It's OK, I'm with the Band

0 comments Posted by Stacey at 9:58 PM

I bought Rock Band for myself last week, and I am having a blast. It's amazing what learning to play the virtual drums can do for you. Saturday Brett and Kelly came over, and the 4 of us rocked out like big dorks. It was loads of fun, though. I'm determined to work my way through the drums until I can actually play without my arms feeling like they're going to fall off.


We were discussing the game at work over lunch one day last week, and this guy said, "I just don't see the appeal." I quickly replied, "Well, look at it this way. I'm never going to be a rock star, but for 170 bucks I can be a rock star in my living room." So far my favorite song to rock on the mic is "Celebrity Skin" (I just love letting my inner Courtney Love shine). Drum-wise, I think "Maps" is the most fun, if not the most challenging. I wish I'd had a video camera when we were trying to play "El Scorcho". Hilarious!


Saw Semi-Pro on Friday. Not my favorite of Ferrell's, but there were some chuckle-worthy moments. I was bitter because we still don't have Be Kind, Rewind, and it's a few months until Apatow or Rogen make another onscreen presence (save Seth's voice acting in Horton Hears a Who). I am sooooooo ready for the movies to start. I know there's going to be a point this summer when I say "When's it going to end? I can't go to the movies every day!!!" Until that day, I'm waiting with baited breath.


Obsession of the moment--waiting for the new Mighty Muggs to come out. Why? Check it out:


(I can't wait!!!!!)


OHHHHHH for you comic geeks out there...if you are hankering for a good indie read, pick up Suburban Glamour. It's a 4-issue mini by the author that brought you Phonogram, which was a tremendous read (at least what I've read so far...I really need to finish some books). It has all the angst of a John Hughes movie with a little Guillermo Del Toro thrown in. Trust me on this one, kiddies. It doesn't disappoint.

To buy list:
clothes at Old Navy (thanks to the 15% off coupon I got today in the mail)
Jim Mahfood's Mixtape, Vol. 1 and GRRL Scouts, and any other of his books I don't have
Amazing Joy Buzzards
POPGUN

To do list:
Pay some bills (yuck)
Kick total ass on Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET
Oh so many other things

 

At the mo...

0 comments Posted by Stacey at 9:38 PM

Listening: Kid Koala, "Your Mom's Favorite DJ," Left Side.
Reading: Chuck Klosterman, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and catching up on my comics (right now I'm catching up on Angel: After the Fall, Vinyl Underground, and Suburban Glamour)
Drinking: Water
Surfing: Jim Mahfood's website, www.400zcomics.com, www.nufonia.com (Kid Koala's site), www.amazon.com, www.oldnavy.com (I love multiple tabs on Internet Explorer!)
Totally loving: Star Wars Mighty Muggs and the fact that it is t-minus 3 days until I buy Rock Band! Close second? The new office chair and the facelift we gave the office. (It still needs work, but it's less cluttered.)
Lamenting: the fact that I haven't started any new craft projects since the embroider-a-thon at Christmas
Biggest desires: A turntable, everything I saw previewed on Action-figure.com from Toy Fair.

 

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