Another great shot by Ltoo...It really captures the essence of L-dog.
I just noticed that I am logged into flickr as Ltoo so all these postings appear to be by him! Doh! It really is me...LacubriousOne! I guess it IS too much trouble to log out!
Well, I need to get back to preparing for FESTIVUS.
Yes that's right, all my relatives are coming over on Christmas Eve. We need a better name for our Christmas Eve get together...so I am stealing a name from my boss, who stole it from Seinfeld who in turn got it from a writer who's father came up with the idea...FESTIVUS!
We are however NOT going to be partaking in any of the traditional FESTIVUS events:
For one, it is supposed to be held on December 23rd, NOT DOING THAT.
Also, there will be no Airing of Grievences and no Feats of Strength, and no aluminum Festivus pole.
However, I am NOT ruling out a FESTIVUS miracle...as anything can happen!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Sweetie-face-Linus & FESTIVUS
Merry Christmas...Peaceful Puppy
LacubriousToo took this lovely photo of Linus under our tree! We are going to try to get another one and include the Baby-dog in it. It would be a great Holiday Card...for next year!
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Fall Into Winter
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Originally uploaded by sunday_photo_chronicles
I feel bad for not using my own photo for my "Peaceful Winter Day" post on Saturday...so this morning I went out and got a few of my own.
Check out my Flickr Site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo_chronicles/
Props to L-Too for the post photo processing work on these...I'm still learning in that area.
New T-Day Dessert - Libby's Pumpkin Roll
So I tried a new dessert this year.Oh, but by no means did I NOT make my usual Cheesecake Supreme. They would have chased me outta town with pitchforks!
Anyhow, it's just the recipe inside the label of the Libby's canned pumpkin. It was super yummy! I kept a little wedge back at home so L-Too and I could have a couple of slices the next day.
You can get the recipe here: http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=32372
My "roll" turned out a little more oval shaped, but it was still beautiful. I can't wait to try it again.
Senioritis...
I was talking to our friend Kurtis about how angry we've been lately. Angry that is, when it comes to going to evening classes for our Business Management degree, or studying, or working on projects. Fits of anger overtake us and spill into other areas of our life. We wake up grumpy, shout at the other drivers on the way to work each morning, get snippy with people at work, and generally become unpleasant to be around. Kurtis enlightened us, saying "It's probably been awhile for you too, but it sounds like you have a classic case of Senioritis!" But of course! Thanks to Kurtis for putting a name to our disorder!
This week we are finishing a term that, for me, included the two 8-week classes from CMU plus a 16-week accounting class from ECC. I have only two classes to go and L-Too has three. We'll be done May 8th!
Graduation is not formally until August '08. We are still not sure whether we are going to participate in it. I hear you have to pay the $75 grad fee either way, so maybe we should just do it. L-Too just wants to go so they have to build a ramp! Ha!
Then again, it would be a reason to have a little get together with family and friends, plus L-Too's b-day is around the same time! Happy Birthday Graduation Party, anyone!?!
Saturday, December 08, 2007
A Peaceful Day...
So we spent today at home, kicking back with a cup of tea, finishing some final projects for our classes and studying. I had the Christmas lights on, Sound of the Seasons playing, both dogs curled up under the tree (so cute!), and it feels very...peaceful.
You can't get much more lacubrious than that on rainy, foggy, December day!
A bowl of vegetable soup and another cup of tea, anyone?
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Javier @ Finale Final
Javi's Christmas Show(s) were rockin'! He played a lot of our favorites, rarities like Selle El Recuerdo & Corre La Mente!
We had a great time, met some new people (Basilio & Christine, Javi fans transplanted from Columbia!) and got to say adios to the venue.
Yes, Finale is closing...the building is going "Senior Condo". Bummer, because the place was great for intimate concerts and has fab sound. Rumor has it that it will reopen in another location, but it could be a year before that happens!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Javi & Carl @ Cherry Street
The most important thing...Javi had his Christmas Album for sale so we bought two! One for us and one for Mom.
I think we'll need to pick up a few more at Brandt's this month!
We listened to it on the way home and there's a surprise track! But you'll have to pick one up, cuz I'm not tellin!
You can buy one here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/jmband9
Brady Didion @ Cherry Street Artisan
LacubriousToo and I took a quick trip to Columbia on Friday night to see Javi and Carl play at the place where it all began (for us anyhow) the Cherry Street Artisan. We grabbed dinner at Flat Branch (and filled up the growler - Irish Red baby!) and headed over to Cherry St. The place was packed to hear this guy, Brady Didion.
He plays "tapping" guitar. He was accompanied by a viola player and a cahon player and it was very good. Check out his myspace site at:
http://www.myspace.com/bradydidion
He's a local musician and has a pretty big following. He even jammed with Javi on a song.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Hermits? or Lazy? or just plain Busy?
"No time!"
"We have 3 nights of school a week..."
"Nothing exciting has happened!"
"The dog threw up!"
"I had to take photos for the Sunday Afternoon Group!"
"I had to bake a cheesecake!"
"I got drunk!"
"I had to watch Shakespeare for class!"
"Blogger was down"
"I'm studying for my mid-term"
"We went out with friends!"
The bottom line is...we just haven't made this a priority! So in prep for the new year I make no promises but I will try to post at least once a week! I will also probably be posting some backdated entries, so keep an eye out!
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Sarah Bettens w/US Band
A bass player we know from Javi's band, Eric Grossman, plays a full time gig with another artist by the name of Sarah Bettens. She's originally from Denmark (lives in Nashville) and does mostly European tours, but she had 3 US concert dates recently and Eric really wanted us to see her show when she came to STL.
We were not disappointed! She was great! Great voice and a rocking show. She has a great stage presence.
There were some very loyal fans on hand to see her. I spoke to one woman whose family drove in from Ohio! She had first seen Sarah in California and lamented that she had not been able to see her show since because she rarely plays in the US.
We picked up her latest CD, SHINE and what the heck, I had her sign it for me. She was super nice and made time for every one that came by, posing for photos and answering questions.
I also downloaded a prior CD release called SCREAM from iTunes and I have to say that I really like that one too.
I would definitely check her show out the next time she's in town...a road trip wouldn't be out of the question either!
Visit www.sarahbettens.com
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Boston - Day 1
Day 1 - We landed, picked up the car and headed onto the Mass Pike to get to Framingham to our hotel. We made it after only one mishap on the Pike, can you say I-93, I thought you could. And then can say, "Helloe Mr Tollbooth guy, can you please direct me BACK to I-90?" I thought you could...
After checking in and grabbing some sandwich grub at D'Angelos, a local sub chain, we got directions from my cousin Lena so we could head to her house for a super quick visit with my Aunt Ruthe, and a longer visit with my cousin and her kids.
We stayed long enough that she finally recommended a brew pub where we could get some dinner and corralled her family together to join us! We went to John Harvard's in Framingham....tasty goodness and beer abounded!
Anniversary Weekend - No Not Pagan Pride Day...That's Tomorrow
We spotted the event on a poster at Schlafly Bottleworks and we were planning to go to Columbia anyway, so we headed to Rocheport instead.
We learned quite a few tidbits about conserving energy, solar cooking, wind turbines, and passive solar. Plus they had beer, wine, and sliced up organic watermelon, cantalope, and peaches for sale. The weather was great and the event was held on some property (vineyard) of Les Bourgeous Winery.
Between some of the presentations there were musical events and at the end was a concert with 4 musicians/bands. We stayed to hear them and were pleasantly surprised by some! The performers were: Robynn Ragland, Leslie Sanazaro, Celia, and The In.
MrL got a few pictures...so check them out! The funny thing is that Leslie Sanazaro used to sing with a band that we almost went to see, called "So Say We All"....and the funnier thing about that is the band name is something we would say on our Colorado vacation every time we made a decision or all agreed on something!
Awesome Finale Show!
Even better, the venue manager Drew, hooked us up with a better table for the second show......and we were able to plan ahead and buy tickets for the next Javier Mendoza and Friends show in December!
This night was a late one, we did an after show at C.J. Muggs and closed the place down...good times!
Another night out at Seven Gables...
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Lucas School House - Soulard
The venue had brought up the leather seating and created areas for chillin' along with the tables and pews along the sides. Plenty of seating and it wasn't overcrowded.
As the upstairs is inaccessible, MrLacubrious had to "haul ass" up the 2 flights of stairs. Yikes, right after a meal and a few beers! He made it just fine and we got a seat up front so he could get these shots.
The show was great and even included a new song which was awesome! It was also great to see Javi's cousin David De Las Heras. He's going to be joining in on the shows while he is here for two weeks.
--Well, I could elaborate more on the evening but we gotta run and get ready for some Greek food! More later...
Power-ful Show at Brandt's Cafe
Right after we got our food it got pretty interesting as Brandt's suffered a partial power outage! Actually part of the whole block was out, so they just opened the doors and lit a few more candles and the show went on!
Although, who needs candles when we have Javi's Cordoba pants!