Starstruck!

If you haven't already met him, this is Fred Armisen.  (in the dashing vest)   He's a regular on Saturday Night Live, he just came out with his own tv show and he's done some bit parts in movies.

Kat and Garth has been my favorite sketch for several months.  Watch a few...

On Friday night, I went to the Black Cat in DC to see "A Night with Fred Armisen."  He performed some music, some of his SNL characters and just basically had fun.  His show was a little short (about an hour and 15 minutes) so right before he left to go offstage before his encore, some jerk in the back shouted "TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS!"

When he came back onstage for his encore, he wanted to do a little Garth and Kat, but he said he needed some volunteers.   I didn't want to volunteer myself and stage fright took hold, but my wonderful roommate Lindsay (who knows this is my DREAM) started screaming, "HERE!! RIGHT HERE!! THIS GIRL!! SHE WANTS TO DO IT!!!"  He looked at me as if to say, "Do you really want to or is your friend just volunteering you?"  And I said, "Yes, I'd like to."  So I climbed up on stage....

I love him.

Here's a shorter part of it that Lou made with my camera... I could watch it for hours!!  :)

Hope you enjoy... It was such an awesome experience!!

(More Fred videos to come)

Really Can't Sleep

I am realizing that I will need to get more exercise so that I will actually be able to sleep this summer. It's amazing to me how quickly I have changed sleeping habits. I don't actually like nocturnal summer Caitie, though, because my dog sleeps and I'm awake. Thank goodness that Netflix instant play saves me from bad late night tv.

Since I'm wide awake, I decided to brainstorm a wish list for myself. I have given myself 3 years in which I'll acquire these things, in no particular order.

1. I would like a new memory foam mattress topper. I kind of like this one: mattress topper

2. I would like a new tv for my room. Nothing crazy extravagant. Costco has pretty good deals on hdtvs, though. I'm anticipating spending $250 or so dollars on something nice.

3. I would like a raincoat. I don't actually own one. I envision something like this:

or

4. I would like a tent. I think this one will probably be the first thing I buy. There is a camping trip planned for the beginning of August with Joy and Kevin and friends, and Pheebs and I will need a place to rest our heads. So, I'm looking into tents. So far, I really like these two:

The big debate is this: (because they are the same price- $59.99!) One is a well-known brand (the orange one is a Coleman) but the blue one isn't a name brand. However, the blue one is tall enough that I will be able to stand up in it. So, do I go for height or name brand? Both reviews were good. This debate will continue until I get paid in August.

I'm on a budget, people, that's why it's called a Wish List.

..... time to stop counting tents and start counting sheep.