i was slightly let down by the absence of the cool hippie dude with the funny pants, this morning. he wasn't slinging the java (as they say) at the heine, so i was stuck and couldn't get the "thundermocha." it's kinda hard to explain the hard mechanics of a drink like that to people who can barely comprehend that i don't want whipped cream on my drink. better luck next time, champ.

i went out to see the maekates, second story man, and the grand prize last night at the rud. the maekates (my first time seeing them) rocked the house in a good indie-pop way. i'm really anxious to get a copy of their demo cd. second story man blew the roof off the place, though. they played a few new tracks, one of which was called "no pioneers" (carrie, correct me if i'm wrong) which had the most amazing harmonies. carrie and kelly really rocked it out. they had a tight, packed in crowd, and it looked like they were more at ease than the last few times i've seen them. they really relaxed and kicked out the jams. "no pioneers" should be on their new record, so when it hits, you better believe i'll be picking it up. it seems like the crowd thinned out by the time the grand prize took the stage (it was getting late), but they lit up the stage, nonetheless. i'm starting to think that maybe the louisville scene isn't as dead as i thought it was. or maybe it was just the beer.

monsters inc. was a really fun movie. not at all what i expected it to be. i was really amazed at how far computer animation has come, really. the monsters seriously just started looking like exquisitely detailed muppets, or something. you completely lose the feeling that you're watching some computer generated movie, at points. the episode 2 teaser did it's job well…a montage of various scenes, fading in and out to black, with the only sound being vader's breathing from the original trilogy. of course…seeing this and the crowd's reaction…i still can't figure out why people applaud at the movies. slightly ridiculous, i guess. "great job, projectionist! great fucking movie!"

thanks to jack for religiously linking to his "seven questions." his readers kinda commandeered the comments for that post, but it's still been a lot of fun. he answered some viewer mail about it, this week, complete with some funny comments. you should check it out. you can also keep your eyes peeled for a new "seven questions" with a whole new victim, sometime today or tomorrow.

i wish i had a patented sunday morning rant for you, i really do. but…i'm oddly content, lately. it's a nice feeling. you should try it, sometime. maybe the sky will fall later and i'll get pissed about it.