Not much happening around the house this past week and weekend.
Watched Baghdad ER, documentary originally shown on HBO. 5 Stars.
Also watched the first 2 hours of Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy - a 6 hour BBC series from 1979.
Saturday morning, went to the Pittsboro Street Fair. It was pretty good. Not much in the way of arts and crafts. A lot of booths were set up by service organizations, Habitat for Humanity, mentoring programs for disadvantaged kids, NC Warn and similar. Also, there were a number of political booths set up.
Chatham County is amazing when it comes to political activism. It’s not the sleepy rural place it was just a decade ago.
Urban growth from the Triangle is reaching Chatham County in a big way. Western Chatham County (Siler City) is over 50% Hispanic with lots of industry. Eastern Chatham County is adjacent Wake County and Cary / Apex with the high tech suburban growth. Northern Chatham County is adjacent Orange County / Chapel Hill / Carrboro with the influence of UNC. There is a very strong artists community that runs from northern Chatham County down US 15-501 through Pittsboro and then southeast to Moncure (where I live – although I’m officially about ½ mile outside the Chatham County line).
There’s a number of contending factions ranging from ecology / artists to pro-development. There’s a district voting referendum on the ballot and 3 of the 5 County Commissioners were kicked out during the primary. Plus, the schools are in pretty poor condition. So there is a lot of political activity going on.
There were 2 music stages set up. One of the bands was a black gospel rhythm and blues group. They were great.
Speaking of artists - the Annual Chatham County Studio Tour is in December. This Studio Tour Map link shows the infestation of artists. If you're in the area during the first or second weekend of December - the tour is well worth spending the day.
Got home in time to watch the 2nd half of the State – Virginia game.
I just can’t figure out the Wolfpack. Clearly we’ve got the talent. We move the ball. We have a good defense. We just can’t seem to win the games that we should easily win. Very very frustrating. I can’t believe it but I think State’s going to have a losing season.
Sunday was spent cleaning the house and doing laundry.
This week and next are going to be very busy at work with a number of out of town, long, day trips.
After work, I need to clean off the front porch and set out the pumpkin for tomorrow night. I might need to pick up another bag of candy. I've been raiding the bowl of M&M packets for the past 2 weeks.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Tuesday 10/24/06 +Addendum lol
Art
Went to the Sanford Art Show Saturday morning. When we got there, the people seemed a bit disorganized: display cases were outside being cleaned, lots of workers going around straightening things up, etc.
I went on inside and perused the paintings. Oddly enough, there were lots of people cleaning off the paintings and such. I was thinking, geez, these folks aren’t very organized.
Turns out vandals had broken in Friday night and discharged all the fire extinguishers and overturned items such as vending machines and the like. Fortunately, the art wasn’t really harmed – but the weekend show was cancelled. Since I dress, and look like a slob – maybe they thought I was a cleaning person and therefore didn’t stop me from going in.
There was some really good stuff there. Granted, most of the art was well done but clearly amateur. But – there were quite a few pieces that were simply outstanding.
They will be open again this Saturday so I’ll go back.
http://www.sanfordartists.com/
Football
NC State lost to Maryland. What a bummer. Watching the game on TV, it was clear that State has the better squad but dumb mistakes and penalties cost us the game. Of course, you have to give credit to Maryland (and Wake Forest the week before) for taking advantage of the opportunities that State gave them.
Next up – Virginia.
Aerosmith
Went to the Aerosmith concert at Alltel Pavilion last night. They really know how to put on a show. Really good concert. They started out with some early stuff and heavy on their blues roots. I can’t remember the last time I heard Toys in the Attic or Walking the Dog.
Got lawn seating which I really like. Room to spread out, good views and not overly loud. There tends to be more families out there on their blankets which I prefer.
Speaking of blankets – it was cold!
Motley Crue was the opening act. Up front – I’m not in any way a MC fan. However, trying to be objective, I have to honestly report – they sucked.
Tommy Lee’s interaction with the crowd was – well – kind of stupid. The whole “Are you ready to parrrrty? Hey, M-F’ahs”, stoner act was good when done by Spicoli. And then – only in that movie. TL just kept up the inane comments - on, and on, and on, and on. As my friend succinctly put it – “Doesn’t that asshole know there are kids out here?” Staying young at heart and being a life long kid is one thing. Being a moron is something else entirely.
Add to that a set that just wasn’t tight; 3 – count ‘em – 3 interruptions due to technical difficulties, and an awful extended guitar, well, I don’t know what it was – but it wasn’t a solo – and you get the point.
Some of the folks in the crowd were big time Crue fans – and they were saying that MC was a disappointment.
I wish it had been an Aerosmith only show. But I guess Steven Tyler can only scream for so long. After all, he is 58 years old. (Joe Perry is 56 and Tom Hamilton is 55),
Movies
On DVD this weekend I watched Click – Zero Stars and The Lost City – 2 Stars. The Lost City had a lot of potential but just didn’t quite work. The editing was particularly bad. Returned United 93 without watching it – maybe later.
Work
Took a refresher course yesterday on wood structural design. Combine an intense day with staying up late due to the concert and I'm running on half speed today. I guess I'm having a Moment of Intertia and my Modulus of Elasticity isn't what it used to be.
Addendum
Got my haircut on the way home from work. At one point I started to nod off in the chair. Told the girl I was up late due to the concert.
She and a couple of the other stylists had gone also.
First thing she talked about was how Aerosmith could have played longer and that Motley Crue was a waste of time. She and the other girls expressed the view that Tommy Lee’s language and stage presence was totally lame.
Then, she talked about how she liked a lot of Aerosmith’s opening songs but that they were from so long ago that she didn’t recognize them. Then she added:
“But a lot of the old people knew the songs and they were having a good time”.
Not older people - OLD people.
Just put me on an ice flow and shove me out to sea.
LOL
Went to the Sanford Art Show Saturday morning. When we got there, the people seemed a bit disorganized: display cases were outside being cleaned, lots of workers going around straightening things up, etc.
I went on inside and perused the paintings. Oddly enough, there were lots of people cleaning off the paintings and such. I was thinking, geez, these folks aren’t very organized.
Turns out vandals had broken in Friday night and discharged all the fire extinguishers and overturned items such as vending machines and the like. Fortunately, the art wasn’t really harmed – but the weekend show was cancelled. Since I dress, and look like a slob – maybe they thought I was a cleaning person and therefore didn’t stop me from going in.
There was some really good stuff there. Granted, most of the art was well done but clearly amateur. But – there were quite a few pieces that were simply outstanding.
They will be open again this Saturday so I’ll go back.
http://www.sanfordartists.com/
Football
NC State lost to Maryland. What a bummer. Watching the game on TV, it was clear that State has the better squad but dumb mistakes and penalties cost us the game. Of course, you have to give credit to Maryland (and Wake Forest the week before) for taking advantage of the opportunities that State gave them.
Next up – Virginia.
Aerosmith
Went to the Aerosmith concert at Alltel Pavilion last night. They really know how to put on a show. Really good concert. They started out with some early stuff and heavy on their blues roots. I can’t remember the last time I heard Toys in the Attic or Walking the Dog.
Got lawn seating which I really like. Room to spread out, good views and not overly loud. There tends to be more families out there on their blankets which I prefer.
Speaking of blankets – it was cold!
Motley Crue was the opening act. Up front – I’m not in any way a MC fan. However, trying to be objective, I have to honestly report – they sucked.
Tommy Lee’s interaction with the crowd was – well – kind of stupid. The whole “Are you ready to parrrrty? Hey, M-F’ahs”, stoner act was good when done by Spicoli. And then – only in that movie. TL just kept up the inane comments - on, and on, and on, and on. As my friend succinctly put it – “Doesn’t that asshole know there are kids out here?” Staying young at heart and being a life long kid is one thing. Being a moron is something else entirely.
Add to that a set that just wasn’t tight; 3 – count ‘em – 3 interruptions due to technical difficulties, and an awful extended guitar, well, I don’t know what it was – but it wasn’t a solo – and you get the point.
Some of the folks in the crowd were big time Crue fans – and they were saying that MC was a disappointment.
I wish it had been an Aerosmith only show. But I guess Steven Tyler can only scream for so long. After all, he is 58 years old. (Joe Perry is 56 and Tom Hamilton is 55),
Movies
On DVD this weekend I watched Click – Zero Stars and The Lost City – 2 Stars. The Lost City had a lot of potential but just didn’t quite work. The editing was particularly bad. Returned United 93 without watching it – maybe later.
Work
Took a refresher course yesterday on wood structural design. Combine an intense day with staying up late due to the concert and I'm running on half speed today. I guess I'm having a Moment of Intertia and my Modulus of Elasticity isn't what it used to be.
Addendum
Got my haircut on the way home from work. At one point I started to nod off in the chair. Told the girl I was up late due to the concert.
She and a couple of the other stylists had gone also.
First thing she talked about was how Aerosmith could have played longer and that Motley Crue was a waste of time. She and the other girls expressed the view that Tommy Lee’s language and stage presence was totally lame.
Then, she talked about how she liked a lot of Aerosmith’s opening songs but that they were from so long ago that she didn’t recognize them. Then she added:
“But a lot of the old people knew the songs and they were having a good time”.
Not older people - OLD people.
Just put me on an ice flow and shove me out to sea.
LOL
Monday, October 16, 2006
Apropos of Nothing +Addendum
Travel
I travel a lot with my job. The good part is I get to see just about all of North Carolina. The down side is that a lot of the places I visit are not what you’d put on your ‘must see’ list. Things like prisons and mental hospitals.
I’ve always known I’m a homebody. I like traveling, but I like getting home as well. One thing I’ve noticed when I’m out of town for a week – by Thursdays, I’m really ready to get back home. Oddly, Fridays are usually good days because I know I’m going home at the end of the day. Wednesday evenings and Thursdays are the worst as far as my mood gets.
ACC Football
The University of Miami was involved in a bench clearing brawl at Saturday’s game against Florida International University. Miami originally suspended 9 players but after the ACC reviewed the video – the ACC bumped up the suspensions to 13.
Miami has always had a bit of a reputation along with Florida State and, to a lesser degree, NC State.
Overall though, the ACC prides itself on higher academic athletic requirements (always higher than NCAA requirements) and sportsman like conduct. I’ve traveled to many NC State games at other schools and have always been very courteously treated with the exception of Maryland.
A tough contact sport like Football always gets emotions running high and the occasional unsportsmanlike conduct is expected. And there’s always the casual, ah, small talk that goes on at the line of scrimmage.
But not what happened at Miami.
Larry Coker should have immediately benched the player who taunted the crowd by bowing to the FIU fans after his touchdown catch. If Coker had benched him right then and there – the rest of the Miami players would have wised up. The refs should have thrown a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct or excessive end zone celebration. Even though an FIU played ‘started’ the fight on the next play – he was taunted by the Miami player’s behavior in the end zone the previous play.
I picked this link because of the music. I have this CD by Drowning Pool - yikes! And, NC State used to play this music on the Video Board a couple years ago during player introductions.
Miami won the game; FIU won the brawl; France, of course, surrendered.
As an NC State alumnus, WolfPack Club member, and a member of the ACC – I apologize to the FIU community and all sports fans in general for what occurred at the ACC school Miami.
Movies
Watched a couple of DVD's this week.
Pump Up the Volume: Zero Stars. For a review, see the second definition of sophomoric.
Also watched Seabiscuit for the first time. Very good movie, 3.5 stars.
We also have United 93. Saw it at the theaters. Excellent movie. 5 stars. I don't think a film made about 9/11 could be done any better or with anymore dignity. But - it was terribly hard to watch and I'm not sure I want to do that again. I'm not even sure why I put it on my Netflix queue.
I travel a lot with my job. The good part is I get to see just about all of North Carolina. The down side is that a lot of the places I visit are not what you’d put on your ‘must see’ list. Things like prisons and mental hospitals.
I’ve always known I’m a homebody. I like traveling, but I like getting home as well. One thing I’ve noticed when I’m out of town for a week – by Thursdays, I’m really ready to get back home. Oddly, Fridays are usually good days because I know I’m going home at the end of the day. Wednesday evenings and Thursdays are the worst as far as my mood gets.
ACC Football
The University of Miami was involved in a bench clearing brawl at Saturday’s game against Florida International University. Miami originally suspended 9 players but after the ACC reviewed the video – the ACC bumped up the suspensions to 13.
Miami has always had a bit of a reputation along with Florida State and, to a lesser degree, NC State.
Overall though, the ACC prides itself on higher academic athletic requirements (always higher than NCAA requirements) and sportsman like conduct. I’ve traveled to many NC State games at other schools and have always been very courteously treated with the exception of Maryland.
A tough contact sport like Football always gets emotions running high and the occasional unsportsmanlike conduct is expected. And there’s always the casual, ah, small talk that goes on at the line of scrimmage.
But not what happened at Miami.
Larry Coker should have immediately benched the player who taunted the crowd by bowing to the FIU fans after his touchdown catch. If Coker had benched him right then and there – the rest of the Miami players would have wised up. The refs should have thrown a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct or excessive end zone celebration. Even though an FIU played ‘started’ the fight on the next play – he was taunted by the Miami player’s behavior in the end zone the previous play.
I picked this link because of the music. I have this CD by Drowning Pool - yikes! And, NC State used to play this music on the Video Board a couple years ago during player introductions.
Miami won the game; FIU won the brawl; France, of course, surrendered.
As an NC State alumnus, WolfPack Club member, and a member of the ACC – I apologize to the FIU community and all sports fans in general for what occurred at the ACC school Miami.
Movies
Watched a couple of DVD's this week.
Pump Up the Volume: Zero Stars. For a review, see the second definition of sophomoric.
Also watched Seabiscuit for the first time. Very good movie, 3.5 stars.
We also have United 93. Saw it at the theaters. Excellent movie. 5 stars. I don't think a film made about 9/11 could be done any better or with anymore dignity. But - it was terribly hard to watch and I'm not sure I want to do that again. I'm not even sure why I put it on my Netflix queue.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Saturday was a Full Day
Football
I went to breakfast early. Ran errands including picking up and dropping off ice and the coolers for the neighborhood block party. Left home again around 1030 for the State – Wake Forest game.
With the State Fair going on next door, traffic to Carter-Finley Stadium was terrible. Even leaving at 1030 and a noon kickoff, we didn’t get to our seats until 5 minutes left in the first quarter.
Wake’s kicker made 3 field goals of over 50 yards! State gave Wake Forest a safety and a touchdown with just a minute or so left in the first half. 9 field goal points and 9 points on State blunders were the key to Wake’s 25 – 23 win.
Even still, State had the ball with 2 minutes left in the game and was driving for the sure win; either by a touchdown or a field goal. Daniel Evans was hit as he was trying to throw the ball away to stop the clock with about 30 seconds left. The ball floated from the hit and was intercepted by Wake Forest to secure their win.
Wake Forest is for real.
They have a 6 – 1 record but should be 7 – 0. The comeback win by Clemson on them last weak was a fluke. Wake will be in the top 25 this week.
Frankly, they should already be in the top 20.
Pig Picking
Got home and went directly to the neighborhood block party. Last neighborhood party was about 3 or 4 years ago.
We’ve got a nice mixture of families living here. Young couples with small children, middle age with kids in college and beyond and retirees.
Here’s a telling sign. Among the high school kids, there’s the usual country types that drive 4-wheelers, athletes, and kids loaded up with activities to enhance their resumes for college acceptance (i.e. with helicopter parents). We even had a contingent of a half dozen Goth kids.
I was the 9th or 10th person to build here - back in 1997. Now there’s 58 houses and about 40 or so lots left. The neighborhood has evolved very nicely.
If you're interested - minimum lot size is 1.5 acres. Current lot prices start at $60,000. Minimum house size is 2,500 living (heated) sq. ft. with a 2 car garage or more required.
The developer, Lloyd Atkins, custom builds your house to your architect's plans. Very, very occasionally he will approve your house plans to be built by others. I think he's only done that for about 7 or 8 homes. He lives here so he's very careful about what is built.
I’ve posted earlier about my room mate Nuke (aka JFC) clearing the undergrowth. It looks great and gives the place a park like natural setting. I had at least 4 different people come up and ask me what ‘service’ I used. They wanted to hire the same company since the place looks so great. They were all surprised when I told them it was Nuke and then they were astounded when they learned it was all done by hand (bush axe / machete) and not with a chain saw.
Hmmm . . . . sending Nuke to the neighbors with sharp weaponry. That’s the ticket! That has Desperate Housewives with a macabre twist potential written all over it!.
Art Gallery
Lastly, we went to an artist’s showing / reception in Pittsboro around 1800. It was really pretty good. Not great, but darn impressive none the less. We estimated that all 30 or so of the Pittsboro jet set and benefactor social circle was there.
BTW - if you follow the link to the showing, the first piece (or should I say peace) described is Weapons of Pax Construction. The price was $4000. Kind of ambitous to say the least.
Pittsboro and Moncure both have a pretty good infestation of socially conscious artists.
The owner of the gallery was nurtured growing up in NY by a caring art teacher. Thus, he and his wife have made it a mission to encourage art among children and have a lot of after school and Saturday programs for kids starting as early as 2 years old through teen age years. They deliberately keep the fees low and accessible. Plus, they use some of their proceeds to fund classes for kids whose parents can’t afford it. Tags on some of the pieces let you know that the price of that item will go directly to funding classes for, say 4, children.
I picked up a brochure to give to my nephew & niece-in-law for E.
Movie
Got home and watched Mean Girls on DVD. Plenty of laugh out loud moments. Has an “After School Special” redemptive ending which was kind of out of place after the first 2/3 acerbic beginning. But, well worth watching. After all, it is a PG-13 film.
After that – forced myself to stay awake for an hour of the History Channel waiting for a Monty Python's Flying Circus rerun which PBS airs at 2400 on Saturday nights.
Naturally, I slept late this morning.
I went to breakfast early. Ran errands including picking up and dropping off ice and the coolers for the neighborhood block party. Left home again around 1030 for the State – Wake Forest game.
With the State Fair going on next door, traffic to Carter-Finley Stadium was terrible. Even leaving at 1030 and a noon kickoff, we didn’t get to our seats until 5 minutes left in the first quarter.
Wake’s kicker made 3 field goals of over 50 yards! State gave Wake Forest a safety and a touchdown with just a minute or so left in the first half. 9 field goal points and 9 points on State blunders were the key to Wake’s 25 – 23 win.
Even still, State had the ball with 2 minutes left in the game and was driving for the sure win; either by a touchdown or a field goal. Daniel Evans was hit as he was trying to throw the ball away to stop the clock with about 30 seconds left. The ball floated from the hit and was intercepted by Wake Forest to secure their win.
Wake Forest is for real.
They have a 6 – 1 record but should be 7 – 0. The comeback win by Clemson on them last weak was a fluke. Wake will be in the top 25 this week.
Frankly, they should already be in the top 20.
Pig Picking
Got home and went directly to the neighborhood block party. Last neighborhood party was about 3 or 4 years ago.
We’ve got a nice mixture of families living here. Young couples with small children, middle age with kids in college and beyond and retirees.
Here’s a telling sign. Among the high school kids, there’s the usual country types that drive 4-wheelers, athletes, and kids loaded up with activities to enhance their resumes for college acceptance (i.e. with helicopter parents). We even had a contingent of a half dozen Goth kids.
I was the 9th or 10th person to build here - back in 1997. Now there’s 58 houses and about 40 or so lots left. The neighborhood has evolved very nicely.
If you're interested - minimum lot size is 1.5 acres. Current lot prices start at $60,000. Minimum house size is 2,500 living (heated) sq. ft. with a 2 car garage or more required.
The developer, Lloyd Atkins, custom builds your house to your architect's plans. Very, very occasionally he will approve your house plans to be built by others. I think he's only done that for about 7 or 8 homes. He lives here so he's very careful about what is built.
I’ve posted earlier about my room mate Nuke (aka JFC) clearing the undergrowth. It looks great and gives the place a park like natural setting. I had at least 4 different people come up and ask me what ‘service’ I used. They wanted to hire the same company since the place looks so great. They were all surprised when I told them it was Nuke and then they were astounded when they learned it was all done by hand (bush axe / machete) and not with a chain saw.
Hmmm . . . . sending Nuke to the neighbors with sharp weaponry. That’s the ticket! That has Desperate Housewives with a macabre twist potential written all over it!.
Art Gallery
Lastly, we went to an artist’s showing / reception in Pittsboro around 1800. It was really pretty good. Not great, but darn impressive none the less. We estimated that all 30 or so of the Pittsboro jet set and benefactor social circle was there.BTW - if you follow the link to the showing, the first piece (or should I say peace) described is Weapons of Pax Construction. The price was $4000. Kind of ambitous to say the least.
Pittsboro and Moncure both have a pretty good infestation of socially conscious artists.
The owner of the gallery was nurtured growing up in NY by a caring art teacher. Thus, he and his wife have made it a mission to encourage art among children and have a lot of after school and Saturday programs for kids starting as early as 2 years old through teen age years. They deliberately keep the fees low and accessible. Plus, they use some of their proceeds to fund classes for kids whose parents can’t afford it. Tags on some of the pieces let you know that the price of that item will go directly to funding classes for, say 4, children.
I picked up a brochure to give to my nephew & niece-in-law for E.
Movie
Got home and watched Mean Girls on DVD. Plenty of laugh out loud moments. Has an “After School Special” redemptive ending which was kind of out of place after the first 2/3 acerbic beginning. But, well worth watching. After all, it is a PG-13 film.
After that – forced myself to stay awake for an hour of the History Channel waiting for a Monty Python's Flying Circus rerun which PBS airs at 2400 on Saturday nights.
Naturally, I slept late this morning.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Saturday, October 7 + Addendum
Picked up the truck first thing this morning. Thursday, it started cutting off when at idle - took it to CrossRoads Ford at lunch. Needed an idle air control valve replaced.Spent the rest of the morning helping a co-worker move.
Just got home and am watching the Wake Forest 17 - Clemson 3 game as I write this entry - 4th quarter. I'm pulling for Wake. We play them next Saturday and it would be nice to play (and beat) an undefeated Wake Forest.
What a great couple of days of football. Thursday, NC State won a hard fought game against Florida State. It was a great game. Some friends of Nuke's came up from Ft. Bragg and went to the game with us. F went to Nebraska and D is a Georgia fan. It's good to go to games where everybody is knowledgeable about the game.
This ESPN link provide a good write up of the game and contains a video worth watching to capture the feel for the game.
This is why I love college football so much.
Darn; 2 turnovers by Wake. In the last 3 minutes they've let Clemson back into the game. It's tied up with 11 minutes left.
Nuke just walked in the door from running errands. It's a chilly wet day - he's collecting felled wood from the tree clearing he's done and is building a fire. Nice and toasty.
Clemson has made an unbelievable come back in the 4th quarter and won 27 - 17. What a dissapointment for Wake Forest.
No other plans for the weekend. I'll addendum if anything worth while comes up.
Addendum
Invited some friends over for dinner Sunday. Everybody showed up around 5 PM. We had shrimp, kielbasa, corn on the cob, potato salad and ice cream with fresh fruit. And beer. Had a good time visiting. Everybody left around 8:30 or so since Monday is a work day. Watched a move on TV and was in bed by 10.
This week, I'm working out of town in Goldsboro. Had to stop by the O'Berry Center to finish up some work (see earlier post). While there, I bought a very nice pottery bowl from the gift shop. The O'Berry residents make a variety of crafts. Proceeds fund resident programs. As I've said in a prior post - the O'Berry Center is a very happy place.
I think it will go on the dinning room table.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Weekend Update
Didn't do much this weekend.
Saturday a friend came over and we grilled steaks and watched football.
Also watched Stuck On You on DVD Saturday night. Pretty much what you'd expect - a very lightweight comedy. But better than I expected. Still, I wouldn't recommend it unless you're really really bored.
Sunday, went into Pittsboro for lunch and to look around. Sundays, from March through Christmas, Pittsboro sets up sidewalk vendors and they usually have a band performing near the Court House traffic circle. Pittsboro's "downtown" is a whopping 2 blocks long. Which is kind of nice since it makes for a small, not overly crowded time.
Saw an art gallery on a side street, in fact, I think it's called Side Street Gallery. They had some really good stuff. The whole place was open including the studio area. The owners use some of their profits to provide free art lessons for local kids that can't afford them. The Peace, Love and Harmony Hippie thing is alive and well in Chatham County.
Thursday night will be Florida State at NC State.
FSU is heavily favored by 10 ½ points. It ought to be an exciting game. I expect there'll be a fired up crowd. On paper, FSU should win - but I think State will give 'em a good game.
Our new motto -
NC State Football - Urine for a great game.
You can do your own web search for the reason.
We made it onto Fark! Again.
Way to GO guys!
:-)
The "MexiCam" last year - Student, ah,indiscretions this year. What's an NCSU football season without a little negative publicity?
Saturday a friend came over and we grilled steaks and watched football.
Also watched Stuck On You on DVD Saturday night. Pretty much what you'd expect - a very lightweight comedy. But better than I expected. Still, I wouldn't recommend it unless you're really really bored.
Sunday, went into Pittsboro for lunch and to look around. Sundays, from March through Christmas, Pittsboro sets up sidewalk vendors and they usually have a band performing near the Court House traffic circle. Pittsboro's "downtown" is a whopping 2 blocks long. Which is kind of nice since it makes for a small, not overly crowded time.
Saw an art gallery on a side street, in fact, I think it's called Side Street Gallery. They had some really good stuff. The whole place was open including the studio area. The owners use some of their profits to provide free art lessons for local kids that can't afford them. The Peace, Love and Harmony Hippie thing is alive and well in Chatham County.
Thursday night will be Florida State at NC State.
FSU is heavily favored by 10 ½ points. It ought to be an exciting game. I expect there'll be a fired up crowd. On paper, FSU should win - but I think State will give 'em a good game.
Our new motto -
NC State Football - Urine for a great game.
You can do your own web search for the reason.
We made it onto Fark! Again.
Way to GO guys!
:-)
The "MexiCam" last year - Student, ah,indiscretions this year. What's an NCSU football season without a little negative publicity?
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