Halloween: the Halloweening

despite St. Louis winning the world series, the weekend was still pretty good.

friday night we checked out Pat's new place and dined on sushi in Brooklyn Heights.

saturday heather and i went to the Fairway grocers in Redhook, which is a wonderful day trip from Bushwick. we also watched Shaun of the Dead to kick off the Halloween season. (note: earlier in the week we watched Silence of the Lambs, which was the unofficial start of our Halloween moviefest).

and then yesterday, after watching The Departed (the Scorsese flick, which is really, really good and bloody) we watched Dawn of the Dead while eating Indian food.

this Halloween season is all about Zombies in apartment 8, though we are scheduled to watch a ghost movie on Halloween proper. Next season i think we'll go with the vampire/werefolf motif, with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

Jessica Simpson, Resident Lizard

during my daily you-tubing i came upon the latest jessica simpson music video, during which she sings with such passion that her face became so contorted, i nearly jumped on the Lachey bandwagon. between the lack of talent and the feaux passion in her lip syncing, it makes for a very poor video, you see?

Homeward Bound

We spent last weekend in Boulder, a whirlwind visit to see our wedding venue, taste the menu and meet the staff who will make the big day function (see pic)

It was so, so nice to go back to Colorado, it made me want to stay.

Things that also happend recently:

I found $20 on 15th Street
I lost my new Razr phone in a cab (they of course 'haven't found it')
I attended a taping of Jeopardy at Radio City Music Hall (and much to Jason's chagrin, Alex Trebek was NOT an asshole)
I ate Korean BBQ eel
I enjoyed a visit from a soon-to-be cousin-in-law
I rued the rain
We celebrated Dana's quarter-century mark with Cuban food
I had a cold
The Broncos have been kicking ass


oh and the President completely wiped his ass with 8 centuries of habeus corpus

I'm Very Baffling to my Friends

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Originally uploaded by dimshine.

36 Hours in Queensbury, New York, Redux

I spent another weekend in the place i call hometown, to go to my old high school's homecoming game with a buddy of mine, Ken Liberty. By some fluke of poor planning the Queensbury Spartans were playing the Burnt Hills Spartans, to whom they lost 42-20.

I ran into many old teachers and coaches and was beguiled by their memory of a football season in 1997 that sent we Spartans to the "Dome to Bring the Title Home."*

While much of the high school remains as I had left it, there are new editions and wings and even display cases which showcase the stars from yesteryear who have gone on to some notoriety...

The weekend was just resplendent with fond memories and laughs, updates and train travel along the Hudson River, which is beguiling in and of itself.






*no title was ever brought home.