June 14, 2008

I worked all day. I actually had some things to do for most of the day, but I was looking forward to leaving.

After I got done, Chuck and I headed to the Trocadero.

Blake's band, Where the Ocean Meets the Sky, played shortly after we got there. They were really good live and put on a good show.

TuPhace came on shortly after. He was amazing. He's a hip hop/pop artist and the whole place was going crazy for him. He doesn't have a CD yet but I want to get it when it comes out.

Blue Collar played last, keeping the place full of energy. I really enjoyed them and bought their CD at the end of the show.

Chuck and I headed to the Abbaye for a few drinks after that. We hung out there for an hour or so...

Then we headed to Pat's so Chuck could get a steak.

It was a great show of bands that I had never seen before and a fun night out at the bar.

Jun 13, 2008

I slept for the early part of the day, then went into work somewhat late. I had to be there until nine, so when it finally came I was ready to leave.

Dave invited me over to play beer pong, so I went and had fun doing that for the first time in years. I wasn't very good, but I sank a few decent shots.

After a few games, I mention Applebee's having cheap boneless wings at night so we piled in Dave's car and went there. Our waiter was so strange. He walked really fast and was very excited about things. He taste tested the ranch dressing for us, then pointed at us and winked saying "Ranch!" He overcharged us for the wings and when I told him he said "Holy Schnikes!" It was interesting but tasty.

I am home now and have to sleep a little before a long day at work tomorrow.

Jun 12, 2008

When I got up, Lauren invited me over to swim with her and her friend Doug. It was nice to be in an in-ground pool. We swam for a while then hung out under the umbrella.

I had my grandmom take me to get my car at Tracy's after I decided not to ride my bike over, then she took me to Subway for lunch.

I finally picked up my degree from CCC today. It's from December, but woohoo I graduated sort of.

I went right to work from there, trying to get a few extra hours in.

Matty J and Jeff met me over at the course. It was Matt's first time so we practiced a little until Nate got there to play a full game. Always fun.

Nate and I got Taco Bell on the way home, then I headed right over to Jeff's to jam with Chuck and drummer. It went really well. We have one original song pretty much completed and a few covers that we're thinking about doing. It was a lot of fun jamming with a full band again. Come to our shows if or when we get one! I watched some Home Movies with Jimmy before heading out to take a walk in great summer night weather and stay out until the sun started to come up.

Jun 11, 2008

I got up after a few hours of sleep and drove to the Philly airport.

I had to pick up Maureen and Kristin because their flight from Chicago was delayed last night and they didn't have a ride home now. I dropped off Kristin at her place in the city and then took Maureen home.

It worked out that I had planned to have lunch with Diebra before any of the airport stuff happened, but since I was already up there we actually did it. I got to meet Pollock and then we went to get Chinese.

We went to Washington Lake Park after lunch for a walk.

Babies like to wear my sunglasses.

I had to work after that. I got to change the marquee sign.

It was hot out.

Ryan and I played a round after work. I did really well.

I met up with Tracy and Christie to go to the Landmark bar.

Christie and I got a tower of crappy beer. I don't know why we (I) posed like that.

I couldn't get enough I guess.

We had a good time at the bar. I requested a couple of songs, they played the one I really wanted them to play, then we left. Tracy brought me home because I was in no driving condition. I was not feeling well, I definitely drank too much. That's why I look like that in the picture.

Jun 10, 2008

My dad extended the offer to use his pool, so I got up and went over since it was in the high nineties again. Jess came over and we swam around as much as we could in an above ground pool.

I had to work shortly after that for a short time. After work I met Jeff, Chuck and Ryan at the course for a game of disc golf.

We went to Dave's new place later on for poker.

It was an extremely long game. Cory and Chuck were heads up for over an hour and I was dealing to them. Cory finally ended up winning after it went back and forth and Chuck came back from being almost completely out.

We went and got too much food at Taco Bell, then went to my grandmom's to jam for a while and decide what songs we want to cover. Jeff, Chuck and I are in the process of starting a pop-punk band to have fun. We have a drummer that we will practice with soon hopefully.

It's time for sleep now.

Jun 9, 2008

It was very hot again today, but I went running down the Maurice River trail anyway. I was extremely hot and sweaty when I finished but it felt good.

I had to work for a short time, then we headed off to Philly in Chuck's car.

We got to the Troc for Movie Monday with The Goonies with time to spare.

Sam and Erin met us there and we hung out in the bar for a while using our free drink chips we got at the door.

Sam likes to use my camera so she's sure that she isn't in the pictures.

The movie was cool, although somewhat uncomfortable in the seating. It was shown on a screen in front of the regular Troc stage and we sat in the balcony. We could see pretty well until after intermission when a couple of jackasses took our seats and we had to sit on the top row and lean down. I had some fun talking to the girl that took our seats about theater etiquette and trying to annoy her by taking my cell phone out. Passive-aggressive much?

There was a raffle after the show and Chuck ended up winning a copy of The Goonies on DVD. Jess won a gift card to TLA video. I had 5 tickets to their one and didn't win! But it was a lot of fun.

We got some food at a restaurant across the street before we headed for home.

"This is my wish and I'm taking it back. I'm taking them all back."

Jun 8, 2008

My nephew was born this morning at 10:25am. Aiden Joseph Brett.

These are the specifics courtesy of the clear plastic roller crib.

I went up to Kennedy Hospital to see my sister and the new baby. It's crazy for me to think she has a child now.

Devon, new dad.

Everyone was taking pictures of Aiden so my mom put my sunglasses on him since he flinched every time a flash went off.

After I finished with the hospital, I came back to town, picked up Chuck and headed for Brooklyn.

We got to Union Hall with no problem except the occasional traffic jam.

We had some time to kill before the show, so we hung out in the bar. It's really awesome there, unlike any bar I've been to. They have bocce ball inside, bookshelves full of books, no TVs and a bunch of great beer on tap. We both had a couple of beers and ordered a snack.

We lined up for a short time and were the among the first people inside the room to pick our seats. As you can see, our seats were right in front. Mike Birbiglia came out shortly after we were seated and spent more time on stage than he planned. Everything he said was hilarious. It was great seeing him again after last week with Demetri.

He was nice enough to take some pictures with us after the performance.

He seemed like a really great guy as well as a great comedian. He also said the he has Google Alerts on himself, so Mike Birbiglia, if you're reading this because of your alerts, thanks for a sweet show and we'll look forward to seeing your again soon!

I stopped to take this shot on the way back to the car because it just seemed so Brooklyn to me if that makes sense. The moon and the buildings just seemed very fitting for where we were. I'll try to touch it up a bit and post it on A (snap)Shot in the Dark soon.

The ride home wasn't bad at all. We didn't hit any traffic and we were home before midnight. Definitely a good night.