Counting Crows Update

5th Row Seats!!!!!!!!

Adam Duritz and John Reznick can sweat all over us... lol

Went to buy a cell phone... bought a car instead

What's wrong with that picture?

Anyhow, I would have wound up buying the phone if my family's car salesman didn't call to tell me they had 3 2006 Explorers with 0% financing and a shitload shaved off the sticker price. You really couldn't get more options on this vehicle except for a V8. He made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

Well, I could have, but I wanted a new vehicle. I didn't even have to trade my Pontiac in because the payments were so decent.

There's been a lot going on. I had a nephew born in August. David's going to take him fishing as soon as he can sit upright by himself. LoL

David, Dave, Becky and I are going to see Counting Crows and GooGoo Dolls on Tuesday. Dave won a backstage pass. I'm drooling.

We bought a pool table last month. It's awesome. It's heavy. It's never getting moved again until we buy a new house.

Um...

Oh yeah, this is my final semester at UAB. If all goes well, I graduate Cum Laude in December.

It's been busy. :)

City Stages Rocks!

Not much commentary... just posting some of the yummy pics I obtained courtesy of my friend Dave's camera and his patience in going with me.

Trapt




Puddle of Mudd




Shinedown

School Bells are Ringing

Well, not really.

Classes started in earnest today. I have once again had to rearrange my work schedule in order to accomodate a required class (hopefully, my last one). I have Finite Math on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during lunch. I went today.

I wish I could have gouged my eyes out for some type of entertainment. I know the people around me would have appreciated the diversion.

It was the most boring thing I've ever had to sit through. I've had lecture classes, but this is easily the biggest one I've been in. And the professor's first language is not English. It's not even his second language. French and Italian have those honors.

So here I am trying to figure out what the fuck he just said in his monotonously microphoned droning voice from hell. But it really doesn't matter what he said because we all bought his actual lecture notes at the bookstore. We wouldn't even have to show up except he assigns homework and quizzes that we wouldn't get if we didn't come to class. The rat bastard has tricked us all into staying.

He assigned us problems today. I can't wait to see what Friday looks like. I would probably have had more fun in Calculus or Trig. Or scraping my nails across my face.

Oh oh... and the parking. There is none. At least, for several blocks around. I'm going to have to strap a bike to my car in order to make it on time.

My next class is Developmental Psych on Mondays & Wednesdays after work. I've decided that I shouldn't have picked a class on the same days as Finite Math. But we'll see how that goes tonight.

I'm also braving the online class adventure this semester, against the advice of my friend who has previously had this professor. Truth is, if I could have found a better class, I would have.

Maybe in December, it will be all worth it.

Nostalgia

Poison and Cinderella are on tour. They're coming here on August 18th (Happy Birthday to Me). I'm going. :D

I got into a conversation today with one of the supervisors who is a music junkie much like myself. I think I have come to the conclusion that I'm not going because I'm just dead in love with the music. No, I've come to realize that I'm reliving my childhood just a bit, and that it's just going to be plain fun. Especially since Cinderella was my first concert ever. ;)

This summer's concert season rocks my socks. I saw Lifehouse back in April (instead of going to class). Trapt, Puddle of Mud and Shinedown are coming to City Stages in June (www.citystages.org) (I'm trying to convince my friend that we have to go). NIN, Black Crowes, Nickelback, Hoobastank, Chevelle, and last but not least, Counting Crows are all going to be here.

I am so going to the Counting Crows show. I'd like to go to all of them, but I'd be super broke. :)

Wonder if I can finance my concert habit...