I had concerts two weekends in a row, so here's the former one. ;) My mailed tickets arrived, possibly *the day* before the show, to my relief and joy. Returned some ticket karma and set out in the light rain to get in line a bit before 4. The line wasn't bad at all, but confusion with the *hard* tickets and many various staffers (hey, these are VIP tickets, you're at the wrong entrance! These aren't VIP. *Very* good news, but I want to double-check. Okay, now you need wristbands you never got because the first dude thought you were VIP. Wait here for ages...20 min? idek.) had us get kind of a so-so spot. There were annoying drunk guys, but whatever, they also provided some lols. "That's a hella high belly button." <--dude responding to the most disruptive drunk dude, who'd lifted up his shirt because it was v. hot. His belly button WAS way "too" high-up, btw.

I liked Atmosphere more than I'd expected to. They had kind of an old-school rap style that spoke to me, plus all the dorktastic Minneapolis references and the crowd really into it.

Imagine Dragons were much fun, and OMG, WITH OR WITHOUT YOU. I attempted to record it, which entailed jumping up onto the barricade at our backs, holding on with difficulty with *two* arms, but if using the camera, just one arm was available so it was that much harder. The strength training was the only way I could see though, except if you count a sometimes-view of the screen.

Pics and vids

O_O I just turned on Tweety and he's interviewing right-wing INSANE PEOPLE. The dude in the studio is more insane than the "guy on the street" (I assume he's at one of the at least two gun rallies [commemorating the OKC bombing?!] at/near D.C. today).

Oh here, I'll see if it'll embed. And I'll have to watch the whole thing. O_o

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here's where I came in, for maximum craziness (wow they let you edit your embedded clips!):

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A. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
B. Tag seven people to do the same.
C. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it."

I'm going to limit these to non-deprecating ones, mmkay?

-I have to pick bread/toast up in my right hand to spread something on it w/the left.
-I rest my face (chin/mouthish area) on the backside of my fingers frequently, not just as habit, but because I like the smell of some soaps. It's hard to remember not to do it when hands are stinky for some reason, but I'm reminded pretty quickly (yuck).
-I naturally tend to trust new people but not believe them until proven true/false
-I love nature but would probably feel like dying if forced to live in it
-I NEED gum at concerts. NEEEED. Some people don't understand this. Um, it's an obvious truth for me? (kinda like, "you need to put shoes on to go outside.")
-I'm bothered by people chewing with their mouths open, and/or chewing audibly. SHUT IT. I know it's common politeness anyway, but it can be extremely grating to me. I'm sure I've pissed off my two aunts over the years telling cousins to shut their mouths. :/
-I think grey hair can turn a "good-looking" man into a HOT one.

Not gonna tag 'cause half my f-list doesn't read my lj posts, and rarely does someone do a meme I've posted.

[Hopefully] halfway done with my nonwalking time...!

So the Packers game yesterday was the ultimate football game. SNOW! Sun at the beginning, gradually moving to thick, fast snowfall, where people slid three yards after getting tackled. Goood times! 42-20.

And now we root HARD for the Giants so the Packers get to host them next week instead of going to Dallas. We don't want to go to Dallas again, nooo. Come on, Giants, you looked good the last couple weeks, you *can* do it...and maybe Jessica Simpson will be there again to jinx Tony Romo!

The Chargers just beat the Colts in an exciting game. I was kinda rooting for them (as my surrogate "home" team), but in the big picture, rooting for the Colts since they probably have a better chance of beating the Patriots. Oh man, can the Chargers beat the Patriots? :/ Bellicheck bugs the hell out of me. Don't want them in the Super Bowl. Zzzzap!

Interesting in the first half, when the Rams were scoring ahead of each responding Packer score, slow in the second, when no one did anything most of the time, with the Packers scoring now and then just for fun. Final, 33-14.

Blackmon is a hard hitter. I'm continually amused by the way commentators sometimes call him "Black-man". Anyway, he did great on Special Teams today. They were working on both of Woodson's knees on the sideline at one point, but he played (excellently) the whole game, as did Nick Barnett--and they're just the standouts on defense. On offense, the achievements were spread around more than usual. It's the norm for several Packer receivers to get the ball in a game, but today it just seemed a truly (ego-free) team effort on the offense.

Favre got that last big record, for passing yards (60-something thousand, which they helpfully told us was nearly 35 miles), breaking Dan Marino's record, and they showed a couple fun Packer fan signs ("Sorry[,] Dan" and the other said something similar with a cute/sad frowny face at the end). At the end of the game, they spoke to Brett briefly (asking if he'd planned/wanted the record-breaking pass to go to Donald Driver; he'd wanted to give Driver a chance at it), and ol' Smooth Skin snuck up behind him and smacked/hit/pinched/SOMETHINGed him on the ass (twice)! Ahaha, good times.

Aaaaand we're at 12-2!

Well, the Cowboys won, but it was pretty close, considering the good players who were injured & didn't play at all (Woodson, who's a key defender, and KGB, who's pretty reliable) and the fact that Brett Favre was injured(!!) in the first half and didn't return to the game (his right arm was hit and they reported that his hand/fingers were numb afterwards, whatever that means...nerve-related?). Aaron Rogers did as well as he did in the preseason as backup QB, completing plenty of passes, running for a couple of first downs, and getting his first regular-season TD pass. He brought the Packers to within a field goal of the Cowboys, but it wasn't enough. There were at least three bad ref calls and a few iffy ones as well (the biggest being that pass interference call in the 4th quarter that could easily have been ruled that the players' feet tangled together. The ref who was standing right there called it merely "incomplete" but some other ref decided it was interference). Come on, refs, this is the *NFC*--you're supposed to prove you're not rooting for the home team! ;)

Good Packer things...

--rookie Ryan Grant *running* 20 or 30 yards for a TD. He ran right through the defensive linemen and (seemingly) no one was even IN the secondary to stop him!

--cool defensive action, such as tackling the receivers twice in a row behind the line of scrimmage, bringing up 3rd and 19, and then...

--a defender encouraging the crowd to get loud, causing Tony Romo to unsuccessfully try to quiet them again, unable to hear the play, and resulting in a delay of game (*snicker*). (*sigh*, followed by a long pass to TO for a 1st down)

--random act of referee kindness (wtf?/wow!): A ref helped Aaron Kampman up after he'd gotten thisclose to sacking Tony Romo.

--and, of course, this. my comment to stormi:

HOLY SHIT WTH HOW DID THAT *HAPPEN*?!?!?!?!

TO had a TD pass in his arms in the middle of the endzone and it somehow popped out of his arms for no reason at all and Al Harris caught it!!! He was tackled in the endzone so they'll get the ball at the 20. THE COWBOYS SHOULD'VE SCORED THERE BUT NO POINTS FOR THEM, omg. If the Packers can score in any way right now the game'll be tied or they'll be ahead for the first time. !!!!

The Packers didn't score that time, but the Cowboys did on their next possession, bringing their lead back to 10 points. The Packers then got a FG, but then so did the Cowboys, and with under 2 min left and no timeouts, the Packers couldn't score again, so that's where the game ended up, 37-27, Cowboys.

Well hey, I didn't *expect* the Packers to win, but of course I didn't expect them to lose either. ;) There's nothing wrong with 10-2 either. Here's hoping Favre's better by next Sunday. He's got three extra days, so that's good. He spent the rest of the first half with his helmet still on, as if he could return at any time, but it was clear after halftime he wasn't returning tonight. My hopes are high--if he can play right after dislocating his right thumb, he can play through almost anything.

I'll try to come up with interesting things to say about this shutout game (other than, "HA-ha, Vikings!"). It was the first time the Packers shut out an opponent since 2002, and the first time the Vikings were shut out since 1991. The Lambeau refs even laid off the Packers today, only calling a handful of penalties on them, and no big or iffy ones. They even called the *Vikings* on pass interference! (the head ref's accent made him say "interfurrence") Favre got knocked on the back of the head and was woozy afterward, ack. But he seemed fine soon after.

My (good) uncle came over and watched with us. He's a typical Vikings fan (fair-weather) so he wasn't too bothered by them losing ("If [they] didn't have a good running back, what would be the point of even watching?").

Final score, 34-0.

While Favre sometimes picks up 'Smooth Skin' (#80) after a TD, Driver decided to mix it up a bit this time and not only picked Brett up, but spun him around and around.

8-1. I can't believe it...!

Legal wolf hunting begins this winter.
How despicable! I'm surprised it isn't even pressure from ranchers (who, btw, are REIMBURSED by the government for any animals killed by wolves), but by...elk hunters? Wolves, like ALL predators, kill the weak elk. Hey hunters, do you really *want* to eat a diseased or old elk? How 'bout a baby elk?


I reworded their pre-written letter and sent it in. Then I made the mistake of clicking on "Oceans" under "other campaigns" and am kind of sickened by jogging my memory about the sonar testing & whales. :/ What the fuck is WRONG with people? Don't you have enough decency to not feel OK with killing animals who are actually *intelligent* and pose no threat to us? You don't shoot off blasts of 200+ decibles at *humans*.

It's almost that special month...
According to our patron saint Linus VanPelt, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the most sincere pumpkin patch on halloween and then flies through the air to deliver toys to all the good little children in the world.

To commemorate this glorious holiday occasion, the Great Pumpkin Icon MeMe of 2007 has been created.

1. Take your default icon and doodle a pumpkin on it.
2. Copy and Paste this description in your livejournal so others can do it
3. Wait in your pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin on Oct 31. :D

So this Senator from Idaho wanted some hot manaction in my airport's bathroom.
'According to the arrest report cited by Roll Call, Craig tapped his right foot, which the officer said he recognized "as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct."
...
Last fall, Craig's office publicly denied assertions by Internet blogger Mike Rogers that the senator is gay. Craig's office dismissed speculation about the senator's sexuality as "completely ridiculous."'
Great stuff.

EDIT--Oh man, it gets better.
'The report goes on to say, "The presence of others did not seem to deter Craig as he moved his right foot so that it touched the side of my left foot which was within my stall area." When the police interviewed him later, the senator said that "he has a wide stance when going to the bathroom" and that was why his foot may have touched the officer's...'
...from the 360 blog