Good Morning Oh Kee Pa (Part 1)

Non-Phish General
#8261

Oof! That sux about the jersey. Look on the bright side though, you really conveyed some good imagery there.
Totally picturing a green (just cuz it’s st paddy’s day) soccer jersey with a basketball-sized hole (not soccer ball sized? is it cuz basketballs r orange, st paddy’s day thing again?) and a stovetop that matches it. Although I’m picturing the stovetop covered in green marshmallow mess for some reason.

:nerd:

My son dropped my bass on the kitchen floor last night, I was really surprised how it made me feel. I didn’t really react cuz I was afraid to. I heard it hit the floor from the next room and just asked, “Was that my bass?”

He just decided to take up bass recently, so I’ve been letting him use it … but man. I was like, “Please go get the case from your room and put the bass back in it, and return it to where I keep it.” Or however I worded it. Basically told him it needs to live in the den, not his room, and he needs to be very much more careful with it.

Then I took a nap.

#8262

Hey Edward… in Santa Monica we have these places you can go to and exercise for free. You guys may have them out there in Ashland, too. They’re called ‘parks’. It’s crazy. There are hiking trails and bike paths and wide open grassy areas that can be used for all sorts of physical activity.

You should check them out some time!

:wave:

#8263

^ Yes, those parks are great for those days when it’s either A) raining like fuck or B) way too fucking hot. Even better when there’s four inches of snow on the ground and you’re trying to go for a jog. :wave:

I actually exercise outside quite often, especially on hiking trails off the Blue Ridge Parkway, but that is high impact shit, and it’s time consuming. I would like to be able to use some sort of gym facilities for those days when exercising outside is just not an option. But I guess you don’t have those days in places where the weather never changes, huh? :smiley:

#8264

:laughing: Who goes running in a jacket? Not I sir. But yeah, I could exercise in the rain, that’s no problem. I would just get wet. But in the blistering Southern heat of late spring and summer… no fucking way man, no fucking way. First of all, it gets so hot that I felt faint before just from mowing my lawn down in AL. Up here it doesn’t get quite as hot, but still hot enough to where if I don’t drink a shit-ton of fluids and really prepare my body just right, they just might find me sprawled out on the running path.

#8265

So, the funny this

:mrgreen:

But, I tell ya… these L.A. weirdos ALL go to the gym. :crazy: Why the hell would you want to pay to be in a nasty, stinky, humid, human-filled gym on a fake bike soiled with other people’s sweat when you could be riding along the pacific ocean in 70 degree weather on a real one for free? This does not make sense to me. I’m clearly missing something.

#8266

^ :laughing:

I always get the urge to chase runners so they actually have a reason to run. :mrgreen:

#8267

i got guestlisted for keller williams tonight. i guess that my karma for hooking people up with tickets over the last few years has finally caught up with me :slight_smile:

#8268

Yeah, well if I lived in L.A., and I was going to be breathing hard (like you do when you exercise), I would rather breathe in the air in a gym than the smog cloud that hangs over the city. But that’s just me. Not all of them live in idyllic beach locations like yours, ya know.

Here in Asheville (and even more so in nearby areas that are not in a weather-sheltered valley like Asheville is), we get a lot of different weather. Cloudy days are very common, and so is precipitation in a lot of months. Plus, as much as I love cold weather, doing strenuous exercise (such as hiking) can be rough when you’re inhaling all that 25ËšF air through your nose (like you’re supposed to do when hiking). I got a wicked bad sinus headache recently from hiking in sub-freezing weather.

#8269

Perhaps in downtown… I wouldn’t know. :mrgreen:

However, I am speaking of the folks that live right here by the ocean, where the air quality is actually quite good.

Also, I’m no scientist… but doesn’t the air in the gym come from outside? :think:

#8270

Usually those places have some degree of air conditioning, which means the air is filtered to some small extent. I have no idea if this filters that kind of pollution though.

#8271

^Interesting. I’ve often wondered about that. Like, telling people to avoid radiation by staying indoors. It seems like, especially if you don’t have a/c, it would be the same air.

But, yeah, Edward… I see what you’re saying. I just hate gyms I guess. I’m a gym hater. Amongst other things. :slight_smile:

#8272

The only good part about being at the gym:

#8273

^Your tits are slowing the page down, damn it :slight_smile:

Good morrow.

Up at my usual early bird time on a Saturday. Hoping to accomplish some things this weekend. Makenzie will be with my mom tonight and tomorrow night and of course Holt is working. Last weekend I didn’t do shit because my knee was so sore, but while it"s not 100%, it’s definitely much better. I took it very easy on the exercise this week (only went to the gym once) to give it a chance to heal up, but I’m definitely ready to get back into it so ready or not, let’s do this. Definitely doing yoga today and zumba tomorrow (after a 3 week absence) and lots of cardio and some light weights.

Tomorrow I’m seeing Mike at The Orange Peel. Haven’t seen a show at the peel in forever. They have the largest ceiling fan I’ve ever seen and I end up staring at it all night. If it’s anything like the Page show in 2006, it will be packed as shit for the first hour or so, then by the end of the night, only a couple hundred people will be left…and I will be one of them :slight_smile: I’m pondering making some sort of Mike-themed shirt, but so far I haven’t come up with anything clever enough. I’ve never seen Mike without Phish or The Duo, so I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve listened to very little of his solo stuff other than his album with Leo, so I have fresh ears just waiting to be pissed in!

Should be a good weekend. Hope you all have one equal to or greater!
::hugs::

#8274

Unbelievable. Just as I started this thread this morning at 422am, the phone rang and it was my daughter saying her man was experiencing what he thinks is appendicitis. Have to stop my thoughts and get over there to take him to the hospital.

Maybe finish later…have a great start to the week.

#8275

^Oh wow, I hope he’s alright.

It’s too early, I’m so tired and I don’t wanna go to work. Hopefully it will get better once the sun comes up. At least my work week starts on Sunday so I’ve already got one day down.

Everybody have a good week :slight_smile:

#8276

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#8277

Hope he’s okay, Bill!

Happy Monday.

Sooooo tired. Mike played until 12:45 this morning, so by the time I got home, let the dog out, and settled down enough to fall asleep, it was close to 2 a.m.

The show was pretty good. Can’t beat a Mound encore. I had a good spot in the crowd, but I couldn’t stand the people around me talking over the music and fucking with their phones CONSTANTLY. I truly tried to tune them out, but they were far too much for me. I eventually gave up after an hour of them yelling Phish song titles and yelling at Mike between songs about not letting them “Get a picture” and comments like, “I’ve dropped thousands of dollars on this band. They OWE me” and “Give it up, you’re not Page” in reference to the keys player while he was doing a KILLER ragtime intro.

It really sucks that people are so retarded, but the show was great reguardless which I knew it would be. Mike is so far and above the best solo act of the 4 and I’m glad I had the pleasure of watching him work :slight_smile:

Anywho, I’d like to wish you all a happy Monday. Remember, it only sucks if you let it. Be well, Pa!
::hugs::

#8278

Crazy weather driving to work this morning; first rain then wet snow. Around 34-36F’sh. Which wouldnt be so odd except we were at a 79F high on Friday!

But … the radio played “Ride, Captain Ride” about a minute after the rain changed to snow and that tune got me most of the way to work, and feeling mighty fine fine fine.

Ready for some oPhishal announcement for Watkins Glen (and anything else…) today!! Gimme Gimme Gimmeh!!

#8279

We had a crazy thunder storm yesterday and throughout the night. Cracked the window so I could sleep to the awesome sound of heavy rain and thunder. It was very refreshing.

#8280

Morning Pa’!

I come to you live from the East Coast this morning. Started driving Saturday night and made it all the way to New York. With a good nights sleep, we’re onward and should make it to the Green Mountain State by early this evening!!

I think I might be having more anxiety about this than my mother and thats saying something. I’m just worried about cost of living and whatnot. Everything should be fine right? right.

All you cats here on the East Coast. It’s good to see you. I’m a Nor’Easterner!!!

Have an AWESOME Day!!!

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