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  1. 1.

    Emily L. Hauser/ellaesther

    I LOVE LOS LOBOS!!

    Los Lobos is one of the few bands that I could see perform live every single week, if only reality worked that way. Most bands, even if you really like them, seeing them twice or three times really is all you need. Los Lobos rock so damn hard, though, that really, every show is just awesome.

    Damn, it’s been awhile, and they usually come to Chicago a lot — I’mma have to check out their tour schedule!

    /off to the Google machine

  2. 2.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    This is one of those songs that takes me back to time when the Earth and I were younger and happier

  4. 4.

    funluvn

    The leaves are just starting to turn here in central/east NC, so no issues with them just yet, but I really have to put up gutter guards next year if it’s in the budget. The ladder and leaf blower method just totally sucks.

    Los Lobos rokz!

  5. 5.

    Violet

    Steak fry for the volunteer fire department, food co-op. I swear, it sounds like you live in Mayberry.

    I haven’t listened to Los Lobos in ages. Good band.

  6. 6.

    gbear

    I had to spend several hours getting the leaves under control

    I hope you didn’t have to use your tazer on them.

    I listened to Los Lobos a few days ago. Their new album is really very good.

  8. 8.

    stuckinred

    Best show I’ve seen in 26 years in Athens, Los Lobos at the Georgia Theater. Second best War at the Georgia Theater.’

    “All the Bloods and Crips
    had thowed away they guns
    they was too busy havin fun
    throwin out a peace sign”

  11. 11.

    tim serbo

    oh, now you got me going, Cole. bounced from “the wolf” to “one time, one night,” to be followed by their most bitchin’ cover of “bertha.” did you know paul simon didn’t pay them for their contributions to the graceland album and was just generally high-handed about the whole thing? steve berlin said simon was the biggest asshole in rock ‘n’ roll.

    and is anyone in rock better named than david hidalgo? the guy is so…noble.

  15. 15.

    stuckinred

    We got a new UGA today! Big Bad Bruce. He mostly stayed in the AC in his house on the sidelines for his debut!

  17. 17.

    Martha

    @stuckinred: Husband just called…he’s at Camp Randall still in their section in the stands post game watching the students riot on the field. He thinks there are really drunk people who are going to get hurt. Well DUH.

  18. 18.

    tim serbo

    @stuckinred: damn, good bill. somehow i’ve never seen los lobos live, which is both lame and bogus. after a lengthy stretch of not seeing much live music, i’m seeing asobi sexu and school of seven bells next weekend at some fashionable address in the bowery. shoegaze lives!

  19. 19.

    stuckinred

    @Martha: I was surprised they held game day in the stadium when there are so many nicer spots that wouldn’t have looked so sparse. I’ve been glad all the Georgia games have been during the day this year. The 8pm starts are trouble.

  22. 22.

    stuckinred

    @tim serbo: I’m down to about one show a year. Santana with Windwood opening this years and Steely last. Bands in Athens won’t start until 11:30 so there is about zero chance I’d be doing that. Old and in the Way!

  24. 24.

    Nellcote

    Speaking of leafy things

    The 2010 Campaign Against Marijuana Program eradicated a record of 572,680 plants from Mendocino County. This was the most ever harvested from any county and was the first time Mendocino County broke CAMP’s 500,000 plant barrier. The CAMP figures represent only part of the total plants eradicated so far this year in Mendocino County.
    …
    Mendocino County ranked first in the state in 2010 amongst the 42 counties raided. More than 4.32 million plants were seized in 2010, down slightly from the 4.46 million plants seized in 2009. The California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement estimates the wholesale value of the marijuana seized at $17.2 billion.

    We’re #1. Yay?

  25. 25.

    Jager

    @tim serbo:

    I heard an interview with an LA punk band (Hildago’s son is in the band) one of the kids in band said, “Mr. Hildago was a great help in the studio”…that’s respect when a kid in a punk band calls you MISTER

  26. 26.

    Martha

    @Omnes Omnibus: We hate night games…I don’t go any more. He and his friends were giving advice to OSU fans as to the safest way to get away from the madness. the students were trying to tear down the goalposts when he hung up…said the band was taken off the field. No fifth quarter, at least per usual.

  27. 27.

    South of I-10

    First time I saw Los Lobos was opening for the Grateful Dead in 1989. They headlined Festival International here a few years back. Good memories abound. Going out on a school night tomorrow night to see Michelle Shocked. Can’t wait!

  28. 28.

    tim serbo

    @stuckinred: yeah, i’m a little worried about next saturday–asobi’s not scheduled to go on until 11:00. time to revive the tradition of the disco nap.

    last show i saw was LCD Soundsystem in may. on a school night, no less. it was worth it.

  32. 32.

    stuckinred

    @Martha: It’s such bullshit these days. This was no great upset or last second victory. It’s become an expectation like the stupid encores at rock show. Phony bullshit.

  34. 34.

    robertdsc-PowerBook & 27 titles

    I’m glad O-Fail State lost. Makes up for Michigan and the Yankees losing earlier in the day.

    I’m halfway through my download of Wikipedia on my iPhone. Can’t wait to use that at work.

  35. 35.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Martha: Family friends came up from Chicago to go to the game; we had lunch and drank a couple of beers with them at Dotty’s. I presume that they are now fighting their way down the bike path by the Kohl Center to get back to my place and retrieve their car.

  38. 38.

    stuckinred

    @Omnes Omnibus: Last time I was at a game there Marek was the running back. Some douche bag parked behind me so I couldn’t get out. After a couple of hours I popped his wing window, unlocked it and pushed it out of the way!

    Back in those days Illinois and Wisconsin seemed to play on Halloween. We’d be embarrassed at how dorky most of the Illini fans were (us being hippies and shit and digging the deeper Madtown experience). I saw the Dead in the old armory or fieldhouse in 71.

  40. 40.

    tim serbo

    @South of I-10: i get the feeling Ms. Shocked is someone who’s hard to pin down on record, like the Neville Bros. i wish i’d seen one of those lobos/dead bills. then again, i saw the new riders open for the dead when jerry was still playing pedal steel with them. yes, i’m horribly, horribly old.

  43. 43.

    stuckinred

    @Martha: I’m just talking about the storming of the field and the goalpost shit. It’s become an expectation rather than a genuine emotional outburst (IMHO).

    Hell, when Illinois clinched the Rose Bowl in 83 at Northwestern we tore down THEIR goalposts and threw them in the lake!

  46. 46.

    South of I-10

    @tim serbo: I am a fan, but I have never seen her live. I am anticipating a great show. I’m way too old to be going out when I have to get up and go to work in the morning. I swear, I am going to bed soon, I need my beauty rest, and I’m not going to get it tomorrow night!

  48. 48.

    burnspbesq

    Yanks lose, Phils lose, and only 2,000 people show up to see Palin speak in Anaheim.

    Good day for the good guys.

  50. 50.

    Yutsano

    @Omnes Omnibus: I’m calling your state bar Monday. :)

    @burnspbesq:

    Yanks lose, Phils lose, and only 2,000 people show up to see Palin speak in Anaheim.

    That explains why my Sicilian Army bud was moody tonight. He literally grew up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium. Been a Yank fan all his life. I try not to tweak his nose about it too much.

    @asiangrrlMN: Hehehehe. I REGRET NOTINK!

  53. 53.

    burnspbesq

    @Emily L. Hauser/ellaesther:

    I’ve seen Los Lobos a dozen times, but the first time was still the best.

    May 1985 at Irving Plaza in New York. The first time they played in NY after “And a Time to Dance” came out. Also my 30th birthday and the day of my last final at NYU. I danced so much I had to put ice on my knees before I could go to sleep.

    Their shows at the Greek Theater in LA are legendary. Everybody who’s ever gotten a scholarship to UCLA or USC, gotten off the Eastside, and made a little money shows up dressed to impress. Nine thousand people singing the chorus of “Volver, Volver” make a BIG noise.

  54. 54.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Yutsano: You are going to report some dude from the internet who named himself after a pseudonym of a Rafael Sabatini character? Yeah, they will take you seriously.

  59. 59.

    burnspbesq

    I’m going to see Eleanor McEvoy a week from Thursday … at the Crane Bar in Galway, Ireland. Should be fun.

  60. 60.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: You are forgiven. Go-go dancers will make me forgive a lot.

    @burnspbesq: You. Suck.

    Ahem. Minor rant: I have a big bust and smaller (proportionally, though still bigger than my boobs) hips. Do you know how hard it is to find something that fits my dimensions?

  61. 61.

    burnspbesq

    @asiangrrlMN:

    It’s a business trip. Four days in one of the most beautiful places on earth, and I get to spend 90 percent of my time in conference rooms and on factory floors. Don’t begrudge me my one night of fun.

  62. 62.

    Dennis SGMM

    @burnspbesq:

    …and only 2,000 people show up to see Palin speak in Anaheim.

    If the Republicans win big in the mid-terms, then Palin will take the credit. If they don’t then she’ll blame them for not being conservative enough.

  65. 65.

    Yutsano

    @burnspbesq: You couldn’t find an excuse to stretch things out? Like, say, find some old kin still living there and attending a wake? Hell you might just say fuck all and not get on the plane home then ship off for the wife and kid when you can. Of course there are those Irish lasses to consider, putting a strapping 16 year old American in that environment could be, uhh, interesting.

  67. 67.

    burnspbesq

    @Yutsano:

    Last Monday, I got to the gate a little early for my flight from LAX to Dulles, and they hadn’t quite closed the doors for the flight to Kahului.

    You have no idea how tempted I was.

  68. 68.

    tim serbo

    @gbear: fuck no. jump right in. if you like both the dead and music, you have to concede that the dead have their hate-able side.

  69. 69.

    Yutsano

    @burnspbesq: Dude I’d take ANY excuse to get out of LAX as fast as I possibly could. I’m only gonna have to put up with it because I decided to celebrate my probation graduation with a trip Down Under if I can talk some good friends into tagging along. I always appreciate the “anywhere but here” sentiment. Though that has tempered quite a bit now that I’m living in Seattle. God I love it here.

  70. 70.

    burnspbesq

    @tim serbo:

    On their best nights, the Dead could make magic. Those nights were few and far between. I caught one of those magic nights in the late 1980s at Laguna Seca with Bruce Hornsby sitting in on keyboards. Every other time I saw them, after 15 minutes I would have killed my mother to be anywhere else.

  71. 71.

    Steeplejack

    @Yutsano:

    Ah, sweet relief. Cain’t never go wrong with go-go dancers and a good backbeat. That should be behind glass with a little hammer “in case of emergency.”

  72. 72.

    burnspbesq

    If you like Bartok, you should really check out the new recording of the piano concertos by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (he of the astoundingly good five volume complete Debussy piano music). Is teh awesome. And eye-opening. After listening to these, I’m willing to bet that Thelonious Monk knew this music very well.

  73. 73.

    FlipYrWhig

    @gbear:

    Some of my friends in high school got into both the Dead and skiing, and they would have these interminable conversations about set lists and/or gear, to the point where I couldn’t tell if “Dark Star” was a song or a brand of boot binding. Or a variety of weed, because that was always somewhere on the agenda.

  75. 75.

    Yutsano

    Where I’m eating tomorrow. I’m gonna have to exercise some massive restraint, there are way too many things I want to try on that menu.

  76. 76.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: Nom nom nom!

    OK. I’m going to try to link one more time. These are one pair of shoes I’m eying (in black, of course).

    ETA: It worked! The other pair are by the same company, but with more arch in the foot. The strap will keep me on my feet, right?

  78. 78.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: @burnspbesq: Again I shall leave a detailed report upon my findings. Although looking at the menu I may just make it dinner instead of lunch. I still have to venture outwards tomorrow around that time anyway, I’ll just do something else.

  81. 81.

    Violet

    @asiangrrlMN:
    Whether or not those sh0es will work depends on the size of your ankle. If you’ve got slender ankles then they’re good. If you’ve got big ankles then either the strap won’t fit or it’ll highlight the size of your ankles and that’s not a good thing. I’m thinking you must have attractive, slender ankles because if you didn’t you’d not be looking at those sh0es.

    BTW, OT, is FYWP still in effect here wrt various words such as the footwear word, a certain political and economic theory, etc.? How about the dreaded dash? I’ve been gone and wondered if anything had changed. I thought I remembered Cole threatening a site upgrade in Sept/Oct. Did I miss it? Did it happen?

  84. 84.

    Martin

    @burnspbesq: Heh. I get more than 2,000 to come and see me talk, and I’m fucking nobody.

    But she was in Anaheim. I don’t think people from Newport Beach can be seen in Anaheim, so maybe that was the problem.

  85. 85.

    tim serbo

    @burnspbesq: precisely. i’ve never seen such an up-and-down band, and so much down. OTOH, i’ve seen some youtubes of hornsby sitting in, and he and garcia seem to be having their own, pleasurably intense conversation.

  86. 86.

    gbear

    @Yutsano: Thanks for the link to The Mavericks. I’ve been digging through all their videos. They played at one of the free stages at the MN State Fair just as ‘Oh What A Cryin’ Shame’ was becoming a hit. I watched all three sets they played that day. They were so good, so enjoyable and so much fun.

  88. 88.

    IndyLib

    @Yutsano:

    Good FSM that food looks incredible. I see a lot of similarities with Filipino food.

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Those shoes are gorgeous, I can’t wear pointy toed any more though, they freakin’ kill my feet. These are the black ones I would buy in a heartbeat if I had a good excuse to wear them.

  89. 89.

    asiangrrlMN

    @IndyLib: Cuuuuute! But, alas, per Violet, I cannot wear ankle straps because I have fat ankles. I need 50s shoes, but I thought about getting stripper shoes instead just for laughs. Sigh.

    @Violet: Excellent. Thanks for the link.

    You know, pastels were big in the 50s. I hate pastels. Maybe I WILL switch to Lady Godiva.

  91. 91.

    Yutsano

    @IndyLib: The lumpia jumped out at me as rather familiar. I also know satay, but just about anything else on that menu I have no clue. The place is famous, which is kinda funny to me because I’ve driven by it several times and from the outside it looks like a dive. I’m prepared to be very pleasantly surprised tomorrow. And to devour fish balls.

  92. 92.

    gbear

    @asiangrrlMN: 1994. They were playing the stage next to ‘The Leinie Lodge’.

    How can they call those shoes ‘The Pleasurer’? The designer must be a sadist. I had one pair of platform shoes during the 70’s and I went down a flight of stairs while wearing them.

  93. 93.

    Steeplejack

    @asiangrrlMN:

    The strap will keep me on my feet, right?

    No, the strap will keep the shoes (conveniently) on your feet when you fall over. Herp-de-derp.

  94. 94.

    Yutsano

    @IndyLib: This will make you laugh. Dress blues and alcohol simply do not mix well.

    Oh and notice the corpsman in the center. I swear there’s one in every crowd. :)

  95. 95.

    Violet

    @asiangrrlMN:
    When did “shoes” become okay again to say? What did I miss? Oh, the excitement.

    Those shoes might work because the ankle strap is thick. That could help offset the thick ankle issue. Do not go with a thin ankle strap because you’ll look the way a thin collar would have looked on her the day John Cole found Rosie. Collared sausage. Not such a good look.

    It all depends on the strap. If the strap is at its last hole and is still cutting into your ankle, that’s not good. If there’s some give and it doesn’t look like you’ve added an ankle strap extender, then you might be okay.

    If you haven’t worn ankle strap shoes before, get to a DSW or similar store and try on a few pairs. See what you think. I personally avoid ankle straps along with a few other styles.

  96. 96.

    Violet

    @asiangrrlMN:
    Is this for a Halloween costume? Or for something you actually want to wear? If it’s for a costume, wear what you like. Hardly anyone will care about your ankles. If you actually want to wear the shoes more than once, then think about it.

    If you’re looking for 50’s woman out on the town, try these.

  98. 98.

    asiangrrlMN

    @gbear: The brand name is Pleasure. The shoe name is stabbing pains in the legs.

    @Steeplejack: You had to work that in there, didn’t you? Funny boy.

    @Violet: I have a pair of sandals I wear in the summer and a pair of boots I wear in the winter. Oh, and a pair of sneakers. That is the grand extent of my shoe collection (except for the knee-length lycra boots that are teh hawt). I have a hunch ankle straps will just make my fat ankles look fatter.

    ETA: Shoes has been off the banned list for a couple months now.

  99. 99.

    Dennis SGMM

    @Martin:

    But she was in Anaheim. I don’t think people from Newport Beach can be seen in Anaheim, so maybe that was the problem.

    And if you live in Laguna Niguel or Coto de Caza it’s “Anaheim? Isn’t that a part of Los Angeles?”

  100. 100.

    Violet

    @Steeplejack:
    Yeah, I’m pretty familiar with the unaccompanied hyphen issue, having caused a problem or two. Heh. I just got all excited when I saw that the footwear word was back and wondered if any magic had been done to solve the kill-the-thread hyphen problem. Not yet, it seems.

  101. 101.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Violet: Holy shit. I would kill myself. It’s for my Halloween costume, but I would like to be able to wear them again. And, I have a wide foot along with fat ankles and fat calves. Ugh.

    ETA: It’s a 50s housewife, but with an edge. Thus, the stripper shoes.

    @gbear: Oops. The brand name is Pleaser. Ha! They made a funny.

  102. 102.

    IndyLib

    @Yutsano:

    No can do fish balls, yuck. I like sushi, sushima and the fish in the ramen, but fish balls, at least Japanese ones are a no-go. And the fish mochi I tried in Japan was one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever had in my mouth.

    The lumpia caught my eye too, I didn’t recognize much in the names, but the pics and descriptions reminded me of Filipino food. I would love some good chicken adobo

    @asiangrrlMN: .

    Born shoes are actually pretty roomy. I only wear a size 6, but my feet are wide from going barefoot so much of the time. And I’ve never tried on a pair that were too tight.

  103. 103.

    Violet

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Shoes has been off the banned list for a couple months now.

    How did I miss this? And I thought I was a regular here. Sigh.

    Go visit a low stress big box shoe store like DSW and try on a few pairs before you totally skip the ankle straps. You never know, you might look great in them!

    I hate you for showing me that shoe site. I want several of those shoes. Of course I’d probably look stupid in them but I still want them.

  104. 104.

    burnspbesq

    @Dennis SGMM:

    Palin was campaigning on behalf of a Vietnamese guy who is running against Loretta Sanchez. No small amount of irony there.

    Both Fiorina and Whitman managed to have “scheduling conflicts” (wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more) that prevented them from attending.

  105. 105.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Violet: Heh. I have been there. I hated all their shoes. That’s why I pretty much shop online. And, yes, there are many tasty shoes at that site, aren’t there?

    @IndyLib: I love fishballs. And, I will check out Born shoes.

    OCD Update: I have the pearl set, the gloves, I’m honing in on the apron and the purse. I will do the beehive on my hair (which will be VERY funny). I just need the damn dress and the shoes.

  106. 106.

    hamletta

    John, Los Lobos have a new album out, and from what I heard on Fresh Air, it’s wonderful.

    I got the first album in college, and I wrote a review of The Neighborhood stressing that these were the songs of men, with children.

    Sadly, I wrote it for a publication that paid $15 for an album review, and you had to give the album back.

    I still have my Latin Playboys.

  108. 108.

    Dennis SGMM

    @burnspbesq:

    Palin was campaigning on behalf of a Vietnamese guy who is running against Loretta Sanchez.

    It never ceases to surprise me when our Vietnamese friends, whose parents fled from what they saw as a totalitarian regime, are so anxious to join another one here.

    The demographics of CA-47 (65% Hispanic) favor Sanchez and she handily whipped the last four Republicans who ran against her.

  109. 109.

    burnspbesq

    @asiangrrlMN:

    A cotton shirtwaist dress a la Donna Reed. Should be plenty of those in the vintage clothing stores. And don’t forget Pat Nixon’s good Republican cloth coat.

  110. 110.

    Violet

    @asiangrrlMN:

    And, I have a wide foot along with fat ankles and fat calves. Ugh.

    Okay, what you’re looking for then is something that elongates your entire leg. That means not breaking up the visual from the leg to the toes, as much as possible. So standard pumps are good because you don’t have straps cutting up the sight-line, which makes your legs look longer and leaner.

    To compensate for the general boring-ness of a pump, try something with some zazz at the toes. Feathers, sparkles, buckles, flowers, etc.

    Another option to look for is a pair with a strap that crosses across the foot, i.e. goes from the inside ankle to the outside toe (or vice versa). The sweep of the strap creates a thinning illusion for your foot. Combined with a heel it definitely adds to the long/lean look.

    If you want straps, look for the Mary Jane style with heels. The strap in the front is less likely to make your ankles look fat. Plus the strap will be functional and help the shoes stay on your feet. Bonus: Mary Janes were fashionable in the 50’s. Here’s an example.

  112. 112.

    burnspbesq

    @hamletta:

    from what I heard on Fresh Air, it’s wonderful.

    It is. IMO, Tin Can Trust is their best record since Kiko. And if you’re old-school, you can get it on vinyl.

  114. 114.

    Violet

    @asiangrrlMN:
    I think pumps were pretty standard in the 50’s. Depends how accurate you want to be with the era. Those ones you linked are cool, but they’re not really 50’s.

    If you’re feeling cheap, definitely check out the Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc. The 80’s had a lot of similarities with the 50’s, so you should be able to find a few shoes that would work for very cheap.

  117. 117.

    Violet

    @asiangrrlMN:
    I really detest shopping. But I love shoes. I’m not one of those weird Sex And the City women with their bizarre willingness to mortgage their lives for shoes, but I love them and wish I could have a closet full. I’m far too cheap and practical to buy them though. And I end up wearing the same one or two pairs all year. Comfort rules for my every day shoes. But for dressing up to go out…I love a pair of high, high heels. And a short skirt.

  118. 118.

    Yutsano

    @IndyLib: Japanese fish balls are made with sardines. At least the recipe I have for them is. Odds are they use something similar in Japan. The Indonesian ones are fried with chicken, more like dumplings. I’m very curious, odds are if I like the place they will have a repeat customer. That and I already can’t decide what to get!

  119. 119.

    Crusty Dem

    @Yutsano:

    As a fellow Seattleite, I await your report. Glad you’re enjoying it here, I’ve moved here two years and still can’t believe how great it is (though I think we’re supposed to keep that quiet).

  120. 120.

    Wile E. Quixote

    @Nellcote:

    Mendocino County ranked first in the state in 2010 amongst the 42 counties raided. More than 4.32 million plants were seized in 2010, down slightly from the 4.46 million plants seized in 2009. The California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement estimates the wholesale value of the marijuana seized at $17.2 billion.

    4.32 million marijuana plants! Why do you know how many plants that is? If we seized one marijuana plant per second since Jesus was born we still wouldn’t have that much marijuana!

    Does anyone keep track of these statistics? I’d love to find out just how many trillions of dollars worth of drugs have been seized in the last 30 years. I’d also be interested in how many times we’ve taken out the number two man in Al Qaeda.

    Color me nastily suspicious but I think that the folks at the California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement are Mcestimating these values.

  121. 121.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Violet: I am so picky and so OCD when it comes to clothes and shoes, it’s really painful for me to shop for them. I finally got a great pair of boots from Zappos.com after hours of looking.

    @Yutsano: Mmmm, fishballs.

    @Crusty Dem: Now, Yutsy will have to kill you. So sad.

  123. 123.

    Yutsano

    @Crusty Dem: No no no remember it’s supposed to suck, Seattle has no redeeming qualities, it rains constantly, and we’re all massively overtaxed. Plus it’s always cold and miserable. We do have a reputation to uphold here after all. :)

    BTW the restaurant is on the north side of the Northgate Mall if you feel like venturing up that way.

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Now, Yutsy will have to kill you. So sad.

    Nah, I’ll subcontract that out. I can’t have blood on my hands any more now that I am ebil gubmint worker.

  124. 124.

    Steeplejack

    @Wile E. Quixote:

    I’d also be interested in how many times we’ve taken out the number two man in Al Qaeda.

    More than twice, I know that.

    And you’re right, the “street value” estimates on drug seizures are almost always complete, laughable bullshit.

  126. 126.

    Steeplejack

    I am winding down. I have been off work this week, and my circadian rhythms have sort of gravitated back to a semi-normal routine: in bed by about midnight, wake up (spontaneously) around 6:00 a.m., optional nap in the late afternoon. Much different from my usual routine of working until 11:00 or 11:30 p.m. and then needing three or four hours to decompress afterwards. Me likey. Now I just need to hit the lottery . . .

  128. 128.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: I’m kinda liking the bucks I’m making now, but especially what I could be pulling in 2-3 years if I play my cards right. This ebil gubmint gig is kinda sweet, plus I’ll have two full weeks off plus by the end of my first year.

    And it’s subtle, but I hope you saw what I did there. :)

  129. 129.

    Steeplejack

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Mañana.

    Was wanting to get your advice on getting psyched up for NaNoWriMo, but I was waiting for a quieter thread. Put it on the back burner and think about it.

  131. 131.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: They’re the result of crossing a female horse with a male donkey, they’re sterile, good pack animals…

    Oh. You mean the shoes. Yeah I gots nuffin there.

  132. 132.

    Crusty Dem

    @Yutsano:

    Agreed, there are much better places to live, I hear Portland is much warmer and doesn’t get much rain..

    Northgate’s not my ‘hood, but if you give it a thumbs up, I’ll definitely make a trip up there, the pics look fantastic.

  134. 134.

    Yutsano

    @Crusty Dem: I’ll tell you right now it is NOT much to look at from the outside. Hell I only saw the sign for the first time on the way to the store about two weeks ago. Tomorrow really has been the first chance I’ve had to get out and sample some of the local fare, so I plan on doing just that. If I like I’ll report the positive news. If it’s terrible I’ll save you an express lane run.

    @asiangrrlMN: Cause it was there hon. And cause you know two of your fake hubbies have rural backgrounds. If not me then someone else. I wub U!

  137. 137.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Uhh, yes he does. He’s relayed his horrific sheep herding childhood several times before. I could be cornfuzzled, but I’m pretty sure that’s accurate.

  145. 145.

    Bill Murray

    I saw Los Lobos back in the day — I think touring after La Bamba, but the paled in comparison to The True Believers. The True Believers were Alejandro Escovedo’s band with his brother Javier. It also included Jon Dee Graham. Their first album was well received but they broke up after getting screwed by their record company. Some videos

    The rain won’t help you (when it’s over) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIztigoeqDI

    She’s Got http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouLe5yde4Fo&feature=related

    The Rebel Kind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4tokwZy0ew&feature=related

  147. 147.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: Aw, thanks, honey! That’s awfully sweet of you. Except, I checked the measurements, and they are for classic full-figured gals. My measurements are weird, so the dresses won’t fit right. Sigh. (Your wallet is safe).

    @Tattoosydney: But we looooove you! And, did you really grow up on a farm?

    @Crusty Dem: It was really nice knowing you.

  148. 148.

    Yutsano

    @Tattoosydney: You really do have this capacity for making me laugh out loud uproariously. And hating me is just fine as long as I get a date tart.

    @Crusty Dem: In that case you might have a new lunch spot. Or if you get stuck in the lab they deliver. I shall reserve other commentary for a later date.

  152. 152.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: I don’t know if I’ve ever dated a tart. That suggests a personality type that I probably would detest upon sight. The Dawg has called me a tart before though. He got an earful because of it. :)

  154. 154.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Hon, you iz a tart and a half. BIG difference there. Plus you’re fully aware of my type, could you honestly see me with someone you would describe as a tart? Besides yourself of course.

  159. 159.

    Amir_Khalid

    @Yutsano: Indonesian food in general is fine, but I should warn you that their satay is but a feeble imitation of the Malaysian original.

    I have tried satay in the USA — in 1995 at a pub/restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts, on the way back to Boston from a media visit to a 3Com plant. Ye gods, it was awful. The spiceless “spicy” peanut sauce tasted like watered-down chunky peanut butter.

  160. 160.

    Yutsano

    @Amir_Khalid: Your national pride is duly noted. :) Actually if it was a Malay restaurant I would have been even more excited since I could get menu recommendations from you. But as it is I shall just have to discover the flavors on my lonesome.

  162. 162.

    PanurgeATL

    @Dennis SGMM:

    It’s like this:

    1. Victim of totalitarian regime flees here.
    2. GOP says, “We’re your friends, unlike those DFHs who didn’t support your fight against the totalitarian regime.”
    3. Victim is not a DFH in any event and probably hates them as much as the GOP does. Victim is happy with any freedom at all and accepts the GOP argument that DFHs are useless and will cause us all to lose all our freedom to the totalitarians. Better a little freedom for the long term than lots of freedom which will all be lost soon due to low DFH moral fiber.
    4. Victim throws in with the GOP. Rinse, repeat.

    You also saw this with some Soviet dissidents and emigrés (but not all).

  164. 164.

    Yutsano

    @Tattoosydney: That’s why you eat them young. Mutton is one of the most disgusting fleshes out there. Someone shoot the Scottish for that genius idea.

  165. 165.

    PanurgeATL

    Oh, yeah, Los Lobos:

    Throwback indie-rock is generally not my thing, but I’ll make an exception here. I don’t know why.

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