He's playing all over the place this October/November, including many of your cities. Just go, he's great, you'll love it. I'll refund your money if you don't have a fantastic time*.
http://www.mattnathanson.com/tour
* not really
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Apparently I'm VERY White
Looking over the list of Stuff White People Like, I see a pretty accurate portrait of myself:
. #38 Arrested Development
. #36 Breakfast Places
. #25 David Sedaris
. #24 Wine
. #15 Yoga
. #63 Expensive Sandwiches
There are many more on that list that resonate.
Take a look at the list - how white are you?
Assorted Updates
The last few weeks in Tucson have been pretty chill. Lots of socializing and relaxing. The heat has let up, it's been very nice here. Still looking forward to fall, but the heat could be a lot worse.
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Saw my first tarantula last week. Skip saw it in the driveway and said, "cool!", then hopped out to get a closer look. Me, I stayed in the truck, and possibly locked the door. I did eventually get out to see it, but I stood behind Skip so I could push him in the way if the tarantula busted any moves. Later that night we heard the coyotes howling in the wash. Hello, wild kingdom.
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Another animal related update: the tortoises are in heaven - it's prickly pear fruit season. Although they're covered with horrid fine pricklers, the tortoises go nuts for the fruit from the cactus. Their little mouths are stained red from all the juice:
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This was the total for the car in front of me. The only reason it stopped at $100 is because the gas pump won't go over $100 to protect people from fraudulent credit card use. They probably need to raise that limit.
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Saw my first tarantula last week. Skip saw it in the driveway and said, "cool!", then hopped out to get a closer look. Me, I stayed in the truck, and possibly locked the door. I did eventually get out to see it, but I stood behind Skip so I could push him in the way if the tarantula busted any moves. Later that night we heard the coyotes howling in the wash. Hello, wild kingdom.
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Another animal related update: the tortoises are in heaven - it's prickly pear fruit season. Although they're covered with horrid fine pricklers, the tortoises go nuts for the fruit from the cactus. Their little mouths are stained red from all the juice:
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Since when is an Escalade a compact car?
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____________________________________This was the total for the car in front of me. The only reason it stopped at $100 is because the gas pump won't go over $100 to protect people from fraudulent credit card use. They probably need to raise that limit.
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Mmmmm...nothing like a nice ripe mago.
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I came *this close* to adding an apostrophe. Or crossing off the 's'. The Typo Eradication Advancement League would be disappointed in me. Maybe I'll change it next time I'm there.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
An Old Boyfriend Has Come Back Into My Life
While on this trip to Chicago, I connected with an old dear friend. I knew I was going to see him, but when I did, I was surprised at how my heart jumped.
He was always there for me, except for one dark period in fall 2005 of which we do not speak.
He got me through some tough times, made those long cold Chicago winter nights more bearable. I didn't realize how much I'd missed having him in my life.
It's great to have you back, TiVo.
I don't really know how I could have left you behind for so many months. How sad you must have been, languishing in Scott's closet, unused and unloved for so long. I think you'll love Arizona. Cox Communication has many new channels for you to get to know, I think you'll make some new friends quickly. *sniff* I'll never leave you again.
He was always there for me, except for one dark period in fall 2005 of which we do not speak.
He got me through some tough times, made those long cold Chicago winter nights more bearable. I didn't realize how much I'd missed having him in my life.
It's great to have you back, TiVo.
I don't really know how I could have left you behind for so many months. How sad you must have been, languishing in Scott's closet, unused and unloved for so long. I think you'll love Arizona. Cox Communication has many new channels for you to get to know, I think you'll make some new friends quickly. *sniff* I'll never leave you again.
Friday, August 8, 2008
One Town That Won't Let You Down
Oh, Chicago. How pretty you are with your 80 degree days, clear blue skies, shiny buildings. So lovely to see you again.
Except for those 4 buses that were broken down on Michigan Avenue yesterday, causing the usual traffic snarl.
And your 10.25% sales tax, highest in the nation.
And $4.49 for a gallon of gas.
It's been a quick whirlwind trip through the City of Big Shoulders. I've caught up with friends, visited the temporary office, and have liberated some stuff from storage. A good trip all in all.
While here, I took a few photos of the office building's lobby. Some of you might recall that they filmed the current Batman movie here last summer. They spent 4 months constructing a set in our lobby, filmed for one weekend, and then vanished. Why it took 4 months to build that set, I don't know. Still not sure why they picked this space, but it was fun to see the building in the film.
The space itself is in the mezzanine of the building; in the movie, it was a penthouse apartment. Where the Hyatt ballroom is, in the movie it was only skyline and stars. Bruce and Rachel walked onto the terrace to view the city skyline; I walked out to get the bus. Potato, potahto.
The scenes they filmed were the ones in Bruce's penthouse living area (the bedroom was filmed in a different building). The big fundraiser took place here. I can't find photos of the movie scenes to do exciting before and after shots. FYI, don't Google 'penthouse images' at work. Just a tip.
When Alfred and Rachel are talking, they're in this corner.
This picture shows one of these columns. Fascinating, no!?
Except for those 4 buses that were broken down on Michigan Avenue yesterday, causing the usual traffic snarl.
And your 10.25% sales tax, highest in the nation.
And $4.49 for a gallon of gas.
It's been a quick whirlwind trip through the City of Big Shoulders. I've caught up with friends, visited the temporary office, and have liberated some stuff from storage. A good trip all in all.
While here, I took a few photos of the office building's lobby. Some of you might recall that they filmed the current Batman movie here last summer. They spent 4 months constructing a set in our lobby, filmed for one weekend, and then vanished. Why it took 4 months to build that set, I don't know. Still not sure why they picked this space, but it was fun to see the building in the film.
The space itself is in the mezzanine of the building; in the movie, it was a penthouse apartment. Where the Hyatt ballroom is, in the movie it was only skyline and stars. Bruce and Rachel walked onto the terrace to view the city skyline; I walked out to get the bus. Potato, potahto.
The scenes they filmed were the ones in Bruce's penthouse living area (the bedroom was filmed in a different building). The big fundraiser took place here. I can't find photos of the movie scenes to do exciting before and after shots. FYI, don't Google 'penthouse images' at work. Just a tip.
When Alfred and Rachel are talking, they're in this corner.
This picture shows one of these columns. Fascinating, no!?
Monday, August 4, 2008
Day Trip to Tubac. Also, Planes.
Sunday morning Skip and I headed to Tubac, AZ - "Where Art and History Meet". It was blazing hot, and we were two of oh, maybe 12 people there, so it was kind of deserted. Neither of us is a big shopper, but since the shops and galleries were well air conditioned, we did a lot of browsing. After 45 minutes or so, we called it a day at Tubac. Kind of a bust, but glad I saw it and can cross it off the list.
For lunch we went to the Tubac Golf Club. This is a lovely property, surrounded by mountains and blue skies. A serene place to spend a long weekend even if you don't golf. While having lunch, we spoke to the couple next to us. They moved to Tucson from...any guesses?...that's right, from Chicago. Shocking, isn't it?
Heading back into town, we drove by the Airplane Boneyard. Officially "Davis-Monthan's AMARG Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group", it's one of the places the military stores planes when they are taken out of service. It was amazing, I can't imagine the billions of dollars in equipment sitting in those fields. There are some great photos here. In searching for those photos, I just discovered that the Pima Air and Space museum gives tours of the Boneyard - I am so doing that!
For lunch we went to the Tubac Golf Club. This is a lovely property, surrounded by mountains and blue skies. A serene place to spend a long weekend even if you don't golf. While having lunch, we spoke to the couple next to us. They moved to Tucson from...any guesses?...that's right, from Chicago. Shocking, isn't it?
Heading back into town, we drove by the Airplane Boneyard. Officially "Davis-Monthan's AMARG Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group", it's one of the places the military stores planes when they are taken out of service. It was amazing, I can't imagine the billions of dollars in equipment sitting in those fields. There are some great photos here. In searching for those photos, I just discovered that the Pima Air and Space museum gives tours of the Boneyard - I am so doing that!
Quick Quiz: Where do YOU think I was this weekend?
Take a look at these photos:
Where do you think they were taken?
A) Colorado
B) Napa Valley
C) Reims, France
D) Southern Arizona Wine Country
Believe me, I'm as shocked as you are to see that there is land like this in southern Arizona. Just a few miles off the I-10, we entered wine country. Man, it was gorgeous. I kept saying, "I can't believe I'm still in Arizona." Southern AZ is unusually green right now, so this was pretty trippy to see. Also trippy - most of the wines were actually pretty good. Never would have guessed that.
The reason for the trip was Sonoita's Wine Harvest celebration. While at the harvest fete, we sampled wines, had some food, petted some horses, and stomped some grapes. While in my head the grape stomping was going to be more of a head to head stompin' competition with several tubs lined up next to each other, it was sadly pretty lame. Each team got in the same vat one after the other, and the judging was on style and sassiness, not pure grape stomping aptitude. Oh well, we had fun doing it and none of us slipped into the slushy sticky muck (easier said than done).
All in all, a great day in Arizona.
The bin in which we stomped grapes. Not exactly what I had in mind.
A great example of Arizona weather - sunny on the left, rainy on the right, biker in the middle.
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