Blinding Lights . . U2 (a top-5 favorite)
8. It Must Be Love . . Madness
9. Knowing Me Knowing You . . ABBA
10. Wise Up . . Aimee Mann
11. Another Idea . . Chris Isaak
12. Big Bottom . . Spinal Tap
13. Devil's Party . . INXS (something new)
14. Talkin' About A Home . . Chris Isaak
15. Cadillac Car . . James "Thunder" Early
16. I Go To Extremes . . William Joel
17. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting . . Elton John
18. Character Flaw . . Joe Ely
19. Running To Stand Still . . U2 (another top-5 fave)
20. Desperado . . Eagles
As you can see my musical tastes exist far on this side of obscurity with a healthy lean towards the 80's. There are times I step to the dark side but they are few and far between. Not trying to defend or justify. It's just who I am....and I dig it.
Though this hasn't been a ton of typing tonight, its enough for now.
More later.
ps. I got the new Harry Potter book at midnight friday night (didn't dress up or anything but still had a blast). I'm only about 200 pages in so SHHHHHHH......don't tell me how it ends. I must say - it's pretty darn good so far. Off to read.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Go SOX
You'd think I'd be freaking out.....the Red Sox just dropped yet another one run game to the Kansas City Royals (yep - the frakking ROYALS) while the Yankees "edged" Toronto 6-1 to creep within 7 games of first place. Here we go again.......I say again - you'd think I'd be freaking out.....but I'm not. The thing is I LOVE the Sox and watching them play just well enough to lose and continue their post all-star case of the shits....it sucks. But I was watching TV this morning before work and I came across the last 20 minutes or so of the HBO special "Reverse the Curse of the Bambino". In case you can't guess it's an hour long special about the Red Sox 2004 post season and their World Championship. I happened to turn it on right near the end of game 4 just as Brian Roberts stole 2nd base and watched it through the game 6 highlights of Curt Schilling's bloody sock. Since I needed to finish getting ready for work I pressed the record button on the DVR vowing silently to watch it later when I had time.
Fast forward to about 30 minutes ago. I'm looking for something to watch and I see I have 11 minutes of the RtCotB on DVR. So I of course fire it up. I'm watching it and smiling and then crying - like I always do when thinking and talking about the 2004 ALCS and World Series and I realize - no matter how the Red Sox are doing these days or how they do for years to come - nothing can ever take away the memories and the feelings that incredible 2004 team inspired. They will always make me smile and that little 8 game slice of baseball history will always mean the world to me.
Go Sox.
Monday, July 16, 2007
A week?
Has it really been an entire week since I last posted something??? SHAME ON ME. What good is making a committment to do something so simple as spew some misc. jibber jabber if I'm not going to take the time to do it.
So what was the week that was??
Per my simple request - the American League hung on to win the All-Star game this year (for the 10th year in a row) assuring that the Red Sox will open the World Series this year at home versus the San Diego Padres.
USA television is back for the summer. With the return of psych on friday July 17th coupled with their (good) new show this summer burn notice (not the crappy one with Debbie Messing about the wife in Hollywood.....STARTERS WIFE) and of course the old favorites DEAD ZONE and The 4400, USA has again become required viewing in the Geek house.
It's finally cooled below solar surface temperature here in the Portland metro area - so that's nice. Still very much enjoying the warm summer nights here along with the awesome lightning storm we had last thursday evening. After spending close to 18yrs in California, I had forgotten there is this little thing called weather in the summer? How refreshing.
Gotta go for now.
More later.
So what was the week that was??
Per my simple request - the American League hung on to win the All-Star game this year (for the 10th year in a row) assuring that the Red Sox will open the World Series this year at home versus the San Diego Padres.
USA television is back for the summer. With the return of psych on friday July 17th coupled with their (good) new show this summer burn notice (not the crappy one with Debbie Messing about the wife in Hollywood.....STARTERS WIFE) and of course the old favorites DEAD ZONE and The 4400, USA has again become required viewing in the Geek house.
It's finally cooled below solar surface temperature here in the Portland metro area - so that's nice. Still very much enjoying the warm summer nights here along with the awesome lightning storm we had last thursday evening. After spending close to 18yrs in California, I had forgotten there is this little thing called weather in the summer? How refreshing.
Gotta go for now.
More later.
The News is Out There
News from the Land of the Totally Pumped!!!
Just saw this little tidbit!
July 16: Apparently, there's even more truth out there
X-Files fans can rejoice, as star David Duchovny revealed that plans are well underway for another theatrical movie based on the Fox series.
"I think we're going to do a movie in the fall," the actor told USA TODAY. "I'm actually supposed to get a script next week," penned by creator Chris Carter and longtime writer Frank Spotnick. Carter also will direct the film.
Duchovny and co-star Gillian Anderson are committed to the project, which Duchovny expects will begin in November. The first X-Files movie, released in 1998, grossed almost $190 million worldwide.
Duchovny says it may be tough at first to re-inhabit the role of Fox Mulder. "I don't want to be imitating myself; it'll have to be organic." Meantime, he's starring in Showtime comedy Californication, premiering Aug. 13.
Allow me to join the (I would assume) lengthy list of people to say - it's about time!
Monday, July 09, 2007
HR Derby
Baseball's All-Star game is being played tomorrow night in San Francisco. As a HUGE baseball fan and a former Bay Area resident I'm kinda bumming I'm not there for the festivities. Mind you - a ticket would be out of the question but wandering around the park amid all of the hoopla would be cool. Alas - it was not meant to be. Should MLB decide to re-locate a team to the Portland area and then award the city an All-Star game I'd be pretty pumped. Check back with me in about 10 years and we'll see where things stand.
To alot of people the All-Star game means the HR Derby. Everyone likes to watch major league baseball players hit HR's. Don't forget - chicks dig the longball. The thing is - I end up having a couple of issues with the HR Derby. For one - it can get a bit boring. Ohhhh - there goes another one.....that one measured 474 ft.......oooohh - there goes another......Now that I really think about it I don't think it's that the HRD is boring, it's that I'm getting tired of Chris Berman. Tonight - if I had to hear another one of his "BACK BACK BACK - GONE! All the way to Alcatraz (or Sausalito or Half Moon Bay etc...)" I was going to throw up in my mouth. Just as Charlie Steiner cannot call a baseball game if the fate of the Western world depended on it, Chris Berman should not have anything to do with baseball on any level. Put him in the studio with Tommy Jackson and other assorted athletes/analysts (YAY Steve Young!!!), and he shines with his nicknames and "He could go ALL THE WAY"! I guess that's what happens when you've been doing the same thing for 25 yrs. He has his place in the world - it just wasn't working for me tonight during the HRD.
By the way - did you see Vlad Guerrero hit that one 503 ft!!!!!! Holy moly - I thought he was going to hit the glove. Pretty cool stuff huh?
All said - I am looking forward to the game tomorrow night. This new generation of players are something special and will be fun to watch for years to come. Nothing like watching the best of the best show their stuff. Go American League! We need the home field advantage for the World Series so the Red Sox get 4 games at The Fens.
Misc. Tidbits
> Wasn't part of the No Doubt/Gwen Stefani love fest that has been going on for years but I now have to admit she's got me hooked. I'm listening to the No Doubt remake of It's My Life as I write this and I just LOVE her voice. It's seems like nowadays everything she does is good. Glad I have officially joined the party.
> Started re-reading the INXS autobiography again last night. With the new Harry Potter book on the way I'm not sure why I decided to pick it up again but after reading just a few chapters I'm reminded why I'm such a big fan of the band and their music. If you are curious about their lives and rise to fame check it out. It's worth the read (and the re-read).
>Back to Gwen - HELLA GOOD rocks!
>As I mentioned yesterday summer is officially here. Tomorrows forecasted high - 101.....yikes. This should be fun.
>For my listening pleasure - here's a 10 song shuffle from my iPOD
1. American Idiot - Green Day
2. Love Bites - Def Leppard
3. Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
4. Voyage Around The Moon - The Saturn 5
5. Viking Juice - INXS
6. Funeral In The Rain - Chris Isaak
7. Peace On Earth - U2
8. Dreams - Van Halen
9. Da Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police
10. Love and Affection - Nelson
On that note - I'm off to bed......"I can't live without your Love and Affection....I can't face another night on my own...."
To alot of people the All-Star game means the HR Derby. Everyone likes to watch major league baseball players hit HR's. Don't forget - chicks dig the longball. The thing is - I end up having a couple of issues with the HR Derby. For one - it can get a bit boring. Ohhhh - there goes another one.....that one measured 474 ft.......oooohh - there goes another......Now that I really think about it I don't think it's that the HRD is boring, it's that I'm getting tired of Chris Berman. Tonight - if I had to hear another one of his "BACK BACK BACK - GONE! All the way to Alcatraz (or Sausalito or Half Moon Bay etc...)" I was going to throw up in my mouth. Just as Charlie Steiner cannot call a baseball game if the fate of the Western world depended on it, Chris Berman should not have anything to do with baseball on any level. Put him in the studio with Tommy Jackson and other assorted athletes/analysts (YAY Steve Young!!!), and he shines with his nicknames and "He could go ALL THE WAY"! I guess that's what happens when you've been doing the same thing for 25 yrs. He has his place in the world - it just wasn't working for me tonight during the HRD.
By the way - did you see Vlad Guerrero hit that one 503 ft!!!!!! Holy moly - I thought he was going to hit the glove. Pretty cool stuff huh?
All said - I am looking forward to the game tomorrow night. This new generation of players are something special and will be fun to watch for years to come. Nothing like watching the best of the best show their stuff. Go American League! We need the home field advantage for the World Series so the Red Sox get 4 games at The Fens.
Misc. Tidbits
> Wasn't part of the No Doubt/Gwen Stefani love fest that has been going on for years but I now have to admit she's got me hooked. I'm listening to the No Doubt remake of It's My Life as I write this and I just LOVE her voice. It's seems like nowadays everything she does is good. Glad I have officially joined the party.
> Started re-reading the INXS autobiography again last night. With the new Harry Potter book on the way I'm not sure why I decided to pick it up again but after reading just a few chapters I'm reminded why I'm such a big fan of the band and their music. If you are curious about their lives and rise to fame check it out. It's worth the read (and the re-read).
>Back to Gwen - HELLA GOOD rocks!
>As I mentioned yesterday summer is officially here. Tomorrows forecasted high - 101.....yikes. This should be fun.
>For my listening pleasure - here's a 10 song shuffle from my iPOD
1. American Idiot - Green Day
2. Love Bites - Def Leppard
3. Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
4. Voyage Around The Moon - The Saturn 5
5. Viking Juice - INXS
6. Funeral In The Rain - Chris Isaak
7. Peace On Earth - U2
8. Dreams - Van Halen
9. Da Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police
10. Love and Affection - Nelson
On that note - I'm off to bed......"I can't live without your Love and Affection....I can't face another night on my own...."
Sunday, July 08, 2007
I'm Back
With little fanfare - 24Geek is back.
First of all - I STILL have yet to finish watching this season of 24. I have about 4 hours left and contrary to conventional wisdom these days, I am looking forward to watching them. Once I do you (all) will be the first to know.
Much has happened since I last posted something back in April but until now I always found some sort of reason not to jump into the Land of Blog and write about it. What has changed??? Nothing really except I have re-committed to the idea of trying to write and post something every day. I've decided that it doesn't have to be earth shattering but rather it just needs to be something.
My wife is in the midst of writing her first novel (has been since March) and also is working The Artist's Way so she spends a ton of time writing - but still doesn't get to write as much as she would like. For a while I was writing morning pages each day but I found I'd rather get an extra 30-45 minutes of sleep then spend the time putting pen to paper to write about whatever thoughts or feelings were clogging up my brain. Smart?? Probably not but it is what it is.
What I have decided to do instead is make sure that I write something (ANYTHING) each day here just to keep the artistic juices flowing. Do I have any idea what each day might bring?? Not a chance but at least at the end of the day I'll feel like I shared.
Today was a productive day. This is a good thing. One of the reasons we up and bolted from the Bay Area was due to the housing prices (along with just about everything else) being outrageously priced - and hence being WAY out of our grasp. Owning a home is something we have wanted for quite a while and the move to Oregon opened up that possibility. So...we've been looking around at the different homes, townhomes and condos that are being built in the area to see if we could find something that we liked. Fortunately we did (very much actually) and took the time today to sit down with a lender to find out exactly how things stand for us, what we might qualify for right now, and some steps we can take to put ourselves in the best possible position to get a loan. This is where the productive day kicked in. The individual that we spoke with (that would be you Adam), took the time to explain the home buying process , reviewed our credit (which turned out to be pretty ok...), gave us some steps to take to improve our scores and left us feeling optimistic about the idea of buying our first home.
Now the plan is to take those steps to move further down the path to buying. It's going to take some work (most good things do) but in the end we know it will help. I'm sure I'll end up writing more about all this as the days go by so for anyone out there who might care - stay tuned for more.
Misc. Tidbits :
> LOST - the 2nd half of the season absolutely rocked and the season finale was...WOW!
> If I had to vote for President tomorrow...John Edwards gets my vote. There's something about him that has me hooked. 560 days, 21 hours and 23 minutes until our National nightmare comes to an end.
> Saw the movie Pursuit of Happyness today - quite an inspirational story...but bring the kleenex. Hey, what do you want?? These things get to me.
> Another good flick - Chronicles of Narnia. Finally got the chance to see it and really liked it. Loved the book so I was glad they managed to pull it off.
> Two words - HARRY POTTER. The summer of Potter begins July 11th.
> Still haven't seen Spider Man 3 or Pirates 3 (or Casino Royale for that matter) but I will....in the near future.
> Dang it's going to be hot here in Oregon over the next few days. The forecast is calling for temps in the mid-90's for most of the week. No it's not Vegas hot (that's just plain crazy) but for those of us NOT living in the desert it will be warm. Thank heavens for the POOL!
> The Red Sox have a 10 game lead in the American League East at the All-Star break....WOW!
> The Yankees head into the break under .500 for the first time since 1995. Couldn't be happening to a more deserving group of guys.
> Alex Rodriguez is an incredible baseball player.
> I can't wait to see the New England Patriots in action this season.
Time for me to go to sleep.
Day 1 is done.
Stay tuned Bat-fans. See ya tomorrow. Same Bat-time. Same Bat-channel.
G'night.
First of all - I STILL have yet to finish watching this season of 24. I have about 4 hours left and contrary to conventional wisdom these days, I am looking forward to watching them. Once I do you (all) will be the first to know.
Much has happened since I last posted something back in April but until now I always found some sort of reason not to jump into the Land of Blog and write about it. What has changed??? Nothing really except I have re-committed to the idea of trying to write and post something every day. I've decided that it doesn't have to be earth shattering but rather it just needs to be something.
My wife is in the midst of writing her first novel (has been since March) and also is working The Artist's Way so she spends a ton of time writing - but still doesn't get to write as much as she would like. For a while I was writing morning pages each day but I found I'd rather get an extra 30-45 minutes of sleep then spend the time putting pen to paper to write about whatever thoughts or feelings were clogging up my brain. Smart?? Probably not but it is what it is.
What I have decided to do instead is make sure that I write something (ANYTHING) each day here just to keep the artistic juices flowing. Do I have any idea what each day might bring?? Not a chance but at least at the end of the day I'll feel like I shared.
Today was a productive day. This is a good thing. One of the reasons we up and bolted from the Bay Area was due to the housing prices (along with just about everything else) being outrageously priced - and hence being WAY out of our grasp. Owning a home is something we have wanted for quite a while and the move to Oregon opened up that possibility. So...we've been looking around at the different homes, townhomes and condos that are being built in the area to see if we could find something that we liked. Fortunately we did (very much actually) and took the time today to sit down with a lender to find out exactly how things stand for us, what we might qualify for right now, and some steps we can take to put ourselves in the best possible position to get a loan. This is where the productive day kicked in. The individual that we spoke with (that would be you Adam), took the time to explain the home buying process , reviewed our credit (which turned out to be pretty ok...), gave us some steps to take to improve our scores and left us feeling optimistic about the idea of buying our first home.
Now the plan is to take those steps to move further down the path to buying. It's going to take some work (most good things do) but in the end we know it will help. I'm sure I'll end up writing more about all this as the days go by so for anyone out there who might care - stay tuned for more.
Misc. Tidbits :
> LOST - the 2nd half of the season absolutely rocked and the season finale was...WOW!
> If I had to vote for President tomorrow...John Edwards gets my vote. There's something about him that has me hooked. 560 days, 21 hours and 23 minutes until our National nightmare comes to an end.
> Saw the movie Pursuit of Happyness today - quite an inspirational story...but bring the kleenex. Hey, what do you want?? These things get to me.
> Another good flick - Chronicles of Narnia. Finally got the chance to see it and really liked it. Loved the book so I was glad they managed to pull it off.
> Two words - HARRY POTTER. The summer of Potter begins July 11th.
> Still haven't seen Spider Man 3 or Pirates 3 (or Casino Royale for that matter) but I will....in the near future.
> Dang it's going to be hot here in Oregon over the next few days. The forecast is calling for temps in the mid-90's for most of the week. No it's not Vegas hot (that's just plain crazy) but for those of us NOT living in the desert it will be warm. Thank heavens for the POOL!
> The Red Sox have a 10 game lead in the American League East at the All-Star break....WOW!
> The Yankees head into the break under .500 for the first time since 1995. Couldn't be happening to a more deserving group of guys.
> Alex Rodriguez is an incredible baseball player.
> I can't wait to see the New England Patriots in action this season.
Time for me to go to sleep.
Day 1 is done.
Stay tuned Bat-fans. See ya tomorrow. Same Bat-time. Same Bat-channel.
G'night.
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