…my friends to the blogging community. Although they might not be posting too many linky items, I did think it was a cute idea to have a “wedlog” to keep people informed about the happenings surrounding their wedding.
I can’t help it. I get all jazzed when I put up a new site. Besides, I’m the best man, so I’m in charge of publicity.
Oh, Mr. Dean. You had me at hello. And I’m all for enthusiasm. But you never want your campaign trail to resemble this.
The drums felt more seamless at last night’s show as compared to Tuesday. Considering I nearly vomited from the pressure at Tuesday’s performance and barely broke a sweat on Wednesday, I can certainly point at my nerves for making the drums a little too loud and a little too fast on my first try.
The director, producer and the principal were all very kind to me, and a member of the audience gave me some praise. Still, in my head I feel I could have done more for the show if I had any real skills. Composing and playing a live show with less than two real rehearsals meets my prescribed “Do something every day that scares you” mantra, however, so I felt like I accomplished at least that much.
I did have a lengthy conversation with the lead prior to the second performance regarding John Bonham and his incredible abilities. Having little communication with the cast until that point, I’m afraid I came off as a Zepp-o-phile, or some such, which I eventually attributed to my friend Bjorn. I tried to salvage by jumping on his Alkaline Trio sidebar, but eventually made a name-dropping ass of myself by recounting the Milwaukee bands with whose drummers I am reasonably acquainted.
Eh. Here’s a link about poop for your loyal readership.
The link from Czelticgirl. The astute and moving commentary from one of our fallen heroes.
Strangely compelling. I found it impossible to stop watching until the end. Luckily, I was rewarded when he really started to work that mic.
Other people who should apologize for not knowing better:
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
David “Michael Knight” Hasselhoff
Don Johnson
Patrick Swayze
Eddie Murphy
Leonard Nimoy (again)
I will forgive if they will just apologize. I’m not reposting the Leonard Nimoy link, either. This site will not be a plague rat for memes.
Just to keep you going through the weekend. Know that this might never make it to American shores and we are the worser people for it. As Wannabe Giant pointed out, look how HAPPY those people are playing together as a family!
America, where have your family values gone?
Despite my paltry skills as a musician, it seems that I may be playing drum set for a show coming up this week in Kenosha. Tremper High School, my alma mater, is putting on the show and they find themselves suddenly in need of the rock that only the Buddha can produce. That, and I assume their regular drummer cancelled at the last minute.
I “audition” tomorrow for the director. I quote that because I think they’re pretty desperate, but I want to give the kid an out if he thinks I suck, which I might. Wish me luck, anyway.
Today, Czelticgirl was having difficulty deciding what to eat for lunch.
CG: I know it sounds weird, but I could really go for a nice, crunchy, tasty casserole. But, there’s no place around here where I can get something like that. It’s not like there’s a Casseroles ‘r’ Us or something.
Me: That could be your new business. Or, ooo, maybe the McCasserole! Of course, people wouldn’t separate those first two syllables, and that doesn’t sound terribly appetizing all slurred together like that.
Think about it, say it out loud. It will come to you.
Checking my contact information at my domain registrar, I found that steelbuddha.net is one year old as of the 8th of January, 2004. Merry birthday! I’m not sure what that makes this site in blog years, but I’ll sneak it a beer all the same.
Typical conversations between me and some people I care about go like this (conversations with those I don’t care about involve nearly zero interaction from me):
A Friend: So, what do you guys think we should do tonight?
Steelbuddha: (realizing that my crowd is not much for bars) I don’t know, really. You have any ideas?
F: Not really.
S: Well, if we get desperate, there’s Landmark which has bowling, pool tables, and an arcade. Plus, if people want to get drinks, that’s easy enough. Everyone should be suitably stimulated, even the pedarasts.
F: …
S: I suppose it is a little smoky for people’s tastes, but it’s an option if we can’t think of anything else and we want to DO something.
F: What if we just saw a movie?
S: Is there anything out that you want to see?
F: That new movie with The Rock is out.
S: But, is there anything out that you *want* to see?
F: Well, it’s something to do.
S: There are so many things that fall into that category.
F: Well, what do you want to do?
S: Fuck it, let’s just play Soulcalibur 2.
F: (merrily) OK!
OR
Steelbuddha: (excited) Hey, do you want to go to the Friday Night Freak Show tonight? It’s “Neverending Story.”
A Friend: What’s the Friday Night Freak Show?
S: College kids shouting drunken comments at a theater screen, thinking they’re MST3K. It’s a good time. What else you got to do tonight?
F: Nothing really.
S: So, let’s go.
F: Hold on, let me ask the girlfriend/boyfriend.
S: K.
F: It says it can’t. It’s got to study/work on some project it will never finish/throw up from some severe illness/any other excuse to avoid something new.
S: OK, well I’m not attached to those plans. Is there anything that it wants to do?
F: Anything inside, I guess. And cheap is good.
S: OK, any suggestions?
F: Um, it says we could get together over here and play Soulcalibur, or maybe hit iColiseum and play LAN games. Oh, or that new movie with the Rock is playing!
See what happened there? It’s insidious. And it’s not just the obvious things you see, either. For one, did you notice that the person outside of the conversation is up for things, just not the things I’m suggesting?
(more…)
Ok. We’ve all been busy. Even were I not though, I’m the worst person to have a hobby like blogging. I am the demon of inconsistency.
Still, I could not ignore this snippet of joy; William Gibson has a blog that he updates when he’s not writing the occasional stellar novel.
So, that’s pretty cool.*
* – blogging skills at an all-time high after my hiatus, I see.
