Free concert of a lifetime…

by motsa on August 28, 2005

or not.

Whether I like it or not, I’m currently being treated to a very loud, free Rolling Stones concert. Yay! Well, maybe not…. No, I don’t have tickets. The Super Ex’s final concert has been on today from about 6pm to 11pm (2 hours to go). My apartment faces the stage so I could actually watch the entire concert on their Jumbotron screen. If I felt like it. And it’s loud enough that I have no problem following the music (trust me, I have no choice but to listen to it, it’s that loud — I can feel the vibrations through the soles of my feet). Glad I don’t live closer.

So, free concert for me. I sat out there for a few songs, figuring that I should take advantage of the view if I’m going to have to listen to the music anyway. My building keeps getting swept with the stage spot lights, though, so staying out there to watch means being blinded every few seconds. And something about the whole thing jacked up Mots and, when I went to bring us both in, he actually bit me and then went into attack mode. Now he’s sulking in the bedroom.

Who knew he was a Stones fan?

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Could you write it in 3 days?

by motsa on August 23, 2005

Saw an article in today‘s Dose called “How to unblock writer’s block”, about the winners of last year’s 3 Day Novel Contest. This year’s contest is set to run the Labour Day long weekend. I must be insane but I’m serously considering taking part. Mimi and I have been talking about collaborating on something and this seems like an interesting way to get started. The entry fee is $50 and, though you can create outlines and prepare in advance, all of the writing must be done between 00:01 Saturday, Sept. 3, and 23:59 Monday, Sept. 5.

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What a way to be remembered

August 21, 2005

I’m watching Family Plots tonight. Rick, the mortuary owner, just received some diamond jewelry created from the cremated remains of his son. Wow, what a nifty way to be remembered. Beats the heck out of being buried or having your ashes sprinkled all over (or worse, kept on display in an urn). I don’t know [...]

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Nature abhors a vacuum

August 21, 2005

So much for freeing up some time and energy. Thanks to my dad, that particular addiction has now been replaced by genealogy once again. Since he reminded me on Tuesday that the 1911 census has been released, my spare time has been filled with hours of pouring over Mr SID and PDF copies of microfilms. [...]

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Gotta see a psychic about a…

August 20, 2005

Got a call back today from Richard Ravenhawke. Yay! Mimi and I are going to be getting a reading from him on Sept. 7 here at my place.

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