Archive for August, 2008

20 Aug

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Tonight we saw the new Woody Allen film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (official site). Woody is not in it but it has his unmistakable imprint in the writing and directing. In other words, it’s a good one. The excellent Rotten Tomatoes site is rating it an 80%, which is pretty high, with the consensus sentence being [...]

19 Aug

A Day In The Life – Take 3

It is actually two days in the life, but who’s counting? It started Saturday the 16th with the First Annual Elk Grove Artists Open Home Studio Tour. We got a bit of a late start and only had time for three or so stops. However, each stop had multiple artists showing their work. And just [...]

14 Aug

Happy Birthday, Steve Martin!

Happy August 14th Birthday to Mr Steve Martin [wikipedia, read this], actor, comedian, writer, and general funny guy. I’ve laughed at and admired him since the early days of the happy feet, the arrow through the head, the cruel shoes, and the banjo with jokes. His humor, along with his expressions and his timing, made him hilarious. [...]

11 Aug

I’m Gettin’ Hungry, Dawg

Do you like hot dogs? Doesn’t everyone? Are you a vegetarian? Isn’t everyone? Ha! We tried a new eating place Friday, Capitol Dawg, in midtown. They offer a variety of dawg types, including a vegan dawg for us non-carnivores. Then you pick your toppings, or choose from one of their many menu dawgs. The great [...]

08 Aug

Open Mic Night – Brave Or Crazy?

Thursday night is “Open Mic” night at the Coffee Garden in the Curtis Park area. I was there to see some entertainment last night and saw about 7 or 8 (or was it 9) local people doing their musical thing. There was a guy with a guitar singing folk songs, a woman singing John Lennon and John Mayer, two [...]

06 Aug

Are You Searching For Meaning?

Good luck with that. But check this out! We just added a nifty search feature right here on stevenology.com. It’s up kinda near the top right of the page. You can search the posts, and it will give you back a list of the posts that have your word in them. Then you can click [...]

03 Aug

Bumbershoot 2008 – Less Than Four Weeks Away!

This is where we go every year for the past seven years and again this year (and next!). It’s the Bumbershoot Music And Arts Festival in Seattle. Go to their web site right away for more info. It is most awesome. Basically, the festival is 15 or so stages and venues (give or take a couple) [...]

02 Aug

Swing Vote – The Movie

I won free tickets to a “sneak preview” of the new movie Swing Vote. Of course, it is playing everywhere now so you can see it too! Well, if you want to that is. I liked it. It’s not great but I thought it was entertaining, and if you like Kevin Costner in comedies then [...]

01 Aug

Just The FAQs

Are you confused? Do you want to know more about how this site works? Easy! Just check out our short page for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Please let me know if you have other questions that are not answered there.