well, that was short-lived

I decided to go ahead an go to the show tonight. We got a great deal on tickets, I think my afternoon hearing will be over by 3, and I can catch up on sleep tomorrow morning.

I've got to get out of here for my morning hearing...have a good weekend!

what once was unthinkable...

I may be sitting out RRB's show here Friday. I just don't feel like heading out to the outdoor venue. Maybe it's bad memories from the last outdoor show I saw there...or maybe it's the idea of seeing the other bands on the bill that's driving me away. I'll probably just head to the late-night Brandon Rhyder show. I'll definitely make the drive the next night to see RRB(in a nice, smaller venue). It also doesn't hurt that Ryan James will be opening for them.

Macon Greyson's in town tomorrow night for their cd release party. I won't be there. I have two hearings on Friday...one that I already KNOW will not be going well. What is it about absolute laws that people do not grasp. There is no wiggle room. There is no possibility for deviation. I have tried to explain this (unsuccessfully) to our client. There is a formula at play and that's that. We've exhausted all possible venues before reaching this point...now the outcome is certain. It's no comfort to the client when the only thing you can say is A, B, and C have been shown to be true with 99.9999% certainty, therefore, the outcome will be D.

I found my new favorite show last night, Reaper. It's in the same time slot as House, but I'll DVR one of them.

my weekend...

Friday: watched Flight of the Conchords episodes and in general enjoyed having 1/2 day off...then headed to Wild West to see The Ryans...or The Running Up the Tab Tour...or The Ryan on Ryan Tour.

The show was a lot of fun...the crowd blew. We got to the bar a little early, around 10, and drank with the RT boys for a little while in the back bar. (This wasn't difficult, given there were maybe 40-50 people in the place.)Then they scattered to get ready for the show, so we hung with RJ for a little while and Cody Banks. I told him now he's just trying to confuse people...moving from one Ryan to the other. Tag was sitting in with them this night, it's always good to see him. He's one of the funniest people you can pass the time with. It helps that he has an unhealthy obsession with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, too.

RJ closed out the night, since it was a sort of a hometown show for him. The rest of the night was spent trying to keep others out of trouble...fighting a losing battle, there. LOL We almost got stuck in an elevator, missed the recovery room, and, in general, had a great time.

I woke at the early hour of one o'clock, Saturday. Whoo...not good. I spent the day watching football, football and more football. Tech continues to amaze me with their lack of defense. I could hear my dad complaining from 30 miles away. I know there were some happy OSU fans in town, though... I was ecstatic about the rout of Tulsa the night before by OU. They look really good this year, not that they've played a proven team, yet. I hope the winning continues.

There was some debate as to how early we should head out to the music festival that night. In the end, we decided to head out around 8:30. Aside from having to park a few more blocks away than usual, it was a relatively good night. The Cross Canadian Ragweed show was good (but not as good as their show in Idaho...or even RDR). The crowd, in general, blew, again (sensing a theme?). The highlight of the Ragweed set was the encore. They played Buddy Holly's "Oh, Boy" with....Joe Ely. It was great!

The Blue Light was one in/one out at this time...I snuck in the back door and witnessed an AWESOME set by Johnny Cooper, who just makes me happy. The place was packed with people actually loving the show and letting him know it. It was his first time to play the BL, and I can't wait until he makes a return visit. The Ragweed crew went to Bash's to see Stephanie Briggs, but I was more than happy to miss out on that cluster.... Nothing could have topped J. Cooper's show or the energy from the crowd.

give it a shot...

TV premieres are starting, and I have some favorites coming back. I got on the Friday Night Lights bandwagon after the first five episodes. Thank goodness for Bravo!, which re-aired the show on the weekends. Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton are fantastic on the show.

The first season was released on DVD, not long ago, with a money-back guarantee. You can watch the second season premiere HERE until Sunday.

The show has been relegated to Friday nights this fall, which I don't think is a great sign. Hopefully, more people will start watching. Set your TiVo or DVR, I'm sure you'll find something you like in the show.

I had nothing to do last night. I couldn't make the JB&S show because of an early hearing. So, I caved to the hype and watched Kid Nation. Honestly, I'll probably watch it again. The little boy, Jimmy, that was homesick was one of my favorites. I was sad to see him choose to leave. I found the show much more entertaining than Survivor or Big Brother.

I also watched Gossip Girl. It was what you'd expect from Josh Schwartz. I'm not completely sold on it, but I do love that Kristen Bell narrates the show.

I couldn't sleep longer than two consecutive hours last night. I am dragging this morning. If it weren't for some discovery due this week, I'd write off this afternoon.

Friday night was a real eye-opener. I went to see Ben play at Jake's. Who knew cover bands drew crowds like that? No joke, they outdrew RK...on a good night. There were quite a few people at the show that I knew. I spent the majority of the time laughing...at the dancing, outfits, and the crowd reaction to the song selection.

Saturday, I went to a birthday party for my 9 year-old cousin and spent some time with the family afterwards. Then, I headed to see Wade @ the Courtyard. I LOVED the outdoor setting. The weather, people and size were ideal. Although, next time I may just go to Bleacher's and sit on the south side balcony to watch the show. The crowd (which I'd been dreading) was great, responsive, and singing along with every word.

Yesterday, I caught up on some reading and tuned in again to Tell Me You Love Me and Curb Your Enthusiasm...this time it was the West coast feed. TMYLM reinforced my initial feelings, it's still sad, and kinda hard to watch. Curb...still hilarious. I was too busy watching AMC's 7 Nights of Hitchcock to switch over earlier in the night. The series started off with a Grace Kelly double-feature, Rear Window (one of my favorites) and then Dial M for Murder.

This week, I'm going to try to make it to the following:

Tonight - Charlie
Tuesday - BJS
Wednesday - Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Friday - The Ryans
Saturday - Cross Canadian Ragweed

This morning marked the first time, since spring, that flip-flops were not a possible choice of footwear. I usually wear them into the office and change if I'll be heading to the courtroom.

The weather's starting to change...my favorite time of year. I love the fall...a break from the unrelenting sun, college football (boomer...sooner!), hockey, Raidergate, fall premieres for television shows, and last, but not least, good movies.

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I caught up on My Boys tonight...love the show. The last episode was great, in a Ferris Bueller's Day Off kind of way. I also started re-watching the first season of Dexter. Meg just finished watching it on Netflix, and I decided to start from the beginning again. I forgot how creepy the fourth episode was. Maybe I should think about getting Showtime again. I loved Weeds, Dexter is back on, and I want to check out Californication.


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Reading some different news sites today, I ran across a slideshow on the New York Times site. The pictures are those that, sadly, we've all grown accustomed to, but one of the captions was perfect:

The relatives held up the photos of their perished loved ones, visceral reminders of the day they may hate to remember but cannot bear to forget.

good weekend

Thursday night, I ventured out to the Icehouse. The rain started to pour and I didn't even end up getting out of the car.

Friday night, after looking for parking for 1/2 an hour, I found myself back at the Blue Light. We had a great night. Charlie played for about ninety minutes and then Adam Hood played a few acoustic numbers. Adam was then joined by Joel on drums (he was fantastic). The Hogg Maulies took the stage after Adam. I have to admit this is the first full show I *remember* seeing... They weren't bad, I would go see them again.

The best thing about the night was getting to see Jess, Tracy, Katie, Heather, Charlie, David, Chris, Stephanie and Megan. We had a great time during the downtime between the sets and the people watching was entertaining, to say the least.

There was a great crowd, especially considering Aaron Watson was just down the road.

I went back to the depot the next night, foregoing Charlie's show at Rocky LaRue's. Ben's band was playing at Klusoz, which I hadn't been to in at least 3 years. I had a great time, pretty much laughing the entire show. The sing-a-long during "Livin On a Prayer" and "You Shook Me All Night Long" were hilarious. I was glad to find that I still have some hearing in my right ear this morning.

Today, I didn't do much of anything. I cleaned up around the house and went to mom and dad's. I did watch the premiere of Tell Me You Love Me and the season premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Curb is still one of the funniest things ever on television. Tell Me You Love Me was good, I'm just not sure I'll stay interested the full season.

I found someone willing to go see The Brothers Solomon with me! I can't wait until Tuesday...

what does andy roddick have to do?

I haven't been watching much of the US Open over the past ten days, but tonight I had to watch. Roddick/Federer...the count right now is 7-6,7-6,3-2. Roddick has served phenomenally, kept unforced errors at a minimum and is still down two sets. At some point, you have to wonder if he's just going to give in.

It's been a long two days back in the office. Tuesday was non-stop and today was catching up on things I should have been concentrating on on Tuesday instead of covering other clients. I'm ready for another vacation.

So much for guarantees, Charlie didn't play Monday night. I'm going to the Icehouse (as much as I'd like to avoid it) tomorrow night to see him instead. With any luck, we'll get out of there unscathed.

Adam Hood is back at the Blue Light, Friday. You know I'm happy about that. Even better, Charlie is one of the opening acts. I'm so glad school's back in session!

I'm debating as to whether I should go out to Rocky LaRue's this weekend to see...Charlie. It's a home game, so I doubt even his band can draw me down to the campus bars.

The match just ended...Federer is unbelievable.