trouble
posted by Patrick @ 9:19 PM, ,
Friday, October 03, 2008
house pesto
posted by Patrick @ 6:49 PM, ,
mellow mushroom
posted by Patrick @ 6:12 PM, ,
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
donald miller on obama
Just read a really interesting interview with Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz and one of my personal heroes, all about why he's voting for Obama. I'm posting some highlights, but I think it's worth going to this link and reading the whole thing if you've been involved in any discussions about how a person's Christian faith affects their voting in the coming election. I'm not putting these forward as my thoughts. These are Don's. Maybe I agree with them, maybe I don't. That's not the point. The point is that here's an opportunity for you to read some comments from a thoughtful, committed Christian on a challenging topic. Enjoy!
On the issue of abortion, he is the only candidate who has a plan to reduce the number of abortions. John McCain's only plan is the same old trick: say that you are pro life and offer no plan at all other than to criminalize abortion. I simply think that plan hasn't worked, and we have to face that fact and look for other ways to make progress.
I do wish Obama were pro-life. His plan to reduce the rate of abortion is a great step for the party, but I also wish he would defend the unborn to a greater degree.
Today on the news I heard a pastor say you could not possibly be a Christian and vote for Barack Obama. I cringed when I heard it, because yesterday in Colorado I met with about thirty African-American pastors who love Jesus and know Jesus, who will be voting for Barack. I wondered what they might think when they hear something like that, an angry white man telling them they do not know Jesus, and that they are going to hell.
Many of my friends will vote for McCain, and members of my family too. But it doesn't matter to me. Family comes first, and so do friends. When I'm on my deathbed, Barack Obama and John McCain won't be there, but my friends and family will. So they come first, and they are more important.
posted by Patrick @ 10:23 AM, ,
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
murdered in the city video
Watch the video to the Avett Brother's Murdered In The City here.
Labels: playlist
posted by Patrick @ 3:39 PM, ,
matt fraction knows stuff
Like a good album when he hears one. Go here to hear him sing the praises of Dear Science.
Labels: playlist
posted by Patrick @ 11:04 AM, ,
Friday, September 26, 2008
new tv on the radio
The best track on the new TV On The Radio album:
Song's called Crying, album's called Dear Science. Good stuff!
Labels: playlist
posted by Patrick @ 11:30 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
It's finally over for me. I apparently paused the tv for a total of 17 minutes.
Did Obama just tap McCain on the bottom and say, "Good game?"
No real opinion on who won. Well, except you, my readers... And by "you, my readers" I mean "The Colonel."
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:47 PM, ,
Presidential debate - LIVE!!!
Wait, McCain was a POW? What?
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:40 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
I shouldn't have paused so much. The debate is over for the rest of the world and I'm still watching it.
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:32 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
I've totally zoned out during the Russia stuff.
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:27 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
When Lehrer asked Obama how he sees Russia he should have said, "From my house!" then said, "No, I'm just foolin'."
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:23 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
Ahmadinejad and Perestroika are hard to say.
In McCain's defense he didn't know who the President of Spain was...
"I don't have a seal yet" Oh no you didn't!!!!
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:15 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
Lehrer hasn't said anything in thirty minutes. I think he fell asleep.
They were just asked about the threat of Iran. SING THE SONG, MCCAIN!
Iran with a nuke isn't an existential threat. An existential threat is when Kierkegaard tells you he's going to kick your ass. Thank yew ladies and gentlemen, I'm here all week.
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:12 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
It's getting bitchy!!
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:12 PM, ,
Presidential debate - LIVE!!!
Nobody wants defeat in Iraq. We all just disagree on where the goal post is.
I want to see both candidates bracelets. I don't believe either of them. I think if McCain said he had a monogrammed bra, Obama would have said he had one too.
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:06 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
I SAID THE SINGING SONGS ABOUR IRAN THING BEFORE OBAMA DID!!!! I AM A GENIUS!!!! LET ME IN THE DEBATE!!!!
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:05 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
"You don't say that out loud." McCain, you hypocrite! You sang a song about bombing Iran!!!!
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 10:02 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
Iraq is the battlefield in the war against terror because we made it the battlefield.
CNN showed a GOP watching party and it was all old women.
I don't like how Obama says, "Pakistan."
McCain totally saw Charlie Wilson's War!
Who did George Schultz shoot???
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 9:57 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
The Iraq stuff makes me so frustrated I barely want to blog about it.
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posted by Patrick @ 9:50 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
I can't believe it took McCain 45 minutes to mention Palin.
Referring to Iraq as the new Viet Nam is so six months ago...
Bin Laden? Who's that?
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 9:46 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
Yes!! Make the Iraqis spend their own money!!
I wanted to see Obama's face when McCain said his healthcare plan would turn the power over to the government. Come on CNN! Get on the stick!
Obama said "orgy."
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 9:38 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
It took CNN a half an hour to go to a double shot of the candidates. Now we're gonna see how bitchy they both really are! It's making Sara uncomfortable!
Can we really get off of foreign oil in ten years by focusing primarily on alternative energies?
Our "infrastructure" now includes broadband lines? Interesting. Is that widely accepted? I'm not opposed to it, I just hadn't heard it called that before. Does the government pay for broadband lines to be put in?
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 9:29 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
Three million dollars to study the DNA of bears may sound like a lot but if we can finally isolate the gene that makes them $#&@ in the woods we can think how clean our parks will be.
How about we get rid of earmarks AAAAAND unfair tax cuts to the rich?
McCain didn't win Miss Congeniality in the Senate but he did get second runner-up in the swimsuit competition.
Good Lord! The moderator shouldn't have to tell you both what to say to each other!!!
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 9:15 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
Barack blames failure of economy on Bush and McCain. Let's see who McCain blames it on...
It was really odd that McCain announced that Senator Kennedy was in the hospital.
Apparently they both warned everybody the economy was going to fail. WHY WOULDN'T ANYONE LISTEN TO THESE TWO GREAT VISIONARIES!
Oh John, you weren't criticized for calling for the resignation of the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission - you were criticized for not realizing the President can't fire him.
Lehrer is like a marriage counselor. "Say it to him!"
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 9:03 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
McCain showed!
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posted by Patrick @ 9:03 PM, ,
presidential debate - LIVE!!!
First three seconds was reeeeeally awkward. Could we cue Jim Lehrer a little earlier next time?
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posted by Patrick @ 8:59 PM, ,
presidential debate LIVE!!
Watching CNN pre-debate coverage. Wallstreet Journal Online is already running ads that McCain won the debate...
Here's a screenshot.
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 8:43 PM, ,
presidential debate LIVE!!!!
One half hour until I say stupid stuff about those other two guys saying stupid stuff!
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 8:30 PM, ,
live-blogging the debate
Plan is to live-blog during the debate tonight. Feel free to follow along or read it all after the fact. Or feel free to ignore me altogether.
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 12:53 PM, ,
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
pull list : 9/17/08
It took almost two years but Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's incredible All Star Superman mini-series is finally done. It's one of the greatest Superman stories ever. I'm sorry to see it go! The final issue was great. I bought one for me and one for a co-worker. I am not the only nerd at St. Awesome's!
Labels: nerd
posted by Patrick @ 10:17 PM, ,
what i do at work - part: four
Wow! Four whole installments! I almost never stick with something this long!
Today I finished focusing the new lighting setup I mentioned yesterday.
I also spent some time writing a new setting for the video switcher we use in our weekly services and making sure a hard disc recorder was hooked up properly. We just recently started a new campus in Georgetown and it's requiring us to change the way we record our services. Here's a picture:
The rest of the day was spent on emails and some video editing. No good pictures there. Sorry.
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot! I also watched my co-worker Mike, AKA "Wildcat," do some pull-ups. And by "some" I mean "half of one."
Check out that form!
Labels: dear diary
posted by Patrick @ 7:48 PM, ,
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
what i do at work - part: three
Soooo, I guess you're all wondering what I did at work today. ME TOO!! Ha ha ha, but seriously folks, work is no laughing matter. Today was a really busy day for me at St. Awesome's and it took my combined skills as creative content dude and building and grounds dude to get me through it! Sit back and let daddy tell you all about it.
The first thing I did when I got to work was download the new Okkervil River album. That wasn't work related, but it did provide me with a rockin' soundtrack for the rest of the day.
The next thing I did was take a look at the audit of the building's doors that I took yesterday to determine which of the doors I could fix myself and which ones needed to be handed over to a professional. Turns out I was able to fix three of the doors and only need to hand two of them off to the experts.
Here's a shot of the moment that I realized doors are a lot more complicated than you might think:
After fixing the doors I spent the biggest part of the day focusing stage lights. We have a completely volunteer lighting team at St. Awesome's and there's a lot of work involved with getting lights set for our weekend services. A few weeks ago I came up with a plan to take a large percentage of the focusing out of the equation - leaving time for our volunteers to do the fun stuff like creating lighting schemes. I got a little over half of the total job done today and will finish the rest tomorrow. Once I'm through I'll be able to test my plan this weekend. Here's the view from the catwalk:
After setting the lights I spent the rest of the day preparing a clip from The Office to show in our weekend service and creating a mileage report.
Everybody still with me? Nobody pass out from excitement? Good. Tune in tomorrow for more non-stop action packed blah blah blah...
Labels: dear diary
posted by Patrick @ 7:50 PM, ,
glutton for punishment
I know a lot of you hate when I put political stuff up here - and I know whenever I do I just end up convincing some of you that I'm a flaming liberal who wants to take all your money and give it to poor people, hand out coupons for abortions, and burn your flags - but the following is just too funny not to put up. Kudos to the Burnside Writer's blog for pointing it out to me:
And just so you all know, yes, I realize there's all kinds of hypocrisy on the left too. There's just nobody pointing it out as funnily as Jon Stewart!
Labels: dear diary
posted by Patrick @ 1:00 PM, ,
Monday, September 15, 2008
new okkervil river!
The new Okkervil River alumb, The Stand Ins, comes out tomorrow (Tuesday)! Wahoo!
Okkervil River - The Stand Ins from David Lowery on Vimeo.
posted by Patrick @ 10:25 PM, ,
what i do at work - part: two
The second installment of my riveting look into what I do at my new job begins now!!
I began my day by taking a broken tensioner off of a door in the church lobby. The door was flung open by Hurricane Ike on Sunday, snapping a part of the tensioner, so it was up to me to fix it.
Witness the carnage:
After ten minutes it became obvious the problem would require a professional or more time than I had to devote to fixing it. A good buildings and grounds manager knows when to call in an expert. And so do we sub-par buildings and grounds managers.
So an audit was done on the doors in the building to see if anything else needed fixing and a call was put into a local repair shop. Easy peasy.
From there the biggest part of the remainder of my day was spent in two meetings, both concerned with dissecting the past weekend's service and planning for upcoming services. I was going to take a picture in one of the meetings but nobody had combed their hair today.
I ended my day by reconciling my credit card statement. I don't remember spending so much of the church's money on porcelain figures and Cool Ranch Doritos but I must have had a good reason for doing so...
That was pretty much it for today kids! Tomorrow I have to aim stage lights and copy and edit a scene from an episode of The Office. Renaissance man, you say? Oh, stop...
Labels: dear diary
posted by Patrick @ 9:56 PM, ,
Sunday, September 14, 2008
what i do at work - part: one
I'm getting a lot of crap about how little I'm posting these days. I always blame it on having a new job and being newly married. While these are, in my estimation, valid excuses I know you, my readers, are harsh and fickle mistresses. So this is my attempt to get back on the horse.
I haven't really gone into a lot of detail about my new job here on the ol' blog, so I've decided to do a multi-part series detailing exactly what it is that I do every week. Scintillating!
I work at St. Awesomes, otherwise known as Crossroads Christian Church in Lexington, Ky. I don't have a job title yet. We're still working on that one. I suggested Associate Pastor in charge of Awesomeness. Nobody really said much so I assume they're thinking about it. My other idea is Minister of Sex Appeal. I think they both sum me up pretty well.
My actual responsibilities are two-fold. I am responsible for creating... um... creative content for our weekend services and I'm in charge of the building and grounds. That second bit is a temporary responsibility that will eventually be passed off to someone else, leaving me to work full time in the creative realm.
Both aspects of my job manifest themselves in a multitude of ways. My goal this week is to spend some time just documenting the various things I do on a given day at work. I wish I started this last week because I had to fix a water fountain and that's pretty random.
Today, after church (where I video directed for the service) I stayed around to tear down our stage and re-set it for our upcoming new series. Our stage design for the new series was inspired by Radiohead's stage from their latest tour.
They hung LED bars vertically across their stage. Obviously we don't have the kind of money required to buy LED bars, so we bought some PVC pipe (It's practically the same thing...) and we're going to light it with our existing stage lights.
Here's what it looked like about half way through:
I think it'll be a neat effect. I don't have a background in stage design, but I've enjoyed what little I've done so far. I'm sure a real professional could point out all kinds of problems with my ideas, but I'd just push them down and maybe kick them if they did, so who looks stupid then?
So there you go, that's one thing I do at my job; hang pvc pipe from ceilings. Wheeee! Stick that in your cubicle and smoke it! Then tune in tomorrow for MONDAY AT ST. AWESOMES!!!
Labels: dear diary
posted by Patrick @ 5:29 PM, ,
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
another one bites the dust
I honestly have no idea who I'm voting for this November; probably a third party candidate the way things are going. Sarah Palin, who seems to be benefitting from the same Beatle-Mania that Barack was on the receiving end of a few months back, just hurt her ticket's chances with the following video:
I've always had a pet peeve about people ascribing "God's Will" to things that are really their will. Now maybe Palin has an insight into the mind of God that I don't (which I am more than willing to accept) but a natural gas pipeline? Yikes!
Labels: politics
posted by Patrick @ 8:09 PM, ,
Friday, September 05, 2008
it is pretty great
From the awesome Wondermark web strip by David Malki:
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posted by Patrick @ 9:29 AM, ,
Sunday, August 31, 2008
happy b-day Dirty!
posted by Patrick @ 4:11 PM, ,
Friday, August 29, 2008
you're gonna die!
Go here to read the awesome true story behind Guns & Roses' Welcome To The Jungle.
posted by Patrick @ 11:34 AM, ,
Thursday, August 28, 2008
bar louie cometh
posted by Patrick @ 2:32 PM, ,
Thursday, August 21, 2008
ben folds + regina spektor
New song from Ben Folds and Regina Spektor. Folds' new album, Way Too Normal, hits stores in late September.
Labels: playlist
posted by Patrick @ 11:53 PM, ,
tv on the radio comes to cincinnati!
Just read on their website that TV On The Radio is coming to Bogarts in October. They're one of a small handful of bands that I really want to see live but haven't had the chance to yet. Looks like I might be making a drive to Cincinnati in a couple of months!
Labels: playlist
posted by Patrick @ 11:48 PM, ,
new okkervil river
New Okkervil River track available from iTunes here. Youaintnopicasso.com has a cut from their upcoming album, The Stand Ins, as well here.
Labels: playlist
posted by Patrick @ 11:34 PM, ,
aaaaahhhh
posted by Patrick @ 12:38 PM, ,
Friday, August 15, 2008
pot pies!
posted by Patrick @ 8:12 PM, ,
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
uncanny
posted by Patrick @ 6:45 PM, ,
sara's famous
Sara appeared in the following insert in all the Herald Leaders distributed in the Scott county area this week:
The insert is advertising St. Awesome's new Georgetown campus.
In other exciting Sara news, my lovely wife started work at the John-Beck salon this week. She's working with our good friend Danny and she couldn't be more excited about it.
If you need an excellent, reasonably priced haircut, style, or color shoot me an email at patchdrury at gmail dot com and I'll get you her contact info. Or just drop by the salon. It's over on Moore Dr. If you need a testimonial, ask the Colonel. Sara cut his hair on Monday. Surprisingly, Sara said he was cootie-free.
I'm really, really proud of her.
Labels: jerks
posted by Patrick @ 3:34 PM, ,
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
the first signs...
posted by Patrick @ 7:28 PM, ,
Sunday, August 10, 2008
huge update - wedding and more
Sorry I've been absent for so long. As most of you no doubt know, I've been getting married, honeymooning, and moving into a new place. I trust you all entertained yourselves in my absence. I'm back now, though, so let's never be apart again.
To catch you all up on the past month, here's what's been going down - from the beginning.
Three weeks ago I had my bachelor party/Men's Weekend Kentucky 4. Friday night we went to a legends game where Dirty had procured us a luxury box.
We hung out and watched the game.
James got paid $20 to lick a dirty pillow from seam to seam.
And we met Jarrod from Subway.
After the game we headed to Shamrock's to hear Charley The Intern play a gig.
There was much rejoicing.
That night some of us crashed at BC's loft downtown.
The next morning we headed out to Newport. We saw The Dark Knight and then sampled some of the local night life.
It was a great weekend. I can't thank Dirty, BC, The Colonel and the other guys enough for putting it together.
The next weekend it was wedding time. Our rehearsal and dinner were on Thursday night. Our friend Brooke's mom hosted the whole shindig at her house. It was a fun relaxing night with great weather and incredible food.
The next night was the wedding. Now I realize that I'm extremely biased here but it was the most incredible wedding I've ever been a part of. From our friend Charlie Younger singing The Healing Has Begun by Van Morrison to No Nickname Fred and Glen making everything so personal, to seeing all my friends and family lined up across the front of the stage with Sara and I, it was the greatest night of my life. And that's to say nothing of the fact that it was the night the smartest, kindest, most beautiful girl in the world agreed to be my wife. If you haven't already, go to www.pictage.com and do a search under my name so you can see how gorgeous Sara was. It'll take your breath away. In the meantime here's some pictures I ganked from the Colonel and James:
After the reception Sara and I headed to Versailles to spend two days in the beautiful Storybook Inn, home of the best frittata I've ever had.
Then we flew out to the Palace Resort in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Here's what our room looked like:
This was the view from our balcony.
We spent most days lounging by the pool.
We did go into town a couple of times. Unlike Lexington, you can go downtown in Play Del Carmen and see a spider monkey.
We had a great time. It was beautiful and we really would have loved another week or so, but reality and new jobs were calling.
Thank you everybody who made the last few weeks so incredible and special. I and the new Mrs. Drury love you all more than we can say.
posted by Patrick @ 7:26 PM, ,
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
sorry...
Got back from the honeymoon on Sunday night late - hit the ground running and am back at work. We had a great wedding and a great time in Mexico. When things get somewhat back to normal I'll do a big update about everything.
In the meantime, you can go to www.pictage.com and do a search for Patrick Drury and see a ton of pictures from the wedding. I recommend doing that if you want to see the most beautiful girl in the world in a pretty white dress.
Labels: random
posted by Patrick @ 1:19 PM, ,
Monday, July 28, 2008
waiting to depart
posted by Patrick @ 8:55 AM, ,
Saturday, July 26, 2008
mrs. drury
posted by Patrick @ 1:10 PM, ,
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Germany
posted by Patrick @ 11:06 PM, ,
bar louie
posted by Patrick @ 9:30 PM, ,
Friday, July 18, 2008
jared!!!!!
posted by Patrick @ 10:16 PM, ,
the filipino has landed
posted by Patrick @ 2:06 PM, ,
Thursday, July 17, 2008
First time
posted by Patrick @ 5:30 PM, ,
Saturday, July 12, 2008
random
-Work on the house continues apace. Floors are being refinished next week. Kitchen is painted. Living room and bedroom both have one coat a piece, but need another. Storm door and dish washer being delivered next week.
-Hellboy II was total crap. I didn't particularly like the first one because it seemed to lack all the gothic charm of the comics, but man, it was Oscar material compared to the sequel.
-Second week on the job was just as fun as the first. Went on my first hospital call in a decade. Got attacked by a bluejay. Had the mystery that is St. Awesome's HVAC system explained to me.
-Sara's official last day at Panera is tomorrow. She's worked there on and off for the last eight years, but is leaving for good this time. I know she's happy and sad all at the same time.
-Men's Weekend Ky IV is next weekend. It's occurring in conjunction with my bachelor party this year. Should be fun. I've left the planning to Dirty and the other guys.
-As of yesterday, it's two week until the wedding. I don't suspect you'll be hearing much from me here until after the honeymoon. Be brave.
Labels: random
posted by Patrick @ 9:01 PM, ,
Saturday, July 05, 2008
first week at st. awesome's
Chris, of the siutated giblets, commented on Twitter recently that he wasn't sure he liked how my new job was affecting my blogging and Twittering activity. To ease his fears let me just say that this first week was a lot of orientation - plus a somewhat unexpected project for this weekend. Eventually I'll find my rhythms and get back into regular updating.
That being said, I love my new job. There's a lot to it and a lot to learn, but it's exactly the kind of thing I want to be doing. In future post I'll go a little more into detail about what I'm doing. For now, though, I just wanted to check in and confirm that I am, indeed, still alive and kicking. And really, really happy. I only wish I could have started earlier so that I could have been on staff with No Nickname Fred, Mateo, and Jason for a while...
Labels: dear diary
posted by Patrick @ 10:08 AM, ,
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
this is a productive workspace
posted by Patrick @ 5:29 PM, ,
Friday, June 27, 2008
gone
posted by Patrick @ 3:54 PM, ,
going away lunch
posted by Patrick @ 12:54 PM, ,
Thursday, June 26, 2008
god made me with a gun in my hand
Gun ownership is one of those things I don't feel strongly about one way or the other. I have lots of friends who are responsible gun owners and that doesn't bother me. I also look at countries that prohibit gun ownership and think we might be missing out on a good thing. Seriously, I could go either way depending on how I slept the night before.
I'm flabbergasted, though, that when asked about the Supreme Court's decision to strike down strict gun control law in our nation's capitol, Presidential hopeful John McCain said this:
"Unlike the elitist view that believes Americans cling to guns out of bitterness, today's ruling recognizes that gun ownership is a fundament