Monday, May 30, 2005
Whirlwind Weekend
Sorry for not updating sooner, but I've had a very busy weekend. Not "hard work" busy but fun busy. I went up to my hometown on Friday to hang out with a bunch of friends, including Jason who is moving to Florida very soon. In between the jokes and levity we started to talk seriously about my need for a laptop computer. My computer has served me well but it has two serious drawbacks: it is five years old (positively ancient by computer standards) and it weighs a ton, especially the 19" monitor. Not exactly something I can haul with me on an international flight. I was told that the best prices around are on eBay and I found some pretty good looking deals. I put a number of systems on my watchlist and moved on.
Saturday we all came into Brooklyn to hang out with my friend Mike and record more music. This was the first time that six of us were all together at the same time in months. We were able to hang out and get a lot of audio work done. Having consulted my doctor, I got the green light to resume consumption of alcohol. I began the night with a 22 oz. bottle of Steel Reserve and later had a few Molson's. I got a buzz going pretty quickly but I never got crazy or even close to sick, nor was I hung over the next morning. It was a blast! I look forward to visiting Jason in Florida next year.
Today was a pretty sleepy day as most of my friends left early to return to Westchester. Even Mike had to run but he let Ben and myself hang out a little longer. Having heard good things about it for so long, I finally watched Anchorman (the unrated version). It was hilarious and totally demented to boot. There's no way the PG-13 version they showed in theaters was that funny.
Ben and I eventually came back to Manhattan and we both realized we had a craving for the Carnegie Deli. I was worried there might be a wait, what with the holiday weekend and all, but we were seated immediately. I had my usual: a pastrami sandwich on rye and a slice of cheesecake for dessert. Ben ordered a Reuben but actually modified it to the point it became a Rachel, something I just learned now on the internet. He wanted them to grill the sandwich with the Russian dressing but they refused. In any case it was enormous. I had nearly forgotten how awesome their food is.
All that eating wore me out so I went home to Dad's place. I guess this week I need to seriously accelerate, no, start my job search. Oh yeah, and I finally invested in a pre-paid mobile phone, so no more filthy pay phones for me.
Saturday we all came into Brooklyn to hang out with my friend Mike and record more music. This was the first time that six of us were all together at the same time in months. We were able to hang out and get a lot of audio work done. Having consulted my doctor, I got the green light to resume consumption of alcohol. I began the night with a 22 oz. bottle of Steel Reserve and later had a few Molson's. I got a buzz going pretty quickly but I never got crazy or even close to sick, nor was I hung over the next morning. It was a blast! I look forward to visiting Jason in Florida next year.
Today was a pretty sleepy day as most of my friends left early to return to Westchester. Even Mike had to run but he let Ben and myself hang out a little longer. Having heard good things about it for so long, I finally watched Anchorman (the unrated version). It was hilarious and totally demented to boot. There's no way the PG-13 version they showed in theaters was that funny.
Ben and I eventually came back to Manhattan and we both realized we had a craving for the Carnegie Deli. I was worried there might be a wait, what with the holiday weekend and all, but we were seated immediately. I had my usual: a pastrami sandwich on rye and a slice of cheesecake for dessert. Ben ordered a Reuben but actually modified it to the point it became a Rachel, something I just learned now on the internet. He wanted them to grill the sandwich with the Russian dressing but they refused. In any case it was enormous. I had nearly forgotten how awesome their food is.
All that eating wore me out so I went home to Dad's place. I guess this week I need to seriously accelerate, no, start my job search. Oh yeah, and I finally invested in a pre-paid mobile phone, so no more filthy pay phones for me.
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What kind of music do you do??? I'm curious!
Btw-- I'm all for a laptop. It's fun to be able to blog from anywhere...
lol!
-hyde
Btw-- I'm all for a laptop. It's fun to be able to blog from anywhere...
lol!
-hyde
Oh, and by the way--as per your comment on my blog- I don't take notes! (It's mostly my insanely sharp memory (when I'm not in black-out mode) mixed with a little dramatic liscence). I thought that was cute though. :)
I looked back on my previous posts for an answer to your question and I was surprised not to find one. I guess I've never fully explained this little hobby.
Basically, my friend Mike works in recording and has built a small studio environment into his home in Brooklyn. He's also been fronting a band, Force Theory, for quite some time now. I think he's a great musician and I hope he does hit it big someday.
Given his musical prowess, he has enabled our circle of friends to indulge in a little fantasy of ours and record some rap music. It's quite comical, not like a "Weird Al" parody but simply an absurd version of rap with postively ridiculous content. We all have bizarre nicknames and personalities as well. As soon as we "complete" a song I'll be proud to share it with the world.
Be warned, you're not ready to hear this. No one is.
コメントがあります？ Type something, please. It's less work for me.Basically, my friend Mike works in recording and has built a small studio environment into his home in Brooklyn. He's also been fronting a band, Force Theory, for quite some time now. I think he's a great musician and I hope he does hit it big someday.
Given his musical prowess, he has enabled our circle of friends to indulge in a little fantasy of ours and record some rap music. It's quite comical, not like a "Weird Al" parody but simply an absurd version of rap with postively ridiculous content. We all have bizarre nicknames and personalities as well. As soon as we "complete" a song I'll be proud to share it with the world.
Be warned, you're not ready to hear this. No one is.
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