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10th April, 2008. 7:30 am. Yes, I'm falling behind with posts...

I got to see Dawn and Dave, and their bouncing baby boy Dillon, on Sunday the 30th! The four of us had a nice time hanging out at the house and dining at Chili's. Well, OK, Dillon didn't actually partake of the menu there...

I rented another Zipcar, "Renee" the Volkswagen Rabbit, for the trip; the car handled well, but I had to figure out where the lights were, and a few other controls were a bit different than I've gotten used to. While I was driving the car home from Hoboken on Saturday night, one of my all-time favorite driving songs, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Runnin' Down A Dream," came on the radio, and I had to turn that mother up. On the way up on Sunday, I heard the new Death Cab for Cutie song, "I Will Possess Your Heart," and though it had a slightly different sound (to my ears, anyway), I recognized it as the band immediately. Made me think of my friend [info]awakenewsleep, who got me into DCFC.  :)  The new rock station in town, WRXP, is pretty frakkin' good! Nice mix of classic rock, modern rock, and 'alternative.' I hope they stick with the format.

Speaking of frakkin', I went over Mark's condo last Friday night to watch the "Battlestar Galactica" season premiere with him and one of his buddies. Damn, but that was intense. I'm sure some fans will not be satisfied by the way this season, and the series, concludes later this year (it's the beginning of the end), but I have a feeling that the show is back on track. It was a little surreal to see Baltar taking advantage of a supplicant in front of an altar to himself, however. After the show, and some alcohol, the three of us partook of some "Rock Band," which turned out to be a much more fun game than I'd expected. The guitar controller is a little odd for someone who plays an actual guitar (I remember having to restrain myself while playing the riffs to Black Sabbath's "Paranoid," 'cos I know how to really play them), but the whole experience pulls you in. I don't claim to be an exceptional singer, but I still threw my vocal cords at:

"Suffragette City"
"Enter Sandman"
"The Collector"
"The Hand That Feeds"
"The Perfect Drug"
"Roxanne"
"Next To You"
"Cherub Rock"
"Foreplay/Long Time"
"Train Kept A-Rollin'"
"I Fought the Law"
"Blitzkrieg Bop"
"Orange Crush"
"Wanted Dead or Alive" and
"War Pigs"

Mmm, two Police songs and three from Nine Inch Nails... My throat wasn't too ravaged, even if "Roxanne" was a stretch (I hope I didn't sound like Eddie Murphy!), but by the end of the night, I'd developed a sizable blood blister on my left thumb, from 'strumming.' Who knew pretending to be in a rock band could be so intense?

To satisfy my science fiction cravings during the dry patch without "Terminator," "Galactica," "Doctor Who," or "Stargate Atlantis," I've been watching the occasional "Firefly" episode from my DVDs, and I saw another two over the past ten days or so. Down to the last disc now, so I've got to savor them... Honestly, I can't understand how this show didn't do better. Oh, that's right, Americans have no taste.  ;)  Well, you can keep your reality TV and "Desperate Housewives" and "Prison Break." Thanks, but no thanks!

I finally tested out the rental feature on my Apple TV recently, too, opting to watch the HD version of "Kingdom of Heaven." I'd caught a little of the movie a few months back but hadn't watched the whole thing, so a few minutes after the download had begun, I sat down to a crystal-clear viewing, with no glitches or pauses or other issues. The movie itself was very good, too, though as usual with this sort of film, there were some liberties taken with the historical facts. It still made for a very entertaining two hours, and for only $3.99. Good deal.

Well, I've been way overworked again lately, and I missed out on Mart Rivas' set at the Bitter End last Monday thanks to a managers' meeting that ran later than expected. I did see Margarita last Wednesday evening at Gizzi's, which turned out to be quite a small venue; she and Michael and Nathaniel and I hung out for a bit before and after the show, but I had to head back early to do more work. Hopefully, I will be able to catch Ashley Mounts tonight, and Laura Cheadle tomorrow night. Having live music withdrawals... I'm catsitting down at Barbara's house this weekend, which makes things hectic again, but with any luck I can get back to Banjo Jim's on Saturday afternoon and see Margarita there again. Of course, that would make three trips to New York on three consecutive days to see three different singer/songwriter babes...

Current mood: amused.
Current music: "We Looked Like Giants" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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