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02 May 2008 @ 10:36 am
Eddie!  
Sorry for lack of update.

Eddie Izzard was fun last night. Our seats down in the orchestra were awesome, and there was even a walking aisle space between the back of our seats and the next row, so no one breathing down our necks or kicking the back of our chairs. Those seated around us were nice and enjoyed the show as well, instead of talking or something rude. Eddie was naturally brilliant and entertaining, and handled the hecklers well. We all had an awesome outing.

Okay, onto the bad: Take Metro as finding parking was the suck. On the plus side, I got a good long walk from and to the truck. DAR Constitution Hall is more suited to musical shows than comedy. The acoustics sucked, and Eddie, being Eddie, is dynamic with the hand gestures and they really needed a headset mic for him.  And finally, there were signs that said no flash photography at the request of the artist. If you respect him enough to buy a ticket, please don't disrupt the performance with your damn flash, and if you insist on taking a really fuzzy bad picture with your camera-phone, do the rest of us a favor and turn off the sound on your phone. sigh. People are such children sometimes.

Wednesday night, Alan and I went to test drive some new to us cars to replace our smashed up Crown Vic. (sorry, I locked the post with the accident details.) He drove a Ford Five Hundred, another Crown Vic in need of some attention, and a Dodge Charger. On the whole, he was unimpressed with the 500, wistful for another Crown Vic, and the favorite was the charger, which was fun but out of our price range. Anyone have any suggestions on comfortable vehicles for Alan's 45 min (sometimes 2 hour) commute to and then from work? He's used to the Crown Vic, so recommendations for a Focus or Yaris will be completely ignored, but suggestions for cars with comfort and power are appreciated.

This weekend is the MD Sheep and Wool Fest. I need to warp up two more frames for practice and display, and determine today if I want to do a display board or what, and if a visit to Staples is necessary...
 
 
Mood: amused
 
 
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francesca_la[info]francesca_la on May 2nd, 2008 03:05 pm (UTC)
Wow, 2 hour commute. I'd want to be comfortable, too. Don't think my little Mazda which I truly adore would fit Alan's comfort level. :-) Drea's Prius seems quite comfortable, however, and Drea's not a short person. I love all the geeky gadget's too.
sskipstress[info]sskipstress on May 2nd, 2008 03:30 pm (UTC)
In order to finish my new outfit, I shall be warping my sprang at the festival :)
azpapillion[info]azpapillion on May 2nd, 2008 04:01 pm (UTC)
We are very happy with our 2004 Camry and feel its a comfy car for both the hubby and I. We have the V-6 and it has a decent amount of power (I'm used to a V-8 Caddy) and drives well.

Good luck on the car shopping!
sskipstress[info]sskipstress on May 2nd, 2008 04:24 pm (UTC)
The Camry is a nice, smooth ride. It's what took me home from the hospital last fall. I could even handle speed bumps in it by the end of that first week.
celynen[info]celynen on May 2nd, 2008 04:42 pm (UTC)
We've been very happy with DH's Nissan Altima hybrid.
lisettelaroux[info]lisettelaroux on May 2nd, 2008 05:04 pm (UTC)
So the jealous monkey
But glad you had a good time.

And crash, what?????

Dear goodness, I didn't hear about this....
pinkleader: Stitch[info]pinkleader on May 2nd, 2008 07:44 pm (UTC)
Re: So the jealous monkey
http://pinkleader.livejournal.com/67910.html

You'll need to login to read it, but essentially Alan is unhurt, but the car is totaled.
halowenslut[info]halowenslut on May 2nd, 2008 07:27 pm (UTC)
Rich found Genie's old mini comfortable. I'm just saying....
GenieAlisa: Jon Stewart squee[info]geniealisa on May 2nd, 2008 08:56 pm (UTC)
Hehe - love that car! Can't wait for my new one to be ready in June!

As for Alan, he might like a Chevy Impala. They're roomy and zippy and it should be easier to find a late model used one.
Brian de Morray[info]brian_murray on May 2nd, 2008 09:40 pm (UTC)
The Mazda 6 was decently comfortable. I'll be test driving the Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 this weekend.

I get my check from my totaled car Monday, so hopefully I can find something I like at a reasonable price soon.