The Great Snowstorm of 2010!

The sight that I woke up to on Saturday, January 30, 2010, was truly epic. Everything covered in snow. I have lived in Chesapeake my entire life and never seen snow like this. There was some great snow in December 2004, but it still paled in comparison to this whopper of a snow storm that we received. I actually felt like some kind of old timer who has copious amounts of stories to tell. I kept walking around saying "I haven't seen snow like this since the snowstorm of 2004!" I explored my neighborhood with my friends and the lack of cars and blankets of snow, gave me the feeling of some kind of post-apocalyptic world. I guess that makes it sound pretty bleak, but actually it was pretty interesting. Although I enjoyed the snow for one day, I actually would like it to disappear now. Hope we see some more snow before another 5 years passes.

A little taste of MST3K

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). This amazing television show is truly a mystery to most people. It has really influenced my sense of humor and how I watch movies. The premise of the show is that a guy is sent into space and forced to watch bad movies by a mad scientist. The guy is named Mike J. Nelson who is joined by two wisecracking robot companions named Tom Servo and Crow T Robot. Now the creator of the show was a man named Joel Hodgson, he also played the original test subject, before Mike took over. That's a whole other story for another time though. I found out about MST3K through randomly renting the Mst3k movie at my local video store when I was about 10 years old. My sister and I watched it and had no idea what we had. Why are these 3 characters sitting there making fun of this movie? We weren't bothered by it though, we were amazed and amused by it. My mom asked what we were laughing so hard at and then laughed herself and joined us. My sister and I got to rent 2 movies every weekend and we would rent that movie over and over, for probably a period of months. Then, I made an amazing discovery. This wasn't just a movie, it was a tv series and it was on the Sci-fi channel, on saturday mornings. I would then get up and record every episode at 9 a.m. every Saturday I could. Now, it's hard for me to watch a movie without wanting to make fun of it and talk back to the screen. Also, I actively seek out bad movies to watch my own. So, for all that, thank you Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Thrice performing "Of dust and nations"

Thrice

My favorite band of all time is Thrice. I know they always will be as well, because no band has ever meant more to my life than Thrice. This four piece from California started off as a simple punk band and has evolved into a band that defies any label. I feel as the band's sound has changed and grown with me as the years have gone on. I've had the pleasure to meet them and they genuinely nice and kind individuals. They are very connected to their fans with a very interactive website, that they run themselves. I'll never forget when a friend of mine who worked at a FYE put Thrice's
"Artist in the ambulance" in my hand and said "Listen to this, it's amazing." Oh how right he was. Before Thrice, I was never really that into music. I just listened to what came on the radio and didn't too actively seek out music. Thrice changed all that. I wanted to know all I could about this amazing band. They had these amazingly dense liner notes with their cd, detailing the creation of each song on the album. I'd never seen a band take such care with just creating liner notes. Thrice also opened me up to new kinds of music and I credit them for my wide tastes in music today. Thrice are my beatles, and I can't wait to one day share them with children and grandchildren