The world has turned and left me here. Thankfully.

Last night I saw Weezer. Not like at the mall, but you know, in concert. At The Joint. And it was, in a word, amazing.

Weezer is currently on their "Memories" tour, in which they play the entire Blue album, song by song, followed by the entire Pinkerton album. It's like one of those can't miss moments in life. Our new friend Danny, who we met in the crowd, explained it this way. What if 10 years ago you had the chance to see Michael Jackson play his entire Thriller and Bad albums. You would go. And, in 10 years you would never remember what you did otherwise, but you remember the concert. I like this for 2 reasons, one, because he compared Weezer to Michael Jackson. And two, because somehow I think he insinuated that Weezer would die in 10 years. But, he said all this while wearing the actual tour t-shirt from THIS TOUR with plaid shorts. He can't be wrong about anything.

But, beyond the outstanding music, this concert was full of amazing moments.

• In between sets, they had a slide show, narrated by bass player Scott Shiner, showing early pictures and flyers. It only made me love them more.
• In probably my most amazing concert moment ever, I started a slow clap that was slowly joined by those around us, and then, the entire Joint. That's right, I started a slow clap that spread to 4,000 people.
• We saw a Chinese guy wearing a full suit in a mosh pit.
• We discovered Weezer's #1 fan. And, I had no idea he would be a short, overly muscular man with a shaved head and goatee.
• River Cuomo had a costume change between sets. He went from khakis and a t-shirt to wool gabardine and a white button up. He makes nerd cool.

We ended the night with dancing and friends. Really, who can ask for anything more? Love you Weezer, and I hope you make it long past Danny's 10 year expiration date.

Beach cruisers, slurpees and awesomeness, oh my!

I have joined a gang. My reasons for joining a gang are similar to others, reasons heard time and time again. I was searching for identity, recognition, power. I needed excitement. Self-worth. Status.

We are the Weekend Riders.

Beach cruiser bike gangs have rules, like any other gang.

1. Respect higher-ranked members and follow their orders.
2. Never bring outsiders into the HQ and don't tell anyone where it is.
3. Respect both our allies and rival gangs. Don't do unnecessary things to get us into a war. Any problems with other gangs should be brought to the attention of the bosses.
4. Always have a gun.

We also have fun t-shirts and really yummy snacks! Plus, all rides end (or begin) at 7-11 to fulfill all of your Slurpee needs.

Our gang is recruiting new members. Of course, there is an initiation process. No one is guaranteed entry. However, one thing is inflexible. You must have a beach cruiser.

The Weekend Riders are looking to develop allies and/or rivals. We are looking to challenge street bike gangs, skateboarding gangs, other beach cruiser gangs, etc. So, if you and your gang would like to challenge us, let us know!

Oh great, another boring resolutions post.

Normally I don't make resolutions. Not because I have anything against them, mostly because I forget. I can't remember to do anything unless I write it down, and even then it has only a 50/50 chance of getting done. I am a surprisingly inefficient person.

Anyways, I decided this year I would actually make resolutions, and write them down in the hopes that 50% of them will actually happen.

1. Blog more. I am hilarious, and more of my thoughts need to be out there in cyberspace. Plus, because I am terrible at actually keeping a journal, this should be a record of all the awesome things I do so one day my posterity can look back and think, "Dang, Grandma was crazy."

2. Go viral. This may sound wrong/bad somehow, but I mean viral in the YouTube sense. I want a video I am in to become an Internet sensation. This can only be accomplished by creating and posting many, many videos. Which leads to #3...

3. Make videos. Lots of them. I was already in one music video, and the world should see more. Plus, it is high time webisodes of the Weekend Riders (go to #4 for explanation) were finally shown to the world.

4. Dedicate more time to the Weekend Riders. This happens to be my beach cruiser bike gang, and yes, it is as awesome as it sounds. Our gang will challenge other gangs. Blog post coming on this one.

5. Do something I love (or at least something I really really like more than a friend) every day. Miss Cropstar mentioned this to me, and I decided to make it my own. We only have one life, and I have decided wasting it away is just no longer an option. Besides, as my last post mentions, I am the granddaughter of Ray Zobrist. He lived life large, I have a legacy to uphold.

So, welcome to 2011 all my blog friends! Let's all hope it kicks 2010's trash!