Falling Ants
For some reason, during the warm months, my basement gets these flying ants. We can’t really figure how to get rid of them. We’ve tried some stuff, but they come back. It’s no big deal. They’re really small, and they die after a day or two. The funny part is when I’m sitting in my basement, like I am now, and they fly around the light fixtures, and they get a little too close, they fall to the ground, or to my head, or my computer screen. But the best is when they hit a string on my acoustic guitar, or bounce off a drum. That’s just funny. LOL.
2 weeks ago I went to Rode Island, with Frank, Brandi, Marc, Chrissy, George, Helena, Chrissy, Michelle and Kelly. It was a great time. A couple of highlights… fried clams at Flo’s, cinnamon basil gelato, chowder, clams, (wow that’s a lot of food stuff), running by the water at sunset, mowing the lawn without shirt(sorry ladies no pics), ukulele in backyard and car ride, unable to find a open dunkin donuts at midnight, and last but not least….. SKYDIVING!!!! Brandi, Kelly and I did it to celebrate Kelly’s birthday.
I’ve wanted to go skydiving for some time now. I wanted to do it last year but was unable to get it together. When Brandi ask if I wanted to go, it was an unhesitant YES! I’m still not sure why I couldn’t wait to do it. Of course the first time you jump, you have to go tandem. That means you’re strapped to some guy that does everything and your just there for the ride. So I got suited up and hopped into this tiny plane. After a very nice 15 minute scenic ride, up to 10,000 feet, the guy strapped me up and opened the door, told me to put my left foot out and onto the step, the he said your right and I don’t think my foot touched the step and we were in the air. Flying to the ground at 140 mph. I say flying ‘cause the falling sensation only last a second. (bing)))(By the way a flying ant just hit my drum)) Flying to the ground at 140mph is very loud and windy. After a 40 second freefall, at 5,000 feet I get a tap on my shoulder, to remind me to be prepared for the insane jolt of the chute opening. Then a peaceful, silent, beautiful, floating experience for the next 5 minuets until we touch down in a grassy field. The whole experience was very surreal. You don’t feel like your falling, it doesn’t feel like a roller coaster. It’s amazing. I am addicted. I want to jump off of everything. I want to get my license so I don’t have to go tandem. And when it’s not tandem it’s much cheaper.
Richie and I auditioned bass players, and we found one. Once we start rehearsing, we’ll start to book some gigs, and then all of you can experience 2 Part Invention LIVE!!!
I saw the movie Paprika. Ah named after one of my favorite spices. It’s an animated Japanese movie about a dream-recording device and all that would happen if this type of technology existed. This movie intrigued me mainly ‘cause in the trailer, one quote said that ‘this is proof that Japanese animators are looking to the future, while the Americans animators are stuck in the sandbox.’ ….Yeah. What’s up Americans? Another penguin movie. Surfing penguins. What’s the matter with you?... Sorry. Back to Paprika. The director that did Tokyo Godfathers, which is critically acclaimed, did this movie. So far this sound great. Right? Well it was good, but not great. It was very dreamy which I guess it was supposed to be, and that element worked great. It just didn’t seem like it was going anywhere, and the end didn’t really sum it up either. I might have dozed off too. But all in all it is good.
I love going to see movies in the small theaters in the city. (flap))(another flying ant fell onto my laptop)) One main reason…Coffee. I’m not a coffee fanatic, but I really only drink coffee, tea, espresso, iced-tea, water, seltzer, orangina, Goji, wine, gin, scotch and sometimes beer. Regular movie theaters only have soda… and water… and frozen coke(which I usually drink, but they’re usually out of it, anyway). So as I walk into the Angelika or Sunshine theaters, I am happy that I can have a coffee and dried fruit and nuts. The artsy theater crowd that these places have are just fun also.
-Andy
2 weeks ago I went to Rode Island, with Frank, Brandi, Marc, Chrissy, George, Helena, Chrissy, Michelle and Kelly. It was a great time. A couple of highlights… fried clams at Flo’s, cinnamon basil gelato, chowder, clams, (wow that’s a lot of food stuff), running by the water at sunset, mowing the lawn without shirt(sorry ladies no pics), ukulele in backyard and car ride, unable to find a open dunkin donuts at midnight, and last but not least….. SKYDIVING!!!! Brandi, Kelly and I did it to celebrate Kelly’s birthday.
I’ve wanted to go skydiving for some time now. I wanted to do it last year but was unable to get it together. When Brandi ask if I wanted to go, it was an unhesitant YES! I’m still not sure why I couldn’t wait to do it. Of course the first time you jump, you have to go tandem. That means you’re strapped to some guy that does everything and your just there for the ride. So I got suited up and hopped into this tiny plane. After a very nice 15 minute scenic ride, up to 10,000 feet, the guy strapped me up and opened the door, told me to put my left foot out and onto the step, the he said your right and I don’t think my foot touched the step and we were in the air. Flying to the ground at 140 mph. I say flying ‘cause the falling sensation only last a second. (bing)))(By the way a flying ant just hit my drum)) Flying to the ground at 140mph is very loud and windy. After a 40 second freefall, at 5,000 feet I get a tap on my shoulder, to remind me to be prepared for the insane jolt of the chute opening. Then a peaceful, silent, beautiful, floating experience for the next 5 minuets until we touch down in a grassy field. The whole experience was very surreal. You don’t feel like your falling, it doesn’t feel like a roller coaster. It’s amazing. I am addicted. I want to jump off of everything. I want to get my license so I don’t have to go tandem. And when it’s not tandem it’s much cheaper.
Richie and I auditioned bass players, and we found one. Once we start rehearsing, we’ll start to book some gigs, and then all of you can experience 2 Part Invention LIVE!!!
I saw the movie Paprika. Ah named after one of my favorite spices. It’s an animated Japanese movie about a dream-recording device and all that would happen if this type of technology existed. This movie intrigued me mainly ‘cause in the trailer, one quote said that ‘this is proof that Japanese animators are looking to the future, while the Americans animators are stuck in the sandbox.’ ….Yeah. What’s up Americans? Another penguin movie. Surfing penguins. What’s the matter with you?... Sorry. Back to Paprika. The director that did Tokyo Godfathers, which is critically acclaimed, did this movie. So far this sound great. Right? Well it was good, but not great. It was very dreamy which I guess it was supposed to be, and that element worked great. It just didn’t seem like it was going anywhere, and the end didn’t really sum it up either. I might have dozed off too. But all in all it is good.
I love going to see movies in the small theaters in the city. (flap))(another flying ant fell onto my laptop)) One main reason…Coffee. I’m not a coffee fanatic, but I really only drink coffee, tea, espresso, iced-tea, water, seltzer, orangina, Goji, wine, gin, scotch and sometimes beer. Regular movie theaters only have soda… and water… and frozen coke(which I usually drink, but they’re usually out of it, anyway). So as I walk into the Angelika or Sunshine theaters, I am happy that I can have a coffee and dried fruit and nuts. The artsy theater crowd that these places have are just fun also.
-Andy
