so every now and then my local cable just kicks it.  simply won’t work.  it’s super lame because one of the things i like to do when i get ready for the day is watch the news.  gotta figure out where the shootings and robberies occurred the night before.

i also enjoy fox 2’s tim ezell and his silly antics.

but for the past few days, i’ve been forced to find alternative sources of entertainment.

enter saved by the bell.

i can’t tell you how many times i’ve seen each episode of this show that has been playing SINCE I WAS FIVE.  yep.  5.  but i could basically tell you which episode i’m watching in less than 30 seconds.  i can name the teachers that only appeared in even just one episode.  i know the nuances and contradictions. it’s creepy how well i know that show.

anyway, yesterday as i was getting up and around, my all-time favorite episode came on.

yep, you guessed it.  the ever-popular caffeine pill episode.

the “freak-out” is such a memorable moment.  everyone knows what you’re talking about when you say the caffeine pill episode was on.

unfortunately for me, i have to be at work by 8, and since the episode started at 7:30, i missed my favorite part.  sad day. however, i youtubed it and placed it here for your viewing pleasure.

what’s your favorite sbtb episode?

-jess

I’m so excited,
And I just can’t hide it,
I’m about to lose control
And I think I like it.
pointer sisters ~ i’m so excited

this is a great song, and an even better video.  i think you will like it.  so check it out, please :)

Firekites - AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.

-jess

On paper it looks good, you know.
You can’t argue with that.
And practice, well, that’s another story.
You think all this time is easy to get over?
I’ll do anything, I’ll do anything.
You panic every time the boat starts moving.
immaculate machines ~ c’mon sea legs

so i got an invite today from the facebook event master:

“Robert invited you to “Queen Of The Pole” tomorrow.”

  

I just can’t help wondering why Robert thought i might be interested in this event.  Yep!
so, in other news, myself, & kelly & pamela from work went to a concert last week at Off Broadway.

we went to see Greg Laswell (whose voice makes me melt), but found the other acts were also wonderful.

the show didn’t start until 9pm which is super late for a “school” night in my opinion.  we went back & forth multiple times debating whether or not we would actually go.  i was sick, kelly was sick, pamela was not, but still, 9pm is late for old folks like us. we ended up deciding that we’ll only live once and headed to a restaurant down the street from the venue called The Stable.  i loved the decor there.  it had a lot of history (it used to actually BE a stable..you know…with horses!) they had a huge beer list and we shared a pretty tasty appetizer.

other than the fact that our waiter ignored us for 30 consecutive minutes after we had expressed all the “we’re done” signs, the experience was good.

after we left The Stable, we still had some time to kill, and we went on a search for mozarella sticks (my love). we didn’t have to go far because the pub across the street called O’Malleys had plenty of them PLUS fried mushrooms and multiple other fried delicousness.

and a sweet bulldog named tank.  tank pretty much owned the place.  we had a lot of fun there too…very hometown pub-ish. 

halfway through our meal of healthy friend delicacies, a bearded man walked through the doors. 

he looked like this:

“could this be,” i thought?!  yes, it is true, it was Greg Laswell, coming to have a pre-show drink.

“fantastic.  i must go speak with him.”

albiet creepy, i wandered up to him and made myself known.  he seemed like a nice (maybe a little shy) bearded man.

and i love a bearded man. so all was well.

the concert itself was perfect.  small, intimate venue, fans that didn’t suck, room to move, good sound.

i think i’ll return to Off Broadway soon. 

the first act was Rosi Golan.  i really enjoyed her voice and her sound, so i figure some of you who are into a simliar style of music might like her too.

here isa video:

next was jay nash.  i really liked him, only problem was i was falling asleep by this time (10:30ish) and i was finding it difficult to concentrate.  from what i remember, he was good.  look him up if you feel so inclined!

and last was my favorite–greg laswell. if you haven’t heard him…please do.  his voice is so deep and soothing.  i totally dig him.

for pictures, please visit pamela’s blog (Feb 20th 2009).  she took like 300 (seriously) throughout the night, so there were definitely some good ones to choose from!

love a good show.

 -jess

What if I fall and hurt myself?
Would you know how to fix me
What if I went and lost myself? 
Would you know where to find me
If I forgot who I am,
would you please remind me oh?
Cause without you things go hazy

rosi golan ~ hazy

Whenever the weather starts to get a little nicer and the sun stays up a little later, I start to miss summer…a lot. (odd that I should write this post considering it is 25 degrees outside, but the sun is deceiving, and it appears much warmer through a 5^th floor window).

I mean I pretty much miss summer every moment from that first awful frost until the first shorts-worthy day each year…starting to think I might belong somewhere with a warmer climate.

 

When I was little, the warmer weather meant summer vacation was coming.  Which meant school would be out soon.  Which meant sleeping in, playing tennis whenever I wanted, trampoline slumber parties, campouts, riding bikes, rollerblading, vacations, and endless hours of free time.

 

Now, while I still look forward to it, chances are not much will change because I’ll still be working the 8 to 5 dutifully.

 

Not to say I do not enjoy my job, but I do miss the good ol’ days of few responsibilities and even fewer worries.

 

My 2 sisters and I used to get summer pool passes each year.  We basically went to the public pool every single day from 1 to 5 pm, and usually attended the once monthly “midnight madness” (pools are super cold at midnight, but staying out until midnight was a rare occurrence until after I hit 18).

 

Dad would give us $1.00 each day to purchase chips and a soda or candy.  I usually got a coke and funyuns.  (friggin loved those things) and at break we would sit around outside the gates under the trees on our towels chatting about boys and whatever else it was we talked about those days.

 

We also had a thing for Abercrombie and Fitch back then.  I’m not sure what made us so label crazy back in middle school, but a shirt wasn’t a shirt if it wasn’t plastered with the logos of Abercrombie, Gap, American Eagle, etc (JcPenney was not acceptable, though it was certainly tried…neither was FUBU..somehow we missed the meaning of “for you by you…”)

 

There are a lot of songs that take me back to those lazy junior high summers, but one in particular sticks out…LFO, Summer Girls.  Yep.  It’s probably why we all felt so compelled to become walking billboards for Abercrombie & Fitch (see lyrics below)  Cause hey…if LFO likes girls that wear abercrombie & fitch, I’ll be sportin’ the A+F.

 

And, they made a sweet NKOTB reference, so I’m happy.

 

Lyrically genius, I must say.  We all knew the words, and secretly, you do too.  (it’s okay to admit it and even to sing along if you like).

 

Anyway, for your viewing pleasure, here is that sweet summer video.

 

 

 

-jess

New Kids On The block, had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick.
And I think it’s fly when girls stop by for the summer, for the summer
I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch,
I’d take her if I had one wish,
But she’s been gone since that summer..
Since that summer 

lfo ~ summer girls

so i created this video of our trip to vegas back in novemeber and never put it up….

here it is!

-jess

I tried to do handstands but everytime I fell for you
I’m permanently black and blue, permanently blue for you

chairlift ~ bruises

Let me know what you think :)