Binkomonster!

Elvis Costello. Here. Live in Oakland.

Ah yes. And what a ROCKING performance it was.  In Oakland, at the Paramount last night.
Yow.
I thought I had outgrown the concert-going phase long ago in my late-late teens, but if all concerts were as wonderful as the one last night, it might see a resurgence.  A concert on a Tuesday. Novel.
And it was cold and rainy. But after a quick and tasty dinner of Pauline's pizza and some greens, off we went. As a venue, I don't think one could pick a better atmosphere than the Paramount.
So art deco. So fabulous. So, interesting.
Thanks to Keely for the comfortable ride.
And certainly thanks to the Angus man for inviting us out.
Now my only disappointment today was to find that the single review I've seen was much less than positive.  Ahem. I'm here to rectify that and offer an alternative point of view.

Sunshine

Rainy skies have been the order of the day since, oh I don't know.. November?
Finally, FINALLY, we are getting sun, and warm weather. About a month late.  Yes, listen to me gripe.
A few years ago, a certain person from the freezing coast (er, East coast) would have been happy to have rainy weather. Just so that she could sit in said rainy weather and wear no socks.
Now that same person considers it to be FREEZING if the temperature crawls down to 60.
People, I used to swim in outdoor pools on visits to the West Coast when the temperatures were in the low 50s! Now look at me, I've become, (gasp!) a-c-c-l-i-m-a-t-i-z-e-d.