How I spent my summer vacation
I read When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? It was funny and I recommend it. Especially if it will offend you, because that's the kinda guy I am.
Scrambling to look for a place to live in September. It's a weird feeling. We've been packing everything up for the last couple of weeks, stripping the place of everything but the walls and the floor. I've lived at this particular apartment for the last four years, more than any other place. Probably the first place that felt like home up here in Boston, to be perfectly honest. But it's costing the old wallet too much to stay these days, and wholly not compatible with this whole Operation: "I don't want to work anymore". C'est la vie. I had a lot of good times there, but in the end it's just a place to keep my stuff and sleep (when I do sleep).
Spent buckets of time editing this tour movie. It's 99% done. It'll be out very soon. I promise. The four of us and Annie viewed it last night (it was the first time I'd seen it as a whole). It was fun reliving the whole thing again. I can't wait to do it again next month. However, after putting this together, my computer practically has smoke coming out of it. Methinks I need a new one.
(Oh, and we added a bunch more dates in the Midwest. You should czech that out.)
After seven years, I finally learned how to make a cappuccino with our espresso machine. Mostly.
Read a lot of news and tried not to pull my hair out. Since we have friends from outside of the country reading this blog who may not be familiar with US electoral politics, here's a 30-second video explaining how things work in our fair democracy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYCMxD4pylM
Our friend Jules was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Even with insurance, her medical bills are ridiculous. Earn some good karma and throw her a few bucks here. Then tell your friends!
Entered a Coldplay contest, did really well, then lost anyway (had we won, we would've opened for them this past Monday). I'm still eternally grateful that everyone we know and everyone they know and everyone they know pulled the stops out for us and voted like hell. I write the loss off to the Aloud Curse (don't know if I've written about this before and I'm too lazy to look, but the short version is we've never won anything, ever— including the first gig Jen and I played together. It's actually pretty funny.) Onward to the next loss, I say!
Checked out a new venue in Boston called Café 939. It's pretty bitchin'. It's up on Boylston Street, right by the Cactus Club and across the street from the Hynes Convention Center.
I had the place completely to myself for a few days last week, and since I had sweet fuckall to do, I resurrected this story I've been working on since I was 13. I think I might actually finish it this time!
Saw Dark Knight and it was the greatest movie ever. Twice. I was exhasuted after watching it. After seeing Heath Ledger in both this and I'm Not There, it's a goddamn shame the dude's gone. Could've been a great actor. Lost potential is never fun. Morbid celebrity shit aside, my friend Martin loaned me The Dark Knight Returns comic book. I should've read it years ago, quite honestly. It was fantastic, and now I can see the various elements they used in the movies, and how it was the basis for the 1989 Tim Burton Batman. I didn't even mind Superman showing up (I enjoyed the flicks, but I find Supes to be insufferable). I'd like to hit up Year One and Long Dark Halloween next.
I also saw Hancock (good), Get Smart (pretty funny, show's still better), and... hmm.. I know I'm forgetting something.
Saw Salman Rushdie at a reading/book signing in Cambridge with Jen. I haven't read his new book, but Jen did, and she thought it was wonderful. Fatwa that, bitches!
I think that's about it. We're practicing tonight for the first time in almost a month. It should be interesting to see if we even remember these songs.
Cheers,
Henry
Scrambling to look for a place to live in September. It's a weird feeling. We've been packing everything up for the last couple of weeks, stripping the place of everything but the walls and the floor. I've lived at this particular apartment for the last four years, more than any other place. Probably the first place that felt like home up here in Boston, to be perfectly honest. But it's costing the old wallet too much to stay these days, and wholly not compatible with this whole Operation: "I don't want to work anymore". C'est la vie. I had a lot of good times there, but in the end it's just a place to keep my stuff and sleep (when I do sleep).
Spent buckets of time editing this tour movie. It's 99% done. It'll be out very soon. I promise. The four of us and Annie viewed it last night (it was the first time I'd seen it as a whole). It was fun reliving the whole thing again. I can't wait to do it again next month. However, after putting this together, my computer practically has smoke coming out of it. Methinks I need a new one.
(Oh, and we added a bunch more dates in the Midwest. You should czech that out.)
After seven years, I finally learned how to make a cappuccino with our espresso machine. Mostly.
Read a lot of news and tried not to pull my hair out. Since we have friends from outside of the country reading this blog who may not be familiar with US electoral politics, here's a 30-second video explaining how things work in our fair democracy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYCMxD4pylM
Our friend Jules was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Even with insurance, her medical bills are ridiculous. Earn some good karma and throw her a few bucks here. Then tell your friends!
Entered a Coldplay contest, did really well, then lost anyway (had we won, we would've opened for them this past Monday). I'm still eternally grateful that everyone we know and everyone they know and everyone they know pulled the stops out for us and voted like hell. I write the loss off to the Aloud Curse (don't know if I've written about this before and I'm too lazy to look, but the short version is we've never won anything, ever— including the first gig Jen and I played together. It's actually pretty funny.) Onward to the next loss, I say!
Checked out a new venue in Boston called Café 939. It's pretty bitchin'. It's up on Boylston Street, right by the Cactus Club and across the street from the Hynes Convention Center.
I had the place completely to myself for a few days last week, and since I had sweet fuckall to do, I resurrected this story I've been working on since I was 13. I think I might actually finish it this time!
Saw Dark Knight and it was the greatest movie ever. Twice. I was exhasuted after watching it. After seeing Heath Ledger in both this and I'm Not There, it's a goddamn shame the dude's gone. Could've been a great actor. Lost potential is never fun. Morbid celebrity shit aside, my friend Martin loaned me The Dark Knight Returns comic book. I should've read it years ago, quite honestly. It was fantastic, and now I can see the various elements they used in the movies, and how it was the basis for the 1989 Tim Burton Batman. I didn't even mind Superman showing up (I enjoyed the flicks, but I find Supes to be insufferable). I'd like to hit up Year One and Long Dark Halloween next.
I also saw Hancock (good), Get Smart (pretty funny, show's still better), and... hmm.. I know I'm forgetting something.
Saw Salman Rushdie at a reading/book signing in Cambridge with Jen. I haven't read his new book, but Jen did, and she thought it was wonderful. Fatwa that, bitches!
I think that's about it. We're practicing tonight for the first time in almost a month. It should be interesting to see if we even remember these songs.
Cheers,
Henry
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