weapons of massdistraction

This past week I took my new resolution to heart, the one about letting the good times roll. Maybe more so than intended. Thursday night the boyfriend and I watched The Wrestler (excellent). Friday night we attended the Paul Metzer/BMGH/Oktaha show at Eclipse Records (fun). Last night we didn’t leave the house, but had a few friends over for more Wii. Very patient friends. Ones who didn’t balk when asked to assemble an IKEA TV stand prior to game play. All this activity, though, has resulted in an extra lazy Sunday. Lots of laying around, listening to my recently revived stereo system. And I am ok with that.

Random round-up:

• The pinhole cameras and photography of Wayne Martin Belger…astoundingly creepy but compelling. Especially Third Eye, a pinhole camera crafted from a 150 year old skull of a 13-year-old girl. And the photos taken with it.
• On the eve of the inauguration Ted Leo, Tortoise and Andrew Bird are playing a show, dubbed The Big Shoulders Ball. It sure would be fun to be in D.C. for all the hubbub.
• I can get behind this idea: Oh my science, “replacing god with reason - one tweet at at time.” Give it a look. Speaking of twitter, I’ve been tweeting as massdistraction for ages, but someone did sign up for the Sharyn username but has never used it. Apparently I could reclaim it. I’m tempted to do so.
• Mystique is pregnant. Somewhat squicky but funny.
• A pretty stellar ensemble cast has been assembled for the upcoming This Side of the Truth
• Note to self: spend more time with the Black Cab Sessions.

Not planning to add another resolution to my list, but I have a short-term goal for the coming week. More frequent posting to prevent the build-up of these sorts of tidbits, and the tackling of more To Do list items. Like renewing my passport, dealing with some HSA stuff and gathering tax related materials. The excitement never ends.