baseball: norfolk tides @ durham bulls

baseball: norfolk tides @ durham bulls, originally uploaded by minervacat. Thirty three. The depressing thing about watching the Tides, besides them getting absolutely spanked by the Bulls, is knowing that these are the guys who still aren’t good enough to play on the really, really terrible Orioles. Sigh. My ball club, ladies and gentleman. We’re…

young wild things tour: fall out boy

young wild things tour: fall out boy, originally uploaded by minervacat. So, the question is, “Are you good? “ Simple, easy, and sure way to find out is you. No one can answer this question but yourself. If you aren’t sure if your work is good, then probably your work is not good enough. Don’t…

i wake in the morning and i step outside

holy ghost tent revival @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. I’m listening to my 4&5 star songs playlist on my iPod lately, on shuffle — and this afternoon on the way home, it threw up a slice of my teenage years. 4 Non-Blondes’ “What’s Going On” followed by Dog’s Eye View’s “Everything Falls…

as it is that you like what you do

baseball: gwinnett braves @ durham bulls, originally uploaded by minervacat. Work is what you do for others, liebchen. Art is what you do for yourself. — Stephen Sondheim

baseball: gwinnett braves @ durham bulls, july ’10

baseball: gwinnett braves @ durham bulls, july ’10, originally uploaded by minervacat. Thirty two. I think seeing the Gwinnett Braves play would be more interesting if I cared more about their big club and knew more about their farm system. But I don’t. Apparently this kid, Jordan Schafer, is a big deal. He appears to…

fourth of july fireworks

fourth of july fireworks, originally uploaded by minervacat. you were pretty as can be, sitting in the front seat looking at me, telling me you love me and you’re happy to be with me on the 4th of July — Shooter Jennings, “4th Of July” Happy 4th, y’all. Celebrate safely and in style. (How to…

baseball: louisville bats (reds) @ durham bulls (rays)

baseball: louisville bats (reds) @ durham bulls (rays), originally uploaded by minervacat. Thirty one. I am terribly fond of the Durham Bulls; it pleases me to see so many guys who came through Durham doing so well in Tampa Bay right now. (Except for Matt Joyce, who is hitting .206. But I still love him.)…

baseball: gwinnett braves @ durham bulls

baseball: gwinnett braves @ durham bulls, originally uploaded by minervacat. If this were a “grateful” holiday, I would be grateful for whiskey, baseball, independence, shep., hot dogs, pie, and my family. All very American things! Happy 4th, y’all. Go out and celebrate as you best see fit.

worth getting up for: june

trkfest 2010: midtown dickens, originally uploaded by minervacat. Worth getting up for in June: American Aquarium at the 506; TRKFest; Langhorne Slim at the Cradle; Tift Merritt’s See You On The Moon, Blitzen Trapper’s Destroyer of the Void, and the Gaslight Anthem’s American Slang; NCAA tournament baseball; the College World Series, even (and especially) when…