Thursday, May 29, 2003

Time for another dump of the brain buffer. Please enjoy today's fresh crop of mind pellets...

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Some quite unwelcome news to start: it looks as if the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, and therefore my buddy Sarge, will have their stay in Iraq extended for a while. Scuttlebutt had them coming home in time for Independence Day, but now I'd guess we'll be lucky to see them before the end of the summer. Obviously this is somewhat speculative, and things could change. Nonetheless, it's not the kind of thing the soldiers and their loved ones wanted to hear.

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Thanks to the sharp eyes and quick posting of one of my fellow MetaFilter participants, I found out that comedian Eddie Izzard is undertaking a US tour this autumn. I was alerted to this just a few hours before tickets went on sale yesterday, and because of the early warning was able to score first row tickets for his DC performance on Monday, October 27th. I've been dying to see the guy live ever since I stumbled upon him about four years ago. He's easily one of the funniest people doing stand-up today. Should be a good time.

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Had a lovely dinner with long-time friends of the HoC Jen and Dan at That's Amore! in Rockville the other night. While enjoying our meal, two young kids (presumably brother and sister) treated the three of us, and the rest of the patrons, to a little dancing. Circulating throughout the main dining room, they started with a sort of modified Bunny Hop, moved onto a Conga, then went freestyle. Far from being obtrusive or annoying, it was a pleasure to see two siblings having simple fun with each other, and getting along so well.

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Wondering about my mother's response to yesterday's "Moms and Proms" post? Allow me to quote:

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. I can't stop laughing! I called Dad and while I was dialing I read it again and started laughing out loud ... needless to say I laughed right in your Dad's ear!

See, I told you she'd laugh. Mom's cool that way.

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I forget where I got this, but I've been meaning to pass it on for over a week now. Flak Magazine has a great piece on the excesses of the wildly influential, overtly and overly snarky Television Without Pity.

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I do know where this came from: digging around after following a Morning News link. Two of my favorite things, puns and beer, are mirthfully joined to make a brew only a musical theater type like me could love: Coal Porter

Posted @ 5:42 PM

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