Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years!

Wow, 4 years eh? So, I'll admit it, I'm pathetic...2006? really? OK, so that's beyond slacking. But my friend started up a blog called Impossible Tea and she's got me back on! So this is my first post in well 4 years...you'd think I'd have something really exciting or earth shattering to come back with after my 4 year hiatus, but nope, just that's I'm back!

Dave Matthews Band @ the Gorge Sept 2, 2006!!

Crazy! Another Gorge season wraps up and whatta way to end it! This was Dave Matthews Band's 8th year and 25th show but only our 3rd annual trip down to see him at the Gorge and what a trip it was. Camping was insanely busy, after cruising the field for what felt like forever, we squeezed the car thru a walkway and found space to camp! I didn’t have my die hard DMB buddy to dance it up with me but still had a blast! DMB was remarkable as usual with lively crowds and diverse sets. We were there for the 2nd show which included the following setlist:

One Sweet World
Crash Into Me
Seek Up
Grace Is Gone
When The World Ends
Shotgun
Don’t Drink the Water
If I Had It All
Dancing Nancies
So Much To Say
Too Much
Break Free
Pig
Ants Marching

Encore:
Butterfly
American Baby Intro
Pantala Naga Pampa
Rapunzel

I think the best part for me this year was probably Dancing Nancies or maybe Grace Is Gone, I admit I had to hold back the tears during that one, I love it! Or how bout Crash Into Me, oh and Ants Marching of course...and Rapunzel, I’m not sure I had heard that one live before, actually maybe a couple years ago…anywho…it was epic and a great close to an amazing show! Ok so I loved the whole thing, big surprise! I didn't get to hear all my favs, but with that many great hits how can he play them all...i woulda killed for some Watchtower but night 3 got that one! You get what you get and it was amazing, simply amazing. The people were awesome too, the DMB crowd is one of a kind, everyone is your friend and always willing to sing & dance with your drunk ass. No high-five tunnel this year, but Starchuk did take part in a 400 strong camp site crawl and I finally bought a t-shirt! Next year it’s all about the whole weekend for sure, each night is so different you gotta see them all to get the whole experience! Can’t wait till 2007!!

Outwit, Outlast - OUTRAGEOUS!

Personally...I'm so way over this show after its first couple runs so I'm not watching anyways, but I think it's kinda sick that tv has come to THIS! People really will watch ANYTHING. Were their ratings dropping cuz this reeks of controversy to cause publicity...yes it's obvious that's what this is, but hey, snakes on a plane right...


Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the jalapenos: Survivor is about to play the race card.

Host Jeff Probst made it official yesterday, announcing that for the next Survivor series, the castaways will be split into four five-member tribes: Blacks, Whites, Asians and Hispanics.

"Just like my high school's cafeteria," cracked U.S. TV Guide blogger Matt Mitovich.

Survivor: Cook Islands debuts Sept. 14. People have gone nuts over the premise. What is this, The Amazing Races? Has Probst been replaced by Archie Bunker? As Rodney King once said, why can't we all just get along?

People, please, it's only a TV show. The whole idea of Survivor is that it is the ultimate social experiment, a show about human behaviour. The series has already pitted men vs. women, young vs. old. If age and sex are fair game, why not race?

The show has been criticized in the past for a lack of visible minorities. Now the minorities are at least on an equal footing. Bring it on, I say.

Where will it end? Tribes split along sexual orientation? Religious or political affiliation? Meat eaters vs. Vegetarians? Like we all wouldn't watch.

Don't rule out the possibility that this might be the most truly illuminating Survivor ever. It will be fascinating to see if race has any real bearing on the outcome of the game.

The bottom line is that these are still all Americans. (Thirteen, in fact, are from California and nine from Los Angeles. Many are actors, recruited for this edition.)

If interest is piqued by this format (and, judging by the reaction so far, look for Survivor to return strong), maybe Burnett and CBS will finally give in to what many of us feel would be the ultimate Survivor: An international edition, featuring a Canadian team competing against several other nations.

Hey, it seems to work for the World Cup.

YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Survivor: Cook Islands divides tribes by race.
- The new season begins Sept. 14 on CBS.

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Must the Universe Mock me so?

I arrive home Friday night…having a bad day…bottle of merlot in hand…all set to settle in for a night of Sex & the City, a good book and a great bottle of red! All my “coupled” friends are at a “function” (quick side bar: the way the couples work out is the whole crew pairs off, I’m the odd ball leftover…it’s ok, I have my cats!), family is out of town, my married friend with well, her hubby…but it’s ok, have no fear, I have a plan & Friday’s my early night cuz of Saturday am paddling anyways. Well that’s when it happened…I check my mail on the way up to my apartment…junk, junk, envelope? Bill? No…I flip it over, simply addressed “Still Single?”…still single? I must remind you it’s Friday night, bottle o’ merlot in hand? MUST THE UNIVERSE MOCK ME SO?! I am a trooper though…went straight upstairs, opened that bottle (who’s says blogging and merlot don’t mix). Dam straight I’m still single, single and f**king FABULOUS!

Courtney's 24th B-day!

Happy Birthday Court!

It was a night of drinking god knows how many $10 martinis and we still never found the dance floor! Everyone was dressed to the 10's and looking hot! I joined the ladies late at Baltazars (dunno if i even came close to spelling that right) they had been there for close to 4 hours so you can imagine the state i found them in! Cool place.. anywho ..more drinking followed by a couple taxis over to some club to find a HUGE line up of la-di-das...oh well...to Lucy Mae Brown's we trekked...and might i say GOOD taste Courtney! what a cool chillin place! an old opium den from back in the day, they say Lucy Mae Brown was a real person...before my youngen time i assume. oh have i mentioned yet i debuted the silver shoes! "there's no place like the bar, there's no place like the bar"...i took about 60 pics and somehow not one of the shoes?! Anyways...Courtney made it out alive, another b-day whip cream free, no one got too hammered to tell stories about and good times were had by all! Happy B-day Courtney! let's do it again in a year!

testing, testing...

so..this is a test, this is only a test, if this were real this post wouldn't suck so much...so, I'm technically challenged yes and i'll be the first to admit it! But that's besides the point, i'm pretty smart, I should be able to figure this blog thing out...see Steph from work has this dope blog and has inspired me to do something with mine (about time i know!). So here we go - Amy vs the blog! First things first, figure out how it works! So i'm just writing to see if i can! Stay tuned for more exciting stuff!