Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace

Yes, that is the title of the Foo Fighters newest album and I must say that it is incredibly good. My favorite song thus far is titled "Let it Die," which I'm guessing is the accuser's point of view of a ruined relationship. Just a guess. But there's some heavy, some not so heavy and loads of good lyrics. So if you're in the market for a new Cd, I must say that I recommend Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Then again, I am a fan of pretty much all of Dave Grohl's work, so I couldn't really stay away.

I went to a house party this weekend past with Stephanie (Jason's Stephanie) and her friend Amy and it made me think about the days we had in college. It was in a tiny, cramped apartment and there were a bunch of under aged kids playing the typical drinking games. It was strange to look at, but the three of us who were older ended up sitting on the couch, drinking and talking while all the younger ones crowded around a table and pushes and shouted. My sister was getting pissed because she was worried the party was going to get busted at any minute and the hostess didn't really care. So we (and by we, I mean Stephanie, Amy and I) decided to hit the road. There was a light talk about heading to downtown Naperville, but we called it an early night because Stephanie and Amy had long drives ahead of them. Still, it was a good time. Perhaps because Stephanie set herself up for a couple of "that's what she said" jokes right after she said they can't really fit into conversation (yeah, I used it right there). So that was fun.

I guess I'm going to be teaching Stephanie how to play guitar. She seemed really pumped about learning it and I'm always open to teaching guitar. I can remember not being able to play certain chords and not knowing anything about rhythm, so I'm happy to return the favor that others bestowed upon me years ago. That is one spectacular sentence. I'm not sure it's correct, but I just don't care any more.

Anyway, I just wanted to say hello. I hope everyone is having a wonderful 2008 thus far.