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Tuesday Tunage: Big Yellow Taxi

        I'm currently reading a pretty cool book about Joni Mitchell.  Will You Take Me As I Am not only talks about Mitchell's life, but it also talks about what and how different things influenced her music.  I really like where this book is going, and it just might replace Fifty Shades of Grey on my Summer Reading List (I just don't think I can read that one).
        Since starting the book, I have been listening to a lot more Joni Mitchell.  I have always listened to her stuff, but now I'm really listening.  I'll tell you what; it's good stuff.

     I chose her song "Big Yellow Taxi" for today.  If you are not familiar with her version of it (and by "her version" I mean she wrote it), then you have probably heard Counting Crow's (my favorite band, by the way) version, or another one of the 319 artists who have since recorded it.  I like her voice and her words are great.  I have posted the lyrics below because I'm a lyrics freak and these are some good ones.

Big Yellow Taxi Lyrics

Tuesday Tunage: Phish

     
         So, it is technically Wednesday (again), but thanks to my friend Bryan, we finally have internet at the apartment!
         As I mentioned before, Thursday night was my first ever Phish show.  It was amazing!  The lights were clear and beautiful.  We had balcony seats and I thought I was going to be bummed that I wasn't on the floor, but it ended up being better than anything I could have imagined.  Being so high up, we were able to see all of the DCU center dancing and going with the music.
        The whole way down, my boyfriend and his friend kept discussing how awesome Phish is and how incredible the shows are.  They kept convincing me that I had to go to a show to get it.  I thought I was just going down to see a band that I listened to on occasion and could probably enjoy dancing along to for a couple of hours. I was wrong.
     
         Let's just say that I get it now.
   
        I have come the conclusion that you have to be freakishly talented to put on a super awesome show.  Phish is freakishly talented.

        This video is of Phish performing Buried Alive/ Runaway Jim.  Youtube really is a beautiful thing.

         Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Post-Phish Weekend

        On Thursday, I left Maine for Worcester, MA to go see my first ever Phish show.  It was unreal!  Hands down, it was the best show I have ever been to. I get Phish now, but anyway...that is not what this post is about.
        After making the trip back from Mass Friday morning, I went straight into work for an eight hour shift. Yeah, not fun at all.  Let's just say I was definitely struggling.  Once I got work out of the way, I was ready to spend the rest of my weekend relaxing.
     
        And of course, my idea of relaxing includes delicious food.

        Saturday morning started off with a Verve burrito. If you are ever in the Orono area, you have to go to Verve.  Their burritos are outrageously good.  I'm also a huge fan of their smoothies.

Verve's fajita veggie burrito with all of the fixings

        The best thing about burritos is that they're easy to eat on the go.  We headed right from Downtown Orono to Brooklin so that I could go pick up my car.  The weather was gorgeous, so we ended up taking quite a bit of a detour to Bar Harbor.  We were going to go to Sand Beach, but it's already teeming with tourists.  Instead, we hung out on the Otter Cliffs just taking in the beautiful view.

                               
                                 

         We had dinner in Bar Harbor at Geddy's.  I had always heard people talk about it, but this was my first time going.  It was alright.  I wasn't impressed with the calamari that we ordered.  The breading was too thick (it tasted like Bisquick) and the dipping sauce was canned salsa.  Besides the calamari, everything else was really good.  I ordered fish and chips.  The piece of haddock I got barely fit on the plate it was so huge! The breading was perfect and it didn't taste too fishy.  The fries were really good, too.  Overall, I would give the place a 7 out of 10.
 
        On the drive through and from Bar Harbor, I pursued my love of sun-roof pictures.  These are some of the better ones:

        That night (and well into this morning), I finally caught up on some sleep.  Upon waking up, I was whisked away to Ellsworth where I finally got to try Martha's Diner.  It is a cute little place that I have been dying to try for a while now.  What attracted me to it is that it is adorned in I Love Lucy memorabilia.  The little diner looks like a classic 50's joint and the sparkly, red, vinyl bench seats were very comfy.  The waitresses were all so friendly that, despite it being our first time there, they made us feel like regulars.
        I liked the vibe of Martha's Diner, but I liked the food even better.  I ordered one chocolate chip pancake and am I glad I ordered just one. The thing was huge! Its taste certainly lived up to its size because it was delicious.  I also ordered a side of home-fries.  Nothing is worse than an under-cooked, plain plate of home-fries, so I could really appreciate how crisp and well seasoned Martha's Diner's were.
        The coffee was bottomless, the food was great, and the service was kind and warm.  It really was a great way to start my day.  And the best part is that I can now cross one more thing off of my 20 before 20 list.

16. Find a random diner to try

Tuesday Tunage: "Flower in the Sun"

So, here is some tunage for your Tuesday. Please just ignore the fact that it's Wednesday.  You see, I just moved into a new apartment on Friday and we still don't have internet.  For some odd reason, Blogspot is blocked on the campus WiFi, so I wasn't even able to make any updates in the library. Lame sauce, I know.  I am currently using my phone's WiFi hotspot, or whatever it is called, and hoping that it doesn't jack up my bill again.

Ever since I put up my Janis poster yesterday, "Flower in the Sun" has been stuck in my head.  Hope you enjoy it!

Until next time my little flowers.