I just got back from a lovely performance at the Symphony, listening to Dvorak’s Cello Concerto and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1. At the end, as everyone was applausing, Matt and I started to duck out to get ahead of the crowd…then we heard some yelling behind us. We turned around and saw a 30-something year old man yelling—like in-your-face-yelling—at an elderly woman with a walker. He was saying a bunch of things, but the only thing I could hear was “you’re just a mean bitch!” before I exited. Man! It’s one thing to see a man yelling at grandma like that…but at the symphony! And loudly enough so that everyone…

So…I finally caved and bought a TIVO HD — it should arrive tomorrow! Can’t wait. Hope I don’t have any problems getting a multi-stream cable card from Comcast. And….after searching and searching for awhile, I found a pretty good deal on a Nikon D40, including the 18-55mm lens that comes with all the basic kits. I’m still lusting after the 18-200mm lens but I’ll have to wait til I catch a good deal AND am willing to drop a few Benjamins. For the meantime, I’m happy to get the basic camera body — meeting the seller tomorrow morning after dropping Matt off at the airport (bachelor party in Tahoe for…

I’ve had shopping on my mind lately…of the electronics sort. With the trip to Iceland coming up soon and browsing through various websites in preparation for the trip, I’ve seen so many gorgeous photos of this country (check out this photoset on flickr)…inspiring me to finally dive into the Digital SLR world. Now, if you know me, you’ll know that I lo-o-o-o-ve taking photos. I have a camera with me everywhere I go. I love getting great shots…but I’ve always avoided diving into DSLRs knowing how expensive of a habit it can get. It’s more affordable now (though still pricey) but I’ve been really feeling the itch to learn more…

It’s been a lucky week for concerts. It started with early Wednesday, only about 60 hours after I first heard that Radiohead was coming to Seattle in late August. I’ve personally never seen Radiohead but have always been a fan. Matt’s seen Radiohead a few times already but it’s one of his favorite bands ever. Since Sunday evening, I started pinging websites and the work concert alias to see if anyone knew the password for the Pre-Sale that would start on Thursday morning. After a bit of snooping, I learned that the w.a.s.t.e. website historically sells Radiohead tickets about a day before the actual pre-sale and it’s just a matter…

My car got broken into either last night or Sunday night. I realized this when I went downstairs to drive to work today and saw this: I then opened the car door and saw this: They had rummaged through all my stuff in the glove compartment and left it out: Bastards left behind the rock they used to break the window: Fortunately, I don’t really keep much valuable in my car so they really didn’t get anything of much value. All items taken: Outlook Mobile GPS receiver ship gift. USB car charger. Came with the GPS receiver. Mini USB cable. Came with the GPS receiver. A set of nice headphones…

The KU Jayhawks are the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Champions!!!! I’m so incredibly excited! (and listen, I’m never excited about sports but Jayhawks basketball is the one thing I do get into) I actually remember the last time they won, in 1988, with Larry Brown as Coach, Danny Manning the star player, and Scooter Barry living next door to me with his uncle’s family. Ever since, I’ve been waiting for them to win again. Over and over I’ve seen them come oh so close but not quite enough to cinch the win. Every year, they seem to have a near perfect season but something makes them falter and fall…

Since my last post, I’ve had the opportunity to see 2 more amazing performances at Benaroya Hall: Lang Lang and Anne-Sophie Mutter. Both were totally amazing, but I have to say, Lang Lang totally blew me away. It was my first time watching him play and he is absolutely outstanding. He plays the piano with such finesse and ease, and his command of difficult passages is mind blowing. One interesting aspect of this performance is that there were about 3 rows of audience seats on the stage — I’d never seen that in all my years of attending the Seattle Symphony! I wonder how the sound carries sitting on the…