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I was all excited to go see Clutch last night, but when we got there we discovered that the show had been sort of canceled. Thankfully, we weren’t the group of people that drove six hours to be there. It seems the lead singer was having vocal issues, so they performed as their instrumental alter-ego The Bakerton Group. The security guards had a sign that laid out our options:

1. Enter the venue and enjoy The Bakerton Group.
2. Get a refund from the point of purchase.

We went with option 2. Hopefully Ticketmaster will be awesome and getting a refund will be a piece of cake. I know, not likely.

But, the night wasn’t a total loss. We decided to head over to The Highlander for drinks and some Women of Ninja Warrior. That show makes me laugh.

Tags: bakerton group, center stage, clutch, highlander, music, ninja warrior

I’ve pretty much always had fairly horrible seasonal allergies. When I moved from Connecticut to Georgia in 1990 my allergies actually got better, at least for a few years. Then there was the year I had a nosebleed everyday for 2 months. That’s not an exaggeration. I didn’t start taking prescription allergy medicines until I got to college after a trip to the allergy clinic revealed that I was a perfect case study for their nurses in training and that I was getting a “nose crease” from rubbing my nose so much.

First, I started with Allegra. It worked well, but having to go to the doctor to get the prescription refilled is annoying. So, when Claritin went over the counter, I made the switch. It never worked as well as Allegra, but the convenience of it made it the winner (at the time). It seemed that from season to season Claritin had varying levels of success, though. I don’t remember last year being that bad, but the first few weeks of this season where nearly unbearable. I was a snot infested sneeze-fest. One day I sneezed so much, I actually pulled a muscle, which made subsequent sneezes and coughs not awesome.

So, I switched again. This time to the newly over the counter Zyrtec. Initially I bought a five pack to see how it worked and from day one it was great. My head feels way less full, I’m sneezing less, my eyes are less burny, and nosebleeds are at a minimum. An excellent test of its powers occured on Friday after work when I metup with the lady and some friends at Sweet Water for the beer tasting (I did not taste any) thing they do during the week. We were outside for about an hour and a half with only two sneezes. Success! So, this past weekend we headed back to the pharmacy to pick up a 60 pack of the store brand Zyrtec.

For now, Zyrtec is the winner. I’m not sure if I would switch back to Allegra if it ever goes over the counter, guess we’ll have to see how Zyrtec does over time.

Tags: allegra, allergies, claritin, connecticut, georgia, pollen, sneeze, sweetwater, zyrtec

1. We looked at a couple wedding ceremony/reception places. So far we’ve seen 2 winners out of 2 visits. 100%. Lori is doing an awesome job at planning stuff. I’m not. But, we’ll soon have the best wedding website ever, so that’ll be awesome.
2. I failed at doing roof things again. I just feel like I’m going to fall the whole time I’m up there. I think we’ve decided that I’m not going to attempt it too much more in the future. We also did some raking and filled up 17 of those giant 30 gallon leaf bags from Home Depot/Lowes. And that was just from the front yard. I don’t want to think about the backyard.
3. Did anyone else notice how biased Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were during the Giants/Cowboys game today? I’m sure it bothers me more because I’m a Giants fan, but it was pretty annoying. Aikman sucks, btw.
4. 3 words: Monster Truck Jam. This will be a separate post. Stay tuned.

Done.

Tags: engagement, falling, football, leaves, monster truck jam, roof, wedding planning, weekend

Stuff:

• Adam visited from Chicago last weekend. We enjoyed food and drinks and bowled and went to the Georgia Aquarium. It was fun. He should move back here.
• Today is day 37 of Whiskerino. I haven’t shaved in 37 days. The moustache is starting to become annoying.
• We decorated the house with lights and junk for Christmas. I was successful in not falling off the ladder or roof. Also, didn’t get electrocuted. I’d like to also mention that I have a minor fear of heights and even though our house isn’t very tall, I was mildly freaked out.
• SDXE launched our first game: Violent Night. It’s fun. I can’t beat level 3. I suck. But, I do get invited to meetings called “Game Meeting” now, so that’s cool.

Lori, Robert, Sue, and I attended the Matt Pond PA show last night at The Loft. I very much enjoyed it. There was a fair mix of new and old tunes. When the crowd started to yell out song suggestions, I went with Athabasca, because it’s a funny word to yell and also a good song. While I appreciate the extra rockingness of the latest version of the band, I do miss the cello some. And, not just because the former cello player was hot. Still, they’re awesome.

Buy the new album, Last Light. And, when (not if) you do, get it from iTunes because it also includes the If You Want Blood EP. I picked up Several Arrows Later from the merch table.

Also, check out the haiku review of the show by Eskimo Bliss.

Here’s what’s been going on, in an unordered list:

• We had a very successful APWBWGTTD event on Tuesday night. There were old people there. There were new people there. I’d say most people had fun. Photos.
• Lori and I went to see The Shins last night. We had excellent seats and they sounded great live. One of the best sounding live shows I’ve ever been to, I’d say. Plus they played Sea Legs, so I was happy.
• New SDXE stuff was deployed.

I guess that’s it.