Random post of random topics whilst I bide my time waiting for the new Brian Buckley Band video for I Am Human to be released - at 5pm! I really am digging the album Hysterical Blindness - my favourite song so far is Bye Blue Sky but I reserve the right to move I Am Human up from 2nd Favourite into Favourite once I've seen Jared in the video of course!
Details about the video are HERE and HERE.
So today Matt Nathanson linked his vid here via email and twitter:
This guy's music is getting a little bit of radio play over here...heard him in Alaska! And maybe once in California. But really he's what I refer to as a sleeper in music. He's not played so much that he's really well known but people who listen to a track, or see him in concert (usually supporting - bands like Train) or who are given his music via a friend tend to get right into it. He's definitely a word of mouth kinda popularity. Hell I only heard about him via a J2 AU fic I read! Seen him twice in concert now and found him just super easy to listen to, sexy and revitalisingly, refreshingly energetic. Modern Love is one of my favourite tracks but it's close with Faster and Kiss Quick being up there too. If you're looking for something different to inject your playlist with a bit of light hearted happy yet rocky music he's definitely one to check out.
So my sister sends me a message on facebook which pretty much cements her place in the Most Fabulous Little Sister in the World Hall of Fame complete with a concreted in star.
"Have secured Backstage VIP Passes for Dallas Con....oh and you are also the owner of a Jared Padalecki Q&A Half hour as well. Happy Birthday!"
Birthday not till May next year. Did I mention I love EARLY birthday presents? LOL!
Haven't even done the VanCon yet (starts next Thursday) and here I am already getting psyched for DallasCon in September! \o/ Still pinching myself! Sister gets the best seat on the roadtrip into Texas for sure - we're picking her up in Denver, Colorado on our way through from Wyoming and Yellowstone.
Someone tried to correct me and tell me that Zach Levi is as tall as Jared Padalecki. *shakes head slowly in pity* Don't be trying to tell the person who was sitting less than 5 meters away from both Zach and Jared, standing right next to each other, TAKING PHOTOS, she's wrong. That's never gonna slide. Get your facts straight on the Padalecki or there will be enlightenment forthcoming - just saying ;) Especially since Zach was all grumbly at the start of NerdHQ saying how he hadn't been the shortest guy on stage ALL WEEKEND till Padalecki came on ;-) LOL!
Found the infamous Supernatural @guanacotruck - Guanaco Food Truck today in downtown Vancouver. First time I've had El Salvadorean food and I APPROVE of the Queso y Frijoles! So yummy I tweeted about it. Then I had some juice made from Tamarind fruit. Also tasty refreshing citrusy goodness.
Russ from Twitter (Supernatural Location Manager) asured me on twitter that this truck would definitely be showing up during VanCon.
We've also done Earl's in Yaletown - again such good food and great service I think we're going back there.
It was quite funny, Mr Redteekal (aka Tim) and I are both keeping travle blogs of our adventures and Tim is also going out of his way to catalogue our food outings so he often times will pull his little digital camera out and take shots of the food before we dig in. Now we kind of think one of the wait staff saw us doing this and perhaps they thought we were like undercover food critics or something because they were way more attentive to our table than other tables and they were very quick to refill our drinks on the house all evening! I think even the manager came out at one point and enquired as to how our dining experience was going! We laughed but certainly didn't question it! I personally think he wants to go back because of the staff AND the food ;-)
The waitressing ladies were all hot! And I say this as a mostly hetero female!
Wings and Baby Calamari!
The Best Ever Grilled Chicken Baked Brie Sandwich with Yam Fries ever!
Tim had the dessert which I tasted - a very light but scrummy (that's scrumptious and yummy btw) Vanilla mousse, summer berries shortbread thingy.
So far we've clocked up around 35kms in walking around 20 miles but we are using the bus as well to get around the city. The waterfront is really very pretty and Stanley Park rainforest just stunning.
My main observations about Vancouver are:
1. Well laid out, easy to navigate.
2. They are VERY pedestrian and bike friendly as a city.
3. Costs about the same as home so not cheap.
4. There are way more visible homeless people here than in any other city we've been in.
5. The money makes more sense here!
Lastly checked out the Sheraton Wall Centre where Con is being held - in the immortal words of Kath and Kim (never sure which one) VERY NOICE!! VERY NOOOOIIIICCCCEEEEE!!!
We'll be moving out of our temporary apartment here east of downtown and moving up to the Sheraton Thursday. I like!