~ Soundgarden. They played the Bayou Music Center Friday night. It was an okay show. IDK, Ben Shepherd was phoning it in, the guitar didn’t sound crisp (I’m not sure if it was Thayil’s playing or the sound system), and they need to either project stuff or have a light show, not both. The song choice was good until the very end, when instead of ( Read more... )

D: The coffee shop in the ground floor of my building used to sell a small coffee (12 oz) for $1 (with tax). As of today, it is a Starbucks location, and a small coffee costs $1.72. *sigh* Sbux, I liked my not-corporate, cheap coffee in the morning, and I am not fond of your house or blonde blends ( Read more... )

Watching last night's Badgers/Seawolves game, because we had plans that necessitated recording instead of watching it as it happened ( Read more... )

Our souvenirs from Italy finally arrived.


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+ Attended the The Draft Festival this weekend. It was pretty mellow, but probably the best organized microbrew fest I've been to in the last couple of years. There were plenty of breweries present, with an emphasis on locals. In addition to the French Canadian Marrieds, another colleague and some friends went, so we had a good group, but I am the ( Read more... )

1. Earwormed myself with Hunger Strike this morning. Today will be a Soundgarden/Audioslave/Pearl Jam sort of day, apparently.

2. The Starbucks I pass on my way to lab was offering Clover-brewed coffee this morning. Usually I by-pass the Bux's brewed coffee for espresso b/c the brewed stuff often tastes overcooked or scorched, but this? Is pretty

1. As I told twitter: Aaron has zero sense of direction. Which would be fine if he didn't insist that he knows exactly where we are going and try to lead. (Seriously, he has NO IDEA what direction he is facing 95% of the time ( Read more... )

At the Flying Saucer, drinking Texas pints, watching football (soccer), as you do. Then FSN coverage switches to CBR rodeo events, and my brain goes directly to Carey Price ( Read more... )

+ Last weekend when we went to SATX for the family ~thing, StepMom loaned us the DVDs for all seven seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Time to marathon a season or two ( Read more... )

fun. at WHL:

+ I was very sad that shutyourface didn't get to come - there were tickets left last week! they only just moved it from the Studio to the Ballroom on Friday! how did it sell out so fast?!? In any case, I met up with Overairwaves, had some nachos and drinks. Forgot: Lucky's does $2 happy hour rail drinks. :D :D :D I like this, because that way I ( Read more... )