The oddest thing happened last night while I was studying at Rendez-Vous. There was a brawl, can you believe it? The Vous is just a little coffee shop on campus, usually pretty quiet setting for the usual, regular group that always hangs out there. Not last night.
Some girlfriends and I were sitting there, minding our own business, when out of nowhere this guy (we'll call him "Crazy" from here) approaches this other guy ("Random" from now on) and ferociously asks him if he has a problem. Up to this point, Random had been doing homework on his laptop and listening to his headphones. He took the phones off, and asked Crazy what he said. Even louder, Crazy yells,
"Hey man, DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?" At which point all of Rendez-Vous turns to stare.
Without warning, Crazy hauls back and punches Random in the face. Random jumps up to defend himself as Crazy attempts to push him over the stairway railing. Random manages to get into the middle of the room (away from the dangerous railing) but Crazy is still attached to him, throwing punches like a madman. Other guys jumped into the fight, creating an all out brawl. Eventually Crazy got pinned to the floor and Random could get away.
Three guys were holding Crazy back because he was seriously intent on whooping Random's ass. Random went downstairs to hopefully calm Crazy down, which worked well enough until the cops came. The ensuing questioning of Crazy was very interesting and telling of his serious mental illness, but I don't have time to go into that here.
I was just absolutely amazed at how quickly this event occured and out of the middle of nothing. And in Rendez-Vous, no less... it's not like I was hanging out at Deja Vu or The Elbow Room, for crying out loud.
Monday, October 31, 2005
Ben Folds, My True Love
Yep, I'm gonna do it... gonna talk about Ben some more, and immediately following another Ben post... dang. But seriously, I wanted to let everyone know what an awesome time I had at the show, thought no one would care, and then Alicia goes and asks me to write a post about how it was... so here I am to write about it. Yay!
The show was amazing, Ben was (is) amazing. He was probably technically better than I have ever seen him before, and he played some really good, really old shit, which I did not expect but was absolutely fabulous. Unfortunately he didn't touch the LP that I'm currently obsessed with, and also unfortunately played that one little song that drives me quite crazy (yes people, you've heard it, Brick, it was totally ruined and overplayed, now get over it). But as usual I was blown away by his showmanship, humor, and freaking unbelievable talent. Anna really liked it a lot, which made me very happy. All in all, the second best show I've ever seen of Ben's.
Second best? Why, you ask? Well... the venue itself (Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo) was beautiful (and we had fab front row balcony seats) but it's surroundings absolutely blew. I don't know if any of you have ever been to K-zoo or Western Michigan University, but I seriously suggest avoiding it if you can. There is positively nothing to do, no where to eat or have a beer on campus, the roads are all freaking confusing, and the people... well, the people there were totally lame. They all looked the same (floppy haired skater boyz and sorority chicas) and generally acted in a rather, um... immature fashion? I'm trying to describe them without totally offending someone. But anyway, they (the people) and it (the campus) pissed me off royally and I hope not to return.
Ben. Seriously. Come to Ann Arbor, leave that other shit out of this.
The show was amazing, Ben was (is) amazing. He was probably technically better than I have ever seen him before, and he played some really good, really old shit, which I did not expect but was absolutely fabulous. Unfortunately he didn't touch the LP that I'm currently obsessed with, and also unfortunately played that one little song that drives me quite crazy (yes people, you've heard it, Brick, it was totally ruined and overplayed, now get over it). But as usual I was blown away by his showmanship, humor, and freaking unbelievable talent. Anna really liked it a lot, which made me very happy. All in all, the second best show I've ever seen of Ben's.
Second best? Why, you ask? Well... the venue itself (Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo) was beautiful (and we had fab front row balcony seats) but it's surroundings absolutely blew. I don't know if any of you have ever been to K-zoo or Western Michigan University, but I seriously suggest avoiding it if you can. There is positively nothing to do, no where to eat or have a beer on campus, the roads are all freaking confusing, and the people... well, the people there were totally lame. They all looked the same (floppy haired skater boyz and sorority chicas) and generally acted in a rather, um... immature fashion? I'm trying to describe them without totally offending someone. But anyway, they (the people) and it (the campus) pissed me off royally and I hope not to return.
Ben. Seriously. Come to Ann Arbor, leave that other shit out of this.
Friday, October 28, 2005
Best Weekend Ever
So, so quick today... I really don't even have time to be posting this, but I promised I would speak of my "rewards" for studying so hard lately, and the time has finally come.
In a half hour, Anna and I are leaving to see Ben Folds in Kalamazoo. If you know me at all, you know that I can hardly contain my excitement and I'm absolutely dying to see Ben in all his glory- his live performance is unbeatable, in my humble opinion. Also, Anna is a Ben Folds Concert Virgin, so she has no idea what is in store. I can't wait to see how much she loves it (I know she will).
Also, tomorrow is our third annual halloween party. If you haven't been invited, it's either cause I never see you anymore or I just plain don't like you. If it's the former, feel free to stop by. This party is stressing me out to no end, but everyone seems really excited and the costumes sound like they will be really cool this year. Excited, excited.
Finally, in an unexpected reward that actually happened last weekend, Jeff Garcia started for the Lions and they beat the Browns (most important game of the season so far this year for me because of the heated rivalry that Jacob, from Cleveland and I, from Detroit have). Unfortunately I am probably not going to be able to watch the game this Sunday because of the mass amounts of homework I still have to do, but oh well.
Dang, too long, gotta go! Have a good weekend, as I know mine will be absolutely SMASHING!
In a half hour, Anna and I are leaving to see Ben Folds in Kalamazoo. If you know me at all, you know that I can hardly contain my excitement and I'm absolutely dying to see Ben in all his glory- his live performance is unbeatable, in my humble opinion. Also, Anna is a Ben Folds Concert Virgin, so she has no idea what is in store. I can't wait to see how much she loves it (I know she will).
Also, tomorrow is our third annual halloween party. If you haven't been invited, it's either cause I never see you anymore or I just plain don't like you. If it's the former, feel free to stop by. This party is stressing me out to no end, but everyone seems really excited and the costumes sound like they will be really cool this year. Excited, excited.
Finally, in an unexpected reward that actually happened last weekend, Jeff Garcia started for the Lions and they beat the Browns (most important game of the season so far this year for me because of the heated rivalry that Jacob, from Cleveland and I, from Detroit have). Unfortunately I am probably not going to be able to watch the game this Sunday because of the mass amounts of homework I still have to do, but oh well.
Dang, too long, gotta go! Have a good weekend, as I know mine will be absolutely SMASHING!
Saturday, October 22, 2005
KTC Heaven
I imagine that if I had four baby monkeys clinging to my limbs, I would be in absolute ecstacy. I look at this picture and think, "oh, man, I wish that was me!" Except for the male/goatee part, that wouldn't be too good. But the baby monkey thing, that is just absolutely fabulous. What a lucky guy.
Friday, October 21, 2005
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
When I first heard about Madonna's new movie, a documentary of her last tour called "I'm Going to Tell You a Secret," I thought the normal things you might think, like, "probably a has-been publicity stunt," and, "most likely some Kabbalah propaganda bullshit," but I actually enjoyed it.
I was feeling all depressed and couldn't possibly study, but there was nothing else on TV. MTV was showing the movie premier with no commercials, so Danjo and I decided to check it out. The first five minutes or so were exactly what I expected: obscure, weird, and not interesting to me at all.
But then it was just cool and chill... a behind the scenes view of Madonna's tour, complete with cute video opps from the kids and Guy Ritchie (what a catch, by the way). I was especially impressed when she spoke about her marriage and her view on soulmates. She said that if you ever find anyone who you think is perfect, run in the other direction, because your view is obviously skewed (we all know no one is perfect but man, can that be clouded by the puppy love that comes with a new relationship). A soulmate is someone who will challenge you, piss you off, and still be there when the dust settles. Amen, sista!
So anyways, I was surprized that I liked the movie as much as I did. I'm not saying it was the best ever, or that you should run out and see it, just that it could have been a lot worse. And also, it would be so incredibly sweet to be traveling around on tour with Madonna. Alas, a girl can dream...
I was feeling all depressed and couldn't possibly study, but there was nothing else on TV. MTV was showing the movie premier with no commercials, so Danjo and I decided to check it out. The first five minutes or so were exactly what I expected: obscure, weird, and not interesting to me at all.
But then it was just cool and chill... a behind the scenes view of Madonna's tour, complete with cute video opps from the kids and Guy Ritchie (what a catch, by the way). I was especially impressed when she spoke about her marriage and her view on soulmates. She said that if you ever find anyone who you think is perfect, run in the other direction, because your view is obviously skewed (we all know no one is perfect but man, can that be clouded by the puppy love that comes with a new relationship). A soulmate is someone who will challenge you, piss you off, and still be there when the dust settles. Amen, sista!
So anyways, I was surprized that I liked the movie as much as I did. I'm not saying it was the best ever, or that you should run out and see it, just that it could have been a lot worse. And also, it would be so incredibly sweet to be traveling around on tour with Madonna. Alas, a girl can dream...
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Every Woman Needs One
Especially this week, it seems like all guys were injected with the "I'm-a-Huge-Tool Virus." Watch out, it's going around.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
GO LIONS
I forgot to mention at the beginning of last week that the Lions actually won a game! Faboo! Hopefully they can sock it to the Panthers tomorrow as well, but who knows. I heard that Garcia was practicing this week and should be good to go by next weekend. Thank GOD. And when that doesn't work out and they still lose all the time, I should be about ready to go into the midseason depression tailspin that inevitably strikes every year.
Someone get me this belt buckle for Christmas please. Too cute.
Someone get me this belt buckle for Christmas please. Too cute.
Friday, October 14, 2005
That's Hot
I don't really have time today to say much except that for some reason I find this picture incredibly weird, a little scary, and very hot all at the same time. Hope you enjoy it as well.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Dinner at the Seabury Farm
Wow, I just had the best day... Earlier this month I bid in a silent auction (benefiting Katrina victims) on a dinner with a social work prof who has his own organic farm. Today I finally got to go, and it was amazing.
The Seabury Farm is 93 acres and is the home to tons of cows, a herd of sheep, pigs, more barn kitties than I could count, and two adorable border collies. As you can probably guess, I was in animal heaven.
The farm also yeilds pumpkins, squash, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and much more. YUM! Dinner was delicious.
The conversation was amazing as well. There were five other MSW students who were all very nice and interesting to talk to. But I really enjoyed talking to Mrs. Seabury, who has a private practice and works a lot with people who have cult involvement and have been diagnosed with dissasociative identity disorder (formerly multiple personality disorder). I've been interested in that shit since I was a kid so it was pretty enthralling to talk to her.
I feel so good now, like I'm doing what I should be doing, and also that I might make it out of school alive. Speaking of which, I had totally planned on coming home and studying, but I'm willing to bet that it's not going to happen because my belly is full and I had two glasses of (fabulous) wine with dinner. I really just feel like sitting here and watching the Made marathon on MTV.
Willpower? Can't find it. Let those books sit in the backpack till tomorrow.
The Seabury Farm is 93 acres and is the home to tons of cows, a herd of sheep, pigs, more barn kitties than I could count, and two adorable border collies. As you can probably guess, I was in animal heaven.
The farm also yeilds pumpkins, squash, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and much more. YUM! Dinner was delicious.
The conversation was amazing as well. There were five other MSW students who were all very nice and interesting to talk to. But I really enjoyed talking to Mrs. Seabury, who has a private practice and works a lot with people who have cult involvement and have been diagnosed with dissasociative identity disorder (formerly multiple personality disorder). I've been interested in that shit since I was a kid so it was pretty enthralling to talk to her.
I feel so good now, like I'm doing what I should be doing, and also that I might make it out of school alive. Speaking of which, I had totally planned on coming home and studying, but I'm willing to bet that it's not going to happen because my belly is full and I had two glasses of (fabulous) wine with dinner. I really just feel like sitting here and watching the Made marathon on MTV.
Willpower? Can't find it. Let those books sit in the backpack till tomorrow.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
The Amazing Race
I realize there's a TV theme happening here on Things Loved, and TV is a brain consumer, it's bad, and all that, but let's go with it. I have been getting most of my enjoyment out of the few television programs that I watch because they allow me to escape from the reality of school for 30 to 60 minutes.
I have actually been fairly reluctant to post about my very favorite show in the world, The Amazing Race. Previous to this season it has always been a whirlwind of scary, intricate activities carried out by a harried team of two, certainly with an incredibly interesting relationship. This season is a little different. Okay, a lot different. I'm not sure if I like it yet.
It's the first Amazing Race: Family Edition. The first apparent difference in the show is that there are four people on a team. Sounds interesting- more people, more conflict, right? Not really... there's one family that bickers bitterly but the rest seem to get along for the most part. The challenges are MUCH easier, probably because of the teams with children. This is evidenced by the multiple parents I have seen smoking cigarettes. On the original Amazing Race, you would have to be a dumbass to smoke a cigarette, as you are running around the world climbing mountains and shit, the last thing you would want to do is run out of breath.
Which brings me to the next reason that this season kind of well, sucks... instead of traveling the world, it seems that this Amazing Race will stay in the United States. I can see how it would be difficult to get teams of four on a plane together, but how boring. It's no longer cool to see the teams rush through a place that you've been ("There's Red Square! The Kremlin! I've been there!") since most everyone has traveled around the US ("Washington DC! I've been there!" "Yep, you and everyone else..."). Not so amazing.
I know you are wondering if I am going to give up on my self proclaimed favorite show ever. The answer is no, and it's for one very good, very sexy reason: Phil Keoghan. Now THAT'S amazing.
I have actually been fairly reluctant to post about my very favorite show in the world, The Amazing Race. Previous to this season it has always been a whirlwind of scary, intricate activities carried out by a harried team of two, certainly with an incredibly interesting relationship. This season is a little different. Okay, a lot different. I'm not sure if I like it yet.
It's the first Amazing Race: Family Edition. The first apparent difference in the show is that there are four people on a team. Sounds interesting- more people, more conflict, right? Not really... there's one family that bickers bitterly but the rest seem to get along for the most part. The challenges are MUCH easier, probably because of the teams with children. This is evidenced by the multiple parents I have seen smoking cigarettes. On the original Amazing Race, you would have to be a dumbass to smoke a cigarette, as you are running around the world climbing mountains and shit, the last thing you would want to do is run out of breath.
Which brings me to the next reason that this season kind of well, sucks... instead of traveling the world, it seems that this Amazing Race will stay in the United States. I can see how it would be difficult to get teams of four on a plane together, but how boring. It's no longer cool to see the teams rush through a place that you've been ("There's Red Square! The Kremlin! I've been there!") since most everyone has traveled around the US ("Washington DC! I've been there!" "Yep, you and everyone else..."). Not so amazing.
I know you are wondering if I am going to give up on my self proclaimed favorite show ever. The answer is no, and it's for one very good, very sexy reason: Phil Keoghan. Now THAT'S amazing.
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