Thursday, November 01, 2007

All the leaves are brown....


I am having some trouble thinking of a topic for today. My brain has officially turned off for the weekend already, I think. We went out to see Umphrees McGee last night and i have to say it was probably one of the better shows i have seen by them.
They had a large backdrop that looked like a haunted house with a projection screen i the center. They played slips from a lot of scary movies while playing to the intensity of the clips. Like they would pick several telling points of each film and do like a montage of the film all while playing to the scenes. Kind of hard to describe, but like when they did The Shining. When Jack's character is breaking down the door with the hatchet, they did the "Bam, Bam, Bam, with the swings of the hatchet, perfectly timed. It was great!!!
Today is the first day of "Hoy shit it's going to start getting cold" season. I need a new winter coat, but my old one will have to due for the time being. Seeing that i need to start saving to replace my camera. (Still sad about that)
Well since my post is so boring , i went to wikipedia and got some interesting facts about November 1st... My sister and I share a love of history, so this is for her...

1512- The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo , is exhibited to the public for the first time.

1604 - William Shakespeare's tragedyOthello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.

1611 - William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.

1859 - The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse was lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles (30 kilometers), in good conditions.

1861 - American Civil War: US President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing the aged General Winfield Scott

1870 - In the Untied States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service ) makes its first official meterologic forecast.

1918 - Malbone Street Wreck: the worst rapid Transit accident in US history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City with at least 93 deaths.

1941 - American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.

1951- American soldiers are exposed to an atomic explosion for training purposes in Desert Rock, Nevada. Participation was not voluntary.

1960- While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the peace Corps.

and to top it all off, today is World Vegan Day..
go eat some tofu and celebrate...

1 comment:

Whitney said...

First, yuck Tofu!! I don't think that you have to like tofu to be a vegetarian but if you do then I won't be one.

Second, yay! I love the history lesson!!