As I said, I’ve been busy. I’m feeling better in that I’m over my cold, and I’m a bit more on top of my work. Still overcommitted (spending both weekend days conducting a training, which is cool but a lot of work and a lot of time when I don’t have as much time as I’d like, plus teaching and whatnot). Last weekend was chock full of socializing. Saw a local band Saturday that I like very much called International Espionage! and bought their record. Saw an old friend’s hip hop performance the next night. Tuesday saw the everloving Weakerthans, who I like very, very much, after which I looked and found these videos by them:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aW1d_xZNgO4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0rvKD2PDeik
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TEhPXDpo2KM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=A927zcSSw2s&mode=related&search=
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iTWW0Jk9s-Y&mode=related&search=
http://youtube.com/watch?v=140_w3syO_4&mode=related&search=
The Tuesday show was fun but the food at the Triple Rock is too much for me. Like as in “too much of a good thing” and as in “I can’t handle it.” I was defeated by their vegetarian po’ boy sandwich with cheesey fried potatoes.
I also found a bunch of live performances by Jawbreaker (*swoon*) on youtube including two live versions of their song “Bivouac” (*swoon* again) and their old song “Equalized.”
And I found a video by a band from Chicago who are fantastic, the Lawrence Arms: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qslj96inMTY
I found a video of some other great Chicago bands performing live at the Triple Rock but I’m not mentioning them because at least one shows my big old head bobbing onscreen occasionally - apparently I was dancing to the side and in front of the camera guy. Who knew?
And I also looked up some stuff on Youtube, because now I have a fast internet connection sometimes. Man is that ever a great way to waste time I don’t have to spare. Other than music, I watched many Tales of Mere Existence. The ones about talking to his mom, procrastination, getting ready, and a typical saturday were all quite funny and a little sad and kind of close to home. The one called “I’m not going to think about her” is very sad.
Oh yeah, and I got my bike fixed and started working out again. I did 1.5 miles on the treadmill and lifted weights M, W, and F this week, and biked around a bunch. Makes me tireder, but in a good way. I rented a locker at the gym, which is kind of neat cuz I can now shower any time I want to in two different locations.
Comment by Nate — September 28, 2007 @ 10:37 pm
look! i found you-all because of google internet stalking!
reading this post made me bleary-eyed for good music. and good friends. minneapolis is a lucky place.
i will enjoy reading and catching up with your thoughts, please peruse mine which aren’t as frequent or as verbose, but they do count for something i guess.
BWAH! i dunno, i felt like making a random outburst. ciao.
Comment by kerri — October 2, 2007 @ 1:47 pm