19 - Lessons Learned (pt 1)

97% of humanity looks terrible with braided hair. Among the acceptable 3%, you will surely NOT find this hick that I saw wearing a Dale Earnhardt shirt. Here is a closeup I took without her permission at the beach one day.
Yes, this is an easy one because she was very ugly to begin with, but allow that to be further proof that not just anyone needs braids, as they very easily can turn the fairly ugly into the dreadfully ugly.

8TEEN - THE MOST IMPORTANT VIDEOS OF ALL TIME - RUSH EDITION

Rush fans know a thing or two about feeling isolated.

SEVENTEEN - not the magazine

Live music fans, you have come to the right place.
1. After nearly 20 years of listening, I still love this song.




2. Death Cab For Cutie - this is the first song I ever heard from them, because it's the first track on 2000's "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes". It is probably still my favorite DCFC song.


3. Sam Beam (Iron & Wine)
This is one of the best songs ever. Please note the sniffles of the audience as the song progresses. Its really that good.


4. OK, cheer up.


5. Still down?

SIXTEEN - Almost Time To Go

June 1st - Cruise to the Bahamas on Carnival's Victory. It will be a fun week. I work my last day at my current job on the 28th, then have a 4 day weekend, which concludes with the cruise.

Here are some highlights;

• All you can eat sushi - please don't suck, and please don't only have California rolls.
• Relaxation like I have not known since our last cruise a few years ago.
• Sunday - Saturday
• All you can eat everything
• Beaches and stuff
• Scenic stuff
  

While all those things are good, here is what I don't look forward to;

• Not seeing Andrew for an entire week
• People fatter than me that eat absurd amounts and gross me out
• The Red Hat Ladies (they were on our last cruise)
• Some MTV Spring Break-looking girl squirting me with a water canon, while her extra-muscular meathead boyfriend hoped I got mad so he could destroy me
• Spring Breakers in general
• Missing BSG. Oh my god, I didn't even realize that until now.
  
• Getting stuffed day after day, feeling terrible every night.
  
• People from the 48 states getting those stupid braids in their hair.
  
• Not seeing Andrew for an entire week

Or, better yet

FIFTEEN

Check this dude out!

FOURTEEN - WATCH THIS

The Hellacopters have a new record out and I am not yet sure how I feel about it. Oh one hand, its more of the same, which isn't a bad thing. On the other, there are some hints of a new direction here and there. I will listen to it more this weekend. For now, check out these classics!

THIRTEEN - check it out

What should I write about? My recent obsession with Battlestar Galactica? The fact that I can't stop listening to The Noisettes? Maybe in the coming days I will, but for now, check out this picture of my little man and I.