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September 30, 2005
serenity
at around noon, i puttered up to the phill theatre to buy serenity tickets for tonight's extravaganza. walking up to the ticket seller, i eyed the old people with walkers hanging about with suspicion. were they buying tickets for serenity tonight? would i receive tennis ball shaped bruises as we fought for seats later on? the ticket seller smiled at me pleasantly. after all, it is her job.
two tickets for serenity tonight at 9, please. i demanded. politely. she looked at me agape for a moment. Nine? she queried. i nodded delightedly. for what movie? she asked. as if there could be any doubt! what other movie would i possibly be so excited to see tonight that i bought tickets NINE HOURS in advance for it. into the blue? the greatest game ever played? i think not. other than the bump of disbelief i encountered, the transaction went off smoothly otherwise and i am now in possession of tickets for serenity--the greatest ship that ever sailed into the vast reaches of space. except for all those other really important space ships. stupid golfing movie.
Posted by michele at 02:45 PM | Comments (5)
September 26, 2005
further compounding...
...my weirdness, i have become a baseball cap (hat? cap? i don't know) wearer. i put it on yesterday and drove to i heart teriyaki for lunch (at 3pm). never noticed before, but now people in baseball hats draw my eye like silly string aimed at an unsuspecting foe. i feel like part of something. a larger community. of people wearing baseball hats. not other hats. not those four weddings and a funeral monstrosities, only the simple elegance of a baseball aficionado. we are one. we are brothers and sisters in a common element. i look at them and my heart feels at peace. i speak out to them and say, 'you beese my homies, bro.'
Posted by michele at 03:35 PM | Comments (3)
September 23, 2005
shuttlecock in the eye notwithstanding
would anyone like to go to a concert with me? it's october 8 (saturday) and the main stage will have: the killers, modest mouse, arcade fire, doves, and british sea power. it's at the shoreline and cheapest tickets on the lawn are $30. starts at noon.
also, i give you fair warning now: never play badminton with ellie. never. or tyler for that matter. but only because he is 1.5 and has no motor control so the shuttlecock will constantly just land a little to the side of him while he stares at you in seeming bewilderment. ellie, on the other hand, aims for the eyeball.
Posted by michele at 10:07 AM | Comments (2)
September 18, 2005
my 10 favorite things about lindsey's wedding
1. the open bar
2. colin saying, well, pretty much anything. but mostly "WHOOOOO knOOOOOOOWWs?"
3. the porta-potty
4. the woman in green
5. passing notes in church out of sheer boredom with the greek orthodox (LONG) ceremony *(see extended)*
7. jenny's rage black out where she killed the groom
8. telling jesus to step off
9. (not actually at the wedding, but) the interior decoration job at our hotel
all other pictures can be viewed in the album from here.
me: greek orthdox wedding?!?! we are screwed.
jenny: oh yeah. we'll get out of here at 8:30.
me: i brought a book, but look we're already at the ring stage. did she change her name?
erica: i guess so. sophia? i remember!...sophia is the greek orthodox name she took. i like this pen. purple.
jenny: yeah, i wondered if that was it. "lord have mercy" is right. :(
me: now she really is your girlfriend. chastity?
jenny: i guess they won't be having any sex under our present then. oh well. we tried.
erica: ew... he said 'womb'. i don't think you can have all those descendents w/out sex. but that's just my take on it.
jenny: he said it repeatedly. i guess if jesus, as the head of the household, decides it's time for procreation, then maybe you can forgo the chastity.
me: sophia's womb better prepare itself for the procreation because that chastity belt is coming off. the man must love the woman as his own body, after all. so says jesus. shiny book....shiny.
Posted by michele at 11:39 PM | Comments (2)
September 08, 2005
it was like sex, only funner.
i could only hobble for 3 days afterwards and kristen has a bruise the size of a grapefruit on her ass (right cheek).
if anyone is looking for some good bruising, south yuba river state park is the place to go. it's out towards truckee. anybody who didn't go this time and wants in on the action, we're thinking about going again sometime. it was awesome and beautiful. (see rest of pictures here)
speaking of things which are awesome. if you login to eloise you can see me (and others) in all our middle school glory. i scanned all the pictures i could find from that hallowed time and put them in the year 1993. and with gems like those below, i'm sure you can see why i felt the need to critically embarrass myself and others.
Posted by michele at 05:45 PM | Comments (24)