I'd like to send a big thanks to Amy and Corey for their gracious hospitality during our stay in Denver. Barkley too...WOOF!
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Summer Vacation 2006 **overdue post**
We went to Denver to visit Amy and Corey who moved from Houston earlier this year. We had such an AWESOME time. During our stay we managed to go to Pearl Street in Boulder, camp at Rocky Mountain Park, play TX hold em at Colorado Casino Station in Black Hawk, and attend the WEEN/Flaming Lips show at Red Rocks. Whew!! Yeah, it was difficult to say good bye.
I'd like to send a big thanks to Amy and Corey for their gracious hospitality during our stay in Denver. Barkley too...WOOF!
I'd like to send a big thanks to Amy and Corey for their gracious hospitality during our stay in Denver. Barkley too...WOOF!
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Happy Birthday to Me
Today is my 35th birthday. Yay!
I just got back from a week of vacationing in Colorado visiting with Amy & Corey.
I'll post pics soon.
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006
I enjoy live music. I really enjoy live music.
We went to see Linus Pauling Quartet and the Dimes at Rudyards last weekend. There were other bands, as Jay mentions here.
The Dimes were great. Their set was rock solid. I'd like to try to see them at this event......
The Dimes were great. Their set was rock solid. I'd like to try to see them at this event......
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
To the movies..... A Scanner Darkly
We went to see A Scanner Darkly - opening night at the Angelika .
A good movie. I thought the roto-scoping movie-effect gave more depth to the storyline. The cast is perfect in this movie. Keanu is Keanu at his usual best.Woody Harrelson and Robert Downey Jr. are hilariously interesting to watch. I really enjoyed it and I think you will too.
Tom Yorke's song, Black Swan plays over the closing credits.
A good movie. I thought the roto-scoping movie-effect gave more depth to the storyline. The cast is perfect in this movie. Keanu is Keanu at his usual best.Woody Harrelson and Robert Downey Jr. are hilariously interesting to watch. I really enjoyed it and I think you will too.
Tom Yorke's song, Black Swan plays over the closing credits.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
I can shoot. I can shoot.
Have you ever been to a shooting range? I have. And I will go again soon.
It was an interesting experience. We went to an outdoor shooting range. I got to shoot a .357 revolver and .45 semi-automatic. I got very comfortable with the revolver; it’s a better grip for me. I can’t remember the total amount of bullets I got to shoot, but I only made it near the target twice. Go figure! Photo set here
It was an interesting experience. We went to an outdoor shooting range. I got to shoot a .357 revolver and .45 semi-automatic. I got very comfortable with the revolver; it’s a better grip for me. I can’t remember the total amount of bullets I got to shoot, but I only made it near the target twice. Go figure! Photo set here
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Ron English
I mentioned this artist name to several of my friends about several times over the weekend. They didn't know who the hell I was talking about?!?
Until now...
Here is an interesting article featured in the chronicle here.
And thanks to Jay for the reminder, because I would've forgot (yet again) to post about this amazing artist.
Until now...
Here is an interesting article featured in the chronicle here.
And thanks to Jay for the reminder, because I would've forgot (yet again) to post about this amazing artist.
Italia di congratulazioni!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Ken Lay link ups
- Ken Lay dies in Aspen, lone star times dot com
- Ken Lay's death prompts confusion on Wikipedia, usatoday dot com
- Ken Lay: The Legacy, slate dot com
- Ken Lay Cheats Justice by Dying, fishtankonia dot com
- Ken Lay's death prompts confusion on Wikipedia, usatoday dot com
- Ken Lay: The Legacy, slate dot com
- Ken Lay Cheats Justice by Dying, fishtankonia dot com
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Monday, July 03, 2006
Just to see PONG?
Yes. It is true. Chad, Jay, Kris16, & I did drive to Austin to see PONG at Room 710. And Room 710 happened to be celebrating their 6th anniversary since opening the doors to the public. Check out what Jay had to say about the mini-PONG-trip and check out my photo set via flickr.
Friday, June 30, 2006
I love 80's music too.
From reading Goferboy's post... I love 80's music!
It does bring back memories of being able to watch music videos 24 hours a day. As the kids would say, "I want my Mtv."
Like...
It does bring back memories of being able to watch music videos 24 hours a day. As the kids would say, "I want my Mtv."
Like...
Does anyone have a bottle opener?
How many times have you been without a bottle opener, while you are staring at your ice cold beer? Too many, right? Here is a tip I read over at Lifehacker dotcom.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
shopping at waterloo
Chad bought...
I was looking for something similar to Os Mutantes, Y'know, something brazilian-tropicana feel. Jay suggested Grupo Fantasia*. We didn'’t find anything; instead he showed me this brazilian compilation cd
*{edit correction: Grupo Fantasma}
I was looking for something similar to Os Mutantes, Y'know, something brazilian-tropicana feel. Jay suggested Grupo Fantasia*. We didn'’t find anything; instead he showed me this brazilian compilation cd
Tropicalia: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound
*{edit correction: Grupo Fantasma}
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Lipstick vs Lip Balm
I buy lipstick.
I can sample all sorts of lipsticks for hours at a time, especially at Sephora, the store .
Now, do I wear lipstick? Not as often as I'd like to, but I do need to
keep my lips moist with lip balm aka My Chapstick.
It is a must. I do not leave home without lip balm. In the past, I have bought Carmax, Blistex, Burt's Bees Wax, but the best is ChapStick-Cherry flavored. ChapStick is the most reliable brand and inexpensive too.
And I enjoy tinted lip balm, such as Rosebud. I hear it's good for
treating a diaper rash. Who knew? My favorite is a brand called MISO
Pretty.
You can find it at Urban Outfitters, Jubilee in the Heights
and most recently I picked one up at Waterloo records in Austin over the weekend. If you are a girlie-girl, give it a try. It's a great gift idea too.
Let me tell you about Clinique-Almost Lipstick in Black Honey. It is awesome! If I'm in a hurry and don't have time to put any makeup. I'll just dab some on my cheeks and lips.
I can sample all sorts of lipsticks for hours at a time, especially at Sephora, the store .
Now, do I wear lipstick? Not as often as I'd like to, but I do need to
keep my lips moist with lip balm aka My Chapstick.
It is a must. I do not leave home without lip balm. In the past, I have bought Carmax, Blistex, Burt's Bees Wax, but the best is ChapStick-Cherry flavored. ChapStick is the most reliable brand and inexpensive too.
And I enjoy tinted lip balm, such as Rosebud. I hear it's good for
treating a diaper rash. Who knew? My favorite is a brand called MISO
Pretty.
You can find it at Urban Outfitters, Jubilee in the Heights
and most recently I picked one up at Waterloo records in Austin over the weekend. If you are a girlie-girl, give it a try. It's a great gift idea too.
Let me tell you about Clinique-Almost Lipstick in Black Honey. It is awesome! If I'm in a hurry and don't have time to put any makeup. I'll just dab some on my cheeks and lips.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
St. Arnold Pub Crawl - Summer Pils
Friday afternoon we decided to participate in a pub crawl, first stop...
The Brewery Tap
Market Square Bar & Grill. great outdoor patio
PACE PACE PACE
St. Petes Bar. skip to..
The State Bar & Lounge. nice decor
Flying Saucer
Click here to view my flickr pub-crawl as a set and here to read, "Crawling through downtown" by Lance Scott Walker for the Houston Chronicle.
The Brewery Tap
Market Square Bar & Grill. great outdoor patio
PACE PACE PACE
St. Petes Bar. skip to..
The State Bar & Lounge. nice decor
Flying Saucer
Click here to view my flickr pub-crawl as a set and here to read, "Crawling through downtown" by Lance Scott Walker for the Houston Chronicle.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Barley, the beer-brewing dog.
The other day I went to visit Barley. She is huge and still growing! She can give you a handshake...
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Friday, June 09, 2006
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
06-06-06 DVD Releases
Jesus is Magic - Sarah Silverman. I haven't yet had the pleasure to see this movie, but I soon will. Maybe I will learn something...like Doug Henning was a prophet? Well, God did show him the way to immortality.
Anyway, I used to not really care much for Sarah Silverman. Why? I only knew of her from the Saturday Night Live cast in the early 90's. 'Nuff said. Anyway, over the years I got to watch some of her comedy stuff, her work with Mr. Show, and realized she is a hilarious bitch.
UPDATE: I survived 06-06-06. I did not survive through Jesus is Magic DVD. And I didn't learn anything.
NO MORE WIRE HANGERS!!!
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Swimming over to Fishtankonia
fishtankonia
Originally uploaded by solcookie.
a gathering of friends on a saturday night. good times. good times.
Friday, June 02, 2006
go rent a movie
'cause it's Friday; you ain't got no job...
Stark Raving Mad. Seann William Scott at his best, ever. Watch the trailer here
Waiting. If you ever waited on tables, you'd understand. If you didn't, you still will.... Watch the trailer here
Stark Raving Mad. Seann William Scott at his best, ever. Watch the trailer here
Waiting. If you ever waited on tables, you'd understand. If you didn't, you still will.... Watch the trailer here
Monday, May 29, 2006
Before PONG there was...
.....Ed Hall. It is unfortunate I did not know about Ed Hall, but I am glad Jay introduced me to PONG.
Back in 2003 Ed Hall did a reunion show with both drummers. Check it out here from Fishtankonia.
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Chad: What are you and Jay watching?
Cookie: The Ed Hall reunion clip. Y’know, the show we missed in Austin that Jay went to...
Chad: Oh Jay, sorry we didn’t go to the Ed Hall reunion show.
Jay: Don’t apologize to me. I’m not sorry.
Cookie: laughing
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Back in 2003 Ed Hall did a reunion show with both drummers. Check it out here from Fishtankonia.
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Chad: What are you and Jay watching?
Cookie: The Ed Hall reunion clip. Y’know, the show we missed in Austin that Jay went to...
Chad: Oh Jay, sorry we didn’t go to the Ed Hall reunion show.
Jay: Don’t apologize to me. I’m not sorry.
Cookie: laughing
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Friday, May 26, 2006
Fly Like an Eagle
A sexy interview....
From houstonpress.com
Originally published by Houston Press 2006-05-25
©2005 New Times, Inc. All rights reserved.
Fly Like an Eagle
Jesse Hughes proves too sexy for his band, too sexy for his band
By Annie Zaleski
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Who / What:
Eagles of Death Metal
Music Genre:
Rock/Pop
Details:
Saturday, May 27
Where:
Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-LIVE
------------------
When the Eagles of Death Metal were touring with the Strokes in April, mistaking them for a headlining act was all too easy. Raucous audiences raised devil horns and beers alike for the band's sleazy, sexed-up tunes; think the Rolling Stones having a forbidden tryst with glam rockers and Foreigner. Vocalist Jesse Hughes (whose porn-star mustache, aviator shades and tight shirts make him resemble the Village People's cop) leered about "ladies" and tossed off a suitable number of F-bombs, as hulking Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme (who co-founded the group) drummed furiously behind him.
When reached in NYC, Hughes and the rest of the Eagles -- sans Homme, who isn't on this current tour -- are en route to their hotel, the night before an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. But the facial-hair-laden front man still took the time to discuss the genesis of their new CD, Death By Sexy, and to prove himself an appropriately alluring phone conversationalist.
Jesse Hughes: How you doin', baby?
Annie Zaleski: I'm doing pretty good.
JH: You sound pretty good, can I just say that right now?
AZ: Thank you very much, I've been told that before...
JH: Well, it's easy to say, 'cause it's true.
AZ: People are into this record.
JH: Oh, thank you. We had a lot of fun recording it, it was the best album I've ever been a part of so far.
AZ: What made it the best one?
JH: I got to get a little sexier on it. And so far it seems like girls really like dancing to it, and that's really why I did it.
AZ: That's the best rock and roll music, when you get people to shake their asses.
JH: That's the whole point. When you get a big boy party -- I'm not putting anyone down -- but if it's like Limp Bizkit or Syndrome of a Down or whatever they're called, it's a big boy party and it's a bunch of sweaty dudes. But if you really focus just on girls, let them smile and have a good time and remind them how beautiful and wonderful you think they are, then boys are happy and everyone's having a good time.
AZ: People are really getting what you guys are doing. I think on the first record, people were almost like, "Oh, ironic rock, like the Darkness."
JH: There's very little ironic about us. There's very little complicated about us. We have a formula: Go on stage, shake your dick as hard as you can, and hopefully everyone will like it.
AZ: You recorded the record in 12 days.
JH: That was a wild recording process. I don't think I slept the entire 12 days. That's no joke. It was a lot of little rock and roll beauties and sweet baby girls and sugar bears running in and out of the studio. There was a lot of that kind of action taking place. We had a lot of great moments of, I don't know, studio magic...Hey, I'm going into a tunnel now, baby, so don't go anywhere, girl. You can still hear me?
AZ: Yup, I can hear you.
JH: We had these great moments of inspiration where...we were mostly an ingredient along with drugs and everything else in making this album. It's hard to pinpoint something I could tell you without being arrested. [to bandmates in background] What do you guys think was the greatest part about recording the album? [background talking] Yeah, the couch was great. Just being in Sound City, which is where they recorded Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Also I set up my vocal booth exactly where Rick Springfield recorded "Jessie's Girl," so I was trying to capture some of that magic.
[Connection is lost, and Jesse has to call back.]
JH: Annie, I lost you, I was so sad.
AZ: It's all good. You out of the tunnel?
JH: Yes, baby, we're out of the tunnel. I gotta tell you, I'm actually a little nervous because you sound really hot and you have such a great speaking voice, it keeps throwing me off. [laughs]
AZ: I used to do radio in college; people used to tell me to do radio full time.
JH: I just want you to be my phone girl. [laughs] Please, baby, let's just go out on the phone.
AZ: Speaking of that, is your album cover an homage to Loverboy?
JH: Wow, that's really funny you should say that. That's specifically what inspired it, that and Sticky Fingers and Too Fast for Love. The Loverboy is the pose. I came up with that idea. It was like, what was Loverboy fucking doing anyway? Who are they advertising to, a dude in pink hot pants? Give me a fucking break.
AZ: Did you always know you wanted to be in a band?
JH: It's weird, I always had a feeling, I always had a sensation. But my passion was always in politics. I was obsessed with music as a child; my first concert was KISS, my daddy was a rock and roller. I loved the Rolling Stones from the time I was a little boy, T. Rex. I loved Fleetwood Mac. Politics was my passion. I graduated from Clemson University with a degree in journalism. I worked for Gannett News Service, I worked for the Associated Press. I finally ended up back home working for our hometown paper, The Desert Sun, doing some political work for Sonny Bono and his wife, Mary. I got married, had a kid, yadda yadda. Then I got divorced and it was a very horrific, horrible, life-changing divorce. I lost, like, 60 pounds, my friend Josh showed up and said, "Hey, you want to make a record?" So I wrote the first record in, like, a week.
AZ: That's, like, every journalist's dream. "All right, I'll become a rock star."
JH: I was 30 years old, I had nothing to lose. It was like rock and roll called me. I woke up and I had this amazing mustache overnight, a pair of leather gloves, a cape and black leather boots. And I don't even really, honey, know where they came from.
AZ: People do sleep-walking and sleep-driving. Maybe you did sleep-shopping.
JH: The gods of rock bestowed it to me. The cape was made by the gods of rock themselves, I'm pretty sure.
AZ: What is the care of your mustache? It seems the focal point of your look.
JH: It's my Samson hair, baby. I don't really know if you can characterize it as a mustache. I think technically it's a soft boomerang of love. I don't wear one; I own it. Like Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, baby.
AZ: That's quite a mustache to aspire to.
JH: It's like, "Dude, I'm a man, check it out." That's what it's about, baby. [laughs] What did you think when you saw it in St. Louis?
AZ: I was kind of like, honestly, you look like an extra actor from CHiPs.
JH: Totally. I like to think of myself as an up-and-coming star in the adult industry.
AZ: I can see that, too. Well, you are infiltrating a different kind of TV with the TV commercials [for Wendy's, Payless Shoes, etc.].
JH: This really ain't no Bible study, we didn't come here to save whales, this is rock and roll. We came here to have a good time and hang out with ladies.
From houstonpress.com
Originally published by Houston Press 2006-05-25
©2005 New Times, Inc. All rights reserved.
Fly Like an Eagle
Jesse Hughes proves too sexy for his band, too sexy for his band
By Annie Zaleski
------------------
Who / What:
Eagles of Death Metal
Music Genre:
Rock/Pop
Details:
Saturday, May 27
Where:
Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-LIVE
------------------
When the Eagles of Death Metal were touring with the Strokes in April, mistaking them for a headlining act was all too easy. Raucous audiences raised devil horns and beers alike for the band's sleazy, sexed-up tunes; think the Rolling Stones having a forbidden tryst with glam rockers and Foreigner. Vocalist Jesse Hughes (whose porn-star mustache, aviator shades and tight shirts make him resemble the Village People's cop) leered about "ladies" and tossed off a suitable number of F-bombs, as hulking Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme (who co-founded the group) drummed furiously behind him.
When reached in NYC, Hughes and the rest of the Eagles -- sans Homme, who isn't on this current tour -- are en route to their hotel, the night before an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. But the facial-hair-laden front man still took the time to discuss the genesis of their new CD, Death By Sexy, and to prove himself an appropriately alluring phone conversationalist.
Jesse Hughes: How you doin', baby?
Annie Zaleski: I'm doing pretty good.
JH: You sound pretty good, can I just say that right now?
AZ: Thank you very much, I've been told that before...
JH: Well, it's easy to say, 'cause it's true.
AZ: People are into this record.
JH: Oh, thank you. We had a lot of fun recording it, it was the best album I've ever been a part of so far.
AZ: What made it the best one?
JH: I got to get a little sexier on it. And so far it seems like girls really like dancing to it, and that's really why I did it.
AZ: That's the best rock and roll music, when you get people to shake their asses.
JH: That's the whole point. When you get a big boy party -- I'm not putting anyone down -- but if it's like Limp Bizkit or Syndrome of a Down or whatever they're called, it's a big boy party and it's a bunch of sweaty dudes. But if you really focus just on girls, let them smile and have a good time and remind them how beautiful and wonderful you think they are, then boys are happy and everyone's having a good time.
AZ: People are really getting what you guys are doing. I think on the first record, people were almost like, "Oh, ironic rock, like the Darkness."
JH: There's very little ironic about us. There's very little complicated about us. We have a formula: Go on stage, shake your dick as hard as you can, and hopefully everyone will like it.
AZ: You recorded the record in 12 days.
JH: That was a wild recording process. I don't think I slept the entire 12 days. That's no joke. It was a lot of little rock and roll beauties and sweet baby girls and sugar bears running in and out of the studio. There was a lot of that kind of action taking place. We had a lot of great moments of, I don't know, studio magic...Hey, I'm going into a tunnel now, baby, so don't go anywhere, girl. You can still hear me?
AZ: Yup, I can hear you.
JH: We had these great moments of inspiration where...we were mostly an ingredient along with drugs and everything else in making this album. It's hard to pinpoint something I could tell you without being arrested. [to bandmates in background] What do you guys think was the greatest part about recording the album? [background talking] Yeah, the couch was great. Just being in Sound City, which is where they recorded Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Also I set up my vocal booth exactly where Rick Springfield recorded "Jessie's Girl," so I was trying to capture some of that magic.
[Connection is lost, and Jesse has to call back.]
JH: Annie, I lost you, I was so sad.
AZ: It's all good. You out of the tunnel?
JH: Yes, baby, we're out of the tunnel. I gotta tell you, I'm actually a little nervous because you sound really hot and you have such a great speaking voice, it keeps throwing me off. [laughs]
AZ: I used to do radio in college; people used to tell me to do radio full time.
JH: I just want you to be my phone girl. [laughs] Please, baby, let's just go out on the phone.
AZ: Speaking of that, is your album cover an homage to Loverboy?
JH: Wow, that's really funny you should say that. That's specifically what inspired it, that and Sticky Fingers and Too Fast for Love. The Loverboy is the pose. I came up with that idea. It was like, what was Loverboy fucking doing anyway? Who are they advertising to, a dude in pink hot pants? Give me a fucking break.
AZ: Did you always know you wanted to be in a band?
JH: It's weird, I always had a feeling, I always had a sensation. But my passion was always in politics. I was obsessed with music as a child; my first concert was KISS, my daddy was a rock and roller. I loved the Rolling Stones from the time I was a little boy, T. Rex. I loved Fleetwood Mac. Politics was my passion. I graduated from Clemson University with a degree in journalism. I worked for Gannett News Service, I worked for the Associated Press. I finally ended up back home working for our hometown paper, The Desert Sun, doing some political work for Sonny Bono and his wife, Mary. I got married, had a kid, yadda yadda. Then I got divorced and it was a very horrific, horrible, life-changing divorce. I lost, like, 60 pounds, my friend Josh showed up and said, "Hey, you want to make a record?" So I wrote the first record in, like, a week.
AZ: That's, like, every journalist's dream. "All right, I'll become a rock star."
JH: I was 30 years old, I had nothing to lose. It was like rock and roll called me. I woke up and I had this amazing mustache overnight, a pair of leather gloves, a cape and black leather boots. And I don't even really, honey, know where they came from.
AZ: People do sleep-walking and sleep-driving. Maybe you did sleep-shopping.
JH: The gods of rock bestowed it to me. The cape was made by the gods of rock themselves, I'm pretty sure.
AZ: What is the care of your mustache? It seems the focal point of your look.
JH: It's my Samson hair, baby. I don't really know if you can characterize it as a mustache. I think technically it's a soft boomerang of love. I don't wear one; I own it. Like Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, baby.
AZ: That's quite a mustache to aspire to.
JH: It's like, "Dude, I'm a man, check it out." That's what it's about, baby. [laughs] What did you think when you saw it in St. Louis?
AZ: I was kind of like, honestly, you look like an extra actor from CHiPs.
JH: Totally. I like to think of myself as an up-and-coming star in the adult industry.
AZ: I can see that, too. Well, you are infiltrating a different kind of TV with the TV commercials [for Wendy's, Payless Shoes, etc.].
JH: This really ain't no Bible study, we didn't come here to save whales, this is rock and roll. We came here to have a good time and hang out with ladies.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
NO POTTY BREAKS!
NO POTTY BREAKS!
Originally uploaded by solcookie.
Too funny!!
Saw this sign when we took Chica to the vet.
Read on...
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Sonic Youth in Stars Hollow
Watched the season finale of Gilmore Girls last night. For reasons I've mentioned before.No dramatic cliffhanger. Eh?
The episode featured folk singers performing in and around Stars Hollow .
Sonic Youth performed with their daughter Coco playing bass on "What a Waste".
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Purple Haze
I've been spending a lot of my time taking pictures lately and I'm addicted to flickr. What next?!?
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Thursday, April 27, 2006
4 neat things about Houston
I’ve been tagged by Goferboy’s 4 neat things about his hometown of Cincinnati.... “WKRP in Cincinnati!!!” Sorry, I couldn’t resist myself.
#1 Authentic Mexican Food & Margaritas
From inexpensive Taqueria (taco stands) to expensive Tex Mex gourmet restaurants in the surrounding area.
100% Taquito
A very cheap place to grab a bite and have a Corona before you hit the bars in the Village.
Pappasitos
Yes, I know it’s a chain, but damn their fajitas are so juicy and the service is one of the main reasons I go back for more - sizzzzzzle
El Tiempo Cantina
In my opinion, this place is over priced for the kind of pretentious service you receive, for example they make you feel you should be privileged to be in their restaurant. I am sucker, sometimes. The food is always delicious and the margaritas are strong! I always recommend the Don Julio margarita on the rocks with salt, please.
Ninfias on Navigation
Good food. Good ritas. Very good homemade tortillas!
#2 Art/Culture/Museums
The Menil Collection is located in the Montrose area.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Museum of Fine Arts & Children's Museum
Oh and NASA Johnson Space Center
#3 Sports Franchise
Houston Astros
Houston Rockets
Houston Texans
#4 The Hidden Treasure
St. Arnolds Brewery Tour
#1 Authentic Mexican Food & Margaritas
From inexpensive Taqueria (taco stands) to expensive Tex Mex gourmet restaurants in the surrounding area.
100% Taquito
A very cheap place to grab a bite and have a Corona before you hit the bars in the Village.
Pappasitos
Yes, I know it’s a chain, but damn their fajitas are so juicy and the service is one of the main reasons I go back for more - sizzzzzzle
El Tiempo Cantina
In my opinion, this place is over priced for the kind of pretentious service you receive, for example they make you feel you should be privileged to be in their restaurant. I am sucker, sometimes. The food is always delicious and the margaritas are strong! I always recommend the Don Julio margarita on the rocks with salt, please.
Ninfias on Navigation
Good food. Good ritas. Very good homemade tortillas!
#2 Art/Culture/Museums
The Menil Collection is located in the Montrose area.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Museum of Fine Arts & Children's Museum
Oh and NASA Johnson Space Center
#3 Sports Franchise
Houston Astros
Houston Rockets
Houston Texans
#4 The Hidden Treasure
St. Arnolds Brewery Tour
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Happy Easter!
music video by the flaming lips - do you realize?
bunnies. las vegas. lights. beautiful music. harmony. colorful. - are some of my favorite things
pitchfork (media) music festival - os mutantes
Tropicália legends Os Mutantes sign on!Friday April 14th. 2006
Well, it looks like the Pitchfork Music Festival isn't just going to be two days of happy people getting drunk and rocking out-- it's also going to be an historic event!
We are honored and delighted to announce that Brazilian Tropicália gods Os Mutantes, reunited and performing live for the first time since 1973, will play the second day of the Pitchfork Music Festival. The psych-rock pioneers have scheduled just a handful of shows this summer, and we've been lucky enough to score their only American festival appearance. As Os Mutantes themselves once said, everything is possible-- including getting to see a group of living legends play on the same bill as members of the younger musical generation they helped to inspire.
Tickets are on sale now...
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what a line up. i wish we could try and make this music fest, since the brilliant brazilian group Os Mutantes will be playing. I am always listening to their compilation cd:Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Shuffle up and Deal
chipscards
Originally uploaded by mister milkbone.
My husband and his friend (he shall remain nameless) decided to build a poker table from scratch. They started Sunday and been working hard on this project all week. From the pictures I’ve seen and the late night discussions of blood shed, sweat, and flying sawdust. {insert rocky theme song} I am very proud and impressed. We are hosting a No Limit TX Hold ‘Em tournament tomorrow night to showcase the “Sweet Ass” table. It’s going to be fun. And I promise I won’t spill my beer! Well, kind of... no, I promise!
Wow. I never thought I would become so addicted to such a game like poker. About a year and six months ago I went along with Chad to watch him play a tournament for the first time and think to myself with a bit of an attitude. I can do that. I can try that. If I had those pocket cards I would’ve played that! I was horrible in the beginning, trying to remember who deals, bet-check-raise, big blind-small blind... yadda, yadda, yadda. I did discover though, if I don’t drink early in the game I can actually learn something and stay focused. I'm a much better player now and I’m sure its helped tremendously with us hosting a game nearly every weekend. But only cash games with an occasional tournament.
Good luck to me, beotches!!
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
just a geek. wil wheaton
Remember the movie Stand by Me? Remember the show Star Trek: The Next Generation? I do. Actually, (on boy, here we go down memory lane-candy land) I can remember watching Stand by Me at the movies and Wil’s character making such an impact on me as if he was just one of my childhood friends. Okay, that came out sooooo cheesy, but it’s true. Movies do that to me. Then during the summer of ‘96 I was introduced to The Next Generation series by Parth when I was recovering from orthopedic surgery to remove a pin from my left femur. A severe head on car collision I’ll discuss in detail at a later time. Anyway, I got hooked watching The Next Generation and thinking to my self where the hell have I seen this Wes Crusher dude? Bingo, Stand by Me. Well, now I’ve discovered his blog and his podcast show, Radio Free Burrito. And here, episode zero. Did I mention he plays poker and writes about poker? He does....
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Thursday, April 06, 2006
A Good 'Ole Chili Cook Off
Our friends Tony and Rebecca invited us to a Chili cook off last weekend. We ate good Texas BBQ, crawfish, and there was booze everywhere. We walked around going from tent to tent and meeting people having such a great time. We came across this one tent with a double-sided shot block. What fun!
South Park wins Peabody and Toilet Humor
So this morning I’m watching the traffic report on TV and the ticker reads, “South Park wins Peabody Award”. Awesome! I tell you, last nights episode had me laughing so hard I had to excuse myself to go to the restroom.
I must drink too much..... Water. Yeah, that's it. That explains why I had the urgency to urinate while watching South Park.
I must drink too much..... Water. Yeah, that's it. That explains why I had the urgency to urinate while watching South Park.
It would be cool if I had a toilet seat like this one
Monday, April 03, 2006
random thoughts
Gorillapod, a curly cue camera tripod. So, I won't have to bug others to take photos (of me in them, ha) and besides I love fun gadgets.
It's a MAD MAD WORLD - Gary Jules version from the movie Donnie Darko.
It's Just. It's a remix of Radiohead "JUST" by DJ Mark Ronson & Lead Vocals
Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet.
And just because...
yes, it is true. it is me in the astros dug-out!
It's a MAD MAD WORLD - Gary Jules version from the movie Donnie Darko.
It's Just. It's a remix of Radiohead "JUST" by DJ Mark Ronson & Lead Vocals
Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet.
And just because...
yes, it is true. it is me in the astros dug-out!
Sunday, April 02, 2006
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