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another thing handy for emergencies and a word i find very useful:

telephone

spanish: teléfono (teh-leh-fo-no)

french: téléphone (teh-leh-fone)

german: telefon (teh-leh-fon)

chinese: 電話 (di-el-xwa)

hindi: फोन (fone)

yeah, so everything is mostly the same unless you're parading around east asia. but according to the scene in "transformers" where the guy in qatar didn't understand telephone in an english accent but understood it in a somewhat middle eastern accent, i guess you'll have to practice pronunciation before your trip. seriously, movies are always right. 

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music monday: the national

this past saturday was a long time coming. i had purchased tickets to see the national probably four months in advance so there was a lot of waiting. i was so excited to see them live. after having their music introduced to me in chile, i've had their albums on repeat ever since. they played at marymoor park in redmond which was a perfect venue for them. it was outdoors and had great lawn seating so the audience could just relax and appreciate the music. it's tough to pick a favorite performance because they killed it on every song they played. but after hours of listening, "slow show" is still my favorite of theirs and the one i was most looking forward to seeing. after a long day of tailgating and football cheering, it was the perfect concert to follow. listen below and tell me it's not one of the most haunting, goosebump-inducing, beautiful songs you've ever heard.

fun:day - fantasy football

i now understand the obsession.

snack:urday - victory beer

i love to try new things. mostly new beers. i'm always looking for my next favorite brew. i usually make my picks by the names which is how i discovered rouge dead guy ale and lagunitas hop stoopid. but this one was a little different. i was shopping at my neighborhood whole foods and i saw they had sort of a grab bag (really it was a box) of single beers each costing $1.99. since i was cooking dinner that evening, obviously i needed something to drink during the preparation so i perused the box. since there were no names that jumped out at me, i decided to pick based on most artistic label and this is what i came out with. the victory prima pilsner. it was a good choice, very refreshing and pretty fruity for a beer. i can't say it's moved into my #1 spot, but i'd definitely buy it again or try another type by the victory brewery. yay beer!

flashback friday: labor day

so we all love federal holidays. especially those who are in school or a job that actually recognizes them. labor day is a big one that everyone has off. do we actually know why? i'm not gonna lie. i don't. i'm too busy celebrating the fact that i get to sleep in an extra day. here's a history lesson, for myself and for you.

the first labor day was celebrated on september 5, 1882 in the good ol' nyc and became a federal holiday in 1894. it was made into a holiday under the president grover cleveland (i always picture him as a furry blue guy, but that's just the sesame street grover). he needed to reconcile the labor movement after several labor workers were killed by the u.s. military and marshalls. an important issue clearly in need of a recognition day.

labor day has also been known to mark the end of summer. but us here in seattle, it really doesn't because our good weather pours into september long after labor day has passed. why do you think the uw starts so late!? summer is truly july through september people.

i think my favorite part about the wikipedia post of "labor day" is that they say it marks the beginning of nfl and college football. a somewhat true statement, however it's like a football sandwich. college begins the week before and nfl the week after. mmm, sandwiches.

also, a friendly fashion reminder: no more white pants, friends!

top three thursday: tv premieres

yeah, i took a week off. expect that to happen a few times. this fall is going to be busy with trips and football so my blogging may be slightly lowered, but i'll always catch up!

so with fall coming up, it's time for the premieres of our favorite shows! i'm so ready for some of my line-ups to come back. here are my top three most anticipated premieres:

1. it's always sunny in philadelphia: this is without a doubt the best show on tv. i'm obviously a huge fan of comedy (all my top three will be comedic shows), but this is the funniest and most creative show ever. and they're not afraid to push the envelope on the issues. some of their episodes have been so politically incorrect that you wonder what they'll come up with next, but they always seem to come up with something even more vulgar and awful than they did the week before. oh man, i can't wait. this one premieres september 16th @ 10:00pm on fx.

2. saturday night live: i am ready to have my weekly dosage of my man andy samberg back! i need more digital shorts! summer has been so long without them. i can't wait until they announce that cast line up as well and am keeping my fingers completely crossed that i get tickets this year. yup, i entered myself in the ticket lottery so a trip to new york may happen to be on the books sometime in this tv season. i heard jane lynch will be hosting at some point. who else?! season premiere date still under wraps.

3. how i met your mother: while frantically trying to catch up on the earlier seasons on demand (note comcast: two a week is not enough!), i also watched all of last season in present time, so i am ready for the new episodes! while i'm still heartbroken that nph cannot win a damn grammy for his role on this show (okay, so the "modern family" guy did deserve one too), i also can't wait for the hilarious antics of jason segel's character as well and to learn some new ways to put down canada. funnily enough, i don't even care about ted's story that is supposed to be the backbone of the show. but i guess i'm interested to know who this 'mother' character is... this one comes to your tv on september 20th @ 8:00pm on cbs.



on another note: no more "lost". how tragic. :(