DeManda Tension's Blog

Real Life: March 12-14: Sprung Spring Edition

DeManda Tension — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:08:00 GMT

Okay, so it's a little chillier today, but it's still pretty springy, yes? Crocuses and whatnot.

Tonight, other than being as far away from work as possible, I have no plans that I can recall. Is this the night we want to try Olympia? Next week? I'm up for whatever...

Tomorrow: school, gym, cookery, cat-sittery, potluck (what should I bring--dessert, salad, main course?), and a social engagement (you know the one).

Sunday: running, maybe a St. Pat's thing w/ Xian's family, not really sure about anything else. Trying to keep busy.

Wednesday: Celebrating with my countrymen (and Chic and Ray). Also: Spring Break!!!1!!1

Real Life: February 5-7: Artsy Edition

DeManda Tension — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:44:00 GMT

Greetings and Salutations, everyone. (Who's seen "Heathers" recently? I have!) Whatcha got going on this soggy and mucky and cold and possibly fun weekend? Here's what I aim to do:

Tonight: I'd like to try to hit the opening at the Kemper, which our friend Raygun installed, but Mark's sonic art show on Webster's campus is also tonight, so I'm not sure I can make it. Hey, Mark--where exactly is this place, and what time are we supposed to arrive? After, a friend is having birthday drinks at a bar around town, and I plan on toasting her.

Tomorrow: homework, gym, cleaning, etc. A surprise thing for a non-Geeklifer (shh...don't tell!).

Sunday: Not really sure just yet. maybe breakfast somewhere, maybe more gym, maybe lolling about with a book. Oh, yeah, and stuffing something for SUPARRRFOOOOTS! See you there!

Tuesday: POLYSICS (and Glass Teeth) at the Firebird!!!

Also: Laundry, and lots of it. Sheesh, but I go through clothes fast. It's only been, like, weeks since I've done some serious laundering, and yet here I am in gym shorts and a teddy bear sweater with my coworkers looking at me all funny. Guess it's time.

How's about t'chall?

Real Life: January 15-17: Mudball Edition

DeManda Tension — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:03:00 GMT

Well, the snow melted. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to pieces, but now it's all about a big, sucking mire outside (sucking as in 'sucks-your-shoes-off', not 'totally suxxors'). At least it's warmer now!

Whatcha doin' this weekend? Me? I'd love to join everyone for a food, and then I'm going to go to a birthday party for my friends John and Josh (twins!). How about Lemongrass?

Tomorrow, I'm exercising, cleaning, and hoping to finally win at Soulard School Trivia after two years of coming *this* close.

Sunday, it's all about the relaxing, maybe the breakfast, not sure what else.

Any thoughts?

Real Life: December 31-January 3: It's a New Year!

DeManda Tension — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:19:00 GMT

Who's the sucker who is at work today? Me, that's who! I thought I'd write up a RL post to while away a few minutes. Some plans for the weekend:

Tonight: NYE at JB's with all of you guys, I hope? Maybe a stop of two along the way for me if I feel ambitious enough.

Friday: Pancakes and Back to the Future with some pals, then recuperation, maybe some resolution-making.

Saturday: Not a durned thing.

Sunday: See Saturday. I'd love to do some hanging out/dining/etc. on Sat or Sun, if anyone is interested.

Real Life: December 18-20: Impending Doom Edition

DeManda Tension — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:15:00 GMT

Cripes! The Holiday is nigh! I'm not ready! I will stall even longer by participating in some weekend cheer with my friends. What are you up to?

Tonight: I may actually be able to eat a food with some of you--any thoughts?

Tomorrow: Making vegetatian marshmallows, taking a test, and answering some trivia questions.

Sunday: Making things, making merry, feting my lil sis on her pop-out.

Real Life, October Two Through Four: Soused Edition

DeManda Tension — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:19:00 GMT

Hi, Everybody! What are your plans for this crisp fall weekend? Here's how it's gonna go for me:

Tonight: Working late, and then attending Bacchus at the Basin, a big wine and food party at the bottom of Art Hill. Hey, Deer--did you get my message about being my date? If she can't make it, does anyone else wanna be my plus one? All the wine and cute little mini foods you can handle...

Tomorrow: cleaning/dog walking/farmer's marketing/gym-classing/drawing/reading in the daytime, and a Brazilian wedding party in the evening, where I suspect I will see many of you!

Sunday: Maybe some work, plus a big, sprawling, Irish-style family reunion (Xian's). Dog park, maybe?

Now you go.

Real Life: August 21 to 23-ish

DeManda Tension — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:36:00 GMT

yo, y'all, whut up?

Tonight, I'm down for some sort of victuals. If I recall, we are not supposed to do TGIF until Sept. 4, so what's up for this weekend? (no cumin-heavy foods, plz)

Tomorrow, I will try to go: to the farmer's market, to my first gym class, to catch some friends/colleagues reading from Ovid's Metamorphosis as part of a two-day marathon at the Pulitzer, to the concert/BBQ at Apop, to play nerd games with Ezz and Ima, and something in the evening that I can't quite remember right now. Whew! How about you?

Sunday: sleeping in, shopping for a bookshelf, picking up a Hamcake!, and dinner with Xian's moms.

Rest of the week: Picking up after the dog.

How's 'bout 'chall?

Real Life: July 31-August 2 Flavor

DeManda Tension — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:07:00 GMT

What up, yo?

Tonight, I think I might go to the Big Ass Indie Craft Show at Mad Art Gallery. You?

Tomorrow: Farmers' Market, look at dogs, clean, maybe hang with some pals o' mine. Very low-key.

Sunday: Art projects, D&D (final session), maybe some sort of exercise?

Now you go:

Real Life: I posted this at the same time Dave posted--please ignore this post

DeManda Tension — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:04:00 GMT

argh

Real Life: All-Patriotic-Stylee Edition, July 3-5

DeManda Tension — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Oh say, can you see, what the plans are tonight?

O'er the evening I'll work, then the Royale's in sight.

Etc., so on....Nathan's in town, and will be at the Royale at nine-ish. You should visit him there.

Tomorrow, if there is a place to look at dogs, I'll do that, then it's off to Xian's parents for some family time, followed by a trip to those one people's house for grilling and whatnot. I will miss the annual softball game--will you be able to make it?

Sunday: More work, and then round two of my first ever go-around with D&D. What should I name my character?

Real Life: Memorial Stylee (May 22-25)

DeManda Tension — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:17:00 GMT

Three day weekend! Three day weekend! Whee!

I will spend tonight working--we have grammy-nominated kora player Mamadou Diabate here at the Museum as part of the annual African Arts Festival in Forest Park. Free. 7 p.m. I assume most of y'all will be dinin' it, though--discuss where that will be in the ensuing posts.

Saturday: Joe-B-Que! Who wants to go with me, say, 2:30/3-ish? There's another, bird-related bbq in the evening, if I can stand it.

Sunday: African art projects and musicians at the Art Hut, 1-4. I hear there's softball somewhere while I'm working--have fun!

Monday: Ahem. Important people are celebrating birthdays, but have not yet decided how. Stay tuned. Oh, yeah--there's also some sort of less-important holiday going on.

Real Life: May Day! May Day! (May 1-3)

DeManda Tension — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:15:00 GMT

I will celebrate workers' solidarity by working. How about you?

I'm posting a bit early this week 'cause I don't think I'll be able to post on Friday, and I want to get some info out:

Glamwreck and Cobra are in town!

Friday: I think I might actually get out of work in time to HL--someone should call me and let me know where we wind up. I call no Sameem, but that's all the opinion I have about that.

Saturday: Working in the daytime, so I will be missing the big Derby Day party at the Royale--are any of you making a big, fancy hat to wear the the race? In the evening, I think the plan is to come over to my place to hang out with Glamwreck and Cobra--maybe we can potluck it, or maybe we can order out, or maybe we'll all just change our minds and wind up somewhere else, as plans are still a bit tentative. I'm sure we'll figure it out, but I wanted to let you all know what was up thus far...

Sunday: Working, followed by not working.

How 'bout ch'all?

Real Life (more or less): April 24-26 Edition

DeManda Tension — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:07:00 GMT

Yo.

It's a weekend, and there's stuff afoot! What kind of stuff? You tell us!

I'll talk about what I know so far:

Tonight, I have Ensemble Lipzodes at the Art Hut--they're a group from IN that [who?] specializes in Baroque-era music and more. I'm pretty stoked to hear them. Tonight's programme is called "Call, Court, Casbah: Music of Muslim and Jewish Spain in Al-Andalus, Sefarad, and the Diaspora". Whew! Free, 7 p.m., you can also grab a drink and see the Ming exhibition. Trying to catch a friend's art show at Mad Art, too.

Tomorrow: Day off! May try to take in the giant book sale out at West County Mall--anyone in? In the evening, my friend Andrea (from CA) will be be in town with her organization Change of State. They'll be at the Tin Ceiling with some music made by strange, water-based instruments, followed by a play about insistent complacency in the face of imminent disaster called "Take This House and Float it Away". Here's a link: http://changeofstate.org/

Sunday: Earth Day celebration in Forest Park! Come by the Art Hut for a demo by the Gateway Kite Club (including a candy drop from a kite, weather permitting), kite-making, and nature in art scavenger hunt. Free! 1 to 4 p.m.

Now you.

Real Life: March 20-22: Sorta Spring Edition

DeManda Tension — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:49:00 GMT

Well, it's sorta warm, and it's kinda sunny, and it's more or less spring, and it is most assuredly a weekend. How do you plan on spending said weekend?

What about my plans? How nice of you to ask! I plan on attending HL for the second week in a row! Amazing! I don't want Indian (just had it) or any other cuisine that features cumin prominently, but have no opinion beyond that. Olympia? Somewhere new?

Tomorrow: Missing a very important baby shower because I have to work at a day-long symposium on Ming-Era decorative arts, sculpture, and painting. sigh. In the late afternoon, if I get out of work in time, I plan on going to the opening of Binge and Purge, a new vintage clothing/knick-knack/misc. ship run by Ashley of Vultures fame--anyone wanna join me? And later that night? Not a clue yet. You?

Sunday: Work, unwind, sleep!

Note on next weekend: I've planned this huge Ming Family Festival Weekend, with music, dance, artists' demos, martial arts, theatre, storytelling, tea tastings,,,Saturday and Sunday, free for all. You should totally come to this thing!

Real Life : My God it's been awhile since I've posted these.

davebug — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:18:00 GMT

Hi, welcome to my blog!

So, what're you up to this weekend? Tonight, there's an art opening at the Hunt Gallery that Prof. Hotpants may go to. I may or may not, it is all up in the air, as one may say.

Either way, I'm up for some food. Anyone know of any new places, or places we haven't gone to in awhile? Too bad, we're going to Lemongrass tonight. I mean, I would like to, if'n you're up for it. Circle one.

"YES"
"NO"
"MAYBE, BUT REALLY I MEAN NO, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SUGGEST ANOTHER PLACE."

Tomorrow night I'm going to a family birthday dinner for the Prof., and then heading to one of the remaining few places to catch Coraline in 3D. I hear it's good, even though (because?) nothing flies at your head.

Remember, remembruary, the 28th of February. Because that's when you'll be going to Mangia to celebrate Ms. Hotpants's 30th b-day.

What else is going on this weekend?