Basketball has been both energetic and exciting, but across the Pacific, nations are competing in South Korea and Japan in true football fashion, a true show of competition . My only regret is that I do not have cable television so my coverage comes via a special subscription to Yahoo's FIFA club.
Last night, the Toni Awards reminded me that, like NPR, there are delightful alternatives to pop culture. So many great shows, it is clear that another trip to New York is necessary and as soon as possible. This time I'll go out of my way to see more of what Broadway has to offer.
While there, we'll make time to take the train up the coast and see what the East Coast is all about. Plane travel is so stale and its such a waste of time -- the long lines, taking off of shoes, and general waiting around.
This weekend a Nintendo Gamecube, Indigo of course, found it's way into my home and in front of the television. How can so much joy come from something so small? This fantastic looking appliance that is sure to win design awards and it plays fantastic games with titles like Super Monkey Ball. PC games look almost boring now.
The pumpkins are starting to poke through the soil in the secondary garden. Digging, planting, and watering is a nice alternative to sitting in front of this blasted laptop. The extra Vitamin E is a nice bonus.
Today, I think I'll take side streets to work.
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I've been to NYC once. My wife and I spent a long weekend there with the express purpose of seeing shows.
Specifically, we wanted to see our favorite show, Rent. We saw it twice. I had seen the traveling show three times, but there was something to the broadway version that was better. We liked it so much the first time that we watched it again the next day, buying up the only remaining seats, one each at opposite sides of the theater.
We also saw The Lion King, a spectacle which floors me to this day. Truly amazing.
We also took in the NBC studios tour. Walking down the hallway with our tour group, John Lithgow stepped out of an office in front of us (Third Rock was still on TV at the time). Without hesitation the guide redirected the group down a side hallway so that we wouldnt actually come in contact with him. I bet they're trained in that.
"Today, I think I'll take side streets to work".
That's a nice alternative. This 5/22/405 FWY combo is killing me slowly. I want to work in Newport Beach again.
Variety is the spice of life- that's why I don't watch TV (at least not more than 1 hour a week), always scan the radio for new stations, and try to get outdoors as much as possible. Life is outside with people and earth, not in front of this damn computer I'm chained to from morning til night.
But, isn't there some theory in science that states that everything in life tends towards equilibrium. I guess variety eventually becomes monotony any way you slice it. This is especially true since I eat at the SAME -eclectic- eateries all the time and order the SAME -exotic- dishes.
And to top it off, studies show that we get smarter (something about our neuro-pathways) every time we experience or learn something new. When's the last time you had coffee in an Indian market/deli/video rental store/shoe shop/computer repair store.
Why do I get the feeling I'll be drinking coffee in Little New Dehli with Brock soon?