Good Morning Oh Kee Pa (Part 1)

Non-Phish General
#11361

A fine bit of knowledge. I mean, I have things pretty good now but I’m single and I do sometimes want to scratch that itch but I wonder how much a potential mate would try to pull me from enjoying the things I love…I’d have to find a gal who is into many of the things I am which is pretty rare and likely why I’m still single. It’s a selfish way to live but at the same time, if things are pretty good now, why would I want to change them. And yeah, the need to “get off” is quite powerful…it amazes me how many dude are so obsessed with booty and spend SO much time chasing it…I mean the payoff can NOT be worth all the work they put into it. But I suppose it’s a nice hobby.

As for family, sometimes it helps to treat them like strangers. I always notice that I go out of my way to be super polite to waitresses and service people and other folks…but then I don’t exchange the same courtesy to my family. I always try to remember that. Though, easier said than done.

#11362

The power of horn shalt not be underestimated. Many would gladly give their lives for it. Some turn to drugs to quell its heat. Others simply buy it.

^true enough, its always harder to treat family with the same kindness. Instead of “I hope it gets better for you” it’s “Shut the fuck up I’m trying to read!!” lol?

#11363

Your concern becomes a non-issue when your potential mate becomes the “thing you love”. And if you are the “thing she loves”, then she will insure that you have all of those other things that are also important to you. Giving in to love requires a huge leap of faith for the two to truly become one, but when it works, there’s nothing like it. When it doesn’t, there’s also nothing like it.

Happy Hump Day for those employed on a five day work week. For those of us who are not, happy Wednesday.

Today is Wednesdays with Papa, and I think I’m taking Jaime to his inline facility this afternoon. I want to see what he can do with his scooter and have him begin explaining to me what exactly that is. He’s very interested in this and getting good at it to the point where he’s posting videos to attract sponsorships from product manufacturers.

Should be fun.

#11364

Wise words from the Sage. I teared up a bit reading this.

#11365

:yawn:

I still haven’t fully gotten back on track after last weekend’s shenanigans. I haven’t tried to hard because I’m leaving again tomorrow morning for Deer Creek, but I really need a good night’s sleep tonight. And chances are I won’t get it. Not a good way to start a three-night run. I feel old. ::pours coffee::

#11366

^ yea, the recovery from Star Lake & Blossom was tough for me as well. Alas, after 2 straight nights of 8hrs sleep, I’m almost back to full form. Unlike Doug, I’ve got another week to rejuve for my next run of shows (JB -> SPAC). Five shows in 6 days will be a challenge; I’m definitely up for it though :slight_smile:

#11367

^Lack of sleep is the sole reason I couldn’t go this weekend :frowning: I haven’t been able to stay asleep for more than a couple of solid hours for several months now and even if I get 6 total hours of sleep, it feels like I haven’t slept at all. I decided on Friday that I was going to go big and hit Star Lake and Blossom. I got someone to work for me on Monday, ok’ed it with Holt, and had high hopes for leaving at 8 am for PA on Saturday. Alas Friday night yielded 4 splotched together hours of sleep and when my alarm went off at 7:30, I knew there was no way I could make the 8.5 hour drive without falling asleep within an hour or two. I was so exhausted all day long so I know I made the safest decision…albeit the most upsetting one because I REALLY wanted to undertake one last impromptu solo Phish mission before becoming a mom again. I’d felt relatively rested most mornings last week, so I thought things might work out. Of course when I needed to get enough rest, shit goes way wrong. I knew it was a possiblilty and even told Willbreathes that my final decision would be contingent on how I slept. Looks like I missed out on quite a time :frowning: I was so pissed off at my sleep patterns all day Saturday that I purchased a body pillow, a sleep mask blindfold thingy and utilized the box fan that my husband insisted he couldn’t deal with…which he can. Saturday night, I slept like a fucking baby! A day late and a dollar short, I suppose.

Good morning kiddies. Gearing up for a beautiful 2 hour drive through Lake Fontana and the mountains for a single chest x-ray. I love these days. This x-ray alone will eat up 4 hours of my day minimum and I’ll probably get more added to me in the relative vacinity as the day goes by. If I’m lucky, I won’t be in the office at all today. The weather is gorgeous for a drive!

Hope you have an excellent day~
Peas

#11368

I definitely get this. I just haven’t met a person that made me feel like that yet…I’m sure I’ll know when it happens. I’m probably too picky. :mrgreen:

Well I locked in my summer concerts with some purchases yesterday. I got Santana on July 15th and Iron Maiden/Alice Cooper on July 18th. I tried to get DMB on the 10th but it was sold out. So I looked at stubhub which was silly because that site is basically just “scalperhub” at this point…nothing available for less than $100. So I jumped on Craig’s List and saw an offer for a lawn for face value. I e-mailed my work number and the dude called around 6pm. Turns out he was cool with meeting in person for it (I definitely didn’t want to do it via mail or whatever to avoid screwjobs) and it turns out he picked a mall that’s 15 minutes from home which was nice. We met in front of a random store (he seemed to be the normal ‘Head type) there and I got my DMB ticket.

(Don’t worry, I’ll pause so you can all grumble about DMB suckiness…………………………………………….okay, good)

He said the scalping is worse these days because I guess Ticketbastard is scaling the pricing of tickets based on demand as the sale goes on…so it’s better for scalpers to buy up tickets in bulk right when they’re on sale at the start because that’s when they’re cheapest. So they’ve made the scalping issue worse. Great job, TM.

But, hey, I’d never tried the Craig’s List method before but it was great and I met a dude who didn’t want to overcharge and got the whole thing done in a day. Happy times.

#11369

Mornin!

Loves to you all!

The scamper begins, trying to get to DC night 1 in time! Here goes nothing!

Be well!

#11370

Good morning sirs and madams. Went to trivia at a bar last night. I think we came in third overall, which isn’t bad, but I was in it to win it. Alas, I will try again next week. After trivia, we went over to another bar having karaoke, which I did for the first time ever in public (which basically consisted of me and my friends in the back of the bar). I always thought if I ever did karaoke, it would be because I was trashed, but I was very sober and it was tremendous fun. I eased in with “Spirit in the Sky” and “Shiny Happy People” with another person then did my solo song, which was “Loves me like a rock” by Paul Simon. They actually had one Phish song, Heavy Things, in the book. I signed up for it first, but he didn’t have it in his computer. I can’t imagine why. People MUST be demanding to sing it on a regular basis.

Looking beeeyoutiful out of doors. Going to lunch with my sister and then some running around. See you later!

#11371

^Love Karaoke. It’s the Asian within.

#11372

My last Karaoke outing may have been my LAST. Me and two friends, falling down drunk, on stage in front of at least 500 people after slipping the DJ a $50 to let us sing the Beatles “Yer Blues”.

So three guys who can’t see straight and couldn’t hit a note to save their live are belting out “I’m lonely…wanna die”, in front of the busiest bar in Regina on a Saturday night. There were a bunch of huge guys waiting to kick our asses as soon as we got off that stage, but luckily we had some even bigger guys there, including an NHL player, who had our backs. Anyway, my theory is, I can’t do Karaoke without offending almost everyone in the room, so those days are behind me now.

Unless we’re gonna do a late night Karaoke sesh in Denver. At least that way there is no way it will get back to me at work on Monday.

My morning has been a gong show so far. Too many jobs going on, and too much work to bid. It’s windy as shit and a huge tree just fell over on our street. Luckily no one was hurt and somehow no one was parked under this tree. I just want to see a tornado already. We’ve had so many tornado warnings lately, but I have never seen a tornado, and I know it’s probably a “careful what you wish for” type thing, but dammit I’ve got insurance, bring it on.

#11373

Hmmm… :think:

#11374

Can I assume everyone in Canada has at least one friend in the NHL?

#11375

^ yes, yes you can.

^^ We’ve just gotta find a little Chinese restaurant that will let us in there after midnight. I don’t know how it works down there, but almost every chinese restaurant here doubles as a karaoke bar at night.

#11376

^ I told you; it’s the Asian within. The love for Karaoke is embedded in our DNA.

And I’m a purebred.

#11377

After you hear me sing “Let’s Get it On” you’re gonna never want to spend money on Phish shows ever again. You’ll just be trolling karaoke bars for the rest of your life hoping to get one more taste of that sweet, dooj goodness. :wave:

#11378

Spent two hours yesterday afternoon watching Jaime and some of his friends scooter, board and bike at an incline facility that we helped pay his membership at. Best money we ever spent. He’s (and most of the kids there) are so into it because the place is really very well architected for the different types of vehicles. Typically his mom and his friends mom will drop them off at two in the afternoon and they’ll be there sometimes until ten. They’ll pack a lunch and drinks, and because the membership is paid up until December, they won’t spend a dime unless they need parts for their scooters.

Jaime and his friends are decent enough, but there was an older teen practicing on a BMX bike who was really putting on a show. And what seemed great is that the regulars all know each other and help one another out. Didn’t seem to be any aggression or cliques or anything like that, and Jaime confirmed it when I talked to afterward. Obviously I was very impressed.

Hot weather moving our way over the weekend. Seems to already be in the midwest. Am running around this morning making sure everything gets a good dousing of water before it gets really difficult to hydrate the growing things.

Have a great almost the weekend.

#11379

Mornin’ dudes. Got a gig tonight w/the band, and then a well paying solo gig tomorrow night, covering my brother’s gig … then the weekend is pretty open I think. Hot though, yeah.

I don’t think I’ll be throwing discs, or drinking beers, or much of anything besides refocusing on Important Shit, as my life needs some maintenance. Laundry, groceries, moving giant piles of random things from where they’ve sat for way too long and evicting their inanimate ass.

Still listening to way too much Queensryche … though I nabbed the debut EP and their two best albums (not arguably, I will win if it comes to this :angel: ) on vinyl, all for $13.99. Sometimes ebay rules. I realized I gave my best QR CDs to my oldest kid, so that kinda justified teh vinyl purchase in my head. Also I’m taking a hiatus from drinking beers all the time, so that’s a $avings at least.

Hope everyone is feeling good today, why not.

#11380

Phish today again. That’s sweet. Phish today in 100+ degree weather. That is not sweet.