Something Squirrelly this Way Comes

At the Eno River State park in Durham, fireworks aren't the only thing to look forward too around the 4th of July. The Festival for the Eno, sponsored by the Eno River Association, happens there and is anchored by July 4th. This year marks the 30th anniversary. An anticipated 30,000 people are expected to attend and all proceeds go to protect, purchase and preserve land along the Eno River.

The Festival is a three day event with arts, crafts, music, shops, dancers, etc. You can buy a single day pass or an entire event pass, volunteers are free (keep that in mind for next year). Parking is free. Most of their trash is recycled or composted, making their event 90% trash free.

The entrance fee covers it all. There are three different stages for performers. Here's the schedule of musicians for this year. There's typically a lot of bluegrass, folk, blues and soul music. Nerissa and Katryna Nields are performing twice this year. WOOHOO!! There are also cloggers and belly dancers.

If you're in the area this weekend, you should come out. It's a fun time for a good cause. Don't forget your sunblock!

Hockey
And LaRose is staying with the Canes!! WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!

Labels: Canes, Festival for the Eno, Nields

I'm surprised that a couple of you didn't give me grief for not posting about the Canes Capitals game on Saturday. Although I'd rather focus on Friday's game between them. Shocking, I'm sure.

I met up with some friends & their friends for the game at the Verizon Center. After horrendous delays on the yellow line (waited 30 minutes for it to show, then another 10 after I got on the train), which was after it took me 20 minutes to go about 2 miles to get To a metro station, I get to the arena at 7.00 exactly. Our seats were up high so we missed the puck drop entirely. As it turns out, I could've been even later & not have missed much that I wanted to see...

You won't get any play-by-play from me on the game. Suffice it to say the Canes lost Saturday, 7-3 (but they won Friday 6-2!!!). Nifty thing that they did was at the end of the game. All the players that scored a goal had their name announced & they came out & skated a bit & then went back in the tunnel so the next person could do their spin. Good way to honor the players & to let them relive the thrill of scoring.

One guy had his first ever NHL goal. I don't remember his name & I currently feel no motivation to look it up as he isn't a Cane. Last time I was at a hockey game (something like 2 years ago), they didn't do the bows for the goal scorers. I think it's a great idea & I hope all the clubs are doing that.

Lesson learned in all this? Don't watch the Canes play the Caps from the 400's at Verizon Center wearing my (previously lucky) maroon t-shirt. Perhaps my 2004 NHL draft t-shirt that AO signed. Hmm....

Labels: Canes, Carolina Hurricanes, hockey, NHL, Washington Capitals

Casablanca was on last night. Yes, I'm one of those people that if it's on then it's damn near impossible for me to not watch it. I'm always struck by how many popular phrases are in that movie. If it wasn't so good then all the cliche's would drive me to distraction (the overuse & commonplace defintion of cliche, thankyouverymuch). One of these days I'll actually get the movie on DVD. That may cut my tv watching urge in half. Possibly.

The Avs won last night. Woohoo! Canes vs Craps tonight & since the cable people have an agreement to air all craps games, I'll get to watch. Yes! I'll be keeping my beady little eyes open for friends in the crowd. Let's Go Canes!!!

Labels: Canes, Carolina Hurricanes, Casablanca, hockey, Washington Capitals

Well folks, I can't claim that I wrote an entry for Friday and hit the "Save" button instead of "Publish" button. Technically I guess I could but then I'd be lying through my keyboard. I was just busy. By the time I even remembered it was nearly noon and I was working through lunch. Didn't think of it again until I was walking to my bus stop. So, for all those who live for my entries, sorry. Hope you survived. ;)

I'm currently still struggling to get a grasp on this whole torrent deal. I fiddled around with it a couple years ago but gave up in frustration. I'm trying it again, with not much more success. Leeching I have no problems with (three more U2 shows on my puter), it's the whole seeding aspect. I try but it doesn't work. I seriously don't get it & then I feel like a heel because I'm not helping out others trying to download.

First it says that its reached the seeding limit. Okay, fine. But then I see more people join on as seeders, so I try again. That was over 8 hours ago and it still says Waiting: drag to reorder. What the heck?? Anyone?

Didn't see any hockey this weekend. Got the text with the Canes score on Saturday and possibly did some cursing (lost 3-4 to Thrashers) but that's the closest I got to it.

Labels: bittorrent, Canes, leech, leecher, seed, seeder, torrent