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Monday, February 28, 2005
9+: And if Angel's dad says so, it must be true.
| That's the forecast for our region. 9+ inches of snow by (probably) midnight. I think it's safe to say we will probably have a day off from work tomorrow. I am not happy about that. That means we lose a day at Easter. Hmmph. I am still keeping fingers crossed for the ever-popular 2-hour delay. That's the BEST. Go to work 2 hours late--and NOT get in trouble for it. And, it still counts as a full day. Excellent. So, this evening, I am working under the assumption that I won't have to work (at least not very hard) tomorrow. Hence, I am writing here, in this blog. And, truthfully, what could be better than sitting in front of a laptop, drinking a beer as a thick blanket of snow covers the ground outside? Lots of things. I know. You're right. Anyway, I suppose that many of you (and by "many," I mean the 3 of you who still read here) have noticed that the so-called "flurry" of activity on this weblog has subsided somewhat. It was short-lived. But, what else would you expect from me? Seriously. So, since my last post, there are a few things that have popped up that I need to talk about. 1) I am such a schmuck for being FIVE years behind the times. But, dude, I don't have HBO. And I don't have Showtime. Anyway, with my recent joining of the Blockbuster Online video rental jawn, I have basically filled my virtual queue with enough discs to last me until I am ready to retire. And, about 98% of the discs in my queue are DVD sets of television shows. The first show I put in my queue (can you tell I just like using the word "queue"? It's so damn British....): Six Feet Under: The Complete First Season. My question to you, internet, is this: WHY HAD NO ONE TOLD ME OF THE WONDER THAT IS THIS SHOW BEFORE??? Oh. My. GAWD. I freakin' LURVE this show. And, now, as I am for the first time experiencing what everyone else on the planet did 5 years ago, I find out that HBO has announced that this current season of 6FU will be its last. WHY??!??!? WHY, HBO, WHY??!?? *sigh* Oh, David, I hardly knew ye... 2) I also rented The L Word: Season One. Um.... Holy crap. That's one sexxxxxxy show. But, at the same time, deep, and hilarious, and really great. I will continue watching, fo' sho'.  3) My latest musical acquisition: Tori Amos's The Beekeeper.What a great album! I guess that Tori could sing basically anything, and I would probably like it. Except for when she sang "The Wheels on the Bus" at the last live show I attended. That I didn't like. But seriously, I really like this album. And, it has a whopping 19 songs on it! It's HUGE. However, after watching the DVD of interviews with Tori that came along with the "deluxe" version of the cd, I am quite certain of her complete nuttiness. She's a unique one, but that is why we love her. And, in related news, we got tickets for Tori's show at the Kimmel Center in April. It's her Original Sinsuality Tour. Oh yeah. I can't wait! 4) (Yes, I am still rambling.) Tonight is the finale of The Bachelorette. I am almost too disgusted to watch. Last time, Meredith let THE nicest guy, Matthew Hiccup (or whatever his last name was), walk away. Now, this time around, Jen has done the same thing--only one round earlier. She gave Ryan, the teacher to whom she SWORE money was no issue, his walking papers last week. I just have this feeling that she will pick creepy John Paul and his freakish upper lip because he has the cash... 5) Don't forget: tomorrow night is the premire of the next The Amazing Race! *whew* That's enough now... I wonder if 9+ really refers to the amount of snow, or the length of this post... ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 6:07:00 PM |
Monday, February 21, 2005
I cannot tell a lie...
| I like not having to go to work today. I am writing this post in my pajamas. Yay! President's Day! At the same time, though, it snowed last night. Probably a good 3 inches. That would have been good for at least a 2 hour delay this morning. Gosh darn Mother Nature. Couldn't she plan that storm a tad better? It's not supposed to snow on days that we ALREADY have off from school. Oh well. Happy birthday, General George. And Happy President's Day to all of you who are at work right now. ;) ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 11:43:00 AM |
Friday, February 18, 2005
She's a Maniac, MAAAA-niac on the Floor...
| I now have a newfound love for Jennifer Beals. From CNN.com: "I'm always shocked that gay marriage is such a big deal," says Beals over coffee in a Lower East Side patisserie she loves visiting when she's in town. "You have to realize how precious human life is, when there are tsunamis and mudslides, when there are armies and terrorists -- at any moment, you could be gone, and potentially in the most brutal fashion.Read the full article here. ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 1:14:00 PM |
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Harbinger of Doom?
| You know, my mp3 player is somewhat psychic. It usually forecasts my day with its musical selections, so if today's tunes were any kind of indication, it could be a strange day... Especially since my heiney is dragging from being at the Royals game last night. 1) Tori Amos -- "Martha's Foolish Ginger" (from her new album The Beekeeper) 2) Tori Amos -- "Black Dove" 3) Melissa Etheridge -- "I Will Never Be the Same" 4) Radiohead -- "Creep" 5) Tracy Bonham -- "Every Breath" 6) Tori Amos -- "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" I mean, come on. It's gonna be a weird day. THREE Tori Amos songs. Cause she's so normal... ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 9:18:00 AM |
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
You're team number one!
| Exactly 2 weeks, people. Two weeks from today, the premiere of The Amazing Race 7 will air. This is good. I am still feeling betrayed and bewildered (Oh, Albert! Take a Pirin tablet!) from the results of TAR6. So, I give you my solemn oath that I will try to post my commentary on a regular basis for this upcoming season. It's the least I can do. And, hey, there are THREE gay people on the show this time! An all-time high, I think! Anyway, go check out the profiles for the teams. They are up. I am kind of already anti-Amber and Rob, just because doing ONE reality series in a lifetime should be enough; they have exceeded that by TWO now. TAR7 will be their 3rd show (they were each on a separate season of Survivor AND came in 1st and 2nd on Survivor: All-Stars). Do they really NEED another million dollars? Let's not be greedy, people. ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 2:55:00 PM |
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Fas-WHAT?
| Today is one of my favorite days of the year.
It's Fastnacht Day. Basically, that means that it is the PA Dutch equivalent of Fat Tuesday. Every year, on Fastnacht Day, my grandmother (who is now 90 years old, by the way) makes a HUGE batch of Fastnachts for the family. Ooohhh, man. Deeeeelicious. What the hell is a fastnacht, you ask? Well, it's a traditional PA Dutch donut--plain, and only slightly sweet. Usually, the way one eats a fastnacht depends on the way one was raised. In our house, the fastnachts were always sliced in half (the flat way--like a bagel) and then, opened up and table syrup (only the Mrs. Schlorer's Turkey Syrup is acceptable in my book) is poured on each half. It's so unbelievably good, it's not funny. They are even good when eaten plain. When I was in college and still playing hoops, my grandmother would always send several big bags of fastnachts up to Connecticut for me to share with my teammates. I can vividly remember one bus trip when our schedule brought us down to Drexel, and my parents and grandmother came to the game in Philadelphia with fastnachts in tow. We dove into those donuts before the bus was even out of the city, and by the time we reached Hartford, that night, they were almost completely gone. People were on the verge of fighting over them. Hence, I shall always love Fastnacht Day. I guess it is one of those quirky PA Dutch things that makes it (kind of) neat to live here and have this be a part of my heritage. Happy Donut Day, everyone. ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 7:40:00 PM |
Friday, February 04, 2005
What the F?!?
| So.... people like this who live in Florida--because they are a married man and woman--are allowed to adopt 7 kids and torture 5 of them.
But because gay people are SO hideous, morally bankrupt, and horrible, a gay couple who want to adopt can't legally do so in that same state. There is something so wrong with this country, it reeks. ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 9:05:00 PM |
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
The Big "O"
| Ok, so the suggestion was made by my Home Chica that perhaps I should start posting more here...
So, my friends, I give you: a post. I tend to like to offer up the new tunage to others--I like trying to find fresh, new musicians who ACTUALLY PLAY AND SING REAL MUSIC (tough to do nowadays). When I do find music that I like, I tend to want to share it with people. I like the music, and so, I think everyone should. Because I want the artists to become successful and make lots more records for my listening enjoyment. (See? Selfish motives, deep down.) Anyway, the point of this is THIS:  Allow me to introduce you all to Damien Rice. My new musical love.
Damien Rice is a young Irishman with an absolutely GORGEOUS voice. He is soulful and melancholy, and I love it. The album is primarily strings--of all sorts. Acoustic guitar, violins, cellos. There's also some clarinet and even (I think) a wine glass. Anyway, I am totally diggin' this guy, and I think YOU should, too. If you are looking for something to put a little boogie in your step, well, don't pick this. But, this is some great music for an evening with some candles, and a nice bottle of wine--perhaps alone, perhaps with a kindred spirit. What's that? You're thinking, "But how will I know if I really like this guy, 'Dawg? I mean, I trust you and all, but...I don't want to buy the whole album and then find out I hate it..." Fear not, gentle reader. The 'Dawg shall provide. I am giving you what I have decided are my three favorite tracks from the album O. I totally thought that "Volcano" was going to be my favorite, but after a couple of listens, I think that "Cannonball" has claimed that title. It has a similar effect on me as that of Rufus's "The Art Teacher." Maybe it is just the English teacher in me, but I love the lyrics. I think ultimately, the chorus--in all of its paradoxical irony--is what hooked me. stones taught me to fly love taught me to lie life, it taught me to die so it's not hard to fall when you float like a cannonball I just cannot stop listening to it, and its sparse acoustic guitar melody has a haunting kind of poigniancy... Anyway, here they are, so have at it for a few days. [Sorry. Links go 'bye-bye'.] Damien Rice - Volcano Damien Rice - Cannonball Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter P.S. "The Blower's Daughter" is apparently about a crush he had on his clarinet (or trumpet--I have seen both) teacher's daughter. Get your mind out of the gutter. UPDATE: I was just poking around on Amazon, and I noticed that the new Tori Amos disc "The Beekeeper" will feature a song that Tori did with...DAMIEN RICE! I can't think of a better collaboration! I am a HUGE Tori freak, and I can't believe the irony of this. I honestly had no clue they worked on this song together. Anyway, it's called "The Power of Orange Knickers." So very Tori! I love it already! ¶ Ξ PDawg Composed at 5:24:00 PM |
