Sweet goodness, it has been a long time. Man this has got to stop. I mean, my long leaves of absence. Not the internet. Well, some parts of the internet...maybe.
So, I have been busy. School, work, trying to make a long distance relationship work, missing family in the Midwest like crazy, making beer, drinking beer, my goodness it is all so much.
Hope you have been enjoying yourself in the meantime.
I saw Agent Orange and Guttermouth (whose videos are odd to watch as compared to seeing them play live, video fails to capture their true magic and essence) at The Shakedown in Bellingham. What a great show that was. Loud, fast punk with "dancing" that was physical enough that I backed away, least I fall and break a hip. I am getting old, time is a bitch.
My ears hurt and were partially impaired for at least a day after that show, as they ought to have. A great show indeed.
Then I got to see The Joy Formidable play at The Neptune Theater in Seattle. I did bring some earplugs as I have seen TJF before and they get loud. Such a great band, and I can't recommend them highly enough.
Sadly, I had no camera to document these events.
I have been cooking a little, but as busy broke college student it is hard not to make the pasta with tuna and salsa or grab a slice and pint at the bar, because it is easy and even though cheese will do a number on me I am just lazy sometimes, okay?
Good news is, I miss this thing, this poor substitute for paper internet blog thing. I miss typing and trying to, with limited success, convey my experience, thoughts and whatnot to others. Why? Because this is the only reason, or a very large reason, for living a good life. Giving back and contributing to others.
I recently went to a trivia night with two very drunk and competitive friends. I was there for for a break from the stress of my life than to win anything, and the baseball game highlights were on also so I was passively playing. We ended up in a tie for third place and we had to have a trivia showdown with them. The rules were simple, you had to raise your hand then say the answer. Once you raised your hand, you could not confer with your team for the answer but had to answer. If you got the answer wrong, the other team gets a chance to win the point and thus the showdown as first to answer one answer correctly wins third place.
So, apparently all the team members were either a) not bright or b) drunk, or both. I was and am both. All the time.
This goes on for about 3 questions, and my two companions haphazardly raise their hands without truly knowing the answer because, like I said, the are competitive. Then the other team answers a question that I can't believe they missed. The question was "Name the metal with the lowest melting point". The girl on the other team said "Gold", which was wrong and I answered the right answer.
I knew this answer was correct, because it was taught to me many years ago by my uncle. In fact, many things I have learned from him; how to change the brakes and oil on my car, how to shoot a gun, how heavy lead is, the best defensive position in a building, and what metal has the lowest melting point.
It is mercury (it is liquid at room temp!).
While I like the Metal Men, and my love of comics may have had a role in my knowing the answer, I maintain that my uncle is to take credit for my knowing the correct answer.
Check out this video about Magic Mercury. Vaporized mercury sounds scary as hell.
Also, why aren't comics informational like this anymore?
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