Know No Future

2009 facebook statuses

2010-01-27T13:12:00.002-07:00

...This basically sums up my '09.

...and we've found a match!

2010-01-22T14:45:00.003-07:00

The rumors are true, I'm back in school... and damn, I'm in love! Just working on prereqs right now (for the Master's program in Speech-Language Pathology) but I can't wait to get further into it!

If you're curious, I'm taking:

Intro to Communication Disorders

Musical Acoustic (applied Physics)

Anatomy & Physiology of Human Communication

English Phonetics

...plan on applying in February 2011 and graduating May 2013(!!!)

happy christmas (eve)

2009-12-25T11:50:00.005-07:00

Cards

2009-12-24T10:58:00.002-07:00

My new thang... paper cutting cards. I'm totally in love.

Graffiti

2009-12-17T10:47:00.001-07:00

Definitely one of my favorite art... spaces.

Dreamy

2009-12-08T22:50:00.003-07:00

Little Horn Speakers

Too bad I won't be able to afford 'em for a LONG while...

Vegan Banana Bread

2009-12-07T15:21:00.003-07:00

Slightly altered (less sugar) from ppk . Pretty darn good... I think I'll try to veganize mom's recipe next.

Little Big

2009-12-03T23:02:00.005-07:00

I don't know that I've made this "public" yet... but I'm a Big w/Big Brothers Big Sisters. My little brother moved to CO in October and I was finally matched with a new little. Lily and I met yesterday and had our first hang time today... we had so much fun we had to call and ask for more time (2 hours over what we had planned).

Here's some of the damage we did:

I'd say we're quite the match. :)

London Fog Cupcakes

2009-11-16T16:00:00.001-07:00

Hands down the fave... Altered a recipe for Chai Latte Cupcakes - made it with Cream Early Grey, omitted all spices, added extra vanilla, and topped with Vegan Buttercream Frosting. Mmmmm

Chocolate Stout Cupcakes

2009-11-13T21:41:00.000-07:00

HAD to buy some Oatmeal Stout from Marble JUST to make these...
life is hard.

Green Tea Cupcakes

2009-11-12T15:48:00.003-07:00

I can admit, maybe these funky lookin' green cupcakes weren't the best first try at vegan cupcakes... but... you know me and my tea so...

Brooklyn Pad Thai

2009-11-05T22:26:00.001-07:00

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Let 'em glow...

2009-10-30T18:52:00.001-06:00

PUMPKINS!

2009-10-30T16:45:00.002-06:00

Gaby's first stab at pumpkin carving!

First snow of the season!

2009-10-30T16:43:00.000-06:00

Yipeeeee!

Can't wait...

2009-10-27T14:02:00.003-06:00

...for trick-or-treating :)

(mostly) vegan stroganoff

2009-10-27T13:57:00.002-06:00

so. good.

Tofu Scramble

2009-10-25T18:25:00.003-06:00

I purchased a Cast Iron pan this weekend and, I must say, I am IN LOVE!

Tofu Veg B-fast Burrito

2009-10-19T10:52:00.003-06:00

I'm going to try, real hard, to not eat out... I wanted Java Joe's this am... so I made my own. Total cost at Java Joe's for tofu burrito + veggies + x-tra green and coffee = ~$8.50 + tip... Total cost at Casa de Nichole for tofu burrito + veggies + x-tra green and tea = ~$1.50. Nutty, 'eh? I'm a little embarrassed I don't do this more often. Things will change.

Business Cards

2009-10-16T11:29:00.000-06:00

wow!

Business Cards

2009-10-15T17:14:00.002-06:00

...almost there...

dk blue = brown

lt blue = orange

royal blue = red

NicAdeline Photography

2009-10-15T16:42:00.003-06:00

SO CLOSE! (thanks, Kate!)

- I donno what happened to the colors but... picture dark blue as brown and light blue as orange.

(^front^)

(^back^)

NicAdeline Photography

2009-10-15T15:41:00.006-06:00

Purchased my Domain Name (nicadelinephotography.com) yesterday...

Registered nicadelinephotography@gmail.com...

Business cards need to be designed (by Kate)/purchased...

(here's the first "doodle" of the first design idea... thoughts?)

Web host needs to be decided on...

Web site needs to be created...

etc...

AAAH!

Lasagna sans meat & dairy.

2009-10-14T21:52:00.003-06:00

Soooo good!

Layers are:

Lasagna noodles (cooked 8 minutes)
"Ricotta" = tofu (12oz firm, crumbled), plain goat cheese (a bit, crumbled), garlic, scallion, thinly chopped zucchini, spices (nutmeg, oregano, ground pepper, garlic salt, italian mix), and 2 eggs... mixed together w/hands.
Soy Mozzarella (Trader Joe's brand is the best I've found so far!)
Crimini mushrooms (sauteed in truffle oil and margarine)
Marinara sauce of choice

moneymaker

2009-10-04T17:24:00.007-06:00

Veronica and Marcelino - 9.9.09

2009-09-10T21:36:00.006-06:00

just a few...

last(.fm) six months of music

2009-09-08T01:44:00.006-06:00

makes me happy.
click for detail.

Bernalillo Wine Festival '09

2009-09-07T10:12:00.007-06:00

w/Dom, Kailene, Kate, & Jenn

Top Faves:
- Anderson's Fiesta Red
- Black Mesa's Black Beauty
- Black Mesa's Santa Fest
- Dos Viejos' Cab
- St. Clair's Cab Zin (even though we didn't try it... it was there, so it counts)

Then... Marble (because we don't need a fest to know what beer we like)

Rilo (and friends) at the Rio

2009-09-02T15:19:00.004-06:00

Not only Rilo's first river experience... but also the first time she's been off-leash.

Why you should read Neil Gaiman

2009-09-01T00:33:00.000-06:00

I haven't read American Gods yet... but I came across this bit a while back and it was recently dropped in my lap again. Incredible. Enjoy.

I can believe things that are true and I can believe things that aren’t true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they’re true or not. I can believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and Marilyn Monroe and the Beatles and Elvis and Mister Ed. Listen — I believe that people are perfectible, that knowledge is infinite, that the world is run by secret banking cartels and is visited by aliens on a regular basis, nice ones who look like wrinkledy lemurs and bad ones who mutilate cattle and want our water and our women. I believe that the future sucks and I believe that the future rocks and I believe that one day White Buffalo Woman is going to come back and kick everyone’s ass. I believe that all men are just overgrown boys with deep problems communicating and that the decline of good sex in America is coincident with the decline in drive-in movie theaters from state to state. I believe that all politicians are unprincipled crooks and I still believe that they are better than the alternative. I believe that California is going to sink into the sea when the Big One comes, while Florida is going to dissolve into madness and alligators and toxic waste. I believe that antibacterial soap is destroying our resistance to dirt and disease so that one day we’ll all be wiped out by the common cold like the Martians in War of The Worlds. I believe that the greatest poets of the last century were Edith Sitwell and Don Marquis, that jade is dried dragon sperm, and that thousands of years ago in a former life I was a one-armed Siberian shaman. I believe that mankind’s destiny lies in the stars. I believe that candy really did taste better when I was a kid, that it’s aerodynamically impossible for a bumblebee to fly, that light is a wave and a particle, that there’s a cat in a box somewhere who’s alive and dead at the same time (although if they don’t ever open the box to feed it it’ll eventually just be two different kinds of dead), and that there are stars in the universe billions of years older than the universe itself. I believe in a personal god who cares about me and worries and oversees everything I do. I believe in an impersonal god who set the universe in motion and went off to hang with her girlfriends and doesn’t even know that I’m alive. I believe in an empty and godless universe of causal chaos, background noise, and sheer blind luck. I believe that anyone who says that sex is overrated just hasn’t done it properly. I believe that anyone who claims to know what’s going on will lie about the little things too. I believe in absolute honesty and sensible social lies too. I believe in a woman’s right to choose, a baby’s right to live, that while all human life is sacred there’s nothing wrong with the death penalty if you can trust the legal system implicitly, and that no one but a moron would ever trust the legal system. I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what happens when you’re alive and that you might as well lie back and enjoy it.
Neil Gaiman (b. 1960) British fabulist
American Gods, ch. 13 [Sam] (2001)

B and Pre

2009-08-31T17:00:00.003-06:00

Duck Pond Outting

2009-08-31T16:41:00.006-06:00

cat, chicken, cameras...

My surroundings

2009-08-25T15:20:00.006-06:00

Dumped

2009-08-21T17:22:00.004-06:00

puppy cat and puppy dog

2009-08-21T15:44:00.002-06:00

Death Panel for Cutie

2009-08-17T19:48:00.001-06:00

bahahahahaha!

For your listening pleasure

2009-08-17T17:18:00.002-06:00

Imogen Heap's new album-

...sounding quite fantast.

Duke's Retro Night

2009-07-31T13:36:00.004-06:00

My first try at iMovie. We had a fun night... please stand by for a decent photo upload.

Jazz Fest

2009-07-25T00:08:00.002-06:00

Appears to have been enjoyed by all...

ACL!

2009-07-20T15:11:00.002-06:00

If you're curious...
My 2009 ACL schedule

It's all fun and games

2009-07-20T14:41:00.007-06:00

Picnic @ Roosevelt Park July 19, 2009.
Got to play with my new 70-210 and I LOVE her (thanks, daddy)!

Denver

2009-07-20T13:21:00.010-06:00

A-mazing! Sister and I not only got to spend time together, but we got to do it in Denver... and with Kate, too!
Left on Sunday, stopped in Castle Rocks for some outlet shopping. Sis got a watch but the rest was a bust. Arrived in Denver, ate at Wazee Supper Club, went for a swim, and saw Transformers in the iMax.

Monday we had a tasty breakt at The Delectable Egg, shopped around a bit, met up with an old friend for coffee, had din at Steuben's, and saw My Sister's Keeper.

Tuesday we had an amazing breakt at Snooze, went to Boulder, and went to the concert at Red Rocks. Show was great.

I'm a nerd and wrote the set list for all three bands... I had to post it somewhere.

Ra Ra Riot
1. St. Peter's Day Festival
2. Each Year
3. Oh La
4. Winter '05
5. Can You Tell
6. Too too too Fast
7. Ghosts Under Rocks
8. Dying is Fine

Andrew Bird
1. Firey Crash
2. Opposite Day
3. Ftiz and Dizzyspells
4. Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left
5. Oh No
6. Anonanimal
7. Imitosis
8. Sythian Empires

Death Cab for Cutie
1. The Employment Pages
2. Your Heart is an Empty Room
3. New Year
4. Crooked Teeth
5. President of What
6. No Sunlight
7. Summer Skin
8. Grapevine Fires
9. I Will Possess Your Heart
10. I will Follow - Dedicated to Andrew Bird
11. Title and Registration
12. Little Bribes
13. Cath - Dedicated to Ra Ra Riot
14. Fake Frowns
15. Long Division
16. Sound of Settling
ENCORE
1. Diamond and a Tether
2. Movie Script Ending
3. Soul Meets Body
4. Transatlanticsim

Fort Collins for great pizza and New Belgium before departure on Wednesday...

The drive home, as always, was GORGEOUS!

I may have laid down in the middle of I-25 for this 'ne...

Thanks, Kate and sis for paying for most everything... you gals kick arse!

Pixar

2009-06-18T13:42:00.000-06:00

Pixar shorts kill me a little.

Portland

2009-06-10T13:05:00.001-06:00

Portland was boring.
You know...

Got some ink by an amazing artist

Hit up three awesome brew pubs (Rogue, Deschuttes, and Bridgeport)...

Went to a killer bookstore...

Ran into Emily Haines (w/the rest of the band - Metric) on the street...

Saw an amazing show that evening and randomly ended up getting to go backstage and hang w/the band...

Enjoyed the wonderful-ness of the city...

Checked out PSU...

...

Kinda sucks though... I fell in love with a new city and I feel as if Albuquerque is rejecting me. Hopefully it goes away soon. :)

McElroy Wedding 5.30.09

2009-05-31T14:42:00.005-06:00

Q Jam

2009-05-24T11:11:00.001-06:00

^not from Q Jam^ :)

green! green! we like green!

2009-05-24T11:10:00.001-06:00

Friday was absolutely gorgeous! Jenn and I took a walk to my park to enjoy the freshly rained on desert. :) I love Albuquerque when it doesn't feel like Albuquerque. haha.

Side note on the dog: She's wonderful! We're going to obedience school (@ Acoma) to help her become even more perfect.

Asian Festival

2009-05-24T11:07:00.003-06:00

Shot w/the old man...
Daddy let me get a snow cone all by my self... Here are some of the keepers I grabbed on dad's camera...

Tea for Trees

2009-05-24T11:03:00.003-06:00

Gaby and I tossed our old loose teas together and brewed it for the trees (thanks NM Tea Co for the idea)...

Mom's Day

2009-05-10T13:57:00.005-06:00

Went to Standard Diner with mum and the grandmas on Friday...

...and Gold Street Cafe on Sunday morning with mum and dad...

From pa

2009-05-06T19:41:00.001-06:00

Pops took this at Lauren's opening last Friday... thought it was pretty snazzy and that it should be an album cover... but I don't have a band. I'll hafta talk these lovely ladies into forming a band... bet I could. I call bass!

Cat and Dog

2009-04-30T17:24:00.002-06:00

Hockey and Rilo (adopted 4.22)

Donovan

2009-04-30T17:16:00.001-06:00

...Abby's kid -

Expired

2009-03-26T13:34:00.003-06:00

Nichole A. Herschler - Student Intern
Sandia Laboratories
5.28.02 - 3.26.09

Roosevelt Park

2009-03-11T07:38:00.002-06:00

Went shooting with my buddy Aryn a while back... Somewhat delayed on the posting of these but whatevs.

^I really liked this one for some reason^^I love shadows. I love trees. Great combo of the two, I think^

G. Love 3.3

2009-03-06T17:53:00.002-07:00

Yay for El Rey letting cameras in... too bad I didn't know this before the Andrew Bird concert. Oh well... live and learn.

Eric Hutchinson G. Love and Special Sauce

Engagement Photos

2009-03-06T17:40:00.001-07:00

Melissa & Jeremiah

( ^ we learned a lesson... NO GUM ^)

Concerts

2009-02-16T10:30:00.003-07:00

I'm beginning to think we're not in Albuquerque any more...

Feb 13 - SOLD OUT Andrew Bird show (f'ing incredible... definitely my FAVORITE concert EVER... if you get a chance to see him DO IT... it'll be worth your time/money)

Feb 26 - Modest Mouse

March 3 - G. Love

April 11 - Mirah

April 12 - Conor Oberst

April 30 - Mae

M. Ward'll be here, too ... but I don't remember when.

So far, the only concert I'd like to travel for is Mates of State... the rest'll be HERE. What's going on?!?!?

Cheese

2009-02-10T14:54:00.003-07:00

... every time I want to say "K, so..." I think "queso" which obviously makes me think "cheese"... hence the title. Anyway...

Sorry for the lack of posts lately (and that messy update post)... I take WAY too many photos... and my internet is currently broken at home... so it makes it kinda hard.

Comcast man is going to fix the internet today and I'm going to try to get/stay more on top o' things... stay tuned.

xoxox
me

Amy's b-day din & sister shots

2009-02-09T20:19:00.006-07:00

Friday night Amy, sister, Templer, and I went out to din for Amy's birthday...

I totally miss this kid...

Templer took a photo of the three of us, not bad 'eh?

Sister and me - mostly for you Aunt E. :)

(thanks sis, for having your camera)

update-ish

2009-02-09T18:45:00.010-07:00

Thurs 1.22 open mic night at Winning. Here's my friend Tabby, she kicked some arse.

Tabby's fan club....
Becks got a camera... so we shoot things together now, like hangers in laundromats.
and each other... in coffee shops...
I went to LC for Sarah's b-day on 1.24. We hung out at this lovely coffee shopish place... and I found Yerba Mate for $3.99 for 17.9oz... KILLER!... 1.27 tried to see Action Design but their bus broke down in Amarillo-ish... but I dig the venu...
1.29 got to take Jenn out for her first night out since having her newest kiddo... (pool @ Copper & lube wrestling @ Exhale... decent first night out, 'eh?)

1.30 more coffee shooting... went to Amarillo 1.30-2.1 to visit Traci's fam.

2.something trip to the airport to shoot things...

2.soemthing shooting downtown...
(note Andrew Bird and G. Love - WOOT!)

Mug Shots

2009-01-12T18:26:00.001-07:00

By Traci & Nichole.
Art Attack is a wonderful place.

tubing

2009-01-03T21:20:00.006-07:00

I hope you get as much enjoyment out of these as I do...

I have decided that this is a sign from god that I need to start doing yoga so that it doesn't hurt so much the next time I try to fold myself in half. haha

*photos by Kelsey

Music

2009-01-01T09:48:00.000-07:00

Best music moments of '08:
Top five live:

Ani DiFranco at Lensik
Austin City Limits
Iron & Wine/Swell Season
Kaki King
Tegan & Sara x2

I feel like I might've forgotten something but here are my top fifteen record releases '08:

Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer
Ani DiFranco - Red Letter Year
Bell X1 - Flock
Chris Walla - Field Manual
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Gregory and the Hawk - Moenie and Kitchi
Ingrid Michaelson - Be ok
Kaki King - Dreaming of Revenge
Lykki Lee - Youth Novels
Margo & the Nuclear So and So's - Not Animal
Mates of State - Re-arrange Us
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
The Weepies - Hideaway

Most anticipated music moments of '09:
Live:

Andrew Bird - February 13th
G. Love - March 3rd
Austin City Limits - October 2nd - 4th

Record Releases (of the top of my head):

Andrew Bird
The Decemberists
Metric
Tegan & Sara
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

lefsedillas

2008-12-31T12:01:00.003-07:00

Kayla and I played with lefse again yesterday... here's my new favorite sweet lefse:

Heidi's red chile raspberry jam & swiss cheese. Soooooooo good.

lefsedillas

2008-12-29T22:34:00.005-07:00

NM style:
Traditional (plus cheese and cardamom):

Kalya as Vanna White:

Honorable Mention

2008-12-26T21:58:00.004-07:00

Tried Rasoi last night, sort of on accident... mostly out of shock that it was open on Christmas night. It was damn good... SUPER excited to go again SOOOOOON!

beauty

2008-12-26T20:49:00.002-07:00

Happy Girls

2008-12-25T16:02:00.004-07:00

The Eve

2008-12-24T22:34:00.006-07:00

Went to g-ma C's (photos to come, maybe) and then home.
A good time was had by all. See...

(mom and sister both got headphones... I think daddy might've felt a little left out?)

(I got a flash (!!!) ^without and...

^with... crazy shit. Nikon knows how to do flash!)

I just love my family... the dynamics are killer, it's good stuff.

Christmas came at a great time this year...

I'm a damn lucky gal.

2008-12-23T16:41:00.006-07:00

Thought I'd share a photo of my lovely Christmas decorations... haha. They're slim, but the cat doesn't mess with 'em.

...pretty pleased w/my banner... It cost a whole dollar to make. :)
Thanks for the paint swatches, Lowes :)

**I have 'til the 5th off from work... so I'm going to get into the habit of having my camera with me ALL the time... I hope to post a few shots daily... so, stay tuned!

Tea

2008-12-23T15:51:00.001-07:00

NM Tea Co. is THE SHIT!

...jus sayin'.

It's like, my new favorite place EVER. Go. Now.

NoteWorthy:

2008-12-09T08:26:00.000-07:00

IT'S SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yay!

2008-12-04T22:05:00.001-07:00

Just finished my LAST undergrad class!!!

...just sayin'...

Thanksgiving Weekend Recap

2008-12-02T15:23:00.011-07:00

Thursday - Turkey with the fam. Shot a fam.

Dessert with the fam.

Friday - Hung out with Sarah. Shopped a little. Made yum pizza for din. Went to The Q. Hung with Sarah, Joey and Leonard at iHop. Massaged my sinus pressure points.

Saturday - Made Christmas cookies at G-ma J's.

Hung with the 'rents, sis, and Kate.
Played some Farkle.

Sunday - Jenn's baby shower with sister.

Aimee

2008-11-25T20:19:00.015-07:00

Photo shoot with Aimee today - here are some of the (quick) top picks.

This one is my favorite...

5th Birthday!

2008-11-24T20:11:00.003-07:00

My boy is growing up.

When he overheard someone asking someone else how to spell his name he interrupted insisting that he knew how to spell it. They finally listened to him and he proceeded...
"Big T, little e, little m, little p, draw a line, little e, little r... Templer."

Oh how I love this boy.

Andrew Bird

2008-11-19T15:11:00.001-07:00

Andrew Bird is going to be in Albuquerque on the 13th of February!

Wahoo! Get your tickets!

Hockey

2008-11-15T14:45:00.002-07:00

my anti-depressant.

...and here's why...

P.S. that mark on his right paw is NOT sharpie... I don't know why you would think that.

Prop 8

2008-11-15T13:36:00.006-07:00

I protested Prop 8 alongside many friends at Civic Plaza this morning.

Here are some signs Kate and I made for the protest -
...didn't get any photos of the protest/march... maybe i should have...

It was a really nice environment!

Keith Olbermann's Commentary on Prop 8

2008-11-13T15:49:00.002-07:00

Watch this!!!

Wonderful weekend.

2008-11-09T16:58:00.006-07:00

Friday I worked a good 4 hours (don't want to over-do) and spent the afternoon in super-organizing mode (feels SO good to obsess over something that can actually get you somewhere). Friday night I went to an art show opening with Becks at our friends' art gallery (SCA Contemporary Art) and then to see The Q with Joey at the Box. Both were great fun!

Spent m' Saturday with Becks at the parents' and had din at g-ma's. It was a-mazing!
(Daddy's ouchie back caused him to miss out...which is why he is absent in all of the photos)
Saturday night I went with Joey to see Mild Pearl at the Box.

Today I did absolutely nothing until about two hours ago when I started din... made an AWESOME pizza.
whole wheat pizza dough from Trader Joe's
tomato confit (from Kate's mom) as the "sauce"
goat cheese
red onion
artichoke hearts
spicy chicken sausage from Trader Joe's
=WONDERFUL

Sia

2008-11-07T15:50:00.006-07:00

I've tried to refrain from strictly music posts but this is definitely worth it.

This week's free music video on iTunes is "Soon we'll be Found" by Sia... I've been a fan of hers for quite some time and really enjoy this song, so i downloaded it immediately. I just got a chance to watch it and O M G (!!!!!)... you have got to see it! If you have iTunes, get it NOW... if not, you can view it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofkomz-91yc).

Enjoy!!!!

Lyrics -
come along it is the break of day
surely now, you'll have some things to say
it's not the time for telling tales on me

so come along it won't be long
'til we return happy
shut your eyes, there are no lies
in this world we call sleep
let's desert this day of hurt
tomorrow we'll be free

let's not fight I'm tired can't we just sleep tonight
don't turn away it's just there's nothing left here to say
turn around i know we're lost but soon we'll be found

well it's been rough but we'll be just fine
work it out yeah we'll survive
you mustn't let a few bad times dictate

so come along, it won't be long
'til we return happy
shut your eyes, there are no lies
in this world we call sleep
let's desert this day of work
tomorrow we'll be free

let's not fight I'm tired can't we just sleep tonight
don't turn away it's just there's nothing left here to say
turn around i know we're lost but soon we'll be found

Fun at home

2008-11-05T22:10:00.008-07:00

I took another day off work to *cough* work on *cough* a paper *cough cough*... it clearly went well. :)

After cleaning out the fridge (had to make note that I did something productive today) I hung out with Jenn and Lindsay.

Lindsay likes drawing on my mirror as much as I do :) ...

My neighbor taught me this neat little trick on election night...

...Hockey loves it, and so does Lindsay... clearly...

Play date

2008-11-05T08:44:00.012-07:00

My camera and I followed my good friend, Jenny (w/Emma) and her daughter, Lindsay to the park yesterday. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the colors that come out of the new Nikon.

VICTORY!!

2008-11-04T21:23:00.002-07:00

This is a glorious moment for America!!!!

Get off yer arse and VOTE!!!!!

2008-11-04T10:23:00.003-07:00

SI SE PUEDE!!!

Dia de los Muertos

2008-11-04T09:37:00.017-07:00

My new camera (Nikon D80) and I went to the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade in the South Valley on Sunday.

While waiting for the parade to start I heard cheering, as if the parade was starting, I looked down too find that it hadn't.

I turned around to find the cause for the cheering.

It seemed as if the entire crowd and the parade were pro-Obama. It was quite nice.

Rio G.

2008-10-30T15:41:00.006-06:00

I ditched work today to spend the am with Joey, a good friend of mine, and his pups at the Rio G. River. It was definitely the best decision I've made all week. There's something pretty damn perfect about the whole set up.

Graffiti under the bridge.

Pumpkin Carving

2008-10-19T22:49:00.004-06:00

I went to parents' for some post-Denver fun (aka laundry) and I talked 'em into carving pumpkins.

The carvers - mom, me, and Kate.
Dad supervised, grabbed some shots, and provided his Leatherman and mad skill.Finished product.

Almost a week in Denver

2008-10-19T13:25:00.012-06:00

Kate and I left Monday morning and headed to Santa Fe to (hopefully) finally eat at Tecolote, a breakfast place we've made several attempts to try. That didn't work out so well, apparently they're closed on Mondays.We made it to Denver right at six hours with two stops in Trinidad (one for gas, one for food). We didn't waste much time before hitting Old Chicago for happy hour ($2.5o Boulder Beers and 1/2 off appetizers). Our friend Chloe met us at the hotel and we headed to the area of our concert. Two bands opened up for Tegan and Sara, Girl in a Coma and City and Color. Girl in a Coma wasn't quite what I was expecting but City and Color was very enjoyable. Tegan and Sara played an excellent set, this just might've been my favorite of their shows.

Tuesday we went to Fort Collins to check out the New Belgium Brewery, again. We sampled four beers, including "Giddy Up," an espresso infused beer... pretty interesting. This time we opted to do the tour which was really neat, something I would definitely recommend to anyone going to New Belgium. After the brewery we headed to Loveland to hang a bit before dinner with my Aunt Jan at Biaggi's. Aunt Jan brought her daughter Danie, Danie's husband, and daughter with her. It was great to see Aunt Jan and Danie again and meet Danie's husband and daughter. Food and company were great.

Wednesday we tried a new place for breakfast, The Market. This was just the sort of place I had been searching for in Denver. After breakfast we went to the gigantic REI, just for kicks. Post-REI we headed to Boulder to check out Boulder Beer. We had a Hazed and Infused and went on the tour, pretty neat but not as fun as New Belgium's. After the tour we got a sample tray and were very thankful that we shared one, there was no way we would've been able to each finish one (and still be able to drive). After the brewery we headed to Fort Collins to visit Kate's sister.

Thursday we checked out a coffee bar (picked up lunch across the street and brought it back and played scrabble) and went to Tattered Cover Book Store and Twist & Shout (an indie record store).

Friday we went back to Tattered Cover and Twist & Shout for some more music purchasing, back to the coffee bar where we met up with Chloe and Cera and headed to Dave & Busters for some game playing. We took a break from D&B for Kaki King at the Bluebird, it was wonderful and we got to meet her afterward. We skipped out on the headliner, The Mountain Goats, and headed back to D&B.

Saturday we returned to Albuquerque... sad day.

This trip might not have been the best idea for a few reasons...
1. I missed out on getting to hang with my aunt and uncle while they were in town.
2. My love for Denver has grown eminesly and I have even more of a desire to move there.
3. I have a new-found love for Fort Collins and am now considering the posibility of living there.

Austin City Limits Music Festival

2008-09-28T23:56:00.006-06:00

AMAZING!

Here's the breakdown --

Friday:
Vampire Weekend - a letdown, they're too young
Delta Spirit - a default but pretty good
Mates of State - F'ing awesome! Fighting for my fave.
G Love and Special Sauce - AMAZING entertainment. Fighting for my fave.
The Mars Volta (from afar) - solid

Saturday:
Fleet Foxes - meh
Jose Gonzales - he's wonderful and his band is cute
CSS - AMAZING! Great entertainment!!!
MGMT - a letdown
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - VERY enjoyable, Conor looked handsome.

Sunday:
Stars - a letdown
Blues Traveler - a novelty
Okkervil River - default but the band had great chemistry
Tegan and Sara - Beautiful, as per usual... great set list (as if there could really be a bad 'ne)!!

...we skipped all of the headliners... I'm probably mostly ok with it.
It's hard to grab a moment to soak all of this killer music in...

Next up is Iron and Wine on Tuesday, Tegan and Sara on the 13th of October, and Kaki King on the 17th :)

Ani DiFranco

2008-09-24T12:39:00.003-06:00

Last night at the Lensic in Santa Fe was hands down the best Concert EVER.

Just sayin'.

MGMT

2008-09-19T00:29:00.001-06:00

MGMT has been replaced in the ACL lineup.

MGMT is going to be in Albuquerque... but, of course, it's the same day as Ani DiFranco.

WHY WHY WHY?

... sad day...

Oooooooooooooooooooooh

2008-09-03T09:28:00.002-06:00

September just got better! I am so damn excited and don't have anyone to share it with right now.

Check this!

15th - Jenny Lewis @ Sunshine
16th - Gin Blossoms @ St. Fair
20th - Fall SW Funny Fest @ Kimo
21st - Shiny Toy Guns @ Launchpad
23rd - Ani Difranco @ Lensic in Santa Fe (another excellent option Beck/MGMT @ Kimo)
25th - 29th - in Austin for ACL
30th - Iron & Wine @ Popejoy

Seriously, kids... this is the best EVER!

...so tempted to leave work to purchase my tickets.

Update

2008-08-29T12:52:00.006-06:00

PAST

Amy & Travis got married on the 8th.
Went to Amarillo w/Traci the 15th-17th.
I purchased a Macbook (finally) and an iTouch last Friday.
Templer had his first soccer game last Saturday.
Saw House Bunny last Sunday... funny... thinking about it will ruin it.

PRESENT

I went class shopping this week in hopes to find the best possible combo... no such thing.

I tried out the following:
Dynamics of Prejudice - topic sounds interesting... but the grad student teaching it ruined it.
Soc of Gender - sounds like a great class, but too much work that I am far from motivated to do.
Lesbian Culture and Politics - meh.
Psych of Human Sexuality - one of the final four... but... an exam is in the way of my plans.
Dynamics of Global Change - made the final four... not sure why... pr'ly b/c of the time.
Drugs, Crime, and Soc Control - same as above.
Drugs and Behavior - my favorite of the final four.

Whatev. It'll be over soon.

FUTURE

September'll be an excellent month... ready?

6th - Tim Finn/Kimo @ Lobo Theater
9th - Jenny Lewis releases new album
15th - Jenny Lewis @ Sunshine
16th - Gin Blossoms @ St. Fair
20th - Fall SW Funny Fest @ Kimo
23rd - Ani Difranco @ Lensic in Santa Fe (another excellent option Beck/MGMT @ Kimo)
25th - 29th - in Austin for ACL
30th - Iron & Wine @ Popejoy

October:

The "Travel Plan" below is even more perfect. Kaki King is playing at Bluebird on the 17th.
Only pr'lm is... I have an exam on the 14th... drop the class? I think so.

Travel

2008-07-10T10:31:00.004-06:00

Sorry it's been like 10 years since I posted last... I've been tossing photos up on my picasa web album rather than this here blog. I need to figure out a balance between the two, obviously. Ah balance...

Anyway, there is a reason for this post.

I am finally going to a music festival (my schedule can be found here). I bought my ticket to ACL a while back and booked my flight to Austin this morning! Wahoooooooooo! This is definitely countdown worthy!

Now, this whole travel bit has got me thinking (well... dreaming) about Portland. This week I got an email from Southwest announcing $79 flights to Portland from Denver. This pretty much sounds like it was created for me :) I have my plan all set up. Want to hear it?

October 13th - Drive to Denver in the am and see Tegan and Sara in the pm. Stay the night.
October 14th - Fly to Portland
October 18th - Fly to Denver and drive home (if I feel like it)

... the only problem with this trip is school, I have class M-Th... hell, I'll rearrange my schedule. The only *real* problem with this trip is I may get "lost" at any point and refuse to come home.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Summer Reading

2008-05-06T22:43:00.002-06:00

Productive procrastination at it's best...

Here's the start of my summer reading list (I used Amazon's wish list to create it because that was the best I could come up with).

Please let me know what else NEEDS to be on it.

3/4 of the way

2008-05-05T21:48:00.003-06:00

About a month old...
Added it on April 8th...

Give me sympathy

2008-05-05T21:37:00.001-06:00

SERIOUSLY worth your time!

Get on it!

New Metric fresh out of Coachella
http://www.spin.com/videos/coachella-08-metric-give-me-sympathy