shiny red vinyl booths
It's 1:45 a.m. I should go to bed. But I got back from Cedar Rapids about a half hour ago, and I'm still jacked up from Coke (cola, that is!). I figured if I'd write a while, I'd eventually fall asleep!
I'm listening to the Eels newest album, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. I thought it would be a downer, but it's surprisingly light and catchy, musically speaking. Lyrically, it's full of painful moments, but there are also jubilant songs to temper the mood. Some songs that may be about E's father are especially memorable. When I listen to the record, I get the sense that I'm reading someone's letters. I'm digging it.
LeAnn and I went to the Amana Colonies today for their annual Oktoberfest festival. It was warm - very warm - and I was feeling a little fuzzy - probably from staying up late the night before (stupid blog!). We had lunch in a large barn with a polka band playing in the background. The average age of the audience was roughly 20 years older than myself, but I enjoyed the older gentleman sitting next to me who, upon noticing a fly buzzing around my beer, told me that I should order two beers next time - one for me and the second for the flies! Another person old enough to be someone's grandfather sat next to us and promptly fell asleep. Can't blame him - the brats, beer, and warm barn were almost enough to do me in, too! To to ward off the soporific effects of the meal, LeAnn and I walked to the various wineries in town to sample their wares. Most had the same options - primarily sweet or dessert wines containing the following varieties: cranberry (the universal bestseller), rasberry, dandelion, rhubarb(!), and a few others I'm forgetting. LeAnn tried a pineapple variety that she assured me was as bad as it sounds. I'm normally not a big fan of dessert wines, but I did pick up a bottle of cranberry that I liked.
Other highlights of the day included having dinner with LeAnn's family and friends at the Starlite Lounge (a neighborhood bar where they serve their burgers in wax paper - yum!) and going bowling afterwards. My bowling was embarrassing, but I did hit 112 my first game - quite possibly a personal best! *laugh* Beck's E-Pro was playing in the background, and the song really grabbed me for the first time as I stood over the bowling ball return, waiting for the pins to fall. Don't you love it when you hear a song that you know you're going to love, and it's still shiny and new to your ears?
LeAnn and I capped off the night with some delicious cheesebread at Leonardo's. The place looks like it could've been lifted wholesale outta Pulp Fiction - especially the circular booths clad in red vinyl. I love it - it was a perfect way to wrap up the day.
By the way, why is it that soda tastes better from a soda gun than a can?
I'm listening to the Eels newest album, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. I thought it would be a downer, but it's surprisingly light and catchy, musically speaking. Lyrically, it's full of painful moments, but there are also jubilant songs to temper the mood. Some songs that may be about E's father are especially memorable. When I listen to the record, I get the sense that I'm reading someone's letters. I'm digging it.
LeAnn and I went to the Amana Colonies today for their annual Oktoberfest festival. It was warm - very warm - and I was feeling a little fuzzy - probably from staying up late the night before (stupid blog!). We had lunch in a large barn with a polka band playing in the background. The average age of the audience was roughly 20 years older than myself, but I enjoyed the older gentleman sitting next to me who, upon noticing a fly buzzing around my beer, told me that I should order two beers next time - one for me and the second for the flies! Another person old enough to be someone's grandfather sat next to us and promptly fell asleep. Can't blame him - the brats, beer, and warm barn were almost enough to do me in, too! To to ward off the soporific effects of the meal, LeAnn and I walked to the various wineries in town to sample their wares. Most had the same options - primarily sweet or dessert wines containing the following varieties: cranberry (the universal bestseller), rasberry, dandelion, rhubarb(!), and a few others I'm forgetting. LeAnn tried a pineapple variety that she assured me was as bad as it sounds. I'm normally not a big fan of dessert wines, but I did pick up a bottle of cranberry that I liked.
Other highlights of the day included having dinner with LeAnn's family and friends at the Starlite Lounge (a neighborhood bar where they serve their burgers in wax paper - yum!) and going bowling afterwards. My bowling was embarrassing, but I did hit 112 my first game - quite possibly a personal best! *laugh* Beck's E-Pro was playing in the background, and the song really grabbed me for the first time as I stood over the bowling ball return, waiting for the pins to fall. Don't you love it when you hear a song that you know you're going to love, and it's still shiny and new to your ears?
LeAnn and I capped off the night with some delicious cheesebread at Leonardo's. The place looks like it could've been lifted wholesale outta Pulp Fiction - especially the circular booths clad in red vinyl. I love it - it was a perfect way to wrap up the day.
By the way, why is it that soda tastes better from a soda gun than a can?
posted by Mike Willis @ 1:42 AM
1 Comments:
At 9:47 AM,
Anonymous said…
Guns are good! Soda guns are very good!
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