Only Two More Days..
Until Davey Havok is officially in Seattle!!!
I don't know what it is, but I appear to have this bizarre fascination with him for some reason. In all honesty I don't even think that I overly
like him, but there's just something that intrigues me. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that he's become so weird over the past 10 years or so. I remember going to AFI shows back in the mid 90's and meeting Mr Havok on numerous occasions, and although at certain points he did have a wee little devil lock going on, he wasn't all that bizarre. Just another guy from a "hardcore" punk band from California. Now though, he's all out there with the make up, the crazy hair, etc. I mean really, I'm not one to talk about looking weird being that I spent the majority of my teenage years with a shaved head a green bangs, but I honestly don't think his whole look suits him. I really have nothing against the whole look that he has going on, and in fact I think that some people can look totally awesome that way, but just not him. It just doesn't work, and in fact it makes me laugh.
So even though AFI and Mr Davey Havok will be at Bumbershoot on Saturday I will not be going. Part of me wants to because the new album is completely awesome (as I've mentioned before), but I don't think I'd be able to keep a straight face. I can barely watch one of their videos without going from staring in shock and awe to completely falling apart laughing and back and forth. I think part of it is even though AFI's new album is really good, they're just not the AFI I used to know and love. I really think they should have changed their name when they went down the bizarre road, then I might be able to handle the whole situation a bit better. Maybe.
*shrug*
Quote Of The Day
"I can ping you like nobody's business." I can't possibly be the only one who finds this super hilarious. One of our new contracted IT people said this to me and I could barely contain my laughter. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that my mind is normally half in the gutter, I don't know. All I know is that I just about burst out laughing when he said it. Priceless.
Under The Summer Rain, I Burnt Away
I'm going to let you all in on a little secret. It doesn't rain in Seattle nearly as much as people think. Sure, we've got a lot of overcast days, especially in the winter. But the actual rain that we get tends to be this misty, light rain. There are very rare occasions where it actually pours. Our annual rainfall is
less than that of NYC, though I think we probably have more cloudy/overcast days. It's just that the rain takes much longer to accumulate when it's all misty and light.
Now, that being said, it's hasn't rained here in quite some time. In fact I can't actually remember the last time we had a good rain-filled day. One of the things I love about living here is the cloudy/overcast/rainy days. It makes the sunny, bright days seem so much better. I prefer the occasional sunny day in between a bunch of cloudy/rainy ones. Most people think that I was born here, due to my love of the weather. I actually get cranky and agitated if it hasn't rained in awhile.
Lately, it's been seeming like it's going to rain. The mornings have been rather grey and overcast, with a heavy marine layer. Which unfortunately ends up burning off by mid afternoon without a drop of rain to be had. It's really starting to get to me. On the bright side, so far this week it's been significantly cooler, although by the weekend it'll be back up into the 80s.
I think the last time I experienced rain, it was when Shawn and I were in Portland. We'd gone just out of town to this outlet mall to do some shopping and it just started pouring. Which seems like it would be nice, however it was about 95 degrees and the rain was so hot it ended up being even more humid and gross. Very unpleasant.
It doesn't look like we'll be getting any rain until the end of the month. Probably during
Bumbershoot, which wouldn't surprise me as we've got plans to see
Great Big Sea at an outdoor amphitheatre that Sunday.
