Boulder, Grey's & Rome

1) I met Erica in Boulder yesterday for some shopping and late breakfast. We checked out the new Twenty Ninth Street Mall. It's very pretty and fits right into Boulder, but it is basically your typical outdoor mall. We then headed downtown and checked out some shops on The Pearl Street Mall. My absolute favorite store on that mall is Peppercorn. Anything you need in or for your kitchen is in there. We had a late breakfast at Conor O'neills Pub followed by more shopping, ice cream, more shopping and then a couple drinks at The Foundry.



2) Watched Grey's Anatomy last night. I'm sorta over Denny Duquette.

3) This is exciting! United will start service from Washington D.C. to Rome beginning April. It's about time! I have been bitching for a while about how United doesn't serve Rome.

Who’s on pins and needles?

^Will Jeffrey be Auf'ed for cheating?


^Oh Christ Laura, really?
Will Laura apologize to Jeffrey if she is proven wrong?


^Will the judges shun Michael's bling bling, glitta(as in glitter) glam blouse?

^Will Uli be the surprise winner? Will her line be inspired by a muumuu?

Happy Birthday Michael!

and many more......

Denver says cheese!

Adventures with Julie and our cameras on a beautiful day in Denver, Colorado. These are pictures taken at the Denver Art Museum & the Denver Public Library.

a day (off) in the life of pat

1. Woke up late. I love not waking up to an alarm. It's rather heavenly.

2. Ran some errands. The girl at Pandora's gift shop recognized me from prior greeting card buying experiences. I was all NU-UH

3. Donated to the Democrats outside of Watercourse Foods. go dems! I complimented them on their choice of location. I told them they probably wouldn't see too many republicans in front of such liberal establishments.

4. Picked up Bailey.

5. Took pictures of Bailey. (see below)

6. Did an obnoxious amount of micro economics homework. I am so over damned demand curves!

7. Watched Grey's Anatomy.

8. Ate Ruth's left overs from last night. YUM!

9. Gave my blog a make over. Isn't it pretty?

that is some DAM fine art!

On Saturday The new annex of the Denver Art Museum, The Frederic C. Hamilton Building, opened. This thing has been in the making since 1999! I remember driving past it every morning on my way to school when I lived in capital hill. I was able to see the steal structure (the guts) take shape. It is arguably the most anticipated and most important grand opening in Denver history.

As part of the grand opening celebration the museum hosted a free open house for 35 straight hours. What this meant for us young kids was we were able to take in the brand spanking new addition to Denver's landmarks at 1am. When do you ever get the chance to peruse a museum at such odd hours? never! Thanks to Julie, we became very excited ticket holders to last nights (or this mornings) event.

Along with Michael Frazier, neighbors (of his) and "new from Montana girl", Julie and I headed to the Hamilton. The exterior is beautiful and strange. But the interior has the stark and echoing feel that most every museum I have been to has. It also had a cozy feel to it (which may have been due to my beer buzz.) I am attracted to modern, simple, sleek design. These traits in architecture make me feel comfortable and relaxed, so perhaps this is why this monstrous sculpture of a building made me believe it was indeed cozy. I was honestly blown away with the utter beauty of the innards of the new museum. I remember walking up the first set of stairs starring up with my mouth hanging open. It is hereby a requirement that every future out-of- town guest of mine will take in this incredible building.

As for the art, you simply have to see it yourself. I am not going to spend the next several hours blogging about the art. I will say this though, I half expected this expansion to be an extension of what the Denver Art Museum normally shows, lots of Native American art(ifacts.) I felt that the Denver Art museum had offered more of a history showcase versus what I would consider "art." I was not disappointed in what the DAM offered last night. A lot of what we saw was edgy, modern, and simply not boring. The collections were completely satisfying. I cannot begin to describe what a wonderful job the DAM has done with the collections they have borrowed or own.

I suppose a part of us was there to be seen as was apparent with the rest of the crowd. Who goes to an art museum opening at 1 in the morning you might ask yourself? The crowd was young, very hip, well dressed and good looking. There was a retarded amount of homo’s. If I were to open a bar the crowd we were surrounded by last night would be my target audience. HANDS DOWN!

I remember saying more then once, "This is the best night in Denver, ever!" Honestly, that statement has a lot of merit. The Hamilton Building is the most important landmark to open in Denver in, well, probably forever. The energy, the crowd, that experience can never be duplicated. I will never ever forget the night I was at the opening of Frederic C. Hamilton Building!


The opening exhibition in the Anschutz Gallery, RADAR.
The picture on the right is dedicated to Julie.
Thank you for sharing one of the most memorable nights in Denver I have ever had!

Pedophiliac Politicians

I guess this might come in handy with the upcoming election.

This is some funny shit.

Kenny McCauley

Kenny McCauley has accepted a transfer to Des Moines, IA. Kenny is from Iowa. I can't imagine why else one would transfer there. As of Saturday, he will no longer be a Coloradan. It will be weird not having a Kenny around. I have known Kenny since I moved to Denver in 2001. We have shared some pretty damp nights together not to mention a trip to Amsterdam with the worlds most awkward group of people. There have been so many people that have passed through our lives at that airport. When I transferred to DEN there was a large group of twenty-some things. That group has dwindled. A lot of the twenty-some things (including Kenny) have turned thirty-something. A lot of them were laid-off or quit. The group of young, single, saucy kids that work for United Airlines in Denver is getting smaller and smaller.

It is a great move for Kenny. He is going back to school. He will now be minutes from his family instead of hours. I guess as we get older we long for closer connection with our family. Something we didn't appreciate in our early twenties. People grow up. Priorities change. I am excited for Kenny. This is a new chapter in his life. Change this big is so god damned exciting.

Goodbye Kenny. We will miss you!

Thought of the day

You know how when you're driving, and you let someone merge in front of you, and they wave to thank you? I think that’s nice.