M E M O R Y L E S S N E S S

november is national novel writing month. liz and i are both participating. it’s fun. 50000 word novel in 30 days. aww yeah!

this past weekend, we went to see Saw. pretty good, kind of disturbing, kind of corny (at rare times). worth seeing. cary elwes is the man. it’s his best movie since Robin Hood: Men in Tights. okay, maybe not. i’m not sure what all he’s been in since then, actually.

that was saturday. on friday, we drove into downtown houston to see Dope play, along with Motograter and, uhh, Twisted Method. Dope kicked ass, as usual. lots of new songs, from their forthcoming album. started off the set with “Pig Society,” which rocks and was quite fitting given the upcoming (on saturday, it was still upcoming) election. “stick the politicians and politics in prison.” indeed.

the previous weekend, we made a whirlwind trip to austin. okay, maybe not quite a whirlwind. liz picked me up from work on from work and we drove to austin for the Beastie Boys show that night. unfortunately, we ended up missing most of Talib Kweli’s opening set. but that’s okay, the B-Boys were amazing. better, even, than the last time i saw them. aww yeah. most old songs were played. good stuff, man, good stuff.

after the show, we met up with liz’s friend amy and her husband justin. we went back to their place, had a few beers, and liz and i crashed on their futon at about 4am. we left at about 11am or so and made the drive back to h-town. fast trip, but fun.

that day, we took a nap and then headed to the Alamo Draft House to see The Grudge (blah) and Evil Dead 2 (hooray!).

and that was that. good weekends, both. yes indeed.

liz and i are going to st. louis this evening (coming back tomorrow evening) for my uncle bob’s funeral. bob is the same uncle who (along with his wife, my aunt dot) gave us a week in a timeshare for a honeymoon present. he’s been sick for a long time, but these things are never easy. i told my aunt a while ago that i’d be a pall bearer. my mom and my brother (who i haven’t seen since last xmas) are flying there for the funeral, too.

it’s been 5 years (since my grandpa’s funeral) since i last saw my aunts, uncles and cousins. i’m glad that liz will get to meet most of them, but it sucks that it’s not under better circumstances. i’m glad she got to meet uncle bob, though, since he was really cool.

we got a bereavement fare from american airlines. roughly 1/3 of the regular ticket price. i didn’t know that this was an option, but my mom told me about it.