Ours

Eight months later, we're done. I don't know, it's almost a little anticlimactic. Maybe it's because we're not moving in for another week. Maybe it just hasn't fully hit me yet. Either way it doesn't really matter because we're... homeowners (so long as we mail in the check every month).

Current Sign of the Apocalypse

Ryan Seacrest is for sucks. (click on title for link)

"I'm Just Sittin' Here"

Us and the Doolicks went to see Dizzee Rascal the other night. He's one of our favorite artists at the moment. In the UK, he's huge but he's still fighting to make it here. There were about 500 or so people at the show at the Parish Tuesday night. For the most part, it was a great show though it could have been louder (not enough bass pumpin' in my chest). The crowd was its usual Austin self at first until Dizzee and his backup man got everybody jumpin'. He was definitely psyched to be back, making a couple of references to his SXSW showcase last year. The set lasted about an hour and twenty minutes and included a few new songs too. He ended with the Billy Squier-sampling "Fix Up, Look Sharp" which is a truly kick-ass track. Unfortunately (and he did this on "Dream" as well), about halfway thru, they changed the beats to something totally different. As the kids say, WTF? He's got me jumping up and down like I'm half my age and then pulls the floor out from under me. Other than that, killer show (and Lil' Doolick got the live intro to UK grime; sweet).

Go get yourself some Dizzee.

31 on the outside, 6 on the inside

This just might possibly be the best thing ever in the history of everything since before time began.

Reason #1 to visit Idaho

The Mrs. and me are watching Napoleon Dynamite again. It makes us laugh. Apparently, the Idaho state government likes it, too. Check it.

You got your Hilarity in my Craptacularness

Ok, first, because I like you, comes the Hilarity.

See, it is possible to have entertainment with a message.

Now, take a swig of something strong, and buckle up for Craptacularness.

But not all messages are necessarily entertaining.

For what it's worth, it doesn't appear that Mr. Dennis Madalone (record-setting New Jersey high school pole-vaulter turned Hollywood Star Trek stunt coordinator) is making any money off of his recording and video, as you get a copy of whichever in exchange for a donation to couple of charities. But somebody needs to let him know (and probably the rest of New Jersey) that 1987 ended 17 years ago.

(found via Atrios.)