Birthday weekend FTW!
May. 24th, 2010 11:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
osarabaMy birthday weekend was pretty darn awesome, I have to say. I haven't usually made a big deal of my birthday in past years, but I think this was one of the most satisfying birthdays in a while. \o/
Friday was game 3 of the Hawks v Sharks, which they won, and hanging with coworker friends afterwards.
Saturday was meeting up with friends at The Flying Puck to see the Flyers v Habs game, which the Flyers (who I was cheering for) won, and getting an amazing surprise when I checked my email that afternoon -- Maryann was up to her sneaky little email tricks and apparently encouraged a few friends to chip in on my Berlin travel fund.
YOU GUYS ROCK! *HUGS* and THANK YOU to those who contributed!!!! <3 <3 <3
After the game Liz and I went to the Fair to Midland/10 Years/Flyleaf concert. Remind me not to go to another 16+ show because the crowd is LAAAAME. Or maybe it's because Flyleaf sounds like hard rock but it's actually an emo girl band -- because there were way too many emo teenyrockers in the crowd. UGH.
10 Years was pretty good, that standard (forgettable) sort of current/hard rock sound, but what was really funny was the really straight-edge look of one of the guitarists. He really seemed like Freddy Prinze, Jr. playing the role of the guitarist for this band. He was SO happy, cheerful, SMILING. It was WEIRD. WHY MUST YOU SMILE AND POINT YOUR GUITAR AT THE CEILING AS IF YOU'RE DOING STARPOWER ALL THE TIME? This is a live concert, not guitar hero! I think I must have been completely wasted last time I saw this band because I remember them not at all.
Fair to Midland was -- as they were last time I saw them -- FUCKING AMAZING. They're absolutely an amazing live band. Their music is interesting, they have unique, like, combinations or something (hey, I'm not a music major or anything okay) and the singer has an awesome voice and really knows how to use it. They sound HARD but they're not screamy or boring.
The singer is AMAZING to watch live -- he jumps all over the stage, he really sings to the crowd, he's nonstop! And conversely seems to be really shy one-on-one! I took a picture with him later and since it was dark inside and iPhone does not have a flash, the picture would have come out really dark. Except that he, all excitedly, asked, "Do you have a flash?" Me: "No." Him: *giddy grin* "I've got one!" *pulls out lighter and continues smiling in an extremely happy puppy-like way*
And so this was taken:
Except, then we also bought the album. And I remembered why I never followed up on them last time I saw them live. Their studio album. WHY IS IT SO MUCH LIGHTER?! WHY DOES IT SOUND SO MUCH MORE BORING?! If they ever release a live album, I'll buy it up right away -- and whenever they come through NYC, I'll make a serious effort to see them live. But I'm now resigned to the fact that I just will not be able to listen to their studio-mixed songs.
*cries*
During the Flyleaf portion of the show, Liz convinced me to go see The Losers since it was still playing at the AMC at Times Square. We went to see the midnight showing, with maybe 10 other people in the theater, and it was FABULOUS. I don't think I've seen a movie with just Liz in a long, long time -- and it was really nice. Not surprisingly, we're on the same wavelength for so many things, and we both found this movie to be SRSLY AMUSING! The plot isn't at all complex or deep, but it's a great movie for humor between characters. Tech Geek Guy with bullets-shoot-out-of-his-fingers! Super Powers, FOR THE WIN! (Not really; but if you've seen the movie, you should know that Liz and I could not stop laughing way after this scene was over.)
Sunday was a nice relaxing day; I went to feed a friend's birds as I usually do on the weekends, and stayed there to take advantage of her 60" HDTV to watch the Hawks v Sharks game 4. THE ONE IN WHICH THE HAWKS SWEPT THE SHARKS FOR THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS WIN! 60 inches' worth of the Toews-Kane-Buff line, and watching Duncs get a puck to the mouth and lose SEVEN TEETH, and get back on the ice several minutes later, and playing a total of TWENTY NINE MINUTES ON THE ICE?! Was fucking awesome.
I need me one of those.
...and Bur gets the icon because his face is simply amazing here. <3
Friday was game 3 of the Hawks v Sharks, which they won, and hanging with coworker friends afterwards.
Saturday was meeting up with friends at The Flying Puck to see the Flyers v Habs game, which the Flyers (who I was cheering for) won, and getting an amazing surprise when I checked my email that afternoon -- Maryann was up to her sneaky little email tricks and apparently encouraged a few friends to chip in on my Berlin travel fund.
YOU GUYS ROCK! *HUGS* and THANK YOU to those who contributed!!!! <3 <3 <3
After the game Liz and I went to the Fair to Midland/10 Years/Flyleaf concert. Remind me not to go to another 16+ show because the crowd is LAAAAME. Or maybe it's because Flyleaf sounds like hard rock but it's actually an emo girl band -- because there were way too many emo teenyrockers in the crowd. UGH.
10 Years was pretty good, that standard (forgettable) sort of current/hard rock sound, but what was really funny was the really straight-edge look of one of the guitarists. He really seemed like Freddy Prinze, Jr. playing the role of the guitarist for this band. He was SO happy, cheerful, SMILING. It was WEIRD. WHY MUST YOU SMILE AND POINT YOUR GUITAR AT THE CEILING AS IF YOU'RE DOING STARPOWER ALL THE TIME? This is a live concert, not guitar hero! I think I must have been completely wasted last time I saw this band because I remember them not at all.
Fair to Midland was -- as they were last time I saw them -- FUCKING AMAZING. They're absolutely an amazing live band. Their music is interesting, they have unique, like, combinations or something (hey, I'm not a music major or anything okay) and the singer has an awesome voice and really knows how to use it. They sound HARD but they're not screamy or boring.
The singer is AMAZING to watch live -- he jumps all over the stage, he really sings to the crowd, he's nonstop! And conversely seems to be really shy one-on-one! I took a picture with him later and since it was dark inside and iPhone does not have a flash, the picture would have come out really dark. Except that he, all excitedly, asked, "Do you have a flash?" Me: "No." Him: *giddy grin* "I've got one!" *pulls out lighter and continues smiling in an extremely happy puppy-like way*
And so this was taken:
Except, then we also bought the album. And I remembered why I never followed up on them last time I saw them live. Their studio album. WHY IS IT SO MUCH LIGHTER?! WHY DOES IT SOUND SO MUCH MORE BORING?! If they ever release a live album, I'll buy it up right away -- and whenever they come through NYC, I'll make a serious effort to see them live. But I'm now resigned to the fact that I just will not be able to listen to their studio-mixed songs.
*cries*
During the Flyleaf portion of the show, Liz convinced me to go see The Losers since it was still playing at the AMC at Times Square. We went to see the midnight showing, with maybe 10 other people in the theater, and it was FABULOUS. I don't think I've seen a movie with just Liz in a long, long time -- and it was really nice. Not surprisingly, we're on the same wavelength for so many things, and we both found this movie to be SRSLY AMUSING! The plot isn't at all complex or deep, but it's a great movie for humor between characters. Tech Geek Guy with bullets-shoot-out-of-his-fingers! Super Powers, FOR THE WIN! (Not really; but if you've seen the movie, you should know that Liz and I could not stop laughing way after this scene was over.)
Sunday was a nice relaxing day; I went to feed a friend's birds as I usually do on the weekends, and stayed there to take advantage of her 60" HDTV to watch the Hawks v Sharks game 4. THE ONE IN WHICH THE HAWKS SWEPT THE SHARKS FOR THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS WIN! 60 inches' worth of the Toews-Kane-Buff line, and watching Duncs get a puck to the mouth and lose SEVEN TEETH, and get back on the ice several minutes later, and playing a total of TWENTY NINE MINUTES ON THE ICE?! Was fucking awesome.
I need me one of those.
...and Bur gets the icon because his face is simply amazing here. <3
