The simple fact that Gorecki’s Third Symphony exists. And is awesome. It’s been taxing my emotion chips to the limits.
Picture of Victory 9/23/11: I just really like this picture. I’m glad I live in a world where it exists.
Evening of Victory: 9/19/11
Tonight I get to listen to a professional jazz quintet rock and roll for around two hours while I sit offstage and read Stephen King’s “Under the Dome,” all under the auspices of working. Fantastic! I should book these types of work times more often.
Moment of Victory 9/1/11
If you happened to be floating around NYC today, or were obsessively checking its weather status on the Weather Channel, you might have noticed it was a perfect day outside. As much as I hate natural light, all I wanted to do was throw frisbees at people (preferably unnoticed) and have a Dairy Queen Blizzard out in the sun. So good job, Nature, you finally got your act together this year for one whole day.
Free Song Download of Victory 8/24/11: Can anyone sing a song as brassily as Sutton Foster can? I imagine her drinking a fifth of whiskey the entire time she’s singing “You’re The Top” from Anything Goes, and you can to by going to this handily provided link! Hooray for music!
Baseball Game of Victory 8/20/11: Coney Island! Technically professional baseball! The best cheerleaders this side of Scores! Technically actual fireworks! All these bonuses, plus the chance to see several dozen boardwalk hobos all dressed up like Mystery giving dancing tips to whoever foolishly gets close enough (i.e. within a mile). Added triple bonus? Bacon cupcakes. Truly, a day for the memory books.
Moment of Victory 8/17/11: Learnin’ ‘bout termites. Did you know that termites will desiccate a single piece of wood until it looks like the hollow bones of a bird, in lieu of making a wide general swath across a wooded area? That was just one of the many first-hand termite facts I learned today. The other facts are sworn to secrecy through the secret Termite Lodge. …I’ve said too much.
Evening of Victory 8/16/11: While, yes, I did end up seeing the worst play ever tonight (it literally literally had almost more scene change time then play time), everything was made better by a heart stopping slice of Artichoke (TM) pizza and an evening serenade by a swarthy subway bagpiper. Hats off to you, Swarthy Subway Bagpiper.
Evening of Victory 8/10/11
. After many months off, my ace trivia team (mostly) reformed to try our hand at Pete’s Candy Store (possibly the hardest trivia in NYC). After a rough start (on what should have been the easiest category), we finally got our (knowledge) act together and got 8th place out of around a couple of dozen teams. A good start, plus they had an excellent PBR and shot combo on the cheap. Go facts!
Moment of Victory 8/8/11: My Dinner with the Manual Chuck Borer. Today I learned how to manually chuck bores into countless yards of metal piping. Will this skill ever come in handy again? Yes, but only if metal pipe shaped aliens attack our planet (hopefully on July 2nd-July 4th for maximum excellence).
