Wonderful Weekend
Ok, first off, this is awesome:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7939447080926152362&q=weird+al+white+and+nerdy
Now that that's out of the way... Had a wonderful weekend! Went up to New York on Saturday night and met up with Janell, we went out for Chinese food which was so good but really filling. Had a bunch of leftovers which we gave to a homeless guy down the block, walked around for awhile, then went back to the hotel and hung out for awhile, we were talking and listening to music, she recently has become quite the Justin Timberlake fan which I find amusing (she says, "I listen to Slayer, Pantera, fuckin...Metallica...andjustintimberlake." hahaha) and I was cracking gay jokes and jokes about dropping a safe on your nuts and stuff which she didn't find too amusing, heh..
The next day, I dropped her off at work, then went and had a slice of pizza and met up with my Mom. We hung out all day, talked, went up to Worldwide Plaza and sat at one of the tables and shared a Coke. It's funny, my Mom and I never run out of stuff to talk about, heh, she's awesome. We sat around and talked all day and then around 8pm I went back to my hotel and took a shower, and checked online to see what there was to do that night. I checked the Blue Note website and saw that one of my favorite jazz bands, The Bad Plus, was playing that night at 10:30!!! I've been wanting to see them live for like 5 years or something now! So after Janell got off work, she came over and we went down to the Blue Note, waited in line for about 45 minutes, and went inside. Got an awesome table right near the band, had some drinks, and then we ordered dinner. Went all out with the Filet Mignons which were incredible! The Bad Plus were AWESOME! They even did their abstract jazz cover of Rush's "Tom Sawyer", heh.. They didn't do any of their other covers like Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or Blondie's "Heart Of Glass" though and some other original stuff, but the set was great and I loved the songs they played off their new album which I hadn't heard yet. After their set, Janell and I got a couple more drinks and then the second band, Jason Moran and The Bandwagon played. At first I wasn't too into them, but they grew on me.. A mix of blues and jazz, they were pretty decent. The drummer was incredible! After the show ended, we went around the corner to a diner and had coffee and ice cream, then went back to the hotel and crashed out.
On Monday morning, we went to a diner and had a huge breakfast, then said goodbye and she went to work and I jumped on the bus back home. I can't wait to move back to New York...
When I got home, I found that I had received Sarah Katherine's book in the mail finally!!! Here's the link, by the way, buy it now, kthx.
http://www.amazon.com/Indecent-Make-Fake-Girl-Hire/dp/1580051693
Anyway, I had to finish reading the book I was currently on before I started hers, I was reading "Signal To Noise" by Eric S. Nylund, which by the way for all you geeks out there is an awesome book. I finished the book and last night I sat down to read Sarah Katherine's book and I just could not put it down. It's one of those books that just sucks you in and you just HAVE TO keep reading. Not a page of it is even remotely boring, at times I even laughed out loud. It's one of those books that's written in such a way that you actually feel like you're there. One of those books where you're not even actually aware of reading after awhile, and it's almost as if all your external senses have been blocked off and you're watching a movie in your head that your brain is automatically reading through your eyes and immersing you in the movie without you realizing it. Then, all of a sudden you become aware that you're thirsty or need a smoke and when you pull your eyes away from the book, reality seems wierd and you look at the clock and it's 3 hours later. Kind of like the movie The Neverending Story! Anyway, I read the entire book in one sitting and next thing I knew it was 8:30am and I was shocked because I knew it was late, but I thought maybe 5am or so... I hadn't even noticed the light peering through the blinds. So I crashed out, woke up a few hours later and had a couple of phone interviews which went great, so hopefully I'll have a new job by next week! :)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7939447080926152362&q=weird+al+white+and+nerdy
Now that that's out of the way... Had a wonderful weekend! Went up to New York on Saturday night and met up with Janell, we went out for Chinese food which was so good but really filling. Had a bunch of leftovers which we gave to a homeless guy down the block, walked around for awhile, then went back to the hotel and hung out for awhile, we were talking and listening to music, she recently has become quite the Justin Timberlake fan which I find amusing (she says, "I listen to Slayer, Pantera, fuckin...Metallica...andjustintimberlake." hahaha) and I was cracking gay jokes and jokes about dropping a safe on your nuts and stuff which she didn't find too amusing, heh..
The next day, I dropped her off at work, then went and had a slice of pizza and met up with my Mom. We hung out all day, talked, went up to Worldwide Plaza and sat at one of the tables and shared a Coke. It's funny, my Mom and I never run out of stuff to talk about, heh, she's awesome. We sat around and talked all day and then around 8pm I went back to my hotel and took a shower, and checked online to see what there was to do that night. I checked the Blue Note website and saw that one of my favorite jazz bands, The Bad Plus, was playing that night at 10:30!!! I've been wanting to see them live for like 5 years or something now! So after Janell got off work, she came over and we went down to the Blue Note, waited in line for about 45 minutes, and went inside. Got an awesome table right near the band, had some drinks, and then we ordered dinner. Went all out with the Filet Mignons which were incredible! The Bad Plus were AWESOME! They even did their abstract jazz cover of Rush's "Tom Sawyer", heh.. They didn't do any of their other covers like Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or Blondie's "Heart Of Glass" though and some other original stuff, but the set was great and I loved the songs they played off their new album which I hadn't heard yet. After their set, Janell and I got a couple more drinks and then the second band, Jason Moran and The Bandwagon played. At first I wasn't too into them, but they grew on me.. A mix of blues and jazz, they were pretty decent. The drummer was incredible! After the show ended, we went around the corner to a diner and had coffee and ice cream, then went back to the hotel and crashed out.
On Monday morning, we went to a diner and had a huge breakfast, then said goodbye and she went to work and I jumped on the bus back home. I can't wait to move back to New York...
When I got home, I found that I had received Sarah Katherine's book in the mail finally!!! Here's the link, by the way, buy it now, kthx.
http://www.amazon.com/Indecent-Make-Fake-Girl-Hire/dp/1580051693
Anyway, I had to finish reading the book I was currently on before I started hers, I was reading "Signal To Noise" by Eric S. Nylund, which by the way for all you geeks out there is an awesome book. I finished the book and last night I sat down to read Sarah Katherine's book and I just could not put it down. It's one of those books that just sucks you in and you just HAVE TO keep reading. Not a page of it is even remotely boring, at times I even laughed out loud. It's one of those books that's written in such a way that you actually feel like you're there. One of those books where you're not even actually aware of reading after awhile, and it's almost as if all your external senses have been blocked off and you're watching a movie in your head that your brain is automatically reading through your eyes and immersing you in the movie without you realizing it. Then, all of a sudden you become aware that you're thirsty or need a smoke and when you pull your eyes away from the book, reality seems wierd and you look at the clock and it's 3 hours later. Kind of like the movie The Neverending Story! Anyway, I read the entire book in one sitting and next thing I knew it was 8:30am and I was shocked because I knew it was late, but I thought maybe 5am or so... I hadn't even noticed the light peering through the blinds. So I crashed out, woke up a few hours later and had a couple of phone interviews which went great, so hopefully I'll have a new job by next week! :)