ramble numero dos

ramble 2. special guests: aaron ballard (and friends) and pedal/ lap steel, vibe, and mandolin phenom charlie peterson... others maybe... you if you are a friend and you know where my house is.

i had jury duty yesterday. it was cool. amber watched jack today and robyn and i went on a date. it was fun. we had my taco and walked around pasadena and had cheese cake. i had some borrego tacos that were muy awesomes. today in class one of my students did an interpretive song and dance routine to the velvet underground's pale blue eyes. it was rad. i was like mr. keating without the academic rigor.

i just spent five minutes too long looking at the kahana sunset website. it may take a week to recover.

For LA folks, we're playing the Key Club on February 21 with Jayson and the Big Tweed.

I was able to get my 2009 Disneyland employee sticker put on my pass yesterday. For obvious reasons, I didn't get it put on last year. For not so obvious reasons, I was able to get it put on again this year. I assume my boyish charm played a part. We didn't stay too long because it started raining.

When we got back we relaxed some and ate food. I waited at the Kogi Korean BBQ taco truck for about half an hour. It was windy and cold. Foodie types were all around. Someone behind me kept talking about duck fat and how he wanted to cook everything in duck fat. Aside from the lame foodie types, it was worth it. I got three short rib and three spicy chicken. I'd go with all short rib in the future.

Today I will relax with my baby and wife. We are watching Elmo's World. He just rapped. The rap ended with him saying, "Yea' Boi'." No joke. It ruled. Jayson once said that Elmo is like crack for little kids. I say Elmo is to babies as duck fat and Obama are to hipsters.

Now I will try and think of something to write. A short funny thing. Maybe about a guy who loses his job (topical) and tries to make a public access TV show in his living room. Maybe. It's missing something though. Like a point. Zing.

Happy V.Day.

who wins in a fight of awesome?

don draper. mcnulty. swearengen. anthony bourdain. eckstein.

this is my 500th post. i am watching the new baseball network. i am eatinga whole pack of prosciutto and drinking a frosty beverage. a show about the dodgers from the mid-90s is on. it is a little dumb, but cool. i went to find a dead dot com and read this thing about janet leigh. then i remembered i met her at an awards show. nobody was talking to her and her daughter introduced me to her and my mind was blown. it was at a party for a bunch of older stars who weren't invited to the awards shows any more. gregory peck was there. weird al too.