Pics: Thrice, Circa Survive, (we missed) Pelican

Do what now??

So you know how lizards can regrow their tail if it gets chopped off??

Well, apparently the Depart of Defense thinks people should (and could) be able to do the same: http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/22/dod-establishes-institute-tasked-with-regrowing-body-parts/

I have 3 questions:

#1: Why?
#2: Can't we think of better things to do with $250 million than to create Lizard-people??
#3: If you had your arm chopped off, would you rather wait 5 years to grow a pale, scalely lizard-arm? Or would you rather have a brand new, able-to-punch-through-walls, lazor-guided, ROBOT-ARM!?

So much for privacy...

Google maps added Street Views to Austin... If you wanna see where I live/work, here you go! (You can click and drag to view 360 degrees of awesomeness, it's pretty nice)

Home (notice they got the Squint van outfront):

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Work (keep clicking the arrows to see my view of Lake Austin)

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My drive to work, the view from the 360 bridge (the weather was kinda crappy that day I guess)

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I can't believe this is real...

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/enterprising-youngster-gets-himself-stuck-in-a-claw-machine/

Macaroni vs Manchester

So I ate at the Macaroni Grill here in Austin two days ago for lunch.

About 6 hours later, the Macaroni grill fought back... I'm pretty sure it was food poisoning. The pain ranged from "what the hell is that feeling", to "OK I gotta get this out of my body", all the way to "and now everything is going black".

The bad part is that I had bought 2 tickets to see Manchester Orchestra at La Zona Rosa. I talked my friend Carol into going with me, so she was at a bar next door waiting for me to show up while I was trying to de-Macaroni my body. I mustered the strength to drive there, found a parking spot, payed the fucking $7 parking, and meet up with Carol who informs me that Manchester Orchestra has been playing for about 30 minutes. At this point, I'm too delirious to give a shit about details... I'm on a mission from God.

Anyway, I caught 2 songs, which was well worth the agony of standing up and trying not to pass out, because they were two of their best songs: "I can barely breathe" and "Where have you been". Totally worth it.

Oh, and in case you ever eat at Macaroni Grill, don't get the Create Your Own Primo Pasta with shrimp, bowtie pasta, garlic sauce, mushrooms, and sauteed tomatoes... that combination is deadly!

Last Trip Home...

Was a blast. I had a really good time, despite all the bullshit drama...

I got to see 3 of my really good friends from high school; guys that mean as much to me as music, because they are how I got started playing music in the first place. I also got to hang out with my family and eat some f'ing awesome crawfish.

Thanks to everyone who came out Saturday night and watched us, Sunrise Kills and Colorcast Veteran play. That show was a great time... if I was a little inebriated and was dancing like an idiot... GOOD! Don't hate. It's not everyday I get to play in my hometown. And it's probably gonna be a while before I'm able to come back, so sorry if I missed you.

Victor and Bradley (of course) got hurt during the trip, so send 'em some love if you know 'em.


Will post some (more/better) pictures later.

For miles and miles... and miles... and miles

So my Jeep, which just turned a year old, hit 30, 000 miles today.
That's a hell of a lot of miles in 1 year if I do say so myself.