Random Thoughts

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:13 am

Music selections at the local skating rink yesterday --

Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down
The Shins - Australia

When did ice skating music get hip?

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:54 am

I have never been ice skating so I couldn't tell you - I have enough trouble standing on terra firma.

We have a programme on TV here with "celebrities" dancing with professional skaters and it's one of those popular interactive progammes.

I had an incredibly lazy day watching sport in front of the TV yesterday. I wish I could have more days like it.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:14 am

Spring forward, my ass.

RedShoes · Post by **RedShoes** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:09 pm

So at 11:30pm tonight, as Blue and I are just starting to drift off to sleep, the doorbell rings. Blue, annoyed that the doorbell would ring this late says "just ignore it" - but I hop out of bed and look at the window to see a police car sitting out front, so I scurry to get my glasses and robe, and run downstairs.

Two police officers are standing at the front door who say they're looking for someone. They ask if I live here alone, and I say that my fiancÃ© does just as Blue comes down. They take a look at him and say he's not him, but then show me a photo of an 30/40ish italian man with a goatee, and ask us if we recognize him. We don't. They tell us he supposedly lives at our house. Uh... no. So we explain we just got the house in January, and Blue then says that he thinks he *may* have been the son of the previous owners, who we met once back in November. I don't remember what he looks like at all, but it's possible. I then showed them a piece of mail we got today for the previous owners, and they say that that is indeed the guy's name. They then got our name and phone number, said not to worry, and that they'd be in touch if they had any more questions. Then they sat out front for another 10 minutes or so, spoke with our neighbor as he came home, and drove off.

So... yeah. Weird. Kinda glad we have an alarm now

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:41 am

Imagine if they'd looked at Blue and felt that he could have kind of resembled a 30/40 year old Italian guy.

I wonder what a prison wedding would be like

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:57 am

They're awesome.

RedShoes · Post by **RedShoes** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:25 am

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:44 am

Did anybody else watch The Riches last night? The more commercials I saw for it, the less I was looking forward to it, but I thought it was pretty good. Definitely an F/X series.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:55 am

mood swung wrote:Did anybody else watch The Riches last night? The more commercials I saw for it, the less I was looking forward to it, but I thought it was pretty good. Definitely an F/X series.

I DVRed yet, but haven't watched it yet.

On a side note, is anyone else completely in love with DVR/TiVo? It's the most amazing invention ever! Absolutely indispensable. I can't sit still through commercials on regular tv anymore.

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:44 pm

Having moved from the Central Time Zone, I was used to primetime starting at 7 and Letterman on at 10:30. Eastern time has seriously messed up my ability to watch some shows as my day starts at 5 am. This is a laborious way to say, yes, I love DVR.

Masterpiece? · Post by **Masterpiece?** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:36 pm

God still exists in Midtown Manhattan:

http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/01/17 ... ni-empire/

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:18 am

I watched "The Riches" last night--very very interesting! Are mood and I the only ones in?

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:35 am

wtf - Gillian Welch is opening for Bright Eyes at Massey Hall. Shouldn't it be the other way around?

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:04 am

Bright Eyes sucks.

In other news, I just found out that a friend of a friend used to room with a serial killer! Remind me to not complain about my living situation.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:07 am

In other other news, have any of the Miles Davis fans on the Board seen the movie "Elevator to the Gallows"? If not, I strongly encourage you to do so! Even if you are not a Miles Davis fan! It's a fantastic noir movie.

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:18 am

I have not. Thank you for the reference. Where is it? Theatres now, DVD, Cable?

Thanks

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:25 am

I saw it on Turner Classic Movies (I think) a few months ago. Great great movie. Superb Jeanne Moreau. One of the best soundtracks ever.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:54 am

Mr. Average wrote:I have not. Thank you for the reference. Where is it? Theatres now, DVD, Cable?

Thanks

DVD--I rented it off Netflix.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:56 am

Who Shot Sam? wrote:I saw it on Turner Classic Movies (I think) a few months ago. Great great movie. Superb Jeanne Moreau. One of the best soundtracks ever.

I loved the lighting, and the extremely 50's-specific technology issues everyone was having. And the soundtrack.

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:56 pm

File under, You Gotta Love New England (Or It May Kill You):

48 hours ago I wore sandals and a sweater (rather than a coat) to work. In the interim the temperature has dropped 50 degrees and we have 9 inches of snow.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:31 am

I have a vision of you wearing just a sweater and sandals - nothing else - in the snow.

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:37 am

I knew I should've worded that differently. In any case, you can picture it as horrible slush now, with still more slush falling from the sky to join it.

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:36 am

9 inches sounded better.

newlacesleeves · Post by **newlacesleeves** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:07 am

Mr. Average wrote:I have not. Thank you for the reference. Where is it? Theatres now, DVD, Cable?

Thanks

I can't believe for someone who has a picture of Miles in his avatar that you've never heard of lift to the scaffold.. or 'Ascenseur pour l'eÌ

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:15 am

Miles has an extensive catalogue. Someday, I hope I can be "up" on every piece of it, but frankly, I doubt if there is enough time left on my life calendar to allow me to find and enjoy everything he has recorded. I don't claim to be a completist, just a fan.