Name that Tune

I know that I suck at this blog. In an effort to be better about posting, I've decided to create a "name that tune" game. I have a few videos of short song clips I play on the guitar. Instead of telling you what it is, I'll leave it up to you to figure it out. You can post a guess as a comment, or just guess in your head. I'll tell you the answers eventually, but maybe not in the next post to give people who don't check this very often (because i never post) a chance to see it before reading the answer.

PS. this is being added after the original post. The song I play will always be an attempt to sound like the original, recorded version and may or may not be anything you've ever heard of. This first song is by a well known band and came out in 1984.

As far as my life.....I missed quilt club two months in a row. Once because I was moving and the second time because i forgot how to count. (thought the third thursday was only the second). I went back this last time and got registered again. (the new year starts in sept. there.) A really nice lady brought me some scrap fabric because she heard me saying how pathetic my stash is. It's nice because i've been working on a scrap project for a long time and was running out of usable scrap colors.

I had a crochet night with some ladies and work and we're thinking about trying to make it a somewhat more regular event. We will meet again in a couple weeks for another night of crocheting and visiting.

Sick and Sick and Sick

You guessed it. I"m sick. It's not death illness, but i'm not feeling great.

I thought it would be a good idea to get some fresh air. Andy suggested a drive and along the way we stopped at Minnemishonsdnflksndflknsd falls, which is a small water fall along Judson's Bottom Road. We (illegally) climbed down and did some exploring. There was a neat little stream that ran through the woods and a little (scummy) pond. It looked really pretty with all the leaves turning colors and stuff but it didn't come out as neat on the camera.

As promised,,,,

We are, for all intents and purposes, moved in to the new place. I will show some before and after pictures so you don't have to come visit to spy and judge.

This is the living room before and after. We repainted the wall a bit darker color (but you can't see it in this photo. way to go me), redid the paint on the fireplace about the same color, and repainted the ceiling.



This is the kitchen before and after. We got new linoleum, repainted the walls, and ceiling, and moved the fridge a little. (I'm not exactly sure how andy wound up half naked in both these pictures....)


I didn't take a new picture of the main bedroom so you don't get to see it, but here is the second bedroom. We repainted the walls and ceilings, and got new carpet. They also redid part of the wall because it was moldy and disgusting (ps i forgot to rotate the before picture and don't feel like fixing it)



This is the bathroom. We got new linoleum, a new shower wall thing, and repainted the walls.


the end.

coming soon.....

so apparently people like it when i add posts to my blog more frequently even if i don't say much.....
I moved this weekend. I will post pictures once we are more thoroughly moved in. I'm not writing my address for all the world to see, so if you want it, you'll have to send me an email. I will however, go as far as to say that I moved to North Mankato. So far it has been ok, but I am sick to death of cleaning. Unfortunately that doesn't change the fact that I still have to clean the apartment that I moved out of in hopes of getting a decent portion of my deposit back.

A girl I work with and her girlfriend helped us move a bunch of stuff on Friday and then my dad and Annette came up on saturday to help us move the rest of the big stuff. Now we just have a few small things to get out of the apartment and we'll be all set to go in our new place.

Boudary Waters

I went to the boundary waters with andy over labor day weekend. It was pretty neat. We fished and fished and fished. We only caught about 10 though. Four northerns a piece and a couple stupid small perch. Andy ate two of the northerns. I hate fish. I tried some, but didn't like it.

It got really cold overnight but I packed a lot of layers so I didn't freeze. The coldest it got was 36 degrees. One day it made it up to 70 though so I got to run around in shorts and a tank for about three hours.

Both mornings we were there, there was a ton of fog all along that water. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen, but difficult to take good pictures of.

Our campsite was pretty cool. It was facing the water and there was a rock ledge drop off deal to the water. The area to set up the tent was tucked back a way. I like the site a lot.

Overall I had a good time, but it was nice to get home and shower and shave. My hair was disgusting by the time I got home to wash it.

Biked.

I'm really pushing it with my two posts a month goal...

I finally got my motorcycle back from the shop....two weeks to the day from when I dropped it off, and 9 days later than they said it would be. After two weeks, you'd think it would be running flawlessly. Instead, it ran worse than when I took it in. It sounded terrible, the choke wasn't working, the clutch wouldn't catch well, the throttle lagged, and it topped out at 70 when I know it could go at least 90 before I took it in.

I took it back and hoped that they would take their thumbs out of their arses and get something done. Fortunately it only took a day to get it back, but unfortunately they really didn't fix anything. The throttle still seems off and the choke doesn't work. Sometime I can get it to 80, but it has no power once it's in overdrive when it used to kick some butt. Andy and I learned how to fix my clutch, so that at least is better.

Despite all the crap, I've been riding it a lot. I got to ride it to work every day this week and plan on riding to fairmont tomorrow for my dad's birthday. Maybe I'll see if it can go faster than 80 or if it's magically regained it's power.

It's been a long time since i've put anything up with the guitar. I haven't been playing a whole lot lately, but awhile ago I tried to record me playing some green day to show that I don't always play fluffy songs. I failed because I hate playing stuff like this on an acoustic guitar so I don't try very hard (my electric is in fairmont and lacks an amp). I also only played a minute's worth and completely bite it at the end of the clip. But I know you know I'm not perfect so I figured it's not a big deal if I share some of my fumbled efforts. The song is called Fashion Victim.

Bikeless

My motorcycle was acting up in the middle of July. It leaked gas and then the RMPs kicked up big time so it was idling at 2000-3000 which was ridiculous compared to the normal 1250 ish that it was at before. After a few weeks of that crap, I decided to take it in to get the carbs cleaned. They had a ton of trouble getting it to stop leaking and had to order some parts for it. They've had it for 10 days now. There was a chance I'd get it back today, but now it's raining so I can't get it anyway. I've been very annoyed and saddened by the whole situation. The riding season is winding down and I've missed ten days that I could have been riding. On the plus side, it should ride really well when I finally get it back.

Andy and I went camping last weekend in Albert Lea. It was a nice site, but a mile hike with all the gear was not very pleasant. The fishing was also terrible. 8 hours worth of fishing and 9 million bullhead later, and all we caught were two perch big enough to eat. We caught a variety of sizes of bullhead so I have one picture with a big one that Andy caught and another with a stupid bobber-sized one that I could. I hate them.

We wanted to go camping again this weekend, but the rain kept us home. Now we will probably be bums all weekend and not do anything exciting.