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So, the band has a show tomorrow night, so we had practice tonight, which was fun. Travis is out of town, so Chris is playing with again, for a night anyway.
So anyway, on the way home, I'm at the stoplight at 2nd and Adams (without my seatbelt on) and there's a cop in the oncoming lane turning left. He instead turns to follow me and pulls me over.
So he comes up to the window and asks, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" and I'm like "I'm guessing the seatbelt." He says, "Your license plate is expired too." Oh well.
Then he asks if I've had anything to drink. "Yeah, I had a beer."
"Just one?"
"Yes."
"How long ago?"
"About 6 o' clock." (It was about a quarter to nine.)
"I'll need to see your license and registration."
It takes me a couple of minutes to find my regristration, because I don't remember if it's in my armrest or my glovebox, because I get it out, say, once a year to renew it.
I give it to him and he says, "You're sure you just had one beer?"
"Yes."
"What did you have?"
"A Budweiser."
"You're positive it was just one?"
"I"m 100% positive."
"Do you think you would pass a breathalizer test?"
"Absolutely, asshole (ok, I just said yes, but that's what I was thinking.)"
"Please wait here."
So he goes back to his car and spends about 10 minutes doing who knows what, but with the end product being....you guessed it! Not one, not two, but three additional police cars showing up to administer a field sobriety test.
One of the other officers comes up to the window and says, "I'm going to administer a field sobriety test, please step out of the car."
So, I go behind my car, where he waves a pen around for a couple of minutes and tells me to follow it, which I do. He tells me to get back in the car.
Now, the first officer comes back after a few minutes and gives me my stuff back. He gives me a ticket for both the seatbelt and the license plate. "Do you have any questions?"
"Yeah, why were you convinced that I had more than one beer?"
"Well, that's what everyone says, and when I came to the car, I could see that your eyes were red and glassy and that you'd been drinking. Not that I'm calling you a liar or anything. It's my responsibility if you get in an accident."
"Well, I've been up since 630 and I just left band practice."
"Ok."
I reeeeeeaaaaaaallllllllllyyyyyyyy wanted to ask to perform the breathalizer, but I restrained myself. And I did only have one beer. At 6. I don't lie.
So, to sum up:
1. Wear your seatbelt.
2. Get your license renewed on time.
3. In Bloomington, it takes four police cars to issue a ticket for a seatbelt violation and expired plates.
4. If you can pass a pen test, they will let you go even if they clearly think you are drunk.
I feel better now.
- Music:30 Rock
“The problem with Livejournal is that we all think we are so close, but really, we know nothing about each other. Hence, I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don’t know about you.”
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- Location:living room
- Music:family guy
So I got to thinking, shouldn't these guys be included in the hall anyway? Maybe they don't deserve individual exhibits like Babe Ruth or Ernie Banks (sorry, had to give a Cubs shout-out), but couldn't they be all together on a Wall of Infamy? I don't even think you'd have to label it as such. Just have one wall, with all these guys together, listing their individual accomplishments, as well as their accomplishments.
Thought it was interesting, but I was a little depressed that i didn't have more. Alot of the ones I didn't have though, I have no desire to see, so I guess it's all good. I'm willing to bet either Eddie or Melanie has seen all 250 though.
( 250 Movies )
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- Location:living room
- Mood:
amused - Music:some crappy comic
I
HATE
NINTENDO
HATE
NINTENDO
That is all.
Me (after some searching): Here it is. Do you already have the mics?
Customer: Yes, we have the first one with the mics.
Me: Oh, well do you have Singstar Volume 2 yet?
Customer: No, we're from Sweden. This one (Abba, shaking it in my face) is much more important.
Me: Speechless, trying not to laugh straight in his feet.*
*Edit: I meant laugh straight in his face. But, straight in his feet is pretty funny.
- Location:living room
- Mood: amused
- Music:The Punisher...the one with Thomas Jane, not the one with Ivan Drago
I don't really think these are appropriate on Character Zero's myspace, so I thought I do it here (that's what she said):
( Things you don't know about me )
- Location:bedroom
- Mood:
hungry - Music:coldplay - lovers in japan (stuck in my head)
me: you kow i love the foo...hey, we could be a tribute band! and call ourselves the pretender!
oh wait, that wouldn't work
Kevin: haha
me: might be confusing
Kevin: haha
me: maybe...my hero!
jk
Kevin: or footos
me: oh, that's awesome!
can we just change our name to that anyway?
Kevin: haha
i do like it
me: of course, then people will just think we're a foo fighters cover band instead of thinking we're a phish cover band when we're really just a play whatever we feel like cover band that writes a few songs here and there
- Location:living room
- Mood: amused
- Music:Karate - Tenacious D...stuck in my head anyway
...because Jake's was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G...apparently, since it was packed, everyone brought their A-game tonight.
Kinda wish I didn't have to work in 3.5 hours though, cuz I could've definitely stayed out all night tonight.
Maybe now I get what all these guys see in these cover bands. Still wish it was Character Zero though.
Fun day off.
Quick note before we start...I don't think anyone will really be very surprised by any of my answers....I live a shckingly unchanging life.
You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.
Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-word answers seldom help anyone out.
1. First Name: Chad.
2. Age: 30.
3. Location: Bloomington, IN. My best friend is my landlord (no, literally...Eric and Abbie own a house and I rent from them.)
4. Occupation: Media Supervisor. I mainly sell music, movies and video games.
5. Partner? I wish I had a nickname for my Les Paul right about now.
6. Kids: I have three beautiful nieces...does that count for something?
7. Brothers/Sisters: I have a younger brother named Kyle. He's 28, married and has 3 daughters: Haele, Payton and Michaela.
8. Pets: Guild M-80.
9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life:
- Playing in my band and writing music
- Working at Best Buy
- Um, that's about it
10) Where and for what did you go to school for?
I graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor's in General Studies and a minor in Criminal Justice. I'm one class away from a minor in Theatre and Drama.
11) Parents?
Shawn and Janis, they live in Greenwood, IN, trying to stay out of the flood waters (their house is dry, the storage unit, with my Mom's family heirlooms, was mostly saved by the futon I used as a bed in high school and throughout college since it worked as mainly a giant sponge.)
12) Who are some of your closest friends?
Eric, Abbie, Brad, Selina, Melanie, Kevin, Jamie
You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.
Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-word answers seldom help anyone out.
1. First Name: Chad.
2. Age: 30.
3. Location: Bloomington, IN. My best friend is my landlord (no, literally...Eric and Abbie own a house and I rent from them.)
4. Occupation: Media Supervisor. I mainly sell music, movies and video games.
5. Partner? I wish I had a nickname for my Les Paul right about now.
6. Kids: I have three beautiful nieces...does that count for something?
7. Brothers/Sisters: I have a younger brother named Kyle. He's 28, married and has 3 daughters: Haele, Payton and Michaela.
8. Pets: Guild M-80.
9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life:
- Playing in my band and writing music
- Working at Best Buy
- Um, that's about it
10) Where and for what did you go to school for?
I graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor's in General Studies and a minor in Criminal Justice. I'm one class away from a minor in Theatre and Drama.
11) Parents?
Shawn and Janis, they live in Greenwood, IN, trying to stay out of the flood waters (their house is dry, the storage unit, with my Mom's family heirlooms, was mostly saved by the futon I used as a bed in high school and throughout college since it worked as mainly a giant sponge.)
12) Who are some of your closest friends?
Eric, Abbie, Brad, Selina, Melanie, Kevin, Jamie
- Location:Living Room
- Mood:
Realized how mundane it is now - Music:Ed Wood (why can't this section say music or movie?)
I sometimes wish I lived in Seattle circa 1988-92 (read: pretty much all the time.) You ever feel like you've just been misplaced in time? I'd like to go there sometime, but I think I'd be disappointed that it's not the Seattle immortalized in Singles. No random famous rock stars wandering around, no Matt Dillon or Bridget Fonda, and no just going out to the bars to see Alice in Chains (btw...whatever happened to that supposed reunion? Hopefully they came to their senses and realized there is no Alice in Chains without Layne Staley. If they wanna play together, cool enough and I'll probably buy their album. Just call it something else.)
Also btw: Misplaced in time...look for that to be in a song. I just coined that right here, in this actual blog (or rather, I think I did...it's probably in some AC/DC song like every other cool phrase I think that I created), and I think it sounds pretty cool. If you heard it somewhere, please let me know so I don't write it into a song like a jackass. I did that with Wild Wild West. I actually wrote, "I'm a bad-ass cowboy living in a bad-ass time." Not really. It'd be really funny if I did though.
I've been watching Futurama: Bender's Big Score like it's going out of style. First of all, they're taking way too damn long to come out with the next Futurama DVD...like the end of June. This thing came out in November. So much for four this year. Anyway, there's a song towards the end called 30 Century Man. For some reason, I had convinced myself that it was a retooling of a David Bowie song called 20th Century Man specifically for this DVD. So, I decided to listen to it tonight on Rhapsody. Bad news: there is no song called 20th Century Man by David Bowie. There's one by The Kinks, and it's not even close. So where did 30 Century Man come from? It was by a little known 80's band called Duran Duran (just kidding.) It was by a group a for-real little known band: The Jigsaw Seen. Where did I get the idea that this was some Bowie song? No f-ing idea. Apparently, I just made it up somewhere in the back of my mind and convinced myself that this was fact. Anyway, it's a good song, even though it's only 2 minutes long. And by the way, Charles de Gaulle's head makes several appearances in the movie, and I'm convinced it's solely because they wanted to use the song, and there's a line in it that says, "Shame you won't be there to see me shaking hands with Charles de Gaulle." It's weird the stuff my mind comes up with.
That is all.
- Mood:
crazy - Music:Soul Asylum - Just Like Anyone
Empire Magazine has revealed its list of the "50 Greatest TV Shows" ever. Below is the list and here be the rules.
1. Bold the shows of which you've watched every episode.
2. Italic the shows of which you've seen at least one episode.
2a. Star the shows you consider "the best".
3. Post your answers.
50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex & The City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers*
40. Life on Mars
39. Monty Python's Flying Circus
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
36. Father Ted
35. Alias
34. Frasier
33. CSI: Las Vegas
32. Babylon 5
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf
25. Futurama*
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office UK
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder
19. Scrubs*
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park*
16. Doctor Who
15. Heroes*
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica
12. Family Guy*
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced
09. The X-Files*
08. The Wire
07. Friends
06. 24
05. Lost*
04. The West Wing*
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons*
I'm wondering why there's so few classic shows on here...MASH, Cheers, I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith. I expected to see more of those (not that I think they're the best ever, I just thought others would.
( ) I've Never Been Drunk
( ) I've Never Kissed A Member Of The Opposite Sex
(x ) I've Never Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex
(x) I've Never Crashed A Friend's Car
( x) I've Never Gone Past "Second Base" at a movie theater
( ) I've Never Been In A Taxi
( ) I've Never Been In Love
(x) I've never dumped someone
( ) I've Never Been Dumped
(x) I've Never Shoplifted
(x ) I've Never Been Fired
(x) I've Never Been In A Fist Fight
(x) I've Never Snuck Out Of My Parent's House
(X) I've Never Been Tied Up
( ) I've Never Regretted Having Sex With Someone
( ) I've Never Been Arrested
( ) I've Never had a one night stand
(x) I've Never Made Out With A Stranger
(x) I've Never Stolen Something From My Job
(x) I've Never Celebrated New Years In Time Square
( ) I've Never Gone On A Blind Date
( ) I've Never Lied To A Friend
( ) I've Never Had A Crush On A Teacher
(x ) I've Never Celebrated Mardi-Gras In New Orleans
(x) I've Never Been To Europe
( ) I've Never Skipped School
( ) I've Never Slept With A Co-Worker
(x) I've Never Been Married
(x) I've Never Been Divorced
(x) I've Never Posed Nude
( ) I've Never Thrown Up In A Bar
( ) I've Never Eaten Sushi
(x) I've Never Been Snowboarding
( ) I've Never Had Sex in a Public Place
- Location:living room
- Mood:
cranky - Music:The Office
We recorded a demo Saturday night...and I just posted the songs on our myspace.
Check it out...
