I WANT IT WAY WAY TOO LOUD

: "words + guitar." sleater-kinney.

right now:

so yesterday, i took the train home as per usual, right? got off at my stop, walked to the nearest crosswalk that led across the tracks, and waited for the trains (one in each direction) to pass so that i could cross.

before getting there, i noticed a lady with a young child crouched down and staring at something with looks of complete and utter awe on their faces. so of course, i turned to look.

it was a TURTLE. a REALLY REALLY BIG TURTLE. it was SO COOL! ^____________^ i only hope it was okay...it was really, really fast, too. it was on the platform at first, not far from this mom and her little boy...and then it started running (well, as much as a turtle can run, i suppose) off into the grass and over by the shade underneath a tree that was behind some newspaper boxes. i wonder where it came from. and i REALLY hope it's okay...i mean, it would've had to cross a busy parking lot to get anywhere, although there are a few big ponds and such not far away. it was HUGE, though. aside from visiting big aquariums and such, i'd never seen a turtle this big before. it was bigger than the monitor on my computer. O.O;;;

anyway, so then i went home. and ended up having a Tonkatsu Emergency, as our grill was apparently really low on propane and i didn't really find this out till i'd already put pork on it and then realised hrrm, it's taking an awful long time to cook, and hrrm, shouldn't the grill be hotter than this, having been on so long? --;;;

no worries. tonkatsu's pretty easy to make. i've always got flour, eggs, salt and pepper, various vegetable oils, and panko in the house. and lucky me, i also had pre-made (Kikkoman) tonkatsu dipping sauce to go with it, so i didn't have to make that from scratch either (although it may disturb some of you to note that i've got all the necessary ingredients for it on hand anyway...XD). yay.

so i threw some together quite quickly and we had emergency tonkatsu...which turned out pretty well, considering. and also taking into account the fact that, although i may have had a meat tenderiser at one point in time, i think it's long ago run off to join the circus and therefore, i was unable to pound the pork into submission before coating it in the necessary layers of goodness and frying it up. =P i was proud, for i haven't made it since we moved. so not in over a year. ^-^

and finally, Sleater-Kinney is coming to town! ^__________________^ only thing is, it's on a THURSDAY. October 10th. all-ages show, at the Metro. i'm seriously contemplating taking that Friday off so i can go to the show Thursday night, because it seems like EVERY TIME they've come through town in the past few years, i've had something already going on where i couldn't go. like, y'know, playing our shows at Anime Central. --;;; little things like that. argh. ARGH. anyway, so, er...it's seemed like something of a conspiracy to me, and i've REALLY wanted to go see them for a handful of YEARS now. so. i think i may seize this opportunity. and get either Spaz, Mariam, or possibly both to go with me. nyar. XD

(times like this, i miss living within walking distance of the Metro. the rest of the time, hell NO. but sometimes, i do miss it. not the stupid drunken yuppies at the bars, though. or the Wrigleyville area in general. >.<;;;)

[addendum: also forgot to mention: watched the German Grand Prix and Get Carter this weekend. don't like the new Hockenheim. ;.; it's not as fun as the old one, and it's just like almost every other track (barring Monaco and Spa) now. sad. the battle between Montoya and Raikkonen was GREAT, though...lovely to watch actual racing going on. one of the things that pisses me off (amongst a great MANY things) about SpeedChannel is that in all their promos, all they show is horrific crashes. that's NOT what it's about. or at least, not what it should be about. watching Raikkonen and Montoya go at it the way they did on Sunday...that was what it's about. i hope we get to see more of that...fierce, clean competition based on split-second timing, strategy, and ability.

as regards Get Carter...was entertaining enough to watch, but i really wonder what may have been changed in the remake that was put out. not that i'm eager to watch the remake...remakes are almost never a good idea (well, High Society being a notable exception, and i'm sure there are others...XD). but still, i do wonder...]