Spooky!!!

Princess Leia came off without a hitch. Here she is (or was) on Saturday night.

Tunes'a'poppin

Yesterday marked my 4th attendance (I think...I've started to lose count) at a Bridge School Benefit Concert. For those not in the know, Neil Young assembles a (sometimes bizarre) collection of artists to play 8 hour concerts, proceeds of which go to support a school for children with severe speech and physical impairments (NY's son was a student there until recently). Although nothing will top the concert of 2001 (Pearl Jam, REM, Tracy Chapmann, Ben Harper, Neil Young, and BILLY IDOL!), this year was pretty good. Here's the line-up, with a few highlights"

Neil Young: Always opens the show with a few beloved tunes. This year, Cinnamon Girl and Candy Mountain (or Sugar Mountain...I can never remember, but I know the song).

Los Lobos: You know, LaBamba! And did the crowd ever dance! Well, not really. With 6 + hours ahead of them, most people enjoyed the fine tunes of LL while resting on the lawn.

Good Charlotte: I think this act was thrown in for the teenage crowd. But I must say, I sortof enjoyed them. Without their punk band behind them (Bridge School is an accoustic concert), they sounded quite tuneful and reminded me a bit of Nelson (those guys with long blonde hair from the 90's).

Bright Eyes: Some of you out there (J.Bro) will be envious of the fact that the Bright Eyes were in presence. I reallly really enjoyed them and I'll probably find some way to obtain their music now. As expected, the lead singer looked as though he hasn't washed or cut his hair in months. But that's part of the indie aesthetic, I suppose.

Emmylou Harris: I was really pumped to see her and so was every act on stage (she provided backup for over half the artists). I have to say, though, her music sortof lulled me to sleep.

Jerry Lee Lewis: You read it right! Mr. Great Balls of Fire was in attendance. And boy-oh-boy did he get the crowd moving. He played all the biggies (Whole lotta Shakin included) and managed to incorporate his own name into virtually every song (in a cheezy vegas sort of way). As part of his finale, he decided to "play" his piano with his bum. True. I witnessed JLL ass-tickling the ivories!

Norah Jones: Okay, I don't care what you say about her. She has an AMAZING voice and is really really beautiful. And her band is quite talented. I enjoyed her thoroughly.

Dave Matthews: I have to note here that I enjoy Dave Matthews but I DO NOT enjoy his obsessive fans. He and his talented guitar friend put on a very very good show. I'm sortof considering buying more of his stuff, since I seemed to have stopped around 1996.

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young: DE-Lightful. Crosby's hair seemed whiter and bushier than usual, but his fantastic sense of humor remains. Nash jesticulated a lot when he sang and wore a t-shirt of Abe Lincoln (??). Stills appeared to be drunk or stoned or both. Young played his guitar with the characteristic slouch and sway. I enjoyed them. Their best tune of the night was a cover of Buffalo Springfield's For What It's Worth. They got political. No surprises there.

YIPPY!!

Scoot on, Scooter!! Indicted on 5 counts. 2 pergury, 2 false statements, and 1 obstruction of justice.

See formal document here: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/libby_indictment_28102005.pdf

I am virtually boiling over with excitement about tomorrow's potential indictments in the Bush admin. I may just set my alarm for 5AM so that I don't miss any news from the east coast.

I've been reading liberal political blogs like mad and I learned, among other things, that Fitzgerald was spotted in D.C. getting his shoes shined. If that's not a lead-up to indictments, I don't know what is.

I can't wait for tomorrow.

downfall??

The bush admin can't seem to do anything right these days. In fact, they seem to be doing everything wrong - and much of it is playing out on the public stage. I'm DE-LIGHTED by these recent developments. The truth is beginning to emerge. Ahhhh....

Update: Scissors

Hey now. You'll never guess what my roomie (now known as "The Best") found in the couch this morning. MY SEWING SCISSORS!! It wasn't the black hole after all, unless you consider the deep crevice between the arm and first cusion of my couch to be the black hole. Maybe it should be called that, since my roomie found my 2nd of 4 California state IDs obtained between July 2004 and November 2004.

Sew on!!

Pressure

Dude. I'm totally useless today. My head feels like it's being smashed between two Mac trucks. I finally gave in and popped some Tylonol Sinus. It has acetaminophen, which is making me feel better. But now I also feel hot an wiggly. It's a no win situation. I can't focus. I'm trying to do extremely detail-oriented work. Not possible, I say. What up, dudes.

Pleather

I spent my lunch hour buying one yard of Discount Fabrics' best black pleather. 50% off baby! And Jiggity's Han Solo "boots" will be animal-friendly.

Where is the Black Hole?!?!?!

HELP ME!! Last night, after hours of cutting yards of white fabric and pinning pieces together to create my holloween masterpiece of Princess Leia, I misplaced my beautiful and pricey sewing scissors.

Last I used them, I was trimming the seam allowances from the right flute arm. I was sitting on the couch (purchased by Spice for $25 some 7-or-so years ago). When I attempted to trim the seams from the left flute arm, I couldn't find the scissors.

I searched everwhere: the coffee table; the couch surface; inside the couch; under the couch; in the trash cans surrounding the couch; in the refrigerator (since I payed a visit to get a popsicle); in the bathroom; near the sewing machine; etc, etc, etc. THEY'RE GONE! The black hole has, quite officially, sucked them up.

So how the hell do I find the black hole?

Survey!

In honor of the US Postal Service recent release of Muppet/Jim Henson stamps, it's time for a muppet-related survey! Here we go...

1.) Who is your favorite muppet or set of muppets?

2.) Which muppet most closely embodies your personality?

3.) If you were to put on your own muppet show, what act would you put first on the bill?

4.) If the muppet show were still running (don't I wish!), what famous person/people would you most like to see host the show?

5.) If you were throwing a dinner party to which you could invite two muppets, who would they be?

Note: Sesame Street characters are considered muppets in my survey!

away from bloggy

Yo dedicated readers. There was no posting over the last several days cause I was in Big Sur with Jiggity et al. Stories to come later, including the best kick-ass recipe for s'mores. There will be no posting over the next several days since I'll be in the MW (that's Mid-West) for my sistah's nuptials. The color of the hour will be wine and I'll be wearing yards and yards of it. Stories forthcoming.

Rock on, blogring.