Sitting on a cornflake...

Did you know that goldfish crackers have names? Gilbert, Brooke, Finn and Xtreme.
It has been forever since I wrote on thee ol' bloggy blog. I have been engaged in many activities: thesis stuff, school work, Italian work, and GRE. Not to mention watching the remake of V , Mad Men and Modern Family. The only thing it seems I haven't been doing is playing music. The band has been quiet and I have been sketching out my covers project (I have one song done out of 20 I want to do) but I have put that on the back burner because of school deadlines, etc. I am going to a conference this weekend so playing music will not happen again.
Bummer.
On a happier note I had a fun Halloween. Hung out with friends, played BRB (Beatles rock band) and ate great food.
I saw decorations up for Christmas already. My mother is breaking the tradition of decorating Thanksgiving weekend. She is decorating the weekend before! Up is down, high is low! I will stick to tradition and decorate Thanksgiving weekend.
Who day and night must scramble for a living--to have the final word at home? Tradition, tradition!

This town, is an all-right town...

Reno. For some reason I just love it. The husband and I spent a few days there and played penny slots, roulette and blackjack. We also had an Awful-Awful at the Nugget. They have tried to class up the joint with more light and tables, but I know.

She bought a clock on Hollywood boulevard the day she left...

X is my favorite band. I can be in crummy mood play one of their songs and feel better. They played a few weeks ago at the OC Fair and they (of course) were great. They played a couple of tunes I hadn't heard in awhile which was exciting. Exene was recently diagnosed with MS and I don't know if they will play as often---so anytime they play I am there!

Robert DeNiro is waiting...He's talking Italian.

In case you don't know what that means it is a song title-Bananarama from the 1980s.
ANYWAY! I am taking a summer Italian course and I learned that in Italy there is a slow food movement. It is a community of people who enjoy local produce, homemade products, and have a commitment to the environment. There is a website for gli Uniti Stati- http://www.slowfoodusa.org
Kind of cool. I think with the garden, compost, frequent farmer's market visits, and B thinking about making cheese (again), that we think "slow food" is a good thing.
Please recycle.

Pale Shelter

Last night I went to see Tears For Fears. I had never thought of myself as a superfan of the group, but I had no idea I knew all the songs/they had so many hits. The crowd was seriously into it and I was pleased that the young girls beside us were super into them. They did "Mad World" like the on the record The Hurting. It was great! It makes me want to celebrate the summer of duos even more. Well done guys!

Close to You

Loretta does not like Monkey, but she loves the basket.
Some might look at this picture and think, "that cat has a really blank expression." This is her secret weapon, she makes you feel sorry for her by her "I don't understand" look and then BAM! she will hiss at, bite, or grab you. If she likes you (again you might not be able to tell, because of the blankness) she will stick her face or butt in your eye.
The basket is for my bike, but it has become Loretta's nap spot.
She is a good girl-sometimes.

Summertime

Last Saturday I volunteered for AIDS Walk, Long Beach. It was really inspiring to see people participating in this economic climate. I was not a fan of getting up at 3:30 in the morning, but otherwise it was a great day. Since I do not have a real job at the moment I think I will donate my time to other activities. I wonder if there is a website for finding such opportunities? Started sewing again---you can really fall out of practice with that one.