Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
suspensesuspensesuspense... YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i won't summarize the game. i will say that this crowd was SO FUN! and kopitar won the game on a penalty shot that was so smooth and beautiful that he made it look easy. since this was preseason (and since hockey doesn't matter to the southwest corner of the country at all), this wasn't broadcast on tv. but, luckily, some fans were kind enough to film the shot and share. these clips make me happy, so i'm posting them:
1. this one is a ultra crappy camera phone clip and you can't see what's happening. i just love it because of the celebration at the end when you can see the crowd going nuts (actually, i love the almost dead-quiet when everyone holds their breath just before kopi takes the shot and THEN the huge YAAAAAAAAY!!!). it was SO LOUD in there:
2. this person did a surprisingly great job of capturing the actual goal, but with less audience craziness:
CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SEASON OPENER NEXT WEEK! :D
1. this one is a ultra crappy camera phone clip and you can't see what's happening. i just love it because of the celebration at the end when you can see the crowd going nuts (actually, i love the almost dead-quiet when everyone holds their breath just before kopi takes the shot and THEN the huge YAAAAAAAAY!!!). it was SO LOUD in there:
2. this person did a surprisingly great job of capturing the actual goal, but with less audience craziness:
CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SEASON OPENER NEXT WEEK! :D
:D
Dude, this place is so fun!
Spotted all my favorite hockey players (anze kopitar isn't a beast in person, jack johnson is HUGE and jonathan bernier is gorgeous!) Went to the rowdiest hockey game of my life-- kings won! Had curry/plum/apricot/cherry chicken for dinner. And now I'm watching dueling pianos and drinking a deeeeelicious mojito. And I keep running into stoked kings fans everywhere. So much better than being in san diego :D
Spotted all my favorite hockey players (anze kopitar isn't a beast in person, jack johnson is HUGE and jonathan bernier is gorgeous!) Went to the rowdiest hockey game of my life-- kings won! Had curry/plum/apricot/cherry chicken for dinner. And now I'm watching dueling pianos and drinking a deeeeelicious mojito. And I keep running into stoked kings fans everywhere. So much better than being in san diego :D
Saturday, September 26, 2009
yeeessss!!!
frozen fury, motherfuckers!!!
And for the first time in my many trips to vegas, I have a view of the strip :) and frozen fury is across the street, so I don't have to drive anywhere. Ok, it's 4:12 and we just got here and I'm exhausted and so ready for bed. But there's still mad traffic out there and people everywhere and it's crazy. people are crazy here.
Oh and katie, these overly friendly people were talking to us on the elevator and guess where they're from? MN!!
And for the first time in my many trips to vegas, I have a view of the strip :) and frozen fury is across the street, so I don't have to drive anywhere. Ok, it's 4:12 and we just got here and I'm exhausted and so ready for bed. But there's still mad traffic out there and people everywhere and it's crazy. people are crazy here.
Oh and katie, these overly friendly people were talking to us on the elevator and guess where they're from? MN!!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
it's not fair when you do that
do what?
dazzle people.
o hai! on sunday katie and i met robin again. this time HE came up to US and gave us nice, squishy hugs and told us stories about nin's last shows. he's fabulous and he inspired a crapload of robin portraits from a variety of very talented artists. i will share them with you now:
dazzle people.
o hai! on sunday katie and i met robin again. this time HE came up to US and gave us nice, squishy hugs and told us stories about nin's last shows. he's fabulous and he inspired a crapload of robin portraits from a variety of very talented artists. i will share them with you now:
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
doode
i'm pretty sure that's how you spell it. "doode" means "worm" in arabic. that's the cutest word for it.
today ruled because lgk offered a really good deal on opening night tickets-- good section, great seats and a free shirt! yay! we're on the aisle, too, which is really important to me because i like being able to come and go without having to step over one million people and worrying about knocking over their beers and owing them a 10 dollar beverage. OMG CAN'T BELIEVE THIS SHIT IS IN JUST A WEEK AND A HALF!!!!!!!! this offseason was looooong. and depressing! last season could not have ended in a worse way.
also, thanks to the best site ever (nintourhistory.com), i now know exactly how many times i've seen each song performed. you know what's really not fair? i had to sit through the hand that feeds 28 times. WHAT?! i only got to see reptile 14 times. wretched-16. sin-9. the becoming-6. ruiner, into the void, no, you don't- 2. i only got to see that incredible ruiner solo twice, but i had to sit through the shitty-ass hand that feeds TWENTY EIGHT TIMES!!! at wiltern, i thought it was so funny when the band started playing it and everyone around me groaned. oh well, i'm done complaining. but yeah, that site is so fun! :)
today ruled because lgk offered a really good deal on opening night tickets-- good section, great seats and a free shirt! yay! we're on the aisle, too, which is really important to me because i like being able to come and go without having to step over one million people and worrying about knocking over their beers and owing them a 10 dollar beverage. OMG CAN'T BELIEVE THIS SHIT IS IN JUST A WEEK AND A HALF!!!!!!!! this offseason was looooong. and depressing! last season could not have ended in a worse way.
also, thanks to the best site ever (nintourhistory.com), i now know exactly how many times i've seen each song performed. you know what's really not fair? i had to sit through the hand that feeds 28 times. WHAT?! i only got to see reptile 14 times. wretched-16. sin-9. the becoming-6. ruiner, into the void, no, you don't- 2. i only got to see that incredible ruiner solo twice, but i had to sit through the shitty-ass hand that feeds TWENTY EIGHT TIMES!!! at wiltern, i thought it was so funny when the band started playing it and everyone around me groaned. oh well, i'm done complaining. but yeah, that site is so fun! :)
Monday, September 21, 2009
deeeeper than the seeeeeea
ringfinger. that shit is GOOFY!
i burned a copy of phm and then put some b-sides on at the end in an effort to not waste the rest of the disc. so i'm listening to ringfinger and laughing my ass off, and then it ends and then home (one of my very favorite songs of the new batch) comes on. how the same guy wrote both of those songs i do not know.
i burned a copy of phm and then put some b-sides on at the end in an effort to not waste the rest of the disc. so i'm listening to ringfinger and laughing my ass off, and then it ends and then home (one of my very favorite songs of the new batch) comes on. how the same guy wrote both of those songs i do not know.
no seriously
I LOVE YOU!
without you, my life would've been like... a 7 the past couple weeks. wiltern would've still been good, but i'd have been in seats and i dunno. eh.
but thanks to you wiltern was BOMB and then you made the hd footage happen AND you made extra fanboy hd footage happen and then you got ahold of a magic tv to properly display this footage and then you stayed up late and made today happen and today was the best. day. EVER!
you're mystically magical! or was it magically mystical?! i dunno! ok, i'm done now.
without you, my life would've been like... a 7 the past couple weeks. wiltern would've still been good, but i'd have been in seats and i dunno. eh.
but thanks to you wiltern was BOMB and then you made the hd footage happen AND you made extra fanboy hd footage happen and then you got ahold of a magic tv to properly display this footage and then you stayed up late and made today happen and today was the best. day. EVER!
you're mystically magical! or was it magically mystical?! i dunno! ok, i'm done now.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
!
Today was fabulous!!!
Robin is the nicest man in the universe. And katie... I love you. You're the best!
Robin is the nicest man in the universe. And katie... I love you. You're the best!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
jellizz!
screen cap of jack johnson from a new commercial for nhl 2k10.
three things:
1. i want that shirt!
2. what is jack johnson doing in that commercial? i'm not complaining, but i'm curious why he was involved. it's interesting watching the kings starting to get some more exposure.
3. jack got so beefy once he got injured and had nothing better to do than work on his upper body. i'm really hoping for more hits like the beauty he laid on ovechkin last season.
TWO WEEKS! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
give her a year
"damn girl! lol robin turned me into a lesbian. his wife AND ashley, wtf. lol."
but seriously, those are two very sexy ladies. and they're two very different kinds of sexy. =P
but seriously, those are two very sexy ladies. and they're two very different kinds of sexy. =P
Monday, September 14, 2009
life is so boring now!
i went outside and it was beautiful and gray and chilly enough to warrant a sweater. WHERE THE HELL WAS THIS WEATHER THE PAST TWO WEEKS WHEN I WAS TRYING MY HARDEST NOT TO GET HEAT STROKE!!!!!!!!! f u weather.
i bought shampoo that smells like strawberries.
i want to watch the glorious hd footage and i can't cuz i don't have a computer that is ready for that jelly.
...and i really want a new imac. i'm obsessed.
ok that's everything.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
le poo
the wiltern show was pretty amazing. we got our spots on the right side of the rail, just as katie promised and now i owe her a steak dinner. with a baked potato. my favorite youtube guy ended up right behind me and got some amazing footage. so yay for that. i don't really have a lot to say about the show itself. i will say that i can't remember a nin show that was better performed. every band member was his usual self... on crack. loved every minute of it (except for maybe the dillinger escape plan shitfest and mike garson's undersea adventure solo).
yesterday i was too tired to really be depressed. i got three hours of sleep after having to drive home right after the show (SO BUMMED not to have a post-show @ denny's discussion), stumbled around work, and then basically slept the rest of the day and went through some footage. (btw, i have no idea how to deal with the hd footage i have. i haven't even tried yet, but i have a feeling it's going to piss off my old mac. i need to use someone's fancy new computer to edit this shit). but today... man. today i was sad. i don't actually believe that trent's never going to tour again. that's stupid. but i do believe it's going to be a long while before it ever happens. i'm going to be like, 30. :( and it'll be different. this 4 year run has been incredible. we did what we promised ourselves we'd do back in 2000 when we were like, 13. we went to as many shows as possible and we loved it. it has cost me lots of time and money, but i wouldn't change a thing. those shows are some of the best times i've ever had.
i also feel very satisfied that i got to go to the last show. when trent said this was it, i was like OMG I HAVE TO BE THERE AT THE END!!! and then "the end" ended up being taiwan. =/ and then "the end" was echoplex. =/ i'm so, SO glad "the end" was the wiltern and i'm SO GLAD my wonderful bff is a nutcase and made everything happen the way it did. i'm also SO GLAD the trashy girls and twins failed at life.
...but now that it's done, it's sad.
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after work i decided to distract myself. went to get some remastered beatles music. wound up with abbey road, sgt. pepper and the white album. also finally bought horehound. ...and while all of it is great, i still needed distractions.
but horehound reminded me of jack white's existence, and the fact that if anyone has ever come close to providing a concert experience as satisfying as a nin show then it was jack white. so i went to see it might get loud. which wasn't really a good movie, but was still very entertaining. the edge is laaaaaame though. it was cool learning a little about his style, but the guy is boring! jack white seems like a very disgruntled man. and i was so amused by the love in his eyes for jimmy page. there was one point where jimmy started playing the riff for whole lotta love and i swear, hearts were just bursting out of jack's eyes. he also seemed to really dislike the edge, which was entertaining. jack spent a lot of time talking about how basically technology is ruining music and making people less creative (and i think in a lot of cases i agree with him) and the edge (what's this guy's real name?) thinks technology is the best thing in the universe. jack does not approve. whatever though, in the end it was just cool to watch three really great guitarists sit around and play. swap the edge with robin and then it would have been perfect ;)
and dude, the kung ob woon sen from taste of thai is pretty much one of the most delicious things ever.
tomorrow i'm going to figure out the hd footage situation. that's my goal. that, and laundry.
yesterday i was too tired to really be depressed. i got three hours of sleep after having to drive home right after the show (SO BUMMED not to have a post-show @ denny's discussion), stumbled around work, and then basically slept the rest of the day and went through some footage. (btw, i have no idea how to deal with the hd footage i have. i haven't even tried yet, but i have a feeling it's going to piss off my old mac. i need to use someone's fancy new computer to edit this shit). but today... man. today i was sad. i don't actually believe that trent's never going to tour again. that's stupid. but i do believe it's going to be a long while before it ever happens. i'm going to be like, 30. :( and it'll be different. this 4 year run has been incredible. we did what we promised ourselves we'd do back in 2000 when we were like, 13. we went to as many shows as possible and we loved it. it has cost me lots of time and money, but i wouldn't change a thing. those shows are some of the best times i've ever had.
i also feel very satisfied that i got to go to the last show. when trent said this was it, i was like OMG I HAVE TO BE THERE AT THE END!!! and then "the end" ended up being taiwan. =/ and then "the end" was echoplex. =/ i'm so, SO glad "the end" was the wiltern and i'm SO GLAD my wonderful bff is a nutcase and made everything happen the way it did. i'm also SO GLAD the trashy girls and twins failed at life.
...but now that it's done, it's sad.
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after work i decided to distract myself. went to get some remastered beatles music. wound up with abbey road, sgt. pepper and the white album. also finally bought horehound. ...and while all of it is great, i still needed distractions.
but horehound reminded me of jack white's existence, and the fact that if anyone has ever come close to providing a concert experience as satisfying as a nin show then it was jack white. so i went to see it might get loud. which wasn't really a good movie, but was still very entertaining. the edge is laaaaaame though. it was cool learning a little about his style, but the guy is boring! jack white seems like a very disgruntled man. and i was so amused by the love in his eyes for jimmy page. there was one point where jimmy started playing the riff for whole lotta love and i swear, hearts were just bursting out of jack's eyes. he also seemed to really dislike the edge, which was entertaining. jack spent a lot of time talking about how basically technology is ruining music and making people less creative (and i think in a lot of cases i agree with him) and the edge (what's this guy's real name?) thinks technology is the best thing in the universe. jack does not approve. whatever though, in the end it was just cool to watch three really great guitarists sit around and play. swap the edge with robin and then it would have been perfect ;)
and dude, the kung ob woon sen from taste of thai is pretty much one of the most delicious things ever.
tomorrow i'm going to figure out the hd footage situation. that's my goal. that, and laundry.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
jim fox would call this "nervous time"
In line at the wiltern, it's hot and sunny and we're at the front of a very long line.I'm feeling super uneasy just like when I first stared going to shows. I'm super curious about what is going to happen tonight. David bowie? It's also nice knowing that after today I will probably never have to do this again because I doubt I'll ever care about a live show as much as this. ok that's the end of this utterly useless blog entry. Bye.
Monday, September 7, 2009
something (almost) not nine inch nails related
ashley from this season of top chef... <3 !
she looks like she could be robin's cute gay sister.
Friday, September 4, 2009
facepalm
this week turned out to be a huge, expensive pain in the ass.
i'm new to my job. i've only been there just over a month... and i asked for three days off. which was fine.
then it turns out i only needed one day off because of the shows getting postponed. THEN they get postponed for next week. wtf? so i secured two more days off next week, but my supervisor is really not happy with me and i can't say that i blame her. but it sucks cuz my week is going to go like this: monday drive up to la. show tuesday. WORK WEDNESDAY. (which means getting out of the show at like 11:30 or 12, getting home at like 2:30 or 3, and getting to work by 7:30. i'm going to die.) drive up to la wednesday night, show thursday, and then work again on friday. i really don't know how i'm going to do it. and when i think of all that i'm going to spend in gas, and that i am going to miss 5 days of work... i cringe at all the money this is costing me. i'm very grateful that the shows were postponed and not just canceled, but i really wish they could've been moved to a weekend. OY!
what's good, though, is that now the wiltern show is the last show and i can finally stop stressing about not making it to the echoplex. i keep remembering not initially getting the wiltern tickets and then sitting there and refreshing the page and refusing to give up, and then i finally got some! and i smile that it turned out this way because katie was so depressed and didn't care about the other three cuz she was obsessed with echoplex. so glad it turned out this way as it's obviously very exciting to be at the last show.
ok i'm done. this is pretty much all we've been thinking about and talking about for the past few days. i think we're gonna watch center stage now to distract ourselves.
this week is going to be both amazing and exhausting.
i'm new to my job. i've only been there just over a month... and i asked for three days off. which was fine.
then it turns out i only needed one day off because of the shows getting postponed. THEN they get postponed for next week. wtf? so i secured two more days off next week, but my supervisor is really not happy with me and i can't say that i blame her. but it sucks cuz my week is going to go like this: monday drive up to la. show tuesday. WORK WEDNESDAY. (which means getting out of the show at like 11:30 or 12, getting home at like 2:30 or 3, and getting to work by 7:30. i'm going to die.) drive up to la wednesday night, show thursday, and then work again on friday. i really don't know how i'm going to do it. and when i think of all that i'm going to spend in gas, and that i am going to miss 5 days of work... i cringe at all the money this is costing me. i'm very grateful that the shows were postponed and not just canceled, but i really wish they could've been moved to a weekend. OY!
what's good, though, is that now the wiltern show is the last show and i can finally stop stressing about not making it to the echoplex. i keep remembering not initially getting the wiltern tickets and then sitting there and refreshing the page and refusing to give up, and then i finally got some! and i smile that it turned out this way because katie was so depressed and didn't care about the other three cuz she was obsessed with echoplex. so glad it turned out this way as it's obviously very exciting to be at the last show.
ok i'm done. this is pretty much all we've been thinking about and talking about for the past few days. i think we're gonna watch center stage now to distract ourselves.
this week is going to be both amazing and exhausting.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
losing my mind
that's all i did yesterday. lose my mind. waiting in line in that ridiculous heat made me crazy. i spent hours just looking around in disbelief and asking myself "what the hell are you doing here?" then we wound up with a much better spot than we had anticipated, and i couldn't believe it. and then the bass for the second opener was so intense that it made it feel as though the bass was my heartbeat which confused me and made me feel really sick. and then the show started off with mr. self destruct...
...and continued with piggy...
...followed by heresy...
...and i lost my mind like i never have before and exactly how i knew i would if i were ever lucky enough to hear the downward spiral performed in its entirety. it was better than i imagined. by eraser, i was literally holding my head because i felt like it was going to explode. katie put it really well when she said that listening to an album is such a personal thing, and it's such a trip to share that with that entire crowd and the band. when they finished hurt, all i could think was that i just witnessed the best thing ever. and it felt complete. and then i remembered that we had only heard 14 songs and many more were to come. ruiner was SO GOOD LIVE and robin turned that solo OUT. disgusting perfection. and eraser was a little bit different than when aaron/jeordie were in the band (the last time i saw it performed live) and much better. and reptile is always amazing. and the downward spiral has become one of my favorite live songs. and the band looked like they were loving it. i really never believed they'd do this again and i'm still kind of overwhelmed by how perfect the set list was. we got metal and burn and terrible lie and suck... which i must have requested at least 5 times during the day. "i really hope they play suck. i reeeeeeeeally hope they play suck." i missed it!!!
and then, after the show we sat around talking about how perfect it was and how we really couldn't ask for anything more, and we found out that the fonda show was canceled. ...so then i was overcome with "ooooommmmmmgggg whyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!?!?!" and today sucked because it was like "well, we should've been at the show right now" and it was depressing. i hope they reschedule instead of straight up canceling. but somehow i doubt that will be the case.
...so now i'm still waiting around to see if saturday's show at the wiltern is still on. =/ i hate this.
but at least the palladium show was orgasmic.
...and continued with piggy...
...followed by heresy...
...and i lost my mind like i never have before and exactly how i knew i would if i were ever lucky enough to hear the downward spiral performed in its entirety. it was better than i imagined. by eraser, i was literally holding my head because i felt like it was going to explode. katie put it really well when she said that listening to an album is such a personal thing, and it's such a trip to share that with that entire crowd and the band. when they finished hurt, all i could think was that i just witnessed the best thing ever. and it felt complete. and then i remembered that we had only heard 14 songs and many more were to come. ruiner was SO GOOD LIVE and robin turned that solo OUT. disgusting perfection. and eraser was a little bit different than when aaron/jeordie were in the band (the last time i saw it performed live) and much better. and reptile is always amazing. and the downward spiral has become one of my favorite live songs. and the band looked like they were loving it. i really never believed they'd do this again and i'm still kind of overwhelmed by how perfect the set list was. we got metal and burn and terrible lie and suck... which i must have requested at least 5 times during the day. "i really hope they play suck. i reeeeeeeeally hope they play suck." i missed it!!!
and then, after the show we sat around talking about how perfect it was and how we really couldn't ask for anything more, and we found out that the fonda show was canceled. ...so then i was overcome with "ooooommmmmmgggg whyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!?!?!" and today sucked because it was like "well, we should've been at the show right now" and it was depressing. i hope they reschedule instead of straight up canceling. but somehow i doubt that will be the case.
...so now i'm still waiting around to see if saturday's show at the wiltern is still on. =/ i hate this.
but at least the palladium show was orgasmic.
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