I'm ready to no longer be cold for the rest of the year. Over the course of the past week we have experienced every type of precipitation imaginable - most of the time in the same day. It hasn't gotten above fifty for a few weeks and I am done with it. I know it's nowhere near as bad here as it is in a lot of other places - and I should be happy with what I have... but I'm not, so shut up already.
click here to download-> Springtime for Hitler Mix '09 a mix of new stuff I've been listening to in the oh-nine:
Ketch Harbour Wolves - words
Free Blood - quick and painful
Mando Diao - high heels
the Pains of Being Pure at Heart - this love is fucking right
Art Brut - alcoholics unanimous
the Invisible - ok
the Victorian English Gentlemens Club - such a chore
Dirty Projectors & David Byrne - knotty pine
Cursive - donkeys
My Little Pony - skipping down the street
the Sound of Arrows - danger!
St Vincent - the strangers
the National - so far around the bend
Swan Lake - settle on your skin
These Are Powers - parallel shores
Cut Off Your Hands - turn cold
the Sea and Cake - new schools
Faded Paper Figures - polaroid solution
enjoy!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
umm... really?
I like the guys in this commercial. I kind of find it hard to believe that this is a real thing. Thanks to my li'l sis Sarah for bringing this to my attention.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
moved
It's been a long time without an update.
Stacey and I have moved from our nice, big (and expensive) duplex to a tiny one bedroom apartment 5 blocks away from our theater. The best part is - it will cut our living cost in half. We need to save all the money we can.
We're having a bit of a rough time with the theater. Our audiences have been very small.
So - we're doing our best to work that out.
We'll be living out of boxes for the next couple weeks - as we slowly unpack the new place. Arlo is happy and the three of us are, for the time being, enjoying living together in much closer quarters.
The sketch show ends this weekend - and we also are hosting the new CD Release party for
Captain Bogg & Salty - Portland's greatest pirate band.
Come out to the theater!
Stacey and I have moved from our nice, big (and expensive) duplex to a tiny one bedroom apartment 5 blocks away from our theater. The best part is - it will cut our living cost in half. We need to save all the money we can.
We're having a bit of a rough time with the theater. Our audiences have been very small.
So - we're doing our best to work that out.
We'll be living out of boxes for the next couple weeks - as we slowly unpack the new place. Arlo is happy and the three of us are, for the time being, enjoying living together in much closer quarters.
The sketch show ends this weekend - and we also are hosting the new CD Release party for
Captain Bogg & Salty - Portland's greatest pirate band.
Come out to the theater!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Happenings
A lot has been going on the past few weeks - and I have been too busy or too tired to update. I've got a little free time this morning, so I figured I'd do my best to sum it all up for my friends (including my mother who tries to stay up-to-date with me via this blog)...
Shoshinz was here. They were great. We made fast friends with two fantastic women from Tokyo. Kuronatsu (left) and Yanomi (right)
.
We then opened our new sketch show this past Friday to an audience of 6
(boo, but good to use it as the first time we ran through the complete running order - and all 6 of them were great, so thanks!)
The Saturday night show saw an audience of 45 or so, which felt good. It's too bad we were all a little tired and didn't give 100% in the show. We had rehearsal yesterday and cleaned/edited everything that needed it - so this coming weekend should see a pretty solid show. Hopefully there will be an audience!
Saturday night (Valentines Day) we had a stand up showcase booked (I don't know why) - which started out really well, but quickly turned into torture. Stand up seems to bring more people to our theater (I have no idea why) and 9 out of 10 times ends terribly. The two stand up that volunteer time at the theater and are taking our improv classes are actually funny and very good stand ups. Everyone else that has come through makes me want to cut off my own hands. Ugh.
Sunday night saw another fun cagematch between the level 2 class I'm teaching (they call themselves SCHOOL BUS CARNAGE) and the longform team I'm coaching BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW. It was a fun/experimental night - and SBC won for the second time! they will be coming back to defend their title a week from Sunday - as I'm pretty sure we'll be hosting some sort of Oscar Viewing Party this Sunday (unconfirmed).
Our good friend Asaf Ronen is visiting us from Austin Texas - and he and I did the Two-Person Tango show on Sunday night. He told me about a new form using chairs as inspiration and we had a blast. I've really been enjoying the two-person Tango shows lately. If you have the time, stop by the Curious Comedy Theater some Sunday night and check them out. You'll be impressed.
Stacey and I began painting our new apartment and will be moving in over the course of the rest of the month. We're going from a huge, two bedroom duplex 3 miles from the theater, to a small, one bedroom apartment 10 blocks from the theater. It will cut our living costs in half, which will be GREAT.
I've been working fulltime for a few weeks now, which hasn't been as bad as it could be. I get to spend my time in two different stores, so that helps smother any monotony that could come up. The problem I'll be facing is - once we move, I'll be a little over two miles further away from both places... so it may take me a week or two to get comfortable with that commute. (I generally ride my bike to work).
All in all, things are going really well. I'm very happy (and proud!) of the new Sketch show. Stacey has done a great job putting it together. It's funny and borderline offensive (which is something Portland needs... this city is too safe and doesn't like any envelopes to get pushed) - so we'll see what people think.
More pictures soon. I promise.
Shoshinz was here. They were great. We made fast friends with two fantastic women from Tokyo. Kuronatsu (left) and Yanomi (right)
.We then opened our new sketch show this past Friday to an audience of 6
(boo, but good to use it as the first time we ran through the complete running order - and all 6 of them were great, so thanks!) The Saturday night show saw an audience of 45 or so, which felt good. It's too bad we were all a little tired and didn't give 100% in the show. We had rehearsal yesterday and cleaned/edited everything that needed it - so this coming weekend should see a pretty solid show. Hopefully there will be an audience!
Saturday night (Valentines Day) we had a stand up showcase booked (I don't know why) - which started out really well, but quickly turned into torture. Stand up seems to bring more people to our theater (I have no idea why) and 9 out of 10 times ends terribly. The two stand up that volunteer time at the theater and are taking our improv classes are actually funny and very good stand ups. Everyone else that has come through makes me want to cut off my own hands. Ugh.
Sunday night saw another fun cagematch between the level 2 class I'm teaching (they call themselves SCHOOL BUS CARNAGE) and the longform team I'm coaching BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW. It was a fun/experimental night - and SBC won for the second time! they will be coming back to defend their title a week from Sunday - as I'm pretty sure we'll be hosting some sort of Oscar Viewing Party this Sunday (unconfirmed).
Our good friend Asaf Ronen is visiting us from Austin Texas - and he and I did the Two-Person Tango show on Sunday night. He told me about a new form using chairs as inspiration and we had a blast. I've really been enjoying the two-person Tango shows lately. If you have the time, stop by the Curious Comedy Theater some Sunday night and check them out. You'll be impressed.
Stacey and I began painting our new apartment and will be moving in over the course of the rest of the month. We're going from a huge, two bedroom duplex 3 miles from the theater, to a small, one bedroom apartment 10 blocks from the theater. It will cut our living costs in half, which will be GREAT.
I've been working fulltime for a few weeks now, which hasn't been as bad as it could be. I get to spend my time in two different stores, so that helps smother any monotony that could come up. The problem I'll be facing is - once we move, I'll be a little over two miles further away from both places... so it may take me a week or two to get comfortable with that commute. (I generally ride my bike to work).
All in all, things are going really well. I'm very happy (and proud!) of the new Sketch show. Stacey has done a great job putting it together. It's funny and borderline offensive (which is something Portland needs... this city is too safe and doesn't like any envelopes to get pushed) - so we'll see what people think.
More pictures soon. I promise.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Octuplets Mom
Having 14 children all under the age of 7 is nothing short of crazy, but apparently that's all this woman ever wanted. As you read, please press play for the appropriate accompaniment. From CNN.com:
All That She Wants - Ace Of Base
All That She Wants - Ace Of Base
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Christian Bale is hilarious
Okay - his explosion on the set of Terminator was unbelievable, but what has come out of it is hilarious to me. Both the Mae Shi and a band called Flufftronix have sampled the freak out and put it to music. This one is pretty brilliant and funny.
Bale Throwback Mix - Flufftronix
Bale Throwback Mix - Flufftronix
Beauty Pill
Beauty Pill is one of those bands I think everyone needs to hear. They are a band I have loved for eight years now. I've introduced them to everyone I share music with and they all love them. I can't figure out why this band isn't more well known (other than the fact that Chad Clark had a swollen heart last year and took some serious downtime to recover from surgery). They haven't released anything in three years or more, but their two EP's and one longplayer get lots of play by me. You should be into this band. 
Beauty Pill
Beauty Pill
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