Yesterday, my company treated the entire staff to a Cubs game - on the roof of Beyond The Ivy at 1010 Waveland Ave. This was my first roof-top Cubs experience - something I’ve always been curious about since my first Cubs game.
It was nice being able to walk around, sit at a table with chairs or on the bleachers. And endulging in endless beer, dogs, brats, brisket, ribs, burgers…
Yesterday was also known as the most hot and dry day of the summer to date. Thankfully there was a strong breeze - because when it went away, I was roasting.
The only thing that sucks about being on a rooftop is missing some of the action in the outfield. But the beer and food made up for it. That and shooting with our department’s new Nikon D70s dSLR. I must have one.
Cubs lost and lost bad. They were close in the 5th inning and then just lost it, 10-6. Carlos Lee knocking out 2 HR’s didn’t help much.
Tomorrow, Dev and I are going to see the Nats play the Cubs… I know she’ll wanna root for her new/old home team.
I was just listening to Chicks On Speed - Wordy Rappinghod (Playgroup Mix)
I was looking forward to a nice, quiet, relaxing holiday weekend and then Pink Floyd has to come back WITH ROGER WATERS and perform at this Live 8 thing. Gee, I hope that Fair Trade and 3rd World Debt problems are not solved after this weekend so Pink Floyd WITH ROGER WATERS will keep “working at it”…
I kid the 3rd world, shame on me. In any case, I will be watching ABC on Saturday and then Bit Torrrent’ing the BBC footage soon after. What will the Pink Floyd performance be like? I’m scared. Hold me.
I was just listening to Supergrass - Tales of Endurance
Devin and I had a great time at my first Taste. Yes, there are a lot of people there. Yes, it’s hard to walk around in the crowds. Yes, it was frickin’ hot. Yes, some of the food sucks. And yes, there are too many generic country bands on stage.
But we had a blast anyway. We had great food (see BBQ turkey legs, african goat meat/rice dish, classic buttered corn-on-the-cob). When it got too hot, we rode the water ride and got soaked. When the crowds got intense, we broke off to the side and did some people watching (Where else can you see a woman with copius amounts of back hair?).
And we hung out with the SBC extreme diving team and a mermaid. A fantastic time with a hot date to boot!
I was just listening to Fischerspooner - Never Win
In the 43 hours I spent traveling by train, plane and car to get Jacob married, everything but the actual traveling part was a blast. I arrived after a morning flight and layover in Vegas (where I noticed a new, skinny hotel on the skyline) to just molasses traffic on the 405 > 101 in Los Angeles.
Driving in LA sucks.
I was *supposed* to go get fitted for my tux but after traveling 20 miles in 2 hours, it wasn’t going to happen. All was not lost - I would just be getting up early the next morning to fetch the penguin suit. But I did make it to the hotel in time to leave with Jacob’s family + Mr. Mike Cravey - people I haven’t seen in *years* - to the rehearsal at Pepperdine’s chapel.
All in all, a fantastic event that everyone enjoyed despite any stress and pressures. It was great seeing Jacob with Emilie and verifying for myself that it is the true love. It was great hanging out with old friends, catching up on what we’ve been up to and reminiscing about the “Geek Mafia” years.
The rehearsal dinner, bachelor outing, wedding ceremony and reception were all executed well and I had a great time. I only wished I could have spent more time in the Malibu hills with my old friends. I’m glad to see them doing well and happy.
Not to mention seeing my oldest of friends get hitched. Unforgettable.
Patience friends, photo gallery coming soon…
I was just listening to Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
Yesterday, or Friday - which ever came first - I left that morning to fly out to Los Angeles to help the oldest of friends, Jacob, get hitched. I’m back from that adventure and too tired from the non-stop action to write my reflections. I’m going to sleep on it and come back to it tomorrow. I’m going to…sleep…for a while…zzzzzzz.
I was just listening to Beck - Lost Cause
Congress is proposing to cut $220 million from PBS (almost half of their public funding) beginning October 2005. PBS has more information on this, including ways you can threaten to personally kick your Congressman in the balls if this happens. Ok, that’s my thing. Granted, I don’t tune in PBS very often - but when I do, it’s because it’s quality programming. I love Nova and all of the very enlightening documentaries they air. And no commericials. That is boobtube bliss.
But more than just the decent programming, I feel that PBS is an institution that should be protected. And not just because I worked for a PBS station. Because I grew up on it. And who doesn’t love NPR?
Yet another frustrating sign of the times. The irony is that there are plenty of other networks who have been focusing on why we need to spend our nations dollars elsewhere.
I was just listening to Supergrass - Kick In The Teeth
