Audioblogging

Jesika is audioblogging! That's pretty cool. Click on the "Hot out of the galley" link down there on the right and you can listen to her. I haven't been doing it much myself - although I SHOULD have audioblogged from the Halloween party I went to last night. I was a zombie.

Just Crazy Bob is on myspace now too.

Austin weather has become more like a dry version of Seattle, so it's not so bad anymore. The highlights of this past week were... uh... shit. I'm thinking....

OH OK I rented several interesting movies - top of the list was American Psycho (FUCKING BRILLIANT HORROR FILM!) how did I never see this before? Also watched Death to Smoochy and Human Nature. Both good.
I spent 70 bucks on a pair of Born shoes for my wide size 10 1/2 feet. With feet like this you have to either live in sandals or boots or spend some dough for decent shoes. But I bought a 10 because they seemed so comfy at the store. WRONG! The packing tape over the back of my heel works wonders though. Found some great Banana Republic clothes at Goodwill. That was nice.
Then there was the party last night, which was fun. I didn't know very many people but it didn't really matter. My friend Jon from work hung out with me and people-watched. We both decided that if either of us were to "get busy" with anyone there, it'd be the girl dressed up as a Sim. She was kinda crazy.

There's a Halloween party starting in front of my house in a few hours... mostly the really young friends of our neighbors. I'm going to start a fire and drink hot cocoa because not only did I get a little drunk last night, but I ate a few 85 cent soft tacos from "tamale house" (for the LAST TIME) this morning and yakked them up this afternoon. But it reminded me of being at sea, so that's cool.

by a man i love

You Gotta Have Soul

(for example - i think one of my friends has so much soul that it overwhelms her sometimes)

i'm wearing my famous plaid stretchpants from walmart

oh oh oh i've had possibly life changing epiphanies today! those are always exciting.

did i mention i'm taking nootropil/piracetam? also known as "smart" drugs. you have to order them from the UK. they suggest an "attack dose" at first but i'm always wary of drugs so i'm starting out slow. supposedly they increase the connectivity in your brain fibers. or something along those lines. noelle is worried that it's going to make wierd connections and i'm going to start remembering freakish random things at inopportune moments. sounds like a whole new adventure to me!

it's been suggested that i listen to more Hip Hop. anyone got any suggestions?

Itchy feet, itchy feet! Why do I put myself in these situations?

Loose Lips

What's going on:

Laura has some great ideas for getting some of us motivated, community focused people together and starting our own tall ship program. That's very exciting stuff. Maybe it's not just a pipe dream? Not if we pool our efforts!

Had a twinge of envy during the last week - getting emails from Andrew, who's in Morrocco with his girlfriend; Amy, who is on her way to Hong Kong; and Jarad, temporarily living in Prague. But my goals are keeping me motivated.

Polly and I have discovered Yahoo Messenger and it might very well get us fired.

Jesika is still stuck in the OC. Read her blog though. It's funny.

Lots of folks are joining the myspace tall ship sailors group. We've already got Jimmy, Laura, Erin, Bhodi, Jesika, Allegra, Kent (Ingalls, not BuntMan), Kento, Carley, Stacey, Marty, Matt Gempler, plus a bunch of new sailors and volunteers I've never met, and many many east coast sailors as well! So join up. It's free!

I hear that Steven Mann is going to captain the Lady again! Captain Steven is an excellent sailor. He and The Boy will make a great team. I almost wish I was there to join them. But a month in Sac? Forget it!

That's about it. I'll be visiting Oregon sometime in the Spring. Let me know if you're in the area at that time...

oh and I found a good line in a song called Loose Lips by Kimya Dawson, regarding the below post:
"they think that we're disposable but our thumbs are opposable"

Apathy is My Enemy

My rant for the week:
For everyone out there who says "I'm don't even care about voting, because nowadays most people's votes don't even matter."

I say this - I believe that eventually the conflict between the popular vote and electoral college will spark change. At the very least, every vote helps government and the public see where the people really stand.

I have the option to be just a social security number and a tally on the census, but too many people fought for my right to have some small say in things. How shitty it is to disregard that!

ADF

onto other, less important topics....

quite possibly the coolest place in Austin is the Alamo Draft House. It's a large theater with every other row of seats removed and replaced with long narrow tables and a lowered walking aisle. You look at the menu (great microbrews, pizza, burgers, sandwiches, espresso, etc.) and then write your order on a piece of paper. Then you prop the paper up with a little clip on the table. The waiter sees it from afar, discreetly retrieves it, and arrives 10-20 min later with your food. But that's just the food service... the coolest thing about ADF is audience interaction. Some shows are specifically designed for audience interaction (the Michael Jackson video singalong, complete with props; Videoke, where you choose a movie clip to reenact on stage while the movie clip plays behind you; The Mr. Sinus Show (a twist on Mystery Science Theater), where three great local comedians play a cheesy movie like Red Dawn and throw in jokes throughout) but even when it's just a regular movie, people here are so used to the comfort of ADF that they feel just fine laughing really loud or calling out "bring it, Michael!". Not to the point where it's annoying - just to where it feels like we're all hanging out together like old friends. Why don't they do this in Seattle? Everyone gets so stuffy up there sometimes!

Anyway, they've got a great lineup for Halloween month! Check this out:

THE WOLFMAN GYPSY FEAST

(There is also a ticket option for the movie only, without the meal)

Even a man who is pure at heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolf bane blooms, and the moon is full and bright. We're thrilled to present the classic horror tale THE WOLF MAN starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Claude Rains with a special Gypsy feast that will bring out the beast in food lovers everywhere.

We start with Roast red peppers stuffed with roast chicken and three onions, and then an authentic gypsy Found vegetable soup, the main course is Matho Ballo - Pork with whiskey sauce, corn cakes, and braised kale, for dessert we have Bakhlava with apricot and pistachio.

Showings (click on a show time to buy tickets):

Sunday, October 16 7:00 pm (No Passes) - Ticket includes full meal

Anti-Plastic

Fight Mannequism!

Serenity

Nostalgic for that boat-family feeling? Check out my favorite movie so far this year...

SERENITY !

(that's the name of the "boat")

and Zoe is KICKASS