SOMEONE....

submitted.

Congratulations L'il bro.

A Sad Weekend in ETown

I received a sad message on my MySpace page on Friday. The 'Track, a staple location of the Edmonton music scene, announced that they were closing their doors. To put this in perspective, this would be analogous to the Horseshoe, or Lee's Palace. announcing that they were closing. Even though I've only been around here for 8 months, the 'Track has been around for 26 years, and I can appreciate how shocked the music community here is. There are many people who have started their careers at the 'Track, and there are even more that have performed there on their rise to the top. There are a lot of very sad musicians around these days.

The other reason the Track was so great was because it was the closest bar to our place. Ergo, by definition, it was our local.

So Chiquita and I headed out last night, to enjoy one of our last open mic nights (a Monday night pseudoritual that we have adopted). With some work in hand, we were expecting to sit down, have a couple of pints, do some reading, and enjoy some ambient live music in the background. It really is one of the usual high points of my week. When we reached the door, there was no activity. It was dark. The streets were silent. There was only a small and simple sign taped to the door to indicate:

Closed

And only a mere 2 days after their announcement. I feel sad that we weren't even able to say goodbye. Also, a little bit robbed that I only got to enjoy it for 8 months. We were just getting to know each other. And now I've got to start to look for a new venue all over again.

Sigh.

Heavier Things

I did the unthinkable: I signed up for John Mayer's fan site. It cost me $25, which sounds like a bit of an extravagence. This all came about however, because of a sign that was posted on my door on Wednesday, by Market Goddess. John has announced he is coming to Edmonton in his first ever cross-Canada tour. Tickets go onsale Thursday.

...Unless of course you are in the fan club, in which case they went onsale on Friday. So I joined, and got some before the rest of the twenty-somethings get their paws on them. Floor seats. 13th row. I'm pretty 'cited.

And for those of you who have always thought I was a bit of a JM freak, Market Goddess, who is unfortunately unable to make the Edmonton show, has just booked plane tickets to Vancouver to see him there.

See? There's more than one of us.

Media Relations

My television debut occured last week on Global Edmonton. You can watch a very crappy version, recorded via Honey's camera from my television.

Here

Note once again how incredibly large I am. And how large my hands are. And how my large hands fly everywhere when I'm talking about research.

And since I'm on it, here's a picture of my lab, wit' me and the boys (see the chin rest my Dad built me? Best chinrest ever):



And what happens when I go to an 80s party in Sherwood Park:



Not nearly as in costume as a certain someone else (Note the Flock of Seagulls):

As Promised

Yes, a full pint held in her cleavage.



That she can drink from.



What a classy gal.