i’m only happy when it rains

i love the rain and always have. i don’t know what it is, but i love the gray sky and the smell of it. i think part of it may be that when i was a kid i didn’t play outside that much anyway, so i never got bummed like everyone else did when we had to stay inside. i just love it i guess. also, my wife hates it and that’s endearing to me for some reason. that whole “opposites attract” thing again i guess.

on a side note, i’m halfway through a book called “the audacity of hope” by senator barack obama. for those who don’t know, he’s potentially the first (at least part-) black president. he’s a democrat, and so far i can’t say i agree with him on everything. but so far, i at least believe what he’s saying. i’m kind of at a weird point in how i think about politics. even though the election is almost two years away, i really want to know all i can about the people that are wanting to lead the free world. it’s almost like i feel responsible for it or something.

or maybe i’m just young and idealistic.

song for the moment: “track 13″ on the cd that daniel dixon made for me. i’m tentatively calling it “movie interlude” cause it reminds me of jon brion’s work on the “eternal sunshine of the spotless mind” soundtrack

it finally happened

i got sick at hume. it’s happened to almost everyone else, but i had been safe thus far. but here i am, not being able to breath right and having a major headache and sore throat. i know from last year that it was inevitable as the setting sun. doesn’t make it suck less though. sad day.

song for the moment: “nausea” by beck

title change

the both of you that read this might notice that the title of my blog has changed. i have at least one reason for this. i think what it came down to is that i just didn’t like how the old one sounded. too long to say and whatnot. i like how this new one sounds a lot better. for one, i want to be above average. not in any kind of arrogant way, just that the rest of the world seems so content in being just like everyone else. it’s part of our nature, to accept what we know and therefore be like those we wish to be accepted by. but if i really want to be like jesus, then that means not necessarily being accepted by everyone. he was way above average, and a lot of people hated him. kinda goes hand in hand i suppose. not that i’m looking to get crucified or anything. i mean i hope that i’d have that kind of courage if it came down to it, i’m just saying.
but why the question in the parantheses? cause overcoming being just average takes effort that i’m constantly guilty of not putting forth. maybe sometime, God willing, i’ll be able to look at that question mark and think its unnecessary. other times, i’ll have to look at that question mark and ask myself that very question. so i suppose the new title is more of a challenge to me than anything else. can i be more than mediocre? can i live an above average life? can i overcome the “social norm” of just fitting in and towing the line? i need to ask myself this stuff every day.

song for the moment: “everything in its right place” by radiohead. how awesome is my wife that she puts on kid a to relax?

well, crap. (politics stuff you may find interesting)

i don’t know who reads this other than my wife, so i don’t know how interested you would be in reading about the occasional politics post that may come up from time to time in here. for those of who tend not to keep up with current events, i feel like i should share two theories with you: 1. you can never care a healthy amount about politics. either you don’t care at all, or you start to care, realize how big it all is, and either start caring way too much or give up and don’t care at all. none of those options are too great. 2. in the next 50 years, we’ll all be speaking chinese.

basically, china has become a major world power in an extremely short amount of time. they’re not huge fans of the u.s. and have so many people in the country that they’re starting to hold major economic sway in the world. so why post something like this with that particular title? read on

babe: pig in the city (pt. 2)

i’m currently sitting in one of the coolest coffee shops i’ve had the pleasure of seeing. i don’t even have to put headphones in with my own music because theirs is so good. a little earlier it was stuff like the “o brother, where art thou?” soundtrack, and right now it’s bob dylan. the cool part of that is that it’s through a crappy stereo that makes it sound like old vinyl records. and that totally fits the vibe of the place. there’s live music every day here apparently and an upright bass just chilling in the corner. (which a couple guys are getting set up to play as i write this)

this place is called revolution coffee and it’s in the mission district of san fran. (corner of 23rd and bartlett i think.) it’s the only coffee shop i’ve seen that is completely open. instead of a window for the store front, it’s just a window frame with tables and chairs from the front door almost to the curb. this is the kind of place that just has the classy thing nailed. free wireless, serves wine and great coffee, candle light at every table, and classic good music. here’s a shot of the interior the place. to the left is where the big open part of the place starts.

this is part of the mural on the side of the building that liked. kinda has a completely different vibe than the actual coffee shop, but still looks cool.

but enough about this place, next up is where me and daley have had dinner the past two nights. we love the mexican food, and this place is legit. la corneta has stolen our hearts. and daley is a fat kid:

we leave tomorrow morning quite early and it’s been a good time. huge thanks to brett, ryan and holly sharp, daniel dixon, and of course gino cunningham for putting us up, hanging out, and making our brief stay awesome. this has been a really good trip.

song for the moment: “much farther to go” by rosie thomas. awesome singer brett introduced us to

p.s. the band that was setting up has now started to play. score. and once again, for more pictures (and better quality ones) check out daley’s blog