Crows and Dolls at the Shoreline

We watched Counting Crows and the Goo Goo Dolls in concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre last night.



It was a fun show--both bands had new songs, of course--but what we were all really waiting for were their classic songs from the '90s. When they finally sang these songs--songs like Iris, Slide, Black Balloon, Mr. Jones--they brought me way back to my good old high school and college years, back before these bands started providing soundtracks for animated movies.

Luck, Woody Allen, and Barry Bonds

I watched Match Point this weekend, and I kinda liked it. It wasn't a typical Woody Allen movie--it's set in London (not New York), and it's not a comedy. The movie toys with the idea that luck plays a bigger role in life than we usually assume. The main character is tennis instructor who says "I'd rather be lucky than good," as the movie opens, and we see a tennis ball striking the top of the net--the idea being it is pure luck which side it falls on. Chris (that's the main character) meets a girl, marries into a rich family, gets a high-paying job, and gets away with a lot of things (don't want to ruin the movie for those who haven't seen it)--mostly through luck. It's kind of disturbing to think that luck can play such a big role in your life, especially if you assume that you control what happens to you.

Meanwhile, back in real life, I was talking to a co-worker about that guy who caught Barry Bonds' 715th home run ball because he happens to work at our company. He wasn't even in his seat when he caught it--he was waiting in line to buy beer. What a lucky guy!

A blog is born

It's my first blog entry! Hey, if a bird can do it, why can't I?

I've titled my blog "inarticulate" because I still have trouble expressing my thoughts clearly--which is surprising for a person who is supposed to write for a living. Part of it is the dreaded writer's block, so maybe this blog will inspire me to write something, anything, more frequently.

Here's to the first of what I hope will be many blog entries!