After shock

Because Ted about caused me heart failure, I went looking for Adam Clayton statistics. Here's a clip from an interview last spring:

http://u2_interviews.tripod.com/id244.html

Q&A with U2's Adam Clayton - SD Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 05

**the website contains the full interview. I just copied in the parts where Adam talks about a girl(or boy)friend***

This is the complete Q&A interview with U2 bassist Adam Clayton by San Diego Union-Tribune pop music critic George Varga. His story on Clayton and tonight's kickoff of U2's tour here appears in today's Union-Tribune.

Q: The public sees the end result, which is usually an album or tour or video. They don't see all the work that goes into that, or the frustrations that might be encountered along the way. Is there a downside to fame?

CLAYTON: I think the downside, and it's not really much of a downside because it has a silver lining, but it still takes a tremendous commitment to the band and the music to maintain this level. Everybody's home life and commitments are as much a part of that as the band. Every time we go into the studio, everyone knows it will take a lot of energy and commitment to come out with something compelling, equally so when you're contemplating going out on the road.

People (in the band's) families realize it will be a year of upheaval, so it takes great commitments from wives and families to make that work. And even though we've done that before, it doesn't make it any easier. And being based in Europe and spending a lot of time in America is a big time difference to bridge. It would be easier if we were all based here (in the U.S.), but that's the way we've chosen to live our lives. So I'm very aware of the kind of toll that takes on people when they're trying to stay in touch with home and keep up with their families.

Q: Is that less of a problem for you, given that you're not married?

CLAYTON: It's not a problem, but I'm still aware of how much we leave behind. I still have a girlfriend and home and a family and dependents, so I'm aware of the upheaval in me, because I'm not going to be there physically or mentally for these people because I'm in a different time zone. And performing at this level requires an absolute commitment and dedication. You can't half commit.

Whew!

Sayonara and well, hello there!

Tim and Miwa left for Thailand this morning. The last three months have gone quickly. I'm happy we were able to have the time with them. Lord only knows when we'll see them again.

Branson was a good, quick, trip. Zoomed down there on Wednesday, after stopping to see Evan's lady friend at work in KC. Yes, my child has a fan club. She is a supersweet girl, and Evan enjoyed the tour of her workplace.

While in Branson, we hit Peace Frogs (groovy), gocarts (required!), the Dixie Stampede (go for the show, not the food), and Silver Dollar City (normally not open this early!). I even got a few scrapbook pages done. But not as many as I would have liked. Fun was had by all.

Although the whole eating with your fingers did get on my nerves at the Stampede. Evan commented several times "they could have given us something to eat with". Oh, and he also said "I never want to do that again" after riding the new rollercoaster at SDC. I had to laugh (with pride, of course) to see that my child is just like me. Be afraid!

He was also funny, listening to music on the way back. I put in the Black Eyed Peas, and he was dancing to the music. As much as you can, in a vehicle. He recognized a song ("Pump It") from the recent video, and was mimicking the danceoff moves. And he didn't even squawk when I told him we'd skip over the "My Humps" song, since he didn't need to hear a song about Fergie's butt.

With the flurry of activity that comes with getting back to work and tenants moving out, my head wasn't tolerating the Peas much after Saturday. (That reminds me.. I got a new toy, which I'll tell y'all about in a minute.) So I've been listening to U2's Rattle and Hum. Which I think may have been the very first CD I ever bought. Good times.

I remember being heavily influenced by the album at the time. It was one of the first times a band I dearly loved filmed a documentary, through a part of the country that influenced them, which produced songs of love and influence. Ah, very good times.

So then (because it tends to do such, with little provocation) my mind was wandering about the various U2 band members. All of whom are handsome and enigmatic. But because bad boys haunt the girls, I love to daydream about Adam Clayton. Though The Edge is winning points with me, since he wrote the latest Batman cartoon series theme. And I saw Andy Summers' name associated with one of those cartoons. I think it may be Justice League Unlimited. He's not in U2, but another musician....

See how hard it is to be me? :::Fark.com ADHD reference::: Hey, look.. a bunny!

Anyway!

I realize that Adam Clayton, while freaking handsome, is also in the range of men at a certain age. And I have already decided that should anything happen to my own handsome and loved rockstar boyfriend, I will give up on older men. I'll get a dog, and recruit a stable of young studs. You know, to keep around for errands and other miscellanous chores. Like reaching tall things and heavy lifting. Not just regarding my weight!

So if Adam Clayton would be outside contention, this boy seems like a worthy candidate.


Chris Nunez, the "ladies man" of Miami Ink. And think of all the free body art I could score in the process! I'm sure my mother would be so proud. : P



Oh yeah, I almost forgot! My new toy...
a Motorola E815 phone.
:::Forrest Gump voice::: I like it a lot.
Although I about gave myself carpal tunnel syndrome by entering my phonebook manually, in an effort to save $10. Oy! Next time, I'm just paying the transfer fee.

So if all y'alls are the kind of person I would have in my phone, and want your picture as the call ID, lemme know. I also need to figure out how to put mp3 files in for call rings, without downloading them, since I'm too cheap.

Any suggestions?

Because I'm lazy, and preparing for a road trip

Nothing but a blurb and links to keep you busy for a few days.

Monster boy and I head to Aunt Glenda's in the morning. He's been making plans for gocarts and lazer tag. Which is about the most exciting thing in the Ozarks for a non-country preteen. Yee haw, y'all.

Oy.

Although I'm still creeped out by the trailers for Silent Hill... I am fairly hopeful The Omen remake will not completely suck.


The boy is sufficiently spooky, and of course Liev Schreiber is so very easy on the eyes.

Earlier, I thought I was creeped out Stay Alive. But then I just realized I was creeped out by the number of young, hip, familiar faces they tried to cram into one movie.

One of these days I'll quit pouting

First seed KU failed to show up for last night's game, bested by a 13 seed:

















It was a stressful night at the HoBo house. I should have gone with the kids from work to the V for Vendetta movie. Adrian, your review?

Wearing O' The Green

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
















Here's a link to a cute greeting. I'm too cheap to enroll and send to y'all individually:
http://www.msn.americangreetings.com/display.pd?bfrom=1&prodnum=3055588&path=25508

I think I'm going to puke

Compliments of The Cringing Goblin:

Frontier League, Gateway Grizzlies; http://www.gatewaygrizzlies.com/news/?id=2723
March 8, 2006 -
The Grizzlies and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have teamed up to create “Baseball’s Best Burger.” The burger, which was debuted at the Grizzlies' December 10th sale, consists of a thick and juicy burger topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon. The burger is then placed in between each side of a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut.


Grizzlies general manager Tony Funderburg got the idea after reading about the "Luther Burger" served at Mulligan's, a restaurant near Atlanta. The Grizzlies have added a unique concession item each of the least two seasons. In 2004 “Baseball’s Best Hotdog” hit GMC Stadium. It consists of a 1/5 pound Farmland 8 inch All Beef Black Angus Hot Dog, topped with two strips of freshly cooked bacon, 1 oz. Sautéed Onions, 1 oz. Sautéed Sauerkraut and ½ oz. Cheddar Cheese Sauce, all on a fresh baked bun. In 2005, the “Swiss Brat” was introduced. The “Swiss Brat” is made from a Landshire Bratwurst with a slice of Swiss cheese in the middle of it. 1oz. of Sautéed Sauerkraut is served on top.

“We have had the opportunity to bring in a new concession item for the past two seasons and each of them have been very successful. We look forward to Baseball’s Best Burger and the excitement it will bring to the ballpark,” said Grizzlies General Manager Tony Funderburg.

After taste-testing the creation, the Grizzlies sought the approval of Krispy Kreme for use of the name and doughnuts. “We are excited to work with the Grizzlies this season on Baseball’s Best Burger,” said Tina Bryan, Vice President of Marketing for Sweet Traditions, the local area developer for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. “Our doughnuts have been used in such things as wedding cakes, bread pudding, fondue, and now a hamburger bun. What a fun and unique way to offer our signature Original Glazed doughnut to Grizzlies fans.”

Is there really a need for this? And oh.my.gawd, can you talk about a less appetizing taste combination?

My arteries are closing shut, just thinking about.

Betcha they suggest a beer to wash it down. Bbppth!

Casa Ramos -- a shill

Stealing a Gundermanism

Oh.my.gawd.I.can't.move.

We went to Casa Ramos for dinner tonight. They're in the old Godfather's spot in Brookwood, next to Akin's. There is some delicious irony in having the vegetarians smell yummy grilled meats all day and night.

Casa Ramos is absolutely snacktasticular. The steak is real steak, cooked to order. Man, it tasted great. The platters are bigger than two of your heads. The chips are fried flour tortillas, to which I have become a willing convert. Especially since Fuentes changed to less-tasty colored corn chips.

I ordered a chicken quesadilla for like $7. Not only did it fill a plate the size of a large pizza, it had sour cream and fresh quac as well. Dinner for three, with drinks and leftovers, for just over $30.

It was a good night. Especially since lover boy picked up the check! ; )

The last stand?

So I'm totally stoked that Angel and Psylocke will be making an appearance in X-Men 3.


Although Angel was much more of a badass as Apocalypse's horsemen Death.













And Psylocke doesn't quite look like the British aristocrat she's supposed to be.
















By jove, I wish they'd hurry up and let Piotr (Colossus) be legal. Yeah, baby!

"Oh yeah, 'cause it's full moon tomorrow. Duh!"

After a day of wondering, what the hell is wrong with people?And why can't they not be crazy? It hits me.... freaky full moon is coming.

Don't be crazy, people.

My state lead calls me up and puts me through a day of stress and strife because they lost paperwork. For two weeks. And it's crap we don't even really need. But rather have her admit she got confused on hearings, and "don't worry about it", she drags out the process, and we pay to send off doco that is totally unnecessary.

My girlfriend's mother is about to throw me over the edge for all of the emotional stress she's putting her own daughter through. Especially when daughter does not deserve to have any stress in her life right now. Since she's the happiest I've ever known her. It's hard to overcome my protectionary pitbull penchant.

One of the school teachers says she's been trying to reach me for two weeks, and my email's bad. I gave her a card with all of my emails on it. Gave one to all his teachers. Same emails I've had forever. Then when she does email me, half the info isn't about my child. Oh.my.god. Retards.

Jesus Freaking Murphy!

Oh well. I'm home, and only need to run one more errand. Then I might stop and the video store and rent Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Yeah, I know it won't be as cool on the television. But the ex said enough hateful things about Harry Potter (and all things magic) being unacceptable (since they weren't Christian, ya know). So my developing geek child won't go with me to those movies.

Again, oh well.

Failure to believe

I'm not quite what it is about Sarah Jessica Parker that grates on my nerves. She is looking great in this photo. Not so harsh fashion maven-made-up, and looking almost relaxed.

Maybe it is because she gets so much press for being a neurotic control freak, that I have a hard time believing this is her natural state.

She also got some bad press for being a difficult coworker. Matthew McCona-honey, in all of his Texan charm, still had to struggle to when asked to say something nice about working with SJP. Yeah, I know, I can't remember how to spell his last name. It doesn't really matter, 'cause all the women just call him Sir Humpable.

Granted, it is perfect casting for McCona-honey to be the laidback, cutie pie son still living with mom and dad. No worries in life but to get your laundry out in time for pickup, and arrange your next score. But for SJP to be the chick he's willing to move out of the nest for? It seems like that would require more than sweet talk and nookie.

I guess that is why they call it acting. And if that is the case, my friends, they are some good actors.

The pirate's life for me!

Props to Arch Rival Rollergirl great SarahKate for finding a fun quiz! I'll be perfecting my swagger the rest of the day. Arr!

My pirate name is:

Dread Pirate Bonney

Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to make a profit. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.

Happy Birfday, Shortey!

Today is my almost-twin sister's birthday! For an old broad, she looks much younger than I do, weighs less than I do, and surely will get spanked much more than I do!

It's your day, girl. Enjoy!

Love ya, see ya, bye!

The War is On

A perfect Friday night:
1. opening night of a new sci-fi movie
2. work friends and fellow geek company
3. my developing geek child for a date










Monster gets to go, since the movie is rated PG13. He's still pouting about missing Underworld: Evolution. Too bad. Beyond the blood and gore and people getting their heads ripped off... I wasn't going to let him have his first sexual experience during the 15-minute (naked) kissy-boobie scene. I don't need to perpetuate a lifetime of obsessing him about women that look like Kate Beckinsale. There's enough of those boys around already. : P

**** Warning: political rant ****

I'll be back to sunshine and optimism tomorrow. Today, I'm not going to even try and pretend. There are also a couple of swear words at the end. Sorry. But it's just like that. Move along if you'll be offended.

I don't know if it is my advancing age leading to increased cynicism, too much exposure to Jon Stewart (LOVE him!)and Stephen Colbert (funny, but the obviously oblivious routine wears on me), or what... but I am hoping the current president drops off the face of the earth.

This (updated link) article threw me over the edge this morning.

The audacity coming out of that mans mouth is enough to make me hurl. He is "confident" that Bin Laden will be captured. Guess what? IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER!

Bush cannot hold office any longer than his current term. He has used BS, fear, intimidation, and subterfuge to get him reelected. Plus, all he's done with himself is hunt down the bad guy his daddy couldn't get. A lot of people have died that haven't needed to. There is no rationale for that transgression.

With gas the highest it has ever been, he has made his money for retirement. He couldn't give two shakes of a rat's ass less whether we catch any terrorists (turrorists, as he says).

All he looks is dumber by the day, trotting around on unannounced visits and "vowing" to pervail in the hunt for justice. Why couldn't he use his powers for good, instead of evil? Oh yeah, BECAUSE HE IS.

Democratic party, get your shit together. If you idiots cannot pull off a win in the next presidential election, you're a bunch of pussies.

Oh yeah... and everybody freaking vote. Even if your candidate doesn't win, your vote against the person you oppose counts. You can't bitch if you don't vote.

PS: Dan Gunderman is much more informed, and more entertaining than me when it comes to politics and current events. You can find more information here: http://baldandeffective.com