Monday, March 31, 2003
Update
I'm going for the Gusto and upgrading...I apparantly am a little rusty with 9.2 and don't remember shit about it. will miss the slide puzzle though.
it's a BLUEBERRY!!
please welcome my new baby to the world, a blueberry iBook! she's a little pokey compared to sooz's iBook, but dammit, she LOOKS cool! and this is her first samorama post...she needs a name, and I'm still debating upgrading her to Jaguar...it's kinda fun using OS 9.2 for a bit...nothing like being greeted by a smiling mac classic when you power up!
New Merch!
You've been begging for new merchandise...here it is! Enjoy such new things as this Kung Pow Foursome winter/spring tour tshirt, heart thong and more! Whee! just click on
shop-o-rama over there on the right.
Sunday, March 30, 2003
And in other flashback news...
Jay Jr. was in the store tonite! He was visiting a friend in Chicago...at first I'm like huh? who are you? then he's like "Jay Jr.!" (he bought the
Anodyne reissue). Jay, we miss you here!
Flashback!
Wow. My best friend from back home (patti) calls me at 1 in the morning...we used to like stay up all night on the phone in junior high talking about absolutely nothing. We didn't have cordless phones back then, so we would make each other hold on while we ran to the kitchen for snacks. And I would put the phone up to the speaker for her to hear songs, most of which I don't think she liked since I was into like R.E.M. and Crowded House and she was into Poison and Skid Row. Tonite though, i sent her the Mp3 of Leonard Nimoy singing "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins". The more things change the more they stay the same.
Saturday, March 29, 2003
Quote of the day pt 2
he irks me
and im not easily irkable
is irkable a word?
~craig
that's almost a haiku!
Quote of the Day
"wow, i thought i was blonde. apparently not." ~alison
Friday, March 28, 2003
What's going on around here?
Vinnie is back in hiding...for now. I'd expect more from him later. uh, I had something to post, but I don't remember. woohoo Friday nite!
My future husband!
Hooray Jason Lee is on Carson Daly. Why do I always post about the Carson Daly show. OH FUCK HE'S ENGAGED!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :(
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Top Ten Things I Have Lost While Drunk
1.virginity
2.balance
3.Umbrella
4.Gloves/mittens
5.friends
6.hat
7. way home
8.tamales
9.mind
10.money
I still want the mittens back :(
:(
sigur ros is on Carson Daly's late nite show. I have their first album, but I think I am deciding I don't like music that bums me out. this one damn song has me all depressed. I guess there's a time and a place for it. Like the first time I saw Godspeed You Black Emporer! and wanted to kill myself. I mean, I guess that's a sign that the music is good, if it can affect you that much. Willard Grant Conspiracy did that to me as well. I dunno, I guess I just don't want to pay $12 to be sad.
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Quote of the Day
"I haven't been this excited since I made your phone guess I was Tootie" ~Matt
Anyhoot
I'm dead tired. not much sleep last nite, i should be catching up now. i hate it when chunks of my nite are missing from my memory and it just sort of slowly comes back to you piece by piece with the assistance of others who were there. actually, maybe it isnt that bad.
Sam-o-rama shall soon have it's own new used POS that's not too POS-y. A lovely classic blueberry iBook. Yes, I shall somehow deal with the damn upside down Apple.
i miss sooz. a LOT. i think i miss sleep more. I shall now try to reaccquaint myself with it.
Still testing...
dumb techy problems you probably don't notice.
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
testing...
please stand by
it's cold again!
what's up with the weather? :(
Monday, March 24, 2003
WOOOOOOOOOO!
it's 73 degrees out!
Quote of the Day
"Even though he has a unibrow?" ~Miguel
Life goes on!
I took these lovely pictures of the lovely Jason Molina of Songs:Ohia tonite and they just aren't there now. But the show was great. I love anyone who gets on the stage, tells them to turn the lights off, plays for an hour and fucks encores. And I'm dunk to boot! I must say it was nice hanging with Clare again...I miss her!
Sunday, March 23, 2003
S-s-s-Saturday Niiiight!
...about as eventful as Friday nite. :)
Saturday, March 22, 2003
Friday Fucking Night!
Sooz and I partied and ate chinese food and spumoni. WOOOOOOOOOO!
Friday, March 21, 2003
dumbasses
"Protesters" started throwing stuff at my Starbucks last nite (I was actually working at a different store). What the hell does Bush and this war have to do with a corporate coffee shop?
Thursday, March 20, 2003
well hmm
Now playing won't update. damn that. uh not up to much since last posting...worked from 5am til 10pm last nite which wasn't that awful. I wouldn't want to do it every day though.
Sunday is chic-a-go-go @ Schuba's @ 4, then that nite is Songs:Ohia. S:O on chic-a-go-go would be more fun though. hard to dance to perhaps.
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
Quote of the Day
"Look at the legendary way I break down boxes." ~matt
The worse thing about monday nites are the Tuesday mornings afterwards
Started out with Sooz and Theresa at Shenanigans for a few songs from the Jayhawks. Odd place for a Jayhawks show...i thought there might be trouble when we showed up and it looked like a scene from Animal House, but all was good.
Went to Silver Cloud for dinner and more drinking...they played the Bush speech but we kinda ignored it and had a good time.
Then the Hideout...I was already wasted by the time we got there...so of course I kept drinking. Twas an great nite though, lots of good music and socializing, and boozing til 4am. I lost some buttons though. LeRoy ended up with the one and only samorama.com button in existence...had something to do with O'Rama being an Irish name. He'll probably sell it on ebay to take care of that credit card debt.
Sunday, March 16, 2003
mmm scrummy shephards pie
Whee happy saint patricks day! sooz has gotten me all dunk and bloated and we are now singing along with the rock n roll hall of fame thingy on vh-1. damn, our harmonies put the righteous brothers to shame. we are the righteous sisters. right on.
war...still bad
though thankfully the protest was across the street from old navy...lots of shopping protesters...
war...still bad
though thankfully the protest was across the street from old navy...lots of shopping protesters...
Friday, March 14, 2003
I'm alive!
Just not much time to post. LOVING working at Planet of Sound! but, duh! Got tickets for DeKalb (wilco that is)...taking it easy this weekend besides LOTS of working, but Monday should be a ton o fun.
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
good morning!
not much to report here, still recovering...aye carumba! with two jobs and some wilco goodness coming up i don't know when I'm gonna get any rest! better than lying in my bed with the kitties hatching an escape plan though.
i REALLY need to rest up for St. Patricks day, Monday...not to mention the celebration of it this Saturday.
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
A progression on a Monday nite at the Hideout...
I decided since we are all going to die anyway we should have fun. and get drunk. so we did. I don't remember a whole lot...a guy from SF coming up to me saying he saw me there...WEIRD! told Ed he was partly responsible for me getting my new job... He read an amazing letter to MBNA thanking them for a credit card offer. uh...anything else?
Me drunkenly rambling in bed afterwards...
audblog audio post
Monday, March 10, 2003
however...
hiding in bed with a couple kitties and a sock monkey certainly makes one feel better.
and the hideout tonite with Ed and LeRoy!
Thanks for the nightmares, W.
So I'm minding my own business watching Celebrity Justice last nite, and this commercial comes on with these emergency workers telling me I should have an emergency plan. they don't quite tell you for what...yr just supposed to assume something bad is going to happen. It directs you to this
most helpful website. While I certainly do not wish anyone dead, I hope George W. get trapped in a bunker with lots of food so he doesn't suffer. Just so we don't have to deal with him. I hope the secret service doesn't read this, but then again I hope they do.
Sunday, March 09, 2003
The on filmore experience...
I was called a smartass after this one ;) I was also given some drumming tips by glenn along the lines of: "Learn to twirl your sticks" and "Just listen to Velvet Underground records."
...cool!
audblog audio post
Saturday, March 08, 2003
Friday, March 07, 2003
What's that audblog thing about, anyway?
it enables me to call a number on my cellphone and talk and it posts it! wow, now if only i wasnt sitting on the couch with a kitty on my lap it might be way more interesting.
blah blah blah
not much going on. typing with kitty on lap is fun.
Thursday, March 06, 2003
Blab Happy!!
CTA sets cellular plan for subways
By Jon Hilkevitch
Chicago's subway system, an 11.4-mile-long Cellular-Free Zone, may soon become a rolling gabfest.
The CTA board approved an $11.2 million contract Wednesday for a Libertyville company to install a wireless communication system in the subway tunnels on the Red and Blue Lines.
CTA President Frank Kruesi, who uses his cell phone daily while riding on elevated trains, acknowledged the deal was "a mixed blessing, but overall a positive amenity."
The subway tunnels, built in the 1940s, were one of the last refuges from a blab-happy society that feeds on unlimited free minutes of telephone time.
Wednesday, March 05, 2003
Well I'll Be!
Looks like I'm gonna be working at Laurie's Planet of Sound! What about the coffee, you ask? we shall see...you
know I've always wanted to work in a (GOOD) record store!
Record stores are still listed under "Records" in the Chicago phone book. I wonder how many people go to Coconuts for records...
We are here, part 12
Let it snow, etc
what's up with all the snow in MARCH!? weird, but beautiful I guess.
I've been laying low, practicing the drumming ;) gearing up for a couple shows this weekend..50ft Queenie if they're not on too early and On Filmore with Boxstep and Azita (whom I know nothing about) this Saturday...(consider yrself warned if you ever set that bookmark like i recommended :P)
Tuesday, March 04, 2003
...Heavy snow warning through Wednesday morning...
It's about damn time!!
A winter storm will move Northeast across the Ohio valley tonight
and Wednesday. Snow has begun across Northwest Illinois this
afternoon and will spread Southeast across the remainder of Northern
Illinois early this evening.
The snow will Increase in intensity through the evening hours with
moderate to heavy snow by late this evening...Continuing into early
Wednesday morning. The snow will end from West to East across
Northern Illinois during the morning hours Wednesday. Total snowfall
accumulations of 6 to 10 inches...With a few isolated higher
amounts...Can be expected from La Salle...Grundy and will counties
North to the Illinois Wisconsin border...Including the Chicago and
Rockford metro areas. A band of 4 to 8 inches can be expected across
Livingston and Kankakee counties in Illinois and lake and Porter
counties in Northwest Indiana.
In addition to the heavy snow...North winds 10 to 20 mph with some
higher gusts...May cause blowing and drifting snow Wednesday morning.
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations.
travel is not recommended tonight. If you must travel...Slow down
and leave extra time to Reach your destination. Exercise your winter
safety rules...Keep an extra flashlight...Food...And water in your
car in case of emergency.
Stay tuned to noaa weather radio and other local Media for further
details or updates.
Monday, March 03, 2003
so THAT's what Pulaski day is all about...
I was greeted with a shower of silly string upon returning from work...Amelia was so scared of me afterwards she didn't want to come back in!
Still debating the Hideout tonite...it's kinda snowy.
And I know I have a perfectly good job, but the opportunity has arisen for me to work my dream retail job...uh, besides that Hello Kitty one I had...interview tommorow, stay tuned for details...
Sunday, March 02, 2003
I'm going overboard with this drumming thing
I bought a real snare drum...hell, did I even spell "drumming" correctly?
Saturday, March 01, 2003
Heavy Metal Drummer
Teen Recipes had our first practice today. Not bad, considering I got my first drum kit only three hours before our first practice...Stay tuned for the band photo.
samorama, certified food safety manager
It's true. I am a card carrying certified food safety manager according to the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals. Ask to see my card.
We had a wild Friday, starting at the Hideout where I sang Poison's "Talk Dirty To Me" accompanied by a live band. Sooz and Amelia then picked Theresa and I up and we went to various stores! wahoo! came home and played playstation and uno...stay tuned for more fun!!
