Tonight:

Wood/Gold
Returning the Knife

8:30PM

Race St.

Free with costume, $2 without.

Whistle whistle whistle.

The other day Andrew and I had a conversation about liking music. He said this David Gray cd he had was probably the only music he liked from 1992. Or still liked from 1992. So I got thinking and was wondering if there is any music of mine that I have liked for that long. I can't really remember what I listenend to in 1992, but I think it was like Michael W. Smith or something.

One cd I have had a long time that I still like is Blur's self titled cd. I didn't really get into music until jr. high, so that would have been perfect because it came out in 1997.

Some other music that still holds out is probably Weezer or oldies. Because that is all I used to listen to. When my friends were slamming around to Alice in Chains, and Silverchair...I was rocking in my room to "Undone, the Sweater Song".

Am I losing interest in this blog?

I am listening to Smile by Brian Wilson. Evidently it is the previously un-released/un-finished Beach Boys album. But now Brian has taken it over. Such a great voice, layering of harmony, etc. All the other Beach Boys were obviously dead weight. Like Art Garfunkel. What were are parents thinking? Nevermind, it was the drugs.

I really wonder what our children will think our main vice is/was. Like we blame all of today's problems on the love and drug happy 60's and 70's.

I can see it now.

"Dad the reason our generation is so messed up is because your generation valued McDonalds, Walmart and Britney Spears."

Maybe that's it, overindulgence will be what their generation will blame on us. Then everyone will revert back to post depression era living, with a donkey and some seed.

At least we will no longer have Ms. Spears.

Hey Micah!? Along with Randy Newman as the soundtrack to Ott House there is also: Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach.

"It was the sweetest punch."

Burn me where I stand.

More excerpts to keep in mind:

"I undressed and got on my knees beside the bed, but the words wouldn't come." he remembered. "I couldn't put into human language all the things for which I wanted to thank Him: for the peace I was feeling now; for the years He has pulled me through; for the bright future; for life itself. I stayed that way for a long, long time, kneeling with my head in my hands, my mind racing back over the years touching on every wrong I could remember doing, clearing my conscience of it."

" ' Only don't give up on me,' I prayed silently 'I can't make it without You."

Keep me here.

- "He was so good, that Momma used to worry about him getting into music and leaving the Lord."

- "Wherever I go, I can start singing one of them and immediately begin to feel peace settle over me as God's grace flows in. At times they've been my only way back, the only door out of the dark, bad places the black dog calls home."

What is going on?

I have to leave soon, but I am still typing this. The time on this blog is always wrong.

Find someone who will listen to you complain.

It's a good thing.

Mmm. Coffee. Curt and I have embarked on a marathon the the Scream trilogy. We watched Scream last night and today we will probably watch Scream 2. There were some great cheesy lines from the film and one of them I remember is: "There is always a BS reason to kill your girlfriend." Those movies are pretty much terrible. I can't believe all the money that was made from them.

Another movie I saw this weekend was the Exorcism of Emily Rose. Really good movie. Great questions about the spiritual world. God, the Devil, and humans. If you want to have some great discussion watch it and talk about what you think about it after. As well as a conversation starter the cinematography is also on par. This movie didn't seem like a constant advertisement. It had great (sometimes obvious) color relationships. Complimentary colors and bright saffron oranges and reds. I am worn out from talking about this film. So I will leave it at that.

Good weekend, Saturday I spent a good 3 hours on one piece. It's a lot considering it is quite a small painting for me. Approx. 6'' by 6''? I will measure it tomorrow and update that.