Wasted Continuum

For those of you who have been following my Flickr photostream this week may have noticed the lack of interesting photos. This week has been crazy and I did not have much time or even the energy to take any decent photos. I had a couple hours today to kill so I really wanted to use it to go on a photowalk. Since the Taste of Minnesota was this weekend, I thought that would be the best venue for it.

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So I’ve been a little down lately since my grandfather’s in the hospital. (He’s doing a little better today). After I left work today, I wanted to pick up the new Weezer album hoping to cheer me up. To say that music is a huge part of me is a massive understatement. There is almost always a song in my head or pumping into my ears or in my fingers when I’m holding a guitar or sitting in front of a piano. As I listened to the new Red Album, I got to track four, "Heart Song". It’s about the songs that has that have been there for Rivers Cuomo.

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I haven’t been to a concert in a little while. I guess I don’t go to as many concerts as I used to. Maybe this summer, I’ll start going to smaller shows. I think I miss it. Tomorrow night, I’ll be watching the Black Keys perform at First Avenue. It’s going to be a killer show, I’m sure. The band consists of Dan Auerbach (on vocals and guitar) and Patrick Carney (on drums). Two guys. Two instruments. That’s it. They have a really raw, rock sound. They just released a new album, Attack and Release. I heard a little bit of it. It definitely sounds different than their last album, Magic Potion. Jay Reatard will be opening for them. I haven’t heard of him. I checked out his MySpace profile. Apparently he’s punk. It’s not bad. I think I’d like to see how he is live.

So it’s one hour and thirteen minutes into the last day of 2006. I couldn’t say goodbye to it any quicker. It’s been a long, long year for me and I’m looking forward to the new year. I’m gonna make it a good one. As always, this is a time when we all reflect on the year passing. For me, it’s been a bit of a eventful (for better or worse) 365 days for me. Ok, not all 365 days were eventful, but quite a few were. Here are my milestones of 2006 in a semi-quasi chronological order:

• Jan - Accepted a full-time position as a web designer/developer.
• Feb 12 - Turned a year older (personally not very momentous, but it’s here by default).
• Feb 15 - My niece was born (tried to steal my birthday, but missed by a few days).
• Feb 15 (later that night) - Called up Marie to tell her the news. She, in return, tells me that she’s moving to Michigan. Awkward conversation ensues for the next two hours.
• Late Feb - Mai tells me she’s moving to San Francisco to study fashion design.
• Mar 1 - Got my first DSLR (Canon Rebel XT).
• Mar 4 - Helped Marie move out of her apartment. Had a lovely dinner with Marie and her mom.
• Mid Mar - Met the lovely Star. Watched V for Vendetta on the Ultra-Screen.
• Late Mar - Helped Mai leave for San Fran.
• Apr 7 - Drove down to KC with family.
• Jun 4 - Bought a JM Custom Strat from Guitar Center when all I went in there for were new strings.
• Jul 1 - Took first photo trek with the Canon. Star came as my photo buddy. Practice shoot with fireworks.
• Jul 4 - First real photo shoot with July 4th fireworks.
• Jul 6 - Bought my GTI.
• Jul 22 - Mai returned for her god-brother’s wedding.
• Aug 11 - Marie returns for vacation. Spend an amazing day with her. Told her how I felt at the end of the night. Everything implodes. Friendship slowly dissolves.
• Aug 25 - I fly out to SF to see Mai for her birthday. Stayed at the Hilton. Had the quickest tour of SF ever.
• Oct 6 - Watched Ben Kweller at First Ave.
• Oct 14 - Watched Shannon Curfman at Bunker’s with Ms. Linh - her first real concert.
• Mid Oct - Realized that I have a subconscious obsession with the character Rory Gilmore, not Alexis Bledel.
• Oct 21 - Watched David Sedaris at the Orpheum Theater again with Ms. Linh. She is now a fan of his.
• Oct 24 - The last time I hear anything from Ms. Marie.
• Oct 29 - Watched the Foo Fighters open for Bob Dylan at the Xcel with Ms. Linh.
• Nov 4 - The first time I listened to Mignon Fogarty’s podcast, Absolute Science. Reanimates my podcast interest.
• Nov 5 - My concert weekend streak officially ends.
• Nov 10 - Watched Roger’s band play at Half-Time Rec with Debbie.
• Nov 20 - Saw a girl at Caribou that looked exactly like Rory Gilmore who is now referred to as Ror-a-like.
• Dec 15 - Watched Shannon Curfman at Shaw’s Bar & Grill with Star - her first blues rock concert.
• Mid Dec - Saw a girl at Caribou who kind of resembled Rory. Now there may be two Ror-a-likes or this is the original Ror-a-like and she didn’t really look like Rory in the first place.
• Dec 24 - Took a photo trek to Rice Park to capture the giant Christmas tree.
• Dec 28 - Drove down to Sioux Falls to meet Mai at her family’s place.
• Dec 30 - Mai and I drive back to beautiful Minnesota to spend New Year’s here together.

Well, that’s my list. I think everyone should of made one of these lists in one fashion or another. See you all on the other side.