the warm glow of cooking tubes
Our tax refund arrived yesterday – I love money. I’m so excited we’re going to get new towels…I’m not kidding.
My wife ran into someone I knew back in high school (I was actually good friends with her older sister) that lives around the corner from us. They ended up going to get drinks last night and I’m really happy to see my wife being able to relax, get out of mommy-mode. ‘Tis good for one’s soul.
While the wife was away, I got the kiddos to bed on time and got a bunch of work done (while watching/listening to the Phils beat the snot out of the Astros) on the Psling online store, Battleship New Jersey site, and legalhelpin24s.com. I updated Quickbooks for my LLC and even sent out an invoice. I also got an email from a filmmaker looking for a film score – that’s what I need, a reason to make some more music. I haven’t scored a film in about 6 months, it’s about time.
I’ve really been enjoying listening to the new The Hold Steady CD Boys and Girls in America. I haven’t had some roots rock in my playlist in a long time. You can almost smell the beer soaked amps and smokey bar through your headphones. I love the cooked tube warm guitar tones (I can feel the EL84s amber heat from here). Lyrically this is some of the best new music I’ve heard since Death Cab for Cutie, but delivered with a Springsteeny blue-collar heart.
To me it didn’t seem all that much better
When he went and climbed up on that cross
To me you didn’t seem all that much like a princess with your
Bandaged hands and your hacking cough.
“Arms and Hearts”, The Hold Steady
- Meme Cats
- Mantis – that’s one happy praying mantis
- Patently Bad Ideas – hmm, airbag undershorts?
- Astroglide Sex Lube Company has bad data breach, didn’t clean up very well either…
- Ban Comic Sans
April 24th, 2007 at 9:41 am
The towel thing kills me…we have the same plan with our refund. Who knew I would ever be so domestic that towels would excite me.
I’m glad Dana got to get out… my mother in law says drinking with friends is “good for the soul”.
April 24th, 2007 at 10:24 am
I LOVE new towels too. That makes me normal then right?
April 24th, 2007 at 11:17 am
Make sure to wash the towels before using them. Well at least we should have since we have red lint all over our bathroom.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
We just upgraded (replaced) our towels that we got as wedding gifts (almost 10 years old) on a recent trip to Lancaster. The new ones are so fluffy and fresh! Kinda felt like we were on vacation for a while.
Is it sad that’s what we’ve come to enjoy as old(er), married parents? Ah well… welcome to the club.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Mmmmm… new towels… It’s good to hear of people listening to Mpls music beyond our wee town.
April 24th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
I’m glad she got to get out of Mommy Zone…everyone needs that!
April 24th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
tori – ain’t no shame in the towel game
leelee – suuuure it does
egan – what if i want red fuzz all over my bathroom?
bigE – if you’re in the club, I know it’s cool
Chris – “he was drunk and exhausted but he was critically acclaimed and respected.
he loved the golden gophers but he hated all the drawn out winters.
he likes the warm feeling but he’s tired of all the dehydration.
most nights were kind of fuzzy but that last night he had total retention.”
Hilly – yup
April 24th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
I’ve never heard of Boys and Girls in America. I’ll have to check them out…
April 24th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
mamatulip – you shan’t be disappointed.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
I’ll have to check out the Hold Steady.
I’ll keep you in mind when I make my first film.
April 25th, 2007 at 12:14 am
I hate new towels. I love my towels old and falling apart in tiny little pieces all over my shower, not to mention my torso. Frankly, I’m not happy unless I’m spending most of my day picking little towel pieces off of myself. But then again, isn’t everybody like that?
April 25th, 2007 at 7:16 am
Oh, I only WISH I could spend my refund check on towels. Like clockwork every year…
Refund Check.
Major Automotive Repair Bill.
(Throw in the surgery costs this year, as an added bonus!)
Enjoy those towels, my friend.
April 25th, 2007 at 8:47 am
Diesel – please do both of those things
Dorky Dad – I have some towels to sell you then
Craig – you’ve got that right, every windfall of moolah begets an unexpected expense, but it seems the opposite occurs just as often too. Not sure why, it just does.
April 25th, 2007 at 10:29 am
FuriousBall,
You haven’t scored in six months? What’s the problem–wife have a six month migraine?
(OK, OK, that’s in poor taste, but I couldn’t resist. I won’t make any, um, furious balling remarks now. No, no I won’t)
April 25th, 2007 at 10:50 am
V-Grrrl – a film! a film! arrgh