Like-minded

This is Cody.

He and Dale have been friends since God was a boy. They went to high school together, played guitar together, mowed lawns together, went to Tech together, majored in Mechanical Engineering together, lived together in Lubbock, and lived together in Austin.

Did I miss anything? Probably.

Dale took that picture of Cody.

I took this picture of their keys:


They both have a specs key card, a gold's gym key card, a bottle opener, and the same tool thingy. Their vehicle keys are black and I think they have the same amount of keys on the ring. Maybe one has one more....it's hard to tell from this picture.

Any-hoo, that shizz is weird.

Game Day: A Pictures Only Post

This and That

I have a few things to tell you.

Charlie's Loot
Charlie loves hanging out under the bed. He goes under there every night before he gets in bed with us. We can hear him growling and moving around. It's odd. A month or so ago, I looked under the bed and there was a bunch of shredded paper towels and torn up subscription cards (that you find in magazines). I threw everything away. A few days ago, I heard Charlie under the bed. He was making a strange noise and I could tell he was chewing something plastic. I called Dale to investigate and this is what Dale found:
1. my bath robe
2. a pair of my jeans
3. a daily pill container thingy

like this
4. a pack of dayquil

like this

I don't know how he is acquiring all this stuff. It amazes me that he was able to drag my heavy robe from the bathroom to under the bed. He is such a little guy. I am sure Cooper is in on it. He has been spending more time under the bed himself lately.

There is probably more crap under there. We have to move the bed to find out.
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Advice From a Business Man
I went and got my nails done a few weeks ago. While I was waiting for them to dry, the owner of the nail salon came over to ask how I was doing. We ended up having a long conversation about customer service, children, and marriage. I wrote down some of what he said because I liked it so much.

Here is what this lovely Vietnamese man had to say:
On customer service: "Customer always right. Even when they stupid, you act like they right. It take a lot of patience."

On Children: "They like little monkeys. They do what you do. You drink, they drink. You smoke, they smoke. You put blinders on them like a horse so they can focus straight ahead and to the future."

On Marriage: "I been married for 30 years and I never fight. You know how? When you mad or don't get your way you have to give in and give up. Just give in and give up. Fighting, it not worth it. Give in and Give up and you be happy."

On Marriage, again: "If you feel like you gonna get mad and you have hard time to give in and give up, I tell you what you do. You squeeze the hand, don't yell in the ear. Squeeze the hand and remember you love."

Not only did he give me free advice, he also gave me a free pen. Awesome.

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Rachel

She will flip you the bird.
That is all.

ROCKTOBER

****EDIT****Before I go on with this post, I want to wish my dear friend Rachel a very happy birthday. It is a great privilege to call you my friend. You are a golden soul and I love you.

Now, on with the blog!
I am so excited!
October is full of oppertunities to see great music.

Things kick off on October 3rd with Dan Auerbach and the Fast Five at Antone's.

Bill's Place- SXSW 2009

This is the show to be at, kids. Dan and the fellas will not disappoint. I am going to buy a Dan Auerbach t-shirt and wear it to your house warming party...your rehearsal dinner....your Mitzvah (both Bar and Bat)....and your funeral.

Next up, we have Lions playing on the 16th at Mohawk.

I really like these guys. I miss the original bass player (and his handlebar mustache) but it's all good. Lions will melt your face off with their music and energy.

White Denim also plays Mohawk on Oct 24th.

I've never been to Mohawk. It must be the new thing. Any-hoo, I strongly suggest that you join me in seeing this band. I can't even explain them. Seeing them will make you a better person. Their show will make your bones stronger. Their music has been shown to promote hair growth.

Lastly, Those Darlins are playing the Continental Club on Oct 30th.

If you want to have the best time of your life, then you need to join me at this show. Seriously....these gals are talented, funny, crazy, and sexy. You don't want to miss this show.

In other news:
My neck is frozen again. I can barely turn it to either side. What a crock!

Inglorious Basterds was excellent. I suggest you see it (if you like Quentin's style).

I just finished reading this:

Well, I finished a week or two ago. Any-hoo, it was really good. Here is a snippet of a review:
"A gruesome and darkly fantastical twist on a classic tale (Peter Pan). Brom injects pure horror into fantasy." (Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of Ironside and The Spiderwick Chronicles )
You can borrow it from me once I get it back. I have already lent it out.

Good day.

Stuffing

Imagine that you spent all morning running errands. You arrive home with relief. All you can think about is sitting down with a good book and a tall glass of ice water.

Instead, you enter your house and find yourself in the middle of a crime scene.


They did it again! Instead of ripping up a pee pad, they tore into a couch cushion.


The stuffing was everywhere and it took forever to pick it all up.

Cooper must have felt guilty because he started to help me with the clean up.



In other news:
Ukuleles are fun.

Look at my hair! I put it on the top of my head when I am hot. It looks ridiculous, I know. Let's all point and laugh at the weird girl.

Dale and I are going to go see Inglorious Basterds at 3:00 today. I'm sure it will be good if not awesome.

That is all.