So THAT'S What Big Brothers Are For.

I'm old enough to admit it now, I wanna be just like my brother, Derek.  Although I am smarter, funnier and better looking, he leads in age, height and weight. We're about even on facial hair.

All kidding aside, he has done something recently that I am extremely impressed with and am going to attempt to copy - giving up soda pop for good.  Derek is going on 14 months now and talks about the effects it has had on him at his blog These Pretzels Are Making Me Thirsty. 

I've talked about my teeth before.  I get worried about them from time to time.  The best thing I can do is (Yes, Yes, go to the dentist.  I know!) quit with the soda, which I drink a ton of.  A ton is kind of an exaggeration.  I don't even drink much at home. It's those restaurants!!!  They get me with those "free refills" every time.  I suck'em down one after another like its a natural reflex or something.  Gotta stop.

Anyway, I haven't had a soda since Thursday.  Not quite a week.  Not quite 14 months. Baby steps.

Music I Am Digging At This Very Moment

I so very much like music.  Lately one of my most favorite joys, when being alone in the house, is blasting a cd on our Bose system while doing the dishes.  The cd that has been occupying the player for the past month has been In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel.  The album was recorded in '98 and the group disbanded in '99.

Having only found out about this in the past year, a part of me feels cheated for liking the album so much.  Like I wasn't "In on it" back when it was released, so it isn't really fair for me to like it now.  I feel that way with most buzz worthy music that somehow reaches my ears years later.  

Anyway.  This album is probably now one of my all-time favorites.  Here are two of the songs that have solidified my love for it.  The first one is Ghost (track 9) and the second comes directly after it and is untitled.  

Enjoy.

Not Much To Blog About

It's Thursday night and I'm waiting for the Royals highlights to come on before I hit the hay.  

I didn't want my next blog to be another art project, so I thought I'd throw a little something in here just to change things up.  I've been busy with school.  Today I had to have a meeting with one of the graphic design instructors to prepare for early enrollment for the fall semester.  Kinda makes a person feel special, knowing that you get to sign up for classes before the rest of the school.  Yes indeed. Today also painted a nice little picture of what the next two years will look like.  I will have serious school on the brain.  Which will be a nice little change from having improv on the brain.  

Tomorrow looks to be a day of sweatpants.  A full day of sweatpants. That is not to say that I won't leave the house.  I might.  In sweatpants.