Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Decision 2008 - cont.
Instead of having you comment to determine how comments should be displayed, I set up a poll. You have a week to vote for your preference. The poll is available at the top right of the page. Enjoy!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Would You Like Some Butter With Your Roll?
I'm on a roll playing catch up with my posts today. I hope you enjoy!
Warren Zevon
I re-watched the first episode from the new season of Californication with Chris last night and the closing song caught my ear. For anyone unfamiliar with the show, and more specifically this episode, the song fit perfectly. After looking it up on YouTube, I researched some more of his work. How did I not hear of him before? Here's the song from the show that I liked so much. If you have sensitive ears, you may not want to watch/listen.
He did many other songs that you are most likely familiar with, but didn't realize were him (ie. Werewolves of London). I never even realized what he was saying in that song.
His story is darkly ironic. The first song I posted, "My Shit's Fucked Up," was on an album he released in 2000 called Life'll Kill Ya. Two years later he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He later died in 2003. Allmusic.com goes into much better detail and provides a better report. Warren appeared on David Letterman on several occasions. He was the sole guest on his final appearance and performed several of his songs. Interesting guy, glad I found his music.
He did many other songs that you are most likely familiar with, but didn't realize were him (ie. Werewolves of London). I never even realized what he was saying in that song.
His story is darkly ironic. The first song I posted, "My Shit's Fucked Up," was on an album he released in 2000 called Life'll Kill Ya. Two years later he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He later died in 2003. Allmusic.com goes into much better detail and provides a better report. Warren appeared on David Letterman on several occasions. He was the sole guest on his final appearance and performed several of his songs. Interesting guy, glad I found his music.
Decision 2008
I finally went in to change some of the settings on the comment section of my blog. (I never really thought about doing it before.) It now allows people without gmail to leave comments (those of you registered some other way or those who prefer to remain anonymous).
A question to those who read my blog:
Do you prefer a pop-up comment window or the standard full page?
Lazy Weekend, Great Jog
I had the house to myself this past weekend. Bittersweet. It's always nice to have the house to yourself every once in a while, but at the same time, I wouldn't have minded a little company. My waking hours were spent watching football (fall is here for sure), playing computer games until the wee hours of the morning, and exercising (so I wouldn't be a complete loser). This was the first opportunity I have had in months where I didn't really do jack squat on a weekend. Between hiking mountains, camping, traveling, attending a music festival, and drinking heavily, my weekends have been pretty jam packed since mid-June.
My usual jogging trail from home takes me along a hike and bike trail next to the road. This weekend I opted to do some trail running through one of the Eagle County Open Spaces. It's basically just on the other side of the river from the hike and bike trail. Main benefit... open space and no road. It was picture perfect outside. I'll have to go back down there to snap some shots before all the leaves start falling off the trees. Close your eyes and imagine this... (ok, so have someone read it to you so you can close your eyes) a gentle river trickling by on your right, perfect temperature (you can wear a long sleeve top without sweating and still have the slightest twinge of a chill on your legs), puffy cotton-ball clouds spotting a crystal blue sky, and yellow trees scattered around the path with a light covering of golden leaf on the ground. It reminded me of something you would see in a magazine. Who knows, maybe someone has been down there before to take pictures for some magazine cover. Anyway, despite the fact that it was really great to get out of the house, it was a perfect day for a jog. I've also been trying to worry less about my pace when I jog. Instead of pushing myself to my jogging limit, I let myself breathe and enjoy the experience. Something I had forgot about until I went jogging with Shiloh while I was in San Marcos. Thanks sweetness.
My usual jogging trail from home takes me along a hike and bike trail next to the road. This weekend I opted to do some trail running through one of the Eagle County Open Spaces. It's basically just on the other side of the river from the hike and bike trail. Main benefit... open space and no road. It was picture perfect outside. I'll have to go back down there to snap some shots before all the leaves start falling off the trees. Close your eyes and imagine this... (ok, so have someone read it to you so you can close your eyes) a gentle river trickling by on your right, perfect temperature (you can wear a long sleeve top without sweating and still have the slightest twinge of a chill on your legs), puffy cotton-ball clouds spotting a crystal blue sky, and yellow trees scattered around the path with a light covering of golden leaf on the ground. It reminded me of something you would see in a magazine. Who knows, maybe someone has been down there before to take pictures for some magazine cover. Anyway, despite the fact that it was really great to get out of the house, it was a perfect day for a jog. I've also been trying to worry less about my pace when I jog. Instead of pushing myself to my jogging limit, I let myself breathe and enjoy the experience. Something I had forgot about until I went jogging with Shiloh while I was in San Marcos. Thanks sweetness.
Texas Comfort Food
Got back from TX late Tuesday night, worked and stayed busy on Wednesday, and by Thursday my sole remaining roommate had left for a birthday trip to Vegas. Feeling lonely, I decided I needed some comfort food while I watched the VP debates. I cooked up a batch of Wick Fowler's 2-Alarm Chili (my very own modified Texas style = lots of beef + no beans + green bell pepper for flavor and color), some corn bread, and bought the most expensive 6-pack of Shiner I have ever seen. If you ask me, nothing goes better with a steaming bowl of chili than a Shiner Bock, so the $9 was well spent.
It's Fall-ing
Before I left for TX, the leaves on the Aspens were already starting to change and there were small golden pockets scattered through the valley. I tried to capture some of it in this post, but you couldn't really see the changes very well. Once I returned, I realized that I almost missed it all together. While wasting some time before an appointment the other day, I drove up the mountain across from the Vail ski area. Perfection in nature (other than the choking growth of civilization).
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