Inspiration

I finally got around to scanning some pages from my inspiration book. I've started keeping it at work, but have been wanting to draw ideas from it at home as well.

Here's a peak at some of it:

CapHill [ ] Party -day 2-

So I'm a day late on this, which really only means that I partied too hard last night to give a shit to sit down and write about the night I had.

Got to block party around 7pm to start my shift at the B-Bam booth. Earlier that day I had thrown a pancakes & mimosas fund raising event at my place. Worked the booth, sold some stuff, had a friend sneak me some beers. Though I didn't get to see Gossip (supposedly they've dropped the "The" from their name), I did get to hear them. They sounded great--and I bet their stage presence was amazing considering all the experience and fame they've had in the UK.

However, I have to say, I wasn't too excited about them playing block party. I remember seeing them in the parking lot of Lifelong AIDS Alliance back in the day for free.
At the end of the day, it's cool to see how huge they've become.

Once I carted everything back to the store, a group of us went and got beer and went up to B-Bam to watch Sonic Youth. A-MA-ZING.
We had a good view of them from upstairs and could hear them fine. Somehow my buddy got beer on the ceiling while trying to shotgun a beer. There was also a trip to Dick's at some point. But that's when things got a little hazy.

CapHill [ ] Party -day 1-

It begins like this...
Worked at B-Bam until 6pm--first beginning at the store and then setting up our booth. We are the most ghetto booth there. Everyone else has canopies. All we've got are 2 tables and some legless mannequins.

After roasting in the sun for too long, I went home to...clean. Broke two glasses while washing the dishes.

Starfucker.
Very awesome show. Unfortunately the crowd was annoying not just because it was mostly teenage hetero couples, but because their mosh etiquette sucked. It's an pop-electro dance band. There's no need to be slamming people up against the steel barricades.

I left towards the end to catch a bit of Built to Spill.Last time I saw them was maybe 2 years ago at the Showbox. I mean, they're great and remind me of the good in my teen years. But they can get a little jam-bandy in concert. However, this show was cool because the setlist was decided on by the fans prior to the block party. The part of their show I caught, I thoroughly enjoyed.

On a final note, I'm not that into The Dutchess and the Duke. I've tried, but they're just too folksy in that indie-cool kind of way that it makes me want to barf a little.

RIP, Little Buddy

I'm watching my parent's dog this week. Took her swimming at the park, and instead my cell phone dove in head first. Suicide attempt? Well, it succeeded.

I am lost without a cell phone. When did it get to this point?

Such Good News

I found out this morning that I will NOT be losing my job at the end of August.

See, my position is funded by a county grant, which was suddenly yanked. But after some meetings, and my bosses fighting tooth & nail for us, we got the funding back. That having been said, I can now go about my business a little less stressed out.

On a completely different note, here's a video of one of my favorite boxers, Nicolino "El Intocable" Locche. Sooo good.

Fruit Salad

After boxing class this morning, I came home and whipped up this fruit salad that has become my new favorite thing to eat in the summer.


Ingredients:
* 1 nectarine
* 1 peach
* 3 chopped mint leaves
* A handful of chopped walnuts
* 2 teaspoons of honey

All of the ingredients are from the Capitol Hill farmers market, except for the chopped walnuts.

Summer Cold Shower

Tonight's boxing class was fun. But I really need to work on my endurance, which sucks right now. I figure I do well with in incentives, so once I complete a month of classes, I will splurge on some boxing shoes and new workout shorts.

Yet, the highlight from tonight would probably have to be the cold shower I took after class. AMAZING.

I tried a new recipe tonight. It wasn't super complex, but ever since I bought a bunch of kale at the farmer's market I've wanted to do something with it. So, here's a photo of what I did:


Ingredients:
*Handful of kale
*2 tablespoons of olive oil
*1.5 teaspoons of crushed garlic
*A drizzle of clementine juice

I also put a bit of salt in there, which I could've done without. I'm not a big fan of salt. I also wouldn't repeat the clementine juice bit. The kale was already pretty tangy on it's own.