What I really want to be able to do is King Pigeon. It's way crazy intense bananas, but it looks awesome and I bet it feels great. Here is his majesty, King Yoga Pigeon:
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Super Pretzel
My favorite Yoga pose is Pigeon. It gives you a really deep hip/hamstring/groin stretch which feels amazing after a long session. Here's a Yoga Pigeon, for reference:
What I really want to be able to do is King Pigeon. It's way crazy intense bananas, but it looks awesome and I bet it feels great. Here is his majesty, King Yoga Pigeon:
What I really want to be able to do is King Pigeon. It's way crazy intense bananas, but it looks awesome and I bet it feels great. Here is his majesty, King Yoga Pigeon:
Monday, August 8, 2011
Words I hate...
Meal
Moist
Yummy
Yucky
Panties
Scrumptious
Preggo/Preggers
Anything said by a grown adult in baby talk (does not count when directed toward actual babies or cute animals)
So, there you have it. Once these words are said I generally don't care what else comes after them, I just shudder and die a little bit inside.
Moist
Yummy
Yucky
Panties
Scrumptious
Preggo/Preggers
Anything said by a grown adult in baby talk (does not count when directed toward actual babies or cute animals)
So, there you have it. Once these words are said I generally don't care what else comes after them, I just shudder and die a little bit inside.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Gorillaz and Mumford & Sons!
Hello everyone!
This is just a quick update while Anu goes to get his hair cut, waking him up at a reasonable time on the weekends is a heroic feat and I'm actually quite proud that I managed it today.
This has been a really fun couple of weeks for us because we've been able to go to two AMAZING concerts in addition to having had a really fun Halloween party and celebrating Anu's 24th birthday. I'll write about the party/birthday when I have more time, but for now I just wanted to go on and on about how completely kickass the concerts were.
OK, you ready? DUDE, THEY WERE SO KICKASS!!!!!
The Gorillaz concert was really high budget, so the lights/giant screen/80 bajillion musicians they bring with them made for such a fun show. It was at the Erwin center, but they were really only able to use half of the seating because they have that giant screen where they play the cartoon videos, and it really wouldn't be nice to expect people to sit behind it and miss the whole show.
Honestly, though, the way the people behind us were acting they might as well have sat behind the screen. It was a sullen teenage kid, his mom, and I guess maybe his stepdad and they were just ridiculous. Didn't stand up ONCE, sat completely still in their seats through the entire show, opener and all. Guys, the opener was N.E.R.D. and I have to confess that I may or may not have skank danced it up when they played Lapdance. Whatever. If Boring McTooCoolForFun and his family don't want to dance that's their problem and they're going to have to deal with trying to see through my back the whole night.
Performance wise Gorillaz were, of course, completely brilliant. SO much energy and SO many unbelievably talented musicians onstage. Granted, I've never had to cheer so long for an encore, but I guess it's hard to wrangle up 20 people and get them back onstage. Also, they didn't do the regular Clint Eastwood rap, which was disappointing because I know it by heart and was looking forward to screaming it out at the top of my lungs (much to the theoretical delight of captain sullen and crew behind us, I'm sure). Still, the show was so much fun and I wish I could see them every weekend. Pictures!
See Mr. Grumpy Pants behind us? Oh, teenagers.
And yeah, we were in the cheap seats. We still had a great view though. I would normally have ponied up for better seats, BUT the same day Gorillaz went on sale I had to speedy ninja purchase some other tickets as well.
So, because I am awesome and intuitive and totally know everything about music and bands and stuff (shut up, you...) I knew as soon as I heard that Mumford & Sons was coming to Austin that the tickets were going to sell out in a few hours. They were playing Stubbs, so the interest level was definitely going to exceed the holding capacity of the venue. Because I am such a genius wizard, I thusly deduced that I would need to camp the website and buy tickets the very minute they went on sale. I did just that, and lo, we were able to go see one of the best shows we've ever been to.
So, of course it was cold and horrible on the day of the concert. Of course. The concert was in the outdoor part of Stubb's, so why wouldn't it be 50 degrees and raining? Whatever. We got there about 45 minutes before doors and were able to get spots right near the stage, which was awesome. Dealing with the dudebros who decided to stand in the same area was not as awesome, but being super close is way fun.
The first opener was King Charles, who is just a cool guy. Amazing voice, outstanding lyrical prowess, very compelling stage presence, and also he has this giant mop of dreads he wears on his head like a crown. I'll show you the picture I took, but it's sort of blurry so I'll also show you a professional one so you can get the right idea.
The second opener was Cadillac Sky, and they were also awesome. Lots of bearded fellows with banjos and guitars and violins playing like there was no fucking tomorrow. SO much energy, their lead singer/guitarist was like a perpetual motion machine, the harder he jammed the more pumped up he got. Crazy fun. I won't lie though, toward the end of their set I was getting a bit tired of standing and I mostly just wanted Mumford & Sons to come on. And then they did! Hooray!
It would take me forever to do a writeup about everything that's right and good about Mumford & Sons as a band, so let me just tell you this. If you buy one album this year, you buy Sigh No More. It is the best breakout album I have ever head. Their lyrics are beautiful and their sound is just eerie and haunting and energizing and inspiring and...look, just go get the album. Everyone I know who has heard it can back me up on this.
Their show was everything I could have expected and more. I quite literally danced, sang, and cheered myself into dehydration sickness. I thought I was going to die. But it was SO. WORTH. IT.
Second best concert I've ever seen, and ONLY second because nobody can ever top David Gray, ever. Ever. Wanna see some pictures? HELL YEAH YOU DO!
That last picture is especially awesome because for their last song they brought on Cadillac Sky and King Charles and they all did a couple of songs together. So much fun, so much talent, so much awesome. I might just be ruined for other concerts now. We'll see.
Love and Kisses,
Daner
This is just a quick update while Anu goes to get his hair cut, waking him up at a reasonable time on the weekends is a heroic feat and I'm actually quite proud that I managed it today.
This has been a really fun couple of weeks for us because we've been able to go to two AMAZING concerts in addition to having had a really fun Halloween party and celebrating Anu's 24th birthday. I'll write about the party/birthday when I have more time, but for now I just wanted to go on and on about how completely kickass the concerts were.
OK, you ready? DUDE, THEY WERE SO KICKASS!!!!!
The Gorillaz concert was really high budget, so the lights/giant screen/80 bajillion musicians they bring with them made for such a fun show. It was at the Erwin center, but they were really only able to use half of the seating because they have that giant screen where they play the cartoon videos, and it really wouldn't be nice to expect people to sit behind it and miss the whole show.
Honestly, though, the way the people behind us were acting they might as well have sat behind the screen. It was a sullen teenage kid, his mom, and I guess maybe his stepdad and they were just ridiculous. Didn't stand up ONCE, sat completely still in their seats through the entire show, opener and all. Guys, the opener was N.E.R.D. and I have to confess that I may or may not have skank danced it up when they played Lapdance. Whatever. If Boring McTooCoolForFun and his family don't want to dance that's their problem and they're going to have to deal with trying to see through my back the whole night.
Performance wise Gorillaz were, of course, completely brilliant. SO much energy and SO many unbelievably talented musicians onstage. Granted, I've never had to cheer so long for an encore, but I guess it's hard to wrangle up 20 people and get them back onstage. Also, they didn't do the regular Clint Eastwood rap, which was disappointing because I know it by heart and was looking forward to screaming it out at the top of my lungs (much to the theoretical delight of captain sullen and crew behind us, I'm sure). Still, the show was so much fun and I wish I could see them every weekend. Pictures!
And yeah, we were in the cheap seats. We still had a great view though. I would normally have ponied up for better seats, BUT the same day Gorillaz went on sale I had to speedy ninja purchase some other tickets as well.
So, because I am awesome and intuitive and totally know everything about music and bands and stuff (shut up, you...) I knew as soon as I heard that Mumford & Sons was coming to Austin that the tickets were going to sell out in a few hours. They were playing Stubbs, so the interest level was definitely going to exceed the holding capacity of the venue. Because I am such a genius wizard, I thusly deduced that I would need to camp the website and buy tickets the very minute they went on sale. I did just that, and lo, we were able to go see one of the best shows we've ever been to.
So, of course it was cold and horrible on the day of the concert. Of course. The concert was in the outdoor part of Stubb's, so why wouldn't it be 50 degrees and raining? Whatever. We got there about 45 minutes before doors and were able to get spots right near the stage, which was awesome. Dealing with the dudebros who decided to stand in the same area was not as awesome, but being super close is way fun.
The first opener was King Charles, who is just a cool guy. Amazing voice, outstanding lyrical prowess, very compelling stage presence, and also he has this giant mop of dreads he wears on his head like a crown. I'll show you the picture I took, but it's sort of blurry so I'll also show you a professional one so you can get the right idea.
The second opener was Cadillac Sky, and they were also awesome. Lots of bearded fellows with banjos and guitars and violins playing like there was no fucking tomorrow. SO much energy, their lead singer/guitarist was like a perpetual motion machine, the harder he jammed the more pumped up he got. Crazy fun. I won't lie though, toward the end of their set I was getting a bit tired of standing and I mostly just wanted Mumford & Sons to come on. And then they did! Hooray!
It would take me forever to do a writeup about everything that's right and good about Mumford & Sons as a band, so let me just tell you this. If you buy one album this year, you buy Sigh No More. It is the best breakout album I have ever head. Their lyrics are beautiful and their sound is just eerie and haunting and energizing and inspiring and...look, just go get the album. Everyone I know who has heard it can back me up on this.
Their show was everything I could have expected and more. I quite literally danced, sang, and cheered myself into dehydration sickness. I thought I was going to die. But it was SO. WORTH. IT.
Second best concert I've ever seen, and ONLY second because nobody can ever top David Gray, ever. Ever. Wanna see some pictures? HELL YEAH YOU DO!
Love and Kisses,
Daner
Monday, October 25, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Me night
Hey there cats and kittens, I'm back for another update.
Tonight is one of Anu's crazy late nights at work, so right now it's just me and the kittens and Seymore and Rosko. I made my favorite sodium bomb for dinner (Marie Callendar's Thanksgiving frozen plate) and I've been pretty much just blobbing around on the couch ever since. I started developing a monster headache in the last hour or so of work, and the grocery shopping, traffic, and sun in my eyes on the way home really didn't help. Luckily, dinner and some Advil always seem to be up to the task.
Monday was amaaaaazing because the kiddos had the day off and we were able to come in, get a crapload of work done, and then go home by 2. It's amazing how easy and stress free teaching is when there aren't any students in your way! ;-)
I've been tearing my way through the Harry Potter series again. I'm pretty sure I read it about twice a year now. I know that's pretty pathetic, but I promise I read plenty of new books as well. I just tend to be a little bored over the summers (even when I wasn't working in education) so it just feels right to read them then, and then I HAVE to re-read before the movies come out. I suppose in 2 years that won't be a problem anymore but WE AREN'T GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW, OK?!
Anu and I are going to see Gorillaz on Friday, and I'm really looking forward to that. I've always been curious as to what one of their concerts is like since it's a cartoon band. I'll let you know.
Y'all, it is the midpoint of the semester and I am BEAT. Teaching is great but it can be so draining. I love interacting with the kids and my coworkers, but sometimes I feel like I'm going to drown in all the paperwork and filing and other random administrative stuff that has to be taken care of. I wonder if it's like that in private schools as well since they aren't held accountable to the state in nearly as many ways. Hmm.
Alright y'all, I'm going to do some more reading and then get on with all of my evening to-do's.
Love and Kisses,
Daner
Tonight is one of Anu's crazy late nights at work, so right now it's just me and the kittens and Seymore and Rosko. I made my favorite sodium bomb for dinner (Marie Callendar's Thanksgiving frozen plate) and I've been pretty much just blobbing around on the couch ever since. I started developing a monster headache in the last hour or so of work, and the grocery shopping, traffic, and sun in my eyes on the way home really didn't help. Luckily, dinner and some Advil always seem to be up to the task.
Monday was amaaaaazing because the kiddos had the day off and we were able to come in, get a crapload of work done, and then go home by 2. It's amazing how easy and stress free teaching is when there aren't any students in your way! ;-)
I've been tearing my way through the Harry Potter series again. I'm pretty sure I read it about twice a year now. I know that's pretty pathetic, but I promise I read plenty of new books as well. I just tend to be a little bored over the summers (even when I wasn't working in education) so it just feels right to read them then, and then I HAVE to re-read before the movies come out. I suppose in 2 years that won't be a problem anymore but WE AREN'T GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW, OK?!
Anu and I are going to see Gorillaz on Friday, and I'm really looking forward to that. I've always been curious as to what one of their concerts is like since it's a cartoon band. I'll let you know.
Y'all, it is the midpoint of the semester and I am BEAT. Teaching is great but it can be so draining. I love interacting with the kids and my coworkers, but sometimes I feel like I'm going to drown in all the paperwork and filing and other random administrative stuff that has to be taken care of. I wonder if it's like that in private schools as well since they aren't held accountable to the state in nearly as many ways. Hmm.
Alright y'all, I'm going to do some more reading and then get on with all of my evening to-do's.
Love and Kisses,
Daner
Monday, October 11, 2010
Being interesting is haaaaard....
OK, it won't be pretty (my brain turns off at 5:15) but here's a life update for y'all.
Umm...so I work a lot. 8-5 with about 35-40 minutes in there for lunch. We have two four-hour sessions and students attend one or the other. I go between 3 different classrooms and teach anything and everything. Our school doesn't follow the traditional direct teach format, so students can work on any of their subjects at any given time. As such, I answer questions about IPC, economics, pre-cal, home ec, astronomy, and whatever the hell else all back to back. By the end of the day my head doesn't work anymore. I like my job though, don't get me wrong.
Anu and I spent a lot of money on concerts. We went to ACL last weekend (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!) and later this month we're going to go see Gorillaz and Mumford & Sons. That's some good times right there. I discovered Mumford & Sons a few months ago and I have been practically addicted to their album ever since. Love me some British folk music.
Don't tell David Gray I'm seeing them, OK?
Seymore and Rosko are getting to know each other little by little. The goal is to have them living in the same cage by Christmas. We'll see. Rosko seems to be the most interested in being friends, Seymore thinks he's a tiny pitbull who has to defend his house at all times or die trying. It's a work in progress.
I'm re-reading the Harry Potter series right now because I want to be primed up and ready to go for the epic-ness of Deathly Hallows part 1. I freaked out all crazy-like when I saw the newest trailer, it is going to be so effing amazing. I don't even know what to do with my life until it comes out. Anu and I considered going to Harry Potter land for our anniversary, but we decided to put that off until next year after the last movie (sob) comes out. Mostly because we don't want people to think we're only capable of vacationing in Orlando. Instead we're going to Hawaii! Yay! But the main point is that Harry Potter is my favorite. What? I'm sorry, I really wasn't kidding when I said I'm sort of dumb by the end of the day. I don't even really know what I just said.
We got a new loveseat? That's news, right? I'd take a picture of it and put it in this update, but then I'd have to stand up, find my camera, take a picture, upload it, and upload it again. Dumb.
OK guys, that's all I've got for now. I'll try to be better about this. Even though SOME of you don't ever blog EITHER and so I'm in the DARK about your LIVES.
JASON, HAVE YOU SET A DATE YET? MAGGIE, HOW IS SCHOOL?
Jesus, people, work with me.
Love and Kisses,
Daner
Umm...so I work a lot. 8-5 with about 35-40 minutes in there for lunch. We have two four-hour sessions and students attend one or the other. I go between 3 different classrooms and teach anything and everything. Our school doesn't follow the traditional direct teach format, so students can work on any of their subjects at any given time. As such, I answer questions about IPC, economics, pre-cal, home ec, astronomy, and whatever the hell else all back to back. By the end of the day my head doesn't work anymore. I like my job though, don't get me wrong.
Anu and I spent a lot of money on concerts. We went to ACL last weekend (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!) and later this month we're going to go see Gorillaz and Mumford & Sons. That's some good times right there. I discovered Mumford & Sons a few months ago and I have been practically addicted to their album ever since. Love me some British folk music.
Don't tell David Gray I'm seeing them, OK?
Seymore and Rosko are getting to know each other little by little. The goal is to have them living in the same cage by Christmas. We'll see. Rosko seems to be the most interested in being friends, Seymore thinks he's a tiny pitbull who has to defend his house at all times or die trying. It's a work in progress.
I'm re-reading the Harry Potter series right now because I want to be primed up and ready to go for the epic-ness of Deathly Hallows part 1. I freaked out all crazy-like when I saw the newest trailer, it is going to be so effing amazing. I don't even know what to do with my life until it comes out. Anu and I considered going to Harry Potter land for our anniversary, but we decided to put that off until next year after the last movie (sob) comes out. Mostly because we don't want people to think we're only capable of vacationing in Orlando. Instead we're going to Hawaii! Yay! But the main point is that Harry Potter is my favorite. What? I'm sorry, I really wasn't kidding when I said I'm sort of dumb by the end of the day. I don't even really know what I just said.
We got a new loveseat? That's news, right? I'd take a picture of it and put it in this update, but then I'd have to stand up, find my camera, take a picture, upload it, and upload it again. Dumb.
OK guys, that's all I've got for now. I'll try to be better about this. Even though SOME of you don't ever blog EITHER and so I'm in the DARK about your LIVES.
JASON, HAVE YOU SET A DATE YET? MAGGIE, HOW IS SCHOOL?
Jesus, people, work with me.
Love and Kisses,
Daner
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
You know
Bad blogger, etc, etc...
No real update today (too tired, always tired) but I wanted to share my two favorite internet videos. I can't stop watching either of them:
Enjoy!
Love and Kisses,
Daner
(seriously y'all, I am tired ALL THE TIME)
No real update today (too tired, always tired) but I wanted to share my two favorite internet videos. I can't stop watching either of them:
Enjoy!
Love and Kisses,
Daner
(seriously y'all, I am tired ALL THE TIME)
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