Kinda funny, but will get funnier through time!

We like to take pictures when we do a road trip. One of the things I always have Trox do, is take a picture of me driving, and then I snap one of her sitting shotgun.

















I could only find Trox taking a picture of me on our way to the coast for our honeymoon.


















These were taken on our way up to Cascadia to swim in the amazing and refreshing waters in those areas.


















These were taken on our way to South Beach, near Newport, with Seth and Gina. That was a fucking awesome night...


















And finally, a reposting of the pictures taken for the Muse show...


I thought I had us take more pictures this way, but scanning through all the digital pictures, I only found these precious few. I will, however, be starting to be more faithful in remembering to take these photos every trip we go on.

Hurry up, Spring!

I was looking over some of my old posts from last year, and I was thinking how much warmer it was this same time last year. Damnit, hurry up, Spring!

MGMT, Steve Miller, and Who Knows...

So, MGMT tickets at the Crystal Ballroom just went up for sale...That was a no brainer! I was just saying to Trox that whenever they played I would get them, and this fell into my lap! Shit, I am real excited about this show. They are playing June 1st and 2nd. I bought tickets for the first night!





















Also, a few days ago, I bought tickets for the Steve Miller Band show at Edgefield! Holy shit, a rock legend that I can check off on my list. He has played Edgefield the last couple of years, and I just couldn't pass another year. How much longer can the Space Cowboy ascend?
The summer always brings amazing shows, and I have some good ones coming. Who knows what other shows are upcoming!?!

Man, oh man!

So the show was phenomenal! We got there a little early, so we headed to McMenamin's Pub near the Lloyd Mall and shared a gyro and a coffee and beer.

















We hung out a little longer than we probly should have. Silversun Pickups were good, but we didn't really care. I would imagine opening up for Muse is almost as bad as opening for Slayer, I wanted to boo them so we could get Muse going NOW!

















Seriously...Silversun Pickups rocked, though.









When Muse started their set it was already a knock out. Besides the mind burning two and a half hour set, the song list was amazing!


































The stage was too cool. Shit, besides these pictures you can also go to my YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/Rolandbv) page for the videos...

















Rock on!

M U S E !

Last December we went to Seattle and saw Muse, Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, and others at the Deck the Hall Ball 2009 show. It was amazing, but by the time Muse came on, we were exhausted from the trip and the thousands of fans pressing against us to get closer.
So, I bought their Rose Garden show as soon as they went up for sale in January. Its gonna be so cool! I have never been inside the Rose Garden before, and I just can't wait. I hope to take a lot of video and pictures for later.

Greedo Weighs In...

Well, we have had our tortoise for a few months now. I just started to notice he is getting a little bigger! It got me thinking that I should start some sort of log on his growth through the years.

With this in mind, I took our food scale, reset the scale after getting a container, and set him in. He weighs in at a hearty 1.6 ounces! We then measured the length of his shell, and it came in at 2 1/4 inches long! RAWR!

Strawberry Fields Forever.

“Yup, gardening and laughing are two of the best things in life you can do to promote good health and a sense of well being." - David Hobson, The Mad Gardener

The weather is finally getting nicer, and that means a whole new year of exciting outdoor gardening! We are still super new to the process, but I feel we are getting the hang of it. We tilled the earth a few days ago, and added sand, peat moss, and manure I acquired earlier this year. The soil is so much better than when we first came to the house.
Then we took all the strawberries from last year, and transplanted them to a nice corner of the garden. We actually got quite a few shoots from last year, so hopefully we can get them all to bear fruit!